This logbook dedicated to the memory of Dominican DXer Cesar Objio (1928-2004).
SW Equipment: Sangean ATS-803A, MFJ-1778 G5RV antenna, MFJ-956 antenna tuner
AM Equipment: Grundig S350, General Electric Superadio III, Realistic TM-152 C-QUAM AM Stereo tuner, Worcester Electronics Space Magnet 2
All times CDT/CST; to convert CDT to UTC, add five hours, six hours to convert CST to UTC.
580 KJMJ Alexandria, LA-12/31 0555 noted with Christian music, Catholic prayers, including the Hail Mary. Fair signal. Call letter change, ex-KALB. Last three letters of the call sign stand for Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
620 KMNS Sioux City, IA-12/27 0204 noted with ABC News, PSA, local ad, "News/Talk 620 KMNS" slogan into Coast-to-Coast AM. Good signal over CKRM.
660 WDLT Fairhope, AL-12/31 0543 noted with Rhythm and Blues music, "660 AM-All Blues, All The Time" slogan. Good to fair signal in WFAN null. Call letter change, ex-WBLX.
770 MEXICO XEQRV Veracruz-10/24 0155 noted with talk, ID, local ads, promos and light vocal music in Spanish. Fair to poor in WABC null; splash from WBBM 780.
790 WSGW Saginaw, MI-12/22 0500 noted with EST time check, legal ID into CBS News. Good to fair signal over WMC.
800 KXIC Iowa City, IA-12/24 0400 noted with legal ID. Fair to poor signal, mixing with other stations in CKLW null.
800 WDEH Sweetwater, TN-12/24 0403 noted with calls in promo. Fair to poor signal, mixing with other stations in CKLW null.
800 WVAL Sauk Rapids, MN-12/27 0057 noted with country music, legal ID, into CBS News. Good to poor signal over other stations in CKLW null.
910 WEPG South Pittsburg, TN-12/12 0228 noted with country music, local ads. Good to poor signal, mixing with KVIS, WALT and WSUI.
910 KLCN Blytheville, AR-12/23 2029 noted with "910 AM KLCN" ID and Christmas music. Fair to poor signal, mixing with KVIS.
910 WLTP Marietta, OH-12/24 0058 noted with promo, PSA, ABC News, "Talkradio 910 WLTP" slogan. Good to poor signal in KVIS null.
930 WBCK Battle Creek, MI-10/29 2120 noted with end of high school football game, "News/Talk 930 WBCK" ID and local ads. Fair to poor signal, mixing with others.
930 KLUP Terrell Hills, TX-12/24 0038 noted with Christmas music //WMIX 940, WRTH 1430, San Antonio area ads. Fair to poor, mixing with WTAD and WSFZ.
950 KXJK Forrest City, AR-10/29 2115 noted with local ad and high school football game. Good to poor with intermittent Stereo, mixing with WWJ and KKFN.
950 WORD Spartanburg, SC-12/24 0305 noted with weather forecast, "Newsradio 1330 and 950 WORD" slogan. Fair to poor signal, mixing with WWJ and KKFN. WYRD 1330 not heard. Last heard on 910 in 1996; frequency formerly occupied by WSPA.
960 KLTF Little Falls, MN-12/20 0303 noted with local weather forecast and ads. Fair to poor signal, mixing with KZIM.
990 KMSR Farmersville, TX-10/31 2109 noted with Your Health Matters, network ads, program interrupted at 2215 due to a flash flood warning, requiring activation of the EAS. Good signal with CBW nulled. Also noted 12/10 at 2355 with a call letter change to KFCD with The Tina Jones Show, legal ID, "Texas Talk Radio 990" slogan and CNN news.
1030 WEBS Calhoun, GA-12/24 0526 noted with Oldies, "Oldies 1030" slogan, gave two phone numbers ending in their old frequency (1110), local ads. Good to fair over WBZ and other stations.
1060 CKMX Calgary, AB-12/11 0358 noted with Christmas music, calls mentioned at 0500. Fair to poor signal in KYW null.
1070 KFTI Wichita, KS-12/24 0312 noted with "1070 AM-The Ram" slogan, Kansas State basketball promo. Good to fair signal, mixing with other stations. Call letter change, ex-KFDI.
1100 WCGA Woodbine, GA-12/17 0545 noted with USA Radio Sports, Daybreak U.S.A., calls mentioned at 0600 into USA Radio Network News. This is the 900th AM radio station noted from this QTH.
1150 WJRD Tuscaloosa, AL-11/8 0139 noted with calls, promo for ABC 33/40 News simulcast, into Adult Standards. Good signal, mixing with WJBO.
1230 KSEY Seymour, TX-11/14 0050 noted with Tejano music, numerous jingles and local ads. Fair to poor signal, poking through mess.
1230 WBHP Huntsville, AL-11/23 1643 noted with call letters in passing. Fair to poor signal through other stations.
1230 WCLO Janesville, WI-11/23 1652 noted with local ads and weather forecast. Fair to poor signal through other stations.
1230 WMSH Sturgis, MI-11/25 2200 noted with legal ID in passing. Fair to poor signal through other stations.
1230 KLWT Lebanon, MO-12/5 0420 noted with calls and Sporting News Radio. Fair to poor signal through other stations.
1230 WTCJ Tell City, IN-12/21 1700 noted with legal ID in passing. Fair to poor signal through other stations. Simulcasts WVJS 1420 kHz Owensboro, KY.
1240 KANE New Iberia, LA-11/7 2345 noted with "Kane Radio 1240" ID, mention of Louisiana, into zydeco music. Good to poor over other stations.
1240 WSBC Chicago, IL-11/19 1655 noted with local ads and call letters in Spanish. Good to poor signal, mixing with WHFA and others.
1260 WPNW Zeeland, MI-11/8 2234 noted with calls in promo. Fair to poor signal through WSDZ.
1280 KBNO Denver, CO-12/11 0445 noted with Mexican music, "Que Bueno" slogan. Good to poor signal, mixing with WGBF. Last noted as KXKL.
1290 WNBN Meridian, MS-11/8 2030 noted with Urban Gospel music, concert promo mentioning a group from Columbus, MS. Good to poor, mixing with KKAR, WWFS.
1290 KRGE Weslaco, TX-11/14 0222 noted with Christian talk in Spanish. Fair to poor signal, mixing with KKAR.
1290 KIVY Crockett, TX-11/20 0059 noted with Oldies, legal ID into ABC News. Fair signal over KKAR, WWFS, 175 watts!
1340 KSMO Salem, MO-11/17 1638 noted with local ad and country music. Good to poor signal, mixing with KXEO, WSOY. Was my closest unheard!
1350 KCAR Clarksville, TX-12/24 0146 noted with "The Greatest Country Hits are on AM 1350 KCAR" slogan, into Classic Country. Good to poor signal mixing with KRNT and other stations.
1350 WRWH Cleveland, GA-12/24 0519 noted with "Your Hometown Station, AM 1350 WRWH" slogan, into agricultural news. Good to fair signal, mixing with KRNT and other stations.
1350 WTOU Akron, OH-12/25 0102 noted with "Northeast Ohio's Fox Sports Radio, Fox Sports 1350" slogan, local ads. Good signal, albeit briefly over KRNT.
1360 WZPQ Jasper, AL-12/24 0230 noted with country music, call letters. Fair to poor signal, mixing with WTAQ and other stations.
1390 WRIG Schofield, WI-11/7 1610 noted with Adult Standards, "Big Rig 1390 WRIG" ID. Good to fair signal over WTJS; minimal splash from KSLG 1380.
1400 KWYN Wynne, AR-11/8 0103 noted with mention of eastern Arkansas. Fair to poor signal, mixing with others.
1400 KGMY Springfield, MO-12/22 0400 noted with legal ID in passing. Fair to poor signal through other stations. WGIL, KFRU and KSIM are usually dominant on 1400.
1420 WRCG Columbus, GA-12/9 2144 noted with local ads, "News/Talk 1420 WRCG" slogan. Fair to poor signal, mixing with WVJS. Usual WOC not in.
1450 WBYU New Orleans, LA-11/8 0020 noted with Radio Disney mention and dance music. Poked through mess; fair to poor signal.
1450 WROX Clarksdale, MS-11/8 0128 noted with calls in passing. Fair to poor signal through mess.
1490 KOSR Omaha, NE-12/25 0400 noted with legal ID, into the National Sports Report from Fox Sports Radio. Fair to poor signal through other stations.
1490 KDMO Carthage, MO-12/31 0455 noted with Adult Standards and call letters. Fair to poor signal through other stations.
1500 KANI Wharton, TX-12/31 1827 noted with Tejano music, "KANI 1500 AM" ID in Spanish, mention of "los Estados Unidos", local ads and a brief PSA by President Bush in Spanish. Good to poor with KSTP nulled, no sign of WTOP.
1510 WLRB Macomb, IL-11/19 1635 noted with Adult Standards and calls. Good to fair over WLAC, WDID.
1520 KOKC Oklahoma City, OK-11/8 2332 noted with ad for Oklahoma Dodge dealers, "News/Talk 1520 KOKC" ID and talk. Good signal in KRHW null. Call letter change, ex-KOMA.
1550 MEXICO XENU Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas-12/23 0247 noted with Ranchera music, "La Rancherita" slogan. Fair to poor signal, mixing with KLFJ.
1570 KOSZ Vermillion, SD-12/26 0258 noted with ESPN promos, "ESPN Radio 1570-The Ticket" slogan, legal ID at 0400. Fair to poor signal, mixing with WTRB in XERF null. Semi-local WBGZ on open carrier.
1590 WZRX Jackson, MS-12/22 2123 noted with Urban Gospel music and call letters. Good to poor signal, mixing with KKAY. The calls are left over from the station's "Z-Rock" days in the late 1980s.
1600 KRVA Cockrell Hill, TX-11/20 0015 noted with Tejano music, "Radio Viva" ID. Fair signal over KCRG, local KATZ off.
1630 KKGM Fort Worth, TX-10/24 0123 noted with Southern Gospel music, "AM 1630 KKGM" ID and promos. Good to fair signal with intermittent Stereo, mixing with KCJJ. Call letter change, ex-KNAX.
1690 WWAA Avondale Estates, GA-11/8 2349 noted with PSA for the Georgia National Guard, promos for CNN News and Al Franken's show, "Air Atlanta" ID into progressive talk. Good to fair over WRLL.
9510 SOUTH AFRICA Trans World Radio via Meyerton-11/14 1405 noted with Christian teaching in Igbo, signed off at 2015. Fair signal.
9600 CHINA China Radio International-10/17 1610 noted with features in English. Fair signal.
9625 CANADA CBC Northern Quebec-10/9 1335 noted with jazz and talk in English. Fair to poor signal.
11820 SAUDI ARABIA Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-10/3 1303 noted with Holy Qu'ran broadcast in Arabic. Fair to poor signal.
12080 BOTSWANA Voice of America relay-10/18 1648 noted with native music, talk and commentary in Hausa. Fair signal.
17515 VATICAN CITY Vatican Radio-10/3 1212 noted with talk and music in French. Fair signal.
17535 ISRAEL Reshet Bet-10/3 1219 noted with vocal music and man telling story in Hebrew. Good to fair signal.
17650 FRANCE Radio France Internationale-10/23 1226 noted with African sports news, world news headlines in English, going to French at 1230. Fair to poor signal.
17850 FRANCE Radio France Internationale-10/16 1001 noted with news in French. Fair to poor signal.