This logbook covers DX heard on AM, Longwave and Shortwave between October 1 and December 31, 2001.
All times CDT/CST. No conversion is needed to convert Central Daylight Time to Eastern Standard Time. To convert CDT to EDT and CST to EST, add one hour. To convert CDT to UTC, add five hours; to convert CST to UTC, add six hours.
AM Equipment: General Electric Superadio III, Realistic TM-152 C-QUAM AM Stereo tuner, Worcester Electronics Space Magnet 2
SW Equipment: Sangean ATS-803A, MFJ-1778 G5RV antenna with MFJ-956 antenna tuner
LW Equipment: Sangean ATS-803A with built-in ferrite rod
540 WRRD Jackson, WI-12/26 0444 noted with local ad, "The Word-AM 540" slgoan and talk on Benedict Arnold. Good signal with minor ACI from KTRS 550. Call letter change, ex-WYLO.
630 MEXICO XEFB Monterrey, NL-12/20 0558 noted with ID in Spanish. Fair to poor in tight KJSL null.
650 WNMT Nashwauk, MN-12/26 0456 noted with Coast-to-Coast AM with Art Bell, community calendar, Hibbing mentions, local ad, "News/Talk AM 650" slogan, legal ID into ABC news (even with co-channel WSM). Good to fair over WSM.
820 WMGG Largo, FL-12/20 0622 noted with mention of Tampa, traffic report and local ads in Spanish. Good to fair over WBAP. Call letter change, ex-WRFA, WQTM.
900 WEAS Savannah, GA-11/26 0526 noted with local ads, including one for WJCL-TV Channel 22, then faded to mess. Fair to poor in XEW null.
1110 WKRA Holly Springs, MS-11/26 0517 noted with Urban Gospel music, call letters and local ads. Good signal, ACI from KMOX 1120.
1140 MEXICO XEMR Monterrey, NL-11/21 0350 noted with talk and guitar music in Spanish. Fair to good in WRVA null.
1140 KYOK Conroe, TX-12/20 0644 noted with Urban Gospel music, CST time check, call letters and mentions of Houston area phone numbers. Good to fair over XEMR. This call was on 1590 in Houston for many years.
1260 KTTF Springfield, MO-12/24 0545 noted with local ad, promo mentoning sister station KTTS 94.7, calls into AP sports. Fair with semi-local WSDZ nulled. Format change from Country; call letter change, ex-KTTS.
1290 WWFS Peoria, IL-11/26 0459 noted with "Sportsradio 1290 WWFS Peoria" legal ID, local ads, into Fox Sports news before fading out. Fair signal with KKAR, WHIO. Call letter change, ex-WIRL.
1300 WKXM Winfield, AL-12/26 0350 noted with local ads, calls and country music. Fair with WOAD, WOOD.
1390 WMER Meridian, MS-12/27 0430 noted with "Music the whole family can listen to, Solid Gospel 1390 WMER" slogan, into Salem Radio Network's "Solid Gospel" Southern Gospel format. Same format carried by local KSLG 1380. Fair signal with WTJS.
1430 WXNT Indianapolis, IN-11/22 0404 noted with CBS News, network ads, "News/Talk 1430 WXNT Indianapolis" legal ID, into talk from the Sporting News Radio Network. Fair to poor in WRTH null. Call letter change, ex-WMYS.
1440 WJJL Niagara Falls, NY-12/31 0346 noted with local ads, mention of western New York, into Oldies. Fair with WGEM, KTNO; ACI from WRTH 1430.
1650 KWHN Fort Smith, AR-11/21 0433 noted with local PSA, "News/Talk 1650 KWHN" slogan, weather for the Fort Smith area, into Coast-to-Coast AM with Art Bell. Good over KCNZ, WHKT and KBJD.
4783 ECUADOR Radio Oriental-12/17 0450 noted with talk and promos in Spanish. Fair to poor signal. Noted off frequency; nominal frequency is 4780 kHz.
6925 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Pirate) WHYP-12/10 1730 noted with ID in English, Jewish humor and music in honor of Hanukkah. Fair to poor with unidentified SSB pirate.
8764 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NMN Chesapeake, VA-12/8 1615 noted with North Atlantic tropical weather forecast from NWS Miami, FL. Good to fair signal, USB mode.
8788 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WLO Mobile, AL-11/20 1725 noted with current tropical weather conditions and forecasts for points in the North Atlantic and Caribbean from the National Weather Service office in Miami, FL. Good signal, USB mode.
11705 CUBA Radio Havana-11/20 2050 noted with rhumba music, talk in English. Good signal in USB mode with splash from Argentina on 11710.
11710 ARGENTINA Radiodifusora Argentina al Exterior-11/20 2047 noted with South American sports report in English. Good signal.