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News Serving DX’ers since 1933 Volume 83, No. 14 ● April 18, 2016 ● (ISSN 0737-1639) Inside this issue . 2 … AM Switch 13 … Domestic DX Digest West 32 … College Sports Networks 6 … Confirmed DXer 17 … From the Archives 33 … Graveyard DX Update 6 … 2016 DXers Gathering 18 … International DX Digest 34 … Geomag Indices/Space Wx 7 … Domestic DX Digest East 22 … Pro Sports Networks (MLB) 35 … DXN Submission Guidelines 36th Edition NRC Log – Sold Out! Wayne applications have been approved and some are Heinen reports that the 36th Edition of the NRC already on the air, as you can see from this issue’s AM Log is now sold out. Work has already begun AM Switch. on the 37th Edition, which will be ready for the next DX season. Contact Wayne if you’d like to Membership Report participate in making the next Log the best ever. New Members: Welcome to Chris Gearhart, In the meantime, we will continue our updates South Windsor, CT; and Robert West, Prattville, to the Log weekly here in DX News. This is a good AL. time to remind everyone that members can Rejoining Members: Welcome back to David receive a weekly Interim AM Switch every week Bell, Sacramento, CA; and Michael Gaston, that DX News is not published – usually on Friday Somerville, NJ. night or Saturday morning – on e‐DXN.com. Renewing Members: Thanks for the continued 2016 DXers Gathering: Hope you’re planning support of Richard Allen; Robert M. Berglund; to join the 2016 DXers Gathering September 9‐11 Tim Clampit; John Clark; John Connor; Richard L. in Kansas City. We’re told that hotel rooms are Evans; Karl Kastner; Ken MacHarg; Donald filling fast, so make your reservations now. Tours Moore; Robert Rush; Mark Smith; Lexington are being planned now for KCMO‐710, WHB‐810, Smith; Dean Sorenson; Robert G. Stonier; and WDAF‐TV‐4, and the Truman Presidential Ernest Wesolowski. Library and Museum. For more information, see the materials inside on page 6. IRCA TIS/HAR List (Winter 2016): The IRCA From the Publisher: With the DX season TIS/HAR LIST lists all US and Canadian TIS/HAR winding down, we’ll have one more issue in three stations, by frequency, including call letters, state weeks, then monthly through the summer. Please (province,) city, county, licensee, address, be sure to check the deadlines listed below to coordinates, expiration date and dates of ensure that your contributions are timely. DXM/DXN reports/sources. It has been updated It’s been great to see some new contributors, as with FCC data, DXM, DXN and DXer reports, and well as our faithful regulars, in the columns over on‐line listings through March 1 2016. the last few issues. A diversity of tips from many The 2016 IRCA TIS/HAR LIST is posted on the reporters over a wide variety of areas means that IRCA website for all to download. The link is: more DX targets are identified for more members, http://www.ircaonline.org/TIS_2016.pdf. and that makes everyone’s participation and For those preferring a hard copy, one can be membership that much more valuable. So please, ordered from the IRCA. Prices to IRCA/NRC let us know what you’re hearing. members are $9.50 (US), $11.00 (Canada) $12.50 If you’re new to the club (or even if you aren’t) (México), $14.00 (rest of the world). Non‐ and are wondering how to be more involved, IRCA/NRC members – add $2.00. please check out the DX News Submission To order from the IRCA, send the correct Guidelines on page 35. amount (in US funds payable to Phil Bytheway) FCC AM Revitalization: The Radio World web to: IRCA, 9705 MARY NW, SEATTLE WA 98117‐ site (radioworld.com) has been covering many of 2334. Or, order through PayPal [add $1.00] to the public submissions received by the FCC as email: [email protected] (Phil Bytheway). part of its ongoing AM Revitalization project. In Please state club affiliation when ordering. addition, Class C (graveyard) and Class D (daytime or less than 250 watts night) stations Volume 83 DX News Schedule continue to receive priority authorization to buy Deadline Publish Deadline Publish any existing translator (on air or CP) and move it 15 Apr. 29 May 9 18 July 22 Aug. 1 up to 250 miles, to be used only to rebroadcast that 16 May 27 June 6 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 29 station for at least four years. Many of these 17 June 24 July 4 20 Sept. 9 Sept. 19 2 Info to David Yocis, 9412 FerryAM Landing Ct., Switch Alexandria, VA 22309, [email protected] Canadian information from CRTC complied by Shawn Axelrod and Dan Sys NRC AM Log updates from Wayne Heinen, [email protected] Official Updates from the FCC and the CRTC CALL CHANGES 1030 WBGS WV Point Pleasant – Call change to WTHQ (Mar. 21). 1290 WCCC CT West Hartford – Call change to WNWW (Mar. 29). 1340 WMBO NY Auburn – Call change to WNDR (Apr. 1). 1360 WWWJ VA Galax – Call change to WCGX (Apr. 1). 1570 KQWC IA Webster City – Call change to KZWC (Mar. 28). The prospective new owners of KSMX‐1240 Santa Maria CA have reserved KSMA for when the sale is complete. STATIONS GOING DARK 720 KQNG HI Kekaha – License cancelled at licensee’s request Mar. 22. 1280 WGLR WI Lancaster – License cancelled at licensee’s request Apr. 1. 1500 WOLY MI Battle Creek – FCC reaffirmed its 2009 cancellation of this license on Mar. 30, but also dismissed challenges to CPs from the licensee’s two other stations, WJKN‐1510 and KTGG‐1540. CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR EXISTING STATIONS CPs fully licensed and on the air: 1440 WNYG NY Medford – CP for U2 1000/196 is on the air. 1580 WAMW IN Washington – Not a CP, but database corrected to D3 500 (ex‐U5 500/5). CPs built, nearing final licensing: 1490 WCHM GA Clarkesville – Applies for license to cover CP for U1 790/790. CPs granted: 540 WXYG MN Sauk Rapids – Granted CP for U4 850/250. WETC NC Wendell‐Zebulbon – Granted CP for U4 10000/500, replacing expired CP. 790 KABC CA Los Angeles – Granted CP for U4 6600/6800, moving to KWKW‐1330 site. 1040 WHBO FL Pinellas Park – Granted CP for U2 3800/700, CoL to Largo FL, making permanent STA operations from WWBA‐820 towers at 27‐54‐30/82‐46‐51. 1070 WEKT KY Elkton – Granted CP for U1 1000/18. 1150 KLPF TX Midland – Granted CP for U1 25000/215 on 1180 kHz, new site 31‐56‐01/102‐02‐ 32, replacing prior CP that has expired. 1350 WNVA VA Norton – Granted CP for new site, 85’ Valcom antenna at 36‐56‐31/82‐35‐48, remaining U1 5000/37. 1520 WBZW FL Apopka – Granted CP for U4 5000/110. CP applied for: 890 KMJE CA Olivehurst – Applies for CP of U4 10000/270, consolidating operations at existing day site (already operating there 24 hours with STA). CP expired: 910 WGTO MI Cassopolis – CP for U4 3000/26 has expired and is deleted. 1450 KIKR TX Beaumont – CP for new tower and coordinate correction to 30‐03‐51/94‐07‐11 expired and deleted; has applied for a replacement CP. 1480 KRAE WY Cheyenne – CP for U1 500/72 has expired and is deleted. CP application dismissed: 1000 WDXZ AL Robertsdale – Application for D1 25000 on 1020 kHz dismissed (FCC says it would create impermissible QRM to WCKW‐1010 Garyville LA). SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) 910 WSRP NC Jacksonville – Granted STA with U1 1000/1000, transmitter and night pattern issues. 940 WINE CT Brookfield – Granted STA with parameters at variance; wireless carriers work on the tower. 1010 KIHU UT Tooele – Granted STA with U4 19000/194, transmitter issues. 1070 WNCT NC Greenville – Granted STA with U1 5000/2500. 3 1230 KRUZ UT Murray – Granted STA with U1 20/20 from a temporary folded unipole antenna at 40‐43‐14/111‐54‐07. 1350 WHWH NJ Princeton – Granted STA with U3 1000/1000 using day pattern while new transmitter is installed. WOYK PA York – Granted STA with parameters at variance or U1 5000/250; lost part of one tower in a windstorm. 1480 WUKB KY Neon – Granted STA with D1 1000, transmitter issues. 1540 WKXG MS Greenwood – Granted STA with U1 250/1 from a temporary 135‐foot horizontal longwire at 33‐32‐02/90‐11‐42. Applications to extend existing STAs were granted for KAMA‐750 El Paso TX (U1 10000/250); WAXY‐790 South Miami FL (U4 25000/25000 to overcome Cuban QRM); WWLZ‐820 Horseheads NY (U1 4100/212); WELI‐960 New Haven CT (parameters at variance and/or U1 5000/1250); WHBO‐1040 Pinellas Park (U1 3600/105 from WWBA‐820 tower); WTMP‐1150 Egypt Lake FL (parameters at variance during diplexing of WMGG‐1470 CP); WWDJ‐1150 Boston MA (U4 3600/3600); WZPS‐1200 Huntington WV (U1 1000/9); WSRQ‐1220 Sarasota FL (D1 150 from a temporary antenna); KTRF‐1230 Thief River Falls MN (U1 500/500); KNWC‐1270 Sioux Falls SD (minor parameters at variance); WNBF‐1290 Binghamton NY (U1? 9300/1000); WNQM‐1300 Nashville TN (minor parameters at variance); KKPZ‐1330 Portland OR (parameters at variance); WEGA‐1350 Vega Baja PR (U1 625/625 from a temporary antenna); WELE‐1380 Ormond Beach FL (U4 5000/750); KLTC‐1460 Dickinson ND (night parameters at variance); WMGG‐1470 Dunedin FL (U1 750/400 from CP site at tower of WTMP‐ 1150, as above); WTOD‐1470 Toledo OH (parameters at variance); WSPY‐1480 Geneva IL (U1 125/125 at a temporary site); and WMNT‐1500 Manati OR (temporary rooftop antenna at its studio site of 18‐ 26‐01/66‐28‐39).