Word has come through that KCKK/1510 Littleton/Denver has been sold to
4-K's LLLP for $450,000. This is the NRC Broadcasting station that I
previously worked for and that we spent over $1M on rebuilding with a
new transmitter site in 2006 and 2007. Ironically the new FCC license
came through about
Bill, I noticed that the "application status" is marked "dismissed".
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This is licensed for 10 watts output and 10 watts ERP. License was
granted 02/15/08. Location is shown as Burien Community Center, 425 SW
144th Street.
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That satellite dish on the same roof is probably picking up the
programming stream. That's not a typical 18" DISH/DirecTV setup. --Tom?
K7WV
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Dish: 24 inches - Dual sided galvanized steel - Unique aluminum
powder-coat weather-protection - Standard grey color. LARGER SIZE
DISH REFLECTIVE SURFA
That satellite dish on the same roof is probably picking up the
programming stream. That's not a typical 18" DISH/DirecTV setup.
--Tom? K7WV
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Congratulations! This has been an exciting and interesting chase. I have
been watching with great interest.
One of my neighbors replaced his 1 year ol
I'm not directly involved in this. I presume it is still a go in the
aftermath of the blizzard that hit the Denver region during the day on
Thursday.
The Vintage Voltage Expo was (is) planned for Sunday March 29 from 10 AM
to 3 PM at the Ramada Plaza Convention Center at I-25 & 120th Avenue in
Nor
I have a talking house (Radio Realty brand) that I have had for quite a
few years. It has front panel digital frequency selection. I used it to
tune my analog GE SRIII to a specific frequency since the slide rule
dial on the SRIII was just a guessing game. I'd set the transmitter to
the frequency I
1100 WISS Berlin WI was operating last night (middle of the night) and
really hammering Cleveland. Country music, local ads, call letters. I do
find the calls of this station ironic given the name of the town of
licence. Surely they haven't run out of possible call configurations?
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Am I missin
Maybe you were hearing an echo from the past Tom. From the 1930s to
1950s 1650 kHz was designated as the International Radiotelephone
Distress Frequency. In the 1950s that designation was moved to 2182 kHz.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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I noticed that the Information Station Specialists (ISS) web site has
recently updated the list of TIS stations installed by them. This very
useful list can be found at www.theradiosource.com/
The ISS web site also has a very interesting list of National Parks with
TIS stations. It shows the very
Still on the backup rig tonight, but they've drifted down a bit, to
1030.014.
Barry
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Just out of curiosity I wonder if WBZ runs Power-Side on the backup
transmitter? I know a lot of stations that had Power-Side before IBOC
came along kept it on their backup rigs (KPOF/910 for example). Perh
Patrick I saw an antenna launcher for sale on e-bay a couple days ago.
It is designed to let you launch antenna wires over trees or for long
distances. It has a fishing reel attached to let you reel it back in. It
appears to be based on one of those tennis ball launchers for exercising
your dog.
P
Thanks to everyone who have shared their QSLs. They are great fun to
view. I hope to see more of them posted. Just a reminder that I too have
scans of many QSLs from my collection dating back to 1925 posted on my
web pages (see links below) for all to enjoy. Happy holidays and seasons
greetings to
Congratulations Patrick! I sure wish you had the ability to upload scans
of some of your fantastic QSL collection. I would love to see some of
them and I'm sure that many others would too.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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KCKK! Patrick, are you still QSing them? (PM-OR)
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Patrick I do indeed still work for NRC Broadcasting, the owner of the
KCKK transmission facility. But all of the programming originates from
Mile High Sports Radio through an LMA. Their studios are located in a
separate facility. I don't have
A neighbor who was a very active HF band amateur radio operator sparked
my interest in radio in 1965 when I was 13. I never saw him use code. He
always used voice in AM or sideband mode. I still remember sitting in
his northern Illinois ham shack one Saturday evening and being allowed
to talk to an
I kind of thought this was a little close spaced to the Denver 670 at
618 miles. Especially with the "lobe toward Chicago" that Glenn
mentions.
And, if I understand this correctly, they are simulcasting an FM in
Phoenix 256 miles from the AM. Strange.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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Nope, not going to retire after my 3000th QSL. No way. I will probably
have the R8 buried with me, so I can continue to DX on the other side
hi. I have no clue on who number 3,000 will be eitheer.
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Glad to hear it my brother from another mother. Keep on truckin' man.
Too bad you already have
Congratulations John! That one envelope was equal to a whole fist full
in itself. Rumor has it that Sir Patrick is going to retire at 3,000 and
sell his prized Drake receiver on e-bay! Another rumor is that Las Vegas
is taking bets on who will be QSL #3,000.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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36 degrees is cold as compared to here in Tennessee. It's 70 degrees
outside.
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Supposed to get down to an overnight low of 45 here in Denver Willis.
The high today was only 54 because of a cold front that moved through.
And there has been a slight mist in the air all day and into the
evening.
It looks like 950 in Denver has settled on 50s and 60s rock oldies as
its new format. The logo is "Cruisin' 9-50". Also noted a call change
from KKFN to KRWZ effective 9/2/08. And they have the IBOC turned on
during the day. I'm not sure about night.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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h
Yesterday I mentioned that KKFN / 950 was stunting with what appeared to
be a format change to C&W. Today they have changed the format of their
stunting and are playing a loop of a couple hundred 2 to 3 second bites
of classic rock hits from the 60s to the 80s followed by commercials
from that era,
Paul there are a few photos of a typical LOM beacon on my N0NNK web site
(see link below). Look for the FN / 400 link.
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Noted KKFN / 950 Denver is stunting with an endless loop of a couple
classic country songs and liners promoting an upcoming format swap to
"Wide Open Country". Mentioned that the new format will include old
music, new music, and legends.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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Since 1995 I have travelled by air often on behalf of the National
Disaster Medical System. In addition to personal baggage and survival
gear, I am frequently instructed to tote along a cache of communications
equipment destined for some type of Federal disaster situation. We
generally fly on comme
Thanks for the info Joe. When I first got into the radio hobby in the
mid 60s Tom Kneitel was like the God of the radio hobbyist. His name was
synonymous with the hobby. I'm sorry to hear of his passing. Best wishes
to his survivors.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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The question frequently pops up about how much power PJB / 800 currently
runs from Bonaire. Many will remember when PJB was a 500 kw giant. I
noticed that the TWR web site lists a current opening for an Assistant
Site Engineer for the Bonaire transmission facility. It is noteworthy
that the job des
I have two radio station guides from 1928 and 1929. Neither of them
shows KLVW as being an active call. Of course it may have been issued
after these guides were published. Maybe the movie was promoting the
area's newest radio station!
In 1928 San Francisco had KFRC (610), KFWI (930), KGTT (1420)
The 1150 in Denver, Colorado and the 1190 in Phoenix, AZ have just been
listed for sale. Might that be the main reason for any change at these
two stations ???
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Mike I heard that too. This is the result of what is going on - not the
cause. Apparently the stockholders have had enough of the lo
Chris Knight said: According to the Federal Census Bureau (via local TV
newscast), the Hispanic population in Denver comprises more than 50% of
the total population.
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Chris, you must be very careful when reading the Census Bureau results.
There are many caveats to consider. Also consider that
The Denver Business Journal reported today that Denver radio station
KNRV-AM will drop its Spanish-language local news and sports programming
and instead carry a national satellite feed from Radio Formula Satellite
Network beginning August 1st.
In a statement, Heberto Villers-Limas, station presid
I just noticed that tonight's edition of Dateline NBC is called "Tower
Dogs" and is about people whose profession is climbing antenna towers.
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WDZK hasn't been at 565 Franklin Avenue in SEVERAL years.
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Using another excellent resource, yellow.com, I found Radio Disney in
the Hartford area listed as: 160 Chapel Road, Manchester, CT 06042 with
tel: 860-643-3912. I find the telephone book listings are often the most
up to date listing
Apologies again to the list: Pete I am receiving e-mail from others. I
just received 2 test messages from private addresses that came through
fine. It seems like only you are not getting through and I have no idea
why. WebTV does not provide the capability to block addresses or domains
like compute
Radio Magazine is reporting that Mexico has approved HD IBOC for AM & FM
stations within the 200 mile US border zone. This was done to allow
stations in the border zone to have equal competition with US
technology. The stations must first request permission from the
authority and must then promise
Scott said: I haven't seen the ad, but if it was filmed in LA, the
building is probably the Arcade Building and the tower would be a former
KRKD tower. There's a picture here:
http://www.fybush.com/site-020327.html
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That looks like it Scott. I saw the ad a few more times overnight and
manage
Has anyone noticed the Farmer's Insurance commercial for identity theft
protection with the rooftop foot chase theme? At the end of the chase a
large self-supporting 4-leg tower is very briefly visible in the
background behind the victim. The tower appears to be mounted on the
roof of an adjacent b
This is almost certainly KCLE in Cleburne Texas. The ID sounds to me
like "Classic Country, KCL? 11-40, Cleburne, Burleson, Crowley,
"
I can't quite understand the last town name. But Burleson and Crowley
are neighboring towns between Cleburne and Fort Worth.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT
KCFR, Colorado Public Radio's (CPR) news-and-information channel, said
it will switch back to the FM dial on July 9.
KCFR, heard at 1340 AM since 2001, will move to 90.1 FM, the frequency
now used by CPR's classical-music station, KVOD.
KVOD will move to 88.1 FM, which previously broadcast Christ
H! Kent Winrich - where are you?
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FYI I've taken my reply to this off of the list since it is OT.
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I've been checking KEPN/1600 for several days and as Chris noted
sometimes the IBOC on 1590 is barely even noticeable. Because of this I
wasn't completely certain that it was their IBOC that I was hearing on
1610.
It is interesting that KDDZ/1690 is diplexed into KEPN tower #1 with
twice the power
I recall searching the FCC files just as the expanded band was opening
up and finding a large number of low power beacons licensed to oil
production companies in the Gulf between 1600 and 1700 kHz. There were
also some high power licenses to power companies in this band - mostly
in FL. I suspected
John Sampson said: Missed the first part of this thread but this aroused
my curiosity. Was this a spur off of the old AT&T backbone microwave
network?
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John (and all who are interested), Buckhorn Mountain was an AT&T
microwave site linking Broomfield, Greeley, and Timnath in CO and
Cheyenne
Robbie J asked: Hey Pat, Is that old site the one that shot up to crow
creek in wyo.?
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Yes indeed Robbie. One of the many microwave paths that ran through
Buckhorn connected Crow Creek Hill, WY to Broomfield, CO. The Broomfield
tower is still intact and presently supports numerous communicat
Paul Walker said:
Woah, $1million for an Antenna? Im no engineer, but that seems very very
steep to me. $1 mil is probably for the entire HD conversion for all 5
stations.
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$1 million does not surprise me at all Paul. A lot of stations spend far
more than that on new antenna projects. He is
The storm track for the largest of the half dozen tornados that struck
northern CO recently showed the 1-mile wide twister crossing right
through the WWV / WWVB property just north of Fort Collins before
continuing on into WY leaving a 35-mile long path of destruction. I
queried the NIST folks to s
In my 1971 edition of Vane Jones' North American Radio-TV Station Guide
there were 31 stations licensed on 88.1 with a transmitter power of 10
watts or less. Only one was listed as being stereo capable. 88.1 to 91.9
was, with very few exceptions, reserved exclusively for "educational"
stations in t
I bought my SR 3 at a King Soopers (aka Kroger) grocery store about 10
years ago. I believe it was $39.95. My local store had them sitting on
the shelf above the ice cream freezer along with the cones and toppings.
They had about 20 of them and it didn't appear that they were selling.
After about 6
Congratulations Scott! But I'm afraid it was almost a 1 to 1 DXer
trade-out. I just got home last night from a 16 day stay in the cardiac
critical care unit. I'm now sporting $25,000 worth of implanted
pacemaker / automatic defribrillator equipment and a warning to stay out
of high RF environments.
Failure to comply may result in loss of Idaho potato purchasing
rights..
/
That's just great. Another slap at the consumer. Next thing you know
we'll all be eating potatoes imported from China for 1/4 the cost of a
home grown spud. I can't wait to call Coast to Coast AM to bring this
latest
The display on my R-8 went completely dead about a year ago. I tried
every suggestion offered to no avail. Two or three weeks later I went
back to give it another try and found that it was working perfectly and
has ever since. I don't recall now whether or not I left it plugged in
during the month
Thanks for the book review Fred.
One of the Denver/Boulder FM stations in the group that I work for has a
Rock Without Rules format. I heard them play Heard It On the X earlier
this week.
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I heard 1510 was silent again because the check bounced. Is that true?
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Not true - mostly. There was an incident a few weeks ago. I can tell
you that the LMA is now on a weekly basis since the current lessee
failed to get financing for the purchase of the station. I was
instructed to ins
When a station stunts by playing the same song continuously for hours or
days at a time, a 4 minute selection could get well over 300 air plays
in a single day. I wonder how that is reported to the royalty
collectors? Maybe they give a large volume discount.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
Westmins
I noticed that Ibiquity is mailing postcards to radio broadcasters
encouraging them to "upgrade now" before the license fees increase on
July 1, 2008. The card mentions that there are now over 50 HD Radio
receiver models available with prices starting at $99. It also says
there are presently over 1
Bruce said: I recently came across a couple of TIS station lists on the
web. These are on the website for ISS, a major manufacturer of TIS radio
systems.
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Bruce, this is indeed a useful and informative web site concerning TIS
stations. I have mentioned the ISS web site and its associated pag
Mike, are these stations using anything resembling a call sign? I was
curious if they might be using a tactical or non-conforming call sign
like the one that Patrick Martin recently heard on another NTIA
authorised TIS station.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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Hi Patrick. I found the following on the Information Station Specialists
web site which is a great TIS/HAR resource that I have mentioned
numerous times previously. Note that this information appears to be from
2003. At that time they were apparently using trailer mounted portable
TIS stations on 1
Paul said: trying to drop in another set of call letters during a simple
liner or id would be cumbersome.
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The guys that are leasing 1510 from us use a dual ID in all of their
recorded liners and live announcements frequently throughout the hour.
It is usually something like "Mile High Sports
Airnav.com shows ZLS is actually on 526 kHz and is located on Long
Island, Bahamas. Power is listed as 500 watts. Even though it is in the
Bahamas it is owned by the USCG.
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Thanks Jim. I have a connection with the area that peaks my interest. In
the 70s when I lived in Rockford IL I worked for an alarm system
contractor on an assignment at the John Deere plant in Moline. I made
weekly 200 mile round trip commutes between Rockford and Moline for
almost a year.
Patrick
WDLM 960 kHz East Moline, IL. Received a nice, f/d professionally
printed QSL card (yes, they do still exist)
/
Would love to see it Jim. Do u have any way to send or post a scan of it
somewhere?
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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The historic building housing the studios and offices for KREX-TV in
Grand Junction CO was destroyed by fire today. The fire broke out around
8:30 AM and was still burning at 5:00 PM. KREX is a CBS affiliate. The
building apparently also housed the local Fox TV affiliate. The building
was reportedl
>From the Denver Business Journal:
KCFR, Colorado Public Radio's news-and-information channel, is moving
back to the high-fidelity FM band with the purchase of a new frequency
for the station.
The main reasons for the change are "better [audio] quality and the fact
that most people expect to fin
Good going Patrick! We should all put together a lottery over who will
be #3000.
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I didn't think I'd have much of a chance with KKFN-950 spewing The
Horrible Hiss of IBOC right at me from just 5 miles down the road. I am
directly in front of one of their minor lobes. But I gave it a shot for
the first 2 hours of the test. I could detect some analog audio on 960
in the best null
Jim said: ...one of my regulars from early DX from Indiana was KCA999
the New Hampshire State Police in Concord. They transmitted on 1682 kHz
in AM mode. And thankfully I have a QSL from them dated 1968.
/
My hometown PD (Rockford IL) had an AM band station starting in 1933
with the call WPGD.
You could say the same thing about Britney Spears...except for the theme
park part.
/
No no no Mike. You haven't heard? Dr. Phil is on her case now.
Seriously! He was waiting for her outside the hospital the other day. If
she gets turned around you'll have to credit him.
Patrick Griffith, CBT
I just received a F/D QSL letter confirming my February 28, 2004
reception of KRZI / 1580 in Waco TX. I sent a cassette recording of my
reception with the original report and I sent a followup report during
the 4th quarter of 2004. Of course the KRZI calls are now on 1660 in
Waco and 1580 no longer
I have not seen one worthwhile thing from Disney since Mr. Walker & Mr.
Wheeler (1950's I bet)
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I just happened to see a program about the history of Times Square on
The History Channel recently. From the 70s to the early 90s Times Square
was a seedy and notorious zone of sex, drugs, and XXX
Willis said: Just for fun, let ask you, have you ever been up at the top
of the Empire state building where all the antennas are. I was there in
January of 1998.
/
Never been to NYC. I was on my way there in 1999. But I only made it as
far as the Jersey shore. I was stationed at Fort Dix NJ fo
Congratulations on #1200 Nigel. CFUN was one that I had a bit of trouble
QSLing. They didn't respond to my original report or a followup. So I
dropped in at the station during a vacation trip in 2004. The greeter at
the front desk and the air staff were the only people there. Everyone
else was out
Patrick's server doesn't seem to quote the previous post
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With WebTV it is a manual cut and paste operation. It is really quick
and easy though. And it sure helps people to know what you are speaking
of. Patrick recently upgraded to the same version (WebTV Plus) that I
have. So he may have jus
Willis said: WQEW doesn't follow Disney to the letter. They will have
baseball and football games from time to time along with local adds.
/
Thanks Willis. That explains it. Disney likes to wave that logo in front
of everyone as often as they can. So I'm surprised the network doesn't
cue the lo
Patrick (the other one) said: The best Radio Disney station I have ever
heard for IDs was WQEW-1560-NY. They at least ID "Radio Disney 1560" a
lot.
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This makes me curious Patrick. The Disney stations that I am familiar
with are all network fed 24/7. So I would expect them to all be the
same.
Thanks everyone for the response.
Scott, you answered all of my questions. WNVR is the Polish station I
couldn't remember. There was a discussion earlier about short AM
antennas on Barry's technician reflector and I was trying to find my
WNVR photos. But I couldn't remember the call letters or fre
1. Can anyone tell me if WCEV and WRLL (ex-WVON) are still a shared time
situation on 1450? The FCC records indicate that they are. But I thought
that had gone away.
2. Can someone remind me who the station is that was transmitting from
the north suburbs with several very short top-loaded towers?
590 KXSP NE Omaha. P/d e-QSL received in 41 days for standard mail
report. V/s: Kurt Owens, KKCD/KXSP Program Director at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Griffith-CO)
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Somebody mentioned WWWE in Cleveland. I just uploaded a scan of their
1980 QSL card to my AM-DXer web site (see link below) if anyone would
like to take a look. I'll leave it up for a few days.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
Westminster CO
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Toilet tissue QSLs? Hmmm. Something to consider...
/
I was in a store recently that had rolls of toilet tissue for sale with
the face of George Dubya printed on every sheet. So anything is
possible.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
Westminster CO
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That guy really believes they can invent an antenna that sends out no
skywave, or that the effects of the ionosphere can be blocked? 73,
George S., MN
/
That's easy if you bury it deep enough.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
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KAZ said: Speaking of daytimes, just after 2PM here and I came in from
the DX car after listening to CBW's weatherman bragging about a high of
-12C today.
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It was -15C here when I got home from the station at 7 AM this morning.
But it has warmed up to a balmy 0C this afternoon. Just two days
I woke up a little early this morning and was rewarded with a good log
on WVON/1690 in IL. This is a good catch because I have a local (KDDZ)
on the same channel. I presume WVON was on day power and KDDZ was still
on night power. With the Kiwa loop I was able to null KDDZ almost
completely out at 8
Patrick my first thought would be that one or more sections of the metal
roof may have loosened up during the recent high winds and is making
intermittent contact with the rest of the roof or some other object
protruding through or in contact with the roof. Rain gutters or metal
siding might also p
Willis said: Test not heard in southeastern Tennessee. Seem that no one
heard this test, except the west coast boys.
/
Did anyone to the east try them during the 2nd hour of the test? I know
that would be getting pretty late in the Eastern time zone. Here in
Denver they sounded the same after 0
KEVT was audible here but well under KGYN in OK before the scheduled
test. I detected no difference after midnight MST with KGYN still on
top. But I checked again just after 1:00 AM MST and found KEVT dominant
and well on top of KGYN.
KEVT is 626 miles and KGYN is 292 miles from me. KGYN is also
I'm afraid that the Canadians may not be around long enough to enjoy
this offer. Last night on Coast to Coast AM I heard Ian Pundit repeat
his "Tasty Canadian" message. The message urges the aliens who are
coming to our planet in search of a food source to eat the Canadians
first because they are m
Bonaire, Netherland Antilles 2000 to 2030 14/12/07 Preaching
in Spanish from 2000 to 2030.
/
The SS broadcast you heard is apparently directional and aimed north to
serve Cuba and the Carribean. The last time I checked their schedule it
said they were non-directional with 100 kw in EE bot
Hmmm. Sounds a lot like WTIR. I got a QSL from them in 2002 when they
were still on 1680. It was signed by some guy named PAUL WALKER!
//
I used to be subjected to hearing a tape delayed version of CNN Headline
News... at one radio station I worked for. That was our programming,
interlayed wi
The folks who do the TV show CSI seem to agree - their theme song "Who
Are You" was/is a hit by The Who.
//
All three of the shows in the CSI franchise use a Who song for their
opening themes. CSI: Miami uses Won't Get Fooled Again and CSI: New York
uses Baba O'Riley.
I also don't understand
I should have mentioned this earlier in the week. But I have been
extremely busy. We were experiencing some heavy daytime skywave
reflection in the beginning of the week on 1510. I'm not sure if this
was just a local phenomena or not. What we were getting appeared to be
very high angle reflection f
Of lesser consequence is the arrival of a new TIS on 1650 on Vashon
Island.
/
This has been listed on the ISS web site for some time. Probably been in
the planning / construction phase for a while. Says it belongs to Vashon
Island Fire Rescue. No further info.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
We
Our progressive music FM in the Denver area (KCUV) has been playing the
new Fogerty album for several weeks. Several cuts are very reminiscent
of the old Fogerty. However, several cuts are very political and our PD
restricted them from air play.
///
Sure, you might even find Fogerty in some loc
Here's another example of just how bad IBOC is. I was staged at a
monitoring point 11.5 miles NW of KCKK/1510 most of the day today while
our consultant made adjustments to the 19 kw night DA pattern. I was at
this particular location because it is on one of the nulls (328 degrees)
that protects th
Glenn asked: Aren`t there really such wideband transmitters used in
tunnels to bring radio to captive audiences? How does that work, anyway?
I haven't had any experience with tunnel radio at broadcast frequencies.
I'd like to know more about that technology too. I have been curious if
the Big
Speaking of XEPE, I checked out their signal at 0200 MST this morning
and they were pounding in here on the east side of the Rockies with no
fade and no competition.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
Westminster CO
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I keep seeing an ad for the latest Will Smith movie I Am Legend which
comes out next month. This is like the third remake of this movie and it
is one of those typical 'last man on Earth' movies. The amusing part is
the sound bite where Smith announces that he is broadcasting "on all AM
radio freque
At KCKK we received a reception report from Scotland last week and one
from Finland today. So outgoing conditions seem to be improving.
Hopefully the same will hold true on the reverse path.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
Westminster CO
http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/
http://community.webtv.ne
Joe asked: On the subject CJGX Yorkton, has anyone ever had any luck in
getting a QSL from them?
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I received a very nice GX94 QSL card from them in March 2003. It was
signed by Bryan Mierau, Engineer. They also included a vertical fold
"thank you for listening" card signed by Lyle Walsh, Gener
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