[IRCA] WHNK - 1450 Off

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: No sign of WHNK,, 1450, Parkersburg, WV, today. They usually put a better signal in here than WBNS, 1460, Cols., but not even an OC today. With six commercial AMs, 11 commercial Fms and 5 non-commercial FMs, (1 of them is a LP run by a church, but it manages to get

[IRCA] WEMM - 1200 is back

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: WEMM, 1200, Huntington, WV is back on the air w/gospel mx, numerous IDs sigs. that are not as good as they used to be. I suspect they came back on July 1. Also, the 1450 in Parkersburg is on, but doesn't seem to be cw anymore. Noted this morning w/religious program,

[IRCA] Visit to SC

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: Noted a couple things that don't quite match up with the online list I usually check. 910, WOLI, Spartanbujrg is local origination oldies, but at least once they said rock and country oldies, and I heard them follow the Little River Band with Alabama. All in all, a

[IRCA] WARM - 590 Off

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: WARM, 590, Scranton, PA noted completely silent while passin' thru Scranton yesterday on quick trip to New England. They've always been there when I've gone through before. Are they now dead once and for all? I also heard something weird while going through Carlisle,

[IRCA] WCCC-1290

---BeginMessage--- To Barry others keeping online logs: WCCC, 1290, W. Hartford, CT is no longer classical. Was running K-LOVE // FM 106.9, WCCC-FM. Actually gave the AM ID first at TOH. 73 David ---End Message--- ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] Way OT; Book Published

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: My first book, A New Look at Jobis now available from CrossBooks in softcover, hardcover and in all the eBook formats. It is available from CrossBooks, or Amazon and several other web sites. If we can sell enough copies we may be able to get my wife out of her night

[IRCA] Recent Travels

---BeginMessage--- Hi Al: Just back from long trip. Saw our old friend Bruce Heimburger in South Carolina. He came to Due West to see our daughter in a play on Saturday. He and Carolyn are doing well. Bruce edited EDXF for many years in the 1970s. Noted KFNS, 590, Wood River, Illinois and

[IRCA] WMPO, 1390

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: WMPO, 1390, Middleport-Pomeroy, Ohio has switched from ESPN to Fox Sports. They have a // flea-powered FM on 103.7. 73David Faulkner ---End Message--- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 770 unIDs

---BeginMessage--- Saul: Any chance your #2 is WCGW, Nicholasville, KY. They're gospel used to do some local origination in the A.M. 73David On Sunday, February 15, 2015 11:34 PM, Saul Chernos sau...@sympatico.ca wrote: Going through unIDs, I'm stumped by two stations (different

[IRCA] Somebody left the transmitter on!

---BeginMessage--- Hi All: wLGN, 1510 Logan, Ohio is on w/oldies. About even w/WLAC (but they are after all a daytime regular or semi-local here). My guess is they'll be on all night. 73David ---End Message--- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 1560 this evening

---BeginMessage--- Jim: Barry's site has 'em listed as oldies/rock. They were certainly roaring in between 2005 and 2015, first w/a song I'd never heard,, then, The music that made the movies great, into Yellow Submarine, followed by, The Oldies Channel, ID, no calls noted. Was mixing w/BKB

Re: [IRCA] 1150 KEY Des Moines

---BeginMessage--- Know what you mean about auto spell checkers. Once had one report (in the church newsletter) that the phlebitis being suffered by a very fastidious lady in the church was actually fleabites. Then there was the repeated word delete. It didn't like it at all that we had a lady

[IRCA] WZPS 1200

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Noted the 1200 Huntington back on today, tho' it probably came back Monday. Using its new calls & slogan, "The Truth." Also, "The Gospel music you've been waiting for. Still doesn't have the signal it did when it first moved from 1470. Also, I've not been able to

Re: [IRCA] UnID-1260 w/Bill Bennet

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: The 1260 Boston was certainly off when I was out there 9/7 and 9/8. Looks like another Disney gone. I used to like listening to them when I lived out there in the early 1970s. They were then WEZE and had a nice pop/oldies/personality format. So do they plan to try

[IRCA] Noted while travelling

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Noted the followingf last week; Sunday, November 22WXKX, 1340, Clarksburg, WV, silentWTCS, 1490, Fairmont, WV, silent Monday, November 23WBZU, 910, Scranton, PA IDing as, "910, WILK." Running talk format. WILK, 980, Wilkes-Barre, PA, silent Friday, November 27WILK

[IRCA] A few notes

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: We didn't notice much unusual on our recent trip west. Everybody Barry's list says is on seems to be on and those listd as off were off. Particularly, the 1490, Jackson, Wyoming, was completely silent. The 1450 Jackson was on, but may as well not have been because

Re: [IRCA] An Unhappy Birthday For WLW-AM

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: While I'm sorry to see the big stations go, they really are dinosaurs. The only way I can get a listenable signal out of WLW anymore is to listen in the car, and even then they will occasionally be overridden by a descending warbling tone that has to be coming from

Re: [IRCA] small radio recommendations

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Me too, though I'd at least like FM. 73David On Saturday, July 16, 2016 7:38 AM, Stephen Hawkins wrote: Gang, I have a friend who lives in eastern NY in a very rural setting. AM BCB reception is not great.  He has a CCRadio but it is not

[IRCA] WMNY

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Just a note from recent travel. WMNY, 1150, New Kensington, PA, is, contra Barry's list, on. Noted yesterday w/Black Gospel mx while passing through Pittsburgh. At 1750 was playing a gospel countdown show. However, WGBN, 1360, McKeesport, was not heard so

Re: [IRCA] Detroit loggings

--- Begin Message --- Mike: WILS was alone on 1320 in Port Huron until WOBL came on the air and then I couldn't hear WILS at all. May be different now that WILS has more power, but I've not been home to check in a long time. WPHM has stroung null to the south, but I was once told they put an

Re: [IRCA] WFLI Chattanooga To Go Dark

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: I first heardWFLI in the late '60s running a full-power test on a Monday morning when my local (in Port Huron) CHOK was off. Anybody know the reason for this? High operating and maintenance costs, a la CKSL, or can't get parts, a la WDOD? A look at Radio Locator

[IRCA] WTHQ

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WTHQ 1030, Point Pleasant WV back to full power today. 73David --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this

[IRCA] WTHQ

--- Begin Message --- Hi Again Everyone: WTHQ, 1030, Point Pleasant, WV is on but very weak. Noted this morning w/spot for Pleasant Valley Hospital, but barely audible & completely unreadable after 0800. When we first moved here 22 years ago they had a near local quality signal & I caught the

[IRCA] WTHQ

--- Begin Message --- Hi Again Everyone: WTHQ, 1030, Point Pleasant, WV is on but very weak. Noted this morning w/spot for Pleasant Valley Hospital, but barely audible & completely unreadable after 0800. When we first moved here 22 years ago they had a near local quality signal & I caught the

[IRCA] Birthday Note

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Oh my, I turned 65 today! God CCrane Skywave. A couple notes;1030, WTHQ, Point Pleasant WV was off all day. Could be weather-related, though the latest round of storms didn't manage to put 970, WATH off the air--just messed up their computers so they ran the wrong

Re: [IRCA] WNBP 1450 (+ WXEX 1540)

--- Begin Message --- Mark: Now who will I listen to when I'm on the north shore? Please email me your email address at drdsfaulk...@yahoo.com. 73David On Friday, August 4, 2017 4:40 PM, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: As noted on a couple of email lists, WNBP

[IRCA] KCAX-1220 Format

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Just one thing noted from our recent trip to Branson, MO. KCAX is listed at the TopazDesigns site as c They are now 70s/80s/90s rock, slogan "Branson's favorite classic hits, AM 1220 and FM 98.1." Also of some interest; WPAY-FM, 104.1 Portsmouth, Ohio (a monster

[IRCA] WHNK

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Guess I didn't make myself clear earlier. Both WNRJ, 103.9 and WHNK, 1450, Parkersburg, WV, are owned by Fellowship Baptist Church of Vienna, WV. WNRJ is gospel music (at least they aren't another noisy, tired rocker), while WHNK is a preaching station. No more

[IRCA] WHNK-1450 Format Change

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WHNK, 1450, Parkersburg, WV has turned Protestant. They're dropped EWTN & are now "Faith talk 1450," a gospel preaching station. Weather forecast mentions "Praise 103.9, Faith talk 1450." No call change. Also, have noted no sign of the 910, Marietta AM in the

[IRCA] Another Surprise

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: 980 KSGM Chester, IL; 11/12, 0615 ID "Proudly serving the river region since 1947 . . . Classic Country KSGM." First noticed playing "I Can't Stop Loving You," then a cw song I didn't know, then "If You Love Me Let Me Know," then the ID. Excellent signal by 0615,

[IRCA] WCTN-950

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WCTN, 950, Potomac-Cabin John MD 11/13, 1745-55 on top & almost alone w/Adult Contemporary mx, ID by YL @ 1751, "WCTN, Cabin John-Potomac." Another major surprise. I don't know how I could have missed this one all these years unless they were on day power. By 1730

[IRCA] Recent DX

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Some interesting stuff going on here. Also a mystery stn. 1240, WDXY, SC, Sumter 11/29, 1800 clear ID in the mess by male anncr., into network nx, but I'm not sure which. There were a bunch of stns here w/ABC nx so they may have been one. New. 1250, Someone

[IRCA] Daytime Enhancement

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Vermont has always been tough for me. Still haven't logged it here. But back in the day the 1480 Springfield used to run a regular frequency check, which made the state a lot easier. I didn't discover daytime enhancement until I moved to Ohio. It's helped me with

Re: [IRCA] WCAZ 990 Carthage IL busted by FCC

--- Begin Message --- True, but they did when I lived around there 27 years ago, the 93.9, so I tend to think of it as theirs, though one or the other station must have been sold. On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:01 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." wrote: Good

Re: [IRCA] WCAZ 990 Carthage IL busted by FCC

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: When we were in Niota for Dorothy's Dad's funeral the first week of June, they were silent, though their FM was on. David On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:17 AM, Glenn Hauser via IRCA wrote: ** U S A. Glenn, DWCAZ 990 Carthage, Ill

[IRCA] Two long wanted & WMPO info

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Two of my most wanted showed up the last two LSS. 1330 WZCT, Scottsboro, AL 11/10, 1730 well on top w/gospel mx & ID by YL during contest promo.  Gave website as "WZCT5000watts.;org." 1550 WITK Pittston, PA 11/9, 1800 ending preaching program, on top & almost alone

Re: [IRCA] 1410 KQV Off?

--- Begin Message --- Hi Dave & gang: Merry Christmas to all of you. I don't know about KQV. I didn't pay much attention to 1410 last night. They were supposed to go off at midnight 12/31. I'm surprised, given their pattern, that they are a problem for you, though I have noticed them coming in a

Re: [IRCA] KQV To Be Resurrected

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Interesting. Can't imagine them coming back with their full 5 kw, especially with only one tower. Probably less than 5 kw D and rather low power at night. Should take awhile to get it back on anyway. 73David On Thursday, February 1, 2018 7:41 PM, Dennis

Re: [IRCA] Informal "poll"

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: BCB, pretty much exclusively from about seventh grade on. I was interested in Ham radio but never had the money to invest. When my friend Chris, who was a ham operator, moved away one of the things that drew me and Bruce Heimburger together was an interest in BCB

Re: [IRCA] Daytime Enhancement

--- Begin Message --- Martin: Where did you live in Michigan? I don't recall you reporting back when I was EDXR editor and lived in Pot Huron. I don't currently have access to my master log (because of Windows 10's stubborn refusal to read files created in older file formats--help, anyone?) but

Re: [IRCA] WWFD 820 Becomes First All-Digital AM Station

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Sounds to me like if they want to ruin broadcast radio they're going about it the right way. That includes FM, where they're jamming so many signals on the air even locals are had to listen to while driving, especially if there's the least bit of skip. Granted,

Re: [IRCA] WMPO, WJEH

--- Begin Message --- It wa certainly on Monday, though I haven't heard it since. It's a pretty long pull from here anyway for just 250 watts.WJEH was back on today. On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 10:37:54 PM EDT, Dennis Gibson wrote: If the originating station is off the air the

[IRCA] WMPO

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WMPO, 1390,Middleport-Pomeroy,OH back on today, along w/its FM translator. Same format //WTHQ. 73David Faulkner --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] WMPO, WJEH

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WMPO, 1390, Middleport-Pomeroy, Ohio has now been silent for about 2 1/2 weeks. This is their second silent period this year. The FM repeater (103.7) was on when I checked it Monday, and WTHQ, 1030, Point Pleasant, WV, continues to ID as, "WTHQ, Point Pleasant,

[IRCA] Let's Try This Again

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: I submitted the following information yesterday but for some reason it never posted. WMPO, 1390, Middleport-Pomeroy OH has been silent since 3/29, though OC seems to be on. Their FM twin on 103.7 (94Q) continues operating //WTHQ, 1030. WONS, 1080, Cannonsburg, KY is

[IRCA] Update

--- Begin Message --- Hi9 All: Some of you know I only have one eye. I just had surgery on that one, what they call DSAEK. That's a fancy way of saying a partial cornea transplant. So things are very blurry and will be for a couple months at least. But I do want to report the following; 1390,

Re: [IRCA] WALK-FM on AM

-FM." Right? On 3/29/2018 10:00 PM, David Faulkner via IRCA wrote: > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are

[IRCA] I finally figured it out!

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Back in January I reported that WMPO, 1390, Middleport-Pomeroy Ohio had switched to a rock format and begun to ID as "Q94." I reported the same to Radio Locator. To my surprise, neither their list nor Barry's noted the change. While WMPO played AC, all lists

[IRCA] WALK-FM on AM

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: At 8 p.m. tonight WALK-FM ran the following TOH ID, the first one like it I've heard; "You're listening to WALK-FM, WKAO, Ashland, WVRR, Point Pleasant, WPJW, Hurricane, WPJY, Blennerhasset, WMUX, Hurricane, WONS, Cannonsburg." Unfortunately, 2000 is not the time

[IRCA] To the AM station listings makers

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Please note the following call change. WMUX, 1110, Hurricane, WV is now WYMW. This per the seven-station TOH ID of Walk-FM. Both this and WOKT, 1080, Cannonsburg, KY carry Walk-FM and should be listed as Christian Contemporary. 73David | | Virus-free.

[IRCA] A couple new ones

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: A couple new loggings here. 1010, WPCN, WI, Steven's Point 11/22, 1800 coming out of "Walk Away, Renee," w/"True Oldies" ID, good & on top of everything. 1180, WSQR, IL, Sycamore 11/28, 1710-15 w/WHAM nulled; interminable version of 'Winter Wonderland," talk about

[IRCA] WLGN - 1510

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WLGN, 1510, Logan, OH, 1 kw-D has dropped true oldies & is now classic rock. IDs as "103-3, LGN .Sounds like local origination at least on weekdays! 73David Faulkner --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list

[IRCA] WOUB back on

--- Begin Message ---  WOUB, 1340, Athens, OH back on this morning. Still no WJEH, 990, Gallipolis. 73David Faulkner --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

[IRCA] WJEH, WOUYB

--- Begin Message --- WJEH, 990, Gallipolis, OH remains silent. WOUB, 1340, Athens, OH went silent last weekend. I suspect it will be back soon. The university has been letting the students run it and with the students out of town they don't seem to have done what they did last year and

[IRCA] WJEH, WAIS

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: WJEH, 990, Gallipolis, Ohio has been silent for at least the last week. WAIS, 770, Buchtel-Nelsonville, Ohio is running satelite Christian Contemporary music except from 9-10:30 a.m. when they are still running their regular local talk show and tradio. Nx from Town

[IRCA] Surprise

--- Begin Message --- Hi All: Sometimes you can listen to a station for a long time, thinking it's one of your most wanted, and never hear so much as a local spot or ID. At other times . . . 1330; KNSS, KS, Wichita 6/27/19, 2252 ELT I was just passin' through 1330 on my way down to 1310 and