Basically in keeping with recent posts, I wonder how Cincinnati's two 50,000 watt AM radio stations are received in your area? WLW 700-AM and WCKY 1530-AM. Although DXing in AM radio seems to be associated with night-time, I'd also be interested in any daytime reception information of these two stations if you are with-in a few hundred miles. Thanks for any reports day or night.
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RECEPTION OF CINCINNATI'S TWO 50,000 WATT AM STATIONS
- Thread starter Cincinnati Kid
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In Ottawa, both are Clear..I've noticed 1530 is clearer in the early part of the evening but weaker in the overnight...it was that way when I lived in south east Iowa to0. Most of the time WLW is almost perfect. 1530 while sandwitched between 2 strong signals is very listenable and occasionally dominant over it's side channels.
i have very fond memories of listening to wlw as a teen in nc. listening to bill cunningham and the truckin' bozo.
I have picked up WLW weakly here in Mesa, Arizona; KALL is dominant on 700. I have never received WCKY; KFBK is dominant on 1530 here.
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Aljr
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Being in Morehead KY,I get both of 'em all day long.
I grew up in southern WV. WLW was generally audible 24/7 there from late November until early-mid March. The rest of the year it was audible from about three hours before sunset until roughly 3 after sunrise.
1530 was nighttime only and in and out then. I guess it has to do with their antenna pattern?
I used to have job where I drove from Ashland to Paducah,KY and down to Nashville about once a month. 1530 was rock solid daytime for the entire trip. WLW got a lil' iffy in far western KY daytime.
I grew up in southern WV. WLW was generally audible 24/7 there from late November until early-mid March. The rest of the year it was audible from about three hours before sunset until roughly 3 after sunrise.
1530 was nighttime only and in and out then. I guess it has to do with their antenna pattern?
I used to have job where I drove from Ashland to Paducah,KY and down to Nashville about once a month. 1530 was rock solid daytime for the entire trip. WLW got a lil' iffy in far western KY daytime.
I haven't tuned to the Cinci stations here in Mass recently ( I will shortly and report) but in Englewood FL, about 75 mi S of Tampa WLW comes in most every night, weak but listenable. When local 1530 went off the air one night Cinci 1530 replaced it with a weak (but very steady) signal with no fades.
During the day (particularly in late fall/early winter), I've gotten 700 from around 400-500 mi which is not unuisual.
I did get WLW in western Kansas several years ago at nite on the car radio; probably no big deal as the tuner is quite sensite enough to have received WOWO in SW Fla.
During the day (particularly in late fall/early winter), I've gotten 700 from around 400-500 mi which is not unuisual.
I did get WLW in western Kansas several years ago at nite on the car radio; probably no big deal as the tuner is quite sensite enough to have received WOWO in SW Fla.
Here in Houston, WLW occasionally makes it in with a decent signal. Sometimes I hear it blasting. It has enough of a presence to give a local 700 fits in parts of the area after nightfall. Where I am in Galveston County, the local 700 is pretty much nonexistent and WLW can be heard nightly.
WCKY gets down here before its pattern change. One night about a week before Christmas, I heard 1530 blasting in here around 5:30 CT. Can't say I've heard it here much later than that, though.
WCKY gets down here before its pattern change. One night about a week before Christmas, I heard 1530 blasting in here around 5:30 CT. Can't say I've heard it here much later than that, though.
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rbrucecarter5
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Dallas - we have a local 700 that is on all night but can be nulled to reveal WLW unscathed. 1530 is very strong at night - when they used to play oldies it was a welcome relief from the usual sports and talk that has mucked up the AM band.
recentl Nashville reception of WLW is spotty...it's there, but not dominant.
1530 is usually fairly strong (with fading) with some IBOC hash from WLAC
1530 is usually fairly strong (with fading) with some IBOC hash from WLAC
In central NC,
WLW has always been solid-clear-strong almost every night, but isn't quite as strong as it used to be.
1530 comes in most nights, not nearly as strong though.
1360 comes in almost as strong as 1530 lots of nights.
WLW has always been solid-clear-strong almost every night, but isn't quite as strong as it used to be.
1530 comes in most nights, not nearly as strong though.
1360 comes in almost as strong as 1530 lots of nights.
Both WLW and WCKY are clearly receivable most nights in Saratoga Springs, NY. (30 miles North of Albany)
However, WCKY becomes inaudible near Albany, due to adjacent channel jesus blaster 50,000 watt
1540-WDCD (previously legendary Top 40 WPTR). On rare occasions, I have also pulled in 1360-WSAI here over the years too, although that is rare. WSAI is nulled in this direction at night. 1360 is usually dominated by Hartford Ct's WDRC in this region at night....For that matter I also frequently was able to pull in 1540-WPTR in Cincinnati during the '60s, in spite of WCKY, although 1540 is nulled in that direction.
However, WCKY becomes inaudible near Albany, due to adjacent channel jesus blaster 50,000 watt
1540-WDCD (previously legendary Top 40 WPTR). On rare occasions, I have also pulled in 1360-WSAI here over the years too, although that is rare. WSAI is nulled in this direction at night. 1360 is usually dominated by Hartford Ct's WDRC in this region at night....For that matter I also frequently was able to pull in 1540-WPTR in Cincinnati during the '60s, in spite of WCKY, although 1540 is nulled in that direction.
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Cincinnati Kid said:
I should mention, I could get WLW in the daytime in Lubbock, TX, with a GE Superadio 3 and a large loop. I also have first hand accounts from the 1930's of daytime reception of WLW's 500k signal with a five tube TRF radio and two foot loop.
Was it the 30s when WLW was 500,000 watts for a while?
WLW was 5000,000 watts from 1934 to 1939. When I was doing a report on the station a number of years ago, I had the good fortune to be able to speak with one of their longtime engineers on several seperate occasions. He told me that for a period after 1939, the station did some experimental broadcasting after midnight using the 500,000-watt transmitter. He further told me that one night, through some kind of engineering activity, they got the power up much higher than that.
I've heard several stories about WLW's power during that 500,000-watt 1934-1939 period. None have really been verified, but I heard you could hear the station during the day on the beach in Florida and in downtown Los Angeles. I would really like to hear some verified reports from that time frame.
I've heard several stories about WLW's power during that 500,000-watt 1934-1939 period. None have really been verified, but I heard you could hear the station during the day on the beach in Florida and in downtown Los Angeles. I would really like to hear some verified reports from that time frame.
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