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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/page77
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** U S A. 407 kHz, July 14 at 0545, ND beacon HRU, which is 25 watts
from Herington KS. Noise level has lowered enough to get a bit;
nearest lightning areas are in NM and off the LA coast. Also have
Okies 255, SW, 25 watts Stillwater, tuned to 253; and even 341, EI, 25
watts Enid. Once I can hear again any Y-beacon from Canada, I`ll know
we`re back in season (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 530, July 10 when visiting Wichita, no signals heard there
or around South Haven from the Kansas Turnpike Authority`s TIS
relaying Wichita NOAA Weather Radio. The FCC TIS list does not find it
(or never?) and it`s the very bottom entry in this long roster
http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=3&kHz=530
since no callsign was known for it. With `K530AM` Vance AFB still
silent, on a quiet day we ought to be able to detect something from
nearby Kansas if any exist (Glenn Hauser, KS, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1130, July 10 at 2258 UT, KLEY Wellington KS is still off
the air as it has been since at least May 3; have checked it maybe
once or twice a week since then. Its 250 watts daytime used to make it
just fine to Enid, despite direxional-north pattern. Now there is no
doubt whatsoever, since I am driving right by KLEY a few miles south
of Wellington, circa 60th street SE, on the east side of US 81. Now
all signage has been removed and no cars or indication of any
habitation. There are still two towers of different heights for its
ex-direxional day pattern; and about half a dozen big ugly dishes on
the south side of the small whitewashed building.
So I tune to 100.3 and there it is! With rock music and late 2302 UT
ID as ``KLEY 1130-AM and K262CQ 100.3 FM, Wellington``; plenty of
local ads, and 2304 UT, ``The Wave, 100.3 and 1130, from the Wheat
Capital of the World``, and some music by Prince. But, but, how can a
silent AM station have an FM translator??? Announcing 1130 does not
make it so, duh. And I`ve already explained how Enid is the Wheat
Capital, not little Wellington.
Perhaps FCC has not been notified? There is nothing at AM Query about
Facility 31895 being silent. At night it might as well be, with 0.001
kW power. Long live KWKH! (Glenn Hauser, KS, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1140, July 10 at 1255 UT, KRMP OKC with W&M talkshow, and
as I bandscan down, hear the same conversation a few seconds later on
1050, presumably KGTO Tulsa. Then they split for some different PSAs
and ads on 1050. Both are sloganned ``Heart & Soul`` apparently some
syndicated service, and so is the other 1050, KXCA Lawton, weaker and
further but which previously I have heard echoing against KGTO. By
1302 UT, 1140 & 1050 are // again but in music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1190, July 12 at 1215 UT, ``69 degrees at our studios in
Beloit``, i.e. KVSV, U4 2300/90 watts should now be on day power,
immediately overcome by EWTN promos, from further KDMR Kansas City MO,
U2 5000/500. KVSV in north-central Kansas, pattern is circle tangent
direxional to NW, not very good for us to the south, while KDMR is ND
(Keep Doting on Maria Regina --- what else could it mean?) (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1190, June 26 at 0607, RCC talk dominating at S9+20, then
fades. Got to be KDMR Kansas City MO, U2 5000/500 watts, EWTN
affiliate, but NOT // 11610 WEWN. The only other Catholic/EWTN on 1190
is in WV (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, June 25 at 0604 UT, is 50 kW daytimer WJNL in MI again
on air in the nightmiddle? Yes! At first mixture with sportstalk,
maybe partial format of KGYN OK per DF, ads for DirecTV and NewsMax TV
[ugh! Has also been added to local cable lineup]. SAH of about
192/minute very close to same as last night just above 3 Hz.
Or is it WPHT? I see in NRC AM Log that both WPHT and KGYN call
themselves ``The Big Talker`` --- how original! But unsame lineups,
and no slogan heard which would not solve the question anyway.
0607 UT joins `Beyond Reality Radio`, in northerly null of KGYN(?)
which then fades down; 0634 UT recheck after newsbreak, promos for
1110 & 101 FM or more specifically 101.1 and 106.3. This all matches
with the group as explained in my yesterday`s report, e.g. 1110 is
sibling station WJML. But are they B.R.R. program affiliates? Yes per
http://beyondrealityradio.com/
if you let it scroll until it get to Michigan. Jimbo as heard last
night at this time was of course a playback Sunday night filler; no
new shows on weekends. Can`t find any program skeds for WJNL et al.
Are the call letters supposed to imply ``JourNaLism``? Website is
instead devoted to ``Deals``.
I`ve yet to see anyone else logging WJNL on the MW lists, where I
posted this ASAP even before including it in my multiband loggings;
was my tip not helpful? Or not noticed without a big headline of its
own? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, June 26 at 0606 UT, `Beyond Reality Radio` starting
for another night, i.e. 50 kW daytimer WJNL Kingsley (Traverse City)
MI, and with usual SAH of about 3 Hz vs KGYN or WPHT. The third night
in a row I have caught this cheater at my bedtime --- of course, if
it`s doing it at 0606 UT, it`s also doing it all night.
Official FCC SS/SR times for WJNL in June are: 0030-0900 UT. In July
extended to -0915. Still have not seen anyone else reporting this,
after my two previous logs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, June 27 at 0600 UT newscast under sportstalk, 0603
also a song QRM; 0604 mention Westwood I; 0605 ad for something in
Traverse City, 0606 BRR theme? 0607 opening `Beyond Reality Radio`; so
the latter items nail this as WJNL, Kingsley MI, 50 kW daytimer now
caught four days in a row on air in the nightmiddle, when I tend to
check around bedtime. SAH of 184/minute, correlating with the usual
beat against probably KGYN OK.
Besides the silent-night ``schedule`` of 0030-0900 UT, WJNL also has a
critical-hours proviso of 2.5 kW, which means reduced to that power 2
hours after sunrise and before sunset, i.e. 2230-2430 & 0900-1100 UT
--- Not inbooming, so could be on that power now instead of 50 kW.
Finally on the fifth night I try for WJNL earlier: 0248 UT June 28 I
detect the tones of Jim Bohannon, whom I had heard on the first night,
UT Monday after 0607 in a weekend playback. NRC AM Log shows WJNL an
affiliate of JBo among many others; yet the Jim Bohannon show itself
does not know this, despite a station list all on one page easily
searched; in fact no station known on 1210:
http://www.jimbohannonshow.com/station-finder/
Also now has the usual SAH of ~3 Hz, and KGYN ID at 0259 UT. And
another day passes with no other known DX logs of WJNL cheating (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, UT Sat June 29 at 0606 UT, scary theme music
recognized of `Beyond Reality Radio`, which means for the sixth night,
daytimer WJNL Kingsley MI is again operating; with ~3 Hz SAH from
KGYN, which this time even when nulled is too strong to allow much
signal from WJNL. Has anyone else logged WJNL cheating by now?? NTMK
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, UT Sun June 30 at 0558, at least two talk stations
mixing with 3 Hz SAH, typical beat of KGYN OK vs WJNL MI daytimer, but
can`t get an ID past 0607. Unknown what program is on UT Sun, as
`Beyond Reality` is probably UT Tue-Sat, and Jim Bohannon was last UT
Mon. I`m confident this is still WJNL cheating, as I remain waiting to
see if anyone else ever report it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, UT Monday July 1 at 0607, Jim Bohannon theme and
opening, just like exactly one week ago at this time from WJNL, 50 kW
daytimer cheating from Kingsley MI near Traverse City. Audible with
KGYN Guymon OK nulled as much as possible, which also may have been
out of order rather than protecting WPHT. Standard inquiry? No (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENIING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, UT Fri July 5 at 0318 UT, Jim Bohannon show, soon
breaking for an adstring, including AARP, MSF PSAs; Pace Publishing,
babbel.com. With usual ~3 Hz SAH against KGYN. From previous research
I`m certain this is still 50 kW daytimer WJNL, Kingsley MI, cheating
at night.
Recheck at 0600, ``WJNL News`` ID and bong before some network news. I
thought the Michigan ARE Tipsheet would be interested in this, but
despite my numerous previous logs of this almost nightly since June
24, no notice of WJNL; no MAREs reported it either nor anybody I can
find since then. Is anyone paying attention? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, July 7 at 0329 UT, ad for something in Mackinaw City,
so it`s surely still WJNL in Traverse City market, dominant now over
KGYN even on the east-west longwire. Prompted by my inquiry, Don
Hosmer now reports it to the WOR iog:
``I live 60 miles east and just south of WJNL's Kingsley xmtr site. I
am hearing the Jim Bohannon show from 0315 to present 7/06 on 1210
kHz. I get a fair signal using my directional W6LVP loop aimed at
Kingsley. But on my longwire and G5RV dipoles, co-channel Philadelphia
station WPHT (IDed at 0355) overpowers WJNL. No sign of their sister
station WJML 1110 kHz which is a 10 KW daytimer vs. WJNL's 50 KW. I
don't regularly listen to MW and can't tell if they are stronger than
in the past. Don Hosmer, W8SWL, West Branch MI USA``
Thanks, Don; from your obs, and my sufficient but not strong
receptions, WJNL may not be running the full 50 kW ND at night; maybe
the 2.5 kW critical-hours power which they should be using anyway
before sundown sign-off [non] and after sunrise sign-on [non] (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, July 9 at 0559 UT, tune in just in time to hear ToH
break, from ``Reality Radio`` to multi-AM/FM station ID including WJNL
and mention of Mackinaw City, as the 50 kW daytimer in Kingsley MI
continues its all-night cheating since first heard here June 24. At
first dominant, must have been during a KGYN fade which soon comes
back up during sportstalk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, July 14 at 0459 UT, quick check immediately finds mention of
Traverse City, as WJNL 50 kW daytimer continues cheating
since at least June 24. QRM from more than one station KGYN, maybe
WPHT and/or KUBR; predominant SAH count now is 138/minute = 2.3 Hz
rather than 3+ Hz with KGYN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1319.959, July 12 at 1220 UT, low audible het
caused by KCLI Clinton always off-frequency, beating against something
I really can`t null, probably KLWN Lawrence KS approx. opposite
direxion. With both nulled I get some music, but I am really looking
for KWHN Fort Smith AR which is news/talk, since the July/August MW
News reported from UK:
``NORTH AMERICAN NEWS --- 1320 KWHN Fort Smith, AZ [sic] –
operating at reduced power (1 kW vs licensed 5 kW) from a longwire
antenna due to flooding, also affecting 950 KFSA which is silent``
Just how much power can a longwire tolerate?
I do not measure KCLI until 1543 UT when there is no confusing QRM.
The MW Offset list shows relatively recent data, but no KWHN:
http://mwlist.org/mwoffset.php?khz=1320
1319.9615 KCLI (Clinton, OK) 2018-01-23
1319.9947 KLWN (Lawrence, KS) 2018-01-23
i.e. 33.2 Hz apart, but KLWN off-frequency-minus itself by 5.3 Hz;
while my measurement of KCLI puts it 41 Hz below exact 1320.000 (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1550, June 24 at 1325 UT, more than two hours after LSR here
of 1115 UT, dead air from NE/SW and a SAH of 264/minute = 4.4 Hz. At
1330 UT now modulating ESPN. The only fit around here per NRC AM log
is KESJ St Joseph MO, 2.5 kW ND at day; discounting KYAL Sapulpa OK,
also 2.5 kW but eastward from here (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1700, June 24 at 1331 UT open carrier/dead air. Can`t
get a sharp DF on it; got to be either KKLF TX or twice-as-far KBGG IA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
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