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CKZN 6160 kHz

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Tincap

Hey folks, for those of you lamenting the loss of the CBC's AM/MW frequencies, they are coming through quite well tonight, through CBC's Radio 1 service for Newfoundland and Labrador, via 6160 kHz.

Rather surprisingly, this is the first time I've picked up the CBC on this frequency (it is rated at a whopping 0.3 kW), although the CBC also broadcasts their North-Quebec service (usually in English, but also aboriginal languages), at a 100 kW, on 9625 kHz.

~BG
 
After reading your post, I got out my little Grundig G8 and I'm hearing a weak barely audible signal on 6160 here in Tampa at 11:45 pm.

On 9625, I'm hearing the spill over of what sounds like something from the single side band which my radio does not get.

I haven't listened to shortwave in a while and the band seems just as active now at night is it did in winter!
 
From Beaverton, OR

Yes, I hear CBC Vancouver this evening (0505 UTC) with a lot of scratch from another station on 6165 KHz. That one sounds German.
 
I used to be a regular listener of 9625 when I lived in New Engalnd. A lot better progrtamming than my local stations :) Glad to see it is still active.
 
KA7PAT said:
From Beaverton, OR

Yes, I hear CBC Vancouver this evening (0505 UTC) with a lot of scratch from another station on 6165 KHz. That one sounds German.
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I've picked them up, while living in western Canada (Edmonton AB and Vancouver BC), but boy, that would be a catch from out here in eastern Ontario!

BTW, welcome aboard, KA7PAT. You'll find you're in good company, with other folks from the west coast and else where!

~BG
 
I really can't remember if I ever heard that NF 6160 on SW.....the 6070 Toronto (relaying CFRB 1010) was my most common domestic Canadian catch; only once I heard the now-defunct 6130 in NS (relaying 960 was it?), and I had to call the DJ long distance for confirmation.

Obviously I did not have the best antenna set-up for my SW, despite once having the mighty Yaesu FRG7700!

cd
 
gar fla said:
After reading your post, I got out my little Grundig G8 and I'm hearing a weak barely audible signal on 6160 here in Tampa at 11:45 pm.

On 9625, I'm hearing the spill over of what sounds like something from the single side band which my radio does not get.

I haven't listened to shortwave in a while and the band seems just as active now at night is it did in winter!
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Gar, right now (11:45 EST) 9625 is being hammered by REE, which is broadcasting on both 9620 & 9630. Underneath REE on 9620, I also hear RHC, so you must be getting beat up pretty good down there, LOL!

6160 is also getting some grief, this coming from Radio Nederland's Spanish service, booming out of Bonaire on 6165.

And yes, although SW has gone through many changes since the end of the 'Cold War' era, there's still plenty of interesting stuff out there, if you know where to look! Here's an example of just one of the resources I use ~> http://www.short-wave.info/index.php?freq=6165&timbus=NOW

~BG
 
radio-dinosaur said:
tincap, thanks for the link. just ordered a shortwave radio from Amazon. this will be a great resource.
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You're welcome (and welcome to the forum!). There are others out there, each offering a slightly different angle on the SW world, but for commercial/public broadcasting, the short-wave.info link is pretty handy.

What radio did you pick up?

~BG
 
Thanks Tincap.....I'll give 6160 a try. In addition to CFRX...a daytime regular in Northern Illinois for many years.

I've also managed to snag two other 49 meter Canadian relays of commercial stations (both defunct). CHNX from Nova Scotia on 6130 with oldies/top 40. And the relay of the old CFCF from Montreal....which was on 6005 with variety program IIRC. These two took a little patience, but were usually do-able. I also seem to remember that these were both 500 watts.
 
Wasn't there a 49-meter band station in Calgary that ran just ten watts?
 
I believe it was //AM 1060 with 100 watts; forgot the frequency---I wanna say 6030.

CKWX Vancouver had one on 6080 with 10 watts. I may have caught it in Alaska when a guy on base loaned me his Hallicrafters for a week! Sadly I did not follow that signal. I did seem to enjoy the Tokyo SW relay of Eagle 810.....

cd
 
I remember reading somewhere that the idea behind 6080 in Vancouver was to provide service to remote areas of Vancouver island and interior BC where standard AM broadcast was unable to penetrate.
 
cyberdad said:
I remember reading somewhere that the idea behind 6080 in Vancouver was to provide service to remote areas of Vancouver island and interior BC where standard AM broadcast was unable to penetrate.
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That's the same idea behind the SW relay of CBN, in Newfoundland & Labrador. A number of 'out ports' (secluded fishing villages), along with the fishing boats at sea, would be better covered by SW, than the (fast disappearing) AM or distant FM signals.

CBC was (is?) working on a plan which would see over-lapping coverage of all Canada (and a good chunk of the US) using SW, transmitting from 3 different sites. With about 80% of Canada's population within 100 miles of the US border, there are vast regions which are under-serviced by radio. I believe the rationale behind this plan is, that with the possibility of climate change and a greater need to push for Canadian sovereignty (in the soon to be more accessible) north, all of Canada needs to be covered by the national broadcaster.

I'll try to track down the official links of the above, unless someone beats me to it. I have to go back out and do that most Canadian of things...splitting my winter fire-wood. :D

~BG
 
Interesting stuff....and complete with pretty pictures! Where I am, just outside of Chicago, I'd probably be able to hear all three of the transmitters. I noticed that St. Johns and Winnipeg would be on the same frequency, so I'm wondering how that would work (assuming all are actually built).

One more note on the earlier post on CKWX6080 on .... I stand to be corrected, but I believe the power was 100 watts (not 10). Enough for the relatively short hop over the mountains for which it was intended.
 
Okay, it seems that I had my locations confused, but I was able to find some info on CKFX Vancouver. It was on 6080 with 10 watts, but the license was deleted by the CRTC back in 2007 after an "extended silence." From what I gathered that means several years.
 
Thanks, jd. Yeah, I think 6080 was off for at least 4-5 years.....and perhaps even quite a bit longer.
 
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