How well do you hear the following stations at night?

[KR4BD]

We need to return to the days of nightime clear channels. ;D

Just remember - my dream AM log is WBZ killing KTWO, and WABC in the null of my local KTTH!

-crainbebo

WBZ was a nightly "regular" in Southern California......in 1960......BEFORE the FCC Cluttered up the "Clear Channels".

 

[robotique]

~5 years later:

530 RVCI - no (just WPHG710)

wow. our local 530 kHz TIS is WPHG709. Must have been licensed around the same time?

 

[robotique]

let me tell ya.... I dont speak or understand spanish. However there are language similarities to english as well as DX tricks that come into play when I'm trying to ID.

On 530 kHz here on the east coast, we have Radio Vision Cristiana from Turks & Caicos, CIAO Brampton ON and Cuba...all spanish. Luckily CIAO has a webstream to compare to (and IDs like a commercial US/CAN Station, some in english), Radio Vision does TOH IDs in english and the cuban broadcasts always sound like the people are not having any fun. Also Cuba uses those silly tonal chimes on Rebelde, clock on Reloj. Which cuban is on 530?

Also according to mwlist.org , RVC Turks & Caicos has a damaged antenna and is only transmitting 40kw rather than the usual 100kw ?? Is this current?

 

[jd]

In East Texas, near Tyler:

530 RVCI...yes, but that was before Cuba took over
640 KFI...never, can't null out Cuba enough to have much of a chance
730 XEX...dominates every night
750 WSB...strong and reliable, with occasional Latin American QRM
760 WJR...always there, medium to good strength
850 KOA...reliable, strong signal
870 WWL...dominant, one of the most powerful night signals here
880 WCBS...buried under KRVN
890 WLS...fights with Cuba and KVOZ Laredo, often loses badly to both
1000 KOMO...not here, frequency is dominated by KTOK and XEOY
1110 KFAB...strong, dependable signal with little fading

 

[KeyTimes950]

Yes, this topic's been around for a while, but let me try my hand at it ... from just outside McKeesport, PA (Pittsburgh market) ...

530 RVCI ... I've never received anyone at 530 in this area. WWCS-540 out of Canonsburg probably affects it, but can't say that for sure anymore.

640 KFI ... Not this far east. During the day it's WHLO out of Canton-Akron. Not sure what's there at night.

730 XEX ... WPIT-730 out of Pittsburgh day and night.

750 WSB ... Not a bad nighttime signal.

760 WJR ... Used to be better during the day, pre-WKFB-770. But still can be found on occasion.

850 KOA ... Not this far east. Local Catholic outlet WAOB-860 dominates and we're right between Cleveland and Johnstown. (Though the station on 850 in Johnstown reportedly is off the air.)

870 WWL ... Comes in at times at night.

880 WCBS ... At times it almost sounds local at night. Used to get a Columbus, Ohio, station on 880 during the day.

890 WLS ... Likewise, almost local sounding at night.

1000 KOMO ... Never. Chicago's AM 1000 almost is scannable at night.

1110 KFAB ... Never. WKZV Washington, PA, by day, when it's on the air, WBT at night.

 

[Darth_vader]

"Wow. Our local 530 kHz TIS is WPHG709. Might they have been licensed around the same time?"

Maybe. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/engineering_search_out.cfm

Callsign: WPHG709
Licensee: MASSDOT, Highway Division Radio
Service: Public Safety Pool, Conventional (PW)
City: WESTON, MA
Status: Active
Grant Date: 08/12/2003
Expiration: 10/14/2013

Callsign: WPHG710
Licensee: PORT OF PORTLAND
Radio Service: Public Safety Pool, Conventional (PW)
City: PORTLAND, OR
Status: Active
Grant Date: 03/29/2005
Expiration: 05/23/2015

But that just gives us *current* licencing data for TIS stations, not historic data. As I recall, PDX put WPHG710 on the air back in the late '90s, probably around 1997-1998 or so. They started it up right around the time they began all the construction work at the airport, to notify people about the mess that the place was during that time. (PDX's parking complex between about 1998-2001 or so was a textbook-quality example of a certain phenomenon known as "entropy".) So to answer your question, if these things are licenced sequentially, it's entirely possible.

When do you recall first seeing signs about or hearing WPHG709?

 

[Darth_vader]

^ I gave the incorrect URL above; use this one instead: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/tis.html

Give "lower frequency" and "upper frequency" both as 530.