How well do you hear the following stations at night?

[kc0ltv]

Here goes...

530 RVCI
640 KFI
730 XEX
750 WSB
760 WJR
850 KOA
870 WWL
880 WCBS
890 WLS
1000 KOMO
1110 KFAB

Include your location!

For me in northern Minnesota:

530 RVCI: Regular night-time reception, though usually very weak.

640 KFI: Never heard, but have tried hard. I haven't DX'ed AM much (with the exception of one very intense burst of log activity in December 05 / January 06, when I began to have problems with my ICF-2010), but I've been able to hear WOI Ames (the dominant one), WMFN Grand Rapids, CFMJ Richmond Hill, ON, and WWLS Moore OK here - never KFI.

730 XEX: Fairly regular, at least until WGN IBOC. Otherwise weak frequency with CKDM on it.

750 WSB: Very regular, but not too strong unless on a good radio.

760 WJR: Very strong

850 KOA: One of the strongest and most listenable stations, though I think there's IBOC hash on it now (haven't listened for some time).

870 WWL: Weak but reliable.

880 WCBS: Heard often, but clobbered by 10 kW station CKLQ Brandon, MB.

890 WLS: Very reliable.

1000 KOMO: Heard occasionally under WMVP.

1110 KFAB: One of the strongest and most listenable night-time stations before IBOC mutual destruction.

 

[Matt]

From the NC/VA border about 200 miles from the coast...

530 RVCI - Strong nearly every night
640 KFI - Never
730 XEX - Weakly
750 WSB - Strong every night
760 WJR - Moderate to strong most nights
850 KOA - A local covers this one up
870 WWL - Moderate to strong most nights
880 WCBS - Strong nearly every night
890 WLS - Moderate to strong most nights
1000 KOMO - Never
1110 KFAB - Never

Later....
Matt Smith
WGSR-TV

 

[w9wi]

530 RVCI: fair to poor

640 KFI: heard on rare occasions. 680 KNBR is the most common California here (even heard on cheap portables occasionally) and 1070 KNX is heard far more often than KFI.

730 XEX: Someone in Spanish is regular reception. Haven't bothered to try to ID it.

750 WSB: Of course, I'm a lot closer to Atlanta! - loud & clear, though Chicago stations are louder. (despite being twice as far away. Ground conductivity, I presume.)

760 WJR: Almost as loud as Chicago.

850 KOA: Good but not hugely strong.

870 WWL: BIG signal. Of course, again I'm a lot closer than you are.

880 WCBS: Fair.

890 WLS: Fair-good. The 670/720/780 stations are about 30mi. further away but considerably stronger - almost always entertainment quality. (often on WGN, the program content is entertainment quality too!)

1000 KOMO: Never heard. WMVP too loud.

1110 KFAB: Very loud between the time WBT goes on night pattern and when KFAB goes on night pattern. Often heard fairly well even after Omaha sunset.

Include your location!: about 30mi. northwest of Nashville.

640 KFI: Never heard, but have tried hard. I haven't DX'ed AM much (with the exception of one very intense burst of log activity in December 05 / January 06, when I began to have problems with my ICF-2010), but I've been able to hear WOI Ames (the dominant one), WMFN Grand Rapids, CFMJ Richmond Hill, ON, and WWLS Moore OK here - never KFI.

I'm sure you'll hear them evenutally if you keep trying, but unless CJOB is a problem up there I think you're going to stand a better chance with 680 KNBR. I suppose WTSO makes KNX-1070 off-limits?

WOI used to be a limited-time station - required to sign off at L.A. sunset. It was relatively "easy" to log KFI in Madison, Wis. at the time. When WOI got their 1kw-DA night facility KFI got a LOT harder. WMFN is a big problem in the Milwaukee area but never was much of a factor in Madison. CFMJ and WWLS just added to the general noise...

880 WCBS: Heard often, but clobbered by 10 kW station CKLQ Brandon, MB.

CKLQ has one heck of a signal up that way.

890 WLS: Very reliable.

But MUCH weaker than 670/720/780 in the Milwaukee and Madison areas.

 

[mimo]

Ottawa Ontario

530 RVCI Moderate signal..sometimes completely obliterated by CIAO from Brampton Ontario
730 XEX..sadly no. I miss them. Instead I get CKAC Montreal very clearly. They are a 24 hour a day city grade signal in Ottawa.
750 WSB. Very Clear
760 WJR. Very clear
850 KOA. Never in Ottawa. I get 2 stations overtop of them
870 WWL. Weak to moderate. Sometimes overtaken by a NY state station.
880 WCBS. Very strong
890 WLS. very strong
1000 KOMO. Obliterated completely by WMVP
1110 KFAB. Impossible under very dominant WBT

 

[gr8oldies]

[]

Springfield, OH

530 RVCI Regular
640 KFI Not at all, last reception in the early 80s
730 XEX Sometimes in the mud
750 WSB most every night, variable strength
760 WJR semi-local, weak days, varies nights
850 KOA Fairly regular WKNR is a factor
870 WWL Nightly, strong
880 WCBS Nightly, strong
890 WLS Regularly, variable often severe interference from Cuba
1000 KOMO never
1110 KFAB not for a while used to hear before pattern chg

 

[kc0ltv]

530 RVCI: fair to poor

640 KFI: heard on rare occasions. 680 KNBR is the most common California here (even heard on cheap portables occasionally) and 1070 KNX is heard far more often than KFI.

730 XEX: Someone in Spanish is regular reception. Haven't bothered to try to ID it.

750 WSB: Of course, I'm a lot closer to Atlanta! - loud & clear, though Chicago stations are louder. (despite being twice as far away. Ground conductivity, I presume.)

760 WJR: Almost as loud as Chicago.

850 KOA: Good but not hugely strong.

870 WWL: BIG signal. Of course, again I'm a lot closer than you are.

880 WCBS: Fair.

890 WLS: Fair-good. The 670/720/780 stations are about 30mi. further away but considerably stronger - almost always entertainment quality. (often on WGN, the program content is entertainment quality too!)

1000 KOMO: Never heard. WMVP too loud.

1110 KFAB: Very loud between the time WBT goes on night pattern and when KFAB goes on night pattern. Often heard fairly well even after Omaha sunset.

Include your location!: about 30mi. northwest of Nashville.

640 KFI: Never heard, but have tried hard. I haven't DX'ed AM much (with the exception of one very intense burst of log activity in December 05 / January 06, when I began to have problems with my ICF-2010), but I've been able to hear WOI Ames (the dominant one), WMFN Grand Rapids, CFMJ Richmond Hill, ON, and WWLS Moore OK here - never KFI.

I'm sure you'll hear them evenutally if you keep trying, but unless CJOB is a problem up there I think you're going to stand a better chance with 680 KNBR. I suppose WTSO makes KNX-1070 off-limits?

WOI used to be a limited-time station - required to sign off at L.A. sunset. It was relatively "easy" to log KFI in Madison, Wis. at the time. When WOI got their 1kw-DA night facility KFI got a LOT harder. WMFN is a big problem in the Milwaukee area but never was much of a factor in Madison. CFMJ and WWLS just added to the general noise...

Thanks for the tip. 680 here is usually 5 kw'er KFEQ St. Joseph, MO at night, but now there's WSCR and their beautiful "HD Radio". Of course, with a more directional loop both could probably be nulled.

I've also tried for 1070 to no avail. You're right: WTSO makes them off-limits. They are very strong here, despite having only 5 kw.

880 WCBS: Heard often, but clobbered by 10 kW station CKLQ Brandon, MB.

CKLQ has one heck of a signal up that way.

True. They're also quite a bit closer - 383 mi vs. 1005 mi.

890 WLS: Very reliable.

But MUCH weaker than 670/720/780 in the Milwaukee and Madison areas.

That's a good point. 670 is probably the strongest Chicago station here. Which is unfortunate, because of their boring format and use IBOC, which just so pleasant happens to clobber (though not completely destroy) 680. 780 is also very strong, probably stronger than WLS; 720 is very strong, but suffers adjacent-channel interference from my local on 710 (WDSM). Interestingly, some of the lower-powered Chicago stations are strong here: 1160 WYLL (5 kW) is "entertainment-quality" as you say (better than 1000 WMVP!), 1200 WRTO (1 kW) is present virtually every night, and 1080 WNWI (900w!) is usually one of the main stations I hear on 1080 with their Polish music, though that might be affected now by jock radio 1070 WTSO's IBOC (a station that's also very strong here).

 

[MW_FM_DT_DXer]

Mesa, Arizona

530 RVCI: never
640 KFI: strong
730 XEX: variable
750 WSB: never (I get KOAL)
760 WJR: never (I get KFMB and KKZN)
850 KOA: strong
870 WWL: I used to get them, weakly, but now, I get something en español
880 WCBS: never. (I get KRVN and something en español)
890 WLS: never. (I get KDXU)
1000 KOMO: variable
1110 KFAB: strong (I get KDIS between local sunset and Irwindale sunset)

 

[vibe]

From Northbridge MA:
530-get something but not ID'd.
640-730 nothing much-I think there is a 640 in the Springfield MA area but it doesn't come in at nite. I've heard numerous referances to Ohio on 640 but no ID
750-Atlanta-weak
760 Det-haven't listened for a while; remmber it being strong.
850-The Boston station is weak
870-N.O. weak at best
880 NYC-consistently strong
890- get Chi some nites strong, others not so
1000-no KOMO- WMVP at certain times sometimes quite strong, sometimes non existant.
1110=get the Charlotte station quite well, nothing else

From Englewood Fl-get a strong station on 530,640, 730, don't know where they come from, stations are a bit weaker. I keep taking shots at KFI but to no avail.
750- Atlanta-weak to moderate signal
760-Spanish-several loggings of WJR Det
850-Gibberish-several loggings of KOA
870-Weak to moderate to strong-all in the same week
880-Spanish but occasionally WCBS albeit weak
890=Spanish very occasional logging of WLS
1000-same as 890
1110-Charlotte is reliable here-as a matter of fact it is the station that covers the most area for me.No KFAB although I'll try to log it next time in FLA.
Gonna take the radio outside the next time i'm there. Radio is a 10= y.o. Bose Wave radio; ave sensitivity but quite directional.

 

[cyberdad]

In Northern Illinois....

530: CIAO owns the channel by default
640: KFI is very, very rare nowadays. Used to occasionally skip in "back in the day". WMFN now dominates the slop here....but barely.
730: WGN's stick is 25 miles away, but when nulled, XEX tends to be in there with CKAC and the Manitoba 730
750: WSB is one of the stronger "clears" here
760: WJR also strong
850: KOA dominates on most nights
870: WWL usually strong
880: WCBS very listenable when WLS nulled
890: WLS is a local (at least sort of). Disney and now Citadel seem to have let the xmtr equipment deteriorate somewhat
1000: WMVP is also a local, but XEMIL is sometimes audible when nulled. Have never heard KOMO here
1110: Usually relatively vacant here after local daytime WMBI signs off and KFAB pattern kicks in. Sometimes can hear weak WBT

 

[everydayguy]

From Central Texas:

730 XEX - Clear
750 WSB - Heard most nights, some static but listenable
850 KOA - Pretty clear most nights
870 WWL - Loud like a local station
890 WLS - Most nights, some static but listenable
1110 KFAB - From time to time

I doubt if KFI, KOMO or Canada could ever be heard here. At nighttime it's mostly all Mexico all the time.

 

[wkbam1690]

530 RVCI - Not too often.
640 KFI - Havn't heard them in 10-15 years.
730 XEX - Occasionally.
750 WSB - Can hear almost nightly, usually weak.
760 WJR - Nightly, varies from strong to weak.
850 KOA - Nightly. I used to listen to their talk shows regularly, but now too much interference from WCCO's IBOC mess.
870 WWL - Almost nightly, moderate to weak.
880 WCBS - Occasionally, weak.
890 WLS - Nightly, strong to weak. Sometimes interference around 5 am from a station in Lisbon, ND running day power before sunrise. I doubt the FCC cares anymore, although I do like to listen to Don & Roma on my early drive to work.
1000 KOMO - Never.
1110 KFAB - Usually strong nightly, but now damaged by WTAM and KMOX IBOC interference. I used to rely on WTAM and KFAB to listen to George Noory and Art Bell before him, because at my location, KSTP fades horribly at night due to groundwave and skywave cancellation. However, since IBOC, WTAM and KFAB usually render each other unlistenable. I catch Noory sometimes on WLS, but they dump out early to air WSJ.

Include your location! Extreme SW suburban Twin Cities (MN).

I use a GE Superradio 3. But since nighttime IBOC I don't do a lot of night listening anymore...if I can't sleep, I now watch TV (much better at putting me back to sleep anyway!).

 

[Lawppy]

From Coldwater, MI:

530 RVCI- Every night. Sometimes CIAO-Brampton comes in over it.
640 KFI- Never.
730 XEX- I occasionally hear a spanish station here. Probably XEX, but I haven't confirmed it.
750 WSB- Every night. Even over WJR IBOC
760 WJR- Loud and clear. Sometimes I can hear a faint spanish station behind it.
850 KOA- Better some nights than others, but always there in some shape or form.
870 WWL- STRONG, but sometimes taken over by WINU in Shelbyville, IL. Supposedly a daytime-only station.
880 WCBS- Fair to moderate. Used to hear KRVN, but not much lately.
890 WLS- Better recently than in the past. But it can be chewed up by a Cuban.
1000 KOMO- Never.
1110 KFAB- Used to hear them every night pre-IBOC. Now I can only hear them around Omaha's sunrise.

 

[BRNout]

From Malvern, PA (west of Philadelphia):

530 RVCI- Only very occasionally - not dependable at all. It's interesting that everyone from inland areas seems to get this well because I haven't unless I've been near the ocean.
640 KFI- Never; a local Radio Disney outlet in southern NJ owns this frequency.
730 XEX- Nope, CKAC Montreal is dependable on this frequency every night.
750 WSB- Every night, sometimes loud, other times less so. I've picked up Caracas, Venezuela under WSB on some nights.
760 WJR- Loud and clear. I can also hear Bogota, Columbia behind it on some nights.
850 KOA- I have picked this up during the best of dx conditions, using a great radio. However, usually this frequency is a mish-mash of WKNR Cleveland and WTAR Norfolk (which is beamed into the Atlantic).
870 WWL- Usually comes in ok, not the strongest but listenable and dependable.
880 WCBS- Comes in well, with occasional fighting between the skywave and groundwave signals.
890 WLS- Yes, but it ranges from a moderate signal to almost nothing at all. The weakest of the Chicago 50 kw giants.
1000 KOMO- Never. In the east, 1000 is WMVP Chicago, which usually comes in well despite a local on 990.
1110 KFAB- Nope, over here this is WBT Charlotte, NC and it comes in well almost every night.

 

[JohnW]

From Rochester, NY:

530 RVCI -CIAO Brampton is right across Lake Ontario.
640 KFI - Once, when I was a kid in the late '50s on a 5-tube superhet National NC-60. Got a QSL from them.
730 XEX - Montreal, day & night.
750 WSB - Most nights.
760 WJR - Day & night.
850 KOA - Never, local (Penn Yan NY) + Johnstown PA, Cleveland, etc.
870 WWL - Some nights, more in pre-sunrise.
880 WCBS - Comes in like a local.
890 WLS - Comes in like a local almost every night.
1000 KOMO - Never.
1110 KFAB- Never, WBT overrides.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Plano - suburb of Dallas

530 RVCI - strong at night (stronger in Houston)
640 KFI - not since the tower fall, occasionally before
730 XEX - strong at night
750 WSB - strong at night
760 WJR - weak at night, most of the time mixed with Spanish
850 KOA - strong at night, no HD, occasional daytime before a local 850 signed on
870 WWL - strong at night, weak daytime when a local 870 was off
880 WCBS - very weak, mixed with KRVN, Spanish clutter mixed in
890 WLS - moderate at night - mixed with Spanish clutter
1000 KOMO - never, mess of Spanish clutter at night
1110 KFAB - strong at night

 

[PhilJSmith67]

From Beecher, IL (35 miles south of downtown Chicago)

530 RVCI weak but there almost every night
640 Cuban station; I have never received KFI near Chicago
730 XEX weak but audible (only when 720 WGN IBOC is off)
750 WSB strong
760 WJR strong
850 KOA fair with some IBOC hiss
870 WWL strong
880 WCBS fair, when I null WLS (19 miles away); sometimes get a classic country station (KRVN maybe?)
890 WLS is a flamethrower here
1000 WMVP strong; sometimes hear a Spanish-language station underneath
1110 KFAB once in a while, sometimes WBT Charlotte, but usually covered by IBOC from WTAM and KMOX

 

[Steve_Green]

KcOltv, or whatever, hi ....

If you've never heard KFI from your locale there (in the 50th-ranked citrus growing region in the hemisphere , it's just a matter of time, like a few posters say.

It all depends on how much you want their logging.

The hobby-days DX location here used to be from Long Island NY, and from decades ago. The DXing crew always wanted a California AMer on the big list, and KNX, like another poster mentioned, was the first we heard.

But there was no way to deny KFI. Reception of it was inevitable. No way 50,000 watts omni doesn't make it sometimes, even with the racket that 640 has become. As a reference: In the east here on 850 we'd hear WHDH, WEEU, WJAC, CKVL Verdun, WKIX Raleigh, and two stations from Florida. Yet, KOA would overrun em all on occasion.

Overnight is probably your best bet for KFI. And I don't know if the practice of paralleling streaming and actual antenna reception is *legal* in the world of DX (and I've never had occasion to use it), but it's an option.

If KNX can leap its omni signal over the mountains, and do so on another channel that's crowded as heck back east here, so can KFI.

 

[BRNout]

KFI is presently transmitting from a temporary shorter antenna with 25 kw. That's been the case since their tx tower was hit by an airplane a couple of years ago. If they ever can get their new tower constructed (and they recently suffered a setback), then you may have a shot at hearing them on an east coast early winter morning. Until then, it's pretty doubtful.

 

[MikeStandardsFromIndiana]

Central Indiana
530 RVCI (Never gotten
640 KFI (got Once on my GE Super Radio)
730 XEX (never have gotten a mexican station)
750 WSB (Nightly Regular)
760 WJR (24/7 Regular)
850 KOA (Nightly Regular (Sometime fights with WKNR from Cleveland)
870 WWL (Nightly Regular (Love to listen to it during Hurricane season)
880 WCBS (Nightly Regular)
890 WLS (24/7 Regular)
1000 KOMO (No Chance due to WMVP here which is a 24/7 Regular)
1110 KFAB (Caught it a few times)

 

[romer979fm]

from Nashville

530 RVCI recently battling with Cuba...and at time a 1k tone
640 KFI not happening
730 XEX no
750 WSB regular catch...usually strong
760 WJR usually there...sometimes obliterated by Cuba
850 KOA always there weakly...some strong nights
870 WWL usually like a local
880 WCBS fair...but usually there
890 WLS difficult: AM on 900 in Lebanon, TN now has night tx in downtown Nashville.
1000 KOMO never: WMVP if anything
1110 KFAB no: WBT occasionally