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AM Frequency of The Week: 1220

Daytimes here in NE PA it's Mexico (a weak WJUN Mexico Pennsylvania :)
Nighttimes it's Cleveland.

I'm far from Philly, so WPHT 1210 is not an issue. 1220 should be a ripe frequency for sunrise DX.

1220 has been a long, twisting journey since the Long Island DX days. Back then, there were fifty daytimers on 1220, and only four nighttime stations with any signal (Cleveland, Mexico City, New Brunswick and British Columbia).

Later there came more, of course, with the pre-sunrise authorizations and then the nighttime pittances and some Canadian upgrades. But a check of the log shows both stations from NY, both VA's, all four New England stations, three Canadians and (naturally :) WJUN Mexico PA.

1220 was a pretty worthwhile twilight fishing hole there at one time. I was primarily an all-night DXer, far more than I was a SRS or SSS guy, so a frequency to provide that many catches through relative default must've been far more lucrative for those who listened around twilight.
 
At 8:20 PM MDT I get big band music. Deep fades but strong at times. After several songs a big voice announcer in French says "from Paris...." and fades out. SE-NW direction. Replaced by SS station.
Who What?!?
 
My guess is that the SS is XEB. I'm in the Pensacola area this week, where XEB used to be quite a stud. Now it's still there...often on top, but not the monster that it used to be.
 
boiseengineer said:
At 8:20 PM MDT I get big band music. Deep fades but strong at times. After several songs a big voice announcer in French says "from Paris...." and fades out. SE-NW direction. Replaced by SS station.
Who What?!?
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Could be CJRB Boissevain, MB (they do easy listening). But you are too far from a 9khz station (1215 and/or 1224 would probably emit only splatter on 1220).

-crainbebo
 
40's swing bands. Instrumentals. Stunned me when I heard the French as that was the last thing to expect on 1220 around here. Faded quickly. No hets. The "DX" radio in this case is nothing spectacular. A Sony SRF-A100.
 
Old topic - interesting frequency in Houston. 1220 is a truly useful, interesting, and listenable frequency in Houston. They call themselves "adult standards" but they are actually an extremely listenable mix of nostalgia music and oldies.

http://www.kmvl.net/kmvlAM/AM.htm

The quaint localism is an example of local radio done right for its community. It is a pleasure to listen to!
 
The question is which station you're hearing. Is it 500-watt KMVL Madisonville or KM2XVL, their 170-watt synchronized repeater in Huntsville? Up toward Tyler, I can hear both of them!
 
jd said:
The question is which station you're hearing. Is it 500-watt KMVL Madisonville or KM2XVL, their 170-watt synchronized repeater in Huntsville? Up toward Tyler, I can hear both of them!
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Interesting - how would you tell the difference if both are on 1220? I didn't try for their FM in Huntsville on 100.5 because classic country is of no interest to me.

From my far West Houston location, I guess either 1220 would be possible.
 
rbrucecarter5 said:
Interesting - how would you tell the difference if both are on 1220?
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Last time I checked I could hear a very slight delay.
 
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