AM Frequency of the Week: 1140

[Mark from MA]

I like it but I think mine is performing much better than the horror stories I've heard. I bought mine around 2005 at the tail end of the GE run. The tuning is mostly ok but tends to lose some accuracy at certain spots. I'm not sure if strong locals make the problem worse or if it is the radio's fault. I'd like a new radio but they don't seem as durable. I made a big mistake by having the SR out in a blizzard last year while shoveling. It was covered under my carport but the wind knocked it off a 3ft table. The volume knob is pushed in so it is harder to turn but besides that, it runs great. Not sure if a Sangean or CCrane can withstand my occasional carelessness.

 

[tomservo]

UPDATE: It's on. it's apparently a mix of traditional oldies and classic rock tracks. It took the SuperRadio II to find and positively ID it. The signal here where I'm at this week and next on the Gulf at the Florida-Alabama state line is very weak, so I'm wondering if they're running something less than their supposed 3,000 watts (ND). The former incarnation of this station on 1120 was also week, but I remember it as having a better signal than what I heard here today. IIRC the 1120 was 1kw with Destin as the COL. The stations licensed to Fort Walton Beach on 1260 and 1400 both have better signals here.

Awesome, good to hear. I had a sick day on Saturday, wound up staying up all night so I did a little early morning DX before storms came through and I may have also heard them here in Foley. But it was too weak to know for sure and I never got an ID.