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editor- GREG CONIGLIO WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION !r !r r 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE SERVING THE VHF-UHF DX ENTHUSIAST rj~/~ , ~ J WILLIMASVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 e mail coniglio~geog .buffalo.ed u THE VHF-UHF DIGEST IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX NOVEMBER 1995 TIP DEADLINE - The 10th ASSOCIATION, DEDICATED TO THE OBSERVATION AND STUDY OF THE Man of the items listed in this column are taken from the ublication : PROPAGATION OF LONG DISTANCE TELEVISION AND FM BROADCAST SIGNALS AT VHF AND UHF. W.T .F .D .A . IS GOVERNED BY A 90ARD OF DIRECTORS, TOM BRYANT, M Street .~ournal - 304 Park Ave. So. 7th Floor - New ~lork, NY 10010 GREG CONIGLIO, BRUCE HALL, DAVE JANOWIAK, AND BILL THOMPSON . PHONE (212) 473-4668, FAX (212) 473-4626 GA: KEY: granted amendment to table of FM PCc a power change (decrease) COMPTROLLER. DAVEJANOWIAK EDITORlPUBL1SHER : BILLTHOMPSON allocations PG>: potter change granted (increase) FM CONIGLIO &: satellite programming GE station was granted exension of a CP PG< poWer change granted (decrease) NEWS GREG CONVENTION CO-ORDINATOR : TOM BRYANT AF : new treq allocation accepted for filing TV SMITH GX. granted replacement of expired CP OC : frequency change for this station NEWS: DOUG PSB: BILL HEPBURN SATELLITES ; GEORGE JENSEN for a new FM license CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: TOM BRYANT, LC : filed for license to cover (for new stn .) DG : frequency change granted DANNY BUN?IN, GREG CONIGLIO, VICTOR CC : call change/new calls assigned MC . multiple-city legal ID FRANK, BILL HEPBURN, GEORGE W. JENSEN, JEFF KRUSZKA, TIM MCVEY, FRED RA : station rotums to the air CL : t:Ry of license change granted NC : na tdtange yel, on a reported RE : station roquests extension df a CP NORDQUIST, MATT SITTEL, DOUG SMITH, STEPHEN WEST, THOMAS J . YINGLING, JR . C0 new xmir co-ordinates pending grarrt/change . LAYOUT : BILL THOMPSON RX : station requests re-instatement of . COVER DESIGN BY: HARRY HAYES. CX : a CP has expired, and is cancelled ND: non-directional an expired CP C1,C2, etc : change in class status N0 : station ce not on the air SG : sbgan change or update FF-A T OR F MI .: Fortunately for the WTFDA, it's a 'feast'...well, at least a DA: diroctional ardenna NS : a neW station granted a license SI . station a silem OSA : one-step application nice menu from which to choose...as two bids are now in for our 1996 DE calls deleted, license returned to FCC XA : disimssed amendment to the table convention. FC : station format change NW : naW station signs on the air The fast came from a previous host, John Broomall of Woodstock, GA. John has PA : proposed amendment to change a FM alloptions table of allocations XC: station changes zmfr site several possible sites in mind-..all in north Georgia. The second proposal was PC> : a poWer change ;increase) XG Station granted a transmitter (zmtr) submitted by Jim Thomas of Fi. Collins, CO who would be assisted by Doug Allen site change Arizona : of Woodland Park, CO. Jim's meeting site is in Estes Park, CO at a facility similar Payson : KRIM 104 .3 FC to CHR // KBZR 103 9 AZ to the 195 meeting headquarters at Lake Placid. A complete description of both t .'NITEI~ ST;~T1~S Phoenix IQON 101 .5 FC to new rock, "The Zone j Pinetop "' 106 7 GA for class Ct sites and proposals will be published next month along with a ballot for you to St .Johns : 95 .7 GA for class C vote for your choice. Thanks to John and Jim for tossing their hats in the ALABAMA: Williams KVTF 96 .7 NO-RX (3rd) ring. window : "' 95 .1 AF Andalusia WWSF 98 .1 CC (ex WXCR) "Surf 98" t Birmingham : WLJR88 .5 NO-RX Yuma: KTTI 95 . NC to 100 kW, 1256 tt, GX BACKISSL7RS' If you read the 'MAILBOX"column last month you are already Chathom: "' 106 .1 AF ARKANSAS : aware that a limited number of "VFIF/CIHF DIGEST" Cordova : WFFN 95 .3 PG>5kW, 354 ft, Augusta : KABK 97.7 PG> 27 .9 kW, 649 tt, C2 back issues of the from XG :33-46-11 /87-12-06 XG : 35-22-53 / 91-31-30 December 1989 through August 1991 are available from John Ebeling. If you're E .&ewton : WZEW 95 .7 NO-GE(2nd) Bentonville : KFAY 98.3 CC (ex KOLZ) interested in adding these to Greenville : WKXN 95 .9 PG<2kW.903tt . Clarendon : KXRC 107.3 NO~X-DE your collection, please write him at 9209 Vincent XG : 31-57-53 -28, FC to urban Dardanelles KCJC 102.3 CC (ex KWKK), FC to country Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55341 . Be watching for more information WJIA /86-41Guntersville88 .5 NW .religion "KC 02" (swap wdh KCJC 100 9 Russellville) Ider : "' 98 .7 XA for class A Dumas : KXFE 106.9 OC trom 107 1 . now 25 kW, 258' regarding this topic. Mobile : WHIL 91 .3 inc . to 1066 ft, DA dass C England : KLRA 96 .5 NC to 10 .6 kW . 495 ft, RE XC : 30-41-20 -49 Fayetteville KBHG 89.3 NO-RX : WMFC /87-49Monroeville99 .3 adds Jones country (&) Gosnell : KAMJ 93 .9 CC(NS) JVF. W .MB .RS.- The WTFDA is always pleased when newcomers join our OrangeBch : WXAH105 N0-RE(4th) Little Rock : KYFX 99 .5 SG "Foxy 99 .5" ranks, but we've been negligent in letting the full membership know who's come Road "' 97.5.7Pike XA for dass A Marianna KAKJ 105 .3 NO-GX Prichard : 'NS 89 1 AF (Moody Bible tnst .) Mountain P ne : KTDX 101 .9 NO-RE on board. That situation will be rectified shortly when MAILBOX"is expanded Ramer : "' 97.5 XA for dass A MutreesborPineBiutl o :KMTB99 .5 SG "899.5"(urban AC) to include information about new members, Selma : WVCA105 .3 NO-CX-DE : KUAP 89 .7 NO-GE(3rd) former members who re-join, and Seward "' 105.9 AF Rogers : KAMO 94 .3 OSA to dass C2 . 25 1 kW, 692 ft current members who renew. Bill Thompson and Matt Sittel will be working Stevenson : WMXN101 .7 PCB 1 .8 kW Russellville : KWKK100 .9 C C(ex KCJC), FC to a/c Stamps : KZHE 100 .5 SG"fQ100"(satellitecountry) together to see that you're kept up to date. Texarkana : KYGL 106 .3 SG "Eagle 106.3" (dassic rock) Beth~e~~- KYKD 100.1 7 .7 kW . PG> dass C3 VanBuren : KLSZ 102 .7 adds WW1 AC(&)(Ft .Smith) Chevak : KCUK 88.1 NCto6kW(h),79tt,GX W.Helena : KCLT 104 .9 SG"DeftaForce"(urban)(also Digingham : KRUP .1 "WEB" PA . .: Our club is well represented in ham radio and professional 99 NW,country affec s KAKJ 105 .3 Marianna) Fairbanks : KIRK 102.5 adds After Midnight Wynne : fCWYN 92 .5 SG "Country 92 5" broadcast forums throughout the Internet; and ti's no secret that many of our newer Fairbanks : KWLF 98.1 adds SMN Fiot AC (8) members learned about the WTFDA on the 'information highway'. In this age of Palmer : KEEN 95.5 NO-CX-DE(RX) AR¢oNa : cyber-surfers it seems appropriate to increase both our visibility and accessibility Arizona City KONZ106.3 OG to 106 .5, 6 kW, 292 h by starting a web site . Any comments regarding this proposed recruiting strategy XG : 32-50-04 / 111-38-15 w Bisbee : 'NS 90.1 47w, 2247 ft . should be directed to Greg Coniglio. You'll find his address at the top of the FM Chinle : KFXR 107.3 LC NEWS"column . We're also in the process of working out Eagar : KTHO 92.5 LC agreements with at least FountainHills :'NS 89.1 AF FM three other dx-related clubs to begin a long term series of cross-promotion box' Globe : KRXS 97.3 NO-RE(3rd) ads. There Green Vly : KEKO 92 .1 FC to new rock (Tuscon) will be no charge for this space which will be used for general Parker KVQ 99.3 CC (ex KMDX) 2 formation about the WTFDA as well as for publicizing special events. 3
FAAaI _~A/~ yOVcAA~~it'19l FAA1I 'y~/ti 1IOYsAA3si~ l99 ILLINOIS : Louisiana: CALIFORNIA : R A : Albion : 'NS 917 AF Baton Rouge : WTGR10 .7 FC new Aubeny : to rock,'Tiger' KLBN 705.1 FCto Mexican hits (Fresno) Apalachicola : 'NS 105 .5 AF Atton : KNJZ 700.3 FC to urban AC (St .Louis) Berwick : KBZE 705 .9 PC> 6 kW BakersfieId :KTIE 107.1 addsAtterMidnight CaAahan : WPLA 93 .3 removesdiredionalantenna Atlanta : "' 96 .3 PA to add Bass A Franklinton : KAt(A 98 .9 CC (NS) Big Pine : KRHV 93.3 NO-RX (2nd) CartosPark :WDRR98 .5 NO-GE(t0th),PCx2206w .371' Bethatto : WFUN 95.5 SG "Planet Fun", childrens, top 40 Galliano WtIX Carlsbad 94 .3 CC (ex KLEB), FC to oldies : KUPR 95.7 CC (ex KKOS), OC from 95 .9 . CO : 26-30-18 /81-57-14, CC (ex WRWX), NW, jazz-8 Breese : "' 97.5 GA for dass A ranging from 60's to 80's PC> 7200w, 604 tt . Carrabella: 'NS 106 .5 100 kW . 982 tt Carthage WZBN 92 .1 CC (ex WCAZ), FC to oldies (&) Jonesboro : KTOC 104 .9 NC to BkW, Central Vly : KNNN RE (3rd) 99.3 NC to 4230 w, 1545 ft . DA Chattahoochse : WBCD 105 .3 GA : to 105 .3 C3. Cowden : "' 98 .3 XA for dass A Mamou : KAHK 101 .1 NO-RE C2, XC, CL : Lake Shasta . Caltt . CL : Headland, Alabama Danville : `NS 88 .5 SOOw, 157 tt. Monroe "' 88 .7 AF Chester : KCFM 705 .3 CC {ex KHZL) Cross City : WDFL106 .3 OGto106 .9-C7,t00kW.640fl FJmwood : WFYR 97 .3 FC to Jones country (&) Thibodaux : KNSU Columbia 91 .5 PC>250w(v), 748tt. : KTDO 98 .9 PC>4.1 kW, 397 tt. DA, XG :29-53-59194-31-12 Elmwood Park : WCKG 105 .9 drops Howard Stem XC : 29-47-29 / 90-48-07 XC : 38-02-16 / 720-22-06 Crystal River : WXJC91 .9 PG> 7 .9 kW, 295 ft, dass C3 Fairfield : WOKZ105 .9 NO-GE IN Corcoran : KLCZ 102 .3 NO-RX XG : 28-50-30 /82-30-18 Farmer City WEZ098 .3 CC (ex WZRO), FC to easy (&) Essex : KHWY 98 .9 PC? tOkW Lincoln : WHMX705 .7 reportedSl DadeCity: WGUL 96 .1 PG< 2750w, 485 h, Frsher : WGNN102 .5 CC (ex WAGO} Machias : WALZ Farrnirgton : "' 94 .3 GA for dass A XG :28-28-37 95 .3 RA wtth a/c-country 1/ WODY 92 7 /82-17-36 Maroa : WDKR707 .3 NO-RE Saco : WRED 95 .9 NC to 3.8 kW, 413tt. Fresno KJFX 95 .7 adds Bob & Tom show Flagler Bch : WJLH 90.3 CC (ez WAJU) GE (4th) Meredosia: "' 93.5 PA to add dass A Van Buren : 'NS 98 .7 AF Gonzales : KKLF 104.3 sells Radio One - AAA (&) Ft.Myers Bch : WJBX99 .3 FC to new rock Mt .Steding : WBRJ706.7 NW, dassic rock"8ridge" MASSACHUSETTS : Grass Vly : KNCO 94.3 GA: to dass B7, XA for 94 .7-A Gifford : WKOS 94.7 FC to country (&) Mt Vemon : 'NS 89.7 AF Cambridge : WHRB 95 .3 PC> 1 .7 kW, 610 tt, DA Hanford : KMPH 107.5 FC to newsrtalk (from just news) Goukls : WOBA 98.3 CC(ex WRTO),FC to Spanish htts Oregon : WOXM106 .1 NO-RE, CC (NS) NaMord : KGEN 94 .5 CC (ex KAFN) HainesCity: WLVF 90 .3 NC to 1200w, 308 tt, Pekat : XC: 42-27-08 / 71-03-25 GX WCIC 91 .5 PG> 50 kW, 358 tt, DA i : tidtville : KGBA 100 .1 adds MGS -oont Christian (&) Holly Hill : WANX 88 .1 CC (NS) Pickneyville : 'NS 104 .3 3 .5 kW, 276 h . Falmouth WUNZ107 .7 GA : to dass A, CL : Mashpee, MA Northamplon :WEIB106.3 NO-GE(Sth) Independence :KDAY92 .5 NO-GE(2nd) Holly Hill : WAHJ 103 .3 NO-GE Tower Hill : "' 98 .3 GA to add dass A MICHIGAN : Jad~on : KNGT 94 .3 GA to 99 .7, dass A, Homestead:`NS 90 .9 AF Virginia : WAOG101 .3 CC(NS) XA for 94 .3-B 1 kxJlis : WAV0104.3 NO-FiE Gaybrd : WMJZ 95 .3 ids SMN Hoi AC (&) Joshua Tree: KKJT92 .7 NO-GE(2nd) JensenBch : WHLG102.3 PG>22kW, HarborBch :'NS 103.7 AF Kertnan : KTAA 94 .3 NC to 1350w, 492 tt, CX XG :27-05-05/60-15-17 Chu~~ : WKOM96 .3 FC to new rock . 'The Edge" Hopand : WAKX 96 .1 FC to hot AC. "Mix 96", adds Ferdinand 'NS 98 kW, Lenwood KIOO 704 .5 NOCX-DE Lakeland : WCIE 91 .1 inc .476tt, .5 6 328 tt . Bob & Tom's show Linden "' 94 .3 XA for dass A XG : 28-06-10181-58-06 Knightstown : WKPW90 .7 PC>400w(h),4kW(v), 167tt . Houghton : WAAH102 .3 PG> 35 .5 kW, 429 tt, dass C2 Tame Haute : "' AF Livingston : "' 89 .1 AF Live Oak : WLV0106 .1 NO-RE(51h) 91 .9 Howell : WHMI 93.5 PC> 2.6 kW . 354 feet Upland : WTUR 89 .7 LC Ludlow : "' 100 .1 AF(KHWY,L .P .) Miami WAMR107 .5 CC (ex WOBA),FC to Spanish AC L'Anse : WCUP106 .7 CC (ex WAAE) Watton : WAIT 93.7 XG :40-43-31 /86-10-33 Merced : "' 94 .1 GA for dass A Palatka : WHIF 91 .3 NO-GE, PG < 1700w, 38 tt. Lansing WJIM 97.5 XC :42-44-23/84-30-43 Placerville "' 99 .5 XA for dass A XG : 29-39-07 / 81-35-02 WA : Menominee : WHYB703 .9 OG to 103 .7 dass C3 . 7010w . Riverside : KVAR 97 .5 XG :34-14-04, 177-08-24, 1827tt, PortCharbtte :WEEJ100.1 FCtodassiccountry Cedar Rapids : KXMX102 .9 CC (ex KOCR) Midland : WUGN 99.7 inc . to 997 ft . Saaamento :KOPTt00 .5 FCtonewrock,'TheZone" Quincy : WTPS100.7 PG>17 .3 kW, 489 tt, Gass C3 Esfhervflle : KILR 95.9 PCv 10 kW, 325 tt, dass C3 Newberry: WIHC 97.9 CC (ex WUPO) Saunas : KDON102.5 XC :36-45-23/121-30-05 CL : Midway,FL, XG :30-29-32 /84-17-13 XG : 43-25-45 / 94-49-23 Cnvosso : WMZX103.9 PGQ860w,482' San Frandsco : KYCY93 .3 PG> 44 .6 kW, 518 tt, Rock Harbor : WKLG102 .7 FC to SMN adult con . (&) ForestCtty : KAMK 91 .9 CC (exKZOW),NW.con.Christian XG : 42-59-44 /83-59-33 SantaCruz'NS 90 .7 AF(CoastPublicRadio) Solana : WCVU104.9 CC (ex WMMY), FC to EZ Jefferson KGBA 98 .9 OSA to dass C3, PG>11 kW, 499' Pentwater : 'NS 1031 AF Shafler : KLOD 90 .9 NO-RE GEORGIA : XG :41-58-54/94-31-12 Portage : WFAT 96 .5 PG>3 .6kW,259tt.,FCto Keokuk : KYAT Susanville : "' 96 .3 GA for dass C3 Americas : WDEC 94 .3 XG :31-53-52184-18-53 (for 105 .9 NO-GE(2nd) dassic hits ( Kalamazoo) Thousand Oaks : KNJ092 .7 PCB 1250w, 646 teat . the 94 .7 CP) NewSharon :KCWN99.9 NO-GE(2nd) TawasCity : WHST107 .3 OSA for 106 .1, C3, 25 kW Tipton : KZZC 104 .9 CC (ex KOYZ) Bdingbroke :WDBS102 .1 NO-RX (may have been heard testing recently) 305 tt, XG : 44-16-25 / 83-39-48 Willits : KZYZ 97 .5 NW,inioNariety, Brunswick WSOL101 .5 FC to urban AC, CC (ex WHJX) Onawa : KOLK 102 .3 NO-RE (7th), CC (ex K000) WinterHbr : WAKN 97 .7 CC(NS) Parkersburg : "' for // KZYX 90.7 Philo Donalsonville :"' 107 .5 GA for dass A 98 .9 GA dass A MINNESOTA : COLORADO : Jesup : WLPT 88 .3 PG< 20 kW, 800 tt, KANSAS : Appleton : "' 88 .5 AF, Minnesota Public Radio Aspen : KPVW107 .1 NO-RE(2nd) XG : 31-40-27 / 81-53-12 Dodge City : KDGB 93 .9 NO-RX Blooming Prairie : KOWZ 100 .9 NW, gold alc and country Avon KZYR703.7NC to 12 kW . 489tt, dass C2 Milledgeville : WLRR100 .7 PC> 9.8 kW, 522 tt, dass C3 Emporia : KVOE101 .7 comecttowerheight :305feet and also faun oriented . SG "Cows" GE(3rd) XC : 33-07-24 /83-04-30 Hill City "' 101 .9 AF Grand Marais KAN095 .3 CC (NS) Denver: KIMN 100.3 dec. t o 1131 feet Mt .Vemon : WAHZ101 .7 NO-RE Lamed : "' 106.9 AF Rochester, KWWK96 .5 addsWWlHotCountry(&) Denver : KBPI 106.7 FC to new rock Pearson : "' 101 .9 GA for dass A Leoti : KSKZ 99.9 CC (ex KWICR), FC to hot AC Roseau : KANT 102.1 CC(NS) Eagle : K7UN 101 .5 CC (ex KOMT) Remerton : "' 88.1 AF Sauna : KZBZ 104.9 PC> t4kW, 440 tt, dass C3 St .Charles : KANP107.7 CC(NS) Ft. Collins KTCL 93 .3 FC to 80's pop (Denver) St .Simons ts : WMOG92 .7 FC to SMN Urban AC (&) XC :38-52-36197-43-15 Slaylon : KJOE 106.1 OCfrom 703 .1, now C2, 50 kW Glenwood Sps : KDRH91 .9NW, cont. Christian // KJOL 90 .3 Sasser: WEGC107.7 NW, oldies "Kod FM"(Albany) Starting : KGGG 94.7 NW, ddies, "K-Gold" 484 tt, XC : 43-53-01 /95-55-44 Kremmkng : KRKM 706 .3 to RA in Nov . with Jones cntry (8) Statesboro : WPMX102.9 NW, CC iex WUUF), Wellington : KWME 93 .5 PG>4 .9 kW, 361 tt, Waite Park : KLZZ 103.7 CP for 25 kW CX Meeker: "' 98 .1 PA to add dass C country"VYdd" XG : 37-13-49197-24-34 MISSISSIPPI : Pueblo : KKMG 98 .9 PG> 72 kW, 2280 ft, Thomasville : "' 88 .1 AF KENTUCKY: Brooksville : WAJV 98 .9 NW, cont . Christian-& (Columbus) CO : 38-44-43 / 104-51 d 1 Wamer Robins : WRBG 101 .7 CC (ex WRCC), Cadiz : WKDZ706 .3 GA : to 106 .5 -C3, CL :Oak Grove Etlisville : WJKX 102.5 FC to urban AC (&) Trinidad : KCRT 92 .5 QC from 92 .7, now C1, 15 kW FC to urban gold Catlettsburg : WRVC92 .7 PC> 6 kW, 253 tt, OIiveBranch : WRX095 .7XC :35-04-25/89-51-27 1020 tt, XC : 36-59-33 / 104-28-24 Warrerrton : 'NS 93 .1 25 kW, 328 tt XC : 38-28-03 / 82-35-52 Pascagoula :'NS 88 .9 CONNECTICUT : HAWAII : Georgetown : WXZZ103.3 CC (ex WTKT), FC to modem Potts Camp : WCNA 95 .9 NW, SMN Country (&) (Tupelo) Danbury : WXCI 91 .7 NC to 3kW, 220 tt, RE Hib : KNWB 97 .1 CC (ex KFSH) rock, "Z103"(Lexington) StateCollege : WUMI104.5NO~X-DE E.Lyme : Pineville : WRIL 106 .3 inc . t o h . WXZR 98.7 XC :41-23-05/72-04-13,279tt. Kahalu'u : KLC-0 106.7 PC> 7.3 kW, 2908 tt, class C 786 Wiggins : WCPR 97 .9 CC (ex W USD), FC to rock DELAWARE : XC :19-43-15 / 155-55-16 Wilnare : WVRB105 .9 NW, cont . Christian // WKYI 99 .7 GA : to dass C2, CL D'Iberville, MS Bethany Bch : WZSK703.5 CC (ex WJTI) IDAHO : LOUISIANA : MISSOURI : DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA : Caldwell : KCID 107.1 for kW, Alexandria 'NS 91 .7 1 kW, 128tt . Big Sky : "' 104 .5 PA to add dass A OSA dass C, 49 2654 tt (Amer. Washington : WDCU90.1 NC to 36 kW, 567 tt, DA, CO : 43-45-18 / 116-05-52 FamilyAssoc) Birch Tree : KBMV 107 .1 NC to 15 kW . 328 ft, GE (2nd) RE (7th) Ketdwm : KRAZ 104 .7 NO-GX(2nd) Alexandria : KOUZ 89 .9 NO-GE Boonviile : KTLH 93 .9 GA : to dass C3, CL : Fayette, MO Arcadia : KWON Washington :WGAY99 .5 SG~right99 .5" Twin Falls : 'NS 88 .9 3 kW, 19 ft . 92 .5 NO-CX-DE Canton : KRRY 100 .9 CC (ex KRRR) Bastrop : 'NS 97 .3 NO-GE,PG>6kW Chafse : KYRX 104 .7 XA to 93 .9 dass A Baton Rouge : WGGZ98 .1 FC to dassic hits, "Eagle" Cuba :KGNN 90 .3 NO, expelled soon though wttt 4 a Christian format, // KGNV 88 .9
FAA ~wy ~~/v ~IOY=AA3sR 1Ya~ Missotui : New York: FAA II c'~A/v yOy_AASsit'lS+y Dallas : KDAA 102 9 CC (ex KDMX), "K-Day" Montauk: WVZC 94.9 NO~X-DE OREGON : Tennessee: IOrsville . KTUF 93.7 reported SI Rotterdam : WYSR 98.3 PG>6 kW, 318 ft Cannon Bch : KCBZ96 .5 CC (ex KAMF) Oak Ridge : WNFZ 94.3 SG"94ZKnoxville'sModemRock La Monte KOSY 97.1 NO-CX-DE Salamanca WORT 98.3 FC to dassic rock Cottage Grove:'NS105.5 1850w, 581 ft. Shelbyville : WYC0102 .9 SG"Rockin' Country 102.9" La Monte "' 97.1 GA fordass C3 Stony Brook: WUSB90 1 PG< 3600w. 531 tt, DA Creswell : KNRO 95.3 FC to new rock, CC (ex KZZK) Smryna : WRLG 94.1 will carry Nashville Knights Mason .." 99.9 GA fordass A XC: 40-50-32 /73-2-23 DepoeBay : "' 105.5 GA:dass A minor league hockey (WYYD 93.7 will not simulcast games Maiden. KMAL 92.7 OSA to 92.9- C3, PCv 23.5 kW Syraaise WHEN107.9 adds AlterMidnight Harbeck KLDR 98.3 PC> 1850w. 2093 h, C2 UnionCity : WKWT104 .9 PG>98.3 kW, 1670 tt, 175fset. Webster. WDCZ102.7 NC to 3 kW, GE Medford: KDOV 91 .7 NW,religion"K-Dove" XG: 32-35-05196-57-46 Merrill : "' 105.7 GAfor dass A TEXAS: Marshall : KMVC 91 .7 fJCto 100w(v). GX (41h) NORTHCAROUNA : AF Memphis KMEM100.5 QC from 96.7, 25 kW, 289 tt . Asheboro . WPER 89.5 NO-RE Milton-Freewater :`NS88.5 Abilene : KHXS 106.3 NC to 50 kW, 492ft, C2. GX Miner "' 107.1 GA dass A BeechMtn. WECR102.5 NO-RX(2nd) Myrtle Pt . KAHY 94.1 NO-RE Amarilb : KAEZ 105.7 NC to 11 kW, 216tt, C3. CX Miner: "' 93 7 XA for dass A Elizabeth C WKOC93.7 adds Howard Stem SantaRosa :K212BF90 .3 NS-23w(v) :KLVR91 .9 CA Beeville : KYTX 97.9 adds Jonesddies(&) Neosho KBTN 997 LC skin: WIFM 100.9 FC to SMN adult. con (&) Seaside : KULU 98 .9 CC(NS) 13enavides KXTM 107.7 NO-RE Overland KRHS 90.1 reported SI Harker's Is: WAED100.3 inc . b 558 tt Seaside "' 98 .1 GAfor dass A Big Sandy: KBAU 907 NO-RE Owersville KRZE 95.3 «jported Sl XC : 34-48-06 /7E 4-11 Sutherlin : `NS 101.1 200w .1686tt. Big Spring : KBST 95.9 PC>8750w, 459tt Pleasant Hope : KZBE95 .5 FC to adult attemative Hatteras : WYND 97.5 PCx26 kW, 276 ri, C2 Wakiport: "' 105.5 XA for dass A Bracksttville : "' 94.7 PAto add dass A Poplar Bluff: KZMA7035 NO-GE (5th) XG: 35-15-49 /75-31-41 PENNSYLVANIA : Caldwell : KHEN 95.1 NO-RE PoplarBlurt:KAHR 96 7 PC~6kW Hickory: WFHE 90.3 NOSE Gaendon: WKNB104.3 NW,country Canyon : KPUR 107.1 PG>6kW, 315ri, Potasi : KHCR 97.7 NO-RX(2nd) Hickory: WLYT 102.9 CC (exWEZC) Covirgton: WDKC101.5 RA with country, "KC101" XG: 35-05-09/101-54-48 St.James KTTR 99 7 s on this heq . ,not 99.5 High Point WFXF 100.3 FC to country . "Whistle 100" Ephsta : WK)V 105.1 addsAtterMidnight Cleveland: KEYH 97.1 CC (exKRTK) Scott City. ..' 93.9 GA: dass A Jacksonville WOSL92 .3 FC to CHR Hamsbkag : WXPH 88 .1 NW adult altemativel/ WXPN 88.5 College Stn: KTSR 92 1 NC to 107.3, 25kW, RE (5th) Tarkio KTRX 93.5 SI, mayreturn with relgion Raleigh WSHA 88.9 NC fo 12.5 kW, 453 ri, DA, GE Lswistown : WANU 90 .9 CC(NS) Cuero: KVCO 97.7 CC (azKORO) WasMngton :KSL0104 .5 carries St.lAUis Rams NFL SnowHill : WAGO 88.7 CC (ex WANH) Mansfield : "' 92.3 GAfor dass A Dallas : KRBV 100.3 CC (exKJMZ), "V100' MONTANA: Southern PinesWARP 102.5 NO-RE(2nd) Mercersburg :WSRT92 .1 CX CP for 2.7 kW, 466', FC Dirmnttt : "". 100.5 AF Ft.Belknap Agency. KGVA 88 1 PG>95 kW, 797ri. Spring Lake: "' 89.3 AF io dassic hits (Hagerstown, MD) C-dna: "' 96.1 AF 00:48-11-18 /108-42-36 . dass C1 Wadesboro : WRPL 93.5 NO-RE (7th), buf just noted New Berlin : "' 88.1 AF Elects "' 94.9 GA for dass C2 Great Falls: IUAON 94.5 PG> 100 kW, 479 h. now NW with relgion North East : WRKi100.9 PC> 4.2 kW, 797 ft, DA, dass Bt EIPaso : KAMZ 93.1 FCtoadultcontemporary Winston-Salem :WXRf91 .3 NO-RE(3rd) XC:42-11-51 /79-45-10 (will prdbabty drop Howard Stem I imagine) Great Falls: KOOZ 100.3 NOCX-DE NORTHDAKOTA : Pittsburgh : WNR0104 .7 CC (ex WXRB), "New Rock" Giddings: KANJ 91.5 CC (NS) Pottsville: WAVT 101.9 adds 70's oldies for 6 hours Gilmer: KFRO 95.3 PG~ 5850w. 666 ft, DA, C3 Great Falls: KFTC 107.3 NOCX-DE Beulah: KPVZ 97.9 NO-CX-DE during the attemoon (still CHR the remainder) Kalispell : 'NS 89 .9 85iTv. 443 h, Univ . of Montana Cavalier : 'NS 105.1 44 kW, 512 ft . XC: 32-37-50 / 94-53-44 Atissoula : KGGL 93.3 CC (ex KDXT), tt . Saegertown :WMDE94 .3 PC<2150w, 551 h, Gdiad KHMC 95.9 NO-RE(2nd) Devils Lake :'NS 96 7 45 kW, 512 XC:41-37-53 /80-10-37 Cvegory: "' 104.5 GA for dass A FCto country "Eagle" Didtinson : KARB 92 1 NC to BkW, 554 h, RE : WORM106 Red Lodge KMXE 99.3 FCto rock, "The Mountain" Wishek : KAEI 100 .3 NO-RX Smethport .3 FCto soft aGstandards "0106" Harker Hts : KLTX 105.5 NC to 36kW, 577ft, GX W.Yelbwstone :'NS96 .5 6kW.-171 ft. State College: WANZ90 .7CC(NS) Hondo: KRBH 98.5 NO-GE(6th) RHODE ISLAND : Huntsville: KVST 103.7 XC: 30-26-55 /95-31-48 C3, ND NEBRASKA: Bainbridge : WKHR 88.3 FCto adultstandards (Cleveland) Idabu: KRBL 105.7 NW, SMN Real Country (&) Albion' "' 92 .7 GA for dass A Beavercreek .WXEG103.9CC (ex WRVF~. "The Edge' Providence: WBRU 95.5 NC to 50kW, 492 ft, RE (3rd) SOUTHCAROLINA: Ingleside : KAHX 107.3 NO-RE Llnccn: KFBN 88 .5 NO-GE (3th) Bellevue WNRR 92.1 SI (to be sold) Has been off the JUncbon : KAHO 93.5 NO-RX McCook : ' 93 .9 AF airfor a month or two beacuse of afae. Bamberg : WWBD 92.1 PG to 95.7, 6 kW IGn9sville : KKBA 92.7 CC (ex KNGV) tk~fttord: KUHG 98 .1 NO-GE(5th ) Cincimatr. WOFX 92.5 FCto dassic rock, "Fox" BlackvYle : WIIZ 97.9 CC (ex WARN) L.Jackson: KYBJ 91.1 NW, coral. Christian // KSBJ 89.3 Nebr. Ctty KOSJ 97 .7 CC (ex KNBO) FC to jazz (&) CC (exWPPT) Bbnee: WORG100 .3 RA with WW1 adult con. (&) Lukng : KAMX 94.7 CC (ex KPTY), "Mix 94.7" Omaha: KESY 104.5 FCto a/c "Y 104" Dayton: WGXM98 .1 OCfrom97 .3 Fbrence : WYNN106 .3 PC>6kW Mason: KOAX 97.9 NO-RX West Point: KWPN107.9 PCB50kW, 318 feet Fairfield : WVAE 94.9 FCto jazz Greenville : WPLS 96.5 OG to96.7 dass D, 200w . 102 tt Memphis : KLSR 105.3 XC:34-51-521100-36-55 (487ri) A A : SG "The Wave"(Cinannati), CC (ex WOFX) XG: 34-55-12/82-26-17 Pek~s: 'NS 97.3 AF LasVegas KRB0105.1 addsCNN/WW1HeadlineNews Geneva WKKY104.7 FC to SMN -Country (8) IGngstee : WWKT99 .3 OChom98 .3,PC>22kW,354',XC Quanah : KIXC 100.9 NC to 15 kW, 420 tt, GE Reno KRNC 89 5 NO-RX Harrritton: WYGY 96.5 adds Love Phones talk show MoncksComer : WJY0105.3to RA, now testing, OC from San Angelo: "' 105.7 PA to add dass C3 (this one was NEW HAMPSHIRE : Jefferson WCVJ 90 9 PG< 1850w, fi43 ft, 105.5, now C3, 13.5 kW, 446 tt, filed bytheowners of KDCD 92.9) Carnpton: WVFM105 .7 NO-GE(6th) XG 49-37-50/80-45-35 XC : 33-00-06 /75-55-5t San Saba : KBAL 97.t CC (NS) Famnrgton : Richwood : 'NS 104 .3 ~-RE Pawleysls : WSEA100.3 NO-GE(2rW),PG<2750w Seabrook: KRTS 92.1 RA, stillwith dassical, WRHF106.5 NO-RX Toledo: WKKO 99.9 adds After Midnight 476 tt, DA, CL: AtlanBcBeach, SC. NEW JERSEY : Serteca : WPEK 98.1 CC (ex WBFM), FC to dassic hits PG> 100kW, 981 ft, C1, XG : 29-19-11 /95-19-44 FreeholdTwp Wauseon : "' 96 .9 GA for dass A Snyder: "' 97.1 PA to add dass A WRW89.7 NO-CX-DE Welfston : WKOV 96 .7 F-C to SMN - AC (b) Socastse : WMYB 99.5 NO-RE(4th) Stanton : "' 105.9 AF Newark : WNWK105.9 NO-GE(3rd) Yellow Springs: WYSO 91 .3 PC>37 kW, 480 tt, DA Summerton : WLJI 95.5 NO-GX(2nd) Stephenville :KRNB105 .7 CC (ex KSTV), "Rhythm n' Blues" NEW MEXICO : XC 39-45-46183-52-59 Wiuiston : wAAw 94.7 Fc to urban gad (&) Tyler: KTYL 93.1 PG< 75 kW, 938 tt, Esparwla: KPZA 92.9 RA with Jones Country (&) OKLAHOMA : SOUTHDAKOTA : XG:32-15-35 / 94-57-02 Jal: "' 107.1 AF Altus KEYB 107.9 OSA for 1 f.6 kW. 481 ft, dass C3 Belle Fourche : KZZI 95.9 NO-GE (2nd), PG>100kW, C UnionCiry: WKWT104.9 XA:104.7dassC2 Santa Rosa KHWY95.9 NO-GX (from t 991 Problem : XG:34-46-15/99-32-20 Carrion : KIKX 102.7 XG:43-28-47 /96-41-04(200ft .) Warn: 103CT 94.5 CC (exKANF) in the meantime, KHWY 98.9in EssexCA has those calls!) Broken Bow: KCGX90.9 CC (NS) Winner : KZZP 98 .5 CC(NS) Yoakum : KYKM 92.5 CC (ex KYOC) Taos "' 99.9 AF Duncan : KRHD 102.3 adds SMN Hot AC (&) TENNESSEE : Zspata: "' 93.5 PA to add dass A NEW YORK: Hoidenvilie -. KCMA 106.5 CC (ex KHJA), FCtocountry Alamo: WWGM93 .1 SG "Good News 93.1 " UTAH : Amsterdam WBKK 97.7 PG> 1.6kW Lakeview: KOIK 93.5 OSA to dass C2. 12 kW BullsGap : "' 100 .7 GA for dass A Centerville : KUMT 105.7 NC to25550w, CX (2nd) &ockport : WAS8105.5 NO-RE Lawton : KZCD 94.3 NC to 94.1, PG> 14 kW, 594 Didkson: WOZ0102 .5 dassic rock SG "0102" Moab : KCYN 96.7 CC (NS), NO-GE Buttab: WJYE 96 1 inc. to 466 h. 34-33~J0198-32-20 for that CPfor 94.1 Didkson: 'NS 91 .5 AF VERMONT: Buffalo : WYRK706.5 PC< 47.1 kW, 505 ft. Magnum: 'NS 97.7 AF Haniman : WLIO 92 .7 FCto WW1 oldies (&) : &andon : WADT101 .9 NO-RX CaLSkdl WCTW 98.5 PG> 4.7kW. 374 h. PoncaCtty. KPNC 100.9 adds Jones country&~ Jellico : WEKX102.7 FC to Jones a/c (&) Danville : WSHX 95.7 NO-RE(8th) Chenango Bridge :WETR 104 1 CC (NS) Wiftxirton: KZUD 103.7 NO~X-DE lGngsport : WPGB 88 .3 NO-RE(Sth) .Burfirlgton :WXXX95 .3 NC to 95.5, 25 kW, RE(2nd) Coming WSOE 91 .1 LC ~0 Livingston : WCSD 95.9 adds WW1 Hot Country (&) S Eknira : WENY 92 .7 PG>7 .2 kW, 716 tt, XG Mt.Juliet WAOF106.7 CC (NS) nova: WFLK 101.7 PCx1920w, 400 tt, DA .~>a2°A"" XG: 42-48-22/76-50-47 KESY
11O`lsAV~=R'!!! r flb11Is`~`/~ ftb11~1s'`~`/ aov_~~t~_~ n>a; VIRGINIA : ~1.S.TERRfTORIES: " " There have been some questions Alberta : "' 103 .1 AF GUAM: from DXers Washington D .C . market . To change its image . hearing an overnight syndicated rock program on W GAY 99 .5 recently began using the Blackstone : WBBC 93 .5 GA to class C3 Agana KUAM 93 .9 FC to urban slogan "Star AF(Amer .FamilyAssoc .) Canadian stations . This is in fact the RRN : Rock 99 .5" .Problem Bristol : 'NS 90 .7 PUERTO RICO : :nearbyWSMD98 .3Mechanicsville . Churchville . WBOP106 .3 rocktormatnoted RadioNetwork, anditsprogram"Overnight".This Maryland has been using the "Star" slogan for NO-CX-DE Aguadilla : WIVA 100 .3 PGQ2kW,2014ft, Detlaville : WLUD 92 .3 program debuted on Canada's Victoria Day week- awh ile now! A federal judge ordered W GA Y to stop Dillwyn : "' 105 .3 GA for dass A (from 93 7 dass A) XG : 18-09-07 / 66-59-15 : 7 (ez WLDI), end in 1991 with three affiliates, and now can be using that slogan within six Emporia : "' 99 .5 GA for dass A Bayamon WCOM 94 CC hours . W GAY is now Exmore : "' 106 .1 GA for class B1 FC to Spanish CHR, SG "Cosmos" (San Juan) heard on 16 affiliates, and also on the Anik E1 known as "Bright 99 .5" . WSMD-FM claims that Farmville : 'NS 92 .9 AF Mayaguez WOYE 94 .1 FC to Span CHR // WCOM 94 7 satellite, according to an advertisement sent to me WGAYcomesinwithinmostofWSMD'scoverage Front Royal : WFTR 95 .3 SG "Real Country 95,3" Mayaguez : WIOB 97 .5 PG>50kW by Saul Chernos . The FM Ponce . WOOI 93 .3 FC to Span . CHR // WCOM 94 .7 affiliates are : area (a claim that is probably true) . . . .Also in FronlRoyaI :WFOX 99.3 SG"Froggy99'(CHR) AB CKNG 92 .5 Edmonton "Power 92" W ashington, WETA'splanstostart : WJJX 101 .7 NC to 25 kW . 328 tt . RE (4th) (but splits for its own morning show) anon-commer- Lynchburg AB CIZZ 98 .9 Red Manassas : WJFK 106 7 CX CP for 22 kW . 745 tt, DA VIRGINISLANDS: Deer "Zed 99" cialclassicalnetworkhasfallenthroughduetolack Marion : WOLD102.5 SG "Lice 102" (soft AC) Frederiksted :'NS 103 .1 6 kW, -16 feet . BC CIFM 98 .3 Kamloops of funding . Minnesota Public Radio continues to Martinsvilte :WPIM 90 .5 NO-RE(3rd) Frededksted . "' 107 .5 PA to add dass Bt BC CKLZ 104.7 Kelow'na "The Lizard" developanetworkhowever...... Aninterestingstory Monterey, WVLS 89 .7 LC -see notes at the end of this column- BC CFMI 101 .1 N .Westminster"Rocki0l' in central Georgia : The U.S. Marshall's Office set : WVST 2.2kW (v), 167tt, RX Petersburg 91 .3 NC to BC CIR .X 94.3 Prince George "FM 94" up a sting to catch criminals, masquerading as a Richmond . WVG0106.5 adds Howard Stem MB CdKR 97 .5 Winnipeg"97 .5" radio station, WLYU . Roanoke WPVR 94 .9 SG "Arrow 94 .9"(das. rock/70s) Criminals would get a letter Staunton : WTON 94 .3 SG "Star 94 .3" NB CJYC 98 .9 St .John"C98" saying that they would win a prize if they showed Vinton : WZZI 101 .5 CC (ez WAJI), NW, Real Cntry (8) CAI~f,~UA NF' CHOZ 94 .7 St.John's"Oz-FM" up at the station . They would be arrested upon White Stone : WNDJ104 .9 NW, adult standards (&) (ard all the repeaters, I assume) arrivingatthe"station",ofcourse! Wehaveheard WASHINGTON: NS CFRQ 104 .3 Dartmouth"Q104" of this happening before, but this time there is an Dishman KWOL106 .5 NW .aduftstandards(Spokane) MB CKX 96 .1 Brandon"KX96" interesting twist : There REALLY 104 ALBERTA: IS a WLYU, on Eatonville : KJUN 9 LC ON CHXL 103.7 Ephrata : KULE 95 .9 NC to 20 kW . 394 tt, C2 . NC Calgary 'NS 103 .1 two applications, one religious Brockville"XL103 .7" 100 .9, in nearby Lyons, Georgia! The station was to 92.3 ;X with 45,3 kw, one ethnic for 59 .1 kW ON CJXY 95 .3 Hamilton"Y95" not amused, and the Georgia Association ofBroad- Ephrata : KTAC 93 .9 CC ( ex KTBI) DraytonVly :CIBW 92 .9 CC (exCIBC) ON CFPL 95 .9 London"FM96" castershaswrittentotheMarshall'sofficeinMacon 7, kW Moses Lake : 'NS 88 .3 4 kW, 659, Moody Bible Inst . Grande Prairie : CFGP1050 wants 97 70 CHEZ 106.1 WatertonLks : 'NS - TISrequested :88 .3(English) ON Ottawa "Chez 106" alleging criminal violation of federal mail fraud . Seattle : KNDD107 .7 NCto57 .3kW(h), ON CKWF 101 .5 PeterborougH`TheWolf deceptive trade practices, and the potential nega- 49.8 kW (v), 2342' 90 .7 (French), both with 39 watts ON CJRQ 92 .7 Sudbury"Q92° Seattle : KZOK 102 .5 PC<57kW, 2343 tt . DA Whitecourt : CFYR 1400 wants 96 .7 . 9 kW tive impact on WLYU . Georgia's Senator Sam XC, 47-30-14 / 121-58-29, PG< 56 8 kW, 2342 ft, BRITISHCOLUMBIA: ON CJSD 94 .3 Thunder Bav "94 FM" Nunn has also promised an investigation . same location as above Quesnel: CBOR ?? NO~X-DE ON CJQQ 92 .1 Timmins"Q92" " " Doug Smith writes via Internet about a well- Spokane : KSPO 96 .9 NC to 9770w . RE MANffOBA: ON CII.Q 107 .1 Toronto"Q107" known pirate over in the U .K ., Radio Caroline, Yakima : KZTA 99 .3 NC to 99.7 . 3500w . RE (2nd) FM Portage la Prairie' CFRY920 granted relay (freq??) PQ CHOM 97 .7 Montreal "Chom FM" I being granted a temporary license to broadcast in Pukatawagan : 'NS 98 .3 50 watt EngMative station applied WESTVIRGINIA : SA CIZL 98 .9 Regina "Zed 99" I London . Supposedly,thelicensewillbeginthefirst Fisher : 'NS 103 .7 310w .1384tt . Winnipeg CKRC 630 wants99 .9 .t00kW Lost Creek : WOTR 96 3 FC to religion NEWBRUNSWICK : " " More translator lists off the Internet . . . .KUSP week of October, and run for 28 days, being on 88 .7 88.9 in Santa N .Martinsville :WETZ103 .9CC (ex WNMR) FredericMOn :CFNB 550 wants 106.9, 100 kW Cruz lists the following : 91 .7 Big Sur in London . Temporary licenses in Canada are also WISCONSIN: NTAR Valley and South Coast (to be moving to 105 .9, 250 ' becoming more common for special events, such as Appteton WEMI 91 .9 PC<3 .1 kW.328tt Algonquin Park'TIS102.7both west and east entrance of wattsbyOctober95),PalaColoradoCanyonon89 . 7 the99 .1 inTorontothatappearsfortheMolsonlndy &ookfield . WFMI106.9 NW ."Smooth106 .9",jazz park on Hwy 60 (moving to 91 .1, 250 watts in 10/95), Los Gatosi event in July . And Doug also mentions hearing Crandon "' 103.1 AF Chapleau : 'NS 100.7 applied for, 213 watts, partial Saratoga/Campbell(W .SantaClaraValley)on90 .3 fromTomBryantaboutasimilartemporarystation relay of CFNO 93 .1, with some original programming DePere : WJLW 95.9 PC> 25 kW, 272 ft, dass C3 at 10 watts . They also mention that under in Winnipeg, CKVN 101 .1, XC : 44-23-20 / 88-0 t Hearst. CHON 1340 wants 92 .9 . 140 watts that ran in August'94 -54 construction Eau Claire : WHEM91 .3 NW .SKYconlChristian(8) NewmarketCKDX 88 .5 req .permanentlicens(700w .) aretranslatorsatHollister'SanJuan &'95 with 36watts at 140m HAAT . It programmed Kaukauna : PG> 3 1 kW, 462 tt, DA, Whitesand : 'NS 89.9 to be Native/English, 10 watts Batista/Gilroy- 88 .7 at 170 watts, and downtown nostalgia music, with 1940s atmouncers from the XG 44-15-28 % 88-11-43 QUEBEC : Santa Cruz-89 .1 at 170watts . KUNR 88.7 in Reno CBC and Winnipeg station CKY . It. was to Kewaunse : WAUN 92.7 iJC to 6kW, 315' . RE (2nd) Quebec C : 'NS ??? new CBC French FM station lists the following translators in Nevada : Battle commemorate the end of World War II. Madison : WIBA 101 .5 XC :43-03-21 /89-32-06 approved, to be CBF-FM Montreal relayer? Mountain 100 .5, Hawthorne 91 .5, Incline Village " " Once again, a big THANK Menomonse Rs : WFMR 98.3 dec . to 308 ft . FM YOU to everyone Rimouski : 'NS ??? new CBC French station 89 .9, Lovelock Nedlsville : "' 92.7 GA for dass A approved, CBF-FM Montreal relayer? 89.9, Verdi 91 .7, Winnemuca 91 .3, who has helped to contribute to this column with Radne : WEZY 92.1 CC (ex WHKO), "EZ92' Septfles : 'NS 94.1 1 .25 kW and Yerington 91 .9. They also list KNCC 91 .5 Elko station news . Your assistance in sendingFM items joins Wisconsin Radio Net . . camas Badger hooky Vald'Or CHOA1103.5 CHOA-Fm wants to convert as a relayer, and also list the following California is very much appreciated! I have tried to simplify Reedsburg : WNFM1049 PC>3200watts this to separate programming . CL change from Amos translators: Bishop 90 .9, and Susanville 91 .9 . the abbreviations for transmitter moves, making Seymour WC-CB104 3 kW, NO-GE, PG>2 .8 338 tt, to Val d'Or, and PCB 100 kW " "SomenewsitemsfromMStreetJournal . . . .because themmoreconsistent,andlikeotherabbreyiations XG :44-31-26 /88-19-56 . SASKATCHEWAN : ofthe devastation ofHurricane Marilyn, the NAB In the tradition of"PC" and "PG"for power change Sturgeon Bay : W PFF90 .5 PC> 100 kW Chapfin : 'TIS 103 1 47 watts. English, Apr-0d only Surtevant : WZXA 104 .7 noted with satellite pgms Waynard : 'TIS 103 .1 46 watts, English, Apr-0d only hassuccessfullypetitionedtheFCCtodelaylicense and power granted, "XC" will now represent //nearby WZSR105 .5 Woodstock . IL's feed renewal applications for Virgin Island stations, "transmitterlocationchange"and "XG"willrepre- Wauwatosa WAMG i03 .7CC(exWEZW), from October 2, to December 1,1995 . At last word, sent"transmitterlocationgranted" . Hopefullythis "Magic 103 .7" no FM stations were operating with full power . will make that part of FM NEWS clearer! WYOMING: WIVI96 .1 andWGOD97 .9weresaidtobeonlower " " Great to see that there have been bids for the Buffalo : KLGT 92.9 OC trom 92 .7, PC> 100 kW power, with WIYC 104 .3 and WVGN 105 .3 com- 1996 WTFDA Convention . Every convention I 86 ft . XC :44-34-28 / 106-52-t4 Lander : K286AF 105 1 NS-52w(v) : KTRS 95 .5 Casper pletely off the air . . . .another trademark infringe- have attended hasbeen enjoyable, and I hope to see Rawfins : K263AE 100 5 NS-19w(v) : KTRS 95 .5 Casper ment claim over station slogans, this time in the many members wherever it may be next year!!
time to air at least 60' educa- AI'PLI~ATIONS TO CI]ANGE NETWORK CHANGES tional programming . The licence N News includes conditions limiting adver- CONS'.'RUCTION PERMITS Station Was Now tising to 6 minutes per hour with Doug Smith (contd .) WNEG-32 Toccoa, GA ind CBS no ads in children's programming . 1385 Old Clarksville RRCG-13 Jeff . C ., MO CBS CHS/UPN The Ontario government is cersider- 3t Ch ERP HAAT Call ing doing the same Pleasant View, TN City CRMI-5 Quebec, QU CBC GLO thing with their NE 24 nc 378 RLRE Albion RHTV-39 Houston, TX ind WB TVG (CICO/CICA/CHLF/etc . ; networks. 37146-8095 (TL : 9'. ° 56'26"N/98 ° 16'56"W) RHGE-33 Hellewe,WA dark VVN (16km W of Elgin, 5 .2km S of NE-70, NBC/WB Alsc in Canadian educational RTWO-2 Casper, WY NBC TV, the Radio-Quebec Antelcpe Cc .) RRTU-33 Cheyenne, WY NHC NHC/WB (CIVM, etc .) (was 366m ; TL was about a kilometer network is proposing changing its Abbreviations used in this col- southwest) name tc Tele-Quebec . This name umn : would make a lot more sense, as they ERP= Effective Radiated Power in CHANGES ON THE AIR own no radio stations! kW APPLICATIONS TO CHANGL, HART=Height Above Avg . Terrain Station VUD issue Switching to commercial TV in nc= no change E,~ISTING STATIONS WTJR-16 Quinsy, ZL Canada, BT cor.fvrms the new CHWI TL= Tower Location. WASV-62 Asheville, NC 12/93 relayer as being channel 60 . 6 wa_ CP= Construction Permit St Ch _ERP HAAT Call City WH3E-68 Newark, NJ 1/94 apparently just a typo, don't go Pr= Province (of Canada) WPBY-33 Buntington, WV looking for it! = Non-commercial FL 6 100 549 WTVJ Miami (TL : 25 ° 32'24"N/80°28'07"W) CRTC=Canadian Radio-Television The call change in Detroit is Commission. (17107 SW 298th St ., Princeton) (I find no change) CPs CANCELLED the first in a long time tc bring a DBS= Direct Broadcast Sat . 3-letter call back to NC 47 5000 371 WRMY Rocky Mount television . SS := Spanish lsnguage _9t _Ch _Call City Ironically it was WWJ . . . if I'm not LPRT=Lcv~ Power Relay Transmitter (TL : 36 ° 06'13"N/78 ° li'27"W) (9 .Bkm E of Louisburg, 2 .7km N of AZ 3 RAZR Douglas mistaken., the last 3-letter call tc (Canada) return was WJW . . . THD= To Be Determined NC-56) (was 13 .SkW/106m . TL was about 30 km southwest) OTHER STUFF' There's bear. some confusion VA 43 2526 261 outside the club abo~.a the real call APPLICATIONS FOR NEW WVHT Virginia Hch . letters (Ti : 3E ° 99'14"N/76 ° 30'91"W) The two new-station applica- of several NBC-owned Tv sta (Kings Highway, Driver, tions in Quebec, and the network tions . These stations are calling STATIONS where the) themselves "NBC4" (KNBC, WCMH, (other Norfolk.-market towers are) change for CKMI-5, are tied to gether . Network changes in Ca^ada WNBC . "NBC10 (WCA :; "NBC ., St Ch ERP HAAT City (was 933 kW/126m . TL 22km west) (of current location .) require government approval . If the (WMAQ), etc . . One Corz,puserve member AS 36 1313 357 Hutchinson CKMI-5 change is granted, the two in Los Angeles ca n ed KNBC and asked OR 19 1340 354 Muskogee new stations will presumably be whether they'd cha .^,god call let- QU 67 4 .98 Mor~treal CHANGES GRANTED TO EXIST- granted as well, and they'll relay ters ; KNBC pens=~^.n e= told him their QU 11 12 .9 3herbrooke CKMI . call_= were indeed now NBC9 . NOT TX 22 70 .3 229 Wolfforth ING STATIONS TRUE! . There have been nc recer.'_ WI 4 100 549 Crandon "CGS" stands for CanWest call changes among NBC owned-ar~- operated statiora . Thus goes to WI 34 2000 333 Eagle River 3t Ch ERP HART Call City Global System, which I'd previously granted, this show that ever: station er-. .clcyees can AL 44 5000 600 WNAL Gadsden tagged "GLO" . If wccld put CGS or. the air in all be fooled by a publicity blitz . (I (TL : 33 ° 36'24"N/B6 ° 25'03"W) API'1,ICATIONS TO CHANGE provinces er.cept Newfoundland and think Torn, Bryant car. tell you a good (13krc NE of Leeds) technically Prince story abc .a the fake calls that CA 52 2570 896 RVEA Corona Alberta . (and Edward island though they receive would ..^.'t die, at CKCK-TV Regina, CONSTRUCTION PERMITS (TL : 39 ° 13'27"N/118 ° 03'95"W) it from New Brunswick transmitters) also known as "CKTV" . . .) Co 21 1700 656 RXRM Colo . Springs 3t Ch ERP _HAAT Call City If this application is granted, I (TL : 38 ° 4S'93"N/i04 ° 51'90"W) It's been a busy month for CA 31 11 .5 90 RVMD 29 Palms would expect the CBC tc apply for a NM 50 1420 1275 RASY Albuquerque new station in Quebec City to put religious teievi .°ion . Twe rel_- (TL : 34 ° 09'15"N/116`11'50"W) PA 60 12 225 WBPH Bethlehem stations are going secular, (Copper Mtn ., 1 .3mi . N of CA-62) the English network back on the air gious (TL : 40°33'59"N/75 ° 26'26"W) there . two secular stations are going reli- (was 36 .3kW/90m) (300 E . Rock Rd ., Alientown) gious, and several stations are FI. 8 5 .83 33 WWFD Rey West PA 66 882 271 WFXP Erie The Canadian magazine BT con- changing hands within the format . (TL : 24 ° 39'19"N/81 ° 94'25"W) (TL : 42 ° 02'31"N/80 ° 03'57"W) (7 McDonald Ave .) firms Scott Fybush's speculation on (2 .25mi . SE of Kearsarge on US-19 the identity of the second channel America's second VHF full-t me (was 316kW/199m ; TL was roughly) SD 15 692 155 RCLO Rapid city religious station, WDHS-8 ._-c-: (22 km. ENE' 11 applicant in Ottawa . It's indeed apr~ica- Mountain, will be switching = a RS 33 30 .87 60 RWCV Wichita CITY-57 Toronto . If their tion is granted, the Ottawa station secular format soon. . The s -.at :c^ (TL : 37 ° 91'12"N/97 ° 20'19"W) CALL LETTER CHANGES has been sold to Fart Broadcas'. ing TL was about) will rebroadcast CITY . Again, the (was 74 .1kW/133m ; Hac.ilton of Michigan . Fant owns independent (12krn SSE) other applicant is CHCH-11 W_as _Now City, state who wot:id both relay CHCH and origi- and Fcx affi~iates in a numb-er of LA 45 2982 507 RSHV Shreveport W09HS WHSP-LP Naples, £L nate some local programming . cities . I suspect WDHS will become (TL : 32 ° 90'00"N/93 ° 56'02"W~ a satellite of Fox/UPN/WB affiliate (St . John Rd ., Mooringsport) W12CN WBQP-LP Pensacola, FL WGPR-62 WWJ-62 Detroit, MI The same magazine notes an in- KNLD-21 Duluth, Minnesota, but (was 1660kW/159m ; TL was about? Alberta . The that's strictly a guess . (tY:e f= :sr (6km SE) W08CQ WHCQ-LP Cleveland, MS teresting situation in WNRW-45 WXLV-45 Winston-Salem, NC province has sold its Access educa VHF religious station is KCHF- - : Santa Fe/Albuquerque ; new-24 KT .RF-24 Albion, NE tional network to a private firm . RCAN-8 RLRN-8 Lincoln, NE The new owners have changed the name of the network to LTA . It' il con- 10
City Call Channel (Other Stuff, contd .) High -channel UHF translators 1NB AFFILIATE LIST New Orleans WGNO 26 And ir. the Columbus, Georgia still live . K75AE Tillamock, New York WPIX 11 . Oregor: market . WSWS-EE Opelika, Alabama, was recently sold tc KOIN-6 ; this Mark Freier near Pittsburgh Norfolk WVBT 93 currently a religious station, has _tabor. is indeed still on channel forwarded a list of WB affiliates Omaha KX`.'0 15 beer. sold tc Pappas Telecasting cf c 9 . However, it holds a CP from the WB section on America On- Orlando WKCF 18 Opelika . to move Most of Pappas' other tc a "normal" channel, so it wan t line . There's been a bunch cf activ- Pensaccia WBQP 12 (WBQP-LP) stations are Fox affiliates or last long . ity or. this front lately, so I think Phiiadel_phia WPHL 17 "regular" independents . the complete list is in order : Phoenix KASW 61 The CP for KO FT-3 Pittsburgh WTWB 29 (WTWB-LP) On Galiuo has the other hand, formerly been extended . As you may remember, City Call Channel Portland, ME W41AY 9i secular independent WCEE-13 Mt . his promising Es target is awaiting Agana, Guam, KUAM B (8) Portland, OR KEBN 3~ vernon, Illinois is going reli- FCC permission to move tc Farmington Albar.}" , GA WGVP 49 Raleigt: WRF.Z 50 gious . The station has been sold before building . Anchorage KYES 5 Reno KREN 27 tc the CNI religious network . The Atlanta WATL 36 Richmond WAWB 65 corporate name of the new owners Sn New Orleans, freguer.t Gulf Austin KNVA 59 Roanoke WDRG 29 indicates an a!.tempt to cover St . tropo target K55EX has applied tc Baltimore W61HT61 (3) Rochester, NY WGRC 26 (TW cable) Louis, though I've seer. no applica- move to channel 57 . I would imagine Bangor W33BD 33 Roseburg, OR KRCZ 36 tion to move the transmitter yet . K55EX is either off the air, cr Baton Rouge K11TT 11 Sacramento KPWB 31 already on 57 with special Berwick, PA PCTN 47 (W47A0)(5) St . Louis KPLR 11 Two temporary changes in the Milwaukee authority, as it certainly can't Birmingham WNAL 99 Salt Lake City KOOG 3C area . WHKE-55 Kenosha is trying tc coexist with WUPL-59 Slidell less Bluefieid, WV WVGV 59 Sar. Diego KTTY 65 sell tc CNI . But a lawsuit has been than 20 miles away . Boston WLVI 56 San Francisco KCFY 20 filed by the station's general man- Brookings, OR K99DN. 45 5 . Luis Obispo KSLO 20 (K2GDR) ager, who says he was promised right Also in New Orleans, WCCL-49's Burlington WWiN 51 (WS1CB?) Savannah WUBI 34 of first refusal to purchase the application for an operating Casper KTWO 2 (8) Seattle KTZZ 22 stung^ . li- : Arso, the CP for WWRS-52 cense has been dismissed . I don't Cedar Rapids KTVC 98 (6) Shickshinny, PA PCTN 68 (W6BCE)(5) Mayvi:le has beer, sold to a group understand this . WCCL is definitely Charleston, SC WCTP 36 Shrevepcrt (TW cable ; headed by Jane Duff . Duff is presi- or. the air; I've seen Charlotte WFC'T 55 Tampa WTMV 32 dent it three c- director of severa_ other times, including once two days be- Chattanooga WYHB 39 (WYHB-LP) Toledo WTVS ., (cable) companies that operate TBN sta- fore writing this column . Cheyenne KKTD 33 (8) Topeka KTMJ E K'^. . ..-.. , ti~ns ; I expect WWRS to be TBN when Chicago WCIU 26 (2) Syler, TX WT~N 9E (K98DP) bul_~ . The FCC has waived its own Chicago WGN 9 (1) Wacc KYLE 28 rules tc allow unattended operation Cincinnati WBQC ., (W25AI) Washingtc^. WBDC 50 ir.al.ly, seven religious LPTVs of broadcast stations . Since Cleveland WUAB 43 Watertown, NY WB7i 77 (cable) in the Maine have beer: sold to TBN . The inception of broadcasting, all Columbus, GA WSWS 6E (7) West Palm Beach WTVX 39 staticas include channel 19 a`_ Med transmitters (except translators) Columbus, OH WWHO 53 Wiikes Barre PCTN 35(W35AT) (5 ; way; 17s at Bangor, Danfcrth, and have required licensed operators . Cookeville, TN WKZX 28 Williamsport PA PCTN 5 (W05BG) (5) Madawaska ; l5 Dover-Foxcroft ; a.nd Dallas KDAF 33 Yakima KEBB 60 (K60E3) 21_ i .: Machias ar.c Farr::i .^.at,c^ . In recent years, smaller sta- Danville, PA PCTN 40 (W9GBGi(5) tions have tried a variety cf ways Denver KWGN 2 (1 ; doesn't carry Kid's WB . A careful lock a .. Dave cf avoiding paying transmitter c~ Dayton W51 ~ Si (2) e^1y carries Kid's WB . Pomercy's report to Westerr Tf in erar_crs . Probably the two most Detroit WXON 20 (3'~ Mark. says WB is trying tc build ctober shows he saw a number of popular are the dial up remote (which Duluth KNLD 21 (6i a full-power affiliate ir. Balti- LPTV_= fro:^.~ the .-:crth -~__ng various beeps the engineer if some parameter E . Stroudsbq PP. PCTN 29 (W24B5)(5`, more . I can't find an open =hanr.el cable networks oz other scrambled drifts out of a safe sexy_.~n. , and E1 Pasc 1CJLF 65 for ther.~. to do tr.'_s - y think programming . Dave saw a recer.tly- allows him to use any telephone to Elm,~ra WYDC 48 they're going ~_ have to buy an comc_eted wire less cable system correct the situation) and - firm. Evansville WAZ .,_ (W52AZ! existing static n..~ Columbus, Nebraska . A number of new tailed the "National Superp"'scry Flagstaff, AZ KWBF 13 (9) experts to sign on i": November . LPTV wireless-cable systems are be- Network", which would monitor - your Florence, AL WYLE 26 (5) These LPT`ds call themselves ing granted . This month, grants transmitter over a satellite 1 "~nk Ft . Myers WSWF 10 (cable) "Pioneer Community TV Network", _rclude : tc Colorado . Fremont, OH WNRR 21 (W21BF) "PCTN" . W35AT is the only one Fresno KGMC 93 listed by WB, but I'm. assuming the Marshalltown IA 19,29,99,51,`9,66 This ruling will have a much Greensboro WEJC 2G other ones are also WB affiliates . Rayville LA 18,29,26,61,69 bigger effect on radix than or. TV . Green Bay WACY 32 (2) (6) expects to sign on in December . Petoskey MI 16,23,55,62 Most TV stations require an operator Hagerstown, MD WJAL 6E (7) expects to joir. WB in November . S .S .Marie MI 32,36,39,48,50,56 simply to load program and commer- Hartford WTW 59 (B) Secondary WB affiliate . (KTWO Traverse C . MI 15, 39, 36, E2 cial tapes . Often, these operators Houston KHTV 35 b KKTU are crimary NBC ; KUA.M is Gree .^.-,Mile MS 17,20,28,31,36,92 are also responsible for downlink- Indianapolis WNDf 23 affiliated with ABC/CBS/NBC .) 99,96,50,59,56,58 ing programming from satellites and Jacksonville WBSG 21 62, 64, 66, 68 dubbing commercials for air . How- Johnstown, PA WTWB 19 (6) Great Falls MT Si, 62, 66, 69 ever, one might expect a few sta- Kingmar., AZ KM.OH 6 FORUM Memp!:is TN 2E,46,52,68 tions which air most programming Lafayette, LA KLAF 46 (K46DG) from the same source (HSC and TBN Las Vegas KFBT 33 Ernie Wesolowski, Omaha, NE : My condolences i£ you live affiliates, especially) tc switch Los Angeles KTLA 5 near one of these cities! (I'm. tc unattended operation . I specu- Louisville WBNA 21 Err.ie's overload problem_ afraid one was granted to late this will be cf some minor Memphis (TW cable] from KY,VO-15 ar.d KPTM-42 have beer. Clarksville, Tennessee, about 20 advantage to the DXer, as without Miami WDZL 39 solved . As you may remember, these miles away, a few months ago . I an operator, if the station goes off Minneapolis KLGT 23 two stations were mixing with KYIdE- need to clean up on UHF while it's the air for some reason it'll take Ma ngy, KY WQTV 46 (WQTV-LP) 26 and essentially wiping out UHF still possible . . .) longer to fix . . . Myrtle Beach WGSE 93 DX at Ernie's QTH . KYNE-26 engi- Nashville WNAB 58 (9) neer William Ramsay suggested a 12 13
David (Forum, Shapiro, Griffin, GA : Reith Smith, Columbia MO : Ernie Weslolwski, contd .) provide to Phetc News .) Unfortu- Matt Sittel, Asheville, NC : channel 15 trap, and the trap indeed nately, WUN.D is already gone . Keith sent number of items solved the problems . Ernie still Tests were scheduled to oral garnered from can't in Beth David and Matt noted a TV listings in Central DX channels 19 and 16, but the September . network change in northeast Georgia . and Western Missouri . rest of UHF is now interference-free One mystery . It had been reported on Compuserve involves an ad for a channel 20 UPN Eric says WRAY-30 Wilson is that WNEG-32 Toccoa, Ga . was signing affiliate . Keith assumes this to be The Oma}-a TBNS (K95CQ Council not a full-time satellvte cf Bluffs WFAY- a LNA with WSPA-7 Spartanburg, SC . KKFT-20 Ft . Scott, Kansas . Last I and K53EY Omaha ; are back on 62 Fayetteville . They don't ru .=. As it turns out, WNEG is now a CBS heard from the area the air . Err-e says K53EY (Jim Dietrich, picks up the dual ID .i n the early morning . affiliate . David says they simulcast Wichita) KKFT wasn't on the air . K95CQ off air; K95CQ has the satel- lite diet. . WSPA newscasts, at least on They're listed as a CP, with an. ap- Steve West and Eric have been weeknights . But during CBS programs, plication for a severe power de- seeing a station on 56-zero of £set the station breaks come from Toccoa crease . (from 5000 kW to about 12kK : Nebraska ETV has been operating with Fam;iiy Net . They think it can't 29 hours a day and include only WNEG IDs . find any other likely answers since Labor Day . Good might be W56CC Florence, SC, for- for this . I'd assume news fcr these late-night Es either a new openings merly a Fox affiliate . I have nc Jim Nahirniak, Warren, MI : PTV somewhere in the state, or cable to KLNE-3 Lexington! A..^.d, a new LPTV information on this . It could be channel 20? is on the KNOP-2 tower north of North that W56CC is both Fox and Family Jim sent the information about Platte . K11TW is a UPN affiliate and Net . . . ABC now seems to belongs to KNCF . the WGFR=>WWJ call change in Detroit . be acknowledg- The WWJ ID slide is aired over the ing DXers! At least, that's the only Dennis Park Smith, Santa Barbara : first few seconds of programming fol- reason I can think of for an ad ir. Eric Voytko, McLean VA : lowing a commercial break . the Sept . 29-30 KC Star TV section . (Thanks for the Mexican list! Said ad promotes "The Marshal", Mon- As you read in his Eas "_ern TV I've yet to find a good source for If you see WXYZ-i news chan- day at Bpm on WABC-TV7 . report on Apparently last month, Eric IDd his Mexican information . . may be time nel 20, you aren't seeing things . . they're expecting a nice high-ba.^.d strange ur.ID-53 as WUHD, a HDTV ex fez a road trip dowr, there!) Den- When Monday Night Football runs over, skip opening! (but the ad would do perimental station in Charlotte, nis was in central California in WXYZ is starting their late news on a lot more good if they'd North use Central Carolina . WUHD's engineer sent late September, and saw no sigr. of time on WXON-20 . After the game Time - "The Marshal" is on at 7pm Eric a bunch of interesting technical KKAG-61 Porterville . He believes ends, they air another live newscast CT . .) information . Two channels - 6 and 5_ thi- station __ dark . on channel 7 . - were used, ~cth for NTSC and HDT'. transmissions . Both antennas were On - tr'p,_previous Den ;is Jim: says WDIV-9's llpm news on DX ETC . installed or, a tower formerly cased by saw what a he believes to be h= s Mondays does WCNC-36 . very well . The late (which moved to a new tower second amateur TV lcggvng . W:Wie news on WJBK-2 and WKBD-50 are at There've been a few openings about a year aqc` The channel 6 riding the new LA subway, fcr about lOpm, and WWJ-E2 (wow, it's weird here in the last few weeks . One nice transrr;issior.s were curtailed early a block, Dennis saw what looked typing that!) doesn't yet have a one after to Dallas left all relcgs on TV severe cable ingress problems like a surveillance camera in a newscast . WADL-38 reruns the WJBK-2 but filled the FM log . It sounds were noted . (vror.ic lly, WCNC is on warehouse . There was ne color and late news at 11, but doesn't really like you folks cable char.r.el 6 in the Northeast have in Charlotte . .? nq sound . He got off the trair. & show up in the ratings . been cleaning up lately, hope it locked briefly fcr the source, but continues . A1sc hope nobody down Channel 6 used lOY.W fcr ICTSC, wasn't convinced of the safety of "WADL-38 has become the only south tooF: toe m~~.:ch damage 3 .16k:W froc, Opal . for HDTV . The antenna was the area and didn't spend too much home for "other" program~r.ing : reli- 4C9m fiAAT . Channel ., ., was SOOkW time looking . gion mornings and Sunday evenings, There are plenty of copies of NTSC, 158kW HDTV, and 94~3m HAAT . An business news on weekday afternoons, the Database left, if anyone is still auxiliary channel 53 antenna was To be honest, this doesn't an old movie at Spm, infomercials in looking for a copy . Just send a available at 387rr. HART . sound like the kind of programming the evening, and home shopping check for 516 .95 to the address be- a^: amateur would transmit . Very overnight . In most other markets, low . To the best cf my knowledge, low power UEF transmitters have this programming would be spread over Eric wa_= the only DXer tc report been sold fcr relaying VCR pro- several other stations . Why so few Good DX! seeing this station on channel 53 . grams:ing to other rooms of the allocations in this area? Why so Ncbedy has reported seeing it en house . It sounds like such a many for smaller markets like Milwau- channel 6 . Both channels used enough transmitter was being used for kee and Nashville?" power that they should have been DX- surveillance, just as Dennis sus- able across much cf pected . Doug Smith (W9WI/9j the eastern U .S ., These transmitters tend Good questions! I would sug- 1385 Old and channel 6 would have been to come from the factory Clarksville Pike easily tuned for gest that proximity to Canada has a Pleasant View, TN 37196-8098 seen by E-skip . low UN.F channels, 14-20, very lot to do with the relatively small close to the amateur TV band . number of stations in Detroit . On- I suggest two possible reasons tario is entitled to a reasonable for the lack of reports . First, as By the way, if you're think- number of statiora to serve their it was a HDTV test, they may have been ing of buying or selling this kind population, and that impacts or. the spending most of their time on digi- of transmitter . . . be forewarned, number of stations that can be allo- tal transmissions that weren't intel- they're illegal, and the FCC has cated to southeast Michigan . ligible on NTSC TVs . Second, I'd been k.newn to physically destroy Southeast Michigan is rela- imagine most transmissions were made (on one occasion, with a steam- tively heavily populated in general . during normal business hours, when roller!) iliega~ stocks . . Detroit, Flint / Saginaw / Bay City most DXers are at work . . / Midland, Lansing, Ann Arbor, A..^.ynaay, it looks like Dennis they're all entitled to channels . Eric spent some time on the can claim an erotic logging along The proximity of Toledo, Lima, and phone with WUHD CE Ed Williams, who the same lines cf William He_o- Sandusky doesn't help . And even premised tc ID frequently during the burn's OFF bomb-squad robots! Cleveland, Grand Rapids, and South NTSC portier. cf tests . (and Ed de- Bend are close enough to worry about livered . Eric has over ar. hour of ID interference . videotape, which he's promised to 14
Victor Frank 12450 Skyline Blvd . Woodside, CA 94062-4541 e-mail frank@sneezy .sri .com iI~STBWNovember 1995 TD~DX (415)851-7031 Georqe W .Jensen 5~TELLfTE f1EW5 4604 Anntana Avenue Baltimore MD 27206-4220 Smith, 3703 Dixon Street, Santa Barbara, Regarding Frank Aden's and your comments in Dennis Park WTVDX about getting rid of VHF-TV, reassign- CA 93105-2419 (805)687-7803 July ing UHF for HDTV, and doing it in approximately 20 A brief column this month despite some MAJOR satellite Equipment : years or less . Frank wondered if there could be more changes . Birth and Death is the theme . Mobile: 1990 Radio Shack Realistic 2r/z" Pock- ham space on VHF. I wonder, too, iC FM broadcast is R .I .P at the end of the day on September 30, 1995 to etvision 23 LCD color TV with 2' whip ; 1994 left in place, if TV channel 6 and perhaps channel 5 Galaxy 3 as it passed on to that great satellite heaven Radio Shack 16-124 5" B&W TV with 3z/i whip . could be added to FM . Along with more station in the'skies . Residence : Apx 1970s Sears 9" B&W semiport- space, it could give FM-DXing a good shot in the arm a while . BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT to (AT LAST) Telstar 402R successfully ableable564001 with rabbit ears & bow-tie; for launched in September and is now in place at B9W and is with occasional access to 1987 MGA-Mitsubishi currently being tested and readied for use . 13" mlor semiportable CS-1344R with indoor 2- bay bow-tie/reflector . Mike Cherry, VE7SKA, Box 631, Ganges PO, Salt Sprin The R in Telstar 402R refers to the fact that is a replacement Island BC, V8K 2W2 CANADA for a failed earlier launch and the format is Odd Transponders This report covers September 1995 . DXing from with Vertical Polarity and Evens with a horizontal polarity . Seoterrber 1995 UTC residence in Santa Barbara was limited to the Former full time users of Galaxy 3 have been moved as follows : my O7 ES 0730 xHBC 3 BCN 7197 usual tropo from San Diego/Ti)uana (175-200 mi), KTVN NY 986 XPDR 1 - HTV (Hispanic Video Music Channel) to 54-12 04 Es 1643 2 yuite constant and consistent though slightly less so 18 Es 0234 KREG 3 CO 7028 XPDR 6 - AIN to telstar 302-2 than in August, on channels 6-69 . Tftis involved the 0300 KUTV 2 Ut 795 XPDR 9 - Antenna Satellite Greece (in VC2) to T3-22 7223 usual stations, as did a weekend (Sept. 23-24) in 0313 KTVKS 3 A2 XPDR 21 - Americas Collectible Network to 53-19 certain hours where the usual Bakersfield-to-Fresno Otherness- Wasco, CA stations were seen (up to 100 mi) on a 4-bay bow- SCOLA - now Digital will multiplex of sorts to several tie/re0ector 15' AGL. Marvin Shults, R .R .#I, Toulon, IL 61483 different types of international services . Spacenet 4 - XPDR 7 - Basil Bassett Bingpo June 1995 CDT 1 have been actively traveling by car around 19 Es 1058 XHRIO 2 TA 1158 XEFE 2 TA TV Asia has moved from G6 to digital California and monitoring TV stations; obtainin 1400 XHPN 3 CI ( 7459 tIESN 2 FL News from European Birds which have West or US and Latin information about LPTVs which I have send to Doug 1500 WBT 2 FL 1759 NGBH 2 MA American Beams . Smith and Fred McCormack for TV News and data- 1759 CBHT 3 NS 1800 NL82 2 ME Intelsat 503 at 53W has been replaced by new 706 - have not bases . 2130 KNA2 2 AZ 20 Es 1345 CKCN 2 NB 1346 CBFT 2 PO noted any real signal change here since there is currently 7430 MESH 2 FL 1435 WBT 2 FL Barbara at only spotty video . La Cumbre Peak towers over Santa 1458 NKTV 2 NY 7558 Cuba 2 Ynez Intelsat at 50 W to be replaced by a newer Intelsat almost 4000' ASL. It is part of the Santa 1725 MESH 2 FL 1740 C_? 2 French soon - is home to TV bolivia and SUR to Latin America mountains of the coast range . I had first driven up 1932 CFOC 2 SK 21 Es 0900 WBT 2 FL 1631 CKCN 2 NB PanAmSat 1 - 45 W - Many strong K-Band feeds during day there around 1965 with portable FM radio and UHF converter to check UHF-TV signals. I expected to 1650 MESH 2 FL 1705 NLBZ 2 ME hour$ . 2 fl 7739 WBT 2 1L hear Bakersfield (95 mi), but no, what I did hear was 1725 MESH TDRS at 41W - XPDR 1 is SSVC for Overseas Armed 2Z Es 1915 CBFT 2 PO 2742 CKCN 2 N8 TV british Fresno at 160-18 mi . lwondered then if it was con- Forces with several subcarriers for British Forces Radio 2157 CBFT 2 PO or tropo . Well, with my purchase of portable CJBRT PO Orion 1 - 37 .5 W - is new and sistent 23 Es 1828 2 only K-Band is mostly digital TVs in 1990 and since then (most recently July 30 & 24 Es 7051 KNAZ 2 AZ but does occasionally have some NTSC and PAL video .feeds August 3), I note that Fresno is still consistent (fair- 25 Es 1978 NLBZ 2 ME ~ 7957 NGBH 2 MA W Intelsat K and Intelsat 512 at 21 .5 poor, but always there), and Bakersfield is still absent. zoo9 cxcN 2 NB Dubai TV in clear NTSC noted on K along with an 27 E5 1720 CFDC 2 SK ~ 1730 CKCK 2 SK NGBH MA Intelsat K test card on another transponder . Occasional 1800 CICT 2 AB 1800 2 Back in July 1994, I reported to WTVDX of my 1911 NLBZ 2 ME 7929 NGBH 2 MA feeds have been noted on the C-Band Intelsat 512 viewing of northern-CA amateur TV repeater W6CX 1932 N82 4 MA I 000 CBMT 6 PO MONTREAL EKSPRESS I - The Russian TV3 on XPDR 19 in SECAM is sporadic (Mt . Diablo, 427 .25 MHz, 100W)(below UHF chan- 2001 NNYN 5 NY 12007 KYN 3 PA but has good signal . The Russian on XPDR 21 is consistent nel 14), to a distance of 45 mi on a train trip in 2177 CBFT 2 PO 2142 NCBS 2 NY in its presence, but with poor to fair SECAM signal . September 1993 . In October 1994 WTVDX, I noted 2200 tMAR 2 MD 28 Es 2159 XEPM 2 CH ~ 2205 KMID 2 Tx Gorizont 26 at 11W has had very little video of late . an August 1994 weak ATV reception on a motel Telecom 2A at B W - has 2 PAL feeds on XPDR 3 and 5 balcony at Turlock, CA, and possibly also W6CX at 65 Juty 1995 the others have gone digital and these 2 may soon also go mi . Just lately, on September 21, 1995, on a train trip 07 Es 1420 KRGV 5 rx 7430 KPRC 2 Tx the same route . to Los Angeles to check LPTVs, I noted another 1440 KMOL 4 TX 1445 KIII 3 TX ATV-not a big repeater as one might expect 1450 xRIO 2 TA 1500 KACB 3 TX xHITt 4 CH 1549 KENS 5 TX there-but while riding on one of L.A .'s new trolleys 1530 That's all for this month - hope to begin listing Audio 1600 xHFI 5 CH 7637 xHPN 3 CI (Blue Line), I saw a signal with a range o(a block Sub-Carriers in the next column . See you in 30 1638 XET 6 NL 1700 KMID 2 TX (approximately 500 feet). So, I got off and walked 1724 KACB 3 TX 1730 KMOL 4 TX around to check it out . It was where S . Flower and S. 1739 KIDY 6 Tx 1800 KNME 5 NM Hope streets cross W. 12th street. The video was a 1800 KASA 2 NM 1800 KOet 4 NM stationary camera, surveillance-fashion, showing What 2100 NBRZ 2 AL 2134 MESH 2 FL uaar z fL appeared to he a large warehouse room with tolls oC zzoo ueou 3 fL zzoa 02 Es 0858 % 2 1200 CBFT Z Pr, fabric, a man ai a desk with measuring/paperwork, and 1202 NCBS 2 NY 1400 CBFT 2 PO people walking around . The Picture had no color and tsoo ucaH 2 MA there was no audio . Perhaps it was set up by a TV 04 E5 2030 C 2 FR SRC ham as an in-house wireless surveillance test . It cer- 2035 C 3 FR same movie City tainly was interesting, though I didn't find the source 2100 CFAP 2 PO Quebec didn't care to walk around for long in this unfa- 2141 CKCN 2 NB and OS Es 7816 xHFI 5 CH ~ 1828 CBFT 2 PO miliar warehouse district in downtown L.A, by myself, 1830 CHAU 3 PO 119 0 NABI 5 ME 16 even in daylight. 1900 NTVH 5 NY 11900 NLB2 2 ME 1 7
0221 K52EX 52 NE 332 (Columbus CNN/STV) Mnrvin Shulrs'repanconrinues William Eckberg, 1032 Sterling Rd ., Dixon, II 61021 W2Stl?rFl N DX FrankMerrill's report continues K48FF Western N DX 10 Es 0755 NFSB 3 CT 10755+NLNE 6 MA 0222 48 NE 332 (Columbus A8E/STV) O$ Es 1931 C 5 PD French ~ 7932 CJCM 6 PO TVA 21 tr 1900 KTVO Z MO 0233 K65DX 65 OK 638 (GUymon KSNO-7) 22 tr 1900 NEAU 13 Ni 0758 NRL 4 DC 0800 NMAR 2 MD 2032 CKCw 2 N8 145 NSTN 3 NY 0900 MESH 0236 K69E0 69 OK 638 (GUymon "News 2201 NFSB 3 CT 2203 VC85 2 NY 23 tr 0644 KNAB 47 OK ~ 0654 K56AU 56 MO 2 FL Charnel 70"-KDFA>) 0754 NYMT 57 KY 13 tr See note 3 2207 KYN 3 PA 2218 NMAR 2 MD 15 Es 1930 KNAZ 2 A2 0239 K53 53 OK 643 (Guymon TBN) . Ob Es 0752 LBF1 2 Da 1159 MESH 2 FL 24 tr 0645 KHBS 40 AR ~ 0645 KHOG 29 AR separable from Omaha 0700 KFM S1 AR ib Es 0830 NTVJ 4 FL 0830+NpBT 2 FL 1200 NPBT 2 Fl 1049 KIII 3 TX 11053"XHGC" 6 7 0250 K61FN 61 OK 638 (GUyagn KLIT-14) 07 Es 1530 NLB2 2 ME 1550 cxcN 2 NB 0250 KCIT 14 T% September 1995 1053 KMOI 4 TX 1055 %HR10 2 TM "%-Rio" 07 Es 1748 NESX 2 FL 1757 NEDU 3 FL L 1100"%NDi" 4 7 0258 K63DN 63 bK 638 (Guymon KAMR-4) 1828 NGBH 2 MA 1856 wFSB 3 CT 04 tr (1530 KSAX 42 MN 404 0304 K55FS 55 KS (Wichita Bloomberg TV) 09 tr 0430 KSAX 42 MN 404 17 Es 0522 MESH 2 f4 0529 NPB1 2 fL 1900 NCVB 5 MA 1921 NLNE 6 Ri 0953 4 TX 0311 K48AP 48 OK 586 (Elk City KNTV " 9) 15 tr 0035 KSAX 42 MN 404 KDBL 0959 KACB 3 T% K46AN Lb 1925 u0gs 2 NY tooo KACV 2 Tx 1027 KDTN 2 Tx 0326 OK 586 (Elk City KFOR-4) 08 Es 0821 CKCN 2 N8 0930 CFAP 2 PO 18 tr 0450 KASN 38 AR 537 0505 KTEJ 19 AR 409 0326+K44AP 44 OK 586 (Elk City KOCO-5) NxXt 1049 tINL 4 LA 1056 KII1 3 T% 10 Es 2159 VPBT 2 fL 2200 MESH 2 FL 0510 30 TN 408 0515 NTLI 45 TN 512 7056+KALE 5 LA 0329 K5580 55 OK 637 (Duke KFOR-L it tr 0430 K188T 78 MO 0447 KLRT ib AR 0530 wNF 33 NC 558 0545 NAFf 48 Al 503 7058 KENS 5 T% instead of KAMR-L) 0615 NBMG 42 AL 582 1700 KNAZ 2 A2 7955 KTNO 2 NY 0452 KAFT 13 AR 0500 KTEJ 74 AR 0620 NCFT 33 AL 593 1955+KGNL 5 NY "KGNC" 2057 0338 K54CM 54 OK 586 (Elk City KJTL-t8) 0734 K62EG 62 MO 0630 NABM 68 AL 582 0635 N20x 54 AL 503 KBME 3 ND 0338+K53 53 ix?
4. July 19/133(}-A strange one! Definitely saw Western TV DX Frnnk Memll's report continues N DX Frnnk Memll's report concludes 30 tr 0626 K34AC 34 CO 640 (YUma KCNC-4) "KDAP" call letters on channel 3 . They are on 1450 in Western August 1995 0639 K4000 40 CO 640 (YUme KMGH-7 cb) Douglas AZ A phone call to KDAP confirmed there Great DX Feast) as the best tr opening I have ever 03 Es 1500 ch2 Nicaragua relay of ch 7 for north zone 0652 KMNE 7 NE 3/4 cb, ID is no channel 3 in Douglas or Agua Prieta . This noticed n TV, and tr this (including those openings 1 04 tr 0775 K65GB 65 1X 340 (Austin Telemxdo) 0652+KLNE 3 NE atop KTVO channel is allocated to Douglas, and I remember missed) reminds me o(1980. July I & 19 both prob- OS Es 7100 HSB 2 GA 1700 2130 KMTV 3 NE 7109 Sign-on 06 Es 1130 ch2 w/XHIMT-7 se xHAO 4 CS 900 0658 KPNE 9 XE 551 seeing a "KCDA" listed decades ago (were they ever ably in my to 70o(best FM Es openings, and on 0707 KS1A1 51 CO 630 (Haxtun KCNC-4) dates like 7/I, 1 sometimes spend all 1200 ch2 w/XEw-2 se 2100 KGAN 2 IA 7243 "Z On?) really active ~ 0711 _KRNE 12 NE _592 audio//29 I have no idea where my totals 2700 HISCS 3 WI 1346 2715 KTVO 3 MO 1112 MN "way on top" my nine on FM . 2130 KOTV 2 MO 1025 0744 KHCM 10 hasn't been "posted" in more 0750 K68BJ 68 MN (Redwood Falls KARE-11) 5 . July 21/1223-Noticed "CKSB" call letters near the currently stand! My DX OS tr 0600 tABD 40 MS 749 ~ 0630 wAPT 16 MS 749 years now! I had hope() to make a Vietnam 0853 K54 7 54 Note 10 CBC logo, is this an official change from CBWFf'? than three 0630 wMPN 29 MS 743 2030 w 7 66 PA Erie, noC NETG anymore? These call letters have been on the lOSO-AM, and the trip with Jeff ICadet this coming winter, but I may OS Es 0730 XHTAA 2 CS 950 I XHAC 4 CS 900 0930"ch2 w/%HINT-7 se 1530"wCeD 2030+11GPR 62 MI ~ 2030+tK)LN 54 PA French FM repeaters for years . need that entire Z-3 weeks to catch m DX "bookkeep- 2 SC 7330 2703 KVBM 45 MN snowfree ing" u~1. With so many LPTV's/translators, 1 feel that 1530'wESH 2 FL 1178 09 tr 0615 LA1PL 54 LA 705 2703+KMSP 9 NN atop KCRG, rare I will lose it" completely (as far as trying to remember 2103+WLEF 36 NI CCI only 6 . July 29/0034-This is shown as carrying KFOR-4, Es 0730 XHTAA 2 CS 950 2214 wJFw 12 WI but S3 in same town has KFOR . This is an educated what I've logged), If I'm sell trying to remember 13 Es 1015 KOTV Z MO 7025 2214+ULUK 11 NI "like a focal" guess, but the KWTV-9 part is definite. during 1996 tr openings into MN, etc .! 26 Es 0930 wSJKS 2 TN 1249 ~ YKRN 2 TN 7069 zzzz Nrav s NI ~ zzzz+ecru z9 NI Seotentxr 1995 2222+KPNE 38 ul 7 . July 29/0205-This guy was logged in June with Summary of Es Season : 2228 w57AR 57 WI (Saynor WSAW-7) Chame:. 2 3 4 5 6 Total 01 E5 7900 wCBD 2 SC FM W to 93 .7 NNi Lifetime "in the clear ." Already a change? 2235 NAOU 9 WI Number of stet ions ID'd 40 " 25 32 21 16 735# 02 tr 0900 WDBD 40 MS 749 37 tr 0102 Iron Ntn NI 59,69 31 Es 7643 KNID 2 TX 11759 KGBT 4 TX 8 . July 29/0326-Another guess, as in note 6! This Most seen stations 7MBT KIII WTVJ WTV wCIX Comments : 7759+KRGV 5 TX 1759+KRIS 6 Tx one's listed as KOKH-25, but conditions were ob- Days seen 27 11 10 6 4 August 95 was the first August with tropo out to 1806 KIII 3 TX viously going here, I suspect they carry KOCO now. ltd most seen stations WESH uEDU KDBC KRGV KRIS 700 miles . As usual, August and September (until 21) August 1995 Days seen 16 1D 5 5 3 were bad months for tropo DX . Local XHCNL-34 03 Note 11 9 . July 29~t7643-I don't believe I've had Iowa Falls incrased its power output and now has local pro- 31 tr 0220 W67CY 67 IN 259 (Elkhart TBN) here before . On June 18 I had a Cornerstone TV in Not include() is XEPM-2, which was relogged and gramming. the clear here, while other Iowa Falls were coming in . reported for information purposes, but only assumed Seote+aber 7995 was However, that logging weaker than other LF . from circumstances . I( I )'ust started DXing, perhaps I CVC (Home Sho)lping) broadcasts nationwide 04 tr Mobile TV DX, note 12 stuff, and did not peak until LF . had weakened, so I 10 tr 0305 NNDY 23 IN stawfree could never actually log XEPM now . A few years ago are no longer on the am . Houston KRIV-26 and think the June 18 logging was somebody else and 0305 "leveland U's they used to sometimes show call letters. KTXH-20 are now $ (Stereo), KTXH SAP is the same 11307 WIA 44 PA 777 tp over uT(u-OH perhaps LF . wasn't on . Ideas? as MAIN . 0307+wUPw 36 OH tp ~ 0307+w5FJ 51 OH # Totals include CIPA-9 SK, not included in this WTT PA "on top" 0335 22 10 . July 30/0853-Noted wish KEYC-12. Nothing low-band-only grid . Monterrey metro area TV stations update: 0344 ~mID 31 "translator CCI" on wBSX fits . Maybe a KCCW or KTTM translator? Or Progranming 0345 wKBN 27 OH ~ 0345+VTOL 71 ON perha(TS Keosaqua IA (I'm not sure if I checked that CH . Callsign wTTE OH has always had 2 XEFB ltd. ^La Fuerza de la Imagen" 0400 28 dlrecLOn) with KEYC taking out nominal KILN-12? At least one channel a surprising 0530 recheck, almost entirely gone . 3 XH71 relays XEFB-2 beam to East, lpty most-seen (like (FQCI-3 two or three seasons ago) n. vuvv "ei .~ vu c_~ : mr ..,ni tin rv ., . 14 tr 0440 weak Detroit/Cleveland U's This year, only the perennially-most-common ones 15 tr 0600 w7JC 26 OH almost snowfree 11 . August 3-Due to extensive travel (WTFDA channel b XET relays xHGC-5 N won . I believe WPBT has always "won" 2, or 7 XHFN relays xjIIMT-7 TV7 TV Azteca, some lcl pr 0600+ AL's 37/42/48/54 Convention, NRC Convention near Denver, wedding year? 0612 wCBI 4 NS! Dx not there earlier & of former AM-DXer John Clemmer in C(1lumbia SC, did WESH do so last 10 XHX relays xEw"2 "El canal de le Estrellas" 12 XHAw Ind. "La imagen Familiar" gradually faded a lot oflocal travel in MUOH area, records in VT 19 tr 0310 IJXMi 30 TN 3/4 cb, very strong 22 XHMOY relays XEO-9, 3,000 kw Convention), I was home only two days 0315 112DX 54 AL with CCI, wXTXt-GA alter WTFDA Fernando Garcia, Apartado 30, Suc . B, Cd . Guada- 28 XHMNL lnd. "television con sentido" between August 3 and September 5! That is why 34 XHCNL Ind. "TU Obetivo Visual", 500 kw 0315+AL's also 26/42/48 lu e, N .L., 67181 MEXICO 1800' ASL NE of Saddle 0315+wMTU 16 TN 10315+wMAV 18 MS me the extensive 53 XHMNU Ind. Monday to Friday, (ptv you'll see no re orts from during Mountain (5900') SE of Monterrey metro area . 0315+wF81 50 TN almost snowfree August 13, 21, ~ 26 tr's . On the 26th, around 1100,1 0328 U43AG 43 KY ~ 0530 Lexington U's was hearing WNED-94 .5 NY, 263 miles, on the car XEFB-2Intcrnet address : [email protected] .nx 11530 KET-68/54/53/52/29(wK50)/21/46 Equipment : radio in Ann Arbor! Also, classical CBL-94 .1 (240) 0530+ySBN 47 VA 496 ~ 0530+1lKYN 57 KY 459 Sony 27EXR15, Screened Channel Master T was blowing away WIBM (35), and CISS-92.3 (240) 0550 wLFGt 68 VA strong LCI on wKMJ dish at 8S', RG11, UA900 amp. Sonv KV- Reynosa-Matamoros TV stations update : buried WMHE (45) in some spots! This isn't'~'V, ut 0602 wNwo 24 OH "still no wKYU!" 13-IR27, Channel lt4aster 1110 at 30', RG6. V-S 2 xNR10 Telenundo 24 hrs 0655 wLJT 71 TN 3/4 cb, no ID it gives some indication of the DX. UHF array at SO' with R . Shack amp, Archer V- 7 XHAB Ind. "La Senal dal Valle" 0710 N468Et46 KY couldn't quite overcom 4HSL 9 XERV relays XEw-2 "El canal de las Estrellas" 110 vertical at 20'. Distances are in miles . I'm 0730 N488M 48 KY 329 (Bowling Green relig .) 12. September 4-Cc7ming back from NRC-Aurora 24 hrs note 13 reilortine tropo DX only when it exceeds 700 (Denver), some very interesting mobile DX from S . 13 XEEV relays XEIPN-11, some local pr . 0730+NKNT 40 KY snowfree miles . Ttme is CDT-1 14 XHOR off 0735 NKSF bt KY 460 "strong WEHT-25 central NE (below Hastings, etc.), using a simple 17 XHFOX FOX prevented NKAS audio" portable and a 2-bay UHF bowtie . KXVO-15 snow- July 1995 CST 0735+WOAC 67 ON 490 tree at 160 miles ; soon getting K23AA Beatrice 28 tr 0715 IIDBD 40 MS 749 ~ 0715+wAPT 16 MS 749 0830 uOUC 44 ON 480 snowfree! (KVON) at 123 miles . - 2100, KDSD-16 (300 , 29 Es 7700 San Salvador chs &4 Nuevo Laredo TV stations update : 0830+W B0 42 OH atop NTLJ KELO-11 (240) . From 2330-0030 (into Se t. ~) on 37 Es 0700 KSNC 2 Ks 889 ~ 0800 "KUGN 2 CO 1016 2 XEFE Ind. os4z wTAP t5 etmost atop NICD 71 XHBR relays XEw-2 "El tenet de las Estrellas" w Fairbury N$ cable system, KTTM-12 (26) ~ KCCW- 7t00'wESH 2 FL 1178 0852 wTOV 9 ON 530 1500 FM up to 705 .7 GA, SC 24 hrs 12 (430) overrunningKVON, WDAY-6 (420) o/u 1530'ch2 News on your side, waste watch hotline 57 XHFTx Fox Notes : WOWT', KDLO-3t w/CBS messing up KM'i1~, 0225 248-7200 tMinn translator CCI on KXVO-15, WDIO-lOt 7730'KTVI 2 MO 1060 i . July 1/1209 (not TV) WXMSS 162 .400 Clewiston to KOLN, weak at 0226) CCI . FL, 1100 mi . This was the best Es opening of the (zerobeat season . Most time was spent on FM! 13 . September 18/070-1 couldn't find any parallel, but did not notice superimposed call letters as they do 2. July 4/1238-noted "XELN-TV" on top of CVC . (shopping) with character generator . First time I've at W48BD (Corbin KY), so consider it to be this QUICK! CHECK YDUR SEPTEMBER VUD ISSUE. seen this on a Mexican in several years! Had this ID mid-July up for 15 or 20 seconds . Even though 1 missed the tr opening IS YOUR SURVEY FORM STILL INSIDE? lF IT IS, (where Jeff got a load of new OK-to-MN 3 . July 13--Widespread tr was noted around this LPTVs/translators), I may have to consider July as my DETACH IT AND FILL !T OUT, AND MAIL IT TD best DX month ever . The end-of-July openin was time. I missed it due to being in the upper peninsula & MN (Duluth) . second only to Thanksgiving Weekend 1986 (~I-he MATT! YDUR INPUT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 20 21
Stephen West Eastern TV DX November 1995 1077 Sandy Narrows Court Roy Barstow (cont .) Virginia Beach, VA 23954 Note 4 - WNBU-21 NH first seen on 8/30 with 3/4 CB . On 8/31 WNHT had "Testing" on the screen . On 9/1 they went on with WABU call EASTERN TV"DX letters . On 9/25 . . . they went. to WNBU . (N for NH) November 1995 Deadline : 5th Note 5 - New UHF system went up, better gain on upper channels . September tropo was not spectacular for most reporters, but Note 6 - DX was coming from Philly . I was getting Seinfeld on really picked up at the end of the month . Roy Barstow had some 18, 34 & 45 and scratched my head . I decided to turn the antenna good Maritimes DX . Skip took a vacation in September . (maybe it was Maine or a cable leak) then at ID time it was MITV . They were running the same exact episode as WVIT-30 only a few Roy Bazstow, P.O . Box 2488, Teaticket, MA 02536 seconds later . CIHFTVS-39 NS is #30 from NS . No other NS or NB stations were seen that night. July 1995 August 1995 6 tr 2300 Tidewater 21 tr 0145 W21 ME TBN note # 3 Comments : New equipment includes ; 7' Antenna-craft UHP dish antenna, W36AS NJ (214) 2330 0200 WFXI-8 NC RDX Labs UA 902 amp . (32 db gain) at 25' above ground level . For 7 tr 0000 CBHT1-12 NS (343) WRDC-28 NC (591) VHF ; CM Lowband model 1226, CM Highband model 1273 w/Galaxy amp CBHFTS-46 NS (377) 0230 CIHFTV3-27 NB (409) at 23' AGL. So far this season SC has not been seen . The Maritimes 0030 CIHFTV4-18 NS (452) CIHFTVI-11 NB have been in a lot. VA & MD stations are in so often they block 0115 CKLT-9 NB (345) 2330 WRDC-28 NC other DX . The new DX system is working great . My set is down the 0130 WVII-7 ME (287) s/off 29 tr 0100 WRLH-35 VA cellar and now I hear less of my better half shouting "will you 0135 CKCW-2 NB (412) 2100 DC, Allentown & Balt . please keep the antenna pointed toward Boston :" 0190 CJCB-9 NS (605) 31 tr WNHT-21 NH note # 4 0145 CIHFTV2-12 NB (345) (t) 0230 CBHFTS-34 NS (315) CB SePtember 1995 5 tr 0300 W64BH NY TBN note #5 CBAFTS-31 PEI (481) Doug Smith, 1385 Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, T!1 37116-8098 0240 CIHF3-27 NH 2000 WUNM-19 NC (577) 0295 CKCD-7 NB (t) note # 1 2100 W66HZ VA (WAVY) Suffolk ~(uipment : Sears 19" color stereo TV ; Archer VU-160 for VHF; RS 0253 CBAFTl-5 NB W69 VA (WAVY) corner-reflector for UHF, with CM-7475 preamp . W63AL 0?^0 CJCHTVI-10 NS (398) VA (WAVY) CJCH6-6 NS (336) DC, Richmond & E . PA July 1995 DX 0310 CI HFTVIO-45 NS (279) 2230 W67BG DE Dover TBN 11 Tr 0114 KOTV-6 OK (479) "Spirit 6" CHS note #1 2300 WTGI-61 (NJ) 13 tr 0100 WMED-13 ME 1288) CBHFTS-46 NS (377) WUNP-36 NC (533) September 1995 DX 0115 CBAFTS-31 PEI (481) 2315 W36AS NJ (219) 6 Tr 0930 WOTV-LP-46 KY (69) ID slide ; note #2 0130 CBHFTS-34 NS s/off 2320 W36BJ NJ (275) 8 Tr 0900 KNOE-8 LA (406) 0200 CJCH6-6 NS (336) W,LYH-15 PA (310) KARD-14 LA (415) 2359 WITF-33 PA (336) WTVD-11 NC (591) WMAO-23 MS (286) WLFL-22 NC (600) 7 tr OOOC WGTW-48 NJ WMPN-29 MS (344) NC (660) WFMZ-69 PA strong 0930 KLTM-13t LA 2200 WUNJ-39 KETK-56t TX 14 tr 0030 WUNP-36 NC (533) 0030 WYOU-22 PA (275) 14 Tr 1000 KASN-38 AR (319) 16 tr 2300 WFMZ-69 PA (262) 0150 W23BC NJ Box 2000 WBFF-45 MD (354) 18 Tr 0937 RARD-14 LA (415) 18 Es 2300 KIMT-3 IA (1035) KETS-2 AR (317) // KTEJ-19 2315 KTVI-2 MO WYBE-35 PA wCPB-28 MD (345) 0957 KVTH-26 AR (363) WCIA-3 IL (936) 1007 KTHV-11 AR (323) // WREG-3 b WTVF-5 31 tr 2115 WVIR-29 VA (486) 2130 CIHFTV4-18 NS (452) CIHFTVS-39 NS (482) 1049 MV-6 AR (266) // KTEJ-19 19 Tr 0037 WMPN-29 MS (344) August 1995 CIHFTVIO-45 NS note #6 2330 W90AZ DE TBN WIGS-20 IL (268) 1 tr 0015 W36AS NJ (214) WRSP-55 IL (268) W36AX VT PBS W14BG DE KSPR-33 MO (329) 12 tr 2230 4 Es 2300 WKRN-2 TN (951) WEKW-52 NH 0543 KLRT-16 AR (323) 2330 WSIL-3 IL (1007) CBHFTS-46 NS WKMA-35 KY note ;t3 10 tr 0100 WUNP-36 NC (533) CBHFTS-34 NS (315) 27 Tr 1100 WBMG-42 AL (201) 0115 W39AM NY 2245 WOOD-55 NY (206) 30 Tr 0946 RDAF-33 TX (620) note /4 2100 WKFT-40 NC (616) (t) 13 tr 0001 CIHFTVS-20 NS KHSX-49 TX (620) HSC Baltimore, DC area "Northern Psychic Line" KFWD-52 TX (631) infomercials en Espanol 14 tr 0930 DC, Raleigh 2245 Raleigh 19 2100 WMGC-34 NY (277) KDTX-58 TX {620) TBN // WPGD 15 tr 0001 Raleigh, Wilmington NC WSKG-46 NY 0949 RHBS-40t (OK) ABC 0100 WOFL-35 FL (1072) (t) WOCD-55 NY (206) 1000 RDFI-27 TX (620) "Fox 4 Texas" 20 tr 2130 W45AL ME shopping (156)20 tr 0120 W16 (WMUR-9) NH RTXA-21 TX (620) "UPN 21" legal ID 2200 CBHFTS-46 NS (377) 0130 CFJP-35 QU (t) KETK-56 TX (556) 2340 CBAFTS-31 PEI (481) WETK-33 VT (231) by Danny Oglethorpe 21 tr 0030 WLFL-22 NC WVNY-22 VT strOteg Note /1 : Slogan confirmed . Note 42 : The former W46HE returns to the air . Ed Phelps says it's WTAT-29 SC (779) (t) Note 1 - Under 7 Boston, 3/4 CB, going to be a WB affiliate . This is still a LPTV . 0105 CBAT-4 NB see note #3 ATV, maybe new outlet, not CKCD? Note A3 : Apparently not all RETs sign on at the same time . WKMU- 0115 CRAFT-11 NB (423) Note 2 - 21, WKPD-29, and WKGH-53 were all off until 0600 . WKMA 0120 CKCW-2 NB (412) 1st time CBAT on 3/4 CB, Business News said Fredericton, NB CSC . was running Hloomberg . 0140 CBAFTI-5 NH (363) Note /4 : As with the last Dallas opening, this was a narrow duct . Note 3 - When W18AY ME TBN comes in, W17BF was also seen . Now a new KETK-56 was very weak, and there wasn't even a hint of DFW-area stations on 23, 47, or 55 . Nothing in from Ch . 21 TBN is on (at same antenna and heading) no W17BF, channel switch? Arkansas, Louisiana, or Oklahoma, not even a hint of Waco . 23
Eastern Tv DX November 1995 Eastern TV DX November 1995 William R . Hepburn, 35 Lockwood Rd, BRAMPTON, ON, CANADA L6Y 4T7 GREG CONIGLIO - 5100 GLENWOOD DR. - WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 Equipment: Magnavox 25' N, ~rro 9-eement VHF antenna, 4- y wtie or UHF, 20 CM amp. Fo~io n . : Panasonic PC-29XF40R TV, JVC HR-D630U VCR 6 IC-R100, 47', 10 db RS VHF amp, 28 db Anteco UHF amp, CM VHF d UHF Ya-q is B AUGUST 1995 DX AUGUST 1995 DX OCTOBER 1995 DX CM 9510A rotor, RG-6 coax 21 Tr 0750 WETA-26 DC T 24 Tr 0030 VJTOV-9 OH 208 1 Tr 0000 WLVT- 9 PA 233 (perfect sig.-no CFTO QRM!) (thru local W398C) No re logs under 342 mi (550 km) unless changes noted. Distances in mi . 0750 WUSA-9 DC T 23 Tr 1830 WHME-46 IN 393 0035 WDN-5 WV 288 0000 WSKG-46 NY 153 2033 WRGT-45 OH 366 0130 dead conditions! (rare here) SEPTEMBER 1995 (EDT) SEPTEMBER 1995 25 Tr WYZZ-43 IL T 4 0108 unid-2 wltp ulWGRZ 30 TR 2325 WMPB-67 MD T 2035 WCET-48 OH 404 2300 0000 WXXA-23 NY 238 MS Tr .Wyne 8 TR 2051 WETK-33 VT 350 2335 WHSP-65 NJ 371 2035 WTJC-26 OH 341 26 0800 Detroit,Tdedo,Ft (even rarer) Other Mich . 2054 WVNY-22 VT 350 2337 WGBS-57 PA T 2059 WWHO-53 OH 337 + Lower 0015 WFMZ-69 PA T 13 New Antenna Erected ! u/CITY ('VvB 53') 0815 WCFL-38 IL T 0020 WNET-13 NY 251 1907 WFWA-39 IN 358 GW 2149 CBLTZ-8 ON 123 2353 WCAU-10 PA 342 2253 WHSL-46 IL 693 0027 WMHT-17 NY 243 Huntsville Philadelphia (NOTE 1) (thru kxbl W39BC) (WNED-17 already off air) "CBC Toronto" w/SNL, NBC 2521 WTVO-36 KY 454 SEPTEMBER 1995 DX 0037 WPHL-17 PA 279 // CBLT-5 OCTOBER 1995 2327 WPTO-14 OH 396 5 Tr 0730 Ft .Wayne U's excellent 0050 WT1C-61 CT 31 B 15 TR 1919 {WWHO)-53 OH 330 1 TR 0005 WNJU-47 (NY) T 2330 WHIO-7 OH 365 11 Tr 2300 Ft .Wayne U's 0055 WHAT-43 CT T "WB-53", ex-WWAT a/CFMT (floater under WlCBW) CKWS-26 ON 190 0055 WRG&6 NY 243 0100 WPHL-17 PA 341 1931 WCET-48 OH 398 2330 WKEF-22 C>I-I 366 12 Tr 0030 CIVM-17 PD 306 0058 WHSL-67 NY 317 2022 WSTR-64 OH 398 "PHL-17, WB (NOTE 2) 0100 WN1B-58 N! T 2028 WKMR-38 KY 424 0116 WHSI-67 NY 397 30 Tr 2300 Scranron U's perfect 0115 WHSP-65 N1 300 2034 WTVQ-36 KY 458 Smithtown 2327 WTBY-54 NY 258 0127 WWLF-56 PA 189 2326 WXIN-59 IN 421 "SKB-68", HSN 2340 WTXX-20 Q 318 0130 WTEN-10 NY 251 19 TR 0047 W61CA-61 NY 70 relays WHSE-68 (TV STATE #35) Buffalo 01 ae R'TVVS - 26 C~ a 1 5 2345 WPIX-11 NY T "The Box"' -16 offset New London-Hartford- times 20 TR 0017 WHSP-65 NJ 371 New Haven NOTE 1 : This ties my all time Ntraps record, os I have had this S1 .Louis home shopper several "'SKB-65 ", HSN "Christian TV Net" ? in the past . If was in very good at times, approaching snowfree, but did not last long . Unfortunately, 0045 WGTW-48 (PA) T 0239 W17BE-17 NJ T the extreme distance component of this opening was short-lived, so I was only able to capitalize on 28 TR 2227 WHME-46 IN 355 (unid 17+ relg .) 46, and not any others . 2229 WNIT-34 IN 356 0241 WVIT-30 CT T NOTE 2 : CIVM-17was so strong when WNED-17 signed offthat there was no degradation in signal 30 TR 2325 WGTW'-48 (PA) 341 0249 WNAC-64 (MA) T quality at all from WNED to CIVM! That is unusual in that direction. Burlington NJ- The last part of August continued to be excellent, even after the good stuff last report . September Philadelphia was fairly dull, until its final two hours! That opening is more significant than the distances may "TV-48" suggest, because it is extremely rare for it to open up that well in that direction. I have not had Albany TV since 1989 (Hurricane Hugo) . CT was new obviously, and I have never seen Scranton and comments : Connecticut UHF makes it to Ontario for my 35th state! Slow- on strong . Other DXers had more of a New England showing than I did here, but moving high pressure was anchored along the US Atlantic Coast . Philadelphia so area I've finally erected an outside antenna . Daily tropo scatter now I can't complain, with all these great new loggings! It was also decent on FM, buttheNwassuperior extends as far as Columbus OH ! 291 mi (WOSU-34) . Since there are no in this opening. The new N is about equal to the Teknika NC-22 tuner, so I use it, primarily for mature trees in my neighbourhood, I am a bit weary of lightning . Fingers the convenience of remote control, hi! VHF it is actually more sensitive, as I can see WSTM-3 olmest are crossed, hi . all the time now, and now can see scatter from WPSX-3 pointed right at locals on 2 & 4. Still lots My worst direction is east as 5,9,19,25,41,47 E 57 all reside on the CN of FM QRM on VHF since 4 mile WBFO 88 .7 went to 50,000 watts, but that was o problem on the Tower (19 mi away) ! 094' . The amps go nuts when pointed directly at the Teknika also . UHF is about equal, perhaps slightly more selective on the lower channel, less tower (in fact, I can see the CN Tower if I climb up my TV Tower!) . selective on the higher channel, and equal on images, except it is much worse on "4 channel down" However, the fact that I have now received CT, NJ 3 Philly to the SE has the trop season has something to do with the alive hurricane season, lessened my concerns . I can also finally receive LPTVs from Buffalo 39 images . I do believe active on . I it continues! d 58 full-time, again to the SE . A variable attentuator B the TV helps and the above-normal humidity levels here in the northeast hope slot . My TV has a very sensitive tuner with rock-solid vertical sync, but suffers from intermod 3 also has that annoying AFC . My YCR on the other hand has an average-sensitivity tuner ~ audio-muting but can handle William Wyllie, 95 Peck Street, Franklin, MA 02038-2217 intermod better 8 has detestable AFC! So I use the YCR for adjacents (to the locals) if the TV won't let them through . On both tuners, I have been Comments : I did not do much TV DXing this year, I DX the FM band amazed usually . CT, NY and PA are in often . August 20th I was getting CT, at how some signals have managed to smash right through the NH and ME . On August 21 (after midnight) I saw on cable tv that intermod and give good clean signals . instead of getting WGBH-2 Boston, ATV color bars were in perfect . One thing I've noticed . .and this is probably due to the fact that My sister saw CBAFT Moncton on the channel that usually has WCVB-5 MA . modern tuners have the VHF & UHF antenna inputs combined into one . .with (This was probably St . John/Fredericton, NB . Can anyone else help the antenna aimed NE-SE, CFTO-9 creates some intermod in the ch 50 with the UNID on Ch . 2? sw) vicinity . Disconnecting the VHF antenna eliminates the intermod! So I now route the VHF feed through an A/B selector switch so that I can disconnect the VHF when viewing chs near 50 . Overall, my expectations have been exceeded, 73s! P. S .-Calls for 42 Erie are W42BX, not W428A 2~ which is in Ithaca NY) . 25
Eastern TV DX November 1995 Eastern TV DX November 1995 -r,c Vcytke ill? Dclewood Piece, McLear,VA 22107 703-356-966 : Dsve Nieman - Ho Sta Geh Road - Rock City New York 14749
uocan o" ~ -Ptckett kd, " cirfax,VA(about : miles west fSN of McLean) 400'AS : . Eautprne nt-Channe~, Equipment RCA SeleUaVision VCR inkr a RCA 19' b6w TV. Channel Master 36178 VHF antenna at 15 feet AGL on a Radio Shack rotor, Belden RG6 coax feed info a Winegard FT-7600 FM trap (set to 95 .7MHz) and W negard DA-205 distribution amp . Maste~ 6'dish,Winegara PA-4975 anp,Channel Master Q-11i0,both at ZO'AC, :com R-7100 receiver, Sony !:V8-ACii 9" TV .~stances-Mac map ;doesr't Antennacraft P-7 UHF antenna at 70 teat AGL on a Alluuroe H0.73 robr, Winegard PA-4975 preamp and Balden RG1 tlu coax caic .seconds + rounds off to tens of mtie ; feed All loggings are nav. Naw call (KKKK} . Sectemoe~ 1995 _ _ Tr oSOG nlbsc ,rygtemher 1995 30 Tr 0817 WNHT-21 Nil 372 vr. . .0 0759 fCE--~ 0+~ 40G 14 Tr 0655 riJZY-46 NC 330 Tr 0500 W18AC PA 112 0844 WGME-13 0559 NFHi-:3 f 3 ME 423 I~- 0846 W'FM:-21 OH 24C WCNC-36 NC S2 . Middleburg(WKBS-47) 0906 W51BP PA 148 0633 WLK'n-3= Kt 480 0855 fSTk-64 OH 40C wFV-r-55 SC 34', ' 0532 W368E PA !i4 Clarks Summit (WERE-28) 064? NBAI-38f IN 0958 riTiC-3C IN 51f W60BM VA lU State QNleps (WNEP-16) sea note 1 0930 WTEN-10 NY 232 070C WF.O -1= IN 41C (note Fl} (Rustburg WC'vE-=I 0800 CHWI-16 ON 191 0830 WZBU-58 MA 418 072' WsSN~-53 OH 330 2 screened dtsh this day W40AZ DE i0 4 Tr 0800 W26AB MI 235 0959 WTW-59 Ci 298 0729 WOSU-3a OH 330 3 Tr 0600 fi6AE MD 11C (ri'ilmington TBN' Detroit (W48AV)'fV-08 Detroit 1000 WMHQ-45 NY 231 0630 WABAV MI 227 1030 WNET-13 NJ 247 C733 HEMS-10 OH 330 (Cresaptown TBN; 0759 WUHD-53 NC 32c~ 237 WOCD-55 NY 0935 0900 W44AR MI 1100 228 074? WHIZ-18 OH 280 WUNE-17 NC 330 (Charlotte erp '~ 0813 CHWI1-60 ON 234 1800 W41AA WV 179 07S W~IB-63 IN 490 1000 riEMi-39 TN 370 0901 WUNG-58 NC 33 Windsor (/7CFiWl-16) WMeling (WNPB-24) {note ill} 09L WCC6-1S NC 3,0 9 Tr 1048 W648M OH 261 2000 WCNW-57 VA 314 HSC 2000 WfTG-5 DC 223 1052 W4b4P OH 265 2200 WJZ-13 MD 208 ~1-Wow~Aimost every station received was new .Unid 23 wos lust o weak test-torle(minus offset'; The Box 2303 WTZAd2 NY 224 that faded iniout from before 05'00 unttli after 06 :30 EST,WFHL being my best guess .The urtd 1100 WSJV-28 IN 896 2353 W33AV MA 397 38 was very itkely WBAK,runntng Shepherd's Chdpel .Of the rest this day ;IN 30,43,63 era Oh. 2000 W48A0 PA 148 The Bat 10,Z1,4b,3a,53 broke tntc color the rest were weaker cnd WLKY was audit only(w/rlews,wecther Clark Summit (WVW" 4) 1~8L1~ report ment .Hardtn b Larue counties ; 2300 VIVJOFV-9 NJ 247 1 Tr 0117 WNDS50 NH 364 2330 NTUU-07 NJ 247 0146 WRGBb NY 232 ~2-A 'fishing' expedittor with conditions g~nerclly dovm .Bagged 16 Tr 1000 W(,kC133 MI 376 0208 WLVI-56 MA 371 thes=_ tort raugh-paths and 17 GW 0800 W66AD NY 46 0217 W648H NY 232 get positive IC's .Addea screening helped xeep pntl'~.yT' b " Allertowr'39 of my back . Gnisbo (WSKG-46) TBN 148 0230 W41AE NY 184 COMMEf~S :After 24 Tr 0930 WJAL~B MD the tmttar. ftreworks,Septerrlber pretty mach Fizzled ou ". .i did catch. riL~HJ-5=, 30 Tr 0730 WTNH-8 CT 287 TBN this ttn>E with fui'. iegcl iD,st~ony for ovor ar hau-,Cha-'.ott=_ seer. twice cfter the i ,vt 0735 WXXA-23 NY 231 0630 WEMT-39 TN 472 relog~thougr My p! time wos a'.sc ',tm,ted at the end =' the month . : nave n^t -:ced K S' 0756 WNNEJI VT 320 0747 WSBN-07 VA 416 33C miles ores " and beyond the Appe :achtans,d camnn audio scatter lay with new screening 0600 NN7A-01 VT 320 0758 WFXR-27 VA 344 0800 W42AE NIY 230 0930 WEDN CT 326 STATi=1; NC`ES :North Caroltnc net,vork swaps neted :WNCN-17 Poughkeepsie (WMHT-17) 0930 WEDH-24 CT 291 Goldsboro now NB ;,w~.th WRDC-28 a 0816 WS1AE MA 273 1000 W24BB PA 167 UaK atFtltate,And WNRy,-45i1YGW.-4S MinstarSalem~Greensborc now ABC .(aGHa-8 Being ec Fc.> ; . 1V~kA5-3 Adams tWNn-13) WBIA1lCHA (PCTN-TV) sea no0a 2 : 1si'.son is Droaab',y not a 100% relay of f." A5-6Z ;They dor't o :wcys run the aua . IC,es- pecid'.ly" ea~ly it the morn ;ny .Lxally,channe', 5C to C .C . is now riBDC'was MFT Notes : 1 j Another WNEP-16 transla0or br Stale College? last month (August) I seen ch . 39 State Colege both stations antenna heading were 160 . Channel 16 Scranton and both State College translators era owned by The NY Times Co'. Saul Chernos, 57 Berkeley Street, Toronto ON MSA 2W5 2) W35AT Ha>deton . PA (logged in August) is part of Ma same nWwork d stations . July 1995 _August 1995 Like August. September turnW out to be a good month for tropo. New Hampshiro and Maine aro new states (or ma . 3 tr 2215 CFTG-59 ON 5 Es 2120 2- BBS (Baton)? 2217 CFTG-21 ON 17 tr 0510 CFTG-21 ON Russell Miller, P .O . Box 13 tr 0730 WETK-33 VT 18 tr 0330 WEYI- MI 1736, Amity, Maine 04730 WVNY-33 VT 2100 W61 NY Buf . Videos Comments ; Thanks Doug, I would be lost without your Database : WNPI-18 NY W58AV NY 2258 CHWI-16 ON 2295 CBON-6 44 ON September 1, 1995 September 20, 1995 continued 2300 WFMJ-21 Es 1802 2 wESN FL 50 LANDS NH 68 WHSE NJ OH WUAB-43 OH September 2310 CFMT-69 ON 2255 W67AL 7, 1995 49 wEDW' CT HSN OH Eastlake Tz 0800 Worcester, Boston MA PHS NCZ wIED 62 2320 OH WMFP? CBLFT-14 32 ON WQHS-61 WPx'r Home Shopping 2335 CBLN-4 45 ON WET~C,-66 PA S1 Ms: 52 Unid PBS 39 WNYx NY 2340 CIVO-30 PQ OH September 12, 1995 2313 WBNX-55 MI WEKw or WNJT 22 Unid 19 tr 0013 CBLFT-13 15 ON 26 tr 0231 WINM-63 IN MS 0156 2 WJBK September 20, 1995 5<^ Unid Cartoons? 19 WcDC MA 0015 WTVS-56 OH MI 0255 WBNX-55 Tr 0800-1030 55 WLIG NY 41 WXTV NJ 0530 WTTE-28 OH 26 tr 230G WKBD-50 MI 32 W32AY MA 56 WLVI MA 43 WHAI CT 27 tr 0030 CFTG-54 ON WTVS-56 MI z7 Wuxl Ma 59 uz'vu ~+ H .S . - weak 31 tr 0030 WICZ-40 NY 25 WFXT NA 66 WHSH MA 4~ WNJU NJ 0836 WETK-33 VT Phone # (416) 364-0725 24 wEDH GT HSN Crystal Clear 0895 WUAB-43 OH Above logginas from Burnt River on 21 WN}fr NH 66 Unid Church? 36 WSBE RI 0897 WVNY-22 VT 7/3 and 8/5 . Loggings from Toronto (WAHU) Has anyone seen 66 53 WEDN? CT 0936 No m - Cclor chart on the rest of my report . Saul . 20 MfXX Cr West Milford NJ Ae11g1on? (Strong) 60 WGCrr NH 1700 31 WNNE VT 1700 Jeff Wolf, 2217 Drury Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906 3o wvTT cr 59 wTVU cT 21 WNHT NH 26 WTWS Cr STRONG (WAHU) September 1995 M ember 1995 (Infomerci.al) 25 WNYE NY 4 tr 0600 WFMZ-69 PA 29 tr 0118 WCTI-12 NC 38 WSHK Nrr+ 26 WMEA ME 0605 WTVE-51 PA 0138 WLFL-22 NC 0925 14 Unid ' 19 tr 0604 WCAU-10 PA (NBC) 4 WNJU NJ 31 WNYC NY WYED-17 NC 27
GREG CONIGLIO Eastern Tv-DX October 1995 Russell Miller (cont .) 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE August 29, 1995 (continued, from last month's column :) WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 0900-1000 0900-1000 Tr Boston, Worcester, RI ., Tr 16 WBOC MD (668 MILES) NORTHERN FM~DX CT, NH (NO NJ oz NY) 47 WMDT MD (668 MILES) e-mail coniglio~geog .buffalo .ed u For D\ers m ~1.A,\13,\ T,CI,\LA,RL'~7 .f .a,\),OH,'~I) )K,IL R'I \f\ 1 \, .1E SD '~D SfI- V~-l .ID . \4 A .ORy%Canada W33BD or wHGR Bangor-Glenburn is on the air . (August 3rd) WPBT was a quick ID . Possibly another Ch PBS showing WPHT programming . If it was riiami, this November 1995 ~ DffjDLiAE: The 5th ~ LOG (UTOff: 3 months lrom postmork would be the 4th time since 7/21 - 1,599 miles . Must be 2E's (July 31, Aug, 1 Things are beginning to settle down in these pages, but still some activity . More word on how great the latter half 6 3) . On August 20th I received WJAR-10 translator on Channel 19 which for doesn't exist according to a WJAR spokesperson . It's hand to believe a of the summer was tropo, as some more reports come in from the excellent activity in late July and August station 340 miles away could mess up ®y P .A . I was also receiving NHC's September was a bit quieter, but still was not devoid of action, especially right at the end The very active hurricane Nightside on Ch . 7 interfering with Hoston 7 local news and weather . Either season in the Atlantic has certainly led to a productive trops season as well! Have you heard any DX recently? Why fiJAR was messing up both my pre-amps, or it was possibly WITH 7 NC which was not drop us a line and let us know-we would like to hear from everybody here! .. also playing Nightside . WMUR-9 runs ABC-Fox . W38CB is WMUR/ABC . W16BC is iRfUR/Fox . (Also, W27HL is WMUR/Fox) . BILL NIFS'AJADLY PO HOX 2999 CLIFICIN N.7 07015 (KF20K) Onkyo New Tuner (anaog) TX-330 with two 110 hz & one 150 khz filters Stephen west, 1077 Sandy Narrows Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 October 19 95 October 1995 ALGUST 15 1995 SUPER TROPO! AUQ1Sf 20 1995 SUPER 1 tr 0500 WTAT-24 SC (in past 12 noon) 12 tr 0800 W56?? Religious NC TROFO! 0914 Scranton in snow-free same as WTGI-61,WTWS-26 0725 WYFI 99 .7 VA Norfolk 313 WWXM 97,7 SC Myrtle Reach 591 0700 WONE-17 NC 0924 WKIIK 95 .3 VA Q~lonial Heights (plus Augusta-54) IDed as Goldsboro, NC, 0726 WFOG 92 .9 VA Shffolk 319 307 3 tr 2030 wHNS-21 NC (370) SC PBS on 30,36 & 49 0728 0937 WDLX 93,3 NC Washington 901 1C tr WKOC 93 .7 NC Elizabeth City 336 2326 WRSF 2200 WTBY-54 NY Philly, Lynchburg CCI on 34 GA? 0731 WTQI 94,9 VA Virginia 105 .7 Columbia NC 362 11 tr 2100 WJZY-46 Reach 296 2340 WLBW 92 .1 DE Fenwick NC 13 tr 130C Philly snowfree 0736 WDLX 93 .3 NC WashirxJton 401 Island 174 new WRAZ-50 NC scatter always 1900 Boston strong 0739 WLTY 95 .7 VA Norfolk 313 0795 WNVZ 104 .5 VA Norfolk 313 ~rmients . ., The New Bnm~rick/Maine Comments : Hurricane Felix only brought a little rain and a little 0750 WRSF 105 .7 NC Colwnbia 362 opening was a shocker! I was expecting wind . Boston was in strong at Spm then suddenly the whole band 0755 WiRF 107 .3 Atlantic more of the died at 7pm . NC 430 NC/VA stuff m August 16, but DXers ir. the Philly area said that is when Raleigh 0603 WSFL 106 .5 NC New Bern 929 for sane reason Z had the antenna and Boston came in strong and pointed was in the whole night . A feeder 0836 WAFX 106 .9 VA Suffolk 319 North Fast and heard FF & Mx>D arx3 strong band crossed SE VA and stopped the DX . At least Felix did very little damage as hell! Totally amazing, arxi I don't think to Virginia Beach . Locals speculated that if it had Asst 16 1995 SUPER we will see a openi been Hurricane Cscar (RARE PATH) TROPO! ng like that again . it would have been much messier . A veteran FT7 DXfI said he never thought Hurricane Opal brought in Ashville, NC on 1C/3 . They were 0646 CP.AF1 102 .3 NB Fredrickton 519 that path was possible, and Bar Harbor ME fading from almost snow free to nothing about every five minutes for the whole 0653 WXBB 105 .3 ME Kittary 231 was not feasible either . Then az Aug 20 night . CCI was seen on local WT'JZ-33 . Inland tropo 0655 WMDI 107,7 ME Bar Harbor a tip fran Jce Fela yielded is a lot less common than the 386 Myrtle Reach coastal DX . I have seen Boston 0701 ~ 99 .3 ME Kennebunk 252 at sane nearly 600 miles . This has been many times but no ME or NH . I am still looking for the Maritimes also . 0704 WXIIJ 109 .5 MA Fitchburg 168 a excellent tropo & skip year for rtany of When conditions are dead it is tough getting Richmond at 0717 W 100 miles . I suspect 103 .3 CT Sharon 77 us in the North East, the sandy soil and low elevation (5' ASL, 0737 WOKQ 97,5 NH Cover 229 25' AGL) may be the culprit . I got a Onkyo TX-330 fran my Ham Radio Club 0739 WHOM 94 .9 NH Mt Washington 279 it turned out to be a very good DX On 9/15 I replaced the 4 bay antenna a with Channel Master 6' 0790 W(~L 95 .3 ME York Center 236 performer with the filter mod, Goodxing Bill . dish (9250) which is much better, but still doesn't bring in Richmond watchable during dead conditions . Thanks for the bumper stickers a few DXer sent with their reports :
11414 by Old West RICHARD CONTONE - 162-07 87th ST. - JAMAICA, NEW YORK AUGUST 1995 DX 1.0011S Graphics 11 TR 1600 WCIZ 97.5 NY Watertown, sounded like (see-eye-see), luck with it 249 1900 WLFX 97.1 MD Ocean Pines, must be 97.5 CIIFM a southwest tropo duct here 173 I am just going to write the report, Greg, but it does show that many stations can ride on one frequency if you listen hard and long enough to it. Switching channels is not necessarily the best technique .
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JOSEPFI FELA - 150 %I~RT PLACE - 90 . PLAINFIELD, N .J . - 07080 .NlLY 1995 DX JULY 1st E-akin conL Equipment - Mclntosh MR-78 tuner/stacked Stereo Probe 9s + a sirgle Stereo Probe 9, 1405 various Monterey, to 107.7 on rotors, at 40 ft ., Holin phase box . 1125 WHLZ 92 .5 SC 1408 KKHO 98 .3 TX _Time : EhT 1132 WIRK 107.9 FL KJTX 105.5 TX /l KJTN 106.3 JULY 1_995 AUQJST 15 Tr (cont'd .) 1134 WLGI 90 .9 SC Hemingway. PSA for 1411 KMDL 97 .3 LA Kaplan, calls at tune in 728 31 Tr (confined Pram last report) 2015 WFNN 98 .7 NJ Villas, mx of 70s, South Carolina Baha'i Faith 772 1419 XHTLN 94 .1 TM Nuevo Laredo, 0025 {CHYM}96 .7 QN Kitchener, "Chime FM" 80s, 90s, ID, WRKS phased- 111 1143 WLOW 106.9 SC Bluffton, local ad 787 'iAtencion, Nuevo Laredo!' 1028 Ex : CKGL 374 2050 {WKHI}106 .5 MD Pocamoke City, soft r, 1424 KB 0 94 .7 TX Corpus Christi. Tejano 0109 CHFI 98 .1 ON Toronto, 1158 WZNY 105.7 GA Augusta, relog?, local ads 681 "CHFI/FM98" promo, "KHI", ex : WMYJ 189 remote from S.P . Isl. location 'Your #1 Tejano Soft r, WOCJ- phased 329 Tr WOMX 105.1 FL 16 station in Corpus Christi...94' 955 0136 CHINt100 .7 ON Toronto, ethnic 0320 WYFL 92 .5 NC Henderson, g, 1154 WBGA 102.5 GA Waycross, ells 790 364 1426 WAHI 98 .5 IL Augusta, legal ID w/Plymouth 0148 WKSE 98 .5 NY Niagara Falls, "Kiss" 295 0325 WKIXt 96 .1 NC Raleigh, WHPT 102.5 FL fade in from above Bowen, MONO, religious, doesn'tget out (GW) 20 0205 W7iYT 96 .3 MI Detroit, "The Planet", "Kix 96 .1", k 1200 WOOL 103.7 FL b promos, r, 470 0843 CBAF-1 102 .3 NB Fredericton, WSGL 103 1 FL 'Class 103.1' 1427 IQSP 95 .3 TX S.Padre ls ., relog?, ads 1067 0259 WGfF 91 .3 OIl Toledo, ID w/WGLE Lima, French, 533 1202 WZZS 106.9 FL 1431 XHRR 102.5 TM wx, classical 481 0651 WXBB 105 .3 ME Kittery, call + 1203 WWGR 101 .9 FL 1434 KMKS 102.5 TX Bay City . 'right here in Bay 0306 WSJZ 92 .9 NY Buffalo, call smooth j 280 "The Arrow" 258 WAVW 101 .7 FL City with Texas hot country 102.5' 848 AUQIST 3 Tr 0655 NAZI 107,7 ME Bar Harbor, 1204 WDMG 99 .5 GA Douglas. '384-3000. .Weather 1439 KSOX 102.1 TX 0059 {WWKL}99 .3 PA Harrisburg, legal ID, Baywatch W~' wx, legal ID, 70s mx 411 ezprts in Douglas,call, nostalgia music 756 1440 KX 102.3 TX Rockport . local ads, remote Oldies, Ex : WSFM/WHIT/WIMX/WYMJ 132 0700 95 .3 ME York Center, 1209 WXM58 162.4 FL Clewiston. co-ID from Rockport Art Festival, '102 .3 The X' 934 4 Es Legal ID + "Kool 95 .3" 267 w/unheard KEC50 162.475 WPB (These are the 1449 .~I1KB 103.7 LA L.Charles .'Bayou104' 721 2119 KR1.S 92 .1 IA Knoxville, 0725 IY 99 .3 ME Kennebtmk,"W-Bach",c 282 KNIA/IQtLS ID 971 20Tr only two NWS Es I have ever heard,?/4/89!-gc) 1100 1452 KLUBt 106.9 TX s Texas wx, 2147 {WOI-X}94 .9 WI Baraboo, "Madison's 0845 {WOCf}104 .3 MD Baltimore, "The Colt", 1210 brief CCI to channel 7 (WSVN tentative) 1455 ~ 103.3 TX Freeport, XJ103 getting Oldies Station", Ex : WILV 811 PSA, 70s mx, ads, WYOC 104 9 FL ready to kick oft 60 min. of TX Christian cntry' 837 2150 KDEC 100 .5 IA Decorah, call, wx, 912 ex : WITH/WA1Q/WBSB/WVRT/WSSF 133 1214 WTRS 102.3 FL 1503 XHCHF 104.5 CI 8 Tr 0846 W7AIB 105 .9 SC No . Myrtle Beach, 1215 WYGC 100 9 FL 'GC101 12 in a row cntry 1506 XH HH 94 .9 CI Chihuahua, 'aqui en 2030 WUSQ 102 .5 VA Winchester, "Q-102", "B-105 .9", PSA, Dick Clark, WNWK phased 525 1217 WNFO 100.5 FL Newberry, Lake City ad 840 Chihuahua', ells later at 1531 1199 legal ID, k 226 0900 WSYNt 106 .5 SC Georgetown, Myrtle Beach 1222 wKTK 5 FL 1515 XEEW 97 .7 TM Matamoros. station promo 2041 WPVR 94 .9 VA Roanoke, "Light 95", ss ad, Liz Gillman Show 1223 W OF 98 .9 FL Marco. Smooth Jazz 98 .9 has'iMatamorosl'shouted. disco/dance mx 1081 legal ID @ 2146, soft rock 374 0903 WW7sTt 97 .7 SC Georgetown, "Mix 97 .7", KQXY 94 .1 TX weak 10 Tr The GuIY ment . Collier County 1131 1518 Legal ID 546 1552 KMBV 92 .5 TX after temporary lull 2139 WKOK 107 .3 PA Northuaoberland, ID w/AM 0919 WK7 101 .7 SC Myrtle Beach, WAYG 89 1 FL heard MONO all Julyl ads, 1553 KPLV 93 .3 TX Soft rock 124 rock, call 522 1227 WOOF 99 .7 AL 1603 XHAAA 93 .1 TM 2151 WPBX 88 .3 NY Southaranton, ID, j, 0942 WKTC 96 .9 NC Goldsboro, call, k 411 1229 WAIB? 99 .9 FL Lafayette. 'iallahassee 8 WBGO phased, ex : 91 .3 88 0943 WWJYR 92 .1 SC Myrtle Beach, Quinsy ads', The Fox 99 .9'. new calls? (I think 1654 KINL 92 .7 TX 2159 W217AF 91 .3 NY Huntington Station, "Joy 92 FM" + call, 534 so . WWFO maybe? Check recent FMNs-gc) 1701 XHRG 95 .5 CL I think this is a relog? WSHU-91 .1 ID + cer,tion of 105 .7 55 0953 WNCf 107 .9 NC Greenville,full ID,o, 378 WKOS 99 .9 FL in/out with above 1706 KTDR 96 .3 TX 13 Tr 23 Tr 1234 WYNF 107.9 FL Coral Cove . ph#'220-WYNF 1707 KDLK 94 .3 TX Del Rio, legal ID 961 2012 (WWWD}97 .7 PA Jersey Shore, "3WD", IN and pi in on UHF (on Icam) but not much 1251 WFSY 98 .5 FL Panama City . relog?'30 min 1708 _KFST 94 .3 TX Ft .Stockton, 'dedicated to promos, o, ex : WSQV/WUEZ/WYRS 155 on FM - of continuous music on WFSY P.Ctty, Sunny 98 .5' the residents of Ft .Stockton another example ' 952 14 Tr 2208 WIMP 100 .5 CH Bellaire, "Wamp-FM" 336 1253 WUSA 100.7 FL legal ID 1729 KXXX 94 3 TX Ozona. NOTE 1, ads 896 0116 {W'OSC}95 .9 DE BetharLy Beach, "The Coast" 2307 WVSC 97 .7 PA Somerset, ending nx but runnirg a program called "The Edge", 1259 W KP 107.9 FL Key West, legal ID, programs 1756 KSMB 94 .5 LA and PreJ'er, s/off 249 716 ads, promo, ex : WN'IR 149 24 Tr ~' in Spanish as'CMO', but heard different from 1759 KJEF 92 .9 LA Jennings legal ID KIIZ 92 .3 TX Killeen. 'Keep it locked 2335 WNHW 92 .5 NC Nags Head, wx, k, 0040 W'Gl-L 92 .9 CA Eaton, "Z-93, Dayton's WCMO 92 .3 Hialeah. chased this since 1231 1213 "Carolina 92 .5" 324 f1 Hii Music Station" 529 1306 XHNITt 98 .5 YU would be relog 4o the best in Texas, Z 92 .3', urban 756 2349 WWNIIt7{ 102 .5 NC Fdenton, "Planet X" + 0057 WYSN 101 .7 PA Central City, 1314 KEPG 100.9 TX 1803 _KRVL 94 .3 TX Kerrville. caIIs.NOTE 2 863 call, rock 338 "Sunr~v 101 .7", promo 233 1315 KSAB 99 .9 TX XHPL 99 7 CL 15 Tr SEPTFhfBER 30 Tr 1319 KRAD 105.5 TX '105 .5 K-Rod, outta the 1806 XH-- 97 .7 ?? 'Radio Lobo', XEEW again? 0002 WOTJ 90 .7 NC Morehead City, ID with 0853 IVEZX 106 .9 PA Scranton, "Rock 107" way, you wimp!' 1824 KRFM 96 .5 AZ WVBS-1470, wx, gospel 424 + call, ex : WEJL-107 .1 90 1322 XH-- 107.1 TM Matamoros. local ad 1081 1831 KHOS 92 .1 TX 0011 WBZC 68 .9 NJ Pemberton, ID, urban o 48 0859 WKQV 95 .7 PA Olyphant, legal ID, 1323 KOUL 103.7 TX 1848 KELI 98 7 TX 0105 {WJSE}102 .7 NJ Petersburg, legal ID, sports, mention of Ymus 90 KOUE 102.9 TX 1856 KDCD 92 .9 TX new rock, ex : WSKR 96 0940 W7~Mt 99 .3 PA So . Williamsport, 0107 1900 _KTLH 93 9 MO Boonville 'Columbia s WDLX 93 .3 NC Washington, jingle, r 395 call, contest 139 1327 XHAHU 103.3 NL Anahuac, 'transmite de Light FM . 93 .9' (GW) 120 0124 WNBR 94 .1 NC Oriental, "The Bear", 1002 {WNBT}104 .5 PA Wellsboro, local ads, la Cd . Anahuac. ..watts de potencia' mention of // 97 .7 (WZWt?), PSA, "NBT-FM", rock, ex :WGCIt 172 1332 104.9 TX '$ Latino' ment . 93 .3 (KLTN) 2028 WRTO 98 .3 R 70s mx, WYSP phased, in/out w/WXEZ 409 1015 {WFTffi}107 .7 PA ltnnktiannock, local ads, is this Rosenburg or Galveston? WAYJ 88 7 FL etc 0158 W~ 101 .7 VA Franklin, ID, k 303 vrx, "Bright 107 .7", ex : WYMK 107 1334 KLTN 93 .3 TX indeed // 104 9 2033 WEOW 92 5 FL YiICXH 0258 99 .9 NC Burgaw, legal ID, 1029 CJXY 95 .3 ON Hamilton, local and 1343 KJTN 106.3 TX listed 480 watts 2045 WSOR 90 9 FL "Kix FM", k 465 Canadian nx, ads 329 1346 X_H-- 105.9 TM Matamoros, local ad WMNF 88 5 R 73, Joe '105 .9 Estero Mexicans' 2048 WSRX 89 .5 FL Marlins/Ezpos baseball! 1350 X_H-- 100 7 CU Ciudad Acuna, MONO, WJIS 881 FL 'aqui en Ciduad Acuna' 2052 WMTX 95 .7 FL 1352 KOXX 98 5 TX 30 1400 KVPA 101 .1 TX Pt .lsabel. legal wIS. FRANK'S REPORT CONTINUES .. .. Padre Island 1063 31
f~RTHERO ffn D?S OOVE fnBER 1995 FRANK MERRILL's re ort continues. . . pORTHERA ffn DK AOUEfnBER 1995 JULY 1stEs coot. JULY 19 ES coot. 2054 WJBX 99 .3 FL Ft.Myers Beach, FRANK MERRILL report continues. . . relog? 0924 KBCYt 99 7 TX JULY 1995 DX s 25 Es 6 Tr South Fort Myers ad 1090 0950 EI Paso to 99 9 19 Es soot. 1757 WRSU 88 7 NJ 2056 WLYF 1015 FL KODM 97 TX .9 1837 KBST 95 .9 TX Big Spring, Big Spring Mall 2030 K204BZ 88 .7 to Fairfield, (WAFR) 75 WZMO 103.9 FL 0958 KFST 94 .3 TX 'TS-95-9' (?) (I think they changed calls-gc) 826 2100 K214BC 90.7 IA Burlington, WJSO Pikeville 39 2059 WQBA 107.5 FL 1005 KWES 93 .5 NM Rudioso, calls at tune in 964 1838 KCHX 106.7 TX Midland. 'Billy Idol on Power 7 Tr 2101 WOVV 95 5 FL 1007 KINT 93 .9 TX 106, we'll have a party in Big Spring Sat. night 864 0407 KARP 96.1 MN Glencce, 'ffrom the 50's to 2102 WTMI 931 FL 1016 KRRA 92 .9 NM Socorrro, KFC ad 'right 1840 KBAT 93 .3 TX today. is Hit 96 KARP' 350 here in Socorro' . Belen-Los Lunas ad 996 1842 KALP 92 .7 TX 0526 KCHK 95 .5 MN 1033 _KNTU 88 .1 TX Demon, 'on 881 KNTU' 1022 KKYN 103.9 TX Plainview, 'hey, it's 1847 KCDY 104.1 NM 0542 K~S _R 90 .1 MN Collegeville, calls 402 no other Es noted on FM or TV 613 radio time in Plainview' 746 1850 XHPX 98.3 CI 'Radio Lobo' is my past unid 0606 KKWS 105.9 MN 1904 KLVO 97 .7 NM KNFT 102 .9 NM 1851 KIXY 94.7 TX San Angelo, 'Kicksee 94 .T 29 SUPER TRr IHurrican Dean at G~iN r.~a~n 1914 WMGX 93 .1 ME 1031 XH-- 104 .9 CI PSA about Estado Chihuahua and local ad g27 Q300 K G 94 .7 KS Sterling, legal ID 425 1918 WEGO 93.7 MA 1036 KRIM 104.3 AZ Payson, 'Arimna's super 1852 KROM 92 .9 TX 0527 KBD 102.5 KS Ft.Riley . Manhattan- 1919 CBJ3 93 .1 PD country is K-Rim, KRIM' 1214 1854 KGKL 97 .5 TX Junction City wx, 'Sunny 102.5' 350 1920 BF 91 .1 PO Moot-Laurier, French CBC 1039 KNIX 102.5 AZ 1858 KERB 106.3 TX KOZA-1230 bilingual ID 0703 KSCB 107.5 KS in mono, also 93 .1 1043 KTW~ 103.5 AZ Glendale,'Twice 103.5',m 1280 then KERB 600/106.3 ID 0706 KPAN 106.3 TX Hereford, A SHOCKER! 1102 KEG > 99 .9 AZ Phoenix. Pisa ad ('surviving 1920 KFST 94 .3 TX Class A (first TX class A Tr), Hereford YMCA on 1013 KITE 92 .3 TX Kerrville, 'the best in Tejano the summer in Phoenix isn't easy..', pits 1104 1280 1907 KIX 100.9 TX 0uanah,'North Texas and E 15th St, 'here s Russ Taff on KPAN' (?) music on Kite 92 .3, prev .heard on 92.1' 863 1106 KJMB 100.3 ~A Btythe, NOTE 6 1402 SW OK, KIXC-FM Quanah' 655 (Nice catch, Frank!!-gc) 1016 KRVL 94 .3 TX 1111 KYOT 95 .5 AZ 1914 ~ 94 .1 NM Hobbs, 'KZOR's bellringer 0708 K AC 98.7 TX Amarillo, '099 KQAC' 1018 KIXU 95 .3 TX Brady, 'K-95 KIXV', r 1122 KZGL 95 .9 AZ back-to-school campaign' 875 may have previously logged via Es 708 $f~ 1129 XHBA 104,1 ~ Mexipli, NOTE 7 1476 0721 KLUR 99.9 TX 1844 KKLZ 96 .3 NV 1134 KTEX 100.3 TX 1850 WAYF 88.1 FL 0729 KRGN 103.1 TX Amarillo . Mother CLASS A 1848 KEYV 93 .1 NV 'Young Country Y93' 11200 KEFX 92 .3 TX Livingston, 'East Texas. from 1856 WRMF 97.9 FL thru semi local KDMG (39) . This is Sonshine the studios in Livingston and Cleveland' 714 1902 WXUS 100.5 AL Ft .Rucker. call 255-1055 for Radio. KRGN-FM Amarillo . serving the High Plains' 1222 Monterey . NL? to 98 .9. only lasted 2 minutes or 3 XHAAA 93 .1 TM class dates, 'US-100' (for Red 708 13 TR.~ SEENOTf 3 Cross) 690 1210 XHVIR 101 .7 ?? ells in English between 1908 WOLZ 95 .3 FL 0734 i0(IT 95 .9 TX Dalhart, Strattord dance. XIT . songs 'Super Estereo'at 1214 . Reynosa, or? 1909 WMFO 92 .9 FL Antique tractor show, soon could hear somemusic 1838 WZATt 102.1 GA 1220 KRYS 99 .1 TX ?1 ES over the phone when I plied 711 1843 WJCLt 96 .5 GA `Fhe Coast' 1225 KFTX 97 .5 TX Where? '97 - Five KFTX 1206 KCGM 95 .7 MT 0751 ~ 97 .9 TX Amarillo . 'Amarillo s new 1848 WBBQ 104 3 GA Augusta, jingle w/ells you're listenting to Austin Daniels, quck in 1859 WNOG 93 .5 FL country, KGNC-FM 98' 708 1851 WEZL 103.5 SC the trigger' 1922 WPAP 92 .5 FL 0801 KXIT 95 .9 TX Dalhart wx . plls 1853 WZNY 105 7 GA 1234 KRXT 98 .5 TX Rockdale . Rockdale Ford 1924 unlD 94 .5 ? 'Arrow 94 .5' (this is 10803 KTQM 99 .9 NM Clovis, NEW TR STATE! 1854 WNMX 106.3 SC Newberry . 'Heart of Carolina mercury in Central TX ad 765 WRAO Naples, FL-gc) wx. plls, 'best hits of the 70s, 80s, and 90s' country, Acherman s near Little Mtn on Hwy 76 655 1632 KKLD 94 .9 AZ Tuscon, NOTE 8, s 1930 WY00 101 .3 FL Springfield, your Panama (NM on Tr from IL . ...very nice!-gc) 1856 WJXB 97 .5 TN Knoxville. This is love songs station 94 .9 Miz FM' Tuscon'Variety 265 City Allstate agent 767 0807 K, Z 101 .7 MO Gallatin, 'more hot country on WJXB Knoxville'. NOTE 4 WBBK 93 .1 GA Blakeley 1Ne 11700 . re WBBK 1931 WXKB 103.9 FL for Brookfield . ..8 Bethany, its 2107 160 1900 WHBZ 99.7 SC NOTE 5 Blakeley, 893, Amerip's best country (Are they 1937 WYNF 107.9 FL 0809 KVAY 105.7 ~0 Lamar. Another new Tr state 1902 WLXC 98.5 SC Lexington. 'on the Kicker (?) SURE of this? I want PROOF!) WSKP 107.9 FL CO news in progress, then KS news then World 98 5 WLXC LexingtonlColumbia' 692 1701 WYUU 92.5 FL 1940 WHBX 96 .1 FL Tallahassee, pll US News . Call letters at 0814 660 1902 WGOS 97 .5 SC Columbia, Ails lopl ad, 758 ~ tune in 692 1711 WNOG 935 FL 1944 WWRM 94.9 FL 0815 KTLI 99 .1 KS 1921 WEAS 93 .1 GA unlD 99 .5.1712 FL strong open prrier only WINK 96.9 FL 0817 KSKU 1061 KS 19 ES 1714 unlD 106.3 ?? Braves baseball (Brewton?unlD ) 1949 WQBA 107.5 FL 0825 KNCY 105.5 NE Auburn, local templad 273 0832 ~ 89 .1 TX San Antonio, relog? 1716 106.3 FL? Suncoast weathr, WSRZ? WBGG 105.9 FL 0828 KNDY 103.1 KS lopl impact on possible Kelly AFB closure 879 1726 WSKP 107.9 FL 'CMQ', strict, Spanish WRXK 96.1 FL 0831 ~ 104.5 KS Augusta, Wichita ad 415 FL co0835 1732 WBBK 93 .1 GA Blakeley, meterologist WYUU 92 FL KAWL 104.9 NE WAYJ 88 .7 FL .5 etc. from Newscenter 10 (WALB) 1954 0847 KMM_L 96 .9 TX Amarillo, prior Es 0836 KAMZ 93 .1 TX WEBZ 99.3 FL WCTQ 92 .1 FL 1956 WMFC 99.3 AL Monrceville. 'the Braves '96.9 KMML, country dassics' 708 0840 WFYN 92 .5 FL on 1741 WAIB 103.1 FL Tallahassee, Tallahassee s WMFC-FM Monrceville' 0850 KE 0 96 .5 OK Elk City, d1 cntry KECO 586 0842 KYOT 95 5 AZ new country, 8103' (then are the new ells-gc) 781 2000 WLPJ FL 0900 K~ 101 .7 KS Medicine Lodge. ID 479 KKKKt 99.1 TX 91 .5 co-ID with WJIS 88 .1 1743 WBZE 98.9 FL Tallahassee, lopl menis 781 2001 0901 _KATP 101 .9 TX Amarillo . 'real Rock 0848 WJIS 88.1 FL The WAYJ 88.7 FL Joy FM 88 .1 & 91 .5' 1748 SW Florida to 101 .1 the Car, KATP 101 .9 Amarillo' 708 0918 K7DR WAYG 89.1 FL 96.3 TX 1814 KZGL 95 .9 AZ 0907 _K01Z 93 .1 TX Amarillo, prev Es 708 0923 KELI 2016 ZBMt 891 BER 'probabty something else, but 98.7 TX 1816 KR00 93 .5 TX Breckenridge, hunter safety 0911 KLLL 96 .3 TX Lubbock.prev Es 708 0927 KCRN Emie Cooper in MA plied to say that he had 93 .9 TX San Angelo, coming up on urse at TSTC Brecekenridge, 'Power 93' 701 0926 KXLK 105.3 KS Key Life this morning (?) here on KCBI, Pensacola', light rock 0929 1830 KMRK 96 .1 TX Midland, lopl ad in 21 DW 1012 KP~JR 107.1 TX Canyon, prev Es 722 KCRN San Angelo legal ID 827 Spanish, 'Tejano 96' 864 0021 1015 104.3 TX Borger, lopl ads in Tejano 0930 KYXX 94 .3 TX KLBA 96 .7 IA Albia. 'You've got your dial ~ in MONO 1824 KXXL 101 .3 TX Crane. ad for Odessa 905 still there at 1202 with legal ID 659 0933 K204CB 7 TX on 96 .7 . KLBA-FM. farm country, try it, you'll 88 Wichita Falls, 'KERA 90 .1' 1826 KGEE 99 .9 TX 1020 KEYN 103.7 KS weather, like iY (NOTE 9) plied them, no other xitr here 625 1833 KBCO 97 .1 NM 1022 KK I 102 5 KS Goodland, Burlington CO 0942 KORO 100.7 TX 1101 WRBH 88 .3 LA ad and pll letters 591 32 1750 WPAT 93 .1 NJ MORE GREAT DX TO COME!..... 33
AORTHERA ffn D}i ~OUEf17BER 1995 FRANK MERRILL 's report continues. . . f)ORTHERA ffn D?S AOUEfnBER 1995 JULY 1995 DX JULY 30 TR cant 19 SUPER TR CONT 1059 KTFC 103.3 IA FRANK MERRILL's comments continue. . . 1036 _K~ 99 .1 KS Copeland, some kind of 2135 WJBL 931 WI NOTE 1 (1729, Jujy 1): I had to mail some letters, so i left the VCR running (I tape FM DX onto video tape, KJIL revival or prayer meeting mentioned 580 2209 WKPL 107.1 WI with a clock input for video) while gone, and I caught this! Had XHRG 95 .5, and KTDR 96 .3 with excellent 1227 K FM 103 .1 OK Enid, lopl ads 480 2248 WIMK 931 MI signals on the car radio! 2329 KNIM 2256 WMOT 107 .5 MI 97.1 MO Marysville, legal ID Ishpeming, 'Northern NOTE 2 (1803, July 1) : Four new Texas 94 .3's within an hour! Cool! Nice that this 50kw station didn't 1580/97 .1 ID in Royals baseball Michigan's hottest rock', WMOT break 221 444 fade in first and mess up the others . 2355 KKOT 93 .5 NE buried semi local KKMI JULY31 TR Tr opening were noted during this period . I missed h a trip to MI 3B TR 0007 WBIZ 100 .7 WI Eau Clair, NOTE 12 305 NOTE 3 (July 13) : Widespread due to 0004 KRVN 93 .1 NE 0022 WMOA 95 .9 WI Minocqua . 'FM 96, WMOA' (Upper Peninsula)/MN, including a visit with the Elvings in Duluth, where Bruce had togged WDPG 89 .9 . KLNE 88 .7 NE insert, ID, 'Nothern Lights 96' 377 I knew stuff what happening when I heard KCMR 97 .7 IA (a class A) and some Omaha's on the car radio KHNE 89 1 ' NE 0033 WOCC 106.3 WI while I was near Ontonogan, Michigan . 0028 0051 WGLX 103 .3 WI KMNE 90.3 NE NOTE 4 (1856, July 18) : My personal 'close' Es record for Macomb! Is only beat by my WRVO 94 .5 VA 0052 KKK 102.5 SD Volga, 'KK00 Power 102' 0200 KFIZ 107.1 WI Fond-du-Lac, no ID, weather log in Milan MI in December 1965! (460 mites) Wow, that is a long time ago, was my first FM ES opening your red hot station in Brookings all summer 417 'Fox 10T, return to CNN Headline news 257 0345 K~KC_K_ 99 .7 MN Marshalt,'99-7KKCK' 1748 KIXY 94 .7 TX ever with WIOD 97.3 Miami my only other that evening . For Macomb, TN is new Es state . This station,and after song, Brookings winner 3B0 1749 KELI 98 .7 TX of course TN, previousty heard via TR . 0349 KMIT 105 .9 SD 1759 XHAAA 93 .1 TM NOTE 5 (1900, July 18) : Legal ID, 'Port Royal-Savannah-Hilton Head-Charleston'! My notes show this 0422 1801 Corpus Christi 10(NP 103 .5 NE N .Platte'KX103', ads 530 93 .996 .5199 .1 logged on 98 .9? Probabty just a goof on my part, and i was on 99 .7 while maybe checking something else 0424 KEG 97 .1 NE N .Platte, 'Wow, what a month!' local ads 530 .9, this have been on 98.9 for any reason? (I don't think so, unless McCleilanville now KJLTt 94.9 NE g AUGUST 1995 DX on 98 or COULD 0550 IIXKK 105.7 MO Knob Noster, 'Cerrtral 3 TR: NOTE 13 is relaying them for some reason?-gc) Missouri's most complete sports, country 193 14 TR: ANN ARBOR. MlCHlGAN NOTE 6 (1106, Juty 19) : AT LAST! State rY48 logged here, after being 'stuck' at 47 for several years (Nice 0556 KOLA 99 .7 NE Ogalalla, prev Es 580 1055 WNFA 88 .3 MI WCBN off for 1 hour 80 catch, Frank!-gc) . Ad for Btythe Cablevision 922-2133, ad confirmed by calling up the station . This and 0732 KKJR 107 .1 MN Hutchinson, local ad 1055 WNED 94 .5 NY 265 98 .9 have been my most watched for logging CA. Future loggings should be possible in the right conditions, 'KK Country news CISS 92 .5 ON even wIWMHE update' 360 (45) 240 as there are many targets in the 1460-1500+ distance range (but not many closer) 0740 KPHR 104 .3 SD Millbank, Millbank and CBL 94 .1 ON 240 NOTE 7 (1129, Juty 19) : Unlike USA, I don't know how many Mexican states I've logged . Only 8 have Watertown ads, 'classic rock favorites Power 104' 31 TR: GR/HELL . lDWA I 0757 KVHT 106 .3 SD 2300 WDNL 102 .1 IL 300 definitely been IDed, but I have other logged, definitely heard call letters that are not listed anywhere . 0819 KIKN 100 .5 SD Salem, 'More American k WIAI 99.1 IL 300 suspect some are in previously-uniogged states, especially XHTOR 96 .1 . SEPTEMBER Countdown on Kickin' KIKN',Mitchell ad 412 1995 DX NOTE 8 (1632, July 19) : Astonishingly, I have NEVER had a GOOD Es opening to Southeast Arizona (except 0840 KLOL 101.1 MN luverne for my mobile DX from Pierre, SD in June 1986) . Most major cities at Es distance i've more or less'cieaned 0859 KDOM 94 .3 MN Windom, Lutheran Church X01 WGSO 94 .7 7N ouY (but am also lacking much in the NE US), but i have only 3 from Tuscan, all on Vow frequencies, and of Our Saviour on KDOM 328 0602 WVLK 92 .9 KY . Perennial of Es here is astonishing! 0900 KNSG 94 .7 MN Springfield, 'KNSG 94 .7 FM 0626 WIKOt 96 .3 KY k, overtaken by WKOM-IN nothing else logged south of Thatcher/Clifton lack SpringfieId/MarshaIUNew Ulm' 342 0631 WSGS 101 .1 KY NOTE 9 (0021, July 24) : Interesting format on this guy! Besides normal kfare, I also heard village country 0950 KISD 98 7 MN WSM 95 .5 TN swing (Bob Wills?), Smiley Lewis 'I Hear You Knockin" (R&B), etc . 1016 KINI 96 .1 NE Crookston, NOTE 10 586 0708 WLLS 106 .3 KY Hartford, obituary with a NOTE 10 (1016, July 30) : 'KINI is made possible by Rosebud" promo for Native American show, birthday 1031 KYYY 92.9 ND Bismarck, prev showingin Hartford, This is a news service of Es, fade in annoucements, drumming, etc, took out KEFM Omaga barely, wasn't even baking for this! briefly, ' . . .YY, stormsmigh 82, weather map Frst Kentucky State Bank' 289 After much trying, I finally ad ad for Cowboy Liquor Stores in Watertown ROUGH elsewhere confirmed this . fi70 osoo wnza 102.5 rN NOTE 11 (1035, July 30) : 1035 KSDR 92.9 SD Watertown, NOTE 11 449 0948 W-, 106,1 IL Streator,Streator Foods ad 130 going here with CCI from KGRC-MO (67 mi .), both IA's, KFSI-MN, and briefly at least, KYYY-ND! 1044 KITH 93.5 MN Worthington, jingle . NOTE 12 (0007, Juty 31) : Song ended, announced as Van Halen, 'Can't Stop Loving You' . I had just called Confederate Railroad at Windom Co . Fair 335 them during a fade, DJ told me he was playing this song, and had run'Backtracks USA° before 0000, which I had also heard . Have been cheated on this one a few times over the years . WOW - WHAT A MONTH! Even with a whole s-load of missed Tr openings this year, I may have to consider NOTE 13 (August 3, etc .) : Much travel until Sept . 5, meant that I missed ail the great DX of the 12th/21 sU this one of my three best seasons ever . Juty 1 and 19 (the latter obviously involved multiple openings) are 26th, but at least I didn't miss late July! Destinations as diverse as NY (WTFDA)M, OH/MI area ('hanging probabty among by'top 10' best FM Es openings Ever, and the end-of-Juty Tr was my best or second-best out for a few days'), SC (former DXer John Clemmer got married), CO (NRC Convention in Aurora) meant FM Tr opening ever (beat out, perhaps, ONLY by the big mid-Sept. southern opening,1993 I think?) It have I was only home for 2 days in between trips . me 2 state I never expected to hear on Tr (COMM), had 700 milers blasting in like semi-locals ('8' on MR- 78 signal meter), shattered my previous class A Tr record (KPAN-106 .3 is 'like' a 6000 watter at 100 meters, 751 miles, & KXIT 95 .9, 711 miles, actually has WORSE facilities than a normal class A) . of 605 miles, and HAPPY THANK3GIQING! even semi-locals and powerful MOAA stations were at the mercy of bng-haul Tr DX . Semi-local KDMG and even 25 kWer KOFM-OK the latter in an exact line wfth Amarillo, did not deter KRGN's signal . All this DX NEARLY killed my attendance at WTFDA (HIGHLY suggested ff you've never been to one, or even if you Don't forget to check for traps this time of year! This HAVE!) (Yes, I agree, I also had a wonderful time at Lake Placid, and bok forward to attending wherever Thanksgiving marks the nine year anniversary of it may be in 1995!-gc) If the 7/30-7/31 night Tr had materialized into the northern or eastern gangbanger S I was possibly amicipating, I would have missed WTFDA . In fact, I had not perhaps the greatest Tr opening ever. Don't let a made specific plans, because ~~ i I didn't know, until the 31st, whether i'd meet some deadlines I had . - great opening sneak up! 35
iAORTHfR~ ffn D?S ~OVEfnBER 1995 AOUEfnBER 1995 _ -7945 13 41- 06 DAVE NIEMAN - HO STA GEH ROAD - ROCK CITY NEW YORK 14749 Equipment : Carver TX-11a with IF filter mod, Stereo Probe 9 antenna Y1 SEPTEMBER 1995 Equipment Carver TX-11 Wnsr IF fitba modified . Channel Masts model 4408 (Stereo Probe 9) at 77 feet AGL on a Alliance 26Es 1942-1947No1Ds. ZZGW HD-73 robr Winsgard FT-7800 variable FM trap for95.7MMZ. Beklen RG-111u coax teed. 2030 NY All loggings era new Naw cell (KKKK} . New propagation mode ~NJ. W232AU -991 Solvay //WTKW-99 5 TK99 ~¢~nrbvedattendine WrFDA Convention Another frequency blocked' 6 ls~rEnteEa 199s Dx BDGW&TR 1836 WKNB 104.3 PA Ctarer~n, call. mr$ 38 1355 WBNS~ 97.1 OH Columbus, oldies-97 .1, o$ 278 2115 CC---- 913 PO Montreal FFc L&C w/class/relig 0947 WSOE-911 NY Cording //WSOG-90.9 cl mx 78 INrNAE-AM 1310, soon b be muntrY ....chuinal 1ovex br oldie 97.1 (Catholic?) mx Call? WCNY off air due to 1006 WMTT-100 .5 NY Conklin IC "The Met" I was strll able m Asst WOMC Detroit on storm/pwr failure . //94.7-WPHD Tioga PA 83 me 4'. '0803 WMCR 106.3 NY Onside, call, mAbno 160 4troop WARM Smethport PA oR the air Totals 1728 NotmuchFMDXlately ..hopingforbettercxw/tropicalstormactivitytosouth MoretimespentonTVDXing 0700 WELL 104.9 MI Marshall, ID, k$ 331 b914 WLC'Y 106.3 PA Blairaille. Lucky-106 .3. mrM 107 of late 73-Fred 0813 WHY1- 96.3 MI DaaaitTM PWrel-083, pb 241 0838 WQKL 107.1 MI Mn Arbor, Kool-107, oS 270 713 WL.OC 93.7 CT HarMord, all, mt$ 291 BRUCE ELVING - P.O. BOX 3.36- ESKO, MINNESOTA 55733-0336 0851 WIQB 102.9 MI Mn Arbor, call. prS 273 - over WBLK Dapsw FAX (218) 879-8333 0919 WDCC 97.3 MI Eswnrille. Woos country 287 Ii0900 WSPo( 103.9 NY Oneonta ID, rrn$ 177 97.3" all, k$ ~g aver WLMI Kane . PA The only other DX since my last report has been IC?~1BT 91.3 Bemidji, with mono neti"s, received with 0927 WHNN 96.1 MI Ba~ City, oidies86, o$ 284 WCIB 101.9 MA FaImouM, all, rm$ 106 phasing (nulling localKUWS Superior) 0719 August 23; and KOWZ 100.9 Blooming Prairie MN, testing over WJYE BuRab II1008 WWWK 99.3 NY EINrwille . Id ada"K-life, nn5 212 with stereo and a variety of formats, asking thepublic to writein andchoose . Sept 10 p.m. aweak opening 0933 WOkUC 94.9 OH Medina all. k$ 175 1059 WR(;R 102.3 NY Tuppar Leke. ID, rtn$ . 249 to Chicago produced WYLL 106.7 Des Plaines evith thosecalls; heard previously in1972 asWYEN . W1'LL pwrWHKS PanAllagany PA 1151 WSUS 102.3 NJ Franklin, call, rm$ 211 1155 WFRE 99.9 MD Fndrid~ all. let 180 '1436 WCLH 90.7 PA Wilkes-Bars . all, r$ 145 seemed to have monophonic preaching, and lots of ads, with stereo pilot, 1249 WIKN 107.9 PA Port Matilda, wink-108, rmS 88 .1500 WSQX 91 .5 NY Binghamton, 1D . s$ 129 WILLIAM H'YLLIE - 95 PECK ST - FRArKLII~, MASSACHUSETTS 02038-221 1700 WCrNB 105.5 NY LitMa Faun. ID. r$ 196 Equipment : Realistic ST.A-390 with built in antenna IDswith WOWL97.9 ~>m 0028 WBUG 101 .1 NY Fort Plain, all, k$ 196 AUGUST 21 . 1995 TROPO AUGUST 21, 1995 TROPO 1123 WNMrM 105.5 OH Sylvania. all, r$ 265 over CKEY Fort Erie . ON 0195 \NPBX 88 .3 1Y Southampton . strong 0150 \\'CIJ 98 .9 ME Brunswick, Koted "C1.7" 16troop 0943 WPRB 103.3 NJ Princeton, all, a$ 228 0021 \KOMR 91 .9 MA Provincetown, strong for ID . strong, over local 98 .9 \1'XX\"' "Ik>uhle X 0827 WHKO 991 OH Daybn,K-99.1 "Idads,k$ 340 pwr WEDG Bufralo half an hour 0132 \!'BQQ 99 .3 MF. Kennebunk. classical nmsi< 0932 WKCO 98.1 MI Saginaw. 4-country..KCO, k$ 292 1100 WNYC 93.9 NY New York ID. NPR $ 247 0015 unID 91 .9 :? Todav's Christian Music "W-Bath" (ev°en2ime I hear this, I never pwr WDNY Dansvilk on foy 91 .9 hear a legal ID) 1300 WSQE 91 .1 N'y Gbming. ID, c$ 71 0100 V'MSJ 91 .9 MF Harpswell, poor signal 0`?94 V'XBB 105.3 ME Kitterv,oldies .good.Slogan WSKG .3family in 89 of stations (Is this the Joy 97 .9 unid%) as : (ARRO 105.3), All Rock X Roll O(dies The warm days and cool nights made September another good month forshor4hall tropo. Greg Coniglio and George Greens 0141 \NCSO 9i .9 ME Portland . "Ocean 98", good paid me avisiton the 9M. kwoukf haw bean gnat tfthero was a big tropeoperdng gpn9 on. At ee cadd manage to eke out wan receptron tram twelve ati>ates aW teo Caradlan provktces . GREG CONIGLIO - 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE - WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 Equipment: Pioneer TX-9100 tuner modified with 150khz and 180 khz filters, CM Stereo Probe 9 FM antenna into `Ywo HARRY 20' AGL, CAC11 & RG6 coax Phasing Jerrold 10 element TV antenna at - 25' AGL, rotatable, J . HAYES - 9 HENRY STREET - WILK ES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18702 in a phase box", and switchable rabbit ears both into a 0-10-20 db Radio Shack amp Equipment GE wl110 capacitors Superradic khz filter, Radio Shack amp . at set, Jerrold 9element FM yogi in attic SEPTEMBER 1995 DX OCTOBER 1995 DX SEPTEMBER 1995 DX SEPT. 30 TR 1 TR 44TR 2120 WROG 102 .9 MD Cumberland, weak,clw 185 2245 WRDR 104.9 NJ Egg Harbor, v.strong 313 0000 WJFF 90.5 NY Jeffersonville. calls 276 2240 WFUV 90 .7 NY New York, oldies, IDs 105 2200 WXKS 107 .9 MA Medford, new music 2259 WBHT 97.1 PA Mountaintop, dance mix 0003 WPSU 91 .5 PA State College, finally 2241 CBOF 90 .7 ON Ottawa, the one assumed "Kiss 108" in past 0300 10/1 260 9T'Hot had to wait to see g this or WQHT 1B9 heard in WXXI Rochester's null 157 wfth French off an airplane 290 2248 WDBA 107 .3 PA DuBois, Christian rap 2325 WKXW 101 .5 NJ Trenton, on top 278 0005 WFLY 92.3 NY Troy, ads. 'Ry 92' 238 2300 W SR 91 .7 NY Middletown, new, and other modem mx, thru WKOI(NJRCK 150 0019 WKLI 1D0.9 NY Albany 'K-Lite' 251 repeats WAMC 80 2323 unlD 107 .9 ?? "Central Penna's Wink 108" 0020 WFMZ 1~.7 PA Allentown, well over ~rq (Yes, this was WIKN Port Matilda-gc) CHIN with soft a/c and ells, expected WHUD 233 0500 WOSR 91 .7 NY Middletown, very strong QCTOBER 1995 0025 WJRZ 100.1 NJ Manahawkin . r$, 'JRZ' 319 0530 WBJC 91 .5 MD Baltimore 140 L 0030 WPST 97.5 NJ Trenton, strong 277 0600 WE M 91 .3 MD Princess Anne 210 0020 WSRD 104 .9 NY Johnstown, really strong 0044 WEBE 107.9 CT Westport, Yde Be 108' 301 12 TA may have been Helped by cable ce . NOTE1 0046 WMJU 106.3 NY Mt.Kisco, 'New York s 1830 Enhanced condftions, no IDs 0025 WSPK 104 .7 NY Pougkheepsie 110 Superstation', weak 152 23 TR 0255 WDRC 102 .9 CT Hartford, fair, steady 0100 WXUR 92.7 NY Herkimer, legal ID 187 2200 WRLC 91 .7 PA Williamsport . fair signal, with oldies 170 0115 WDSD 94.7 DE Dover, strong . k$ 307 blues music 60 0127 WYSR 98.3 NY Rotterdam, 'Star 98 3' with 70's oldies in over CFLY 237 NOTE 1 : I continue to getfairly strong radiation from the cable wire in front of my Cause. I believe tftey relaythe FM. This signs! of WWDL 104 .9 on the wire even though the over the air signal is of absolute bcal quality . Wt1en WWDL September was dull, up until the last day! Excellent TV to the northeast on the 11th, but didn't really affect leaves the air there is ahum there which leads me to believe this and I think their antenna may have been picking opening on the 30th/1st is more significant than the distances suggest, because such quality openings that far east up and relaying WSRD. Well, September wasn't a compkae loss as the activity of the 30th was quite interesting . and southeast are unusual here. Chicago at 450 miles is more common. Tr than Allentown at 230, or perhaps even fU be really interested to see what others got Otherthan this no pronounced or really distant tropowhich should Scranton at 190 . Actual Tr to Albany like that is ultra-rare. CT was good on TV for awhile (20 & 61, new TV state! ) ho typical of fall . IYs too dry, we deed more normal weather, I think but only the one FM logging would make it in. Other area DXers did better on this opening I wish it would have 36 lasted longer than just a couple. of hours-could really have cleaned up! Hopefully, the coastal DXers got a good ~~+ up this way!
000000000000000000000ooooosooooo0 Aanny gpCrPFIII2N F3+1 DX Smith, cont . OCTOBER 1995 Buntin of 1312 N . Skyline capable that! Getting dangerously close to your Stillwater, OK 74075 locals, but still no Tulsa/OKC FM on trops . This :SOUfiHEA~Iooooo_ooooo00000000000000000000000" F~IDX: was my first DFW FM on trops since the 1993 convention . I find these Tejano stations NWII~ER 1995 - DEADLIIdE: 14th interesting listening, may have to put the longwire kxack up so I can hear a few on AM the trops/Es aren't in . SOVfHERN FT7 DX is for reporters fmn: AL, AR, AZ, CA, OJ, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, KS, KY, LA, when MD, M0, MS, NC, NM, NM, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX ITP, & WV . RF;POFff! ~.s Mancuso 5615 Inwood St . H atts MD 20785-1120 (301)773-3072 John M. Jefferson 4109 lass Ct. Antroch CA 94509-6051 Equipt . : Pioneer SX-40 w plain Radio Shack rabbit ears . 6 13 F~ (cont . fran last ironth) 7 11 Es 9/29 tr 9/29 tr 0930 WF~}{ . 92 .9 SC Dillon, 1045 KRST 92 .3 Albuquerque, Albu . ref. 0849 KCLI 95 .5 OK Clinton, calls 1275 no sign of 0940 WCCA 106.3 NC Shalotte,easy null on kLES~ 1047 KGNC 97 .9 TX Amarillo, ID 0859 KOIS 95 .5 KS Dodge City, " WFOG . 5th trop this freq ., new state 0949 Wf' K 97 .5 VA So . Boston, rare 1051 XRWN@ 92 .9 NM Farniington,cl .crown 752 0904 KFS7W 89 .5 NM Portales, " 0932 W??? 93 .5 VA Arlington,Avis travel ersI1000 WDAV 88 .9 NC Davidson, over WUEL 1059 KPCL 95 .7 NM F~rmington,xlators, Farm . 0905 KSFR 90 .7 NM Santa Fe, " radio network(see note below) . 6/15 Fs ref 0914 KSKL 94 .5 KS Soott City, Cool 94, the Quite a shock not finding trop "test station" WFOG . At a loss to explain this opening, 0997 KDIL 106 .7 TX Terrell Hi11s,S .Antonio Fbx 1135 only old front on map still in Dakotas!! Not warm or humid here today, either Matt, 1052 KROL 99 .5 NM Las Cruces, calls 948 0922 RWBI 91 .1 ~ hbrrison, Co 905 help!! Avis travelers radio news network of laa power stations giving info for tourists . 1323 KODM 97 .9 TX Odessa, calls 1180 Qiristian U Transmitting fray airports . . .probably one-watters. 20 min, loop tape narrated by George 1326 KCHX 106 .7 TX Midland, Plimpton suggests places for tourists to see Power 106 Midl . 0924 KDNS 94 .1 KS Downs, local Psa 1257 includes paid ads for hotels, restaurants, 6/28 tr 0934 KTG2,p 92 .9 NE Beatrice, Lincoln ad 1353 etc., other cities in operation Boston 88 .5, Chicaqo 701 .5, Atlanta 94 .5, Newark 105 .7 more are planned 0705 KFRR 104.1 CA Woodlake, loc wx 180 0936 KUAD 99 .1 ~ Wirx3sor, Co's K-99 921 20 . Info# 800-991-AVIS . (NOI'E : A couple years ago I suggested to WJFK 7/1 Fs 0948 KSEZ 97 .9 IA Sioux City, S .C, ref 1376 that they use 93 .5 for an xltr in north suburbs of DC .) 1220? unlD 88 .5 CH? amnercial Sp, 0951 KAAQp105 .9 NE Alliance, Kouble Q 1091 Re : Redskins broadcasts(see my report .dept. VUD) Biggest oortrplainers have been Chihuahua refs pountry fans in stadium unable to get broadcasts on wal)anan sets . Team considered wiring stadium 2024 KE[N 97 .1 NE North Platte, NP nx,1141 0953 KLNE 88 .7 NE 1ax; rx3ton, BBC nx like a college dorm r~xt season to boost signal! Balto affiliate WLIF' left redfaced 1195 when evening Clock 97 RHNE 89 .1 NE Hastings,//88.7 1265 announcer pulled plug on Wash . vs Den, game at 1900 began playing music, 7/5 Es 0954 KMNE 90 .3 NE Bassett, //89 .1 1215 then was unable to hook back up, missing last '~ hr . of game . 1759 KODM# 97 .9 TX Odessa, ID KTNE 91 .1 NE Alliance, //90 .3 1809 KTZA# 92 .9 NM Artesia,Artesia ref 0955 KRNE 91,5 NE Merriman, //91 .1 1110 Hank Holbrook, 907 P.rundel Road, Fair Haven Clifs Dunkirk tlD 20754 Dguapt . : Fisher 1813 KhfiS-I# 98 .7 NM Maljamar, c adj to KRAK KPNE 91 .7 NE North Platte, //91 .5 101R FM tuner(1959), Wmegard CS-6065, yagi & Channel Master HD--9515 1939 KENW 89 .5 NM Portales, Bach 1070 7/15 Es rotor 1758 KTPR 91 .1 IA Fort Dodge, ID 1490 91 .7 KAXE Grand Rapids, MN, B/4, 2128 EDT Blue Grass mx and ID, not needed already QSLed, 7/16 Es 1242 KCLI 95 .5 ~C Clnton, calls last E skip noted this season . Zn & out, good at times . Joyce was here during the 7/1, 7/15 8 7/16 openings, so my attention to the band 96 .9 WLSL Crisfield, MD, 82, fran 0932-1008 "New Bay Country", new station, QRM at times was less than undivided on tho~.~e days! What I heard on 7/1 didn't suggest a great WLAN PA, Also WF'PG NJ WLL seldan makes it here . opening, but not the 8-hour spread between the entries. And channel 4 at times was 106.7 WJNNhII North Cape May, NJ 0703-0750 Sunday AM religious music with sane ads . Seldom makes better than KRON _ever is here(running CBS, so likely E1 Paso) . On 7/15 good signals it here, good this AM . Slight WJFK VA QRM. Sending another report--tough to QSL! were noted on 88 .5, 89 .7, 90 .3(2 czznpeting), & 91 .1, but nothing else was heard. On 7/16, signals were up to 106.3, but the locale (TX panhandle 8 w. OK) is fairly statle Highlight of FM season was 89 .1 'KLAS' Mandeville, Jamaica for 6th country here - stuff here, so I tore myself away . It died fairly quickly after that . logged 7!13 1603-1642 . QSL received 9/28 - fine letter and and '3Q.n.S' t-shirt . ~P is On 5/15 I started a new job which requires a long cummte (but pays regularly) ; the 12 kw, antenna on 200 ft . tower on mountain 3000 ft . above sea level, A lot of tuning same month I began dating Joyce steadily, the first serious ranaritic inwlvement in this summer on VHF Maritime Band(Super TROP DX)season. Highlight was QSL frar~ VAU my 50+ years. My life has been a whirlwind ever since! Yarmouth, NS 156 .8/161 .775 mHz at 643 mi, - 80 wats . 8/1/95 0140 EDT on . This winter LONG WAVE, some AM BC 160 HAM 2t~H-iZ & some HF DX planned!! 73 FYed Laun K3Z0, 5801 Huntland Road Tgnple Hills hII1 20748 Fquipt . : Denon TU-800 tuner, antenna--Winegard p 35' _Dennis Park Smith, 3703 Dixon St . Santa BarYx~ra CA 93105-2919 8/16 all tr(hurricane enhanced) 8/16 tr Hello, frar~ Cahforma . This isn't an actual FM-DX report . It is mainly just to 0642 WQC[< 101 .9 NY New York, 'CD 101 .9" 0758 WQXR 96 .3 NY New York,IIJ o/ lOC .WHUR comnerit on a few past canne-its of interest in Southern FM-DX . Just tc re-introduce 0732 WMI(1 106.3 NY Mt . Kisco,"Super Station" 0804 WVLT 92 .1 NJ Vineland, ID + "92 first" myself, I have dabbles in FM and T'V DXing off and on, since the early 1950s . Right now, 0738 WSPK 104 .7 NY Poughkeepsie, 'K-109" 0807 WBBC 93 .5 VA Blackstone, ads I have no real FM-DX gear and very little IV-DXing, though with portable TVs am checking 0754 WRCH 100.5 CP Hartford, E . Hartford 0928 WODE 99 .9 PA Allentwm,"Oldies 99 .9" HP & LPTVs in travels around California and reporting this to TV News . What follows traffic reports 0944 WSHV 98 .9 VA South Hill,"The Eagle" are both my thoughts on your May 1995 request for positive future ideas in DXing as well as reply to Walt Breville's ideas in the July 1995 wlumn. Doug &nith (W9WI), 1385 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View ZN 37146-8098 Yes--big F'M-TV receiving arrays are ugly . I hadn't thought about it until satellite Fquipt . : Technics SP-G50, Archer W-160 at 15 dishes came along, and some crnmunity people started calling these dishes eyesores . 9/18 tt (see note #1) 9/27 tr (local WQZQ 101 .5 off) In my opinion, any dish of any size is a lot more attractive than the collections of 0945 KOLL 94 .9 AR Maumelle,"Cool",o$ 319 1135 WOWC 102.5 AL Jasper,"Wow Country" 201 aluminum rods we call antennas . And, yes--why not a tiny antenna, utilizing today's 0950 KSSN 95 .7 AR Little Rock,"Kissin"k$ and local ads technology? years ago (SOs or 60s), there was a Radio-'IV News or Radio-Electronics 0959 KURB 98 .5 AR Little Rock,"B98 .5", 323 KEZK 102.5 Mo St . Louis, calls 233 magazine article on magnetic antennas, and has those things were smaller than conventional local ads 9/30 tr antennas . Over the years, too, there have been a number of magnetic-antenna articles 1006 KPHQ 101,3 P.R Pine Bluff, loc.ads 318 1009 KDZR 99 .1 TX Denton, "Kick FM", 628 n the Journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. But apparently KLPQ 102.1t.AR Sherwood, op$, not // Tejano, nav KICI? only that one popular magazine article on the subject. I am wondering--how ~? I am WQZQ 102 .5 1021 KYKX 105 .7 TX Inngview, Tyler wx, 514 no engineer to knva how bane . Walt also noted the possibilities of a pa.Fred telescoping 1014 _KF2f' 102.9 AR Sheridan, "EZ 102.9 327 1025 KCY'F 106.7 YX Q~ttnu -y, 22fano, 687 pole as and aid to LIKiog- I act.. ieTh;z mt crniarh+nn that can_notnn~ly rotate but also L.R . Weather" previously FS 4o up and down--not only to deep out of the way of weather, lightning, etc., but also 1019 KPOC 103.9 AR Poc:a}iontas,local ads 215 1050 KW~fC 99 .9 AR Searcy, local ad for 280 to catch elusive signals that are weaker and stronger at different heights .? Hack in 1039 KCXY 95 .3 AR Caaden, "Y95 .3" & 380 "Make It Shoot Shop" 1960, a California college friend told me of a beautiful T'V(and perhaps FM)receiving local address 1054 KTXQ 102.1 TX Ft . Worth, "Q102" p$ 621 facility he had seen at university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Its Engineering 1051 KXOZ 96 .9 MJ Mountain View,"97 KXOZ" 1100 KDAQ 89 .9 IA Shreveport,legal ID 463 Dept . had installed, perhaps in a multistory building, VHF-UHF receiving antennas with 1133 KDEZ 100.5 AR Jonesboro, "Z100",PSA 206 rotator and with up-down power using a hydraulic mechanism like that of auto grease rack Note #1 : The Little Rock signals were of truly local strength . KSSN read 50 db elevators They got all sorts of VHF and UHF with that system of the late 1950s . More the ST-G50's meter - only tiashville/Ibpkinsville locals are generally, cont . . . . . ++++++++++++++++ h.ter. . .
EDITED FOR THE 'VHF/Uf~ DIGEST' BY TOM BRYANT, 849 TODD F'REIS DR., IYASHV~LE, TEPQ~SSEE, 8722 1
It's 1966, and we travel to 'Bayou Country' to see how TV stations 'sold° themselves to agency timebuyers by
way of print advertising . The World Wide Web wasn't r., ewn a dream when these pisses appeared in the trades!
fm from Baton Rouge My family has almost f 1000 more to spend than an average New Orleans family My family has almost j700 more to spend than an WITH OUR HEW 1985-FT. TOWER . . . fULI average Shreveport family To get your share of my money, use WBRZTV - call Hollingbery POWER. . .ItNOE-TV HOW HAS A CIRCULATION Of 402,000 HOMES WITH 1,419,000 PEOPLE (ond this rich, southern population keeps growing) Hen an further face from Saln Molngeroent's 1%S Survey of laying fewer. WBRZ-TVC'~2 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ABC NBC t oyalafion ...... 1,Q9,000 Food Soles . : ...... f331,866,000 Households ...... 402,000 Drug Sales ...... f 45,233,000 Effective laying Income (2,087,%2,000 Ae»omotive Sales . . . . (307,475,000 Tens Renil Sales . ., . . ., (7,393,973,000 General Merchandise f76t5,097,000
New 1,749 ft. Tiger-in-the-Sky adds 96,800 TV Homes 376000 -\POputanon 1.700.105 Households M11,396 homes to Etfectne Buying Income f2,734,804,000 Total RNail Sales 51,658 .473 .000 Food Sales S 425.550 .000 WAFB-TV Automotive Sales S ~ 336,303,000 CHANNEL 8 Gas Stetson Sales S 136,527,000 Drug Sales f 53,845,000 MONROE, LOUISIANA Not inclWed in these figures is the CBS ABC Baton Rouge! CRy of New Orleans which falls wlth~ In WAFB-TV~s Grade B contour. l lines A. let Steties Represenred Wtienally by National Television Seln, Inc. E81 per household
Bold, eyetatching ads wero used by TV stations In mariEeb of ali slzss as a uenetae. ceaeea NNpnee7from s:a. acwewneet "survey a buwne Power", means of attempting to attract lucrative time buys from wational advertising Jam I%5 . TV Hams Irom ARB Sef Owmr but it's iaterostlng alpp Echmafw 1%665. agencies . 1Nhether the tactic was successful Is questlonabie, to look back at a form of promotion that has been almost totally abandoned. 44 41
ANTENNAnotes D,. FreGpn~nt
hv+ Fig . I : The antrnna pan 6e urn as a generator, the transmission line in this case is represented JOIN THE as coastal cable. The resistor repreurtfs the DXrr's tuner, or the "load.'" AhTE!~'N .Anotes.. . CONTINUED FROM THE AUGUST VITD, P .50 . . . Beep, beep, beep - hack the truck up. You're The DX antenna can be viewed, as in Fig . 1 on the previous page, as a sort of electrical CLUBHOUSE!already a member generator, with the DXer's tuner seen fo represent the electrical load . Instead of dealing with of the club. So its time you Ist other prospectnre members know hundreds of watts of Alternating Current energy (AC) as we usually do with stuff like that lamp cord about the fun you're having. So check that I tried to use as T-line way-back-when, DX enthusiasts are trying to send little tiny microwatts of out the cool club stuff Radio Frequency" energy (RF) from their antennas to their tuners . below, advertise the club, and who knows? The Board of Directors may think In elect .,^.c~! ~ .^.b:neering, efficient transfer of AC is an important consideration, bersu~ you're such a promoter you'll work your way to whatever power is lost along the way from generator to load is a write-off financially" . Long runs of AC line means larger generators must be needed . But, in electronics engineering, the RF signal is precious, CHARTER MEMBERSHIP!:?? and extremelu important . In weak-signal work, you had better not lose much of the energy in the first place . All you have to work with is the signal that's already there, with no way to "generate" more of it unless you go to a larger and more elaborate antenna array--and even there, diminishing returns can "creep up" on you quickly .
In the real world, the signal power transfer path between your DX antenna and DX signal tuner is the T-line, (and also the baluns you have to use to match up the antenna to the T-line and the T-line to the tuner, if you are using 7Sohm coaxial cable as T-line. . .but we'll save the subject of baluns for another column, okay?). The problem with the real world, where we all live and chase DX signals, is that actual T-line loss just about always exceeds the estimates given on paper, due to them nasfi~ Little details like connectors, gvaliti" control of the manufacturer, moisture in the air and even in the T-line itself, and the routing of the 7-line through sharp turns, around and near metallic objects, and so forth . LICENSE PLATES $19.95 It's easy and not uncommon to see half of the signal voltage coming out of the receiving antenna SHIPPING 3-t>0 getting lost in the T-line along the way to the tuner. Thafs right--1 said HALF! 1h'ith mediocre or poor-qualiq- T-fine in the chain, y" ou may never know what you're missing in terms of great DX catches. "Scatter-level' signals from exotic DX modes such as meteor and aurora on the FM band can be completely missed in a DX system that "seems' to be working alright because it can receive tropo and E- skip DX . Vv hat you may not be aware of though, is how much longer you can still receive the E-skip signal, or how many more tropo DX catches there were floating around in that big opening you "just missed" by not having quite enough signal at your tuner input.
For best results, a low-loss high quality coaxial cable has to be used by FM and'FV-' DX enthusiasts . Arguing aw real or possibly imagined advantages of 30(1-ohm versus'Sohm T-fine is pretty much a "moot" point in the 7990's - almost all the best receiving equipment and accessories are now' designed to be used with 75-ohm T-line. Antenna stacking and phase-pulling arrays use coax in ~~ . order to perform with predictable and productive results. You just can't get away from it coax is the so- Lead-in of choice for efficient weak signal work, and it's the stuff the professionals use .
Of all the N- pes of coax cable being sold, the most common is RG-59C . This is the worst type of DECALS $5.00 EA max a DXer can use, because it shows the highest loss per equivalent length of all types of max from hard line on down . RG-17 type coax is the best for UHF if you carmot use .412 or .750 C.AT'V hardline, which is difficult and expensive for the average enthusiast to use, not to mention those exotic ORDER FROM: connector/ adapton . RG-6 type coax is usually best for VHF TV and FM, although long runs do better on FT1 and highband TV' if RG-11 is used . It may be worth noting that even Radio Shack has been phasing OLD WEST GRAPHICS out their RG-59 products in favor of a generally higher quality RG-6 type of lead, no doubt due in part to years of electronics enthusiasts' "bitchin' about the poor qualih~ of their max, which was some of A3"355 the worst you could buy anywhere! 749 S. LEMAY. STE. FT. COWNS, CO 80524"3251 . .CONTINUED IN THE DECEMBER WD!!! 43 42