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All times and dates strictly UT!
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/page75
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** U S A. Re 620, my log of KEXB, The Metroplex now in Spanish 05-11
UT, Wayne Heinen, Editor of NRC AM Radio Log replies Feb 24 on the
nrc-am gg:
``Checking my overnight recording about one session a week, I find the
first instance of Radio Oasis the morning of January 23 with solid
KEXB ID's at TOH. Still finishing up the morning of December 29 and
KEXB was still running programs from BizTalk.com overnight`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 620, March 2 at 0709 UT, Spanish as previously
discovered from KEXB The Metroplex, overnight, giving phone numbers,
and 0732 mentions versículos, so these clues lead me to believe that
Radio Oasis is in fact religious, without having to listen to it much.
(OK has an Oasis network of gospel-huxtering in English, unrelated?)
but listening to it much now is difficultized by heavy QRM from
something with C&W music; what could that be on 620? NRC AM Log shows
only one US C&W station: KWAL Wallace ID, 1/1 kW U2. But far more
likely it`s CKRM Regina, 10/10 kW U4, which I have heard before. Did
not try to DF it, but would be roughly opposite from KEXB (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 880-CUSB, March 1 at 0701, praise music mixing with KRVN Fox
``News``, while tuning LSB I have KRVN Nebraska without the QRMusic;
therefore it is KHAC Tse Bonito NM/Window Rock AZ, secretly known for
suppressing its LSB; not especially strong and maybe really not on 10
kW ND day power now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 880-DSB, March 2 at 0736 UT, vigorous dance music in the
nightmiddle in Spanish, including ``¡¡¡vivan los programadores, vivan
los locutores, vivan los bailadores!!! 0739 ``La Tremenda, 8-80, La
Raza``. Dominant signal despite KRVN, and certainly not KHAC-USB,
rather the ``Race`` station, WIJR, Highland IL (St Louis mkt),
1700/160 watts U4 --- probably day facilities. I wonder how much it
cut into WCBS` protected coverage area? 843 miles apart (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re 1120, my log of KCRN, Wayne Heinen, Editor, NRC AM Radio
Log replies Feb 24 on the nrc-am gg:
``As to Limon on 1120, only calls heard so far are old canned KLIM
even though the CDBS lists them as KCRN now… 73``
Paul Walker, Laramie, WY also replies, as I had found 1120 // 1060:
``Just an FYI guys, Catholic Radio Network has been told 1120 is IDing
improperly. It became KCRN in 12/2018 and still IDs as KLIM.
They had some kind of failure Saturday [Feb 23], leaving them with a
dead carrier, then completely off for awhile. When they came back,
they had a network-wide conga-line-style ID. Normally, KLIM/KCRN IDs
by itself and its programming is usually separate from 1060 KRCN.
That 1060 usually runs the same feed as KEXS 1090 Kansas City and 1120
runs something else, but when 1120 came back on, it was running the
same feed at KRCN 1060, at least temporarily`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1130, Feb 25 at 1926 UT, rock music means KLEY Wellington
KS, 250 watts at daytime, is back on the air after missing for weeks
if not months. Yes, 1932 local weather, and ``From the Wheat Capital
of the World, The Wave 100.3 and 1130``. OK signal, no breaking up.
Didn`t get it checked whether still on air next day.
As for slogan, Enid might dispute that, but how do you rate a Wheat
Capital? Total grain elevator storage capacity, and whether full every
harvest season? It seems that Enid has the third-largest capacity in
the world; I bet Wellington can`t beat that, but it has made the most
of the WC designation. Its county, Sumner, previously got official
Kansas state designation as W.C., and it was just another step up for
Wellington to the World? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1130, Feb 28 at 1534 UT check, KLEY Wellington KS is still
on the air with rock music; and also March 1 at 2216 UT. It could
crash again at any moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re my previous reports of Vietnamese from KBXD, Stephen
Luce, Houston replied Feb 22: ``Glenn, regarding Vietnamese on 1480:
KLVL in the Houston market is currently running a Spanish language
religious format, mostly music, so not them. This "brokered time"
station has had several different programmers with short-lived formats
recently. KBXD in DFW can really get out during critical hours; it
often severely bothers KLVL at my NW Harris County QTH.``
1480, Feb 25 at 1348 UT, I`m rechecking for Vietnamese from KBXD, but
never hear any; in fact, suspect KBXD Dallas is off. KQAM The Big
Talker, Wichita is dominant so anything else is fighting it when
nulled as much as possible. First I`m getting a gospel huxter in
English (San Antonio or Memphis?); at 1400 while KQAM is in local
news, something else in Spanish, same station switched or different?
Mention AC 713, so that`s Houston, and 1402 Radio Vida slogan, which
is not listed for KLVL Pasadena. Now there is a SAH of 2 Hz, rather
than 0.75 Hz I measured Feb 15 between KQAM and KBXD. But this could
still be KBXD varying slightly in frequency and varying greatly in
programmation.
There is a Radio Vida in Dallas, but website has no info on a
frequency or callsign! http://radiovidadallas.com/ altho stereo praise
music in Spanish autolaunches. And it seems the Radio Vida in Houston
is on 1380. This is all very confusing. There are other 1480s in TN,
KS, CO and TX which could be involved in this mixture; but at least
the NM one is gone.
At 1407, KQAM starts ``hour 3 of Voice of Reason`` [sic] on this
``conservative talk`` station, which is also on FM, and live on KCTT-
TV, I thought he said, but the closest call to that of a real TV
station in Wichita is low-power KCTU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1480, Feb 25 at 2322 UT, another check for Vietnamese on
KBXD Dallas. Today it`s making a SAH of 96/minute or 1.6 Hz vs KQAM
Wichita. YL is speaking, but the more I hear, the less certain am I
that it be Vietnamese at this time; certainly a tonal SE Asian
language, perhaps Khmer, which is sort of a mix between Viet and
Thai/Lao as the geography would imply. Or maybe Viet with a peculiar
accent; or a tribal dialect? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re my hearing a Spanish, Radio Vida on 1480 instead of
Vietnamese, KBXD The Metroplex: ``Glenn, to further the update on
1480: In just the past few days KLVL [Pasadena TX] has started running
the Radio Vida religious format // to KRCM 1380, so that is what you
heard. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas``, Feb 27, WOR iog via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.133, Feb 27 at 0729, JBA carrier from suspected
second harmonic such as Cali, which would make the fundamental about
1470.0655. Or MWoffsets has WBCR, Alcoa TN on 1470.063; NRC AM
Log says 77 watts at night. Perhaps a DXer in Maryville/Alcoa could
confirm the offset and harmonic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.129, March 1 at 0049, JBA carrier presumed second
harmonic from some LAm or NAm broadcaster on 1470.065 or so. Another
measurement March 1 at 0658 puts it on 2940.132. Others closer and/or
with better antenna gain and/or with less noise should be able to ID
this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4260, Feb 25 at 1358 UT, JBA talk, still there with R75
preamps off so think it`s a real signal, not overload, and most likely
a 3rd harmonic of something on 1420. But at hourtop I`m more concerned
with the mixture on 1480. At 1411, 4260 ruled out mix with strongest
locals on 960 & 1390, but too weak to be sure when I compare to 1640
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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