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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period
to the previous date by ELT].
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; FRG-7 with NW-SE shortwire
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/page47
These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of
USA, unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are in
frequency order
** U S A. 570, UT Monday May 30 at 0541 UT, dominant signal is from WSW/ENE,
definitely not SSE/NNW which would be KLIF Dallas --- hardly anything from
there. It`s on Fox Sports Radio, and would you believe they are running about 5
minutes straight of FSR promos? Geez, how can anyone listen to that, especially
by their super-hype staff announcer, oozing with insincerity?
Anyhow this is very anomalous as I don`t normally get anything from such an
angle at night on 570. Not many stations could it be, either Paducah or Las
Cruces, and FSR is the latest known format of KWML Las Cruces NM, 5000/155
watts U1, not WKYX Paducah KY, ``Newstalk 94.3``. Perhaps a pipeline from KWML
as it did fade down and out for a while, if not 5 kW day by accident. 0604 UT
again audible with more FSR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 690, UT Monday May 30 at 0552 UT, Fox Sports Radio, same as already
hearing on 570 KWML --- they keep talking about Oklahoma City, apparently
post-some silly ballgame. 0556 UT breaks for Fox ``news`` minute capsule, then
a bunch of national PSAs since no advertising has been sold. As 0600 UT
approaches, I`m switching back and forth with 570, hoping to catch a local ToH
ID; 570 is in a fade at 10 seconds before 0600 UT, so what does 690 say?
NOTHING, just dead air where the ID should have been plugged in. And back to
more FSR.
>From the outset I`ve been sure this is KGGF Coffeyville KS, due to strength
>and bearing, like we get before local midnight, its normal sign-off time with
>a patriotic song and Taps, 0500v UT (tho part of the time they leave
>unmodulated carrier on into the night, or all night?). Own website does not
>account for this
http://kggfradio.com/kggf-am/kggf-am-line-up
but does admit to being a Fox ``News`` affiliate. Instead of all the non sports
news/talk shows, I suspect they went with FSR due to some sillyballgame
concerning Oklahoma City of regional if not local interest. The Bartlesville OK
cluster including KWON 1400 were supposedly buying KGGF but no sign of that yet
on the KGGF website (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 690, May 31 at 0458 UT, open carrier dead air already from KGGF
Coffeyville KS; no ToH ID, 0500 UT into Fox Sports Radio, like I was still
hearing last night an hour later, also anonymously, contrary to website
schedule, and previous practice of closing programming if not turning off
transmitter, at local midnight = 0500 UT.
I hope they haven`t gone full-time FSR, deleting Jim Bohannon, UT Tue-Sat
0206-0500, our best source for his worthwhile talkshow. Will have to check
that; but May 31 at 1419 UT, plug for some game tonight on ``The Mighty 690``
(new slogan for them? but hardly original among many other ##90 stations; BTW
this rhymes better than you might think as in casual speech, including even my
own, I realize, ``90`` can be pronounced ``nighty``), local ads, national PSA,
plug `Better Horses Radio Show` Saturdays at 10 AM [CDT = 15 UT], 1421 UT back
to current show `Open Line`, for buy/sell/trade/giveaway, long play theme of
`Swingin` Safari`, with local and 800 numbers, but not much action as host
starts with detailed weather forecast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 690, June 1 at 0218 UT check, KGGF Coffeyville KS is amid a silly
baseball game, mentioning Royals, so on that network from closest major-league
city KC. Jim Bohannon formerly started at 0206 UT, but stupid ballgames trump
everything, so could still be there when there is no game. But 0412 UT and 0546
UT rechex, it`s still about Royals, presumably post-game.
Next night, UT June 2 at 0452 UT check, which should have been the last few
minutes of JimBo, instead it`s some OTR show I don`t recognize on `When Radio
Was`. Circa 0642 UT there`s a local weather break during Fox Sports --- so KGGF
has definitely revamped programming, besides extending past local midnight,
presumably connected with the purchase by sports-manic KWON+ Bartlesville OK
cluster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 2097.3-CW, June 1 at 0608 UT check, beacon sending A every dekasecond
can be detected, from Quartzite AZ, despite hi local storm noise level (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[no Mostly Mexican MWDX this week]
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