SW Equipment: Sangean ATS-803A, MFJ-1778 G5RV antenna with MFJ-956 antenna tuner
AM Equipment: General Electric Superadio III, Realistic TM-152 C-QUAM AM Stereo tuner, National NC-60 Special, 50-foot homebrew inverted "V", Worcester Electronics Space Magnet 2
All times CDT/CST; for conversion to UTC, add five hours for CDT, six hours for CST.
560 KLZ Denver, CO-10/11 0223 noted with local ads, into taped high school football game. Fair with splash from KTRS 550.
570 CUBA Radio Reloj via Pilon-11/16 1829 noted with ID, Caribbean news in Spanish and WWV-style time signals. Frequent EST time checks. Dominant over others.
600 CUBA Radio Rebelde via Urbano Noris-11/16 1831 noted with Cuban music. Good with slight splash from KFNS 590. This is the station that got me hooked on DXing; when I first heard this in 1980, this station, using the call sign CMKV, was a relay for Radio Moscow and The Voice of Cuba, the AM adjunct of Radio Havana Cuba at the time.
610 KCSP Kansas City, MO-10/11 0043 noted with network ads, Sporting News Radio Network talk. Legal ID at 0100. Good to fair signal, mixing with WEZN. Call letter change; longtime call WDAF moved to 106.5 MHz Liberty, MO.
620 CUBA Radio Rebelde via Colon-11/16 1823 noted with Cuban music, taking out WDAE. Good signal; no splash from KJSL 630.
670 CUBA Radio Rebelde via Arroyo Arenas-11/16 1820 noted with contemporary music, talk in Spanish. Good signal over WSCR.
730 WLIL Lenoir City, TN-12/28 0249 noted with Adult Standards, "AM 730 WLIL" ID. Longtime country station.
780 WZZX Lineville, AL-12/17 2110 noted with Classic Country, "Real Country" mention, ads mentioning Lineville and Talladega, "East Alabama's home for the real thing, Real Country 95.5" slogan. Good in WBBM null. Station simulcasts WASZ 95.5 Lineville, AL.
850 KEYH Houston, TX-11/9 0206 noted with pop music (some Tejano sprinkled in), "La Casa de la Cumbia", "850 AM y 101.7 FM" and Houston mentions. Good through KOA.
860 WDMG Douglas, GA-12/17 2055 noted with ESPN sports talk, local ads, promos, "South Georgia's Home of ESPN Radio" mention. Good to poor signal, no sign of CJBC; splash from WWL 870.
890 WEEZ Laurel, MS-11/16 1844 noted with Urban Gospel music, "AM 890 WEEZ" slogan and legal ID at 1900. Good to fair in WLS null. This is listed as a 10,000-watt, daytime-only operation.
890 CUBA Radio Progreso via Santiago de Cuba-11/26 0259 noted with news, "RP" ID and Latin American music in Spanish. Good signal in WLS null.
930 WSFZ Jackson, MS-12/28 0115 noted with pro-Pledge of Allegiance PSA, promo, legal ID into ESPN sports talk. Call letter change, ex-WSLI.
970 KHVN Fort Worth, TX-12/31 0201 noted with Urban Gospel music, "Heaven 97 KHVN Fort Worth/Dallas" legal ID. Fair signal, mixing with WMAY.
1150 WIMA Lima, OH-12/29 0331 noted with local news, "Newsradio 1150 WIMA" slogan and local ads. Fair to poor signal, mixing with other stations on frequency.
1190 WSDQ Dunlap, TN-12/28 0007 noted with country music, ads for Dunlap, legal ID mentioning Soddy-Daisy and Chattanooga. Good to fair over other stations.
1190 MEXICO XEWK Guadalajara, Jalisco-11/15 0108 noted with Ranchera music, "1190 AM" slogan in Spanish. Fair to poor signal.
1270 WKZT Fulton, KY-12/28 0336 noted with country music, weather forecast, local ad. Good to poor signal, mixing with WKBF.
1370 KWRT Boonville, MO-12/31 0306 noted with weather forecast, "Classic Country 1370 KWRT" slogan into Classic Country. Good over WDEF; splash from KSLG 1380. This is the 800th overall AM station, and 50th Missouri AM station logged from this location.
1380 WAOK Atlanta, GA-10/18 0314 noted with calls in promo, "News/Talk 1380 WAOK" slogan into sports talk. Good signal through KSLG. Format change from Urban Gospel.
1400 KSIM Sikeston, MO-12/17 1650 noted with promos, "News/Talk 1400 KSIM" slogan. Fair atop others.
1410 WLVV Mobile, AL-11/23 2335 noted with Urban Gospel music, talk, gave phone number, mentions of Montgomery, Mobile and various highways in the area. Good signal over others.
1460 KDMA Montevideo, MN-10/18 0347 noted with "Real Country" mention, calls and Classic Country. Fair signal, mixing with others. Local KIRL now daytime-only.
1570 WLBQ Morgantown, KY-10/18 0221 noted with calls in passing. Poor in WBGZ null.
1570 WTRB Ripley, TN-12/31 0427 noted with country music, legal ID at 0437. Good to fair in WBGZ null.
1580 WHLY South Bend, IN-10/11 0204 noted with CNN news, network ad, calls into ABC Adult Standards. Fair signal. Briefly on this frequency between stints at 1620 kHz.
1590 KKAY White Castle, LA-10/18 0227 noted with calls in promo. Fair to poor, mixing with other stations.
1640 WTNI Biloxi, MS-11/9 0155 noted with Art Bell, "Talkradio 1640 WTNI" slogan in promo, local ads, Air Force PSA, legal ID into ABC news. Good over WKSH. Now on this frequency, ex-WVMI on 570 kHz.
1670 WMWR Warner Robins, GA-12/29 0245 noted with "Talkradio 1670 WMWR" slogan, PSAs, into Fox Sports Radio. Good signal. Call letter change, ex-WRNC. WMWR calls formerly on 940 (now WMAC).
1690 WRLL Berwyn, IL-10/11 0040 noted with '50s and '60s Oldies, "Real Oldies 1690" mention. Good over KDDZ, WPTX; soon dominated the frequency. This station was obviously too cheap to include AM Stereo!
3995 GERMANY Deutsche Welle-11/25 2315 noted with features in German. Fair to poor signal, mixing with U.S. Amateur Radio operators.
4845 MAURITANIA Radio Mauritanie-10/28 0050 noted with readings from the Holy Qu'ran in Arabic, talk in French. Fair signal with utility interference.
5925 FRANCE Radio France Internationale-10/10 2330 noted with numerous IDs and talk in French. Fair signal, with ACI from WBOH Newport, NC on 5920 kHz.
6035 SAO TOME Voice of America relay-11/25 1513 noted with country music in English. Fair signal.
6140 COLOMBIA Radio Melodia-11/26 0230 noted with ID, local ads and Latin American music in Spanish. Fair to poor signal.
6180 BRAZIL Radio Nacional (Radiobras)-11/26 0206 noted with telephone talk in Portuguese, country music. Fair signal.
6925 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Pirate) WHYP-12/31 1744 noted with rock music, telephone talk and ID. Fair to poor signal.
6950 (USB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Pirate) Undercover Radio-11/25 1841 noted with E-mail address, mention of "From the middle of nowhere". Fair signal.
7230 ITALY RAI-11/25 2235 noted with ID and news in Italian. Fair to poor signal.
7335 CHINA China National Radio (CNR)-11/25 1729 noted with local ads, ID and features in Chinese. Fair to poor signal.
8764 (USB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (HAWAII) NMO Honolulu-11/26 0021 noted with Pacific weather bulletin in English. Fair signal.
8788 (USB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WLO Mobile, AL-11/25 1710 noted holding calls for various ships at sea, ad in English. Excellent signal.
9575 MOROCCO Radio Mediteranee-11/22 0155 noted with local ads, pop music, into news in French at 0200. Fair to poor signal.
9590 AUSTRALIA Radio Australia-11/25 0220 noted with news analysis in English. Good signal; better signal on 9580 kHz. Both transmissions via Shepparton.
9665 BRAZIL Radio Nacional-10/25 0115 noted with local ads, talk in Portuguese, into jazz. Fair signal.
9675 BRAZIL Radio Cancao Nova-11/25 0152 noted with Christian music, ID, prayers and ads in Portuguese. Fair signal.
9990 EGYPT Radio Cairo-11/25 1602 noted with talk on Ramadan in English. Fair signal.
11640 SOUTH AFRICA Trans World Radio via Meyerton-10/21 0058 noted with ID, interval signal into Christian music in English. Fair to poor signal.
11665 ASCENSION ISLAND Radio France Internationale relay-10/21 0103 noted with African news, time check and ID in English. Fair signal.
11725 FRANCE Radio France Internationale-11/26 0003 noted with news and sports reports in English. Fair signal.
11820 NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand International-10/25 0122 noted with talk in English, ID, reminder to retune to 9885 kHz. Good signal.
13605 INDIA All India Radio-11/25 1315 noted with interview in English, native music. Fair signal.
15330 CUBA jammer-11/25 1308 bubble sound effects, sometimes equal in signal strength to Radio Marti.