AM BCB DX Equipment: General Electric Superadio III with built-in ferrite rod, Realistic TM-152 AM Stereo tuner, Worcester Electronics Space Magnet 2
SW DX Equipment: Sangean ATS-803A portable receiver, MFJ-1778 G5RV antenna with MFJ-956 antenna tuner
All times are Central Standard Time: for Eastern Standard Time, add one hour. To convert CST to UTC, add six hours.
750 WNDZ Portage, IN-1/14 1600 noted with local ad, legal ID with Chicago, IL into talk. Fair signal with KBNN.
820 WCSN Chicago, IL-1/14 1604 noted with "WCSN-Chicago Sporting News" slogan into local ads and Sporting News Radio Network. Good to fair signal over WBAP. This station has been through several sets of calls; WAIT, WXEZ, WYPA and WSCR, among others. Many SWLs may remember the WCSN calls being on a shortwave station in Scotts Corners, ME (now WHRA).
850 WKNR Cleveland, OH-1/4 0619 noted with local traffic report and news briefs. Good signal in KOA null. This station has moved from 1220 kHz; WKNR replaced WRMR at this spot on the Cleveland AM dial.
850 WYDE Birmingham, AL-1/22 2334 noted with Christian talk. Fair to poor mono signal, intermittent Stereo signal, mixing with KOA.
860 CBKF Saskatoon, SK-1/23 0104 noted with CBC news in French. Fair to poor through WSON, CJBC noticeably absent this particular morning.
960 CFAC Calgary, AB-2/28 0125 noted with local ad, "Sports Radio 960 The Team" slogan, into Sporting News Radio Network from the U.S. Good to fair signal with others. First time noted since format change from Country.
970 CJYR Edson, AB-2/28 0108 noted with "Back Seat Oldies" and "Good Time Oldies" mentions, promos and local ad. Good to poor with WGTK.
970 WGTK Louisville, KY-2/28 0040 noted with an update on the war against terrorism, local and network ads, "AM 970 WGTK" ID. Good to fair with others. Yet another call change here; this station has used WAVE, WAVG and WLKY before Salem Communications turned the station into WGTK.
980 MEXICO Radio Tampico XETU Tampico, TM-1/18 0213 noted with Nortena music, "980 AM, esta es Radio Tampico" ID in Spanish. Good over others.
990 MEXICO La T Grande XET Monterrey, NL-1/3 0436 noted with talk in Spanish, mention of Monterrey, "La T Grande" slogan and light vocal music in Spanish. Good in CBW null.
1050 WLIP Kenosha, WI-1/14 1553 noted with weather forecast, local ad, promo, "AM 1050 WLIP" slogan into Adult Standards. Good to fair with WDZ.
1080 WNWI Oak Lawn, IL-1/14 1551 noted with talk in French. Fair signal through WRYT. "NWI" in the call sign stands for "Northwest Indiana"; it's original city of license was Valparaiso, IN, home of Valparaiso University (known as "Valpo").
1090 KKYN Plainview, TX-1/14 0350 noted with TSN's "Texas Overnight" (TSN's flagship station is KRLD 1080), network ads. Good to poor with KBOZ; KAAY nulled.
1090 KBOZ Bozeman, MT-1/14 0354 noted with country music, legal ID at 0400. Good to poor with KKYN; KAAY nulled.
1110 WBCA Bay Minette, AL-1/4 0455 noted with R&B Oldies, "The station that parties 24/7" slogan, "WBCA Bay Minette/Mobile" legal ID into ABC news. Good to fair with ACI from KMOX 1120.
1140 CHRB High River, AB-2/28 0015 noted with country music, "AM 1140" mention, "Southern Alberta's Community Radio" slogan, into Web site promo. Good to fair in WRVA null.
1150 WJBO Baton Rouge, LA-1/21 0334 noted with calls in station promo. Good to poor with others.
1160 WYLL Chicago, IL-1/23 0141 noted with network ads, Contemporary Christian music, into SRN news at 0150. No ID; so not sure if it was simulcasting WZFS 106.7 Des Plaines, IL ("The Fish"). Good to poor over others.
1200 WMIR Atlantic Beach, SC-1/21 0254 noted with "WMIR 1200 AM" ID, into Urban Gospel music. Good signal with pirate WOAI nulled.
1220 WHK Cleveland, OH-1/13 0400 noted with SRN News, "The New 1220 WHK" slogan, promos for their program schedule and "Adventures In Odyssey", into weather for Cleveland. Good to poor over others. The WHK calls were on 1420 for many years, then had a brief stay on 1000 before moving to the more powerful 1220 signal. Part of a seven-station switch that involved Seaway, Inc. and The San Antonio Evil Empire.
1250 WEAE Pittsburgh, PA-1/18 0304 noted with "ESPN Radio 1250" slogans, sports news, local promo. Good with WEMP, KWSJ. Call letter change, ex-WTAE.
1250 KWSJ Kansas City, KS-1/18 0306 noted with talk in Spanish. Fair to poor with WEAE. Yet another call letter change; ex-KXTR and KKGM. Original calls were WREN, licensed to Topeka, KS.
1280 WODT New Orleans, LA-1/4 0400 noted with "The Home of The Blues" slogan, "AM 1280 WODT New Orleans" legal ID, into R&B Oldies. Good to fair over WGBF. The WODT calls were left over from their failed Talk format; the calls stand for "Who Dat?" This frequency also used the calls WGSO and WQUE.
1310 CIWW Ottawa, ON-1/4 0403 noted with Oldies, "Oldies 1310" slogan and mention of Ottawa. Good to fair with WIBA and WDOD; no splash from KSIV 1320.
1310 WISE Asheville, NC-1/4 0506 noted with mention of western North Carolina and weather forecast. Fair to poor with others.
1400 WGIL Galesburg, IL-1/21 0259 noted with Dr. Laura, morning show promo, "Galesburg Radio 14 WGIL" slogan and local ads. Good to poor over others; surprisingly dominant on a graveyard frequency!
1420 WCLV Cleveland, OH-1/18 0250 noted with "WCLV 1420 AM" ID, local ads and Adult Standards. Good to poor with WOC and WVJS. This was part of a seven-station swap in Cleveland; this station took on most of WRMR's air staff when Seaway, Inc. acquired this frequency.
1440 KTNO Denton, TX-1/3 0309 noted with Christian teaching in Spanish. Fair with others, slight ACI from WRTH 1430.
1450 WROB West Point, MS-1/23 0205 noted with calls in passing. Poor with KMRY, others.
1460 KKPR Kearney, NE-2/27 2356 noted with Westwood One Adult Standards, "You're listening to the Original Hits on AM 1460 KKPR Kearney" ID. Good to fair with WXOK, others. Local KIRL still having problems with their nighttime array.
1480 WTDA Madison, WI-1/10 2000 noted with legal ID //WTDY 1670, then faded out. Fair to poor with WJBM.
1590 KGAS Carthage, TX-1/11 0223 noted with local ads and Southern Gospel music. Fair over others with minor ACI from KATZ 1600.
1630 KKWY Fox Farm, WY-2/27 2319 noted with country music, "The Best Country" jingle, "KWY" slogan. Good to fair, pummeling KCJJ and WTEL.
1640 KBJA Sandy, UT-2/28 0143 noted with Spanish talk, mention of "Unica". Fair to poor with WKSH nulled. This is the 750th station logged at this location.
1680 KRJO Monroe, LA-1/4 0630 noted with "Magic 97" slogan and Urban Gospel music. Simulcasting KLMB 97.3 in nearby Bastrop, LA. Good signal over WJNZ.
1700 KQXX Brownsville, TX-2/27 2323 noted with Oldies, "Oldies 1700" slogan in promo. Fair with KTBK; KBGG nulled.
4960 SAO TOME Voice of America relay-1/23 2325 noted with talk on a hotel/casino converted to a memorial to the victims of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in English. Fair signal.
11655 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Voice of America-3/6 1625 noted with talk on poverty and homelessness in U.S. history in English, ID into "Pulse of The Planet". Good signal.
12160 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WINB Red Lion, PA-2/23 1700 noted with sign-on, programming details, gave the P.O. Box 88 address, phone number in Area Code 717, into Christian teaching. Local-like signal.
13570 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WINB Red Lion, PA-2/23 1656 noted with sign-off and invite to tune to 12160 kHz. Carrier off at 1657. Local-like signal.
15215 SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa-1/22 2358 noted with IDs in English and Portuguese, interval signal, time signals, frequency mention into African news in English. Good signal. I was testing a retubed National NC-60 Special using this signal.
15340 NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand International-1/23 2321 noted with talk on film in Australia and New Zealand in English. Good signal.