[IRCA] KLYC 1260 sign-off
I'm sad to hear of KLYC 1260 planning to leave the air. I can occasionally hear them here in Spokane, usually on SRS in the morning, when CFRN is not too strong. When I was attending Gonzaga University here in Spokane in the early 70's, one of my dormmates was from McMinnville & had worked weekends at then KMCM, which was a country station at the time. He told me a story about being on the air there one Saturday night, probably in the summer of 1972, & he sort of deviated from the normal format. He knew the owner was out of town & beyond reception range, & he therefore brought a stack of his favorite rock & roll 45's & began playing them on-the-air. The program director called him to find out what was going on & he told the PD that they were the records provided there for him to play, & he didn't realize there was a problem. According to what he told me, the PD bought his story & just told him to be careful about what he played. Apparently, he didn't get in trouble for this. He & I were both DJ's at our campus AM carrier current station: KZAG 700. I was jealous that he had professional experience, as I was a broadcast major & wanted a radio career. I was able to do that after graduation, working first at KNOM 780, Nome, Alaska, beginning in June 1974. I hope someone buys KLYC & returns it to the air. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR
570 KQNG HI, Lihue, topping the jumble with CHR format and "KONG" mentioned, Including a Singing Contest where the winners will go to Las Vegas, promoted by KONG-570, at 0055 EDT 3/21. (PM-OR) Drake R8 SW EWE Antenna term. Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Format change
1590 KTIL OR, Tillamook, in tuning by 1590 tonight (0130 EDT-3/21), noted "True Oldies Station", followed by an "AM 1590 KTIL" ID. Don't know when they switched, but it must have been recently as they were talk a few days ago, unless they are doing a split format, Talk days, Oldies at night. They used to sign off at Midnight. I will check later. Normally KTIL is non existent at night directional West. (PM-OR) Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WABG-960 in Mississsippi running day power
Getting a good signal here under KMA. Station is obviously on day power, airing a combination of delta blues and R&B oldies, and using the slogan ID "The Awesome AM". CLs are heard every once in a while. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska Kenwood R-5000 + Quantum QX Pro loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Mar 21 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 20 March follow. Solar flux 108 and estimated planetary A-index 9. The estimated planetary K-index at UTC on 21 March was 3. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 118 118 118 118 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 108 108 A-in 77774555555589 K-in 10012222212233 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC (KMCM) to sign off
This is from a friend who grew up in McMinnville, >>What a difference a couple of decades makes. I remember when KMCM was a real cash cow for it's owners. I used to hang out there as a kid and visit with the DJs. I'm surprised that during it's hey day in the 60s and 70s the then owners never added an FM to the mix. That might have saved it today. It started out operating from 6 am to 6 pm with a wavier from a station in Idaho that allowed it to stay on until 10:00 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays so they could broadcast the local high school football and basketball games. Ownership changed in the mid 60s and they started broadcasting til midnight every night. If the then state of the art equipment that was being used has not been updated over the years, it must be pretty bad today. Oh well, another childhood memory bites the dust.<< 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
>>A big problem for these stations is the way stations are counted for ratings and for disbursing ad dollars. The ad agencies don't think of Salem as Salem, or McMinnville as McMinnville, etc. They're considered part of the Portland ADI "Area Of Dominant Influence," which is true in a way, but for ratings and ad buys, they're lumped in with the Portland stations as if they're part of Portland. But of course Portland residents don't listen to McMinnville stations as much as they listen to Portland stations, so that methodology stacks the deck against the little guys. They could have _never_ competed on that level, even in their heyday. That change signed their death warrant, and it's amazing how long they've been able to survive under the circumstances. It should have never happened that way.<< Rick, Yes, I think that is what he was explaining back over 40 years ago. But there were a lot less stations in those days and AM was still king, so there was more ad money to go around even if the "metro" stations still did not get high ratings. If you have a market of 30 stations in 1970 and today that market is 60 stations, there just isn't much left over once you get near the bottom of the list. Plus the cost of running a station today, like everything else, is higher. I think that is why so many stations run satellite programming. At least the station can stay on the air with only a few ads, as the overhead is much lower. But is that radio? To me, working in broadcasting for a number of years, radio is connecting to your community. Often a satellite driven station has little or no connection with the community. If the person likes the programming, fine, but that station could be any station out of hundreds out there. Personality is what kept listeners. The contests, remotes, local news, etc. The person felt that was "their" station. even if you did not like the format, the station still served that community and during an emergency it was there for that town. At the local coffee shop, you would often run in to the local DJ, Salesman, PD, etc and talk about local issues, as they were apart of the community. You had kids in the same schools as the station employees. That is radio to me. I used to love driving around on trips listening to all of the different stations. Often I would stop in and say hi. Those were great days. KLYC will be missed. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
This is sad indeed to see a historic station leave the air. I did a little research on the history of this station today, very interesting. I want to ask a favor, would someone be able to record the sign -off of this station on Friday, I would like to add to my growing collection. Kind Regards James Niven Austin, Texas -Original Message- From: irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Vroom Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:53 PM To: Patrick Martin; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM Patrick, The owner of KLYC has schedule a sale of the equipment and furnishings on April 6, 2013. The call letters since 1949 have been KMCM - KCYX - 06/04/1979 KLYC - 06/20/1990. Sad to see the station leave the air. A lot of people on the Portland PDX forum believe that station will not return to the air. Since I moved up here from the SF Bay Area in 2002, KLYC has been the only station that I have logged on 1260 kHz. I will try and record the sign-off on April 6. I have KYLC now at S-9+15 db on the Sky wire antenna. A distance of 58 miles South Southwest as the crow flies. Moderate splatter from KBAM Long view, WA. Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA From: Patrick Martin To: Dennis Vroom ; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:47 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM That is too bad. I remember listening to the station back in the 1960s under the calls KMCM for McMinnville. I wonder if the station will finally be bought and return to the air? I guess it came on in 1949, the year I was born. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2013 Mar 20 1810 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 19 March follow. Solar flux 110 and estimated planetary A-index 5. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 20 March was 2. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 UTC 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 SFlx 118 118 118 118 118 118 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 A-in 77777745555555 K-in 21100122222122 Current Solar information available at http://www.am-dx.com/wwv.htm ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
A big problem for these stations is the way stations are counted for ratings and for disbursing ad dollars. The ad agencies don't think of Salem as Salem, or McMinnville as McMinnville, etc. They're considered part of the Portland ADI "Area Of Dominant Influence," which is true in a way, but for ratings and ad buys, they're lumped in with the Portland stations as if they're part of Portland. But of course Portland residents don't listen to McMinnville stations as much as they listen to Portland stations, so that methodology stacks the deck against the little guys. They could have _never_ competed on that level, even in their heyday. That change signed their death warrant, and it's amazing how long they've been able to survive under the circumstances. It should have never happened that way. -- Rick - Original Message - From: "Patrick Martin" To: "Dennis Vroom" Cc: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM I remember one thing the CE told me at KBAM Longview back in the 70s the stations in the shadow of Portland, they always have to compete harder. McMinnville is in that metro Portland area. But with all of AM & FM stations on the air, it is hard for many of them to get enough ad money to stay afloat. Back when it was mainly AM, and there weren't as many stations, it was much easier. Plus the economy was much stronger too. In today's world, I wonder how many people listen to these suburban AM stations? Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TP for 20 Mar 2013; Victoria version
There's nothing quite like a geomagnetic upset to clear out the propagation passageways a bit. This morning had some of the most interesting Asian DX in some timenot loud, or consistent, but at least it was there, and only during some brief enhancement around 1400UT. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not quite reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): 567 JOIK man and woman in JJ //594 1358UT 1287 JOHR woman in JJ 1357UT 1566 HLAZ man singing, woman in CC 1356UT, not quite at Gary's level, but not bad not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could be understood by a native speaker: 594 JOAK woman in JJ //567 1355UT 738 Tahiti FF talk by man 1355UT Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music) : 612 4QR? woman talking 1404UT, DU EE inflection 774 man talking 1359UT, no idea; should check the recording for pips on the hour, but it didn't stay long 1422 woman talking 1358UT 1503 JOUK man in JJ //594 1402UT 1593 CNR1 woman in CC //6125 1403UT Strongish het, no audio (either undermodulated or ravaged by splatter): 1188 1269 best wishes, Nick -- NHP ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
I remember one thing the CE told me at KBAM Longview back in the 70s the stations in the shadow of Portland, they always have to compete harder. McMinnville is in that metro Portland area. But with all of AM & FM stations on the air, it is hard for many of them to get enough ad money to stay afloat. Back when it was mainly AM, and there weren't as many stations, it was much easier. Plus the economy was much stronger too. In today's world, I wonder how many people listen to these suburban AM stations? Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Dennis, Yes, that is sad to see the station go. I don't like to see any AM station go off the air, but the old ones, it is even more sad. I remember well the days when so many of the Valley stations were solid as a rock and were popular. KMCM was very popular and I remember visiting the station one afternoon and several sles people were running around trying to get the new sports on the air before the weekend. The station had a personality Pop type format. KSLM 1390 was the number one station in Salem, no other station could compete with the good Adult Standards format they had. KGAY 1430 Salem was C&W and the old KAPT 1220 could not compete with them and went off the air, as they were only a 1 KW Daytimer. KBZY 1490 was a popular Top 40 station, as well as K-FLY Corvallis. Ah, the good ol' days when AM was king. Visiting the stations was a lot of fun in those days as they each had live DJs and a lot of station personal were there. The stations were alive and colorful. Each one was different and interesting to listen to. I get KLYC at about S4-5 during the day. Their signal is a lot weaker than they once were. They used to be about S9. They are weak enough now, I get some splatter from KBAM 1270 as they are S9 off the SW EWE. So sad to see another piece of history going. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Patrick, The owner of KLYC has schedule a sale of the equipment and furnishings on April 6, 2013. The call letters since 1949 have been KMCM - KCYX - 06/04/1979 KLYC - 06/20/1990. Sad to see the station leave the air. A lot of people on the Portland PDX forum believe that station will not return to the air. Since I moved up here from the SF Bay Area in 2002, KLYC has been the only station that I have logged on 1260 kHz. I will try and record the sign-off on April 6. I have KYLC now at S-9+15 db on the Sky wire antenna. A distance of 58 miles South Southwest as the crow flies. Moderate splatter from KBAM Long view, WA. Best regards, Dennis, Kalama, WA From: Patrick Martin To: Dennis Vroom ; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:47 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM That is too bad. I remember listening to the station back in the 1960s under the calls KMCM for McMinnville. I wonder if the station will finally be bought and return to the air? I guess it came on in 1949, the year I was born. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 3-20
Hello All, With auroral conditions over the Asians returned to their normal (mid-March) state this morning, with several big guns producing decent signals. During testing of a new 12" FSL antenna (the 2013 DXpedition model for the Oregon cliffs) 1566-HLAZ managed a huge signal at 1355, while 594-JOAK and 1575-VOA were fair to good at times from 1315-1400. Weak audio from 972-HLCA and 1134-KBS rounded out the morning, which featured the first solid appearance of the Asian TP's for the past five days here. 1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea Excellent signal at 1354 during Chinese Christian program; best TP of the morning http://www.mediafire.com/?cco1ko0qv7m7rme 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) C.Crane SWP 7.5" Slider loopstick Ultralight + new 12" Medium Wave FSL antenna (Design Photo at http://www.mediafire.com/view/?v43746cqo9sc4dd ) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] NE Oregon Wednesday TP/DU
Mixed TP/DU this morning. Lots of low band hets, a few mid and high band hets, no expanded band hets. 1566 presumed HLAZ with woman talking, weak at times, 1354 utc. 972 presumed South Korea with Asian talk, very poor, 1401 utc. All TP gone after about 1405 utc. 891 DU talk, two men talking, very poor-poor, 1359-1415 utc. Not as good as yesterday. 279 Rossii, weak 1318 utc. Steve NE Oregon (La Grande) R75, active whip, 8' active E/W loop ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Mexico 990 (and VCY 940, 1140 KY...)
The Mexican on 990 could be XET, "La T Grande," in Monterrey, Nuevo León. They're pretty potent here at night. 73 & Good DX, Steve Ponder, N5WBI -- Sent from my iPhone > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] 0645-0730 EDT
Has been exceedingly hot here for various DXers for a couple weeks. I've had Wylie TX 3x on 700, at just a couple thou watts. Niel Wolfish had Forrest City AR 950 a few mornings ago...and they were in huge here this morning. 730 nailed a Que Buena ID for my second Mexican on 730 Mexicans all over the place. unIDs on 710, 770, 960... This morning was exemplary - might have to do with a sw ice bog I relaid last night, moving in a somewhat westerly direction from a position more to the south. It's also much straighter (I have obstacles on the way to the lake, but this direction minimizes them). And I lengthened it. Saul Chernos Burnt River ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] KLYC 1260 signs off Air March 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM
That is too bad. I remember listening to the station back in the 1960s under the calls KMCM for McMinnville. I wonder if the station will finally be bought and return to the air? I guess it came on in 1949, the year I was born. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
