Hi Don - I heard both WAVA and WDQN from Des Moines. Unfortunately, I didn't keep track of dates or do much verifying back then but, by extrapolation I heard WDQN just before we moved to Omaha, which would be in January, 1954. When did you hear WAVA? - John
On May 26, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Donald K. Kaskey wrote: > I took out my Rand McNally to find Mt. Carmel's location. Extreme southern > Illinois always was a exciting catch for me from my Iowa days. Most notably > a station in a little town about 20 miles NW of Carbondale. The town was Ava > Illinois and the calls were WAVA. Their letter of verification had 'The > Voice of Little Egypt" and a mid-eastern dancing girl covering the top > portion. Followed by a quick explanation of why that immediate area was > called Little Egypt. I see by Radio Locator that station no longer exists. > They were on 1580 kHz. However there is a station in Du Quoin, less than 20 > miles away. How long has WAVA been off the air and did Du Quoin inherit the > frequency? > > Just roiling my nostalgia, besides being just plain curious. > > Don Kaskey > S.F. CA > _______________________________________________ > 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
