AM Frequency of The Week: 710

[davideduardo]

They changed to KBMB last month. And they are ESPN in Spanish.

 

[davideduardo]

One of those my be possible, more likely KIRO... but I've heard Spanish under KSPN at night. I doubt it'd be Cuba, though, as 250kW XEW 900 in Mexico City barely makes it over the noise floor here

There are over a dozen stations in Mexico on 710 (at least for a while... as they move to FM; the Yucatán one may be gone already) including two on/near the Pacific, at Guaymas and Culiacán.

 

[radioman148]

25 miles north of Chicago it's usually WOR, but not as strong as it used to be. I have heard Shreveport a few times in the past.

 

[Icangelp]

710 is not a viable signal here in SW Ohio, what with 700/WLW less than 25 miles from my receiver, however, if I rotate my antenna to just the right direction there is a window of a few degress where the 710 frequency springs free of the once mighty and respected, "Nation's Station".

When that happens, I can hear both WOR & what I assume to be Cuba on 710. Don't think it is Miami/Marti. Last time I tried, was back in '09.

A very long time ago, I was able to ID what was then rock & roll pioneer, 710/WHB Kansas City.

 

[GSP163]

WOR's transmitters are 10 miles south so I get nothing but them

 

[RyanHoward]

Here in Warminster PA(near Philadelphia), 710 is always WOR.

 

[MarioMania]

KFIA for me..

 

[davideduardo]

When that happens, I can hear both WOR & what I assume to be Cuba on 710. Don't think it is Miami/Marti. Last time I tried, was back in '09.

Miami is not "Martí" and never has been... Martí has always been on 1180, and has some programming on 540 from an airborne transmitter.

710 WAQI is Radio Mambí (Mahm-beé).

 

[drt]

Here near the waterfront (Tampa Bay) in downtown St. Petersburg, 710 is a battle between WAQI and the Cuban station jamming them; at least in the car; when using a radio inside I can slightly adjust the rotating am antenna loop to get one of the other, since the Cuban station appears to be due south and Miami is southeast.

btw- Garfla, if you drive east to Winter Havenyou will find that WAQI Miami completely takes over, at least in a car radio; I suppose that being that far inland, the is little or water skip from the Cuban 710.

drt

 

[Icangelp]

In Texas about 80 miles southeast of Dallas, daytime is Shreveport's KEEL with a fairly decent signal. At night it's a mixture of KGNC Amarillo (usually on top) and KCMO Kansas City, with just a hint of KEEL.

Sounds like a wine tasting to me.

 

[cyberdad]

btw- Garfla, if you drive east to Winter Havenyou will find that WAQI Miami completely takes over, at least in a car radio; I suppose that being that far inland, the is little or water skip from the Cuban 710.

I was in Orlando in April. WAQI had a pretty good daytime signal in the car radio. No trace of the Cubans.

As I've posted before, we usually spend a few weeks each year in a beach condo in Perdido Key (west of Pensacola). There, the Cubans are present 24/7. Under semi-local WNTM days, basically alone dominating the channel at night. I've never once heard WAQI.

Next week, I begin a couple of months with lots of business travel. First up is a trip to the West Coast, which includes a drive next Tuesday morning from Santa Barbara to San Jose on 101. For those unfamiliar, this is about five hours' driving with lots of stretches of open country. I'm assuming there'll be a KSPN/KFIA "convergence zone" in there somewhere, so I'll put finding that on my "to-do list". Any guesses? Should we start a pool? ;D

 

[gr8oldies]

In Dayton, pre-IBOC, I still could get WOR if I nulled out WLW. When I lived in Quincy IL in 1985 and 86 I listened to WHB which was playing oldies. The signal was only available during the day. In Knoxville I've only heard WOR.

 

[radioman148]

In Dayton, pre-IBOC, I still could get WOR if I nulled out WLW. When I lived in Quincy IL in 1985 and 86 I listened to WHB which was playing oldies. The signal was only available during the day. In Knoxville I've only heard WOR.

You really got WHB 710 in Quincy, Il during the day? That's really good.
In the late 60s I spent some time in Norman, Oklahoma & WHB was very strong at night, but not available during the day.

 

[Icangelp]

When that happens, I can hear both WOR & what I assume to be Cuba on 710. Don't think it is Miami/Marti. Last time I tried, was back in '09.

Miami is not "Martí" and never has been... Martí has always been on 1180, and has some programming on 540 from an airborne transmitter.

710 WAQI is Radio Mambí (Mahm-beé).

Actually, I knew that, just a momentary loss of knowledge.

 

[gr8oldies]

I got WHB and KCMO when it was on 810 in Quincy.

I forgot about the 710 in Wiliamsburg, KY which is weak in Knoxville during the day. It splatters WLW once you get deep into Kentucky, and I did hear it once in Florence near sunset.

 

[cyberdad]

710 from Kansas City in it's "glory days" as Storz WHB, and later as KCMO is very do-able in far west-central Illinois during the daytime. Eventually, as you go east, the splatter from WGN overpowers it. At night, the signal basically rides up and down I-35 from Texas to Minnesota. For 5kw, it does a fine job in Duluth as well as in Austin.

 

[radioman148]

710 from Kansas City in it's "glory days" as Storz WHB, and later as KCMO is very do-able in far west-central Illinois during the daytime. Eventually, as you go east, the splatter from WGN overpowers it. At night, the signal basically rides up and down I-35 from Texas to Minnesota. For 5kw, it does a fine job in Duluth as well as in Austin.

It did great in Norman, Ok in 1968-69.

 

[cyberdad]

710 from Kansas City in it's "glory days" as Storz WHB, and later as KCMO is very do-able in far west-central Illinois during the daytime. Eventually, as you go east, the splatter from WGN overpowers it. At night, the signal basically rides up and down I-35 from Texas to Minnesota. For 5kw, it does a fine job in Duluth as well as in Austin.

It did great in Norman, Ok in 1968-69.

That makes sense. I've always thought they have a great signal, period. Obviously the combination of good dial position and great ground conductivity is a big reason. But what's a little surprising to me is, IIRC, that their towers are rather short. They're about 20 miles north of downtown off of Missouri state highway 152 not too far from the Kansas City Airport.

 

[charlestondxman]

710 here is usually a very weak signal from the 1000 watter in St. Matthews, SC, near Orangeburg. On the coast, I've picked up WAQI from Miami.

At night, WOR is probably the weakest of all the NYC clears. Cuba and WAQI often override WOR. No other 710s usually come in.

 

[drt]

Here in St. Pete, I hear the "battle of the stations", WAQI VS Cuba 24/7; can't even hear a hint of WOR underneath the other two 710's.

drt