John: I heard WAVA on 11/23/51 on sunset dx at 1631 CST. I can't
believe that two separate stations existed at the same time within 20
miles of each other....WAVA & WDQN so either WAVA went out of business
and WDQN came on the air or they moved their CoL to Du Quoin and changed
calls somewhere in that 2-3 year period. All this fuss is because I
found Little Egypt in Southern Illinois quite fascinating (and still do).
Gee, too bad we missed each other back then. I dxed from Galva IA
1949-51 & occasional weekends thru 1953. Had an active period in Omaha
in 1952. Joined the USAF on Jan 4, 1954 so I got out of town just
before you arrived.
John Sampson wrote:
Hi Don - I heard both WAVA and WDQN from Des Moines. Unfortunately, I didn't
keep track of dates or do much verifying back then but, by extrapolation I
heard WDQN just before we moved to Omaha, which would be in January, 1954.
When did you hear WAVA? - John
On May 26, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Donald K. Kaskey wrote:
I took out my Rand McNally to find Mt. Carmel's location. Extreme southern Illinois
always was a exciting catch for me from my Iowa days. Most notably a station in a
little town about 20 miles NW of Carbondale. The town was Ava Illinois and the
calls were WAVA. Their letter of verification had 'The Voice of Little Egypt"
and a mid-eastern dancing girl covering the top portion. Followed by a quick
explanation of why that immediate area was called Little Egypt. I see by Radio
Locator that station no longer exists. They were on 1580 kHz. However there is a
station in Du Quoin, less than 20 miles away. How long has WAVA been off the air
and did Du Quoin inherit the frequency?
Just roiling my nostalgia, besides being just plain curious.
Don Kaskey
S.F. CA
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