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What does your AM band look like? (520-810)

Now that we've done the FM band, it's time for the AM band. :)

Let's keep it relatively simple, though, and mostly list just daytime stations. If you want to list a few night catches, though, I suggest keeping them limited to ones that you hear every night and either have strong signals or have their channel basically all to themselves. Let's leave the exotic catches out of this thread (except for maybe exotic midday catches), as much as I'd love to brag about my reception of 594 JOAK out from between local 600 KOGO and its IBOC. ;) Also, if you want, you could mention what radio and antenna (if not only the built-in ferrite loopstick) you use.

This is Week 1 of 4 ; I'll start.

In my case, I use the Tecsun PL-606. Stations that require (or are greatly aided by) the Select-A-Tenna will be noted. (Occasionally I'll fail to mention weak stations that can be received in the day with the Select-A-Tenna that are impossible without it.)

520 - nada
530 - WNHV296 LAX TIS & Cal-Trans TIS from Descanso (faint, carrier only without SAT)
540 - XESURF Tijuana, BCN (indicates 56 dBuV, pegs at 25dB S/N)
550 - nothing {night: KUZZ Bakersfield, CA}
560 - KBLU Yuma, AZ (faint - 22,00 - SAT helps some) {night: KSFO San Francisco, CA}
570 - KLAC Los Angeles, CA (fair - 35,23 - SAT makes it almost clear)
580 - nothing {night: KMJ Fresno, CA}
590 - KOGO's IBOC
600 - KOGO San Diego, CA (strong, full-quieting - 69,25)
610 - KOGO's IBOC
620 - XESS Puerto Nuevo, BCN (fairly strong - 43,25)
630 - KFI's IBOC {night: KHOW Denver, CO}
640 - KFI Los Angeles, CA (fairly strong - 47,25)
650 - KFI's IBOC
660 - nothing {night: KTNN Window Rock, AZ}
670 - KIRN Simi Valley, CA (fairly weak - 27,18 - much clearer with SAT)
680 - nothing usually (occasionally a weak KNBR San Francisco, CA, with SAT {KNBR fairly strong nighttime})
690 - XEWW Tijuana, BCN - strong, full-quieting - 70,25)
700 - nothing usually (occasionally a faint KALL North Salt Lake City, UT, with SAT {KALL fair signal nighttime})
710 - KSPN Los Angeles, CA (fair - 30,21)
720 - nothing {night: KDWN Las Vegas, NV}
730 - XEEBC Ensenada, BCN (faint - 30,02 - SAT helps some)
740 - KBRT Avalon, CA (fairly strong - 51,25) {night: KCBS San Francisco, CA}
750 - splatter from KFMB
760 - KFMB San Diego, CA (strong, full-quieting - 71,25)
770 - splatter from KFMB {night: KKOB Albuquerque, NM}
780 - nothing {night: KKOH Reno, NV}
790 - KABC Los Angeles, CA (fair - 33,25 - SAT helps a little)
800 - XESPN Tijuana, BCN (strong, nearly full-quieting - 57,25) {night: XEROK Ciudad Juarez can often be heard under XESPN}
810 - nothing usually (occasionally a faint KGO San Francisco, CA, with SAT {KGO fairly strong nighttime})
 
30 miles north of Chicago--day only:

530 TIS south of Chicago
540 WAUK Jackson, Wi
550 KTRS St Louis, Mo
560 WIND Chicago
570 nothing
580 WILL Champaign, Il
590 WKZO Kalamazoo, Mi
600 WMT Cedar Rapids, Ia
610 WTVN Columbus, Oh
620 WTMJ Milwaukee, Wi
630 CFCO Chatham, Ontario
640 WMFN, Grand Rapids, Mi
650 Nothing
660 WSCR IBLOCK
670 WSCR Chicago
680 WSCR IBLOCK
690 Nothing
700 WLW Cincinnati, Oh
710 nothing
720 WGN Chicago
730 nothing
740 nothing
750 WNDZ Portage, In
760 WJR Detroit
770 WBBM IBLOCK
780 WBBM WBBM Chicago
790 WBBM IBLOCK
800 O'Hare TIS--sometimes CKLW
810 nothing
 
Schenectady, NY Daytime:

520 - nothing
530 - nothing
540 - nothing
550 - nothing
560 - nothing (WCKL whenever it's on... like once a year)
570 - WSYR (news/talk Syracuse, fairly weak)
580 - WROW splatter
590 - WROW (soft AC/standards, Magic 590)
600 - WROW splatter
610 - nothing
620 - WPHR (urban AC, Syracuse, barely receivable)
630 - nothing
640 - WNNZ (Westfield, MA)
650 - nothing (often WSM/Nashville at night)
660 - WFAN (sports station, New York, weak day/strong night)
670 - nothing (WSCR/Chicago at night)
680 - nothing
690 - nothing
700 - nothing (WLW/Cincinnati at night)
710 - WOR (talk radio, New York, see WFAN)
720 - nothing (often WGN/Chicago at night)
730 - nothing (usually... sometimes WDOS/Oneonta during the day, always CKAC/Quebec at night)
740 - nothing (always CFZM at night)
750 - nothing (always WSB/Atlanta at night)
760 - nothing (always WJR/Detroit at night)
770 - WABC (weak during the day, clear at night)
780 - nothing (WBBM/Chicago at night)
790 - nothing
800 - WGY splatter
810 - WGY (news/talk, Schenectady)
 
northern VA,

520 and 530, nothing
540 very weak WGOP Pocomoke, City, MD, east of the Chesapeake Bay and whatever the Pittsburgh area 540 may be
550 WSVA Harrisonburg VA
560 WFRB Frostburg, MD
570 WSPZ Bethesda, MD, local
580 WHP Harrisburg, PA
590 very weak WLES Richmond, VA
600 WCAO Baltimore, MD, weak
610 extremely weak WIP Philadelphia
620 extremely weak WKHB Pittsburgh area
630 WMAL DC, local
640 very weak WWJZ, Philadelphia Radio Disney
650 nothing, though I sometimes hear WSM during early afternoons in the winter
660 very weak WFAN NY
670 very weak WIEZ Lewistown, PA
680 WCBM Baltimore
690 WELD Fisher, WV
700 WDMV Walkersville, MD (40 miles NW of DC), this station went back on air with Spanish
710 very weak WOR New York
720 very weak WWII Harrisburg, PA
730 WTNT Alexandria, VA local
740 very weak WRNR Martinsburg, WV
750 weak WBMD Baltimore, MD
760 nothing
770 extremely weak WABC NY
780 WAVA Arlington, VA, local
790 WSVG Mt. Jackson, VA very weak, also WNIS Norfolk, VA even weaker
800 weak WCHA Chambersburg, PA and weak WSVS Crewe, VA
810 extremely weak WYRE Annapolis, MD
 
Daytime only

530 Simi Valley TIS
LAX TIS (faint)
540 XESURF
550 KUZZ
560 nothing, night
570 KLAC
580 faint KMJ
590 nothing, night faint KTIE
600 KOGO
610 nothing, sometimes a faint KAVL
620 XESS
630 nothing
640 KFI, the blowtorch
650 nothing
660 nothing by day except splatter from KIRN, Voice of the Navajo Nation by night
670 KIRN
680 nothing
690 XETRA/XEWW
700 zip, KALL night
710 KSPN
720 nothing, KDWN night
730 zip
740 KBRT day, KCBS/KBRT mix sundown, KCBS night
750 nothing day
760 KFMB (gets much stronger at night with the 50000 watt transmitter activated)
770 Faint foreign station ?
780 nothing day, KKOH night
790 KABC day, KABC/KGHL- Billings, mt night !!!
800 faint XESS
810 faint unidentified station, KGO strong night
 
From McKinney, TX (all stations in TX unless noted otherwise)
Daytime Reception unless noted otherwise

530 Cuba (At Night)
540 KDFT Ferris
570 KLIF Dallas
590 KLBJ Austin
600 KTBB Tyler
620 KMKI Plano
640 WWLS Moore, OK
660 KSKY Balch Springs
700 KHSE Wylie
730 KKDA Dallas
750 KSEO Durant, OK
770 KAAM Garland
 
From Warminster PA(in the daytime):

520-zippo
530-zippo
540-WLIX Islip NY(weak)
550-zippo
560-WFIL Philly (Salem religious talk)
570-WMCA New York(also Salem religious talk)
580-WHP Harrisburg PA
590-WARM Scranton PA
600-zippo
610-WIP Philly (sports)
620-WSNR Newark NJ(very weak)
630-zippo
640-WWJZ Mt. Holly NJ (Radio Disney)
650-zippo
660-WFAN New York
670-zippo
680-WCBM Baltimore(weak)
690-WPHE Phoenixville PA (Spanish)
700-zippo
710-WOR New York
720-Harrisburg area Polka station(forget calls)
730-zippo
740-WVCH Chester PA (religious)
750-zippo
760-zippo
770-WABC New York
780-zippo
790-WAEB Allentown PA(news/talk)
800-WTMR Camden NJ(religious)
810-zippo
 
thomasthexpuser said:
660 nothing by day except splatter from KIRN, Voice of the Navajo Nation by night

That would be KTNN Window Rock, AZ, thomastheexpuser.

-crainbebo
 
In East Texas, a little west of Tyler:

530 (night: Cuba)
540 KDFT Ferris TX (night: XEWA San Luis Potosi)
550 KTSA San Antonio
560 KLVI Beaumont TX (night: KWTO Springfield MO)
570 KLIF Dallas/Fort Worth
580 (night: WIBW Topeka KS)
590 KLBJ Austin TX (night: KXSP Omaha)
600 KTBB Tyler TX (night: mixed with WREC Memphis, WMT Cedar Rapids)
610 (night: KCSP Kansas City)
620 KMKI Plano/Dallas
630 KSLR San Antonio (night: KJSL St. Louis)
640 WWLS Moore/Oklahoma City
650 (night: WSM Nashville)
660 KSKY Balch Springs/Dallas (night: overridden by XEDTL Mexico City)
670 (night: WSCR Chicago mixed with Cuba)
680 KKYX San Antonio (night: KFEQ St. Joseph MO)
690 (night: KGGF Coffeyville KS)
700 KHSE Wylie/Dallas and KSEV Tomball/Houston
710 KEEL Shreveport (night: KCMO Kansas City, KGNC Amarillo TX)
720 KSAH Universal City/San Antonio (night: WGN Chicago, Cuba mix)
730 KKDA Grand Prairie/Dallas (night: XEX Mexico City)
740 KTRH Houston (night: mixed with KRMG Tulsa, KCMC Texarkana)
750 (night: WSB Atlanta mixed with Caracas and Cuba)
760 KTKR San Antonio (night: WJR Detroit, mixed with Cuba)
770 KAAM Garland/Dallas
780 (night: WBBM Chicago mixed with Cuba)
790 (night: mixture, usually with WMC Memphis strongest)
800 (night: XEROK Juarez and PJB Bonaire)
810 (night: WHB Kansas City)
 
Daytime reception on 530-810, Bothell, WA

530: several WSDOT TISs, when on, otherwise very weak Hood Canal Bridge TIS or KNCL518 Tukwilla, WA (Sea-Tac Airport)
540: TIS from Burien, WA, super weak
550: KARI Blaine, WA with KOAC Corvallis, OR fluttering around way under it
560: KPQ Wenatchee, WA (very weak)
570: KVI Seattle, WA
580: splatter
590: very weak carrier at times
600: nothing
610: extremely weak KONA Pasco, WA
620: very weak KPOJ Portland, OR/major splatter
630: KCIS Edmonds, WA (super-local)
640: severe splatter
650: CISL Vancouver, BC
660: KAPS Mount Vernon, WA
670: nothing
680: KBRD Lacey, WA
690: CBU Vancouver, WA
700: nothing, once or twice caught very weak KXLX Airway Heights, WA in the day
710: KIRO Seattle, WA
720: splatter
730: CHMJ Vancouver, BC
740: nothing
750: KXL Portland, OR, usually weak
760: splatter
770: KTTH Seattle, WA
780: splatter
790: KGMI Bellingham, WA
800: nothing usually, sometimes CKOR Penticton, BC and/or KPDQ Portland, OR, always in winter
810: KTBI Ephrata, WA

-crainbebo
 
thomasthexpuser said:
Daytime only

530 Simi Valley TIS
LAX TIS (faint)
540 XESURF
550 KUZZ
560 nothing, night
570 KLAC
580 faint KMJ
590 nothing, night faint KTIE
600 KOGO
610 nothing, sometimes a faint KAVL
620 XESS
630 nothing
640 KFI, the blowtorch
650 nothing
660 nothing by day except splatter from KIRN, Voice of the Navajo Nation by night
670 KIRN
680 nothing
690 XETRA/XEWW
700 zip, KALL night
710 KSPN
720 nothing, KDWN night
730 zip
740 KBRT day, KCBS/KBRT mix sundown, KCBS night
750 nothing day
760 KFMB (gets much stronger at night with the 50000 watt transmitter activated)
770 Faint foreign station ?
780 nothing day, KKOH night
790 KABC day, KABC/KGHL- Billings, mt night !!!
800 faint XESS
810 faint unidentified station, KGO strong night

Where are you located?
 
590-WEZE BOSTON RELIGION ECT, STRONG SIGNAL
630-WPRO PROVIDENCE RI, NEWS TALK,STRONG SIGNAL DAY/ GOOD SIGNAL NIGHT
660-WFAN NYC, SPORT/SPORTS TALK FAINT DURING THE DAY/ STRONG AT NIGHT SOUNDS LOCAL
680-WRKO BOSTON TALK/ STRONG SIGNAL
710-WOR? NYC TALK,NEWS FAINT DURING DAY/ GOOD SIGNAL AT NIGHT
740- CFZM TORONTO CAN. ZOOMER RADIO CLASSIC MUSIC AND RADIO SHOWS NIGHT ONLY GOOD SIGNAL

760- A MIX OF WVNE, WEAK SIGNAL AND OTHER STUFF, ESPN??? AT NIGHT
770-WABC NYC- TALK NEW YORK- WEAK DURING DAY, STRONG AT NIGHT
780- WBBM CHICAGO- WEAK SIGNAL AT NIGHT LOTS OF SPLATTER
790-WPRV- PROVIDENCE RI WEAK SIGNAL. NO SIGNAL AT NIGHT
 
radioman148 said:
thomasthexpuser said:
Daytime only

530 Simi Valley TIS
LAX TIS (faint)
540 XESURF
550 KUZZ
560 nothing, night
570 KLAC
580 faint KMJ
590 nothing, night faint KTIE
600 KOGO
610 nothing, sometimes a faint KAVL
620 XESS
630 nothing
640 KFI, the blowtorch
650 nothing
660 nothing by day except splatter from KIRN, Voice of the Navajo Nation by night
670 KIRN
680 nothing
690 XETRA/XEWW
700 zip, KALL night
710 KSPN
720 nothing, KDWN night
730 zip
740 KBRT day, KCBS/KBRT mix sundown, KCBS night
750 nothing day
760 KFMB (gets much stronger at night with the 50000 watt transmitter activated)
770 Faint foreign station ?
780 nothing day, KKOH night
790 KABC day, KABC/KGHL- Billings, mt night !!!
800 faint XESS
810 faint unidentified station, KGO strong night

Where are you located?
Simi Valley, CA
 
From Fresno/Clovis CA

Daytime only

540 nothing
550 KUZZ- Bakersfield
560 KSFO- San Francisco
570 Nothing
580 KMJ- Fresno
590 nothing
600 nothing
610 KEAR-San Francisco
620 KIGS- Hanford
630 nothing
640 KFI- Los Angeles
650 KSTE Rancho Cordova
660 KWVE-Oildale Day/ KTNN Window Rock AZ Night
670 nothing
680 KNBR San Francisco
690 XEWW Tijuana Mexico Only 2 hours before sunset and after sunrise
700 nothing
710 nothing
720 KDWN- Las Veges
730 nothing
740 KCBS- San Franscisco
750 nothing
760 nothing Day/ KFMB San Diego Night
770 KCBC- Manteca CA DAY/KKOB Albuquerque
780 nothing
790 KFPT- Clovis
800 Nothing
810 KGO-San Francisco
 
From Warminster PA(at night):

520: zippo
530: zippo
540: CJSB Ottawa ON
550: WGR Buffalo NY
560: WFIL
570: WMCA
580: WHP
590: WARM
600: WCAO Baltimore
610: WIP
620: mess
630: WMAL Washington DC
640: WWJZ
650: WSM Nashville TN
660: WFAN
670: WSCR Chicago
680: WRKO Boston
690: CBF Montreal(French)
700: WLW Cincinnati OH
710: WOR
720: WGN Chicago
730: zippo
740: CHWO Toronto
750: WSB Atlanta
760: WJR Detroit
770: WABC
780: WBBM Chicago
790: WAEB
800: CKLW Windsor ON or Trans World Boniare
810: WGY Schenectady NY
 
From Durham, North Carolina:

520: N/A
530: N/A
540: WETC, Wendell-Zebulon (Raleigh), NC
550: WIOZ, Southern Pines, NC
560: N/A
570: WQDR, Raleigh, NC
580: WKSK, West Jefferson, NC
590: WGTM, Wilson, NC
600: WSJS, Winston-Salem, NC
610: WFNZ, Charlotte, NC (when WDNC is off)
620: WDNC, Durham, NC
630: WMAL Washington,DC (when WDNC is off)
640: WFNC, Fayetteville, NC
650: sometimes a weak WSM, Nashville, TN
660: sometimes a weak WFAN, New York, NY
670: interference from WPTF
680: WPTF, Raleigh, NC
690: interference from WPTF and sometimes WOKV, Jacksonville, FL
700: sometimes a weak WLW, Cincinnati, OH
710: sometimes a weak WOR, New York, NY
720: N/A
730: WFMC, Goldsboro, NC
740: WPAQ, Mt. Airy, NC
750: WAUG, New Hope (Raleigh), NC or a weak WSB, Atlanta, GA
760: WCIS, Tarboro, NC
770: WLWL, Rockingham, NC or a weak WABC, New York, NY
780: WCKB, Dunn, NC
790: WBLO, Thomasville, NC
800: WSVS, Crewe, VA
810: N/A
 
AM bandscan, daytime Houston, TX.

520 - nothing
530 - nothing
540 - nothing
550 - weak KTSA-San Antonio, TX. (NewsTalk 550 KTSA)
560 - KLVI-Beaumont, TX. (NewsTalk 560 KLVI)
570 - nothing
580 - nothing
590 - weak KLBJ-Austin, TX. (NewsRadio 590 KLBJ)
600 - IBOC from KILT
610 - KILT-Houston, TX. (Sports Sports Radio 610)
620 - IBOC from KILT
630 - nothing
640 - nothing
650 - KIKK-Pasadena, TX. (Talk Talk 650, Powered by CBS Radio)
660 - very weak KSKY-Balch Springs, TX. (K-Sky)
670 - nothing
680 - weak KKYX-San Antonio, TX. (Country Country Legends 680 KKYX)
690 - nothing
700 - KSEV-Tomball, TX. (Talk AM 700 KSEV, The Voice of Texas)
710 - nothing
720 - fair KSAH-Universal City, TX. (Regional Mexican AM 720)
730 - IBOC from KTRH
740 - KTRH-Houston, TX. (NewsTalk News Radio 740 KTRH)
750 - IBOC from KTRH
760 - weak KTKR-San Antonio, TX. (Sports 760 The Ticket)
770 - nothing
780 - IBOC from KBME
790 - KBME-Houston, TX. (Sports Sports Talk 790)
800 - IBOC from KBME
810 - nothing
 
From Tampa - Daytime


520 - nothing
530 - Cuba good signal
540 - WFLF Pine Hills fair signal
550 - Cuba weak signal
560 - WQAM Miami very weak signal
570 - WTBN Pinellas Park Local
580 - WDBO Orlando weak signal
590 - Cuba weak signal
600 - nothing
610 - IBOC hiss
620 - WDAE St. Pete Local
630 - IBOC hiss
640 - Cuba good signal
650 - nothing
660 - WORL Orlando weak signal
670 - Cuba - good signal
680 - WGES St. Pete Local
690 - WOKV Jacksonville very weak signal
700 - nothing
710 - WAQI Miami and Cubans battling it out fair signals
720 - WZRN Hernando weak signal
730 - Cuban weak signal
740 - WYGM Orlando weak signal
750 - nothing
760 - WLCC Brandon Local
770 - WWCN North Ft. Myers weak signal
780 - nothing
790 - WAXY South Miami, WLBE Leesburg, Cuba (Radio Reloj) all weak signals
800 - nothing
810 - nothing
 
Far Northwest suburbs of Chicago daytime.....

520-530 Vacant
540 WAUK (Suburban Milwaukee), KWMT Fort Dodge, IA underneath
550 KTRS, St. Louis, very weak
560 WIND Local
570 WIND splatter
580 WILL, Champaign, IL Fair
590 WKZO, Kalamazoo, Weak
600 WMT, Cedar Rapids, IA, Weak...but stronger than WKZO
610 Vacant
620 WTMJ Milwaukee, Strong
630 Usually vacant, sometimes KJSL or CFCO very weak
640 WMFN, Grand Rapids area, weak
650-660 WSCR iboc junk
670 WSCR, local
680-690 more WSCR junk
700 WLW very weak
710 WGN splatter
720 WGN local
730 WGN Splatter
740 Usually vacant, sometimes very weak WRPQ (Baraboo, WI)
750 WNDZ, Indiana suburbs of Chicago, fair
760 WJR Detroit. very weak
770 WBBM splatter
780 WBBM local
790 WBBM splatter
800 KXIC Iowa City very weak
810 sometime WDMP Dodgeville, WI very weak
 
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