AM Bandscan Swan, Texas

[Deleted member 108832]

Bandscan commenced at 1:10pm, Wednesday July 5, 2023 with a factory 2010 Texas edition Chevy Silverado AC Delco 6 disc head unit. I'll use a scale of 1-5 as judgment of signal strength. No mention of blank dial positions, unless I note that it isn't normally a blank. Added personal commentary is italicized.

AM:
540 KDFT Dallas-Fort Worth "La Poderosa". Spanish language religious, fair to weak signal. 2-2 5.
550 KTSA San Antonio "News Talk 550 AM 107.1 FM KTSA" iHeart N/T, weak 1-1.5
560 KLVI Beaumont "KLVI News Talk 560" iHeart N/T, fair to weak 2-2.5
570 KLIF Dallas-Fort Worth "570 KLIF" Cumulus N/T, moderate to strong 4
590 KLBJ Austin "News Radio 590 KLBJ" Sinclair N/T, very weak 1
600 KTBB Tyler "97.5 KTBB" Gleiser N/T, local 5
620 KTNO Plano "Radio Luz" Salem Spanish language religious, fair to moderate 3.5
640 KWPN OKC "ESPN Radio 640" sports, very weak 1
660 KSKY Dallas-Fort Worth "660 AM The Answer" Salem Talk, strong 4.5
670 KHGZ Sherwood (AR) "Caddo Country Radio" MLS Country, very weak 1
680 KKYX San Antonio "Country Legends KKYX 680 AM & 104.9 FM" Cox classic country, weak 1-1.5
700 KHSE Wylie "Radio Caravan" Indian, Pakistani programming, weak to fair 2
710 KEEL Shreveport (LA) "101.7 FM & 710 AM KEEL" Townsquare N/T, fair 3
730 KKDA Grand Prairie Korean programming (sorry, don't know the station name or brand) fair 2-2.5
740 KTRH Houston "NewsRadio 740 KTRH" IHeart N/T very weak 1
770 KAAM Dallas-Fort Worth "770 K double A M" Crawford Religious fair to moderate 3.5
820 WBAP Dallas-Fort Worth "WBAP News Talk 820" Cumulus N/T strong 4.5-5
850 KJON Carrollton (DFW) GRN Spanish fair to weak 2.5
860 KONO San Antonio "86 KONO" Cox oldies very weak 1
880 KJOZ Conroe (Houston) "La Grande 104.5" is what I thought I heard. Was Spanish language religious before. This sounds more like regional Mexican now. Fair to weak 2-2.5
890 KTXV Mabank (Dallas) "Radio Punjab", local (throws a lobe directly at Tyler) 5
910 KATH Frisco (Dallas) La Promesa GRN English, weak 1-1.5
960 KIMP Mt. Pleasant "La Super K" East Texas Broadcasting Regional Mexican, fair 2.5
970 KHVN Fort Worth "Dallas BIN Radio" iHeart N/T weak 1
980 KOKA Shreveport "KOKA 980 AM - 93 3 FM" Alpha Gospel fair to weak 2-2.5
990 KFCD Farmersville Spanish language religious, strong 4-4.5
1010 KBBW Waco "KBBW AM 1010" ABoT Christian teaching, fair 2.5
1040 KGGR Dallas-Fort Worth "KGGR 1040 AM 106.9 FM" Mortensen Gospel, fair to weak 2
1080 KRLD Dallas-Fort Worth "NewsRadio 1080 KRLD" Audacy News (HD), strong to excellent 4.5-5
1110 KVTT Mineral Wells (DFW) "Radio Assad"? Bollywood Indian programming, fair 2.5
1130 KWKH Shreveport "The Tiger" Townsquare sports weak 1-1.5 (at 50kW, yet KOKA reaches here sightly better)
1140 KHFX Cleburne "Viva 1140" (I think) Siga Spanish language religious, fair to good 2.5-3
1160 KBDT Highland Park (DFW) "Radio Saigon" Vietnamese language programming, fair 2.5
1190 KFXR Dallas-Fort Worth "Talk Radio 1190" iHeart Talk, moderate to strong 4
1230 KSST Sulphur Springs "KSST 1230 AM 101.3 FM" Oldies, fair to weak 2
1240 KDOK Kilgore "All Hit Radio K-DOK" classic hits, fair 2.5
1270 KFLC Benbrook "TUDN Radio Dallas" Spanish language sports, fair to good 2.5-3
1290 KIVY Crockett "KIVY 102.9 and 105.5 FM and 1290 AM" Standards/Classic country (when simulcasting the FM) very weak 1
1310 KTCK Dallas-Fort Worth "96.7 & 1310 The Ticket" Cumulus sports fair 2.5
1330 KGLD Tyler "Gospel 1330 & 104.9" Martin Broadcasting Gospel, local 5
1370 KFRO Longview "1370 KFRO" RCA Oldies fair 2.5
1400 KGVL Greenville (DFW) "Easy Rock 105.9" classic hits weak 1-1.5 (note: KEBE in neighboring Jacksonville should be covering this up, but has been off the air for almost a year)
1410 KLVQ (I note this one, which is in neighboring Athens but, also, off the air. Should be AC "Q 94.5" from HPRN. It's been off a couple months itself.)
1430 KEES Gladewater (Longview) "Guadalupe Radio Network" La Promesa Catholic programming, good 3
1440 KETX Livingston (Lufkin-Nacogdoches) "102.3 The Eagle" Ken Luck classic rock, weak 1-1.5 (not usually there this far north of it, was surprised to hear it weakly)
1450 KNET Palestine 'KNET 95.7 FM & 1450 AM" Zulacom classic hits, very weak 1
1470 KWRD Henderson "KWRD 1470 AM & 98.5 FM" Zulacom classic country fair 2.5
1490 KYZS Tyler "All Hit Radio K-DOK" classic hits, local 5
1510 KWJB Canton "95-1 The Bee" Butler7Media full service, fair to weak 2
1540 KAMM University Park (DFW) (Off the air. Was Regional Mexican KZMP with a fair to good signal here, before the tower land was sold)
1560 KGOW Bellaire (Houston) "Viet Radio" Gow Vietnamese programming, fair 2.5
1570 KPYK Terrell (DFW) "KPYK" Standards, weak 1-1.5
1590 KEKR Mexia (Waco) M&M classic country, very weak 1
1590 KMIC Houston (I think. It sounds like preaching in Spanish. KMIC is listed as "Radio Dabang", but this is definitely Spanish language and a church ministry of some type fighting Waco's Kicker)
1600 KRVA McKinney (DFW) "Radio Saigon" (again? It's Vietnamese, but I'm not sure if it's tied in with 1160)
1620 WTAW College Station "News Talk 94.5 & 1620 WTAW" Bryan Broadcasting N/T, weak 1-1.5
1630 KKGM (Where is it? Should be part 2 of BIN Radio Dallas, but it is apparently off the air.)
1660 KRZI Waco "ESPN Radio Central Texas" M&M sports, fair to weak 2
1700 KKLF Richardson "Jalapeño 95.7 and 1700"
Tejano, weak 1-1.5

Wow, that took awhile to turn the dial and type this scan down. Good thing I had the day off, and all the errands done. Hope you all enjoy the glimpse of what the dial looks like 2.5 miles north of Tyler, Texas.

 

[boiseengineer]

KRLD is Audacy (ex CBS)
WBAP is Cumulus (Citadel)

 

[Deleted member 108832]

KRLD is Audacy (ex CBS)
WBAP is Cumulus (Citadel)

Yes to both, of course. Was somewhat rushed, watching the gas needle drop as I sat idle with the AC blasting. Thanks for the correction, Boise.

 

[gr8oldies]

Very cool, thanks! I have stayed at a motel right in front of KIVY's towers in Crockett. You mentioned standards when not simulcasting with the AM. With the translators :"translating" the AM, shouldn't that be all the time?

 

[Deleted member 108832]

Very cool, thanks! I have stayed at a motel right in front of KIVY's towers in Crockett. You mentioned standards when not simulcasting with the AM. With the translators :"translating" the AM, shouldn't that be all the time?

I'm sorry for the confusion, as I didn't clarify that very well. The 102.9 & 105.5 translators are both simulcasting 1290 AM, which is normally a Standards/Soft Oldies format. At times, 1290 AM will just simulcast sister station 92.7 KIVY-FM. As a result, you get classic country on 92.7, 102.9, 105.5, & 1290. The same occurs at standards 1220 KMVL Madisonville, as it too will simulcast sister classic country 100.5 KMVL-FM from time to time. Often enough, you will hear the classic country on 98.9, 100.5, 102.7, & 1220.

 

[Mediafrog+]

880 KJOZ Conroe (Houston) "La Grande 104.5" is what I thought I heard. Was Spanish language religious before. This sounds more like regional Mexican now. Fair to weak 2-2.5

You heard correctly, originating station for K254CH in Houston.

1560 KGOW Bellaire (Houston) "Viet Radio" Gow Vietnamese programming, fair 2.5

Surprised you can hear them in Tyler as they are still using their night site 24/7, which beams SE. The licensed day site puts a very strong lobe NNE of Houston, but it hasn't been on the air for a long time, at least whenever I check. Of course the night site might be out of whack; I've noticed the station is stronger in Montgomery County than it used to be while on the supposed night pattern.

1590 KMIC Houston (I think. It sounds like preaching in Spanish. KMIC is listed as "Radio Dabang", but this is definitely Spanish language and a church ministry of some type fighting Waco's Kicker)

KMIC runs Radio Aleluya, Spanish language religion. Hasn't been Radio Dabang for several years.

 

[gr8oldies]

I'm sorry for the confusion, as I didn't clarify that very well. The 102.9 & 105.5 translators are both simulcasting 1290 AM, which is normally a Standards/Soft Oldies format. At times, 1290 AM will just simulcast sister station 92.7 KIVY-FM. As a result, you get classic country on 92.7, 102.9, 105.5, & 1290. The same occurs at standards 1220 KMVL Madisonville, as it too will simulcast sister classic country 100.5 KMVL-FM from time to time. Often enough, you will hear the classic country on 98.9, 100.5, 102.7, & 1220.

So, if I'm reading right, the translators are simulcasting whatever is on KIVY, but that changes. Thanks!

 

[Deleted member 108832]

So, if I'm reading right, the translators are simulcasting whatever is on KIVY, but that changes. Thanks!

Yes, that is correct. Whatever 1290 airs, the translators air. Leon Hunt runs an honest outfit down there in Madisonville, and also one for Crockett.

 

[Deleted member 108832]

Surprised you can hear them in Tyler as they are still using their night site 24/7, which beams SE. The licensed day site puts a very strong lobe NNE of Houston, but it hasn't been on the air for a long time, at least whenever I check. Of course the night site might be out of whack; I've noticed the station is stronger in Montgomery County than it used to be while on the supposed night pattern.

Yes sir. You can definitely hear them here. Not the blowtorch it was in the early part of the 2010s, but still very much a listenable signal up here.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

I heard KGOW regularly in Wyoming at night and Ive heard it a few times here in Alaska at night

Hmmmmm

 

[Deleted member 108832]

I heard KGOW regularly in Wyoming at night and Ive heard it a few times here in Alaska at night

Hmmmmm

When it first came to life in 2007, it was a monster. Sounded like it was coming from atop the People's Petroleum Building here in Tyler, as opposed to a virtual swamp down by the coast. It's not what it once was, but it still remains the most constant of the Houston AM stations receivable here. KJOZ is a close second.

 

[schmave]

Yes sir. You can definitely hear them here. Not the blowtorch it was in the early part of the 2010s, but still very much a listenable signal up here.

That stood out to me immediately as well, at least once I made it down to 1560. I'm not surprised 610, 790 and 950 don't show up around Tyler, nor am I surprised KTRH is that weak given the null toward Texarkana and Tulsa. (Was there any co-channel interference on 740, or do you ever encounter that in your area?)
1560 is a station I felt like I never heard really well around Houston when I lived there. I was never close enough to their towers to get what I considered a great signal, even in Bellaire. I've never caught them in Ohio.

 

[Deleted member 108832]

That stood out to me immediately as well, at least once I made it down to 1560. I'm not surprised 610, 790 and 950 don't show up around Tyler, nor am I surprised KTRH is that weak given the null toward Texarkana and Tulsa. (Was there any co-channel interference on 740, or do you ever encounter that in your area?)
1560 is a station I felt like I never heard really well around Houston when I lived there. I was never close enough to their towers to get what I considered a great signal, even in Bellaire. I've never caught them in Ohio.

Once in a great while I can catch 740 KCMC's sports programming from Texarkana. It's pretty rare, though. I thought, perhaps, that 790 KBME might make an appearance here with the demise of Gospel KOSY in Texarkana, but nada. I have had KPRC up here, KRCM from The Woodlands, as well as KXYZ since it moved to its new tower. Just didn't pop up during this scan. Never have I received KNTH or KILT, and only KIKK when it didn't power down on occasion under CBS ownership. I looked at my logs to make sure, and nope. 1070 is KFTI Wichita once the sun drops. I hear the classic country most evenings, in varying strengths. 610 yields sports, but is KC's "Sports Radio" at night, if ever anything pops up next door to local KTBB.

Reception change quite dramatically here at night, being out in the countryside, such as 980 KQUE Rosenberg taking over KOKA on a nighly basis. 1000 KTOK comes in nicely most nights, and so on. Maybe I'll do another scan at night somewhere down the road, to show the huge differences.

 

[ContinuousWave]

Yes, that is correct. Whatever 1290 airs, the translators air. Leon Hunt runs an honest outfit down there in Madisonville, and also one for Crockett.

Leon's a good guy