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AM 1160 CHICAGO

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I was wondering if now that AM 1160 WYLL in Chicago is 50KW at night from their nighttime 6 tower array in the southwest suburbs
of Chicago(as opposed to their old 5KW four tower array north of the city) is getting out there any farther, has anyone been able
to DX the station far from Chicago?
 
TR1992 said:
I was wondering if now that AM 1160 WYLL in Chicago is 50KW at night from their nighttime 6 tower array in the southwest suburbs
of Chicago(as opposed to their old 5KW four tower array north of the city) is getting out there any farther, has anyone been able
to DX the station far from Chicago?
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They're the dominant signal at night on 1160 down here, about 30 miles northwest of Nashville.

(actually, they weren't half bad on the old 5kw rig.)

I'm right in the nighttime null of the local 1160 station.

Kinda wish they'd been able to keep relaying WXRT!
 
It's almost like a local most nights in St. Paul... the upgrade would certainly explain their relatively sudden presence (when I was growing up in the suburbs only 25mi SW of St. Paul, KSL-Salt Lake City always dominated the frequency).
 
Usually get them under or almost equal with WDJO up to 2 hours before sunset (last Sunday they were with WDJO at noon) and they dominate at night. This in Springfield OH.
 
TR1992 said:
I was wondering if now that AM 1160 WYLL in Chicago is 50KW at night from their nighttime 6 tower array in the southwest suburbs
of Chicago(as opposed to their old 5KW four tower array north of the city) is getting out there any farther, has anyone been able
to DX the station far from Chicago?
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WYLL, the former WJJD was originally a "Limited Time" station. It was strictly 50,000 watts until Salt Lake City sunset (KSL was the dominant station). While living in Randolph, MA, WJJD was a solid signal for nearly two hours after our local sunset practically every night. As soon as WJJD would sign-off, KSL would be coming in quite well with CBS news on the hour. I sent several QSL reports to WJJD w/SASE but with no reply. That was one signal I wish I got a QSL from. Ah, but alas...... you can't get 1160 from Chicago anymore, at least in my neck of the woods.
 
While I live in the primary contour of WYLL's coverage, I can still get KSL here & there. I mainly get KSL loud & clear if I'm in an area with all concrete ir asphalt covering the ground. As long as I'm in an area with a lot of exposed ground, I can get WYLL. But the skywave of KSL still limits WYLL coverage in some parts of the Chicago market, as the nighttime site is farther away from Chicago than the old nighttime site was (still the same site for daytime operations though)
 
Thanks for all the answers everyone. I appreciate it ,I've been curious about it for sometime. If anyone else has heard them please
feel free to keep posting were you can pick it up. Too the people in Ohio, I visited Cedar Point in Sandusky an I found all of the big
stations from Chicago came in well, but the one that came in the best was WMVP AM1000, It really sounded like a local station,the
friends I was with were even amazed how clear it was in fact they did not believe it was a Chicago station until they heard the ID
themselves. I bring that up only because I am a big dxer and wherever we go I have to scan the dial. I think the word they like too
call me is "geek". :D. I think the reason its the best one is because they are directional to the east at 50KW off 3 towers.
 
I'm located about 50 miles NNE of WYLL's new nighttime stick. The "local" 1160 was nearly invisible here at night before they upgraded. Now it dominates the channel, but you can always here stuff underneath, including usually KSL and/or WDJO among others.

As for WMVP (and WCFL before it), it's never been unusual for this to be the dominant Chicago signal in much of the eastern U.S. due to the nighttime pattern. Especially true in the Great Lakes and Northeast. Of course, the flip side of this is that the signal generally doesn't make it to the Western half of Illinois on most nights. KTOK, KOMO, and Radio Mil (Mexico City) are among those that frequently skip in.
 
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