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How well do you hear the following stations at night?

Central Kansas

530 - Never
640 - Once in a very rare occasion (have a 640 near OKC)
730 - Maybe once or twice
750 - Weak but can get once in awhile at night
760 - Doable on occasion
850 - A regular, solid night signal most of the time
870 - Very solid night signal
880 - IMPOSSIBLE! This is KRVN country, just behind their night pattern.
890 - Usually present, signal quality varies
1000 - Never. (Can get 1000 from OKC most nights)
1110 - Fringe signal during the day, usually can get nights (KMOX occasionally impacts them)
 
Here in New Britain, CT (southwest of Hartford):

530- Nothing
640- Weak signal from Westfield, MA (Springfield market)
730- French language station from Montreal
750- Occasionally WSB-AM from Atlanta
760- Occasionally WJR-AM from Detroit
850- Occasionally WEEI-AM from Boston (quite sporadic however)
870- Occasionally WWL-AM from New Orleans (very rare though)
880- WCBS-AM from New York City (strong in the day, in and out at night)
890- Occasionaly WLS-AM from Chicago (IF my antenna is pointed the right way)
1000- Occasionally WMVP-AM from Chicago (quite sporadic however)
1110- Occasionally WBT-AM from Charlotte
 
Whitman, Massachusetts
(about 30 miles south of Boston)


530 RVCI - Once in a great while.
640 KFI - Last time in 1978.
730 XEX - Covered up by CKAC
750 WSB - Fair, every night.
760 WJR - Very strong.
850 KOA - Last time in 1983 under local WHDH (now WEEI)
870 WWL - Regular, under WHCU
880 WCBS - 24/7
890 WLS - Under semi-local WAMG
1000 KOMO - Never. I always hear WMVP/Chicago instead.
1110 KFAB - Never. Frequency dominated by WBT/Charlotte.


Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts
 
Not a DX pro, but this has been my experience from Fredericton, NB:

530 RVCI: Not often...usually can't tell the difference between that and the Toronto station anyway.
640 KFI: Never...lately the Springfield MA station has been blasting in here. Also sometimes CBC St. John's NL.
730 XEX: Never...always CKAC Montreal.
750 WSB: Never, though not for lack of trying...usually a CBC transmitter from Newfoundland if anything.
760 WJR: Every night, varying quality.
850 KOA: Never...always WEEI Boston.
870 WWL: Occasionally, though Portland ME and Ithaca are more frequent.
880 WCBS: Loud and clear every night.
890 WLS: Occasionally, though ESPN Boston is more frequent.
1000 KOMO: Never, usually WMVP if anything.
1110 KFAB: Never, usually WBT if anything.
 
I'm a little surprised WSB doesn't make it up to New Brunswick. Its one of the better 50kw (former) 1-A nighttime signals out there.
 
Bothell, WA 530: never, all TIS stations 640: never, too much KCIS mess 730: never, CHMJ dominates, sometimes KULE Ephrata 750: Never, KXL dominates 760: Never 850: rarely under KHHO. I used to pick it up a little more frequently a couple years ago. 870: Never 880: Never, KIXI (local) dominates 890: never 1000: Always. It's one of our locals! :D 1110: never, KBND dominates
 
Remake of the post, if you got confused ;) :p
From Bothell, WA
530 RVCI: never, just a jumble of TIS stations
640 KFI: Most nights, have to null out KCIS slop
730 XEX: never, CHMJ AM Vancouver dominates the channel
750 WSB: never, just KXL alone
760 WJR: never, KTTH slop or VERY weak KFMB
850: Sometimes under KHHO.
870: never, have a station near Pasco on 870 (KFLD)
880: never, have a local (KIXI) on that channel. Sometimes, if I null it out, I get KWIP and another English UNID.
890: never, usually KIXI slop or CKDC Dawson Creek
1000: 24/7. It's one of our locals! :D
1110: never, usually KBND and NO, never logged KDIS under

-crainbebo
 
Saratoga, NY
(about 30 miles north of Albany)


530 RVCI - Never......
640 KFI - No a mix dominated by Cuba
730 XEX - Covered up by CKAC
750 WSB - Fair, every night.
760 WJR - Very strong.
850 KOA - No...a mix of WEEI, WKNR and CKVL.
870 WWL - Regular, mixing with WHCU-
890 WLS - Strong....
1000 KOMO - Never. I always hear WMVP/Chicago instead.
1110 KFAB - Never. Frequency dominated by WBT/Charlotte.
 
kc0ltv said:
Here goes...

530 RVCI I hear Cuba on 530
640 KFI Nope cause WSM 650 clobbers it out.. Used to sometimes get 640 Toronto when it was The Beat of Toronto before they went directional
730 XEX Not that I recall
750 WSB Yes.. very clear at night,, sometimes audible during the day
760 WJR Yes at night,, until about 10 AM
850 KOA Yes... sometimes booms in,, sometimes barely audible.. The colder the weather, the better
870 WWL Yes
880 WCBS Yes
890 WLS Yes on a good home tuner, but very weak in car,, I suffer Groundwave Skywave cancellation
1000 KOMO Not that I recall
1110 KFAB Not that I recall

Include your location! Martinsville...Central Indiana near indianapolis.

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.
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From Warminster, PA(just outside Philadelphia):

530-RVCI-never heard it
640-KFI-never, semi-local Radio Disney is here
730-XEX-on occasions
750-WSB-strong
760-WJR-dominates in this area
850-KOA-never; mostly WEEI
880-WCBS-always
1000-KOMO-never; WMVP is dominant here
1110-KFAB-never, mainly WBT
 
RyanHoward said:
From Warminster, PA(just outside Philadelphia):

530-RVCI-never heard it
640-KFI-never, semi-local Radio Disney is here
730-XEX-on occasions
750-WSB-strong
760-WJR-dominates in this area
850-KOA-never; mostly WEEI
870-WWL-sometimes, along with WHCU Ithaca, NY
880-WCBS-always
1000-KOMO-never; WMVP is dominant here
1110-KFAB-never, mainly WBT
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RCVI nope but R.Rebalde out of Cuba
KFI nope but R. Progresso out of Cuba
XEX Receive
WSB Receive
WJR Receive
KOA Receive but only at night before our local AM WQST goes off the air
WWL-Recieve very well at night, weak during the day
WCBS not at all
WLS-Receive
KOMO nope but recieve KTOK out of Oklahoma City/R. Mil out of Mexico
KFAB-blanked out by IBOC-Do receive R. Red out of Mexico

Richard Lewis
Forest, Ms
Grundig G4000A
 
richllewis said:
RCVI nope but R.Rebalde out of Cuba
KFI nope but R. Progresso out of Cuba
XEX Receive
WSB Receive
WJR Receive
KOA Receive but only at night before our local AM Station WQST goes off the air
WWL-Recieve very well at night, weak during the day
WCBS not at all
WLS-Receive
KOMO nope but recieve KTOK out of Oklahoma City/R. Mil out of Mexico
KFAB-blanked out by IBOC-Do receive R. Red out of Mexico

Richard Lewis
Forest, Ms
Grundig G4000A
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From near Cleveland OH:

530 RCVI: never heard
640 KFI: never heard, tried for years nulling local WHLO Akron
730 XEX: very rare, CKAC Montreal dominates
750 WSB: heard every night
760 WJR: Like a local, day and night
850 KOA: Heard occasionally, nulling local WKNR
870 WWL: Almost every night
880 WCBS: Blasts in every night, easily the strongest NYC signal here
890 WLS: Every night, some Spanish interference at times
1000 KOMO: Never, WMVP blasts in every night
1110 KFAB: Used to be heard rarely before evening pattern change, impossible now with WTAM/1100 IBOC
 
From Warminster, PA:

530-RVCI-never heard it
640-KFI-not at all; semi-local WWJZ Radio Disney
730-XEX-on occasions
750-WSB-strong
760-WJR-dominates in this area
850-KOA-never; mostly a mess, including WEEI
870-WWL-sometimes; WHCU is more of a catch here
880-WCBS-always
890-WLS-strong
1000-KOMO-never; WMVP is dominant here
1110-KFAB-not at all; WBT comes in mostly
 
Updated, Bellevue, WA

530: RVCI-never
640: KFI-OK reception but a strong image from 1540 blocks it 75% of the time
730: XEX-never, usually CHMJ Van. BC, KULE-WA, sometimes CKDM-MB
750: WSB-never, this is KXL (now KXTG) country
760: WJR-heard it once nulling KFMB/mess. Haven't heard since. 1925 mi. (!!)
850: KOA-quite common, but nip & tuck with KHHO Tacoma, WA
870: WWL-never heard it, but did hear it in Yakima, WA
880: WCBS-nope. KIXI (local, and bleeds everywhere in the day, transmitter literly blocks from me)
890: WLS-one time, but never again. Usually CJDC/KDXU
1000: KOMO-one of our locals, so always
1110: KFAB-winter only, and very occasionally

-crainbebo
 
crainbebo said:
Updated, Bellevue, WA

530: RVCI-never
640: KFI-OK reception but a strong image from 1540 blocks it 75% of the time
730: XEX-never, usually CHMJ Van. BC, KULE-WA, sometimes CKDM-MB
750: WSB-never, this is KXL (now KXTG) country
760: WJR-heard it once nulling KFMB/mess. Haven't heard since. 1925 mi. (!!)
850: KOA-quite common, but nip & tuck with KHHO Tacoma, WA
870: WWL-never heard it, but did hear it in Yakima, WA
880: WCBS-nope. KIXI (local, and bleeds everywhere in the day, transmitter literly blocks from me)
890: WLS-one time, but never again. Usually CJDC/KDXU
1000: KOMO-one of our locals, so always
1110: KFAB-winter only, and very occasionally

-crainbebo
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You must have 1540 right near you.
 
FROM vermilion, OH

530 RVCI - never (I always get Toronto instead)
640 KFI - never
730 XEX - never
750 - WSB moderate sometimes with slop from WJR
760 WJR - very strong
850 KOA never (WKNR with lots of slop making it listenable)
870 WWL comes and goes and gets hampered some by WCBS IBOC
880 WCBS usually clear
890 WLS usually clear
1000 KOMO never (WMVP is always there)
1110 KFAB heard it once usually its WBT trying to break thru the hash of WTAM
 
Yep, KXPA 1540 is very close to me. Also have KIXI 880 in my backyard as well as KKNW 1150 just blocks down, causing bad interference in the daytime.

-crainbebo
 
crainbebo said:
Yep, KXPA 1540 is very close to me. Also have KIXI 880 in my backyard as well as KKNW 1150 just blocks down, causing bad interference in the daytime.

-crainbebo
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It's anmazing you ever heard WLS with KIXI that close.
 
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