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** MEXICO [and non]. 1060-, [slightly on the lo side] Dec 19 at 0230 UT I`m
looking for the new XERDO in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, as reported by KAZ. There is
a bigsig dominating with romantic music in Spanish, ``cada canción``, but it`s
E/W, not N/S; and 0233 ID as ``KXPL [letters pronounced in English], Radio El
Paso-Juárez, con su música, toda A-M``, then ranchera. However it disappears
abruptly at 0234.4*. It is *supposed* to be a 10-kW daytimer-only. Official FCC
sunset for it in December is 0000 UT (January: 0030 UT). It does have a PSSA of
a hefty 7 watts! But in December that would last only until 0200 UT.
1060, as soon as KXPL goes off, I can now get a weaker SS station from the N/S
at 0234 UT Dec 19; SHVA exclaims ``10-60, la estación de todos``, but heavy
QRM. This may well be XERDO. [Yes! See below]
On NRC-AM, Neil Kazaross, IL, reported Dec 17: `` For the past couple of nights
I'd noted a signal on the high side of 1060 in Spanish and since XEEP was also
noted as usual and since KIJN had been noted running all night earlier in the
season, I didn't pay any attention to it. Last night it was quite strong and
certainly didn't sound like religious Spanish programming, and wasn't XEEP so I
paid more attention to it. My Perseus measured the frequency as 1060.076.
At 0400 UTC I recorded a nice ID with calls and "La Raza" slogan and 7000 watts
mentioned and an address in Reynosa.
There's some differences in where this is actually located shown on various
sites, but this site says Reynosa.
http://www.mpm.com.mx/?r=radio/view&id=9736003F-3B3B-A79A-8618-7CCA15F69578
Anyhow, their move from 1450 licensed to Matamoros is complete and I expect
this station to be widely heard. 73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and Phased DKAZ
antennas with the beam steered about WSW.``
Barry McLarnon, Ottawa, Ont., replied, ``I've also noticed this signal
recently, producing a "hum" on the high side of KYW, which was being
backgrounded by XEEP. Two nights ago, I measured the carrier frequency to be
1060.0774. Not much chance for audio given my local noise woes, but it's nice
to know what it is anyway. Barry``
At 0325 UT Dec 18, Kaz replies again: ``Trivial to log XERDO again tonight with
grupera music and seemingly an ID after every song. "La Raza, Mil Sesenta, La
Estacion de Todos." 73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and phased array of two DKAZ
with the main beam steered roughly WSW. .. i.e. "Toto, I think we are back in
Kansas." 1340 KGGS Garden City noted again etc.``
That clinches it for me as I heard the same slogan. Altho XERDO on 1060 from
Reynosa instead of 1450 from Matamoros changed too recently to make it into the
IRCA Mexican Log or the WRTH 2015, it was already reported more than a biweek
ago by Greg Hardison. At the time I did not realize it was newly on 1060:
``I've been plying a remote receiver in New Orleans, during middle-of-the-night
spare time, and note this morning (Dec 2) that WLNO/1060 is off the air,
shortly after 0700 UT. Frequency without local consists mostly of a battle
between Ranchero XERDO, and the much more entertaining XEEP; one of whom seems
to be somewhat off frequency, creating a half-buzz SAH. WLNO's woes seem
financial in nature, affecting owner Communicom Corp. of America, also ex-owner
of KXXT/1010 and KXEG/1280 in Phoenix. Both of the Arizona outlets were noted
up & running during a visit starting Nov 20; FCC website lists new owners for
those two. Very 73z -- GREG HARDISON``
The MPM listing of it on 1060 linked above was last updated on October 16. Also
says transmitter site is Vallehermoso, Tamaulipas, which is SW of Matamoros,
further from the border, but also further from Reynosa. Cantú has it on 1060 as
7/2.5 kW, but nombre as ``La Radio`` and location as Matamoros, not Reynosa.
1060, at 0235 UT Dec 19 I am now getting a Spanish music station from E/W, but
it`s praise music, keywords such as ``redentor``, ``bendición``, so it`s
obviously the usual KIJN Farwell TX cheater, which earlier had been overcome by
KXPL.
1060, at 0239 UT Dec 19 back aiming N/S, Spanish station is not // 6185 XEPPM,
so at the moment it must again be XERDO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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On Fri, 12/19/14, James Niven <jni...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
Subject: [NRC-AM] 1060 XERDO
To: a...@nrcdxas.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com
Date: Friday, December 19, 2014, 3:00 PM
I was looking at the latest
data on the Infraestructura de estaciones website on
12-17-2012. The information dated November 26th
shows XERDO on 1060.
Then, after
reading NeilKaz’s logging of 1060 XERDO (ex1450), I
tuned in that evening to see if it was audible here in Cedar
Creek, Texas.There was
a definite hum on the channel at around 8pm local time. With
KFIT in Lockhart on the same channel about 15 miles away
with black gospel, it’s pretty difficult to tune in
earlier. I tuned to the high side of the channel and XERDO
was there after selecting LSB mode, in fairly clear with
many “La Raza” ids.So, now I have this logged on
both 1450 and 1060khz.
James
NivenAustin,
Texas
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