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Today's Topics:
1. DX News 07 (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
2. Thur Morn Dx (Charles Bolland)
3. Glenn Hauser logs September 2, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
4. logs (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
5. Glenn Hauser travelogs OK-NM-TX, August 23-31, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:20:38 -0000
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:06:59 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>,
"brainman214" <[email protected]>,Carlos
GonA?alves<[email protected]>, "Cumbre" <[email protected]>,
"DSWCI" <[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Thur Morn Dx
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Brazil, 9665.45, Radio Voz Missionaria, 1002-1015,
Noted a male in Portuguese
language Religious comments. The male sounded like the
preacher named
David Miranda heard on Radio Victoria, Peru in the
mornings. Later a female joins
in the activities. Signal was poor with noise.
(Chuck Bolland, September 2, 2010)
Korea N. 9650, Voice Of Korea, 1015-1030, Noted
Japanese language comments presented by a
female. At 1019 a male comments also in Japanese.
Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland,
September 2, 2010)
Brazil, 9645.41, Radio Bandeirantes, 1021-1030, Noted
both a male and female in Portuguese
language comments here. Between the noise and the
weak signal, there's not much
left of this station by 1030. (Chuck Bolland,
September 2, 2010)
Philippines, 9615, Radio Veritas, 1033-1045, Noted a
male and female in Chinese language
comments - probably religious? Noted a very good
signal at this time with no fading.
(Chuck Bolland, September 2, 2010)
Indonesia, 9525.947, Voice of Indonesia, 1048-1100, At
tune in heard a musical interlude.
During this period, the signal was good with just
slight fading. (Chuck Bolland, September 2,
2010)
Indonesia, 9680.071, RRI Jakarta, 1100-1115, At tune
in, noted Qu'ran type chanting in
progress. This was followed by a male and female in
Indonesian comments. At 1101
a male gives ID and more chanting follows. Another
full ID at 1104 with National Anthem.
Signal was good. (Chuck Bolland, September 2, 2010)
Lots of noise this morning possible caused by the
hurricane off the Atlantic Coast.
NRD545
26.37N 081.05W
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:51:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 2, 2010
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** ANGUILLA. 11775 still missing Sept 2 at 1245 and 1740 chex, and I believe
6090 was also absent around 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36, Sept 2 at 1319 music JBA with 15480 het (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 9580 and 9590, RA, Sept 2 at 1257 just caught the conclusion of
Phillip Adams` Late Night Live interview about commercial talk radio in
Australia, with author of a new book, ``Changing Stations``. Here`s the page
about it:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2010/3000988.htm
``Voices from the Street === listen now | download audio
Over a century before we had reality television and the internet and half a
century before we had talkback radio, the scope for Australians to participate
in media was enormous. Bridget Griffen-Jones tells the history of participatory
media in Australia.
Guests --- Bridget Griffen-Foley [sic], Director of the Centre for Media
History at Macquarie University; ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow; presenter of
the 2010 Annual History Council Lecture and the Annual Henry Mayer Lecture
2010`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Sept 2:
9380, poor at 1229, with stronger CW QRM sending numbers only (not cut numbers
= letters), CUBA? But that went off at 1230 while FD continued
10500, fair at 1232 // 9380; 1318 both gone
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 15450, VOT, JBA, Sept 2 at 1240; by 1318 could make out some music.
So was there a Live from Turkey this Thursday? This time the 02.09 audio file
was up by 1730, so I check it: no, program summary says after the news there
would just be Agenda, Balkan Agenda, and Question of the Month (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Following yesterday`s observation of distorted undermodulation, WTJC
now missing from 9370, Sept 2 at 1233, 1317, 1747 chex (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1528 is a bit late this week, as I have been catching
up after a holiday, but the Real audio version was available from 1705 UT Sept
2, and the mp3 version should be before 1800, via
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
The first SW broadcasts should be:
1900 UT Thursday WBCQ 7415
2100 UT Thursday WRMI 9955
0330 UT Friday WWRB 3185
1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955
2030 UT Friday WWCR 15825
MF & VHF = MW & USW = AM & FM observations from my trip thru OK, NM and TX will
be posted as soon as I can compile them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:44:55 -0300
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "Anker Petersen"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
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6165, Chad, R.N'Djamena. September, 01 2150-2204 African music, Afropop, tribal
percussion, male talks in French. QRM, 32433 (lob-B).
10000 Brasil, Observat?rio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. September, 02 1401-1404
female local time announcements in Portuguese in every ten seconds "Obsevat?rio
Nacional, onze horas, um minuto, cinquenta segundos (11:01:50)" one time pip,
"Obsevat?rio Nacional, onze horas, dois minutos, zero segundo (11:02:00)" three
time pips. Stronger than it was in last months, 45444 (lob-B).
15476, Antarctica, RN San Gabriel. September, 2 1405-1419 Spanish Pop music,
male and female ID, slow music, female "tiempo del not?cias, servicio
metereol?gico..lei del tabaco..pedido del aux?lio desempleo..noticias
desportivas", talks about World Cup in Brazil in 2014, U.S. Open. 34333,
(lob-B).
73's
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil - Sony ICF SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m; Longwire 22m.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:43:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser travelogs OK-NM-TX, August 23-31, 2010
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My trip log August 23-31 thru NW OK, NE NM, back thru TX and OK.
Referencing the FM Atlas XXI, NRC AM Log, FCC Query info:
In four sexions: FM, AM, TIS/HAR, and TV, then chrono order each, all times and
dates strictly UT, u.o.s.:
FM:
Travelling west on US 412 from Enid OK to Clayton NM, Aug 23-24:
92.1, something in Spanish east of Woodward, assumed KMZE there, but FMA has it
as rock format, nothing about Spanish. It`s only 2.2 kW, not one of those
full-powers on an ex-Class A 3 kW-limit channel. Surely we are too far from
Enid`s LPFM KAMG on 92.1 which is Spanish religion. Next check around 2215 UT,
however, 92.1 was in English with sportstalk. Both KMZE??
89.5, KTOT Spearman TX, the full-power High Plains Public Radio relay (of KANZ
91.1 Garden City KS) was already heard well at Mooreland OK east of Woodward,
where KGOU will soon put on its own relay on 88.1. KTOT had NPR ATC at 2215 UT.
97.9, KGNC-FM 97.9 Amarillo TX reaching east of Woodward with channel 7 weather
at 2227.
Checking FM Atlas maps for Mooreland: 107.9 nothing; 104.5 something weak, not
local. 89.1 with gospel rock, i.e. satellator of KEFX 88.9 Twin Falls ID; real
call K206CI.
FM Atlas map for Woodward: all frequencies active except 88.1.
95.9, at 2300 surprised to hear NPR ATC. It`s another relay of KCCU Lawton on
the air since the last time I went thru, KZCU, never heard in Enid due to KXLS
95.7. FMA says KZCU wants to move to Balko OK, which is considerably to the
west in the eastern panhandle. (I assume this is because KGOU relay is pending
on 88.1 and KZCU relay will then fill an area more in need of it.)
But what is its real transmitter site? 95.9 was still good at the US 283
junxion S of Laverne, but losing it toward Balko, and inaudible by the time we
passed thru there at 2354. FCC shows site is on the other side of Woodward to
its ESE:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM542962.html
and there is no application or CP to move it to Balko. What KCCU really needs
to do is get us a desperately needed local public radio transmitter in Enid,
even if it`s only a translator.
91.9, approaching the OK panhandle and Beaver county, at 2328, ``Gospel
Greats`` program, 2330 multi-station ID starting with KPDR in Wheeler TX,
including one in Amarillo, but none with 91.9 frequency. Closest listee in OK
on 91.9 is KLXO in Beaver; FMA says only 1000 watts, horizontal only, and 15m
HAAT. Unfortunately, neither reference makes it easy to tell what stations are
related in a regional group or network, which is extremely important,
determining programming and what is // to what.
By 2355 as we are going thru Balko, closer to Beaver, 91.9 is indeed stronger
with ``Gospel Greats``, and ID as the ``Kingdom Keys Network``, ad for
pregnancy center (= anti-abortion) in Amarillo, which has a 3-minute program at
some other time of day. However, I now think this 91.9 was the KPDR translator
in Perryton TX nearby right across the border, K220IZ.
Details on KKN here: http://www.kingdomkeysradio.org/ including 4 main stations
and several translators. I think KPDR in Wheeler was the original, later adding
the much bigger market Amarillo; so does it now originate in Amarillo? P O Box
mailing address is there, and a map puts office near I-27 in SW Amarillo.
90.1, E of Guymon with KJIL ID et al., including KNGM in Guymon, also heard on
88.9 direct with 25 kW. KJIL, a gospel huxter based in Kansas has lots of
relays and translators also in CO, OK and TX. This 90.1 would also be in
Perryton TX, K211CF.
91.1, E of Bryan`s Corner OK, the US 83 junxion at 2359 with NPR, i.e. HPPR
direct from KANZ Garden City, still stronger than its relay in Guymon KGUY 91.3
which is starting to show.
92.7, KKBS Guymon OK, at 0002 UT Aug 24, ``still local with more power`` also
on 101.5 in Liberal KS; hard rock. Also saw billboard to this effect. 92.7 is
11 kW while KSMM on 101.5 is 100 kW ERP.
99.1, with Bible story, at 0006 // 88.9 and 90.1, therefore the original KJIL,
100 kW in Copeland KS.
106.1, KENW translator is still here from high atop Sierra Grande, COL Des
Moines NM, and audible already west of Boise City OK on SH 325 at 1750 UT Aug
24. KENW, the public radio station from ENMU in Portales, with a
beautiful-music format in the daytime, classical at night, plans to replace
106.1 with a higher-power 3 kW non-translator at same site on 88.5, KENU which
will be impervious to being bumped off, but not heard yet.
93.5 is another KENW translator in the town of Clayton NM, but much lower power
and tower, not audible until close-in, and in W OK, still getting something
else on 93.5, probably KLMR in Lamar CO.
93.7, at 1846 on NM 406 at Moses NM, Spanish and English PSAs, and ID as Magic
93.7, Lubbock weather in English. FMA has this as KXTQ in Spanish with latin
format.
105.3, KHOD, also on Sierra Grande, with COL Des Moines, but main (only?)
studio in Rat?n, which has been hit by FCC fines for flauting the rules. I
never got around to tuning in, but saw its office still in Rat?n next to the
classic El Portal Hotel, where we were looking forward to staying again, but in
the last two years it had a fire and is now closed. We couldn`t see much fire
damage from the outside, altho the some of the windows were boarded up. It had
quite a collexion of antiques in the lobby, and artwork around the hallways,
some of which we are glad to have photographed in case they succumbed to the
fire. Faulty electrical wiring allegedly caused it, and we are not that
surprised.
90.5, new frequency of the KUNM Albuquerque translator for Eagle Nest, makes it
almost to Rat?n on US 64, no longer clashing with the KRCC Colorado Springs
translator in Rat?n on 91.1. Or is it still on? KRCC site
http://www.krcc.org/about/index_stats.html does not list it, but instead 91.7
serving Trinidad CO and Rat?n NM, which is really KCCS, not a translator, from
Starkville CO.
In the Moreno Valley around Angelfire NM (no relation to one of our websites),
we could get some Albuquerque stations direct from Sand?a Crest, including KANW
89.1 and KUNM 89.9. KUNM also via 90.5 Eagle Nest and 91.9 from somewhere: Taos
is closest but low power and low tower on other side of mountains; Las Vegas
also low power and further; Espa?ola maybe with 5.9 kW and a respectable 161.5
m AAT.
Altho we had not noticed it before, 91.7 had KRCC into Moreno, i.e. KCCS as
mentioned above, jazz and KRCC ID at 1843 UT. On the US 64 road from Angelfire
to Taos we were also getting KHFM 95.5 which is not really in Albuquerque and
KSFR 101.1, not really in Santa Fe. While in Santa Fe we enjoyed a talk by Jim
Hightower at a local bookstore as a fundraiser for KSFR. Among many other
non-DX events.
Before leaving Santa Fe we looked for RDS displays on the DX-398 from ABQ/SF.
Several stations with no RDS are omitted. Despite pegging signals, several of
them were slow to display the RDS after the RDS icon appeared, and almost
thought they were transmitted blank.
89.9, NPR_____ static; also barely visible via 91.9 Espa?ola
92.3, 92.3KRST alternating with COUNTRY
93.3, _KOB-FM_ (with a space on each side, here indicated by underscore, but
plain space on the display), alternating with song info, and phone number
669-1010, for requests?
94.1, WWW.94RO / ROCK.COM alternating, overlapping fields
96.3, 96.3 / THE_MOUN / IN was all I saw, presumably meaning MOUNTAIN,
scrolling to left
97.3, KISS_973_ scrolling left, one letter at a time
99.5, MAGIC_FM static = continuous
100.3, 100.3 / THE_PEAK
102.5, KIOT102.5 scrolling left alt song info, like IRON MAN
105.1, LA JEFA scrolling left alt song info, like AMANTES ESCONDIDOS
107.9, 107.9 / BIG I alternating, song info like SMILE
A strange thing as I was stepping up frequency from 89.9 KUNM --- on 90.1 the
RDS window showed SANGEANA. Never noticed this before in OK or anywhere else,
but must be an internal receiver-generated thingie. Back in Enid I see it is
still doing that when listening to KCSC 90.1. One can also set up any display
on any frequency, but I am sure I never did that on this Radio Shack DX-398
clone, not Sangean ATS-909.
91.1, KEDP Las Vegas, student station at NM Highlands University, presumed as
just heard rock music, audible around Bernal exit of I-25, but it has some CCI
as close to LV as the US 84 exit. Nothing very likely, but maybe medium power
stations in Clovis or Bel?n. Wish I had time to find whoever at NMHU is
responsible for all the FM CPs they have around the state, and what their
programming plans are.
Eager to revisit my old home town of Santa Rosa, and check out its radio scene.
95.9 KSSR used to become audible on I-40 only within a few miles of SR,
obviously lower power than listed from its favorable spot on the ridge east
side of town. Glad I started checking soon after passing Apache Springs on US
84 from Las Vegas, at 1732 August 30, as KSSR was already inbooming. Now it`s
50 kW ERP and covers Guadalupe county and beyond, later heard almost to
Tucumcari eastward. Altho FCC listing at
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=84190 still shows licensed for 1.5
kW, only a CP for 50 kW.
It now merits a blue highway sign at the Guadalupe county line advising us to
tune to 95.9 for weather info, or http://www.kssrradio.com
The website even has a listen live button: mms://74.50.132.142:959/ --- but not
working when I checked.
At 1744 heard the ``KSSR Morning Show``, ID ``95.9 The Lion`` complete with
roar. (Lions are the local highschool teams), mentioned wind turbines north of
Pastura.
KSSR-FM is certainly not all-Spanish as shown by FM Atlas XXI, which also still
lists 95.9 as KKJY, but FCC shows callsign history with begin dates:
KSSR-FM 07/13/2010
KKJY 03/03/2009
KIVA 10/29/2002
KRSR 11/21/1997
KAWP 08/01/1997
It`s pretty clear that KSSR has given up on AM 1340, but it`s still licensed
per FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=29504
We visited the site and took some photos. The original KSSR building next door
to the car museum has been refurbished with new siding, and now looks more like
a residence. Beyond the tower and transmitter site to the east is the new KSSR
building, both quite small.
http://www.w4uvh.net/kssr1.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/kssr2.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/kssr3.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/kssr4.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/kssr5.jpg
Besides KNLK on 91.9, which carries almost to Puerto de Luna, the ex-translator
of KANW 89.1 Albuquerque, the only other SR station on air is 103.1 LPFM
carrying EWTN from Birmingham (English; any Spanish at all?), KSRL-LP. At 2249
it was radiating dead air for a while.
While there we also tried to hear 88.7 from Encino, which is west of Vaughn on
US 285. FMA shows a KXNM there with 40 kW, but no sign of it, nor at earlier
check from another close point, US 84 junxion with I-40 west of SR. FCC shows
it as a CP owned by Torrance County from a site WNW of Encino. So unlikely
gospel huxter; to be a community/county radio station?
Only weak signals audible in SR on 94.7 and 107.1, surely not the local
translators listed of KFLQ and KBAC.
Other media news from Santa Rosa: since last we visited, the Santa Rosa News, a
weekly, went out of business. It had been in a circulation war for a number of
years with an upstart, The Guadalupe County Communicator, which now represents
the Santa Rosa area. We skimmed thru a few months` weekly issues in the Moise
Library, and never found any mention of the radio station, unlike the SR News
which had lots of ads for KSSR, nor any mention of a website; but found one
incipient by Googling: http://www.guadalupecommunicator.com/
Between Santa Rosa and Tucumcari we have a KENW translator on 90.7 in Montoya,
and now in Tucum itself KENM 89.3, audible by mile 298, replacing 103.9
translator.
Crossing the TX panhandle:
99.7 at 0045 UT Aug 31, just into TX, Spanish music, tho FM Atlas has KBZD
Amarillo as ``99.7 The Party``. Must be new format. 0100 heard ``99.7
Recuerdo`` jingle, and ID ``KBZD [only the letters pronounced in English],
Amarillo, Recuerdo 99.7, una estaci?n de Tejas Br?adcasting``. Same owner as
1010 also Spanish, and 1310.
89.5, HPPR via KTOT Spearman TX, at 1759 Aug 31 with multi-station ID including
KJJP in Amarillo (they also have KTXP in Bushland on 91.5, just west of AMA).
While in the double-boot city, I had failed to look for KJJP which is on 105.7.
HPPR translators also were on 91.3 and 94.9 in the AMA area, but did not hear
them, no longer needed? FM Atlas XXI has KJJP on 105.7 on the map and the
location listing, but ex-KAEZ in the frequency listing, an FMistake. HPPR
announcement before 1800 said NY Philharmonic would be ``next``, but it was
not: 1801 NPR News, 1806 syndicated Julie Amacher on Classical 24.
Since we were passing directly through Arnett and Vici [vigh-sigh, not wee-kee]
OK on US 60, checked for the new stations in FM Atlas on 104.9, 97.7, but
neither to be heard around 1811.
This afternoon we wanted to hear NPR talkshows, but HPPR was in classical, so
found the former on 89.1, at 1814, Talk of the Nation, already VG, tho all the
way from KYCU Clinton OK, 30 kW with nominal range of 55 km. Altho we were
closest to that around Seiling, gospel huxter CCI was increasing, and at 1901,
there was ``United News and Information`` which admits it is a slanted
religious `news` network at http://uninews.com/uni/home.html --- must be
92-watt K206CI in Mooreland, which we heard on the way out when passing thru
there. By 1930 near Fairview, Jesus music has overtaken KYCU on 89.1, but now
it`s probably Enid`s translator K206CA of Tulsa`s KNYD 90.5. We used to be able
barely to get KYCU in Enid, mixing with another public radio, KMUW Wichita,
while K206CA was silent for a few years.
AM:
1440, W of Elmwood in the OK panhandle, Spanish here at 2349 UT Aug 23, with a
fast SAH, maybe 15 Hz or so. We are closer to Amarillo`s KPUR, but it`s not
Spanish per NRC AM Log, while KTNO in The Metroplex (COL University Park) is
--- and it`s 50 kW, favorable direxionally unlike the CO and KS 1440 stations.
We also get KTNO in Enid, but it takes some skywave to kick it in.
1570, had Spanish at this time, 2350, already skywave from XERF; and at 2351,
1640 with Royals baseball, i.e. KFXY from back in Enid, departing from its
Faith 1640 gospel music format.
670, KLTT Commerce City/Denver CO, the 50 kW daytime gospel huxter which barely
makes it to Enid on groundwave, understandably stronger in northern NM, enough
to tell that it is running IBOC, messing up 660 and 680, which I thankfully
can`t detect in Enid.
950, driving thru Espa?ola NM, KDCE was splattering some 50 kHz above and
below, intolerable. But wait till we get to Santa Fe!
810, KSWV, is even filthier than KDCE, heavy splash 790-830, and audible as far
as 900. We may have been close to the site on Cerillos Road, but it was the
same all over the city, no excuse. August 30 at 1607 UT, KSWV splash was even
audible on KKOB 770!
We also found a number of mixing products on the caradio:
1540 and 1120, leapfrog mixes of KTRC 1260 and KVSF 1400 (the two swapped calls
a few years ago). They are on the same tower. 1540 mix also impossiblizes
reception of second harmonic of KKOB 770 Albuquerque which we used to get in
ABQ; and the co-channel night-only relay on 770 in Santa Fe may also
harmonicize, much lower power, but much shorter range.
1620, 2 x 810 KSWV, with an ad in English at the moment, 1608 UT, not 100% SS.
1710, mix of 810 and 1260, both in English, 810 being the ``AM 810 News
Center``; leapfrog 450 kHz away. Maybe there is another one at 360 kHz. KSWV is
not at the same site as 1260/1400.
Daytime MW range on I-25 just N of Santa Fe extended to XEJUA 640 Ju?rez, KTSM
690 and KAMA-750 (Spanish) El Paso, KTNN 660 Window Rock, weaker KHAC 880
Window Rock.
580 Lubbock TX also has good range, heard in this area as well as in the TX and
OK Panhandles, once overcoming WIBW. NRC AM Log 2010-2011 shows KRFE with only
500 watts day, AC format, but I was hearing nostalgia music. The website
http://www.am580lubbock.com/ calls itself ``easy listening`` but mostly
talkshows, and major lobe to the WNW.
On an excursion to Puerto de Luna, S of Santa Rosa, we were able to pull in the
following in the daytime at 2106-2113 UT August 30:
1210, KGYN Guymon OK
1060, open carrier with whine, good strength. Must be KIJN, Farwell TX, 10 kW
with Spanish religion. Someone back east was wondering whether this is on the
air: yes, and no.
900, agritalk, must be KFLP Floydada TX, ``all ag, all day`` per NRC.
800, JBA something, but KSWV Santa Fe 810 splash a problem even here. I was
expecting XEROK Ciudad Ju?rez, certainly not running any 150 kW as still listed
by WRTH 2010. Could be KDDD Dumas TX which is now Spanish per NRC.
620, Disney music, all the way from Plano TX, KMKI which I also get in Enid,
plus IBOC. See also 530 under TIS sexion.
570, when we were 19 minutes from TX at 0019 UT Aug 31, KSNM Las Cruces had a
fast SAH and CCI, most likely from KLIF Dallas; and KRFE ACI.
830, looked for KMUL Farwell TX, Spanish, as we were closest along the border,
but not heard, off the air?
1210, KGYN Guymon OK, after 0500 UT in Amarillo was very poor, with WOAI
IBOCQRM. KGYN must have really been direxional westward at night.
1310, KZIP Amarillo, we noticed accompanied by IBOC noise in the daytime,
unlisted as such.
1550 is the shameful station in Amarillo, axually licensed to nearby Canyon,
KZYK. NRC AM Log says ESPN Deportes, 1000 watts day, 219 night, 500 PSRA. Aug
31 at 0514 UT could hear some low-modulation Spanish music buried by rumbling
noise, same at next check 1222. Could it be some QRMotel? No, still there
everywhere on caradio; at 1336, I find that the rumble on 1550 spreads out 100
kHz above and below! Forget about hearing anything else in Amarillo on
1450-1650. Next check at 1456 as we are heading out of Amarillo to the NE on US
60, modulation has increased but distorted, so we can tell it is ESPN Deportes,
and the noise blob has decreased to only 50 kHz above and below, probably only
due to our increased distance from it.
1650, at 1506 UT when we are just east of the airport, hear a mix of KGNC 710
plus KIXZ 940, not at the same site.
640, WWLS Moore OK, reaches at least as far as Amarillo on daytime 5 kW
groundwave, not too surprising as KGNC 710 does the same far into OK with 10 kW.
TIS/HAR observations:
1610 and 530, nothing heard around Santa Fe; 1610 used to be active.
1610, sign on I-25 by Pecos National Monument says tune to this frequency, but
nothing heard.
On I-40 around Santa Rosa, the HARs on 1610 and 1680 are still on the air, long
after reconstruxion has been completed. 1680 first noticed around mile 260.
1610 was very good at the Colonias exit 267, but I had never found out their
exact locations and never spotted likely antenna masts. A few years ago, the
tagline was ``don`t drink & drive --- arrive alive``. Now the two are relaying
NWS weather robot; everywhere it`s ``partly cloudy`` with exactly the same
intonation. But 1610 is interrupted EVERY 42 seconds, and with less of a pause,
1680 every 40 seconds, for a YL message which says:
``The New Mexico Department of Transportation, District 4, welcomes you and
your family to the Land of Enchantment. Seat belts save lives. Remember to
buckle up and drive safely``.
These far too frequent interruptions make it just about impossible to follow
the weather info. BUT --- altho the NWS relays are synchronized, the identical
DOT spiels are not, so the interruptions come at different times. If you`re
lucky, as soon as one NWS is cut off, flip to the other frequency, back and
forth.
NWS also gives MDT timechex on the hour and half hour. At 1905 UT Aug 24, ID as
``WXJ33, 162.550 for north central NM from Albuquerque``. This one really
serves Santa Fe, altho it may be controlled from ABQ, but its official service
area does not include Guadalupe County! So why is it relayed here?
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/Maps/PDF/WXJ33.pdf
These two have pretty good range, both audible down to the end of the paved
road past Puerto de Luna, some 12 miles south of Santa Rosa. Eastward on I-40,
1680 remained stronger than 1610, so 1680 must be further east. I could still
hear them at mile 301.
FCC info reveals:
Callsign: WQEL629 Licensee: New Mexico, State of, DOT District 4 Radio
Service: Public Safety Pool, Conventional (PW)
City: Las Vegas, NM Status: Active
Grant Date: 02/28/2006 Expiration: 02/28/2016
Site: 1 Address: I-40 @ Exit 273 City: Santa Rosa, NM County: GUADALUPE
Coordinates: 34? 56' 42.6" N, 104? 42' 22.2" W
Frequency: 1.61000000 V
Site: 2 Address: I-40 Exit 277 City: Santa Rosa, NM County: GUADALUPE
Coordinates: 34? 56' 42.6" N, 104? 38' 30.6" W
Frequency: 1.68000000 V
1610, east of Tucumcari, another NMDOT is heard around mile 347, but this one
just runs the seat-belts notice, no NWS. Not found in FCC, searching Quay, nor
neighboring Curry, Harding counties. Seems none of them feel any need to ID by
call or location.
1670, we got off at the most westward I-40 exit to Tucum, and did not see any
signs about this one, just ran across it when we were beyond Tucum to the east:
A bit too early for WTDY, at 0014 UT Aug 31, and besides, it`s a local loop,
gist: take exit 332, for the Dinosaur Museum at Mesalands Community College,
where there is now also a single wind power turbine dominating the town`s
skyline, apparently also housing ``the world`s highest classroom``; and
mentioned http://www.mesalands.edu
Nothing there about their radio station, but FCC search finds:
Callsign: WQIQ632 Licensee: Mesalands Community College
Radio Service: Public Safety Pool, Conventional (PW)
City: Tucumcari, NM Status: Active
Grant Date: 04/15/2008 Expiration: 04/15/2018
Site: 1 Address: I-40 off ramp Exit 332 City: Tucumcari, NM County: QUAY
Coordinates: 35? 9' 2.4" N, 103? 43' 41.0" W
Frequency: 1.67000000 V
530, generally not suitable for TIS/HAR in northern/eastern NM due to KNMX 540
Las Vegas, but as we were about to leave NM on I-40 E of Tucumcari, one became
audible with the same NMDOT4 seat-belt notice as on 1610, and about same
strength, no NWS. Probably San Jon or Glenrio. I also heard 530 with same loop
earlier at Puerto de Luna, but can`t be sure it was from same transmitter.
Most, probably all of the old NM TIS loops with Ricardo Montalb?n are long gone.
FCC search for 530 in Quay County:
Callsign: WNWU971 Licensee: NEW MEXICO, STATE OF Radio Service: Public Safety
Pool, Conventional (PW) City: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Status: Active Grant Date:
02/06/2002 Expiration: 05/06/2012
Site: 5 Address: 1 MI W RT 66 EASTBOUND City: SAN JUAN, NM County: QUAY
Coordinates: 35? 6' 39.2" N, 103? 21' 22.8" W
Frequency: 0.53000000 V [It`s San JON, not JUAN --- gh]
Callsign: WQEL629 Licensee: New Mexico, State of, DOT District 4 Radio
Service: Public Safety Pool, Conventional (PW) City: Las Vegas, NM Status:
Active Grant Date: 02/28/2006 Expiration: 02/28/2016
Site: 3 Address: I-40 @ Exit 329 City: Tucumcari, NM County: QUAY
Coordinates: 35? 8' 57.0" N, 103? 46' 52.2" W
Frequency: 0.53000000 V [did not hear this one, but did I try?]
Amarillo still has VHF NWS YL robot relay on 1610, very useful. More cities
should do it if a frequency like this be available. Becoming audible around the
Channing exit 37 on I-40, long before a sign appeared about it at mile 60 on
the west side of AMA. Strangely enough, FCC does not come up with any 1610 in
Potter County.
TV:
Not in a position to tune off-air DTV, but on the motel TV in Santa Fe, noticed
Albuquerque stations KOB-4 (RF 26, NBC) and KRQE-13 (RF 13, CBS) running rapid
crawlers in fine white print across top screen near top of some hours,
impossible to copy without taping and freezing, IDing all their translators ---
are they all DTV now, or some still analog, mixed? Not stated. The usual
callsigns K##XX with the channel (virtual?) number in the middle, except for
one run by KRQE: WPNB264 in Apache Sprs. (Springs)!
What kind of translator is that? Not found in FCC TV Query, but searching the
entire FCC site on the callsign we get one hit:
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-246252A1.txt
Below is a listing of licenses that have been acted upon by the Commission. TT
- TV Translator Relay
Licensee Name Action Date Call Sign Act.
EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION 04/ 15/ 2004 WPNB264 M
Which is not very informative, not even giving the location or frequency, but
apparently residents of Apache Springs are expected to get KRQE by tuning in
directly to this relay transmitter. Wait a minute --- Emmis is not the licensee
of KRQE!
We happened to pass directly thru Apache Springs later, which is a wide place
in the road from Las Vegas to Santa Rosa. Only a few scattered domiciles were
visible from US 84, and no unusual transmitting or receiving antennas.
The other major station, KOAT (RF 7, ABC), rolls, not scrolls a list of
translators covering the lower right portion of the screen, just before 9 am
local.
One OK TV note upon returning to Enid: as promised, KWTV, CBS in OKC, has quit
RF channel 9 for 39 as of Aug 31 after months of simulcasting --- except as
noted Sept 2 afternoon and evening UT Sept 3, 9 is still on the air as OldKWTV,
but with this constant slide, text centered, and silent audio:
(((NO PROGRAMMING)))
On this Channel
If you`re receiving NEWS 9 on 9.1 and 9.2, please disregard
this message. If not, please rescan your channels.
Have questions or need help rescanning, please call
405.841.9199
NEWS 9 [logo]
We get this by entering 9.3, while both 9.1 and 9.2 lead to RF 39
(Glenn Hauser, OK, NM and TX, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 93, Issue 3
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