This logbook covers DX heard between July 1 and September 30, 1998. All
times CDT (for UTC, add five hours, for EDT, add one hour).
610 WEZN Birmingham, AL-9/15 0408 noted with ABC Adult Standards,
talk on the National Geographic Society, "AM 610 WEZN" ID. Good to poor with
WDAF/KARV. Call change, ex-WZZK.
910 WSUI Iowa City, IA-9/16 0402 noted with NPR news, weather forecast
and Iowa sports report. Fair to poor with KVIS. The FM sister of this
station is KSUI, at 91.7 MHz.
920 WOKY Milwaukee, WI-8/19 0508 noted with Westwood One Adult Standards,
"AM 920 WOKY" IDs. Fair to poor with KARN/KYST in WGNU null. This was
operating on a temporary non-directional pattern.
1220 WFWL Camden, TN-9/9 0554 noted with calls, "Morning Coffee Break"
mention and country music. Fair to poor with WKNR/CJRB.
1230 KWIX Moberly, MO-9/9 0706 noted with weather forecast, statewide
temperatures, local news (led off with Mark McGwire's 62nd home run). Fair
to poor with several others.
1290 WCBL Benton, KY-9/9 0635 noted with Kentucky Lake and Mayfield
ads, local PSA, high school football promo, calls and country music. Fair
to poor over WHIO in WIRL null.
1340 WSOY Decatur, IL-9/15 0500 noted with legal ID into CBS News.
Fair to poor with several others.
1380 WMJR Winchester, KY-8/24 0130 noted with "Magic 1380" IDs and
'70s oldies. Fair to poor through KKWK.
1380 KZJZ St. Louis, MO-9/15 0155 noted with traditional jazz, DJ
talk, "This is KZJZ St. Louis" legal ID into Mutual news at 0200. Call
change, ex-KKWK.
1570 WFRL Freeport, IL-9/16 0445 noted with AC/Oldies, "Star 92.1"
ID, simulcasting WFPS-92.1 MHz. Fair to poor through WBGZ.
1570 WKBH Holmen, WI-9/18 0206 noted with "AM 1570 WKBH" ID and sports
talk. Fair to poor in WBGZ null.
1600 WCGO Chicago Heights, IL-8/19 0543 noted with ABC Adult Standards,
"The Good Music Station, WCGO Unforgettable 1600" IDs and local ads. Fair
to poor in KATZ null.
1640 KDIA Vallejo, CA-9/17 0440 noted with Urban Gospel, local ads,
"Stereo 1640 AM KDIA" ID, back to ABC Urban Oldies after legal ID at 0500.
Fair to poor signal. Call change, ex-KXBT.
1650 KKTR Costa Mesa, CA-9/17 0501 noted with traffic report, including
mention of lane closures on the Los Angeles freeways, "AM 1650 K-Traffic"
IDs and local ads. Good to poor signal. Call change, ex-KGXL.
1660 KXOL Brigham City, UT-8/14 0207 noted with ABC Oldies, local/network
ads, weather forecast, mention of 97 degrees as the forecast high, and call
letter ID. Simulcasting KSOS-800. Fair to poor with WBAH, and ACI from
WTDY-1670.
1670 WTDY Madison, WI-7/3 0223 noted with "Coast to Coast AM with
Art Bell", "Madison's Hottest Talk, AM 1670 WTDY" ID, and local ads. Very
good to fair over WNML. Frequency change, ex-1480 (which has become
WTDA).
1690 WMDM Lexington Park, MD-8/19 0411 noted with "Coast to Coast
AM with Art Bell", network ads. Fair to poor with KAYK, and ACI from KBGG-1700.
Moves from 920, ex-WPTX.
1700 KBGG Des Moines, IA-8/14 0129 noted with network ads, "Big Business
1700 AM" and "The Big 1700" IDs, into BNN's "Consumer Hotline". Excellent
signal, equal to WHO-1040! Moves from 1390, ex-KKSO.
5025 CUBA Radio Reloj, Bauta-8/5 0348 noted with talk in Spanish,
time pips and frequent "Radio Reloj" IDs. Replaced Radio Rebelde that evening,
back to the Rebelde net by 9/28.
6458.5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Armed Forces Network via Key West,
FL-8/6 0219 noted with "Sports Overnight America", military aviation PSA,
into AFRTS news. Excellent signal (in SSB mode). 4 MHz frequency carried
Modern Rock, and the 12 MHz frequency carried Country music.
7415 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WBCQ Monticello, ME-8/24 2015 noted
with Modern Rock music, ID, and mention of equipment test. Excellent
signal.
9945 CHINA China Radio International-9/25 0812 noted with news, talk
on economics and international relations in English. Fair to poor signal.
15330 GUAM Trans World Radio KTWR Agana-7/3 0333 noted with mention
of TWR, gave addresses on Guam, in Australia and Papua New Guinea, into Bible
teaching program in English. Fair signal.
15755 GERMANY The Overcomer Ministry-8/5 0335 noted with Brother Stair's
doomsday talk. Fair to poor signal.
17545 ISRAEL Reshet Bet-9/24 0915 noted with news analysis, national
ads, news update, promos mentioning Reshet Bet and financial news in Hebrew.
Good signal.
17780 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA KWHR Naalehu, Hawaii, HI-8/5 0340 noted
with "Life In The Word", legal ID, gave South Bend, IN address, into more
Christian programming in English.
21580 FRANCE Radio France Internationale-9/24 0852 noted with techno-dance
music and talk in French. Also heard on 21620 and 21685. Fair signal.
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