General notes for 1100 UTC on 26-Aug-2018:
G3 geomagnetic storm in progress. Also, semi-local t-storms at the time,
which pretty much killed the bottom third of the band. Local sunrise was
1104 UTC. So not only did I have auroral conditions, but also sunrise
enhancement.
Antenna: 140' D-Kaz aimed south
Radio: Perseus receiver
Software for spectrum recording: HDSDR (was trying out the new beta)
Location: Northern Indiana (Goshen / en71ao)
All new logs unless noted. All 1058-1100 unless noted.
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580 XEMU Piedras Negras, Mexico, relog
Dominant and good signal before 1100, with reg. mex. music, then singing
ID at toh "La Rancherita Del Aire". Fading after toh, until WILL took
over.
590 unid Mexican?
1058-1108
Only hrd "La Mejor", which could be about anybody. Two Mexicans show
that as their slogan on MWLIST - XEBH and XEFD. Lively reg. mex. music,
strong at first, then fading until almost gone at 1108.
620 XENK(tent) Guadelupe del Monte, Mexico
Hrd. "Cadena Rasa" several times for ID, which shows tied to 620 AM XENK
in internet searches. Mexican N.A. played after ID until lost to WTMJ.
660 XHEP(?) Aguascalientes, Mexico, relog of XEEY but with new call as
part of the Mexican Call Sign reassignments? Pretty sure of the XHE but
after that it could be G,P or E. It wasn't Y, which is what the old call
sign ended with. Besides the call ID, heard the following: "102.9 FM",
"en Aguascalientes", and "Una estacion de radio...el groupo radiofonico
zer" (a phrase that matches info on the streema page for XEEY).
690 KTSM El Paso, TX
ID @ toh: Newsradio 690 KTSM, El Paso." Then into NBC news.
730 KKDA Grand Prairie, TX
Talk program in SEA lang, then EE ID @ 1059.40, then back to SEA lang.
Faded in when XEX (next entry) faded out.
730 XEX Mexico City(?), Mexico, relog
"Dreams" by the Raspberries, then ID @ 1057: "Musica...en W deporte...W
deporte siete cientos treinta AM..."
790 KBME Houston, TX
Ad for Kurk Homes (with their website), several ments. of
790sportradio.com. No call hrd, but at that website, KBME is listed.
850 KEYH Houston, TX
Lively ranchera music, ID in SS @ 1100.30 for KEYH 850 AM and KNTE 101.7
FM. Then singing ID "La Ranchera (something) me gusta mas".
920 WDMC(tent) Melbourne, FL
1027-1029
Promo for EWTN program "Time Travels at the Speed of Christ's Life"...
"Saturday mornings, at 11am only on Divine Mercy Radio." Followed by an
ad about some Senate abortion legislation, focusing on Florida Senator
Bill Nelson.
930 KDET Center, TX
ID just before toh when they apparently switched to day power and popped
up out of nowhere: "You're listening to the voice of (something) Texas,
on AM 930 KDET (Center?), and streaming online worldwide, at
cdc-radio.com", then promo for "Heaven's Jubilee", a southern gospel
radio show.
940 XEQ Mexico City, Mexico, relog
Nice signal with AC SS music then "Ke Buena" ID.
960 KRON Abbeville, LA
Rooster crow @ 1101 followed by ID by man talking in a slow, strong
southern drawl "KRON AM 960 Abbeville ... 96.5 Lafayette-Breax Bridge".
Then weather, then some great cajun music. All under a fairly strong
local WSBT.
980 KQUE Rosenberg-Richmond, TX
SS list of beliefs ("credos de Radio Aleluya") @ 1058, then faded until
toh when call sign hrd "KQUE". Then into some mariachi. @ 1106 some
other frequncies listed: 88.1 FM, 980 AM, also 1590 AM and 98.3 FM.
1000 XEOY "Radio Mil" Santa Fe, Mexico, relog
Call ID @ toh. Fair signal. Didn't hear any "Radio Mil" ID.
1060 XERDO(tent) Matamoros, Mexico
ID near toh: La Raza...Mil Sesenta" with groupera and reg. mex. music.
Faded quickly and was replaced by another Mexican station playing the
N.A.
1100 KDRY Alamo Heights, TX
call ID @ 1058, in mix of stations. Also at toh, another ID and "...San
Antonio's first Christian radio station..."
1120 KTXW Manor, TX
ID @ 1059, which included ID for the FM translator(?): "...now heard in
the hill country on KHSB(KHSV?)-FM, Kingsley - Ft. Steuben (that's what
the towns sounded like). KMOX way in the background.
1150 KCCT Corpus Christi, TX
ID popped up out of the noise @ 1058: "...and K381AV Corpus Christi. All
new retro 104-1". Topaz has translator ID as "K281AV", but I'd swear I
heard "K381AV". Haven't checked FCC database yet.
1220 KMVL Madisonville, TX
Song: "Come Saturday Morning" by the Sandpipers, then ID @ toh, then
"News is next, followed by more America's best music." Then into a Fox
News alert.
1230 KWTX Waco, TX (graveyard frequency, distance 933 miles)
ID @ toh: "Fox News studio... newstalk 1230 KWTX AM, an iHeart Radio
station. Fox News, right now." Then into Fox News without the usual Fox
music tag.
1250 KDEI(t) Port Arthur, TX
Soft/EZL worship song w/male vocal then "...streaming live from our
website at radiomaria.us" @ toh.
1260 KBRH Baton Rouge, LA
Blues song, then ID @ 1059 incl. website "KBRH.org". Then into more
blues.
1260 KTAE Elgin, TX
Took over from KBRH above. Sports show, then ID "You're listening to
KPXX FM HD1 Pekay(?), KTAE AM Elgin, KP70CO(?) Round Rock. Mid-day with
Cray and PK."
1270 KFLC Benbrook, TX
My local WCMR was off the air (and my brother, the engineer, was up in
Michigan a few hours away, so I had some time to catch some stations
while it was off). SS M & W talking, giving scores, with sound effects
(baby crying). //streema. Still hanging in there at 1215, over an hour
later.
1280 KWHI Brenham, TX
ID @ toh, "KWHI in Brenham, playing the best of country music, from
Doris Jones to Alan Jackson, from Loretta Lynn to Shania Twain, we have
it all." Then into ABC news.
1300 KVET Austin, TX
Ford ad, then ID @ toh "We are Austin's sports talk leader, AM 1300 The
Zone, KVET Austin, an iHeart Radio station."
1370 KCRV Caruthersville, MO
"Serving southeast Missouria and the (heartland something?)... AM 1370,
KCRV, Caruthersville." Then into ABC news.
1380 KRCM(tent) Shenandoah, TX
End of religious program with lively music. Then "Radio Vida" and "Radio
presente.." On top of semi-local WKJG Ft. Wayne.
1400 KTEM Temple, TX (graveyard frequency, 966 miles)
All I heard here was the call ID "KTEM" right at the toh, and that was
it.
1410 WNGL Mobile, AL
Some "Hail Mary"s, fading in and out, then ID "You're listening to
Archangel Radio, WNGL, 1410 AM....broadcasting all that is good, and
true..."
1470 KYYW Abilene, TX
ID @ toh: "Newstalk 1470 KYYW, is online with news and weather, at
1470kyyw.com... it's 6:00"
1540 KZMP Universtiy Park, TX
Many ments. of ESPN and deportes, then ID @ toh "ESPN deportes radio,
KZMP (english enunciation)..."
1560 KGOW Belaire, TX
ID @ 1058 in VT: "(something) Radio KGOW (somethingsomething)
Bellaire-Houston". I think I've heard this before, but this is the first
ID I've heard.
1570 XERF(tent) Ciudad Acuna, Mexico
Man talking in SS, mentioned "La Poderosa" several times, then into
Mexican N.A. before toh.
Mark Pettifor / KC9DOC
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