[IRCA] WBAL 1090 testing tonight

Apologies for the late notice... but DXers for whom WBAL is a pest might want to hang out on 1090 after midnight tonight. While I was visiting there today, their engineer said they were planning some maintenance work tonight that might have them off the air at least briefly. Go get 'em! 73 de

Re: [IRCA] SS Religion on 920?

They're semi-local to me. I have never heard them in anything but English. There's barely any Hispanic population in that part of central NY, and they're a little too far from Syracuse to reach the Hispanic community there. On 2/3/2019 2:39 PM, n...@lightlink.com wrote: WYBY on 920 in

Re: [IRCA] 693, BBC?

I've never had any geoblocking issues with BBC radio streaming. Just checked and could get 5 Live on the BBC Iplayer Radio app on my phone and on my laptop from the US. On Sat, Nov 10, 2018, 7:37 PM Nick Hall-Patch 693 was logged in Victoria, BC during our recent TA opening, Bob, > identified

Re: [IRCA] [nrc-am] 1170 WFPB MA silent

It was in my column this morning at fybush.com. They lost the transmitter site they've used for the station's entire existence and are seeking an alternate site. (I know some details about their plans for a new antenna that I'm not yet at liberty to share.) They filed a few months ago to go from

Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

Early 1991. http://broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cflz-fm s On 11/5/2018 11:14 AM, Neil Kazaross wrote: What year did CJFT go silent? 73 KAZ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 530 CIAO TORONTO

CJFT was 250 watts. Totally different sites. CJFT used one tower of the old CJRN 710 site, on the west side of Fort Erie. CIAO is at the old CKMW 790 site near the spot where the 401, 403 and 407 highways all come together northwest of Toronto. It's actually a pretty close neighbo(u)r of CFZM

Re: [IRCA] all-digital-am-grabs-automakers-interest

http://www.insideradio.com/free/all-digital-am-grabs-automakers-interest/article_2dba8e0a-c552-11e8-b880-cb0bfa667809.html On 10/4/2018 2:13 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote: This still isn't working. You should be able to put a link to this article in the body of the email. Russ Edmunds On Thu,

Re: [IRCA] West Coast TPs Sept 19

On 9/19/2018 4:26 PM, Chris Kadlec wrote: Henan often interfered with it at night and I’d often hear 972 Pyongyang from atop the >skyscrapers downtown (like with many stations, I could only hear them atop the towers >*shrugs* - even though people say things like height make no difference with

[IRCA] FCC comment deadline approaching for FM translator interference rules

Several people on the lists have asked for updates on how and when to file comments with the FCC about proposed rule changes - and there's a deadline coming Monday for anyone interested in commenting on how the FCC handles complaints about FM translators (including new ones for AM stations)

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

orner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” On Jul 17, 2018, at 1:54 PM, Scott Fybush wrote: On 7/17/2018 2:03 PM, Chuck

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

On 7/17/2018 2:03 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: But I'm unaware as to whether all digital IBOC has FCC approval. As a regular licensed mode of operation, no...which is exactly why Hubbard and the HD Radio folks are conducting this test under experimental authority. I'm going to be interviewing

Re: [IRCA] WALK-FM on AM

Clarifying here... this is the religious network that brands itself as "Walk-FM," not the radio station at 97.5 on Long Island that's licensed as "WALK-FM." Right? On 3/29/2018 10:00 PM, David Faulkner via IRCA wrote: ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Fwd: KKOL-1300 off the air

I'm going to be very interested to find out what happened. I wrote several articles for Radio World about KKOL's move to that Port of Tacoma site. They'd operated from West Seattle for decades but had to move out of the port there in 2002, and they had a temporary site for a year or so that

Re: [IRCA] electronics travel advice

I fly several times a year with a bag full of radios (usually two Tecsun PL380s, five C. Crane Witnesses, etc.), recorders, a DSLR and a laptop. I've never been asked to turn any of them on. Often they don't even open the bag. Having said that - I have TSA PreCheck status tied to my NEXUS border

Re: [IRCA] kdka / radio reloj

The answer, in this case, is probably the extremely auroral conditions that many DXers have been reporting the last few nights. That can create considerable enhancement to the south while completely wiping out anything coming in from the north. And KDKA's groundwave is notoriously bad, so to

Re: [IRCA] 1220 La Mega

This is WSTL Providence, which just came back on the air feeding a new 94.9 translator. On Nov 24, 2017 9:06 AM, "Jim B" wrote: I am hearing Spanish music and La Mega ID on 1220 at 0900 EST. Does anyone know who this is? I am guessing a station within 100 miles of

Re: [IRCA] WBZ rollbacks

Paul seems to have a burr up his behind about "cranky old DXers," and a reflexive desire to create enemies where none really exist, which makes me wonder why he's even still on this list. I've defended him over the years, for some reason, but I'm pretty much done. This community is too small

Re: [IRCA] 1120 AM The Outlaw

WKAJ. They flipped over the summer from classic hits. On Nov 11, 2017 8:04 AM, "Karl Zuk via IRCA" wrote: > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions

Re: [IRCA] WMFN 640Khz - Peotone, IL

They won't be CBS-owned much longer. And Entercom has shown zero interest in AM HD. On Oct 16, 2017 3:30 PM, "Neil Kazaross" wrote: > CBS owned stations not using IBOC? We can hope but I doubt very seriously > that they will shut it off. I had never heard AM IBOC til I

Re: [IRCA] WKBM 930 Sandwich, IL - Splatter

Blame the processing, not the transmitter itself. There are plenty of transmitters out there that are 30 or 40 years old and still going, and still plenty clean with the right processing. At WXXI, we replaced our Harris MW5 (circa 1979) with a new Nautel XR6 in 2015. Our backup transmitter is

Re: [IRCA] Eclipse

I didn't DX while watching totality in Marion, Kentucky... but I was wearing KRVN eclipse glasses, so that's something, right? :) On Aug 21, 2017 3:00 PM, "Forrester S" wrote: > Major eclipse moments for Grand Marais. > KMOX and KRVN were the winners here. Other

Re: [IRCA] 1510 unid

...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is WMEX off for good? > > Todd.Skaine > > On Jul 22, 2017 4:20 PM, "Scott Fybush" <sc...@fybush.com> wrote: > > > I checked in with a friend who does engineering for WRNJ. They are still > > dropping to 230 watt

Re: [IRCA] 1510 unid

I checked in with a friend who does engineering for WRNJ. They are still dropping to 230 watts at night. It's just a much cleaner channel without WMEX on it. On Jul 22, 2017 1:58 PM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." wrote: > I head WRNJ at night a few weeks ago and two of

[IRCA] Format changing at KDIS/KRDC 1110 Pasadena/LA

There's a flip happening at noon PDT, from Radio Disney KDIS to Radio Disney Country PREC. If anyone's in a position to record the flip, I'd be grateful for an aircheck... S ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] ECLIPSE DX-ING

We will be heading from Rochester to Indiana on the 20th, then assessing conditions early the morning of the 21st and driving to somewhere along the path between Marion IL and mid-Kentucky. I'm thinking of getting an inexpensive SDR between now and then. On May 28, 2017 2:29 PM, "Ira Elbert New

[IRCA] Happy 100th birthday to Betty Stein!

If you were here in Fort Wayne for the clubs' 2015 joint convention, you might recall Lisa's grandmother's keynote speech. Today she turns 100 and we're celebrating this remarkable woman. Here's an article from the local paper... http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local/At-100--longtime-

Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

On 11/30/2016 10:46 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: Why does no one understand about the fact I've got 3 FM transmitters above me? It gets into things 500 feet away... It'll sure as heck get into things 50 feet away acting as a big antenna. Unless there's cabinet radiation from the

Re: [IRCA] New Station 1340

On 11/28/2016 11:04 PM, James Renfrew wrote: Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY 2258 EST 1340 WYCK PA Plains "105 The River", music it appears instead of the sports format shown in my 2010 NRC Log. NEW, #2556 Yup. They flipped a year or so ago so they could "originate" a translator in

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Anomaly on 680 KHz

That "CBS Radio Network, Channel 41" is a placeholder on the satellite system that CBS abs Westwood One use to send content to affiliates. Based on when you heard it, I'd bet it's someone who was carrying football and their automation didn't switch away when the game ended. Beyond that... who

Re: [IRCA] Bruce Portzer/Facebook

That would explain the friend request "Bruce" sent me, too. Thanks for the heads up. On Oct 29, 2016 9:57 AM, "Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA" wrote: > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] KANSAS CITY DX CONVENTION

I had family commitments this year that kept me from attending... but I'm glad it went off well and I look forward to joining everyone again next year in...??? On Sep 11, 2016 2:35 PM, "AMANDX" wrote: > Mark > > This was my first NRC convention and I had a WONDERFUL time. >

Re: [IRCA] WAAF on 1420 AM

On 7/25/2016 3:48 PM, Stan Horzepa wrote: Does anyone know the call sign of the station that is simulcasting WAAF FM ("Boston's Rock Station") on 1420 kHz? FWIW, the simulcast was an S-7 here in Downtown Wolcott, CT this morning at 4 AM EDST. I have searched high and low and cannot find who is

Re: [IRCA] Anybody want to go to Cuba?

That wasn't Rick's experience last month. He went (and came back) with a Sony 2010 and a camera, and he reported having no issues taking pictures of tower sites from the bus as it toured the island. s ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

[IRCA] Anybody want to go to Cuba?

Yes, this is DX related - let me explain! I had lunch today with Rick Lucas, who's just back from a two-week tour of Cuba. At least for now, US regulations require that US citizens visiting Cuba have an educational purpose for their trip, which typically means a lot of "person-to-person"

[IRCA] CBS Radio article

At the request of several members of these lists, I've unlocked this article from behind my paywall. I hope it provides a more balanced look at what I think CBS is really likely to do (and perhaps not so likely to do) as it explores a spinoff or sale of its radio assets:

Re: [IRCA] CBS RADIO FOR SALE?

On 3/16/2016 2:32 PM, Pete Taylor wrote: I got this off Facebook. Hard to believe if it is true. This is historic and very, very sad. CBS is dumping radio. The radio news network and CBS O radio stations are for sale. There is a LOT of misinformation and wild speculation floating around out

Re: [IRCA] Canada station question

On 3/17/2016 11:30 AM, Kraig wrote: Is "News from the national newsroom of the Canadian National Press" only carried on CBC radio stations? Or, is it also carried on other stations such as CFRB? CBC carries only CBC news. s ___ IRCA mailing list

Re: [IRCA] Canada station question

85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2); modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15'; Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Scott Fybush <sc...@fybush.com> wrote: On 3/17/2016 11:42 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote: Not really true

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Canada station question

99% sure CBR *wasn't* what Kraig heard. "News from the national newsroom of the Canadian Press" is the standard open of the hourly national newscast from Canadian Press, which is a commercial product that airs on private stations. CBR would have opened its hourly newscast with "CBC News,

Re: [IRCA] Canada station question

On 3/17/2016 11:42 AM, R. Colin Newell wrote: Not really true -- CBC Overnight features the BBC, Radio Australia, formerly DW and others. OK, point taken. But in terms of domestic news product, CBC doesn't run anything with any brand other than CBC News. True?

[IRCA] WDND South Bend

I can't find which of these lists had a thread about it in the last day or two, so just to make sure it reaches everyone who might have been wondering: WDND 1620 has *not* changed formats. I asked Blaine Thompson of Indiana RadioWatch to check with the station's owner, and the word came back

Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition

On 2/26/2016 12:34 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: Here's my response: I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!! Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in Cincinatti or NYC? That's not the real issue. The issue is who cares about WGY in Albany or

Re: [IRCA] US station history questions

Phila Grid FN20id <wb2...@gmail.com> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2); modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15'; Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 9:39

Re: [IRCA] Canadian AM Call Changes Questions

On 12/24/2015 4:07 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote: I'm trying to overcome the gaps created by being inactive from 1983-1989, and I'm looking for the call sign histories of a number of Canadian stations -- or, better yet - a source where I can look them up like I can for most US stations on FCC's CDBS.

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Canadian AM Call Changes Questions

On 12/24/2015 4:54 PM, James Niven wrote: The only place I can recommend is http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index2.html - General Directory - Radio Stations – Station Listings and Histories – Select your Province Of COURSE I should have thought of this one! Thanks for the reminder.

Re: [IRCA] Trans World Radio PJB 800

On 12/24/2015 9:56 PM, Dave Marthouse wrote: Scott, What kind of antenna system was TWR using when you visited? Were they directional at that time? I assume that their pattern by the time you were there was directed more to South America. It was a five-tower directional, but an unusual one

Re: [IRCA] Trans World Radio PJB 800

On 12/24/2015 8:38 PM, Bob Young wrote: In clear and loud at times with some heavy fading but is dominant on the frequency, SS religious programming, Radio transmundial ID at 8:30 ET. This is the first time I've logged this station in more than 30 years, Kralendijk, Island Of Bonaire, I

Re: [IRCA] US station history questions

On 12/24/2015 8:28 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote: 620 NJ When did this move from Newark to Jersey City ? 860 MD When did this move from Dundalk to Baltimore ? 1230 WV When did this change from WTAP to WKYG ? 1240 TN When did this change from WBIR to WEZK ? 1300 NJ When did this move from

Re: [IRCA] Meet the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380

I've remained immune to the FSL obsession until now...but this might just have to happen to one of my 380s this year. Very tempting! Nice work, Gary! On Dec 23, 2015 6:45 PM, wrote: > David, Ira, and Walt, > > Thanks for your comments on the 3" FSL PL-380! > > Walt, I

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 930 -- "Today's Best Mix" and Adele

Almost certainly WIZR. They haven't been standards in a while. They're doing hot AC/top-40 with an FM translator as "Z102.9." s On 12/22/2015 5:59 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: It's not WHON... The person there says they are playing wall to wall Christmas music now. Paul On Monday,

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Fun on 1300 aimed south with WRDZ gone.

On 11/4/2015 7:15 PM, neilkaz neil...@earthlink.net [ABDX] wrote: New tonight to me south are WMTN TN and WOAD MS. Last night mixing with unneeded WLXG in semi-AU cx was a Spanish station with La Ranchera ID's. Nothing I can find fits that and all my sources say that WBZQ (which didn't use that

Re: [IRCA] KMIK-1580

KMIK has requested new calls KHEP, which is an old call for 1280 in Phoenix. I believe the former operators of KHEP 1280 will be running the new 1580 KHEP. On Oct 9, 2015 2:44 PM, "Bill Block" wrote: > Thanks for the info on KMIK-1580 and yes they are still Radio Disney.

Re: [IRCA] CFCW 790 Camrose, Alberta, Canada Moving on August 1st

On 8/1/2015 11:12 PM, Chris Dorn wrote: The frequency flip was interesting to listen to, and had some hiccups. Took them about 15 minutes to get everything sorted out. The new signal is very strong here. Chris VE6IY near Edmonton, AB I was listening on the stream, which appears to be fed from

[IRCA] The 2015 Convention program

It's finally on its way to the printer to be inserted in convention bags later today...but if you're on your way to Fort Wayne (or want to follow along with us from a distance!), here's what we're up to: http://www.tophour.com/images/2015program.pdf

[IRCA] FORT WAYNE DX CONVENTION: Schedule (almost) finalized

Hello from Fort Wayne, where your hosts are settling in and getting everything ready for a great convention experience starting in just a few days! Here's an updated schedule of events, with some new tours and details. If you STILL haven't made plans yet and want to come, there may be a

[IRCA] FORT WAYNE DX CONVENTION: Schedule (almost) finalized

Hard to believe it's barely more than a week before the IRCA/NRC/WTFDA/DecalcoMania joint DX Convention kicks off in Fort Wayne, Indiana! Thanks for your patience as we've worked to finalize a schedule of events. Your all-volunteer convention planners are at the mercy of many factors,

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] FORT WAYNE DX CONVENTION: Schedule (almost) finalized

On 7/1/2015 6:11 PM, Duane Whittingham wrote: For those of us who can not attend will there be any streaming or recordings? or at least maybe copies of presentations? Good question! I don't think we'll have the ability to do live streaming (though Mark might have some better ideas than I

[IRCA] Fort Wayne Convention UPDATE!

(Please distribute to other DXers who might not be on these mailing lists!) We're now less than a month away from the kickoff of the 2015 DX Convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana, co-sponsored by DecalcoMania, IRCA, NRC and WTFDA - and YOU (yes, YOU!) can still join us. We'd originally announced

[IRCA] Fort Wayne DX Convention July 11-13 - deadlines are approaching!

top restaurateurs -Convention program you can register by check/money order (made payable to National Radio Club and sent c/o Scott Fybush, 92 Bonnie Brae Ave, Rochester NY 14618) or PayPal on the front page of www.nrcdxas.org. (A small additional convenience fee may apply for PayPal

[IRCA] FORT WAYNE DX CONVENTION! Registration now open!

Radio Club and sent c/o Scott Fybush, 92 Bonnie Brae Ave, Rochester NY 14618) or PayPal on the front page of www.nrcdxas.org. (A small additional convenience fee may apply for PayPal registration.) PLUS... On Friday night, July 10, we've arranged a special group rate to see the Fort Wayne Tincaps

Re: [IRCA] IBOC Hash AM vs FM OT question

On 5/20/2015 1:14 AM, Patrick Martin wrote: I guess nulling FM or AM hash is the same. I have tried to get any hash at this location. To date I have still never detected any. Now, it could be that the hash is so weak not the detect. Something else to consider about hash: you won't generally

Re: [IRCA] IBOC Hash AM vs FM OT question

For those who are interested in the technical reasons why Patrick doesn't get the same kind of adjacent-channel hash that those of us in urban areas do, read on. For those who don't...another thread will be along shortly with convention news ;) -- As far as propagation is concerned, there is

Re: [IRCA] KRPA-1110 on the air

On 5/13/2015 12:39 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: Odd? This is an existing daytimer that had been silent, it's not a new one. That being said, one could move a full time license from a small town to a big city and take it from full time to daytime and be legal/get the new license granted.

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] DKAZ array aiming east now and lots of TIS fun and WTBQ 1110

On 4/26/2015 10:25 PM, neilkaz neil...@earthlink.net [ABDX] wrote: The shambles that is our FCC doesn't have track of all the stns on 1710. Is the FCC understaffed? Yup. Could its database be cleaner? Of course. However: the FCC does not have any regulatory authority over signals that belong

Re: [IRCA] IRCA Convention West

On 4/24/2015 4:01 PM, Mike Sanburn wrote: I want to take an informal poll and ask of the people on this list, who is planning on attending the IRCA West Convention in Torrance this September? I know it is still early but so far we have received no registrations or reservations which makes a host

[IRCA] DX CONVENTION 2015 FORT WAYNE! Hotel Registration is now open

at this exciting joint convention this summer! And please reach out to me with any questions - I'll try to answer them as quickly as I can. See you in WOWO-land!! Your Convention Host, Scott Fybush sc...@fybush.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] WEW-770'S format

On 9/20/2014 5:01 PM, Forrest Skaine todftscytj7...@gmail.com [ABDX] wrote: So I went to Wewradio.com and found they are now owned by © 2013 Birach Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Programming change coming or happening or not? My guess is that it is or already has begun. WEW

Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1450 unID sounds like WKVR

Downtown Utica and WKAL Rome, newly back on the air with talk? On Mar 31, 2014 11:34 PM, Chernos Saul sau...@sympatico.ca wrote: Curious if anyone can set me straight on calls which surface twice - once in each clip - and a few local references. 1450 - Clip A has a mention of a town right of

Re: [IRCA] Disney 1460 Albany, NY

On 9/29/2013 10:25 PM, David Hochfelder wrote: I can definitely report that this station is dark. Thank Dog. This opens up three channels for me. Could last for a while, too. I've heard no buzz at all about potential buyers for the station. s

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Radio Club Newsletters from WW2

On 3/31/2013 6:32 PM, David Hochfelder wrote: I'm particularly interested in these: Victory Radio Club, Newark News Radio Club, Universal Radio DX Club, and National Radio Club. I used to belong to the NRC but let my subscription lapse. NRC has been slowly scanning a complete set of DX News

Re: [IRCA] REMINDER - DX TEST TONIGHT

On 3/31/2013 10:36 PM, Bill Nollman wrote: Does anyone know who did beep tones leading up to the top of the hour at 03:59:57, 03:59:58 and 03:59:59 followed by a long beep tone at 04:00:00? That was audible here in central Connecticut. Otherwise 1400 was most definitely a GY with only Fox Sports

Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] Radio station changes call letters to WRG3 in support of Redskins quarterback

On 1/11/2013 6:29 PM, Steve Francis wrote: Fox5 speak with forked tongue! March 1956: WBUZ to WRNC March 1958: WRNC to WPGC Those were the call changes for the AM. I don't believe the FM was even on the air that far back - but it, too, has had a call change, having gone from WPGC-FM

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Re: [NRC-AM] Trying to solve unIDs on 540 from January 1993

On 7/14/2012 6:07 PM, sc...@fybush.com wrote: Looking for anyone living in Central or Eastern Time Zones who might've had a tape recorder rolling during the DX test of KNAK-540 in Utah in January 1993 (sorry, can't remember the exact date). I never got the test from KNAK, but I heard two unIDs

Re: [IRCA] Does KLIB 1110 CA really broadcast Russian Commie Youth programs?

On 5/4/2012 8:26 PM, Steve Francis wrote: The requirement that an expanded band station licensee, in order to reduce the congestion on the AM band, must surrender the license of one of its two stations at the end of five years, was a joke. Most stations ignored it with impunity. The ones who

[IRCA] 1050 NYC now an FM simulcast (for now)

Just in case anyone hasn't heard the big news out of New York City yet, at midnight ESPN began leasing WRKS (98.7) from Emmis. From now until September, 98.7 is simulcasting ESPN Radio with WEPN 1050, and at least based on the first half-hour, ALL the on-air mentions are 98.7. In September,

Re: [IRCA] Chicago update - QSL info for KBOI

scheduled or will be otherwise available in light of this: Scott Fybush reports he has confirmed with 670 KBOI in Boise ID that it will do some limited testing during the Chicago silent period. KBOI will maintain regular programming but will drop in Morse code IDs at about 1:08 MST (3:08 EST

[IRCA] Tentative KBOI test, March 10

If WSCR is actually off the air Friday night/Saturday morning March 10, KBOI has graciously agreed to do some testing for the DX community. Because they have regular programming (and regular listeners) at that hour, it will be somewhat limited - a code ID over normal programming around 1:07 AM

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] KMBZ Kansas City Adds Coast to Coast AM

On 2/28/2012 1:16 PM, Tim Kridel wrote: www.bottomlinecom.com/kmbz-lands-coast-to-coast-am Began yesterday and runs midnight to 4 a.m. It should be noted that this is part of a whole series of affiliate changes for Coast to Coast AM. Now that Cumulus has swallowed the old Citadel

Re: [IRCA] On the nature of DX Alerts

I'm just catching up with the list here - Lisa's on her third hospitalization in three months, so I haven't had much time for DXing or for broadcasting lately. A few thoughts from this end: I think everyone in this very productive and civil conversation has a good point to make. As DXers, we

Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] WWDX, was Re: KQNK-1530 on late with K-State basketball

On 11/14/2011 4:33 PM, Earl Higgins wrote: What's even stranger; if you go to http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=54829 and click on the first record (the only one dated 2011), they applied for, and apparently were granted, Special Temporary

Re: [IRCA] Help please from Salem and Vancouver tower historians

Says Earl Higgins: Of course, as you correctly point out, BY doesn't seem to have started including transmitter coordinates until 1991. KSLM's location is given in that issue as 44 56 32 N 123 04 17 W (what you would type into Google maps: 44.9422, -123.0714); this is several miles south of

Re: [IRCA] WGBW 1590

On 10/24/2011 7:24 PM, GEORGE SANTULLI wrote: Bill, I think there has been a city of license change. Here in Virginia I did hear an ID of WGBW Denmark-Greenleaf. I checked my Rand McNally because in listening to the audio recording it was clear it was WGBW, but was not so sure of

Re: [IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR

On 10/23/2011 12:58 PM, Patrick Martin wrote: I did not know they moved the city of license. Thanks for the update. WGBW is listenced to Denmark WI Hence the DX test: what WGBW's owner Mark Heller was doing was testing out a brand-new AM directional array. His old one-tower site was just

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] CBE 1550 Windsor ON

On 9/30/2011 10:41 PM, Steve Francis wrote: For those of us with scant chance of a voice ID through the 1550 interference, remember that CBE might play O Canada after tonight's final sign-off. Based on my experience with previous CBC AM signoffs (I was in the transmitter building when they

[IRCA] CBE lives!

Midnight has come and gone, and CBE is still on the air with the hourly CBC news. Curious... It's fighting it out on 1550 here in Rochester with something unID playing what sounds like 70s country rock. s ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] 1550 CBE

On 10/1/2011 12:20 AM, Chernos Saul wrote: That regular CBC national programming, still in after midnight news. I wonder what's going on.Geneva WI played Whiter Shade of Pale in case anyone heard that, also the Spanish station in OH. Saul Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:54:15 -0400 From:

Re: [IRCA] Oldies on 1220.

On 9/26/2011 1:50 AM, bill kral wrote: Could the elusive and mysterious 1220 with oldies ( the list of songs tells me that it's 70s hits) be a relatively low powered station( 1Kw) in Cornwall On with call letters CJUL?The only other Oldies station would be even further east and is really LP at

Re: [IRCA] WPAY apparently doesn't

On 9/23/2011 10:08 PM, David Faulkner wrote: Hi All: I was tuning around the FM dial today and stopped by the old area powerhouse, WPAY, which gets out extremely well. Lo and behold, no more WPAY-FM on 104.1. Though playing cw, they ID'ed as WNKU, and were doing Cincy traffic reports. Their

[IRCA] Radio history on the radio this weekend at WBZ

Those of you in the fabled 38 states and half of Canada served by WBZ might want to spend some time on 1030 in the next few days. It's WBZ's 90th anniversary on Monday, and they'll be celebrating the occasion with a number of special guests on their talk shows. Some guy named Fybush who

Re: [IRCA] Nearest locals

I'm within a couple of miles of three directional AMs: my own WXXI 1370, WHTK 1280 (both 5 kW) and WROC 950 (1 kW). A fourth, WHIC 1460, moved to a different (and more distant) site a few years ago. It could be worse - I grew up right between the 1460 and 1370 sites, within a few hundred

[IRCA] Help for Carol Elving and family

My wife Lisa just got off the phone with Carol Elving, and as she sorts through Bruce's stuff and makes plans to move out of Publishing Estate (it's too big for her to live there by herself), she has one specific request for the DX community: she's seeking a copy of the 6th edition of the FM

Re: [IRCA] Twin Cities swap

, Scott Fybush sc...@fybush.com wrote: From: Scott Fybush sc...@fybush.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Twin Cities swap To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tuesday, 23 August, 2011, 2:24 On 8/22/2011 9:17 PM, Todd wrote: Just a quick note: 1130 KFAN

Re: [IRCA] 1. 860 SS / 2. 890 NPR

On 8/23/2011 5:15 PM, Derek Vincent wrote: I can only hope that monster generator that the KTRB transmitter is running off of 24/7 never fails. : ) The generator is at the night site up in the hills, which is apparently back on the air after a few months of daytime-only operation, which may

Re: [IRCA] Twin Cities swap

On 8/22/2011 9:17 PM, Todd wrote: Just a quick note: 1130 KFAN and 100.3 KTLK swapped frequencies last Monday. FTS With call changes on both ends: 1130 is (or is becoming) KTCN with its new talk format, while 100.3 is now KFXN-FM, having picked up the KFAN sports from 1130. The KFAN-FM

Re: [IRCA] KXXA 1520

bill kral wrote: Hi All Thanks forall the info on KXXA . Don't have time to keep an eye on this all day but will check their activities whenever I have a few minutes. Too bad for all the Spanish speeking people in the Seattle area who were tuning into Portland for their fix of music as they now

Re: [IRCA] 1190 KQZZ? SE Missouri

Todd wrote: Hi Paul, My life is over because of 1190 being blocked, lol! In all seriousness, I totally get the broadcasters right and in no way did I mean any disrespect. As a hardcore dx'er that will make 1190 a difficult freq to dx. Remember when WOAI was the only thing at night on 1200,

[IRCA] Cleaning out the bookshelf...

...and I find I have one brand-new copy left of the latest edition of the Radio Book. This is the successor to the old M Street Radio Directory, and lists a ton of information for every radio station in the US and most of Canada - technical details, personnel, format, ratings, websites, etc.

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Space Shuttle Launch

Ira Elbert New III wrote: I wasn't fortunate enough to land any tickets to the last launch of the Space Shuttle next week. However, I do have reservations in Ormond Beach for the launch. I'd like to get as close as possible and I'm hoping someone with a little more experience can lend a

Re: [IRCA] KLOV FM network

Mike Hawkins wrote: I wish you could mass email that second paragraph to every radio station in this country that plays music. Playlists are becoming so restrictive that you can predict exactly what time you will hear a song. You hear a song on the radio, you like it, then you hear it SO

Re: [IRCA] KLOV FM network

Rick Dau wrote: The same way that non-comm public radio stations do, Bill -- pledge drives. In K-Love's case, it's 3 a year --- one in the spring (10 days), one in the fall (10 days), and one usually on New Year's Eve Day. And in recent years, it's been like clockwork -- about a week after

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