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All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 UT period
to the previous date by ELT].
Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75
with E-W longwire
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/page52
These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of
USA, unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are in
frequency order
** CANADA. 2598-USB, Nov 13 at 0210, YL with weather in English, seems some
noise in background, and fades. Canadian CG sked shows this is:
0207, 2598, VOJ, Port Aux Basques, from Stephenville NL site.
2748.98-USB, Nov 13 at 0208, YL in French, mentions geo coordinates in apparent
notices to mariners about obstruxions, etc. Altho it started almost a semi-hour
ago, this one is listed as:
0140, 2749, VCS, Halifax, from Cheboque NS site
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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** U S A. 1200, Nov 13 at 0250 UT, WOAI, San Antonio, the original ``Clear
Channel`` station, is attempting to broadcast a BKB game in English, but heavy
QRM in Spanish with a SAH of ~6 Hz from another game involving a pelota. Hard
to null either as they are roughly opposite, surely WRTO Chicago, which
normally does not QRM WOAI here at night. Sometimes WRTO even overrides WOAI;
obviously on 20 kW day power and pattern with null toward SE but broadly plenty
to the SW --- instead of 4 kW night beamed northward only! At first I thought
it might be something else, even Cuban, but not // 1180 and later mentions of
Chicago and canasta, so also BKB. Listed as Univisión América affiliate, but
that does not preclude local SBGs.
1200, Nov 17 at 0527 UT, ``AM 1200, Univisión América`` ID mixing with WOAI, so
WRTO Chicago is still running day facility at night. Tsk2, no clear channel for
San Antonio any more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED. 1540, re the ESPN Deportes station I heard, KZMP
University Park TX has supposedly flipped to ranchera. Trying again Nov 11 at
0145 UT, there`s a discussion in Spanish, maybe religious, 0149 UT some Tex-Mex
music which may or may not be same station, but now likely KEDA San Antonio.
Parked here, I happen to notice that there is no longer a het from the third
1540 Texan, KGBC Galveston, which for months was audibly off frequency on the
high side. Wayne Heinen, Aurora Colorado, of NRC AM Log replies:
```Glenn, Can’t find anything on ESPN Deportes on 1540 but the fact that KZMP
has dropped it is reiterated here, from Radio Insight:
``Deportes Media has lost its LMAs of three of the four stations it operates
with ESPN Deportes Radio programming. The company lost its LMA of Liberman
Broadcasting’s 1540 KZMP University Park/Dallas in September and that station
flipped to a simulcast of "La Ranchera 106.7" KZZA. Deportes Media had moved
its San Francisco LMA from 860 KTRB to iHeartMedia’s 910 KKSF in July, but the
format there is now being operated by iHeart directly. In Miami, Actualidad
Radio’s 990 WMYM Miami has replaced Deportes Media’s LMA of Multicultural
Broadcasting’s 1210 WNMA Miami Springs FL as the local affiliate. Deportes
Media continues to operate Entravision’s 1180 KGOL Humble/Houston TX. The
websites for the other three stationssimply state the stations are off the air
and a Dallas phone number for their accounting department. Deportes Media filed
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2015 and agreed to merge with CornerWorld
Corporation in March. The merger had to close by September 30, 2016 or would
automatically terminate. No filing or proof of closing can be found``
Also I logged KZMP with that programing and slogan 11/7 in overnight taping.
73, Wayne, N0POH, DM79op```
1540, Nov 12 at 1342 UT, again a long string of ESPN Deportes promos, but
nothing local, fading by 1350 UT. DFing it, possibly a bit CCW from KZMP The
Metroplex, but maybe skewed by need to avoid local noise source. I notified
Wayne Heinen of NRC AM Log:
``It seems to me there may be 3 possibilities:
KZMP is still running ESPND at least part-time. Bearing may be slightly CCW
from The Metroplex: The Gretna LA station is already listed as Spanish
(Tropical) so that may be a start. There aren`t any 1540s to the N/NNW, except
McPherson KS, which AFAIK is still English talk. Ideas? Glenn``. He replies:
``Glenn, That might be. Terry Krueger had a friend check on WNMA-1210 near
Miami and they are still running ESPN-D part time, supposed to be under a new
brokerage agreement. The rest of the time is EE/SS AC.
This in a report from Radio Insight; read it right after I answered your last
email. A check of my log explains my logging of KZMP. It was overnight SDR tape
from 10/9 that was actually reviewed on 11/7 and the date didn't get modified
in my Access MW logger software. SDR is great but takes me two days to review
one night`s taping! 73 Wayne Heinen, Editor AM Radio Log``
Which is one reason I will never go SDR --- I don`t have enough time, already.
1540, Nov 13 circa 1340 UT, not a hint of ESPND 24 hours later – just deleted
Elder Jacob O Meyer (DEJOM) on KXEL instead of WMLK.
1540, Nov 14 at 1330 UT I am only getting KXEL IA, but at 1346 UT, now it`s the
ESPN Deportes station again with a long string of promos, each specifying times
only in Eastern and Pacific. WHAT ABOUT THE GREAT CENTER OF AMERICA, whence
this signal surely emanate? 1347 UT mixing KXEL with usual SAH; conversation
about fútbol via an 800 number; 1355 UT outro as `Recorrido deportivo`,
apparent program title. Then ads/promos including one for ``Estrella TV en
canal 29``. Now we have something local to go on!
W9WI.com shows three Estrellas on RF 29: Our own KTUZ (as virtual 48); K29AZ in
Newport OR as virtual 8.3 along with KGW; and KNKC-LD, 4 kW in Lubbock TX, the
only one as matching with virtual 29.1. But there is no 1540 in Lubbock. All
along I have strongly suspected this is really KZMP in The Metroplex, so is
there a virtual 29 there? W9WI is filed by RF channels, not virtuals, so on RF
29 we find megawatt KTXA Fort Worth as virtual 21, INDependent in English, and
21.2 MeTV. So to
http://rabbitears.info/networkgrid.php?group=lang&alt=&suppress=&sort=
where we hover over the various markets in the Estrella TV column. DFW shows it
IS on KMPX 29-1, so I now consider that a definite ID for KZMP. I check all the
other markets, and the only other ``29`` is Lubbock. Back to W9WI.com to track
down KMPX: its RF channel is 30, with a megawatt, including on virtual 29.1:
Estrella, bingo. At 1400 UT, the 1540 station does seem to run a very quick
legal ID, but I cannot copy it!
1540, Nov 15 at 1345 UT I`m checking again. KXEL with far-right local
commentator, but no Spanish QRM today; still a SAH of 44/minute = 0.73 Hz, and
today it`s in English with rock music, no ID at ToH when KXEL is still audible
with Fox ``news``. 1345 UT is not the official KZMP sunrise: in November it`s
1300 UT; December and January, 1330 UT.
1540, Nov 17 at 1314 UT, ESPN-Deportes promos ignoring Central and Mountain
timezones, heavy CCI and SAH, from what we now know is KZMP University Park TX.
Around 1300 UT I was only hearing KXEL IA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 2097.3, Nov 17 at 0523 check, beacon A in Morse every 10 seconds from
Quartzsite AZ. I hear it just about any time I check at night, but in well this
time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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UNIDENTIFIED. 2960.0, Nov 17 at 0520, very poor AM carrier, to be flagged as a
possible broadcast harmonic from 1480 or 740. Waivers a bit, which is
suspicious, and also another one on 2959.4 via the NRD-545, which does emit
birdies here and there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED 3101.0-USB, Nov 17 at 0518, YL with alfanumeric fonetix, ``over``,
very poor; answered by OM, ``This is Echo, roger, out``. Listed as just an
aeronautical mobile service frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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