Unidentified station on 700 khz

[Len14043]

While in Southern Ontario near Toronto, I was listening to WLW around sunrise and heard 2 other stations in the background. I nulled WLW and identified WDMV from Walkersville MD. The other station was an unidentified music station that was well modulated and in another language. After the sun came up, WLW remained weak but listenable, and the other 2 stations disappeared. Any ideas?

 

[cyberdad]

I heard something under WLW in a rental car while driving through Central and Southern Alabama Thursday night. Very weak, but seemed to be in Spanish. Mix of music and talk. Couldn't identify it.

 

[ddsparxx]

The only 2 AM 700's east of the Rockies that I can think of that are programming non-English are WDMV and KHSE from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, though WDMV I sometimes hear an announcer from WDMV speaking English though that station is playing Spanish oldies/adult music. KHSE is programming in Asian according to Wikipedia. I don't know if there is some 700 in Mexico or South America.

WDMV is 48 miles from where I live. WDMV recently went on air after being silent last year.

 

[stormy01]

The only 2 AM 700's east of the Rockies that I can think of that are programming non-English are WDMV and KHSE from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, though WDMV I sometimes hear an announcer from WDMV speaking English though that station is playing Spanish oldies/adult music. KHSE is programming in Asian according to Wikipedia. I don't know if there is some 700 in Mexico or South America.

WDMV is 48 miles from where I live. WDMV recently went on air after being silent last year.

5 stations east of the rockies on 700 kHz -

KHSE - Wylie, TX - Asian
KSEV - Tomball, TX - Talk
WDMV - Walkersville, MD - News/Talk
WLW - Cincinnati, OH - News/Talk
WTUB - Orange-Athol, MA - Unknown Format

 

[ddsparxx]

WDMV used to be news/talk. but not anymore.

 

[crainbebo]

Could 700 be Cuba?

-crainbebo

 

[ddsparxx]

Could 700 be Cuba?

-crainbebo

I don't know, as I have heard only WLW. I have read somewhere that Cuba is using a large number of frequencies but I don't know if 700 is one of them or not.

 

[davideduardo]

The only 2 AM 700's east of the Rockies that I can think of that are programming non-English are WDMV and KHSE from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, though WDMV I sometimes hear an announcer from WDMV speaking English though that station is playing Spanish oldies/adult music. KHSE is programming in Asian according to Wikipedia. I don't know if there is some 700 in Mexico or South America.

The only Mexican in Spanish on 700 is a fairly powerful one in Veracruz state. That would be a pretty clear path right over the gulf. After that, there are stations in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela and every country to the south of Colombia. Mexico, for proximity and power, seems likely, although the 10 kw Guatemalan was widely reported in the past.

 

[MarcB]

WTUB - Orange-Athol, MA - Unknown Format

They are a 2500 watt daytimer. Last I knew they were simulcasting the Portugese station WSRO 650 out of Boston (Ashland), Massachusetts. They're not co-owned but they could very well be buying time on both stations.

 

[davideduardo]

Could 700 be Cuba?

-crainbebo

I don't know, as I have heard only WLW. I have read somewhere that Cuba is using a large number of frequencies but I don't know if 700 is one of them or not.

Cuba has at least one station on nearly every AM frequency, except for the extended band. Cuba, with about the same size as Ohio, is long and relatively thin, requiring lots of stations to cover its 800 mile length.

 

[ddsparxx]

Thanks for the info. By the way, WDMV went off the air for some unknown reason this week.