Is there a listing of current FCC-licensed experimental stations on the BCB's

[Chad-Stevens]

I believe there are three currently licensed AM experimentals in Puerto Rico: WA2XPA, WI2XSO, and WI3XSO.

There had also been WX4ESPN, the experimental ESPN HD Radio, at ESPN HQ in Bristol, CT but it is no longer listed.

Is there a listing of current experimental stations on the AM, FM, and SW broadcast bands?

 

[MarcB]

There had also been WX4ESPN, the experimental ESPN HD Radio, at ESPN HQ in Bristol, CT but it is no longer listed.

They're still on the air. I heard them yesterday. 98.1 FM. They have to move or go off the air because Clear Channel is moving 97.9 WPKX Enfield's tower from Agawam, Mass to Hartford, CT.

 

[jd]

Is there a listing of current experimental stations on the AM, FM, and SW broadcast bands?

Not as such, or at least not in one place. This was discussed in a thread a while back about synchronous AM repeaters. Apparently there are just two of those on the air, other than the ones in Puerto Rico: KM2XVL in Huntsville TX (170 day/10 night, synchronized with KMVL 1220 in Madisonville), and KKOB Albuquerque's on-channel repeater in Santa Fe. It operates with 230 watts non-directional but does not have separate call letters.

 

[jlehmann]

Is there a listing of current experimental stations on the AM, FM, and SW broadcast bands?

Not as such, or at least not in one place. This was discussed in a thread a while back about synchronous AM repeaters. Apparently there are just two of those on the air, other than the ones in Puerto Rico: KM2XVL in Huntsville TX (170 day/10 night, synchronized with KMVL 1220 in Madisonville), and KKOB Albuquerque's on-channel repeater in Santa Fe. It operates with 230 watts non-directional but does not have separate call letters.

Well there's definitely at least one more, 1400 WLLH has WLLH-1 in Lawrence, MA

 

[boiseengineer]

This is not ideal, but you can find all the applications on file for AM experimental opreration
http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_sear.htm

In "File Number:" put "BLEX" in the first box and the wildcard "%" in the second box.
File Number: - [BLEX ] [% ]

 

[ddsparxx]

There was an experimental station on 93.5 in Columbia, MD. I don't know if this LPFM-sized station is still on air or not.

 

[jd]

Well there's definitely at least one more, 1400 WLLH has WLLH-1 in Lawrence, MA

Sorry, I overlooked the obvious old timer (and it was mentioned in that previous thread, too). But the station in Lowell doesn't officially have the -1 suffix; it's another case of a synchronized repeater without separate call letters. So here's a revised list for experimental stations (thanks, boiseengineer), some of which were mentioned earlier. It's not guaranteed to be perfect, of course, but all known operations, actual or "still listed" are included other than those in Puerto Rico:

KDTD 1340-a repeater with same calls for main station in Kansas City KS, status unknown
KHNU 620-two repeaters with same calls as main station in Hilo, Hawaii, one in Na`alehu and another in Kalaoa; Don Mussell reports, however, that main station in Hilo has been off the air since 2004 and Na`alehu is also silent
KKOB 770-230 watt nighttime-only repeater in Santa Fe for main station in Albuquerque; reportedly referred to internally as "KKOB-1" although not separately ID'd
KLSQ 870-East Las Vegas, still listed but was reportedly one of three such repeaters for the main station when it was in Laughlin NV which went off the air when the main station moved to Whitney NV (suburban Las Vegas)
KM2XVL 1220-a repeater in Huntsville TX for main station station in Madisonville
KQUE 1230-a repeater in northwest Houston TX for main station there, not on the air for years but still listed
WBZT 1230-a repeater with same calls in Pompano Beach for main station in West Palm Beach, reportedly off the air since the 1990's
WLLH 1400-historic synchronized operation ID'ing as "Lowell and Lawrence" MA
WR2XJR 670-diplexed with WRJR 1010 Portsmouth VA, nighttime only repeating WMPH 670 Claremont VA; unclear why call letters are not WM2XPH
WS2XTR 1680 Evergreen Hills, VA-temporarily licensed for testing of a new design for medium wave antennas; apparently tests were done in 2002 but the record remains on file
WX4ESPN 98.1-134 watt experimental station at ESPN headquarters in Bristol CT; quoting Scott Fybush, "...being used as a testbed for advanced HD Radio services, including several all-digital modes and extended hybrid multicasting," not listed by FCC or on the ESPN affiliate site

 

[fybush]

KLSQ 870-East Las Vegas, still listed but was reportedly one of three such repeaters for the main station when it was in Laughlin NV which went off the air when the main station moved to Whitney NV (suburban Las Vegas)

To clarify on this one: East Las Vegas is Whitney. The former booster became the main signal when they shut down Laughlin some years back. Along the way, the community formerly known as East LV changed its name, too, which may explain some of the confusion. In any event, the old "main" Laughlin signal is long gone (though the towers still stand for two other AMs on 1000 and 1490) and the Whitney/East LV site, in an undeveloped area off the 215 near Henderson, is the only site in use.

I am not aware of there having been any other repeaters for Laughlin other than East LV.

 

[jd]

Thanks for clearing that one up, Scott. Years ago the station (then KROL) applied for a transmitter location change for the repeater, so maybe that could have caused some confusion. The source of the info was on another discussion board from some years back. In any event, digging up info on some of these things is akin to "Cold Case Files," so hands-on information like yours is appreciated.