News Serving DXers since 1933 Volume 84, No. 10 ● February 6, 2017 ●(ISSN 0737‐1639) Inside this issue . 2 … AM Switch 6 … Domestic DX Digest East 15 … LBI‐15 DXPedition Report 5 … FCC Silent Station List 10 … Domestic DX Digest West 26 … Pro Sports Networks 5 … From the Archives 14 … International DX Digest 26 … High Hopes Low Power From the Publisher: Looks like we have fallen gathering in your area, contact Ernie Wesolowski, into the MidWinter Anomaly with not too much 13312 Westwood Lane, Omaha NE 68144‐3543, DX in this issue’s columns. But Russ Edmunds [email protected]. Any date, any location. and crew send in a nice big report from the LBI‐15 DXPedition last November, so we’ve got plenty to Volume 84 DX News Schedule read until the DX comes back soon. No D’dline Print No D’dline Print NRC Logs Wanted: Rick Dau says “I 11 Feb. 10 Feb. 20 16 May 26 June 5 amlooking for old NRC AM Logs from the 8th 12 Feb. 24 Mar. 6 17 June 23 July 3 Edition (fall 1986) up to the 15th Edition (fall 13 Mar. 17 Mar. 27 18 July 21 July 31 1995). Would prefer logbooks that have NOT been 14 Apr. 7 Apr. 17 19 Aug. 18 Aug. 28 written in! I will pay a good price to whoever is 15 Apr. 28 May 8 20 Sept. 8 Sept. 18 willing to part with these. Mailing address is 4841 Holmes Street #304, Omaha, NE 68117. Phone Membership Report number is 402‐415‐4743, and they may either call “Please renew my membership in the National or text at that number.” Radio Club. I appreciate the note I got from HQ Unreported Stations: No stations on our list of reminding me about this.” – Bruce Hackworth 428 stations in the U.S. and Canada not reported “Please find enclosed my check for another to DDXD since Volume 67 (1999‐2000) are year on the medium wave band, as difficult as it reported this issue. The last full list is in 83‐19; can may be” – David B. Jansky you report one next issue? We can report, NRC HQ sends an email (to those with emails however, that 983 different stations have been on file) and snail mail to those without email, reported to DDXD already in Volume 84, now half reminding members when their memberships are over. expiring. If you have an email address and want Membership and Mailing Inquiries: Just a to be added to the list, contact Wayne Heinen at quick reminder that any inquiries about lost [email protected]. issues, membership questions, changes of New Member: Welcome to Larry Kozek, Silver address, etc. go to Wayne Heinen in Aurora (see Spring, MD. the back page for contact info), not to the Renewing Members: Thanks for the ongoing Publisher. support of G. Dewaine Anderson; Ken Englert; Convention 2017? We still have not yet Robert Fischer; Bruce Hackworth; Richard D. received any bids for the 2017 NRC Convention. Hansen; David B. Jansky; Richard Manner; R.C. For info on how to bid and what to consider if you Rippel; Robert Rush; John R. Stacy; Rene Tetro; are thinking of hosting a convention or a DXers Joseph G. Ursini; and Leslie Wood. 37th Edition of the National Radio Club’s AM Radio Log The AM Radio Log is a source for information on AM radio stations in the United States and Canada. 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Prices are: to U.S. addresses by Priority Mail, $26.95 for NRC members, $30.95 for nonmembers; to Canada US$39.25 by Global Priority Mail; outside North America US$49.75 by Global Priority Mail. 2 AM Switch David Yocis, 9412 Ferry Landing Ct., Alexandria VA 22309, [email protected] Canadian info – Compiled 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 990 WLLI PA Somerset – Call change to WNTI (Jan. 16). 1070 WTWK NY Plattsburgh – Call change to WPLB (Jan. 15). 1340 WNDR NY Auburn – Call change (back) to WMBO (Jan. 26). 1390 WTJS TN Jackson – Call change to WLLI (Jan. 16). 1430 KKNI AK Wasilla – Call change to KVHZ (Jan. 18). CONSTRUCTION PERMITS (CPS) FOR EXISTING STATIONS CPs fully licensed and on the air: 1050 KORE OR Springfield‐Eugene – CP for U1 5000/105 from a new site (44‐04‐54/123‐06‐34) is on the air. 1300 WOAD MS Jackson – CP for U1 3600/730 is on the air. CPs built, awaiting final licensing: 930 WKY OK Oklahoma City – Applies for license to cover CP for U1 5000/510. 970 KTTO WA Spokane – Granted program test authority for CP for U2 5300/750. 1040 WZSK PA Everett – Applies for license to cover CP for D1 2500. 1460 KLTC ND Dickinson – Applies for license to cover CP for U2 5000/770. 1490 KGBA CA Heber – Applies for license to cover CP for U1 1000/1000. CPs granted: 1380 KRCM TX Shenandoah – Granted CP for U5 22000/50, moving night site to 36‐39‐55/95‐ 45‐27. 1440 KODL OR The Dalles – Granted CP for U1 1000/23, moving to 45‐37‐12/121‐05‐59. CP applications received: 620 WDNC NC Durham – Applies for CP with U1 1500/41, moving to WDUR‐1490 tower. 660 WXQW AL Fairhope – Applies for CP with U1 10000/19. 1330 KYOZ WA Spokane – Applies for CP with U1 5000/23, moving to KTTO‐970 tower. CP expired: 1170 WWLE NY Cornwall – CP to move to 1150 kHz (U4 2500/500) expired and deleted. SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) STAs granted: 790 WMC TN Memphis – Granted STA with parameters at variance or U1 5000/1250 from an auxiliary antenna at 35‐10‐13/89‐53‐12. 970 KSYL LA Alexandria – Granted STA, minor parameters at variance. 1110 WOMN LA Franklinton – Granted STA with D1 170, 224’ longwire at 30‐44‐13/90‐12‐07. 1160 WVNJ NJ Oakland – Granted STA with minor parameters at variance. KVCE TX Highland Park – Granted STA with night parameters at variance. 1360 WHCG GA Metter – Granted STA with U1 59/59, 340’ longwire at 32‐23‐56/82‐02‐36. 1450 KIKR TX Beaumont – Granted STA with reduced power (using about U1 500/500), copper thieves. 1670 KQMS CA Redding – Granted STA with reduced day power (currently using U1 1000/1000), ground saturation. STA applications received: 1050 KORE OR Springfield‐Eugene – Applies for STA, U1 1500/105, newly on‐air CP is causing QRM to KSCR‐1320 when run at full 5 kW day power. 1490 WSVM NC Valdese – Applies for STA with U1 500/500. longwire at 35‐44‐17/81‐33‐26. 3 Extensions of STAs granted: 580 WKAQ PR San Juan – Granted STA extension, U1 2500/2500. 790 WNIS VA Norfolk – Granted STA extension, parameters at variance. WAYY WI Eau Claire – Granted STA extension, U1 5000/123. 860 KTRB CA San Francisco – Granted STA extension, U1 50000/5000 from day site. 890 KDXU UT St. George – Granted STA extension, parameters at variance during KHKR‐1210 diplexing. 920 WDMC FL Melbourne – Granted STA extension, U1 1250/250. 940 WIPR PR San Juan – Granted STA extension, U1 2500/2500. 1010 KXEN MO St. Louis – Granted STA extension, U5 50000/125, night operations from a vertical wire at 38‐38‐09/90‐11‐45. 1070 WCSZ SC Sans Souci – Granted STA extension, U1 2000/375. 1080 WUFO NY Amherst – Granted STA extension, D1 1000 from WECK‐1230 tower. 1170 WQHC AL Hanceville – Granted STA extension, D1 10, vertical whip at 34‐03‐26/86‐46‐33. 1190 WPSP FL Royal Palm Beach – Granted STA extension, U4 2200/410 (Cuba QRM). 1300 WOAD MS Jackson – Granted STA extension, U1 3600/730. 1430 WFHK AL Pell City – Granted STA extension, D1 1000 from temporary 100’ steel cable. WENE NY Endicott – Granted STA extension, U1 5000/640. 1450 WLAY AL Muscle Shoals – Granted STA extension, U1 60/60, longwire 34‐44‐13/87‐42‐15. 1590 WVNA AL Tuscumbia – Granted STA extension, D1 2000 from WVNA‐FM‐105.5 tower. KVTA CA Ventura – Granted STA extension, U4 5000/200 or parameters at variance. Applications for extensions of STAs received: 630 KIDD CA Monterey – Applies to extend STA, U1 300/250 from KNRY‐1240 tower. 910 KECR CA El Cajon – Applies to extend STA, U3 5000/5000, night pattern 24 hours. WLTP OH Marietta – Applies to extend STA, U1 5000/9, all from day site. 1110 KFAB NE Omaha – Applies to extend STA, parameters at variance.