What do you all get on 1040 AM? Here in Vermilion, OH, during the day, 1040 is local WJTB/North Ridgeville, OH with an Urban Contemporary format which is a daytimer. After dark, I can get WHO/Des Moines, IA with varying amounts of IBOC hash from WBZ 1030.
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AM Frequency of the Week - 1040 kHz
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30 miles north of Chicago it's daytime slop from local WNVR and at night all WHO.
In East Texas during the day it's Gospel station KGGR Dallas, just less than 100 miles to the northwest, and at night it's nothing but WHO. In fact that's the only thing I recall ever hearing at night except for the "tourist station," Cuba's Radio Taíno back in the 80's. At times it really slammed WHO.
1040 Daytime here it's ESPN's extension speaker for 1050 WEPN (WNJE Flemington NJ). Pretty solid signal on the GE SR II portable as far west into farmland as Elysburg PA.
Once heard a loud WYSL intrusion at sunset. It might've been on their critical-hours power.
At night, it's WHO, plus various forms of IBOC drippings, and a very, very faint ESPN thing. (Oddly, the much-maligned nighttime signal of WEPN 1050 is much louder, although doing an accordian duet with CHUM. People have moaned about WEPN's night signal to the west, but it's a little looser this way at night and it's always there.)
Once heard a loud WYSL intrusion at sunset. It might've been on their critical-hours power.
At night, it's WHO, plus various forms of IBOC drippings, and a very, very faint ESPN thing. (Oddly, the much-maligned nighttime signal of WEPN 1050 is much louder, although doing an accordian duet with CHUM. People have moaned about WEPN's night signal to the west, but it's a little looser this way at night and it's always there.)
From Vallejo, CA
IBOC Hiss from KTCT 1050 San Mateo, CA
IBOC Hiss from KTCT 1050 San Mateo, CA
I guess it's true that 1040 WHO may be one of few AM stations that can be heard at night from the East Coast to the West Coast. Maybe there is no other? Can any of the Chicago clears or 870 WWL New Orleans be heard on the West Coast? Can any of the Texas clears be heard on the East Coast? This was a separate thread about half a year ago.
CKST drowns WHO out at night in the Northwest, WBZ spill-over may drown it out in the Northeast. But I guess there isn't much spill-over from any 1050s. The FCC hasn't licensed too many full-time stations to 1040.
Gregg
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CKST drowns WHO out at night in the Northwest, WBZ spill-over may drown it out in the Northeast. But I guess there isn't much spill-over from any 1050s. The FCC hasn't licensed too many full-time stations to 1040.
Gregg
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Here in Warminster PA(Philly 'burbs), it's WNJE(ESPN Radio)from Flemington NJ in the
daytime. At night, it's also WNJE, with a bit of WHO mixed in.
daytime. At night, it's also WNJE, with a bit of WHO mixed in.
Two reports to follow:
1. Here in St. Petersburg, on the fringe of downtown, it is 1040 WHBO 24/7, with it's ESPN format, WHBO's antenna site is about 15 miles to the n.w.; if I turn the radio to the south, WHBO is still dominate (and as strong as the daytime)...... but the Cuban 1040 can be heard underneath.
2. About 73 miles n.n.e. of St. Petersburg (and about 50 miles due west of Orlando), it used to be a weak WHO at nights, but for the last two years or so, it's the Cuban 1040 and sometimes if the conditions are right, WHO can be heard underneath the Cuban 1040.
drt,
st. petersburg,fl
1. Here in St. Petersburg, on the fringe of downtown, it is 1040 WHBO 24/7, with it's ESPN format, WHBO's antenna site is about 15 miles to the n.w.; if I turn the radio to the south, WHBO is still dominate (and as strong as the daytime)...... but the Cuban 1040 can be heard underneath.
2. About 73 miles n.n.e. of St. Petersburg (and about 50 miles due west of Orlando), it used to be a weak WHO at nights, but for the last two years or so, it's the Cuban 1040 and sometimes if the conditions are right, WHO can be heard underneath the Cuban 1040.
drt,
st. petersburg,fl
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KE4KLS_Radio
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In N. Alabama I hear WPBS in Conyers, GA, especially during critical hours.
Coldwater, MI-
Daytime-
Most days, absolutely nothing. Mid-winter I can get WJTB North Ridgeville with a very weak signal.
Sunrise/Sunset-
WYSL- Avon, NY
WPBS- Conyers, GA
W---- Mount Washington, KY (call letters escape me right now)
KGGR- Dallas, TX (very rare-- maybe two or three times in 6 years of AM DX)
Nighttime-
WHO- Des Moines, IA- (No question.. Every single night.)
Daytime-
Most days, absolutely nothing. Mid-winter I can get WJTB North Ridgeville with a very weak signal.
Sunrise/Sunset-
WYSL- Avon, NY
WPBS- Conyers, GA
W---- Mount Washington, KY (call letters escape me right now)
KGGR- Dallas, TX (very rare-- maybe two or three times in 6 years of AM DX)
Nighttime-
WHO- Des Moines, IA- (No question.. Every single night.)
cyberdad said:
And in November of 1978 it was still possible to do that as I was on Oahu just south of Honolulu and heard WLS, WBBM, and WWL. Today it's much tougher although I heard 1170 in Tulsa and KOKC Oklahoma City in Hawaii two years ago.
In Boise @ night it's KXPD & WHO about equal. Mexican & Vancouver under sometimes.
Former KBOI owner had a condo on (I seem to remember it was) also the N. Shore of Oahu. Sun would go down & he'd listen to his radio stations on the patio. KBOI and KPNW.
Former KBOI owner had a condo on (I seem to remember it was) also the N. Shore of Oahu. Sun would go down & he'd listen to his radio stations on the patio. KBOI and KPNW.
SW Ohio
Days
Nothing
Nights
WHO Des Moines
Sunrise
CJMS Montreal
Sunset
WYSL Avon NY
Shouldn't Have Been There
Night
WPBS Conyers GA - For a period of time in September 2010, they were not shutting down on time.
WKTI Powell (Memphis) TN - I've caught them a couple of times after 10
M. They were up well past their bedtime.
Days
Nothing
Nights
WHO Des Moines
Sunrise
CJMS Montreal
Sunset
WYSL Avon NY
Shouldn't Have Been There
Night
WPBS Conyers GA - For a period of time in September 2010, they were not shutting down on time.
WKTI Powell (Memphis) TN - I've caught them a couple of times after 10
M. They were up well past their bedtime.
B
Bob1370
Guest
24/7 it's WYSL, Avon/Rochester, NY (20 kW-D, 500 w-N, DA-2). It's a suburban rimshot in the city of Rochester, covers the 'burbs themselves well. They do a mix of local and national news and talk.
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