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All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT`]. Rx: mostly DX-398 or
PL-880 with internal antenna only; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7
with E/W longwire as specified
These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open
access:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page28
These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of
USA, unidentified, separated by ======= Within each, they are in frequency order
** OKLAHOMA. 1530, Nov 28 at 0153 UT, romantic music in Spanish, with WCKY
easily avoided, but hard to get a direxional fix on this; surges to VG level at
0156 UT for ``Qué Buena`` plugging Navidad; 0200 UT music keeps playing thru
hourtop vs ESPN from WCKY. 0203 UT apparent full ID but during fade, caught
only Qué Buena again. Anyhow, it`s KXTD Wagoner (Tulsa), 5 kW daytimer again on
way past sunset (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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** U S A. 880, Dec 4 at 1300 UT tune-in, VG signal with ID ``Thanks for
listening to KHAC, The Voice of Hope``, and then nothing, almost as if signing
off at this odd hour. Obviously still on ND day power from Tse Bonito NM. No
sign of KLRG AR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 960, Nov 30 at 0253 UT, in MW bandscan I try nulling local KGWA, and
voilà, there`s another station I normally can`t hear even during Fox-holes:
program is `CCM Magazine` pausing for ads, including 1-800-990-6976 to become
debt-free; chia(?) seeds for Omega-3; 0255 UT back to the first of four Xmas
editions of the CCM Radio Magazine, i.e. Christian, kid singing. Remains
steadily audible as long as I keep KGWA tightly nulled, very little fading.
0300 UT quick ID sounds like KTCS, into SRN ``news``. Uplooked later, it has to
be KCGS in Marshall AR, 5 kW daytime, 44 watts at night, non-direxional; yeah,
right. Finally fades out (or powers down?) at 0305 UT as I strain to hear
another ID after news. Marshall is in north-central Arkansas on US 65 between
Little Rock and Branson. NRC AM Log lists as merely talk format. Wiki claims
KCGS has southern gospel format, more like this. Own website kcgsam.com has
expired. CCM is a Salem thing, standing for Christ, Community, Music:
http://www.ccmmagazine.com/ But no KCGS found searching there. Another night,
another cheating razorback: 25 hours earlier, it was 1530 KVDW (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 970, Dec 2 at 0702 UT, WGTK ID for information, and promo for 94.7 FM
and 900 AM, ``The Spirit`` --- must be sibling stations; NRC AM Log shows 900
is WFIA Louisville KY, religious, but no listing for 94.7 FM //. Nor is there
any 94.7 in KY around Louisville; instead, WFIA-FM is licensed to New Albany IN
across the Ohio. Nor does WTFDA FM Database mention that it`s also on 900 AM.
Altho jointly promoted, I suppose that AM & FM could be separately programmed?
Anyhow, 970 WGTK itself is licensed to Louisville KY, né WAVE, 5/5 kW U4: major
lobe at night goes broadly SSW, minor NNE, with notches to the NE and NW, so
some signal our way to the WSW. FCC AM Query does not facilitate finding exact
transmitter sites, but this
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WGTK&service=AM&status=L&hours=N
clearly shows 970 across the river in INDIANA too, like lots of ``Louisville``
stations. All of these are now owned by Salem, purveyor of various
Christian-right formats. Soon followed by a KCFO Tulsa ID in passing on 970
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1160, Nov 28 at 0158 UT, in bandscan I pause here expecting it to be
KSL vs KFAQ Tulsa IBOC noise, but ID right away as ``KVCE, Highland Park,
Dallas-Fort-Worth`s business authority``. Not sure I`ve heard this one before;
NRC Pattern Book shows 35 kW day lobe goes ESE, 1 kW night lobe goes SE.
Previous reports in DXLD mention that it has two different sites day and night,
the latter being near KSKY on a golf course.
It was late enough for KSL to be propagating, and at next check 0242 UT, I am
only hearing KSL with sapphire jewelry ad from Shane.com (? Everyone in SLC
must know how they spell Schön?), which is at State Street and 7200 South ---
giveaway street grid pattern for SLC; Wave Ventilation Unit; Utah Symphony &
Chorus will perform Beethoven`s Ninth at Abravanel Hall on Dec 5 and 6, so go
to that instead of bingo night, ha ha. Prices start at $18 (which beats the
going rate at the Enid Symphony Orchestra); call 811 before digging and you may
save lives (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, Nov 29 at 0153 UT on caradio, string of ads with AC 501- phone
numbers, mentioning Little Rock. Also may listen on Smartphone via tune-in to
KVDW; ID as ``Z 100.9 and AM 1530``. Not sure about the Z. It`s obviously the
station listed in NRC AM Log as KVDW, England AR, 2500 watts daytime
non-direxional and no PSSA, // K265EO, 100.9, ``Victory 1530``, UC:GOS/REL
format. England is just southeast of Little Rock. Another daytimer on late and
thus DXable despite all the other cheaters and WCKY. I thought the translator
might be in Little Rock itself, but FCC FM Query shows it too in England with
250 watts, and a CP MOD to put it in Stuttgart with only 50 watts --- that
doesn`t make sense as Stuttgart is twice as far from Poca Roca than England is
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1620, Nov 30 at 0630 UT, KOZN, ``The Zone`` with KETV-7 weatherperson
on what`s ``coming up Friday afternoon in Omaha``!! But this is Sunday morning
already. O well, blame the automation. Or rather the human supposed to be in
charge of it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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