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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT eriod
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. FRG-7 is no longer in use.
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/page62
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These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of
USA [if any], unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are
in frequency order
** U S A. 660, Oct 6 at 1234 UT, ``The Answer`` local weather, traffic break,
and back to talk show, with hiccups/glitches every couple seconds in the
modulation, not the carrier: KSKY, 20/0.7 kW U4 from Balch Springs TX, address
in Irving, and long known as a Dallas station within The Metroplex. Must be
claim to fame of ugly-named Balch Springs which is ESE downtown Dallas next to
Mesquite, but B.S. claims 24K inhabitants itself. With a neat call like KSKY,
why downplay it for kooky slogan, also in some other markets, related far-right
stations? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED. 1010, Sunday October 1 around 1237 UT, preacher in
Spanish with somewhat strange accent, but not exactly gringo. Loops E/W or
slightly counterclockwise. #1 suspect is KXXT Tolleson AZ (Phœnix market),
Family Values Radio, 15000/250 watts U5. Official FCC October sunrise is not
until 1330 UT. Day pattern is circle tangent eastward, good for us. Schedule is
overwhelmingly in English, but the daily lineup has lots of gaps including now:
http://familyvaluesradio1010.com/programguidedaily/
There is a `Conexión Cristiana` at unknown time, and even a woman holding up a
Brazilian flag, so could emit some Brazuguese too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
This would explain my unID: I had thought of KTNZ, my nearest 1010 to the west,
but could not find any update of format change for it from stupid ballgame talk
on ESPN en inglés; from Neil Kazaross, IL, Oct 3, in IRCA, et al.:
``KTNZ 1010 Amarillo now Spanish Religion --- I've heard their calls followed
by Radio Católica Mundial slogans the past couple days at sunrise. This is EWTN
Spanish. 73 KAZ Barrington IL`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thanks! I was just about to ask who was running that format. They're all over
my Border Inn recordings and KTNZ has always been a pest there so I should have
guessed. Unfortunately, ever since EWTN revamped their web site a year or two
ago they've been failing to update their list of Spanish affiliates.
I wonder what this means for KICA-980 [Clovis NM] which had been simulcasting
KTNZ's ESPN until sometime in the past year. I suspect KICA must be in very bad
shape. I've never heard them from the Border Inn despite having many wires
aimed at them which picked up KCLV-1240
and lots of small Texans in the same direction (Tim Sent from my BlackBerry 10
smartphone Hall, CA, ABDX via DXLD)
** U S A. 1080, October 2 at 0235 UT, KRLD Dallas TX ending CBS TV `60 Minutes`
segment I saw earlier about the Webb space telescope (lacking stunning
visuals!); 5 minutes of local radio ads; 0240 UT resume next 60M story about a
millionaire teen soccer star, in this crazy world of ours. Anyhow, CBS-owned
radio station is playing audio track of the TV show at 0200 UT Mondays, 3 hours
after nominal original telecast (but which was delayed a semihour due to a
different stupid ballgame). IIRC some CBS radio stations used to run this
closer to original airtime 6 pm CT Sundays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1520, October 1 at 1240 UT, immediately upon tune-in, KYND ID, and no
KOKC modulation, dead air there making usual slow SAH. Turns out that KYND is
running a 73-second loop over and over trying to promote some business. The
points made include, summarizing, not verbatim: if you want to get your program
widely heard in the #6 radio market, phone Joel Turner(?) 281-373-1520. Check
the coverage map at Radio Locator. 25000 watts. Subject to FCC limitations.
Cypress-Houston.
At 1255 UT some CCI from a third station. At 1301 UT, KOKC has started
modulating with news, CBS? Never heard that mentioned. 1305 UT dead air. 1306
UT talk show starts, beginning with morning-wake-up bugle call, but KYND loop
can still be heard mixing underneath. Are they running this all the time, or
only during certain unsold hours? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1898, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1520, October 2 at 1317, KYND Cypress/Houston TX is still running the
``please buy time here`` loop like yesterday, beneath modulating KOKC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, Oct 1 at 1246 UT, promo/PSA concerning wild animals, ID as
``107-3 and 15-30 Mountain Country``, from NW/SE. That`s KQSC, Colorado
Springs, prioritizing its silly little translator, K297BQ; on 1530 supposed to
be 15000/15 watts U1 with 1000 during critical hours. Official FCC October
sunrise is not until 1315 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1540, Sunday October 1 at 1248 UT, infomercial pushing vitamin D
supplements, loops NE/SW, must be KXEL Waterloo, Iowa. This semihour used to be
occupied by Defunct Elder Jacob O. Meyer of WMLK fame (whose own SW is still
not funxional) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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