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How well do these TX stations come in?
- Thread starter Smittian
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I receive WBAP, KRLD, KWKH, and WOAI strongly every night, but, on 1700, I don't receive KVNS-I receive XEPE, also strongly.
820 here is CHAM from Hamilton Ontario
1080 is WTIC
1130 is WBBR
1200 is local CFGO
1700 is KVNS maybe once a month or so. Usually 1700 is WEUP.
When I was in Iowa, 820 and 1200 were super-clear, 1080 was weak, and 1130 was drowned out by a local. 1700 had Dennison-Sherman Texas clear as a local at night and KBGG Des Moines during the day.
1080 is WTIC
1130 is WBBR
1200 is local CFGO
1700 is KVNS maybe once a month or so. Usually 1700 is WEUP.
When I was in Iowa, 820 and 1200 were super-clear, 1080 was weak, and 1130 was drowned out by a local. 1700 had Dennison-Sherman Texas clear as a local at night and KBGG Des Moines during the day.
From central MA-none of em although I received 820 and 1200 as a kid several times.
From SW Fla-between Sarasota at Ft. Myers-I'ved gotten and ID'd the first 4, low to moderate signal strength w/ OAI the strongest by far; well enough to listen to the Spurs at nite.
2nd strongest is KWKH
Also have gotten 1160 Dallas, 1030 CC (just after sunrise and just around local sunset and an X bander near Dallas.
1080 Dallas overpowered 1080 Hartford in central SC last time
1130 Shreveport can be heard around Blacksburg vA where it fades and gets dominated by 1130 NYC-at least that's what happened on the last trip.
From SW Fla-between Sarasota at Ft. Myers-I'ved gotten and ID'd the first 4, low to moderate signal strength w/ OAI the strongest by far; well enough to listen to the Spurs at nite.
2nd strongest is KWKH
Also have gotten 1160 Dallas, 1030 CC (just after sunrise and just around local sunset and an X bander near Dallas.
1080 Dallas overpowered 1080 Hartford in central SC last time
1130 Shreveport can be heard around Blacksburg vA where it fades and gets dominated by 1130 NYC-at least that's what happened on the last trip.
From Coldwater, MI:
820 WBAP- The most reliable of the bunch. Usually a listenable signal, but it is very strong sometimes. Other times it may barely be heard under CHAM-Hamilton, ON.
1080 KRLD- Second to WBAP. Not very reliable at night since I-Block, but has a better signal in the morning at their local sunrise.
1130 KWKH- This one comes in like a ton of bricks on some nights.
1200 WOAI- My longest daily catch. Not so strong since I-block, but it's still there every night.
1700 KVNS- Occasionally. I usually get WEUP, KBGG or KKLF. This one became easier to ID when they switched to a music format.
Others i've heard from Texas
560 KLVI- Beaumont, TX- One time only
680 San Antonio, TX- Call letters escape me right now, but I heard them during intense skywave one night this winter.
740 KTRH- Houston, TX- One time only
850 KJON- Carrollton, TX- Heard during the same opening that brought me 680 from S.A.
1040 KGGR- Dallas, TX- Heard a couple of times, but never stronger than the 680-850 opening.
1630 Fort Worth- Southern Gospel station
And I think i've heard the ethnic station on 700 from Wylie, but i'm not sure. They never ID when i'm listening.
820 WBAP- The most reliable of the bunch. Usually a listenable signal, but it is very strong sometimes. Other times it may barely be heard under CHAM-Hamilton, ON.
1080 KRLD- Second to WBAP. Not very reliable at night since I-Block, but has a better signal in the morning at their local sunrise.
1130 KWKH- This one comes in like a ton of bricks on some nights.
1200 WOAI- My longest daily catch. Not so strong since I-block, but it's still there every night.
1700 KVNS- Occasionally. I usually get WEUP, KBGG or KKLF. This one became easier to ID when they switched to a music format.
Others i've heard from Texas
560 KLVI- Beaumont, TX- One time only
680 San Antonio, TX- Call letters escape me right now, but I heard them during intense skywave one night this winter.
740 KTRH- Houston, TX- One time only
850 KJON- Carrollton, TX- Heard during the same opening that brought me 680 from S.A.
1040 KGGR- Dallas, TX- Heard a couple of times, but never stronger than the 680-850 opening.
1630 Fort Worth- Southern Gospel station
And I think i've heard the ethnic station on 700 from Wylie, but i'm not sure. They never ID when i'm listening.
from central NC, I have only heard WBAP a few times in the car strong, and it never lasts long
From the border of League City and Friendswood, Texas, 20 miles SE of downtown Houston:
820 WBAP- Skywave is usually pretty reliable but there are nights when a Spanish-language station gives it big-time fits. Groundwave makes it here daily, but not as well since the onset of IBOC.
1080 KRLD- Groundwave gets into parts of the area (northern and western areas mostly) during the day but is blocked in some places by quite directional KNTH. Skywave is strong nightly. I've heard it reliably in the Florida panhandle and into Tennessee but only got it once in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
1130 KWKH- Reliable nights, barely days if at all.
1200 WOAI- Reliable groundwave days, hardly at all at night. Its tower is NE of San Antonio off I-10 so I think much of the Houston area falls into the cancellation zone.
1700 KVNS- Blaster, often as early as two hours before sunset. I rarely hear Dallas on this channel.
Others ...
560 KLVI- Beaumont, TX- Basically a local 24/7 both because of its low dial position and the Gulf-enhanced groundwave. Never any cancellation.
680 San Antonio, TX- Heard this for the first time last Saturday night blasting in loud and clear. Might as well have been from Galveston.
740 KTRH- We're in the main lobe so we're blanketed night and day, but that's not the case for some parts of the area. Get far enough north of town (Conroe and Huntsville if not closer) and you have major issues with every AM.
850 KJON- Carrollton, TX- We have a local on 850 so never, but KOA does sneak in sometimes.
820 WBAP- Skywave is usually pretty reliable but there are nights when a Spanish-language station gives it big-time fits. Groundwave makes it here daily, but not as well since the onset of IBOC.
1080 KRLD- Groundwave gets into parts of the area (northern and western areas mostly) during the day but is blocked in some places by quite directional KNTH. Skywave is strong nightly. I've heard it reliably in the Florida panhandle and into Tennessee but only got it once in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
1130 KWKH- Reliable nights, barely days if at all.
1200 WOAI- Reliable groundwave days, hardly at all at night. Its tower is NE of San Antonio off I-10 so I think much of the Houston area falls into the cancellation zone.
1700 KVNS- Blaster, often as early as two hours before sunset. I rarely hear Dallas on this channel.
Others ...
560 KLVI- Beaumont, TX- Basically a local 24/7 both because of its low dial position and the Gulf-enhanced groundwave. Never any cancellation.
680 San Antonio, TX- Heard this for the first time last Saturday night blasting in loud and clear. Might as well have been from Galveston.
740 KTRH- We're in the main lobe so we're blanketed night and day, but that's not the case for some parts of the area. Get far enough north of town (Conroe and Huntsville if not closer) and you have major issues with every AM.
850 KJON- Carrollton, TX- We have a local on 850 so never, but KOA does sneak in sometimes.
From eastern PA, none. However, I did some dxing around the Lafayette, IN area recently and can report:
820 WBAP - great syywave reception
1080 KRLD - It was fighting with WTIC the whole time. Almost never listenable.
1130 KWKH - mish-mash with WBBR
1200 WOAI - came in weakly.
1700 KVNS - nothing.
Oddly enough, WOAI is one of the few US stations that I've picked up at night in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Though it is not there every night. 1530 from Cincinatti was another....for some odd reason!
820 WBAP - great syywave reception
1080 KRLD - It was fighting with WTIC the whole time. Almost never listenable.
1130 KWKH - mish-mash with WBBR
1200 WOAI - came in weakly.
1700 KVNS - nothing.
Oddly enough, WOAI is one of the few US stations that I've picked up at night in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Though it is not there every night. 1530 from Cincinatti was another....for some odd reason!
Befo the diversity crew arrived at the FCC and allowed the destruction of the AM band I could get WBAP and WOAI everynight in Central New Jersey. WOAI was quite a music station in the early seventies, sort of like its AVCO sister WLW. WBAP was always cranking both kinds of music; country and western. Elsewise, the only other stuff from the Gulf South up in Jersey was WWL. I once heard a ball game on 1080 and it wasn't the Sox, so I assume that was KRLD. I did get WNOE on 1060 once, and KRMG Tulsa on 740 once too.
Nowadays since IBOC, no chance for either 820 or 1200, but as recently as last year both would come in here in Delaware intermitantly.
Diversity has proven to be a strength only for those with bad intentions for America.
Nowadays since IBOC, no chance for either 820 or 1200, but as recently as last year both would come in here in Delaware intermitantly.
Diversity has proven to be a strength only for those with bad intentions for America.
40 Miles Northwest of Chicago....
820: WBAP reliable every night
1080: KRLD spotty at best...usually buried under the mess or under semi-local from Oak Lawn, IL
1130: KWKH Fairly rare, but occasionally its there in the mess...sometimes even on top of it
1200: WOAI Generally reliable. Blows away semi-local Chicago 1200
1700: KVNS Never heard. Des Moines, Iowa is usually the top dog here
A few other Texans get in here from time to time. KTRH occasionally is audible under CHWO on 740. I've also picked up 680 from San Antonio from time to time before their pattern change (with local 670 nulled). Then there's the border blaster on 1570 that used to be semi-regular back before all the daytimers were allowed to stay on after sunset.
820: WBAP reliable every night
1080: KRLD spotty at best...usually buried under the mess or under semi-local from Oak Lawn, IL
1130: KWKH Fairly rare, but occasionally its there in the mess...sometimes even on top of it
1200: WOAI Generally reliable. Blows away semi-local Chicago 1200
1700: KVNS Never heard. Des Moines, Iowa is usually the top dog here
A few other Texans get in here from time to time. KTRH occasionally is audible under CHWO on 740. I've also picked up 680 from San Antonio from time to time before their pattern change (with local 670 nulled). Then there's the border blaster on 1570 that used to be semi-regular back before all the daytimers were allowed to stay on after sunset.
1570 from Nuevo Laredo blasts in Houston every night, as does XEG 1050 from Monterrey. The latter often sounds like a local.
You've heard KTRH in Chicago? Their directional array must be letting a little more signal through than it should ... it's supposed to have virtually no north signal to the north and northeast because 740 is a Canadian clear channel. As a side, 740s in Texarkana and Tulsa also get protection from KTRH.
You've heard KTRH in Chicago? Their directional array must be letting a little more signal through than it should ... it's supposed to have virtually no north signal to the north and northeast because 740 is a Canadian clear channel. As a side, 740s in Texarkana and Tulsa also get protection from KTRH.
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schmave said:
They are pretty good in Plano, TX, 25 miles north of Dallas daytime. If I null Tulsa, I can get them with no interference. The signal is weak but definitely listenable.
schmave said:
Very rare. I seem to recall a stretch 4-5 years ago, perhaps they were having issues with their array. CHWO (Toronto) comes in almost like a local most nights here. And now that I think of it, I can't think of having heard KTRH recently. On the other hand, KRMG (Tulsa) occasionally is in the mix on 740 before they go to their nighttime pattern.
schmave said:
XERF isn't from Nuevo Laredo; it's in Ciudad Acuna, across from Del Rio. But you're right about the monster signal of XEG ("La Ranchera") from Monterrey. When I was really young and naive and living in Fort Worth, I thought they were a local! After all, they frequently gave out a Fort Worth mailing address and were about as strong as anything else on the dial.
schmave said:
Yes, they do, but it's really coincidental. The real reason KTRH puts out very little power to the north is like you mentioned; 740 is a Canadian clear. KRMG (which similarly has a brutal null to the north) arrived on the frequency long after KTRH; KCMC Texarkana just happened to see a gap between KTRH and KRMG, with a basically east-west pattern, and went with an east-west pattern of their own back in the 1960's. Prior to that they were non-directional with 250 watts on 1230.
vibe said:
You're a little south of the very deep null KTRH throws at Orlando, so that's understandable. While the majority of the signal goes the west, south and southwest over the Houston metro area, a good lobe goes east and another smaller one goes out to the southeast. KTRH is a reliable catch, though not a powerhouse, in the Florida panhandle but I would doubt it goes much farther east.
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