I think I got KMOX! (Early hours of Feb. 1, 2012)

[newfoundlandtime]

I know it's well past midnight here in Port aux Basques (1:45 am NT), but I'm in the house by myself for tonight and I decide to check out the kitchen radio, a GE model. Well, I was playing around with the buttons and I dial up AM 1120. I believe I have hit the jackpot and nailed KMOX St. Louis! It was almost heard to make out anything, but I did get to hear for one commercial area code 618 (which is not far from St. Louis), and I heard the calls at least 3 times. That is quite a catch. Approximately 2691.80 km (1672.61 miles)! Even further than my WGN and WBBM catches in the past.

 

[cd637299]

Nice....KMOX has killer coverage in the eastern US, if one can shake off the electrical noise!

I have read, unfortunately, that a new 1120 has been approved for Coral Springs, Florida, 45 minutes northeast of me. Who in the world wants a new AM station, anyway??? <shrug>

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[vibe]

nice catch. 1000-1200 mi is sometimes doable but 1700 mi is a VGcatch. Next stop Denver on 850? (or do the other east coast 850's clutter up the freq?)

 

[spunker88]

Nice catch, KMOX is the furthest west signal I usually pull in. I get a Spanish station interfering many times, not sure if its WBBF from Buffalo staying on at night or some Cuban.

 

[cd637299]

Nice catch, KMOX is the furthest west signal I usually pull in. I get a Spanish station interfering many times, not sure if its WBBF from Buffalo staying on at night or some Cuban.

Hmmmmmm! Spanish on 850? Wonder what that is.....I don't think that there's a Cuban with that much power to bother you up there. I believe there is a Reloj, but it's not that big.

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[newfoundlandtime]

850 for me is WEEI Boston (for Celtics and Red Sox) almost every night.

 

[ddsparxx]

Hmmm...I don't think I've heard any Spanish on 850. Just a jumbled mess here on the Mid Atlantic and sometimes KOA.

 

[n2wds]

I do believe spunker is talking about WBBF 1120 in Buffalo, NY.

 

[cd637299]

I do believe spunker is talking about WBBF 1120 in Buffalo, NY.

Sorry, us usual I misread.

 

[Icangelp]

I know it's well past midnight here in Port aux Basques (1:45 am NT), but I'm in the house by myself for tonight and I decide to check out the kitchen radio, a GE model. Well, I was playing around with the buttons and I dial up AM 1120. I believe I have hit the jackpot and nailed KMOX St. Louis! It was almost heard to make out anything, but I did get to hear for one commercial area code 618 (which is not far from St. Louis), and I heard the calls at least 3 times. That is quite a catch. Approximately 2691.80 km (1672.61 miles)! Even further than my WGN and WBBM catches in the past.

Congrats.

You are in a tough spot for reception of U.S. frequencies west of Chicago, so KMOX is a great catch.

You can MW DX in an analytical/scientific manner, or randomly like me. It is fun either way, and often totally unpredictable.

Last time I visited Port aux Basques, was in 1972. Has it changed much? ;D

 

[Buckeyes2001]

St. Louis to Newfoundland is impressive indeed! Have you ever received WHO 1040 from Des Moines, IA or WCCO 830 from Minneapolis, MN? I wonder if you could hear WJCC 1700 from Miami Springs, FL at night. That should be over pretty much all ocean.

 

[newfoundlandtime]

The only 830 I've gotten is from Massachusetts. As for 1040, might get splatter from WBZ 1030 Boston and/or CHUM and WEPN 1050 in Toronto and NYC respectively.

 

[Buckeyes2001]

How about WTAM 1100/Cleveland, OH? That one is a local to me and I have often wondered how far away people have been able to hear it.

 

[radioman148]

How about WTAM 1100/Cleveland, OH? That one is a local to me and I have often wondered how far away people have been able to hear it.

WTAM can be heard in Europe during the winter months. On global tuners I heard it several times on the Northern Ireland receiver.

 

[cyberdad]

For whatever reason, KMOX seems to have a little more "bounce" than the other former 1-A nighttime signals. They really get out well. Bottom line is it's still a great catch. Congratulations!

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Hmmm...I don't think I've heard any Spanish on 850. Just a jumbled mess here on the Mid Atlantic and sometimes KOA.

Perhaps KEYH on daytime power? It is Spanish language.

 

[chrish]

Newfoundlandtime, what can you tell me about Saint Pierre and Miqulan (Atlantic Canada located possessions of France few know even exist) as far as radio and TV? I assume the TV standard is Secam and the AC system is 220 VAC 50 hertz what about AM radio....is it on the North American 10 Khz spacing or 9 Khz?

 

[rbrucecarter5]

How about WTAM 1100/Cleveland, OH? That one is a local to me and I have often wondered how far away people have been able to hear it.

Lubbock, TX in the 1960's.

 

[fybush]

Newfoundlandtime, what can you tell me about Saint Pierre and Miqulan (Atlantic Canada located possessions of France few know even exist) as far as radio and TV? I assume the TV standard is Secam and the AC system is 220 VAC 50 hertz what about AM radio....is it on the North American 10 Khz spacing or 9 Khz?

It was on a 5 kHz split frequency (1395, if memory serves), but like most of the world, it is no more. Just FM and TV there now.

 

[cd637299]

Newfoundlandtime, what can you tell me about Saint Pierre and Miqulan (Atlantic Canada located possessions of France few know even exist) as far as radio and TV? I assume the TV standard is Secam and the AC system is 220 VAC 50 hertz what about AM radio....is it on the North American 10 Khz spacing or 9 Khz?

It was on a 5 kHz split frequency (1395, if memory serves), but like most of the world, it is no more. Just FM and TV there now.

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