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edwardrmurrow

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I listen to WWL AM on 870 for their fantastic coverage of the Katrina disaster. They come in great except they have been experiencing some interference as of late. 860 is not the culprit from Pittsburg Kansas,but it is 880 with some type of spanish ( "its a language not a format") programming. I tried to track it down,with no luck. Does anyone know who it is ? I feel due to the disaster they( 880) should power down a little so displaced residents could get information about relatives,roads, etc.
 
> I listen to WWL AM on 870 for their fantastic coverage of
> the Katrina disaster. They come in great except they have
> been experiencing some interference as of late. 860 is not
> the culprit from Pittsburg Kansas,but it is 880 with some
> type of spanish ( "its a language not a format")
> programming. I tried to track it down,with no luck. Does
> anyone know who it is ? I feel due to the disaster they(
> 880) should power down a little so displaced residents could
> get information about relatives,roads, etc.
>


Something out of Cuba, maybe? Check the DX board, ed. Think I remember seeing some discussion about Cuban AMs around 870 kHz.<P ID="signature">______________
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> > I listen to WWL AM on 870 for their fantastic coverage of
> > the Katrina disaster. They come in great except they have
>
> > been experiencing some interference as of late. 860 is not
>
> > the culprit from Pittsburg Kansas,but it is 880 with some
> > type of spanish

KJOJ-880 Conroe, TX. Day pattern is 10 KW and shoots northwest.
Night pattern is 1 KW and shoots southwest (to protect KRVN).
They sometimes "forget" to power down and change pattern at night.
 
> I listen to WWL AM on 870 for their fantastic coverage of
> the Katrina disaster. They come in great except they have
> been experiencing some interference as of late. 860 is not
> the culprit from Pittsburg Kansas,but it is 880 with some
> type of spanish ( "its a language not a format")
> programming. I tried to track it down,with no luck. Does
> anyone know who it is ? I feel due to the disaster they(
> 880) should power down a little so displaced residents could
> get information about relatives,roads, etc.

The two obvious stations are in Torreon, Coahula, Mexico (Music format) and Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico (talk format). Both are complying operations, and would probably not consider reducing power as they would cease to serve their own areas were they to do so.

There are a total of 8 Mexican fulltimers on 880, so, given skip conditions, it could almost be any of them.

With skywave so unpredictable, particularly in early Fall, I doubt a small reduction of power would make any difference.
 
>
> Something out of Cuba, maybe? Check the DX board, ed. Think
> I remember seeing some discussion about Cuban AMs around 870
> kHz.
>

This may also be a possibility, although not as likely as Mexico in the DFW area. The Cuban staiton on 870 takes advantage of the directionality of WWL to cover a small region of Cuba. This station, in Sancti Spiritus, is a Reloj Nacional affiliate and can easily be distinguished by the code "RR" at the top of every minute, absence of commercials, and all news format.
 
> > > I listen to WWL AM on 870 for their fantastic coverage
> of
> > > the Katrina disaster. They come in great except they
> have
> >
> > > been experiencing some interference as of late. 860 is
> not
> >
> > > the culprit from Pittsburg Kansas,but it is 880 with
> some
> > > type of spanish
>
> KJOJ-880 Conroe, TX. Day pattern is 10 KW and shoots
> northwest.
> Night pattern is 1 KW and shoots southwest (to protect
> KRVN).
> They sometimes "forget" to power down and change pattern at
> night.
>
A disaster of this proportion should garner respect. In that respect if a station in the disaster area is trying to broadcast important information to its evacuated citizens,then over a respectful short period of time, adjacent frequencies should reduce their power to prevent interference. Now is not the time to be selfish.
 
> KJOJ-880 Conroe, TX. Day pattern is 10 KW and shoots
> northwest.
> Night pattern is 1 KW and shoots southwest (to protect
> KRVN).
> They sometimes "forget" to power down and change pattern at
> night.
>
But no Spanish programming....its Asian..When Errol Coker was CE at Liberman, he changed the pattern manually (for so many years....he built that facility)..
He tried to program the Sine Systems remote control to do it on its own...but it never worked right..Since Errol got canned by Liberman, I am not sure how they are changing it now....the programmer, Radio Little Siagon, who LMAs the station, doesnt do anything about the transmitter or programming...that's Liberman's responsibility (but then they dont follow the rules a lot of times...not the engineer's fault...Liberman and his lower management; if you can call it that, dont care until the FCC shows its head..
 
No, no... It's 870 KFJZ (FW)

> I listen to WWL AM on 870 for their fantastic coverage of
> the Katrina disaster. They come in great except they have
> been experiencing some interference as of late. 860 is not
> the culprit from Pittsburg Kansas,but it is 880 with some
> type of spanish ( "its a language not a format")
> programming. I tried to track it down,with no luck. Does
> anyone know who it is ? I feel due to the disaster they(
> 880) should power down a little so displaced residents could
> get information about relatives,roads, etc.
>

WWL is interupted by 870 KFJZ out of Ft. Worth. It's a 500 watt, License D station that is Daytime Only. That is why they power down sometime between 8 and 9, which is when WWL comes in loud and clear.

On another note, WWL is a great station. It should be syndicated across the south in situations like this. Yes, it deserves all the praise it is getting.

For more info on KFLZ 870, http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=KFJZ&service=AM

CTL
 
Re: No, no... It's 870 KFJZ (FW)

>
> WWL is interupted by 870 KFJZ out of Ft. Worth. It's a 500
> watt, License D station that is Daytime Only. That is why
> they power down sometime between 8 and 9, which is when WWL
> comes in loud and clear.
True,but the interference is clearly coming from 880. It is hispanic music,etc. I wonder if the evacuees in Houston and SA are trying to tune in as well to WWL,and getting interference from their rude neighbor to the south?
 
Re: No, no... It's 870 KFJZ (FW)

> True,but the interference is clearly coming from 880. It is
> hispanic music,etc. I wonder if the evacuees in Houston and
> SA are trying to tune in as well to WWL,and getting
> interference from their rude neighbor to the south?
>
In San Antonio, KONO 860 pretty much eliminates any chance of hearing WWL, even at night after they drop to 900 Watts.
 
Re: No, no... It's 870 KFJZ (FW)

> > True,but the interference is clearly coming from 880. It
> is
> > hispanic music,etc. I wonder if the evacuees in Houston
> and
> > SA are trying to tune in as well to WWL,and getting
> > interference from their rude neighbor to the south?
> >
> In San Antonio, KONO 860 pretty much eliminates any chance
> of hearing WWL, even at night after they drop to 900 Watts.
>
Good Point,but KONO's night pattern is lucky to get past loop 410.
 
Re: No, no... It's 870 KFJZ (FW)

> Good Point,but KONO's night pattern is lucky to get past
> loop 410.
>
I live just outside Loop 1604 on the NW side. That's the far side from the transmitter and I can tell you it's still too much on any radio. I think that ground conductivity has alot to do with it. I might try going out past Helotes one night and see if that makes a difference. Out where the limestone rises up out of the Earth to form the Texas Hill Country. Sky wave should be better.
 
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