From NW San Antonio:
Day: My local, KTSA, which is 13 miles to the east. I've actually logged a fair amount of DX on 550 despite KTSA's proximity.
Night: When KTSA goes to night pattern, I can get a slim partial null of it aiming NE/SW. I regularly hear a weak XEGNAY in Tepic, Nayarit, in/out. Sometimes I'll hear XEPL in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, which airs a Mennonite-language program some nights. On occasion I'll hear very weak fadeups of KFRM in Salina, KS.
Sunrise: KFRM can be heard stronger for a while in the null when it goes to day power. Also, XEPL is usually heard more steadily (but still weak) later when it goes to day power.
DX: I've heard KTRS and KCRS twice each, the latter a more significant catch since it was under KTSA but not in its null. I also logged Radio Rebelde once, which was on the same night I last heard KCRS.
Last February, San Antonio had a rare winter storm with two snowfalls and temps in the teens and single digits for almost a week. KTSA and a few other stations were off air during part of that time. On the the night of the 15th, I heard some of the stations listed above with better signals, and I logged KFYI in Phoenix and and KRAI in Craig, CO (both with weak signals), which wouldn't be likely with KTSA on.
Retro: I've noted in the past that my maternal grandmother used to live down the street from KTSA's towers. You could hear KTSA faintly along with the dial tone on her telephone.
Day: My local, KTSA, which is 13 miles to the east. I've actually logged a fair amount of DX on 550 despite KTSA's proximity.
Night: When KTSA goes to night pattern, I can get a slim partial null of it aiming NE/SW. I regularly hear a weak XEGNAY in Tepic, Nayarit, in/out. Sometimes I'll hear XEPL in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, which airs a Mennonite-language program some nights. On occasion I'll hear very weak fadeups of KFRM in Salina, KS.
Sunrise: KFRM can be heard stronger for a while in the null when it goes to day power. Also, XEPL is usually heard more steadily (but still weak) later when it goes to day power.
DX: I've heard KTRS and KCRS twice each, the latter a more significant catch since it was under KTSA but not in its null. I also logged Radio Rebelde once, which was on the same night I last heard KCRS.
Last February, San Antonio had a rare winter storm with two snowfalls and temps in the teens and single digits for almost a week. KTSA and a few other stations were off air during part of that time. On the the night of the 15th, I heard some of the stations listed above with better signals, and I logged KFYI in Phoenix and and KRAI in Craig, CO (both with weak signals), which wouldn't be likely with KTSA on.
Retro: I've noted in the past that my maternal grandmother used to live down the street from KTSA's towers. You could hear KTSA faintly along with the dial tone on her telephone.
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