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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 st
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WOUB, 1340, Athens, OH back on this morning. Still no WJEH, 990, Gallipolis.
73David Faulkner
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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 switched
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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
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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
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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 an
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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
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WMPO, 1390,Middleport-Pomeroy,OH back on today, along w/its FM translator. Same
format //WTHQ.
73David Faulkner
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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 transla
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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, WMPO
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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, the
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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,
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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
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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 to
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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 continu
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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 DX
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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 Gibson
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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
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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
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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 ce
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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 clean signal? when I heard WCA
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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 was busted by the FCC:
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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 domi
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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 i
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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, mi
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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 w
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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 EWTN
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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 morning
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Hi All:
Just one thing noted from our recent trip to Branson, MO. KCAX is listed at the
TopazDesigns site as c&w. 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 t
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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 Newburyport, MA has droppe
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WTHQ 1030, Point Pleasant WV back to full power today.
73David
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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 oc
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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 oc
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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 p
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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 sho
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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 eff
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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 apparently
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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 convenient to
ca
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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 t
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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
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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 st
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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 pu
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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 a
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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 lad
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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
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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 mixi
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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
wrote:
Going through unIDs, I'm stumped by two stations (different dates) on 770"
1
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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
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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 WA
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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 nigh
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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
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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 Carlisl
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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
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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 progr
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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
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