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Massive Es opening to the Plains - 30+ new stations - 6/10/2020

C

crainbebo

My best opening overall since June 30th, 2017. South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa are areas that I don't normally hear and have fewer logs from than the Southwest or the Rockies. But today was an exception, with over 30 new stations heard and an MUF touching the top of the band at times.

11:32AM - 90.9 KPNO Norfolk, NE; with weather forecasts for Nebraska and South Dakota into Making Your Life Count. NEW #605, 100KW at 1192 miles.
11:33AM - 92.3 KEZO Omaha, NE; with morning show promo and ID 'Z-92'. Relog, 95KW at 1269 miles.
11:34AM - 94.7 KNEN Norfolk, NE; with RDS reading '94 ROCK' on the ATS-909X. NEW #606, 100KW at 1180 miles.
11:35AM - 96.5 KSOM Audubon, IA; with DJ talk and local references into Dierks Bentley song, RDS 'KSOM'. Relog, 100KW at 1326 miles.
11:35AM - 97.9 KSEZ Sioux City, IA; with hard rock music and RDS 'Z98'. Relog, 100KW at 1230 miles.
11:37am - 94.1 KQCH Omaha, NE; with RDS scrolling 'Channel 94.1 Omaha'. NEW #607, 95KW at 1269 miles.
11:47AM - 93.1 KKYA Yankton, SD; with ID 'Hot Country 93.1', heard several times throughout the opening. NEW #608, 100KW at 1166 miles (xmitter in NE).
11:48AM - 92.7 KUSO Albion, NE; with RDS reading 'US92'. NEW #609, 50KW at 1180 miles.
11:54AM - 92.1 KORN-FM Parkston, SD; with RDS reading 'KORN COUNTRY' and later heard with reference to job opening at Korn Country. NEW #610, 100KW at 1112 miles.
11:56AM - 89.7 KUSD-FM Vermillion SD; with NPR talk and RDS 'SDPB', also 'KUSD SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING' in Radiotext on 909X. NEW #611, 32KW at 1186 miles.
11:57AM - 98.9 KGRA-FM Jefferson, IA; with classic country music and partial RDS reading 'TRUE'. True Country is their branding. It counts. NEW #612, 11KW at 1319 miles.
11:59AM - 89.3 KRSW Worthington, MN; with MPR local ID for KRSW and KNSW. NEW #613, 100KW at 1213 miles.
12:01PM - 93.5 KITN Worthington, MN; with 'KITN' in RDS, farm/ag report with cattle prices, later heard with RockIt FM mention. NEW #614, 50KW at 1237 miles.
12:07PM - 101.5 KVCX Gregory, SD; with VCY America programming and RDS 'KVCX'. NEW #615, 100KW at 1058 miles.
12:08PM - 93.7 KWYR-FM Winner, SD; classic rock music and Radiotext scrolling 'www.kwyr.com'. Relog (not heard since 6/2013), 100KW at 1034 miles.
12:10PM - 91.3 KSTJ Hartford, SD; EWTN programming 'Open Line', huge signal at times, RDS 'KSTJ'. NEW #616, 41KW at 1148 miles.
12:16PM - 92.1 KCHE-FM Cherokee, IA; with Classic Hits KCHE ID mixing with KORN, local ads. NEW #617, 6KW at 1252 miles
12:17PM - 92.5 KTWB-FM Sioux Falls, SD; with ID 'Big Country 92.5', huge signal (3/5 on Pioneer Supertuner). NEW #618, 100KW at 1178 miles.
12:18PM - 93.5 KKOT Columbus, NE; with weather forecast and mention of 93.5 The Hawk. Relog, 100KW at 1188 miles.
12:20PM - 102.5 K273DD Spencer, IA (KICD-1240); reference to KICD radio in local promo!! NEW #619, 250W at 1261 miles!! Great to hear a translator on Es!
12:22PM - 98.7 KISD-FM Pipestone, MN; with RDS reading 'KISD-FM', also heard later with Snoopy vs. the Red Baron by the Royal Guardsmen, never thought I'd hear this band outside of the holidays! NEW #620, 100KW at 1205 miles.
12:24PM - 97.5 KEXL Norfolk, NE; with Nickelback song and RDS '97-5 KEXL'. NEW #621, 50KW at 1178 miles.
12:27PM - 96.5 KNWC-FM Sioux Falls, SD; with Christian music and PTY 'RELIGION', has to be them. Relog, 100KW at 1183 miles.
12:27PM - 96.1 KISO-FM Omaha, NE; Drake 'Slide' and RDS 'KISO-FM' on car radio. NEW #622, 82KW at 1269 miles.
12:29PM - 95.9 KILR Estherville, IA; ads for S&R Tire, references to Armstrong, IA. Relog, 25KW at 1270 miles.

I will be posting a part 2 tonight, as I have to go to work. There were many more new stations heard!
 
I'm back. One from the earlier sequence I didn't mark was 95.1 KUSQ Worthington, MN; heard multiple times throughout with RDS hits and IDs for US-95. It's a relog, 100KW at 1229 miles.

So onto part 2. Starting at 12:30PM and still raging for another 45 minutes. Some logs were mobile with the 909X and I can't remember the exact time so they approximate.
12:35(ish) PM - 94.1 KSDN-FM Aberdeen, SD; ID sweeper '94.1 the Rock'. NEW #623, 59KW at 1056 miles.
12:40(ish) PM - 91.7 KNSW Worthington, MN; with the BBC NewsHour and RDS hit on the 909X, "MPR NEWS". NEW #624, 99KW at 1205 miles.
12:43(ish) PM - 98.7 KLTA Moorhead, MN; with ID 'Big 98.7' mixing with KISD. NEW #625, 100KW at 1123 miles.
12:45(ish) PM - 93.1 KATO New Ulm MN; local ads for Mankato mixing with KKYA. Relog, 100KW at 1282 miles.
12:46(ish) PM - 92.3 KBRY Sargent, NE; with ID '92.3 K-Bear Country.' Relog, 100KW at 1106 miles.
12:48PM - 95.5 KSDZ Gordon, NE; with multiple national ads (Coast One Tax Group, annuities, etc.) and ID sweeper 'The Twister'. Well wanted, this had been a Ms target for years and have never heard them. NEW #626, 60KW at 940 miles.
12:50PM (ish) - 98.1 WWJO St. Cloud, MN; reference to 98.1 Minnesota's New Country in promo. Relog, 97KW at 1251 miles.
12:53PM - 95.5 KGLI Sioux City, IA; ID "KG95" and RDS that said the same. Relog, 100KW at 1219 miles.
1:03PM - 90.1 KILI Porcupine, SD; with reference to Sioux Trading Post in Rapid City, 605 area code. NEW #627, 100KW at 922 miles.
1:06PM - 96.1 KINI Crookston, NE; with 'Treat You Better' Shawn Mendes and RDS scrolling 'KINI RST COMMUNICATIONS'. NEW #628, 90KW at 991 miles.
1:07PM - 106.7 KQKX Norfolk, NE; with country music and ID '106 Kix Country.' NEW #629, 100KW at 1174 miles. Had reached the top of the band with an UNID fading over KWVN-107.7.
1:08PM - 105.9 KMIT Mitchell, SD; country music and 'Mitchell' 'KMIT' scrolling in RDS. NEW #630, 100KW at 1101 miles.
1:10PM - 103.9 KNLV-FM Ord, NE; country music and 'KING' RDS, KING FM is their branding. NEW #631, 96.5KW at 1127 miles.
1:13PM - 101.1 KLQL Luverne, MN; ad for Manley Tire & Oil off I-90 Exit 1, Manley, Minnesota. NEW #632, 100KW at 1197 miles.
1:15PM - 100.5 KIKN Salem, SD; ID 'Kickin' 100.5', over KWIQ. NEW #633, 100KW at 1183 miles.
1:17PM - 98.3 KUQL Ethan, SD; local Mitchell commercials over KEYW. NEW #634, 100KW at 1118 miles.
1:21PM - 93.9 KKMK Rapid City, SD; ad for Vision Source Specialists in Rapid City. NEW #635, 100KW at 860 miles.
1:26PM - 92.7 KBRB-FM Ainsworth, NE; stopset and ID 'here on KBRB', mixing with UNID On Air with Ryan Seacrest (likely KGFX-FM). NEW #636, 4.5KW at 1056 miles.
Took a nosedive down to low FM and eventually out after that. A spectacular day. RDS pics up tonight and audio tomorrow. A few UNIDs that I need to go through as well in the coming days.

RDS PICS
KNEN - https://www.mediafire.com/view/2925lz9tapzy0lo/P1070322.JPG/file
KSOM - https://www.mediafire.com/view/2zzboal6b57toyo/P1070323.JPG/file
KSEZ - https://www.mediafire.com/view/k0f9o7hkc0b6l53/P1070324.JPG/file
KQCH (in 2 parts) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/q7geslyncfb6wrf/P1070325.JPG/file / https://www.mediafire.com/view/zmd0csd0y9fvyj4/P1070326.JPG/file
KUSO - https://www.mediafire.com/view/h3gxk7qucgbnclp/P1070327.JPG/file
KUSD-FM (saved the Radiotext even after it faded briefly) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/b5an6j6l11b5nba/P1070328.JPG/file
KITN - https://www.mediafire.com/view/gunufg1a10iyl1l/P1070329.JPG/file
KVCX - https://www.mediafire.com/view/in0ohz2u9seq054/P1070330.JPG/file
KWYR-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/view/y8c7hkm3yk973xw/P1070331.JPG/file
KSTJ (signal lost but saved the RDS) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/ern3pe162bkch78/P1070332.JPG/file
KISD - https://www.mediafire.com/view/4v5mkjcr8hfhrgd/P1070334.JPG/file
KEXL (2 parts) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/za8b388b0xry38m/P1070335.JPG/file / https://www.mediafire.com/view/lhg5840ot98qt48/P1070336.JPG/file
KGLI (a little hard to read) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/wn8kzrh34uch1ow/P1070337.JPG/file
KINI - https://www.mediafire.com/view/okjqv8nhkvky6vk/P1070338.JPG/file
KMIT (MITCHELL) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/y9molq2f3i74s3i/P1070339.JPG/file
KNLV-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/view/7w8p27hn7lkxuig/P1070340.JPG/file
 
Audio coming later in this post, but I confirmed two NEW stations from the recordings.
100.5 KXAC St. James, MN; heard at 12:23PM with end of 'Piano Man' by Billy Joel and a weak ID under semi-local KWIQ for Magic 100.5. NEW #637, 34KW at 1266 miles.
96.7 KDOG North Mankato, MN; heard around 12:30PM with Ron Boelter Window, Siding and Roofing commercial 'boelterisbetter.com'. That's a local company in Mankato. NEW #638, 4KW at 1290 miles.

Tons of audio!
KUSD-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/1pwd...illion_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KSDN-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/03dr...erdeen_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KKYA clip 2 - https://www.mediafire.com/file/espf...D_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_Clip_#2.wma/file
WWJO - https://www.mediafire.com/file/gt6w..._Cloud_MN_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KCNB - https://www.mediafire.com/file/ke7e...hadron_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KLTA - https://www.mediafire.com/file/jk50...orhead_MN_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KIKN - https://www.mediafire.com/file/r3gm..._Salem_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KNWC-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/rfn7..._Falls_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KSDZ - https://www.mediafire.com/file/0a18...Gordon_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KGLI - https://www.mediafire.com/file/rfbe...x_City_IA_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KUQL - https://www.mediafire.com/file/upvd..._Ethan_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KXAC - https://www.mediafire.com/file/8zyn...0_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_-_under_KWIQ.wma/file
KKMK - https://www.mediafire.com/file/t06q...d_City_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
UNID 90.5 - https://www.mediafire.com/file/jlug...message_-_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KSOU - https://www.mediafire.com/file/m1f9...om_Ellensburg_WA_-_Hull_IA_reference.wma/file
UNID 93.7 - https://www.mediafire.com/file/g1r1..._WA_6_10_20_with_covid19_hospital_ad.wma/file
KTWB-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/s000..._Falls_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KBRY - https://www.mediafire.com/file/40et...argent_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KSOM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/ugu5...udubon_IA_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KDOG - https://www.mediafire.com/file/aev6...m_Ellensburg_WA_-_pretty_weak_signal.wma/file
K273DD - https://www.mediafire.com/file/eifh...ICD-1240)_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KUSQ - https://www.mediafire.com/file/iirw...ington_MN_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KEZO - https://www.mediafire.com/file/nt0o..._Omaha_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KKOT - https://www.mediafire.com/file/xljt...Ellensburg_WA_-_WX_forecast,_had_RDS.wma/file
KRSW - https://www.mediafire.com/file/4761...ington_MN_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KQKX - https://www.mediafire.com/file/8xgg...orfolk_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KILR-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/3itd...rville_IA_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KWYR-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/yp1m...Winner_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KCHE-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/yl2y...erokee_IA_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KPNO - https://www.mediafire.com/file/gdos...orfolk_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KRGI - https://www.mediafire.com/file/xfy4...Island_NE_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KLQL - https://www.mediafire.com/file/nr4j...uverne_MN_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KKYA clip 1 - https://www.mediafire.com/file/rjgg...SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_Clip_1.wma/file
KILI - https://www.mediafire.com/file/7r2e...cupine_SD_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KKYA clip 3 and KATO mixed - https://www.mediafire.com/file/jwn7...ew_Ulm_MN_6_10_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KITN - https://www.mediafire.com/file/4mds...rom_Ellensburg_WA_-_ag_report_clip_1.wma/file
KBRB-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/2ath...from_Ellensburg_WA_-_ID_comes_at_end.wma/file
 
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