So KWMT can reach into northern Oklahoma during the daytime, but probably not much further beyond that, even if KDFT wasn't on the air. Interestingly enough, when I was in Branson back in November, I tried on a car radio to get KWMT in a daytime bandscan, and all that 540 was turned out to be a very faint (so much so that I couldn't get any clear audio) battle between two stations, one of which was undoubtedly KWMT, and the other, going by where I was at the time, was probably WDXN in Clarksville, TN.
In 1961, '62, and '63, the NRC had its conventions in Amarillo, Indianapolis, and Denver, respectively. I've heard it told that daytime bandscans were done in those locations, and that KWMT was the dominant station on 540 at all three. Nowadays, I know that wouldn't be the case. In Indy, it would be under WAUK; in Amarillo, probably inaudible even if KDFT wasn't a factor; and in Denver, definitely inaudible -- when travelling eastbound in the daytime through the Nebraska panhandle in Oct. 2002, KWMT didn't start showing up until somewhere around the small town of Hyannis. In short, it doesn't cover quite as much as it did back in the day, and both KFYR and WNAX surpass it now. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, June 28, 2011 6:16:12 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KWMT 540 coverage Due to excellent ground conductivity, KWMT is usually audible at by QTH during daylight hours at my QTH in northwest of Perry OK. Richard Allen _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
