Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Blog Logs - Medium Wave


The following is a sample of what DXers are logging on medium wave. Thanks to the fine folks from the Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts. Let's begin this round with Wisconsin's WKTY on 580.
580 WKTY WI La Crosse ID news 1/9 1659 (DT)
590 WKZO MI Kalamazoo ID news Detroit auto show 1/8 1607 (DT)
640 WOI IA Ames Iowa State U. farm news talk 1/5 1925 (DT)
690 WVCY WI Oshkosh rlgn talk Janet Floger show 1/5 1935 (DT)
750 WSB Atlanta GA 1/7/07 0030. At approx. 800 miles, WSB was
coming 'much' better than WJR 760 Detroit at approx. 150 miles---go
figure!!! (Miller, Kalamazoo
770 WKFB Jeanette PA 1/7/07 07:45-07:59 EST. Public Service talk of the
Abington Library (Penn. State Univ.) followed by stn ID of "KFB" and
"KFB weather". Signal drifted over and under WAIS and was then
obliterated at 08:00 by WJR's switching to HD. MW#374, PA#20, 770#4
(Miller)
870 WWL LA New Orleans ID talk traffic report 1/5 2250 (DT)
900 WDLS WI Wisconsin Dells ID news oldiews 1/7 2100 (DT)
990 CKGM Montreal PQ "Montreal's Sports Authority, the Team 990"
1:26am 12/31 (Russell)
1040 ID as Radio Porta in Spanish with Spanish music. There is a R.
Porta on 1040 from PTR Cianorte, but this seems improbable. A
rebroadcast by someone else??? (DT)
1060, R. Educacion (XEEP), Mexico City, 12/21/06 7:07 & 7:17-7:20 EST.
In between local sunrise for KYW Philadelphia and WILB Cleveland, I
sometimes get R. Educacion, and this morning's was perhaps the best yet.
At 7:07 I heard a tenor singing with an entire orchestra, then by 7:17
it was marimba music, getting a very nice peak for about 10 seconds,
and continuing on for almost 4 minutes. Their website is at
www.radioeducacion.edu.mx/ (Miller, Livonia)
1080 WHVR Hanover, PA, 12/29/06, 07:35 EST. Heard their call sign in
the mix of three stations, one or two carrying news at the BOH, while
the third was playing Christmas music, unable to ID the other 2. FCC
shows at 5 daytime kW. Last heard in March 2005. (Miller)
1200 WCHB Taylor MI IBOC buzz either side of 1200. 1:50am 12/29
(Russell)
1200 WKIV IL Chicago Spanish talk 1/9 1929 (DT)
1200 WCHB Taylor MI IBOC buzz either side of 1200. 1:50am 12/29
(Russell)
1200 WKIV IL Chicago Spanish talk 1/9 1929 (DT)
1620 WDHP Frederiksted VI 12/23/06 0120. Christmas music sung in
English and accompanied with steel drums. Got on tape. MW#370. (Miller)
1630 R. Nueva (p) MEX SS music OM in SS 1/5 1245 (DT)
(Source: MARE # 434)