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(New Stations, wrCT-66, contd.) filiate in that region, has been APPLCATIONS TO CHANGE the facilities : granted permission to drop the CBC 2240kW/481m and go independent ; thus, the new ° W TV News CONSTRUCTION PERMITS TL 27 24'30"N, 82 ° 15'00 CBC grants in central Ontario . The Doug Smtth 3km NE of Verna, 30km E of Sarasota Huntsville station is currently op- 1385 Old Claduvme Pike St City erating as a relayer of CKVR, I'm Ch EAH BRAT Call New Orleans, LA : WHNO-20- Pleasant View. TN 37146-8098 O O !L 46 126 59 WPM Panama City not 1008 clear on whether this sta- (615) 746-3203 5000kW/276m tion will switch to relaying the Beach TL 29 ° 55'11"N, 90 Internet: ° ° 01'29"W CBC . Bobcaygeon (the site of the (TL 30 10'59"N, 85 ° 46'42"W same tower as 7277'? .3143(- conWuserve .corn 2km on WCCL-49 and three channel 54 relayer of CFTC) is near E US-98 . I don't have old LPTVs, in the facilities on this one.) antenna farm near Peterborough . Gretna . LA 54 4376 213 none Slidell Abbreviations used in this col- I saw their GM on the (TL 30 ° 17'08 .7"N, ° 54'18 .2W Lesea The Lumberton, NC station on umn : 89 satellite, announcing P 3 .3km SE of Lacombe . the new 31 will be part of the UNC-ETV ERR= in station on the air, Was 1000kW/273m on the WHNO/WCCL in mid- educational TV network, relaying kW October . This is part of tower south of New Orleans .) the WUNC-4 Chapel Hill . In regard to HART=Height Above Avg . Terrain Sumrall religious network, the WUNE-17 changes, I list another nc= no change with KWHD-53 and WHME-46 . set of previous facilities of TL= Tower Location CONSTRUCTION PERMIT 1808kW/131m; I suspect these are CP= Construction Permit Ircn Mountain, MI : WDHS-8- for a backup antenna but I'm not Pr= Province (of Canada) CHANGES GRANTED 29 . 6kW/190rn sure . = Non-commercial TL 45 ° 49'14"N, 88 ° 02'39"W CRTC=Canadian Radio-Television same as St Ch EAP HART Call City the Iron Mountain UHF In Madison, the WHA-21 changes Commission translators, FL 58 137 59 Pt . walton just north of the reflect the upcoming move to the DBS= Direct Broadcast Sat . FOE town . Beach community tower . WISC-3 and WMS''J SS := Spanish language Fred (TL NW corner of lots 325 & McCormack says it went on 47 are also moving, and I know W;S" LFRT=Low Power Relay the 326, wherever that is! air October 19, and it was has received its construction per- (Canada) granted an Was 49CkW/49m .) operatin-, license mit but haven't seen the details TBD= To Be Determined on the 25th . Bill Draeb has come through the FCC yet . seen it with TBN, and it ap APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE pears on a TBN list dated Oct . With the upcoming premiere of CONSTRUCTION PERMITS 31 . the Paramount and WB networks, Fox EXISTING STATIONS is warning its affiliates not to FOR NEW STATIONS Greenville, TX : KTAQ-47+ sign secondary affiliations with St Ch SRP HART Call City 240 kW/178m these new nets . Several Fox affil- _Ch _St City ; license CA 60 3540 362 KCSM San Mateo TL 33 ° 09'32"N, 96 ° 08'31"W iates- KJTL-18 and KCIT-14 are men- 31 NC Lumberton ; Univ . of NC (was 1550kW/369m) Applied for operating license tioned- have said they'll proceed ;313`_kW/319m ; CA 26 3236 792 KMPH Visalia on October 27 . with secondary-affiliation plans TL 34 ° 97'51"N, 79 ° 02'41"W (was 3240kW,/784m . Ho-hum . .) anyway . c .9krn WSW of St .Pauls) NC 42 1375 nc WTVI Charlotte Danville, VA : WDRG-24 -_ 16 ON Barrie ; CBC (was 1380kW . Again, ho-hum . .) _, OOOkW/30m Fourteen successful bidders (183kW) NC 17 1537 546 WUN8 Linville TL 36 ° 24'51"N, 79`20'07"W for IVDS licenses have failed tc 54 ON Bobcaygeon ; CETO-9 912kW) I believe this is somewhere near make the downpayments for their (223kW) (was Yanceyville, NC, 50km NE of bids in time . The FCC has announced 8 ON Huntsville ; CBC Greensboro . that there will be no waivers of the (43kW; see Other Stuff) CHANGES GRANTED TO EXIST- Fred's sources say this one deadlines . Some applicants have 21 ON Orillia ; CFTO-9 came on August 17 . I'm al threatened to sue to keep "their" ;2081

(Other Stuff, contd .) The Denver, Salt Lake, and of affect on this kind of protec- 17 have been carrying Fox programs Philadelphia changes aren't NOT DEAD YET 110nism." Good question! I hon- under temporary authorization, chal- 1008 official, except that KMGH estly don't know what effect NAFTA KUSI-51 San lenged by Diego . The has confirmed an ABC affilia- "Not Dead Yet" will appear on has on cross-border delivery of stations cover San Mexican Diego, tion, and KUSA has confirmed an occasional basis to list construc- broadcast programs . I have heard Laredo TX, and Brownsville - they're changing networks . The permits which have been granted rumors to the effect that someone Harlingen TX . changes are related to CBS' plan extra time to complete construction . is considering returning one of to swap WCAU to NBC in return It should give you some idea as to the "border blaster" high-powered The Republican sweep of the for KCNC, KUTV, and other sta- which new stations are actually being_ AM stations to an English-language November 8 election is likely to have tions . (WTVJ and WRC are most built, and which have dried up 6 format, but to date they're just considerable effect on broadcast frequently mentioned) The move- blown away . . . rumors . regulation . It's already had a major ment of Fox to KWGN is somewhat effect on those who will oversee the less definite . wRPA-44 Rancho Palos Verdes, -A John Combs, Orlando FL : FCC and telecommunications policy . ,,AWD-58 Ft . Walton Beach, FL Seven of 23 Congressmen on the House The switch in the Raleigh, WFDG-28 New Bedford, MA "The strange saga of W40AQ Telecommunications Subcommittee and NC market is scheduled to take WEOt~-30 Wilson, NC Kissimmee continues ." First, this one of 14 Senators on the Senate place on Oct . 1, 1995 . KRXI-11 Reno, MJ station aired ID color bars 24 Comnr_~nications Committee either re- WFVT-55 Rock Hill, SC hours/7days . Occasionally, they'd tired or lost reelection . bring up a real program- 1970's Mexican TV shows (John says they The most likely changes under FORUM looked like they were taped off- Republicans control are the repeal of +". air in Mexico, complete with com- parts of the 19°2 Cable Act, removal i Frank Aden, Boise ID : mercialsl), strange home-shopping of restrictions pre-dent_n local services, Hispanic preachers . phone companies from providinc cable Frank writes that K22DX Nampa service, and relaxing multiple- CBS is said to be consider- finally appeared sometime during the Now, they've begun running owners ".ip ing changing its mind about buy- week of Sept . 26 . Programring eras the Panamerican Hispanic network ing WVEU-69 Atlanta . The net from World Harvest TV (the LeSea SUR, which airs programs from sev Othe- ~i-:a ::ges might include ,- work religious network) and PROSTAR. "No eral Latin American countries . creased pressure for has not yet filed for F= restrictions on approval local IDs have been seen and video John is wondering how they get se :: and violence TV, of the sale, despite a on and for Spec December 11 deadline quality is very poor ." K°,.. (AM) - their feed : a friend 100 miles to trum: lees . for current interestingly, the new CBS affiliate KQFC(FM)-KLCI(FM) CE Bill Frahm told the south has trouble receiving Rep~.a lican head of the WAGA-`_ going Fox . Senate Com- The rumor in Frank their transmitter bui :dinq is SUP. off the satellite down there, merce Committee, Seri . Broadcasting has Larry Fressler Tribune Broadcasting's WGNX-46 "a little trailer with r_cks _.. it it should be nearly unreceivable of , voted for the Cable going CBS, and their new to hold it down!" K22DX seems to in Kissimmee . Further, at irregu- Act, though his House counterpart minority-controlled subsidiary have been short-lived ; see Bill lar intervals he's seeing 1Ds for opposed ~t . buying WATI-36 from Fox and Hale' report . WEYS-22 ;Key West) and W55BV putting the WE network on chan- (Homestead) . nel 36 . CBS would have to find Jerry Stuart, Lawton OK : NETWORK AFFILIATION some way out of their contract John asks, "Does WEYS uplink CHANGES to buy WVEJ . Jerry reports that two cf KSBI- its signal now? Or is this not ..2's LPTVs are on the air . K21D,- is the live SUR feed after all, but Cleve- a local in Lawtton; the KSBI ID also stuff was taped from WEYS?" This appears to be a Early ratings from that better title for where the shows K21DF Stillwater . He says the Weird . . . this section . While land and Kansas City, Fox was respon- programs on K21DC are parallel to sible for starting all earliest Fox/Big 3 swaps hap the changes, and KSBI, but the LPTV runs religious ads many cf the recent changes pened, are mixed . WJW-8 John__ Lentz, Muskeg WI : don't WDAF-4 lost 278 in total while FSBI runs ads for their owners' involve Fox at all . . 368 and Again, changes but gained plumbing business . Still no resolution of the in boldface have already happened . households watching, 508 and 298 between CBS affiliation situation in Mil- :'era" is the Paramount Network . in people ages 18 and 34 . Locke Supply holds construction waukee . I can guarantee you permits for five other LPTVs : you'll see resolution (even KWGN-~ Denver : ind => Fox? some 500 Sarasota-area viewers if it's CBS going dark in market KUTV-2 Salt Lake : NBC => CBS have sent letters to the FCC K15DA Tulsa, OK #28!) in your January VUD, as KOTA-3 Rapid City : ABC =>ABC/sox protesting the loss of WWSB-40's F27DM Claremore, OK despite delays, WITI is still KCNC-4 Denver : NBC => CBS ABC affiliation . They, and WWSB K35CU Ada, OK scheduled to switch to Fox four KDUH-4 Scottsbluff :ABC ->ABC/fox management, want the FCC to K52DM Wichita Falls, TX days before my January deadline! KSL-5 Salt Lake : CBS => NBC threaten WFTS-28's license, K54DJ Edmond, OK KMGH-7 Denver : CBS => ABC claiming that FCC regulations An interview in the Milwau- KHDT-9 Caldwell : HSC => Para were violated by an ABC agree- Danny Ogle thorpe, ShreveRort . . LA : kee Sentinel noted that there was (Boise) KUSA-9 Denver : ment to yank WWSB's affiliation some talk about CBS buying WITI ABC => NBC A quick question, for which I WCAU-10 Phila . : in return for WFTS signing up . from New World, thus stopping the CBS => NBC have no answer . . . Danny notes the 1CHSD-11 : whole affiliation switch, but they Lead ABC =>ABC/Fox has similarity between the situation RSGK-12 Sheridan : ABC The Paramount Network don't seem particularly serious . =>ABC/Fox with KUSI-51 challenging XETV's Fox WYED-17 Goldsboro : ind =? signed affiliation agreements NBC with LPTVs in Evansville, Indi affiliation., and the situation there Milwaukee station, (Raleigh) Another ana and Baton Rouge, La ., and is in the 70s, when KCSW-39 (now KNSD) WVTV-18, does appear to have been WRDC-28 Raleigh : NBC => ? negotiating affiliation agree- successfully challenged XETV's ABC sold ; Eddie Edwards of Pittsburgh KEEN-32 Salem : ind => Para ments with LPTVs elsewhere . affiliation . Danny comments "I has requested FCC approval of his thought NAFTA might have some kind purchase from Gaylord Broadcast (Forum, John Lents, contd.) He also spent a night in Duluth ing . WVTV is currently LMAd to in mid-November and did not see :vCG`J-24 . When the Sentinel asked KNLD-21 . I don't know what's up WCGGV president David Smith whether with this one- if anyone logs it, Edwards could then sell the station let me know! "o CBS, he said "I presume"- but \George W . Jensen also said he had a pending contract Ernie Wesolowski, Omaha 4604 Anntana Avenue NE : Baltimore to continue the LMA. Smith insists SATELLITE f1EW5 / MD 21206-4220 that_ he has no intention of affili- Thanks to Ernie for forwarding ating PICG'J, or 'rTJTV (assuming he a TBN list dated late October . keeps the LMA), with CBS . There are a few interesting listings Nothing really earth or sky shattering this time, in there, such as their claim of but there are a few changes to make note of . . Brl'1 Hale, Boise ID : KAIL-53 Fresno as an affiliate, ECO Latin American feeds to the US on F2-2 their listing of WTiHS-8 (which has History Channel on C3-12 Going back to K22DX . . . Bill only been on for a few weeks), and Fil-Sat (from The Philippines) on G7 Ku 9V writes "Channel 22 here was on for their listing of two stations in FXM - Movie Channel on G7-23 a while, but then disappeared ." Toledo (confirming what western IVY American Independent Network on F2-17 Programming was religion and a DXers have seen) and three in Den- snorts ticker", loin_ then the video ver . BBC feeds and others that were on Intelsat at 53 W ":cent screwy" and the station went have disappeared or gone digital off . Bill also mentions an item in Maybe more interesting, TBN's On TDRS at about 40 W - a local papers' religion news column Low Power TV Supervisor wrote Ernie 15 - SPTV - , DC - in NTSC 17 - about a Three Angels affiliate being that they aren't aware of any sta Teleport London International in Pal and sometimes built on channel 25- _ have nothing tion on channel 53 relaying their MAC Inclined Intelsat at 32 W - on this station yet . programming in the Omaha area! They say K45CQ Council 1 - Gems to Europe and Latin America Bluffs is the 3 - Bill called KHDT-9 after noting only station authorized Canal Sur to Europe and Latin America to be carry- Hisposat at 31 W they carried the Nebraska football ing TEN programs in that area . . game from ABC . (this 25 Ku - TVE Spain in NTSC because ABC (indeed, 53 would be a poor choice 21 Ku - Hispavision affiliate KIVI-6 was in NTSC parrying the 0f channel with a full-power channel Intelsat at 27 .5 W game at the same time) Their 54 under construction!) 3 - TF1 Paris in Pal and sometimes upsidedown receptionist told him the station video would join the Paramount_ Network in January . IM WATCH The Talk Channel on G7 - 22 American Info Channel on S3 - 19 when SportSouth is off John Johnson, Billings MT : It's back . . . Cupid Adult TV on Anik E2 - 23 VC2 Home and Garden Channel which tested sometime ago John sent a note about the Call ; City, Frcgrammln g will return full time on Gl-20 premiere dates of the new Paramount K21DC L,awton, OK ; Family Net Newfoundland TV is on Anik E2 - 20 aad WE networks . Paramount will K2IDF Stillwater, OK ; Family Net on the Ku side of this bird is also a new movie start on January 16 with programs on K22DX Nampa, 'D ; World Harvest TV, channel on 22 H Mondays and Tuesdays . WB will start but later OFF No sign of the new Solidaridad 2 yet at 116 W a week earlier, -or, Wednesday, Jan- W26AS Clarksville, IN ; "WJYL" The Planned Orion Satellites at 37 and 47 W are four sitcorns . W40AQ Kissimmee, FL ; "SUR" South uncertain American network // WEYS-22 Alan from John, a few notes K53?? Omaha, NE ; TBN, but not Three Angels is now on S3-18 about the weird schedule of Fox pro- authorized by Trinity? New Services Planned : grarns on some of the secondary af W55BV Homestead, FL ; "SUR" South The Ecology Channel will be part time - filiates . KSVI-6 is the secondary American network // WEYS-22 satellite unknown Fox affiliate in Billings . "Married The same for the Golf Channel which will launch soon . _ -hildren" is theoretically air- ing at 1 :30 Friday morning ; Simpsons DX ETC: That's all for this month - hope to see you in '30 at 10 :00 Saturday night, etc .- ex- '73's ~ept ABC overruns can push all the The TV database is nearly com- Fox programming back . "Married . . ." plete . A few minor updates have to Nsplr has started anywhere between 1 :33am be completed, and printing arrange- and 1 :50am. . . ments need to be made .

d McCormack, St . Paul MN : More trops . . . Houston on FM (and tentatively on UHF), plus vari- Fred is responsible for a lot ous other and Mississippi -tf -nfo :mation that appears else- stuff . . Hope the rest of you are where in this column . He also doing well in the tropo department . passeE along a report from Robert As you read this, the winter Es Delaney, who saw W26AS Clarksville, season will be rapidly approaching ; signing "WJYL" with refer- keep your eyes open! -;noes to "Kentuckiana" . WJYL are ^_ he former calls of a religious FM 6 station in that (Louisville) area .

editor- GREG CONIGLIO 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE : : Five Points: WCJX 106.5 NW Beaver Dam: "' 100 .7 GA to add class A N WILLIMASVILLE, 14221 Florida City : *NS 88.5 AF (S . Fla Edu . Broadcasting) Jeffersontown : WLSY101 .7 GA to change to 101 .3 class A FIB/I isl EWS ema-ilil: congo@geog .buffalo.ed u Ft .Lauderdale : WRMA106 .7 CC (ex WTPX) London : WYGE 92 .5 NO-RE (2nd) DECEMBER 1994 e-mail : v131kkdn@ubvms bitnet Inglis : WAVO 104.3 NO-RE (2nd) Madinsonville : WKTG 93.9 PC- to 50 kW, 328 ft. Inverness : WWUA 90.1 NO-GE (2nd) Man of the items listed in this column are taken McKee : WWAG 107 .9 FC to SMN Country (&) from the publication: Key West : WAIL 99.5 FC, adds SMN Gas. rock (&) Morganfield : WMSK 95.3 PG> to 6 kW, 403 ft. M Street Journal - 304 Park Ave . So. 7th Floor - New York, Marco : WGUF 92.7 GA to 98.9 class A New Albany : WAJE 94.7 CC (INS) - NY 10010 PHONE (212) 473-4668, FAX (212) 473-4626 Mary Esther. WYZB 105.5 FC to country Nicholasville: WCKU 102 .5 FC to "Arrow" Miramar Bch : WSBZ106 .3 NW, soft / GA : granted amendment to table of FM PC< a power change (decrease) AC Jones easy (&) Paducah : WKYQ 93.3 PC> to 100 kW, 915 ft, KEY: they are planning to run jazz on the weekends allocations PG> : power change granted (increase) CO : 37-2-56 / 88-36-52 & : satellite programming GE : station was Naples : *NS 88 .1 AF Shelbyville : WTHQ 101 .3 GA to change to 101 .7 A AF: new . granted extension of a CP PG< : power change granted (decrease) class freq allocation accepted for filing GX : granted replacement Naples : WSRX 89 .5 NC to 20 kW but RE for a new FM license of expired CP QC : frequency change for this station LOUISIANA: MC : multiple-city legal ID Naples: WARD 94 .5 CC (ex WRAO) CC : call change/new calls assigned QG : frequency change granted Boyce : KBCE 102 .3 NC to 21 kW but GE (3rd) NC : no change yet, on a reported RA: station returns to the N.Smyma Bch: WJLU89.7 PC> to 10kw, class C3, DA Clayton : '"' 99.3 PA to add class A, rather than 107 .9 CL: change granted air Newberry: WNFQ 100 .5 CO: 29-48-43 pending grant/change, RE : station requests extension / 82-42-33 Franklinton : "' 98.9 GA to add class A C0 : new xmtr co-ordinates of a CP Panama C : WFSW 89 .1 NO-GE CX: N0: station is not on the air RX : station requests re-instatement of Homer. KZXB 106 .7 NO-RE (2nd) a CP has expired, and is cancelled NS : a new Pennusco: *NS 88 .3 AF C1,C2, etc: change in station granted a license an expired CP Jackson : "' 104 .5 GA to add class A class status NW : new station signs on the air Punta Gorda: WIKX 92 .9 GA from class C2 to C1 DA: directional antenna SG : slogan change or update Jena : KJNA 102 .7 PA for class A here, from 99.3 A PA: proposed amendment to change Tampa: WUSF 89 .7 NC to 72kW/941' tut RE Jonesboro : K209BR DE : calls deleted, license returned to FCC SI : station is silent 89.7 NS-250w: WAFR 88 .3 Tupelo, MS table of allocations Titusville : WPIO 89 .3 NC to 6750w(h), 10 kW(v) but GE Mamou : KAHK 101 .1 amendment A FC station format change XC: station granted a transmitter (xmtr) to C3 dismissed PC> : a power change (increase) site change Titusville : WGNE 98 .1 PC> to 100kW, class C1 Sulphur. KKGB 100.9 FC to rock CC (ex KTQQ) Trenton : WDJY 101 .7 FC-adds Jones "CD Country' : A : Williston : WFEZ 101 .3 now carves Tom Joyner show . Andalusia: Hounon : WHOU 100.1 FC to country // WOZI WXCR 98 .1 CC (ex WWSF) "Classic Rock' Auberry : KGST 105 .1 FC to Reg . Mexican Atmore: WYDH 105 .9 RA // AM (Fresno) GEORGIA: Kennebunkport: WQEZ 104 .7 NO-RE with country // WASG 550 CC (ex KSLK) Bolingbroke : WDBS 102 .1 NO-RE Atmore: WDWG104 .1 CC (ex Madison : WHAA 97.5 NO-RE (5th) WGCX)'The Dawg" Big Pine : KRHV 93.3 NO-RX Bostwick : WMOQ 92.3 NW, country Bay Minette: WAVH 106 .5 CC (ex WFMI),'The New Winslow : "' 95.3 GA to add class A Wave" Chowchilla: KLVN 93.3 CC (ex KXDA) Canton : W201AV 88.1 NS-10w: WCCV 91 .7 Carterville Carolnon : WZPQ 94.1 CC (ex WCKO) : Crescent C: KCRE 94.3 NC to 8600w, -318 ft, C3, but GE Chatsworth: WQMT 98.9 PG> to 1300 w, 703 ft, E .Brewton : WAFN 95.7 NO-RE Ft .Bragg: KSAY 98 .5 Baltimore: WSSF 104.3 FC to 70s okfies "The Cott" (wonder PG> to 3.5 kW, class B1 CO : 34-44-29 / 84-4.'3-09 Jim and Fairhope : WGCX 92.1 CC (ex WZEW) Fresno : KKDJ 105.9 adds Griffin : WQUL .7 if Irsay the Indy Cons will sue them too, hi -gc) Mobile : Mark & Brian show 97 NC to 97 .5 C3, 8.5 kW, 554ft, Cavalier. '"' 105 .1 GA to add WMXC 99.9 CC (ex WKRD) Healdsburg : KHBG 95 .9 NO-RE CL: Fayetteville, GA, CO: 33-29-22 / 84-34-07, but RX class C Northport: WLXY 100 Crisfieki: WLSL 96 .9 NO-RE (5th) .7 PC> to 11 .6 kW, 485 ft, class C3 Inglewood: KACE 103 .9 FC to urban (L.Angeles) Irwinton : WVKX 103.7 NW CO : 33-12-29 / 87-43-10 Kngsburg : KLVS 106 .3 CC (ex Grasonville : WRNR 103.1 CC (ex WZXL) Uniontown: KJET) Jasper W204AU88 .7 NS-10w : WCCV 91 .7 Cartersville Salisbury : WLVW 105 .5 see WLBW-92 WVFG 107.5 PC> to 6 kW, 328 ft, L.Arrowhead : KABE 103 .9 CC (ex KAEV) Pearson: WWFP101 .9 NO-CX (red . reconsideration) .1-DE (simulcast) CO : 32-22-38 / 87-31-25 Lemoore : KQYZ 104 .9 NO-GE Rossville : W238AF95Z NS-10w : WCCV 91 .7 Cartersville : ALASKA: Magalia : KLVC 88.3 CC (ex KWXP) Rossville : WLMX 1055 PG< to 1550w646ftXC Boston : WJMN 94 .5 PG> to 17 .5 kW, 771 ft. Eureka : K206BJ 89 .1 NS : 19w(h)- KCHU Needles : KWAZ 97.9 CX for 29.5 kW, 1551 ft, Ct Warrenton : "' 93.1 GA to add class C3 XC : 42-4050 / 71-04-59 Juneau : *NS 102 .7 AF FC to country "Killer' Woodstock W265AV100 .9 NS-10w : WCCV 91 .7 Cartersville : Kenai:KCZP 91 .9CC (ex KDLL) Newport Bch : KBCD 103.1 adds alternative wknd overnights Big Rapids : WYBR 102 .3 CC (ex WPZ)), FC to hot AC "Y102" McCarthy: *NS HAWAII: 89 .7 102 w .(v), -554 feet. Orland: KDIG 106.7 FC to Z-rock heavy metal (&) Area : KGMZ 107.9 FC (Honolulu), progressive // KAOI Dowagic: WVHQ 92 .1 CC (ex WDOW), FC to a/c (&) ARIZONA: Quincy: KSPY 100.3 NO-GE (4th), PG> to 440 w., 2184 ft 95 .1 Maui & KAOE 92.7 Hilo, now covers 3 HI islands) Grand Rapids : WGRD97.9 adds Kevin Matthews (WLUP) Paradise Vly : KXLL 105.9 NO-RE (2nd) XC : 40-3-36 /12G-54-46 Poipu:KSRF95.9 NO-RE Iron Mtn : WJNR 101 .5 NC to 100 kW, 613 ft., but GX (7th) Payson : "' 101 .1 GA to add class C3 San Fran : KPIX 95 .7 adds CNN Headline News Wailuku: KKUA 90 .7 PG> to 7kW, class C Mio : WCLX 93 .9 NW, soft AC // WCLS 100.7 Prescott : KGCB 90 .9 NO-GE, PG> to 57.8 kW, 2532 ft. San Jacinto: KWRP 96 .1 PC> to 250 w, 1565 ft, DA Oscoda, "Superstation CLS" Vly : San Rafael: KKHI IDAHO: Pentwater. "' 103 .1 GA for class A Prescott KPPV 106 .7 CC (ex KIHX) 100 .7 PC< to 910w, 797, XC: Bonners Ferry: "' 92 .1 GA to add class A Rural,Chinle: K289AD105 .7 NS-9w(v) : KPCL 95 .7 NM 37-59-25 / 122-29-58, CC (ex KTID) Traverse C: "" 104 .5 GA for class A Sierra Vista: KKYZ 101 .7 NW Seaside : KLMY 103 .9 NO-RE ILIJNOIS : WCXO 96 .7 CC (NS) : Welnon : "' 104 .5 GA to add class C2 Sutter Creek KRAZ 107.5 PC> to 6 kW, 328ft, Car* : Benson: KSCR 93 .5 FC to SMN adult con. (&) Galva: *NS 102 .5 3 kW, 328 ft. Williams : KVTF 96 .7 NO-RX (2nd) CO : 38-22-11 / 120-38-36 Nisswa: "' 93 .3 GA to add class C W .Monis: WSEY 95 .7 NO-RE (2nd) Window Rock KWRK96 .1 NO-RE (2nd) Thous. Oaks : KCLU 88.3 NW, information and classical Owatonna: K292EW1o6 .3 NS-195w KMSU 89 .7 Mankato : Visalia : KSLK 96.1 CC (ex KGYU) INDIANA: Preston: KFIL 103 .1 PG< to 3 .5 kW, 527 ft . XC '-ayetteville: KBHG 89.3 NO-GE : Connersville : WIFE 100 .3 CC (ex WCNB) Worthington : KITH 93 .5 CC (ex KLFN) Evansville: "' 107 A Marion : KFTH 107.1 FC to DRE - new rock (Memphis) Colorado Sps: KTLF 90.5 PC> to 914w(h), 3657w(v),2054'C1 .5 GA to add class Indianapolis : WHHH 96 .3 PC> to 640 w., 715 ft . MISSISSIPPI: Maumelle: "' 96.9 GA for class A Delta: KKNN 95.1 CC (ex KKLY) Artesia: WQNN 99 .9 NC to 47250 w, 505 ft but GE Indianapolis : WGRL 104 .5 PC> to 50 kW Monticello : 'NS 99.9 AF Durango: KWXA 99.7 NO-CX-DE-RX Brooksville: *NS 98 .9 5 .8 kW, 675 ft. Washington : WAMW107 .9 FC, adds Jones soft AC (&) N .Lttle Rock KDRE 101 .1 CC (ex KZQA) "DRE" Grand Just: KZKS1105 .3 NS-1000w : KZKS 105 .3 Rifle, Colo . ' Centreville: *NS 89.7 AF Dsceola: KOSE 107.3 NW, gold/AC //AM 860 KOSE Rifle : KZKS 105 .3 chg to 2437, XC granted for : Forest : WQST 92.5 NO-RE CC (ex KAFW) new CO: 39-2557 / 108-07-46 Atlantic : KXKT 103 .7 PA for CL: Glenwood, IA (class C) Jackson : WTYX 94.7 FC to classic rock Springdale: KBRS 104 .9 FC to SMN "Real Country" & Rural Mancos : K242AJ96 .3 NS : 9wM-KJYE 92.3 Grand Junct Des Moines: KKDM 107 .5 NO-RE Ocean Sps: WWXX 92.5 sl CC (ex KBEV) : Keokuk : KYAT 105 .9 NO-GE, PG< to 18 kW, 830 ft Tunica : "' 96.1 GA for class C3 Stuttgart: K218BR 91 .5 NS-250w. WAFR 88.3 Tupelo, MS Guilford: WGRS 91 .5 PG> to 2 .7 kW, 79 feet XC : 402519 / 91-35-42 Tupelo : *NS 90.9 3 .5 kW, 426ft (Amer. Family Assoc) Wilson : KAFW 94 .3 CC (ex KOSE) Waterbury: WWYZ 92.5 PC< to 17 kW, 879 ft, Muscatine : "` 93 .1 GA for class A Woodville: WLGG 107.7 PA change class A to C3,NO-RX-DE CO: 41-33-47 / 72-50-42 KANSAS: : Waterbury: WYSR 104.1 FC to new rock Belle Plaine: KANR 92.7 CC (ex KSNS) Cameron: KNOZ 100.1 CC (ex KDEE) : Girard : KSEK 99 .1 FC to adult contemporary (&) Cape Girardeau : "' 93.9 PA to add class A Bethany Beach : WOSC95 .9 PC> for 16 .5 kW, 400 ft., Herington: KDMM 96.3 NO-RE (4th) Clinton : K285EM 104.5 NS-250w : KCVO 91 .7 Camdenton VIRGIN ISLANDS STEREO Horton: KERE 93.7 CC (ex KADF) 93.1 PA A ~4fs7-A L54IIWMIY, w7 CC (ex WWVV), new calls prob . for "Coast" slogan Hermitage : "` to add class wx nic~rto, aaxr c~az Fenwick I : WLBW Hutchinson : "" 97 .1 GA to add class C3 r~vmair~ isuwo~ aoiso 92 .1 SG' Wave", so that WWVV 95 .9 would not be able to use that! (95 .9 is now "Coast")= Silver Lake: *NS 92.5 one step appl. to change to C3

WOEOWA 1994 Missouri : : : : : KUNQ 99.3 NC to 33.4 kW but RE, also C2, and Grand Forks: *NS 90 .7 2 .4 kW, 154 ft. (U . of N . Dakota) Bulls Houston Gap : "' 98.7 PA to add class A : WKTT 103.1 OG to 98.1, 5100w . XC : 37-5-32/92-3-10 HIO: Crossville: WEGE 102.5 noted in mono DePere: WJLW 95.9 NC to 25 kW, 272 ft, but PtLookout: *NS 91 .7 200 w, 151ft (College of the Ozarks) GE (2nd) Beavercreek WRVF103 .9 CC (ex WYMJ), "River" Etzabethton : WAEZ 99.3 PA :from class C3 to C2 La Crosse : WSPL 95 .7 FC to adult rock WW1 (&) Warrenton : KFAV 99.9 PG> to 1 .5 kW : Cleveland : WMMS100.7 FC to new rock Jeff. City WEZG 99 .3 PA : change to 99.1 A and Michicot: WGBM 107.5 CO: 44-20-30 / 87-47-10 : Defiance : WZOM 105 .7 from city of license to Cumberland OC 105 .9, PC> to 6 kW Gap Neillsville : WCCN 107 .5 CO: 44-35-31 /90-37-13 (587 ft) Billings : K205CL 88.9 NS: 41 w(h)-KEAR 106.9 San Fran . McArthur WJTD 98 .7 NW Knoxville : WUTK 90 .3 NC to 800w(v), 70ft, but GE New Holstein: KFKQ 92 .9 NO-GX (2nd) Billings : KRKX 94.1 now class C1, 590 ft, Pleasant Cty : "' 92 .1 GA fo class A Knoxville : WJXB 97 .5 SG'8-97.5" Spooner. "' 106 .3 GA to add class A 00 : 45-45-37 / 108-27-09 Upper Arlington : WLLD 98.9 CC (ex WRVF) Monterey: *NS 104 .7 AF Tomah : WUSK 94 .5 CC (ex WZFR) Butte: KMSM 91 .5 QG to 106 .9, 740w(h), -204 ft . : Norris: "` 106 .7 PA to add class A Wausau: WRMW 91 .9 two new stations here to share time : CO: 46-00-44 / 112-33-26 Bixby: KRMP 105 .3 NO-RX (4th), CC (ex KBXT) Sparta: WSMT 105 .5 PG> to 2,350 watts State of Wisconsin (56w-823 ft.) & White Pine Community Great Falls: *NS 90.9 NO-CX (no calls were granted) Langston : KALU 90 .7 NC to 89.3, 151 w, 200' but GX Sparta: W219AD91 .7 noted on: WMBW 88 .9, relig., mono Broadcasting (with 380 watts, 426 ft) (call of second station Sidney : "' 95.1 GA to add class Ct Pauls Valley : KGOK 97 .7 PG . to 16 kW, 410 ft, Tiptonville : WART 101 .3 NO-RE is unknown at this time) Woodbury: W.Yellowstone : "' 96 .5 GA to add class A XC: 34-42-14 / 97-15-46 WBOZ 104.9 NW, country "Z105"= Wausaw: WCLQ 89.5 NC to 8.5 kW, RX NEBRASKA: Pawhuska: "' 104 .9 GA for class A : : 100 kW, 1004 ft, C2, KBSY 107 .3 Abilene: KFXJ Hastings: KEZH 101 .5 PC> to Poteau: FC to southern gospel 92 .5 NO-RE Buffalo : KLGT 92.7 NC to 92 .9, (h), XC : 40-39-28 / 98-52-4 Stillwater. *NS 98 .1 6 kW, 328 Amarillo : KBUD 99 .7 FC to 12kW 3 kW (v) feet 70's oldies, CC (ex KFMA) 1115ft, CO : 44-36-08 / 106-55-52, but RE (6th) McCook KKYT 105 .3 CC (ex KZMC) Sulphur. *NS 90 .7 AF SG "Proud to be your Bud" Casper. "' 97.3 GA to add class A Omaha: K299AK107.7 NS-75w: KYNN 101 .9 Lincoln Taft: KHJM 100 .3 NC to 3900w, 410 ft but GX, also Beeville : KTKO 104 .9 CC (ex KIBL), FC to Tejano, NC to CANADA : NEVADA : XC: 35-48-42 / 95-34-12 105.7 and 25 kW/328 ft, RE (2nd) Henderson: KXTZ 94.1 FC to urban, "94 Jarrd' : Centerville : KAJG 105.9 CC (NS) ONTARIO: Las Vegas : KXPT 97.1 PG< to 9.5 kW, 3765 ft., Brownsville : KLRF 102 .3 CC (ex KGAL), FC to altemative Booker K218BS 91 .5 NS-193w: KJIL 99.1 Copeland, KS Ajax : CJKX 95 .9 NW, country, °KX-95' XC : 35-58-03 /115-30-06 Bums : "' 92 .7 GA for class A Derision : KDSQ 101 .7 FC to classic rock Barrie :CIQB 101 .1 NW, noted testing with adult Pioche : "' 98 .9 GA to add class A Canyon City : 'NS 94 .5 190w, 1729 ft. Denver Cty: "' 97.5 GA to add class C2 contemporary and a "B101" slogan : Gold Bch : KGBR 92 .7 NC to 42,060w, 1378', GE (3rd) Eagle Pass : KEPX 89.5 NW, religion North Bay: CHUR 840 QG to 100 .5, t00kW= Franklin: KLTR 101 .9 NW Tobermory Park "" 90.7 NW, Environment Woffeboro: WLKZ 104.9 NC to 730w, 935 ft, XC, but GE Lakeview: KCTL 93 .5 CC (ex KQIK) Canada weather Lincoln C : KSND 95 .1 NO-GE (2nd) Friona: KGRW 94 .7 NO-GE (5th) station noted on the air (Bruce Penisula), supposed to : Portland : KXL 95 .5 FC to 70s oldies Gainesville : KECS 107 .9 NO-RE, PG< to 2,750w, 1791 ft. be 50 watts, calls are unknown. Expect more of these. Cape May CH : WBNJ 105.5 FC to urban AC & // WTTH 96 .1, Redmond : KLRR 107 .5 PC< to 27.5 kW, 663', C2 XC : 33-44-11 / 97-04-04 QUEBEC also they add Tom Joyner show Seaside : *NS 98 .9 6 kW, 327 ft . Ganado : *NS 104 .7 AF Beauceville : *NS 102.5 to be 19w- WWFM French, religion, oiler by Long Branch : W209AR 89.7 NS: 89.1 Trenton Sisters: KPXA 104 .1 NO-RE (4th) Georgetown : KNNC 107 .7 PG> to 9100 w. Newton : WNNJ 103 .7 PC< to 2 .5 kW, 892 ft, Fondation Humanite 2000, power unknown PACIFIC ISLANDS: Harker Hts: KLTX 105 .5 CC (ex KLFX) Montreal: *NS 91 .3 to be French, CO : 41-11-12 / 74-46-04 L .Jackson : KRQT 107 religious, via Garapan : "` 101 .1 GA to add class C .5 CC (ex KZFX), FC to new rock and Radio Ville-Marie (power unknown) Ocean C : WKOE 106 .3 CO : 39-13-45 / 74-40-53 "Rocket" slogan (Houston) : Quebec Cty : *NS 90 .9 to be French, religion, oiler by Tuckerton : WTUC 99 .7 NO-GE(2nd) Nolanville: KLFX 107.3 NW, classic Attoona: WFGY 98 .1 CO : 40-34-01 / 78-26-32 (941') rock, CC (ex KKFF) Fondation Humanrte 2000, power unknown NEW MEXICO: pt .Comfort: *NS 94.1 25 kW, 328 ft. Bristol: *NS 91 .7 10w(h), 100w(v), 69 ft . Speaking of these three religions stations, this represents Albuquerque : KRZN 101 .3 NW, jazz, SG `t-lonzon' San Marcos: KEYI 103.5 FC to oldies a CC (ex KWQK) Clearfield : W297AB103.7 NS-12w WDBA 107 .3 DuBois 3eadri t : *NS 105.1 6 kW, 328 ft . change in policy by the CRTC, according to an official news City College) Albuquerque : KAMX 107 .9 FC to new rock, "The Edge" Grove City: *NS 88 .9 AF (Grove Actoria: KXBJ 89 .3 NW release dated October 14th . "The proposals filed by both WSRT 92 .1 NC to 2700w, 466 ft, RE (5th) Albuquerque : KKJY 100 .3 FC to 70's classic hits Mercerburg: AH : applicants comply with the elements of our new policy on N .Kensington : WZPT100.7 FC to 70s oldies "The Point" , particulary Central: KNUW 95 .3 NO-RE (4th) 3ichfied : KKWZ 93 .7 NC to 33720w, 3029ft, but GE (5th) with regard to ethics and Clovis: KLRX 101 .5 CC (NS) CC (ex WQKB) balance in the presentation of alternative 4200w, 797ft, DA, R /ERMONT: viewpoints", said Socorro : KRRA 92 .9 CC (ex KLSC) North East: WRKT 100 .9 NC to CRTC Chairman Keith Spicer. Philadelphia 102 .1 FC to mainstream CHR iarre : *NS 89 .9 AF (Christian Minstries) Programming will be mainly : WIOQ religious, with NEW YORK: Pittsburgh : WDSY 107 .9 NC to 17.7 kw (but GE) /IRGIN ISLANDS: a thematic or pedagogical approach. Advertising Castorland : W240AV95 .9 NS-17w(h),21w(v) :WMHI94 .7NY Pt .Matikda: WIKN 107 .9 NW, CC (ex WXXZ), rock-CHR ,hristiansted: WVIQ 99.5 FC to soft AC (&) on Radio Ville-Marie will be limited to no more than 6 minutes : WCPV 101 .3 NW Essex Shamokin : WISL 95 .3 FC to oldies (&) AR INIA : per hour, with 60 hours a week out of 126 hours of weekly Monticello : WXTM 99 .7 NO-GE (2nd), since noted on the air Sharpsville : WRKU 95-9 RA with classic rock (&) ledford : WYMY 106.9 FC to adult std . -& (Roanoke) broadcast expected to be religious . The license will expire on relaying "Jukebox 103.1" (WJUX 88.7 / 103 .1 Ft.Lee, NJ)= CC (ex WHTX), format moves up dial from 95.1 8/31/99 . Fortdation Humanite 2000 will broadcast kW :hariottesvile: WLPL 107.5 NO-GE 571/2 hour New York: WRKS 98 .7 PG> to 6 of excusivey religious Oneonta: WSRK 103 .9 NC to 2,050 watts but GX PUERTO RICO : "hester WDYL 92.1 NC to 93 .1, 1350 w, 492 ft, but RE programming a week with no advertis- 899 ft . ing . Paul Smith : WPSA 89 .1 NC to 98 .3 / 10w(h), 833ft. but GX Cidra: WBRO 97 .7 PG> to 4.4 kW, ovington: WIQO 100.9 PG< to 560w, 1059', XC to Pattersonville: WPGL 90 .7 NW, religion // WFGB 89 .7 : 37-47-36 /79-55-57 -Idaho State Universty may have its own station for the first ulpeper. WPVB Potsdam : WAIH 90 .3 NW, variety Bamberg : W WBD 92 .1 GA: 92 .1 A to 95 .7 A 89 .9 NO-GE (2nd), PG< to 8 .5 kW, 584 ft. time in 22 years, according to the Idaho Statesmen A student Pulaski: WSCP 101 .7 SI Blufton: WLOW 106 .9 CX for 100 kW, 809 ft, XC ttridk "' 93 .1 PA to add class A group has been awared 91 .1 Mhz but the FCC . University inton: WAJB 101 .5 CC (NS) Salamanca: WART 98 .3 PG . to 3500 w. CC (ex WHHR) administration will support the idea of a new station if there is ioodbrige: WJZW 105 .9 CC (ex WCXR), "JazY' Stillwater WJKE 101 .3 PG< to 2 .9 kW, 469 ft . Kingstree: "' 94 .1 GA to add class A enough studen t interest, according to Radio Free ISU chair- Pt .Royal: WNCK 99 .7 CC (ex WLOW) /ASHINGTON: Whrtesboro: WOWZ 97 .9 NW, AC(&) // WOWB 105 .5 L .Falls man Lane Startin. A signature drive has been started, aiming RockHill: W231AF94 .1 NS-220w WRHM 107.1 Lancaster ibum : KGRG 89 .9 NC to 250 w ., 367ft, DA, and NORTH CAROLNA: for 3,000 people . Starten claimed the station would enhance : CO : 47-15-23 / 122-137, but GE (2nd) Eden: WXRA 94 .5 CC (ex WNEU) SOUTH DAKOTA the "educational atmosphere" at the Pocatello School. 102 .1 to add class C3 ashmere : KZPH 106.7 FC to classic rock (&) Elizabeth C: WKOC 93 .7 CL: Chesapeake, Belle Fourche: - GA FrankAden, who sent in Carpenter. K261CH100 .1 NS-250w. KCGN 101 .5 Ortonvll, MN ma: "' 102.1 GA to class A fhatartide, also menfonsthatthe I RCA Forest City : WBBO 93 .3 SG "Q93", modem rock= convention will Flandreau : "' 107 .9 GA to add class C3 Ndendale: KYYT 102.3 PG< to 748 w ., 1788 ft, C3, XC be right there in Boise, July 1416,1995 . Thanks High Point: WFXF 100 .3 CC (ex WWWB), "Fox" to all who contributed to this Nasvhille : "' 99 .7 PA to add class A Pierre : KLXS 95 .3 NC to 48 kW, 502 ft ., but GE (2nd) abton : "' 98.7 PA to add class A column . In addition to Frank : Saul Chemos, Ocean Isle Bch: "' 93 .5 GA to add class A Rapid City: KFXS 100 .3 CC(ex KGGM),FC classic rock "Fox" nak 104.3 GA to add class C2 Matt Sittel, Joe Fela, Tim McVey, Doug Smith, and rsco Soulhem Shores :"" 100 .9 GA to add class C2 Speafish : KBHU 89 .1 PC> to 100w(v); -348 ft ., class A : KGDN 101 .3 PC> to 10 .5 kW Steve Ryan . ThanksalsotoM StreetJoumalforalltheirsupport Winston-Salem : WFDD 88 .5 PC< to 60 kW, 935 ft, Winner. *NS 98 .5 AF 'EST VIRGINIA : during this year, and we look forward to another year of co- CO : 3355-02 / 80-17-37 catalico : WTUN 98 .7 NW operation! I hope everyone has a great Holiday season! 10 ~venswood: WFYZ 93 .1 NO-GE 1 1

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eoo " oe " eee """"" e " ee " ee " e "" oeeee " e Danny Buntin 1312 N. Skyline SOVPf1ERN FM DX Bueneman, cont . DECEMBER Stillwater, 74075 1994 OK In that same opening, I also managed to get into three repeaters on 147.03 MHz(positive e:SOUTHERN" eoo " eee " o " eoe "" ee " "eeoeFM DX: DFT'FMRrR 1994 " e " eoeeo " offset) at once, which told me haw good conditions really were! Locally, I am hosting DEADLINE : 14th a new specialty show on KCFV 89 .5, called "The ERN FM DX is for reporters from : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, DC, FL, Alternative Time Machine", which features Z GA, HI, KS, KY, LA, classics from the 1970s, '80s and early M0, MS, NC, NM, NV, OK SC TN TX UT & WV . Merry. DXful Christmas!! '90s . It's on Fridays from 2000 to 2400 CLT(that's Central Local Time, for those who don't know what it is, hi!) . MLI~E FRAM PAT DYER'S 9LD24M FS KLGS 95 .1 is on the air and DX ready, with a country format(very popular nowadays) for the Lake of The Ozarks area . The October 14 opening (nice gift for my birthday, hi! )got into the Kansas SCME F1P.IZOWEEN TIME TROP IN UP TO 677 mi . City area, with very strong signals from the Lake of The Ozarks, Hanni bal/Quincy and even my "barometer station" for southwest Indiana/western Kentucky(WKDQ 99 .5) . Springfield, IL stations were in like locals and Cape Girardeau Douglas E. Smith, 1385 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 stations were Equipt . : Technics SP-G50, Archer VU-160 at 15' also in . Also noted KCLR 99 .3(last noted in 1984 as KDBX) and KCMO 94 .9(last noted in 10/5 gw 10/30 tr, ms 1985 as KCPW) . Propagation also noted on local VHF channels 4 and 5 on television with TV stations from Columbia/Jefferson noted at semi-local strength . October 18 brought 0000 WBOZ 104.9 TN Woodbury, "Z105", k$, 64 2321 _KODA 99 .1 TX Houston, "Sunny 99 .1 an opening extending from one Springfield(MO)to the other(IL) . It 't unusual to hear new semi-local, ouch . . . Houston wx 677 10/18 tr 2343 WPWL 101 .5 TN McKinnon, tow stations battling it out on a few frequencies(as noted with 89 .9, 92 .7 and 106.1) . "Thunder 101 .5 first time 0850 WZZK 104 .7 AL Birmingham, "WZZK 104 .7 FM", new slogan and format It was the I had received KGNV 89 .9 with usual local WLCA on the air (in fact, (country) nearly obliterating them!), KGNV comes in best after WLCA's sign FM" 201 2346 KSAB 99 .9tTX Robstown, metecr bursts off . (Well, I should 0900 WQBM 103 .7 AL Gadsden, calls 175', of Mexican music. hope so . DB) This summer, the stations that has most frequently visited this Q7TH has WSIU 91 0908 WKRG 99 .9 AL Mobile,"Coast 100 FM" 396 10/31 tr been .9 Carbondale, IL . It has a near-local signal nightly after WSSU Springfield,IL signs off. While I concentrate on AM DX,(Yuck I hate Antique Modulation 0922 WTXT 98 .1 AL Fayette, "W . 's 0013 KOLL 94 .9 AR Maumelle,"Cool DXing; it's too 95" 319 noisy . DB) I still remain on the lookout for any off-season openings auto auction" 215 0024 KBCN 104.3 AR Marshall, Branson ads 313 . 73 and good DX from NOUIH . 0931 WMIJ 96 .5 AL Birmingham, legal ID 203 0043 WiOGY 94 .1 TX Germantown, " 94" 0950 WKMX 106 .7 AL Enterprise,"106.7 KfIX"349' rare due to WMUF and WMIX 180 1026 WHHY 101 .9 ,L Montgomery,"The New Y102", 0321 KQQK 106.5 TX Pat erWASIYX 5315 Silverti Drive San Antonio T'X 78228-2744 Galveston,"Tejano 106"663 Fquipt . : Realistic TM-1001 1034 WZRR 99 .5 AL Birmingham, promo for 0342 unID 96 .9 "Z-97" w/pop or hot adcon tuner (two I.F . mod. w 150 kHz filters) into Allied 426 52- ohm step-attenuator box used to reduce local local AL football 206 0355 KPNP 105 .7 !O Ste . Genevieve, "105 .7 intexmod/overload when needed, 6-e Archer antenna at 20' with rotor. CST used, new underlined, all Es unless noted. 1039 WRJB 98 .3 TN Ca-den, "J Rock & Roll" The Point" 230 1043 WKXJ 97 .3 TN South Pittsburg, "97-99 0932 WKJQ 97 .3 IN Parsons, Lexington 76 0--0'-g4 : a y_~' WNI2 IL :078' Kicks :M" 127 ad 1730 f WKFY 93 .5 FL 1087 0933 WBCM 93 .5: MI 1309 1045 unID 96 .1 AL? "Hot Country 96 WMYC", 0937 WXFL 96 .1 AL Florence, news of death stronglyl suspect 1733 WAVK 106 .3 FL 112E 0987 WMTE- 97 .7 MI 1221 Mobile . of founder of WOWL-15 123 '?4? WEOW 92 . ., FL 109E 0840 96 .7 1101 WMVB 91 .9 AL Dixons Mills, WWL2 MI 125 calls 296 1?53 WE -,.-- 92 .,: SC 100 0940 TOWS97 .7 IL 975 Missed a good opining in the early morning hours of Oct.17; had just driven across the state and was too sleepy 0945 WIIL 9 .`_ .1 WI 1080 to DX . All I caught was WJSP-23. Tam had Tallahassee on the TV . 07-03-94 : 094E WCEF- 82 .7 At 0900 on the 18th, I noticed two TL 1054 stations on 101 .5, both carrying the same network news- 0748 KWKH-- 94 .5 LA 0951 WMYX 93 .1 W1 10,a7 cast but with different delays, resulting in an echo sound. This is pretty common on AM, 07 WSKX 92 GA 1025 0552 WGFM 105 .1 MI 1342 but it's the first time I've heard it on FM! I think the culprits and were WJOR WIWL . OS02 WKK2 9- . GA gs.l 0958 WCMW 103 .9 M : 1325 P~1l WMK_- 92 .3 GA 912 1155 KMF1 56 .9 MN 1252 Eric Bueneman (NOUIH) 631 CoaChwa Lane Hazelwood MO 63042-1327 CDT 0813 WYAV 104 .1 SC 118= 1246 WXLK 92 . :- VA 1187 Equipt . : Realistic STA-90 AM FM FM stereo receiver with Radio Shack VU-110 antenna and ~! r- SC 104E Archerotor 0c l? WL., 93 at 33 feet above ground level 0620 K' K: 105 , TX 1 269 8/29 tr 1 10/16 tr 082_ WHLZ 92 .5 SC 128 0947~XHD- 106 .5 DF 690 2105 KJMO 100.1 MO Jefferson City, o 2325 Columbia, MO 91 .3, 98 .3, 101 .5 115 I 0ES' WZNY 10b .7 GA 1022 055E XHCT 95 .7 MR 7 :".5 "Oldies 100.1", between locals KFAV 99 .9 10/18 tr 0830 WYAK-103 .1 SC 11 e2 1001 XEDF-104 .1 DF and KNJZ 650 100 .3 100 2244 KOPN 89 .5 MO Columbia, jr, local 105 0833 WAGW 100 .9 GA 1006 1003 XHNX 98 .8 MC 700 2110 WSIX 97 .9 TN Nashville,k, calls 270 KCFM off 0834 WNME 105 .9 SC 1200 1013 XHIMEF `54 .5 DF 690 2111 WWIN 99 .7 TN Manchester-Nashville 2247 KTXR 101 .3 MO Springfield, bm, 190 03°8 WGTF 107 .9 S^ 1182 XHZM 92 .5 FUI Sounds 10,13 715 minor league baseball 320 2249 WNNS 98 .7 IL Springfield, rm "Light 0847 WWXM 97 .7 SC 1162 1057 X--- 97 .7 GR 870 2115 WI-AC 105 .9 TN Nashville, r(AC/CHR), 270 Rock 99" 80 0852 WZXS 103 .9 NC 1275 1102 XHZIH 90 .5 GF 840 "Star 106", splash from KPNI 2254 WQLZ 92 .7 IL Taylorville, rp(AOR), 0908 WKTC 96 .9 NC 1257 111-, XHNY 93 .5 GIN 630 2315 WOOZ 99 .9 IL Harrisburg, "Hot New mixing with KLOZ 80 093 : WSFA- 98 .9 SC 1027 1120 XHBIO 92 .3 GR 670 Country Z-100", in KFAV null 130 2254 KL0Z 92 .7 MO Eldon, r(Hot AC), "Z-93" 09 .6 WKRF 92 .3 NC 1172 1606 KSSD 92 .5 UT 1018 2322 KBOB 99 .7 IA Muscatine, k "Bob 99 .7" mixing w/WQLZ 130 1013 KGFX- 92 .7 SD 103, 1608 KDAG 96,9 NM 745 ex-KFMH 180 2305 KBDZ 93 .1 MO Perryville,"B93-1",k 70 1015 KBRE.- 92 .7 NE 906 1611 KFEC 98 .1 UT 1000 2340 WMUF 94 .1 TN Paris, r(AC/CHR)"94 .1 2306 KBIA 91 .3 MO Columbia, $ contemp. 105 1945 KL 7 Y 92 .5 WY 1187 1613 KXTC 99 .9 NM 7"3 WMUFn mixing with WMIX 200 2309 WSSU 91 .9 IL Springfield, j 80 1952 KMGN 93 .9 AZ 843 1617 KFCL 95 .7 NM 747 2314 KT'XY 106.9 MO Jefferson City, rp(AOR) 1959 KSED 92 .5 UT 1018 1620 K001 - 94 .5 AZ 836 10/14 tr "Y-107" 100 2011 KJOL 90 .3 CO 870 1632 KSOF-104 .3 UT 1087 0015 KCLR 99 .3 MO Boonville, "Clear 99 FM", 2330 KBXR 106.1 MO Ashland, rp(altern .) 100 201~ KiYE 92 .3 CO 873 1636 KBZN 97 .9 UT 1133 k, splash from WKDQ 99 .5 and KFUO 99 .1 130 2348 KGNV 89 .9 MO Washington, Christian (144-MH- tc NV) 0020 KLGS 95 .1 MO Versailles "KS-95", Lake talk, o/WLCA 50 07-04-94 : 1650 KRBO 105 .1 NV 1050 of the Ozarks mentions,k, over WDZQ 130 0910 WCEN- 94 .5 MI 1238 1652 KRCY 105 .9 AZ 986 0030 KMZU 100 .7 MO Carrollton, k,over KGMO Decent tr opening on Aug. 29, basically 0913 WLAV- 9e .9 MI 1182 1.652 KJUL 104 .3 NV 107? after KZNA7 sign off 210 the entire mid-Mississippi Valley and a fair 0914 WAIF 92 .5 MI 1323 1634 KVWM- 93 .5 AZ 746 0035 KCMD 94 .9 MO Kansas City, "Oldies 95", chunk of the valley covered, most of 0516 KDAL- 95 .7 MN 1244 1655 KFLV 106 .5 NV 10t2 o, splash from KSHE 94 .7 225 the logs were on TV, however. I was also 0921 WLHT 95 .7 MI 1176 1657 KEYV 93 .1 NV 1077 0036 WQCY 99 .5 IL Quincy, "99-Q" r(CHR) 110 able to work a ham in Evansville, IN via the 0922 WKJZ 94 .9 MI 1338 1658 KJYE 92 .3 C0 873 0037 KGRC 92 .9 MO Hannibal, "Variety 93, r 146.69 MHz(negative offset)repeater in 0925 WZTF 96 .7 WI 1110 1659 KKOF 94 .5, NM 697 (Hot AC), local-like signal 90 Owensboro, KY using my handheld transceiver 0925 WKTI 94 .5 WI 1110 1700 KRIM 104 .3 AZ 829 10049 Cape Girardeau, MO 100.7, 102.9 115 and a five/eights wave ground plane antenna. 1720 KRFM 96 .5 AZ 741 continued 15

SOUTHERN FM DX Dyer, cont . DECEMBER 1994 7/5 1741 WYAV 104 .1 SC 1182 SOUTHERN FM DX Dyer, cont . DECEMBER 1994 1743 WWXM .7 _7/11 1720 };HWY 98 .9 CA 1031 97 SC 1182 084 :. WHIZ 9E .9 IL 107,: 1746 WFEH- 92 .1 GA 98 :: 1724 KKFR 92 .3 AZ 836 117F; 0849 WKLH 96 .5 WI 1110 1725 KDKB 93 .3 AZ 836 1747 WBAW- 99 .1 SC 1047 1029 WWQM 106 .° WI 1064 06'50 WKTI 94 .°: WI WJMQ 92 .3 WI Ilio 1729 KUMT 105 .7 UT 1087 1750 WYAK-103 .1 SC 1182 1031 1173 0854 KSSZ 92 .7 ND 1032 WDUX- 92 .7 WI I1 1731 KOLT-105 .9 NM 634 1752 WZNY 105 .7 GA 102-'21 1152 0901 CJBX 92 .7 ON 1342 1733 KMLE 107 .9 AZ 836 1756 WARQ 93 .5 SC 10 7'9 1034 WIZD 99 .9 WI 1145 1753 KMTS 92 .7 CO 853 1840 WVCO 94 .9 SC 119° 1035 WGLS_ 97 .7 W1 1021 07-16-94 : 1849 WKTC 96 .9 NC 1257 1035 WMT- 96 .5 IA 949 lul? WG?S ' KQSW 96 5 WY 1014 96 .9 KY 1010 1853 WBKR 92 .5 KY 6Ee 1039 WAMO 105 .9 FA 1294 1600 KMGN 93 .9 AZ 843 1903 WHRZ 97 .7 KY 828 1045 KIAI 93 .9 IA 989 07-17-94 : 1801 KFKY 94 .9 ID 1204 1904 WTQR 104 .1 NC +15°. 1049 WZEE 104 .1 WI 1064 1200 KILA 90 .5 NV 10`_2 1808 XHBA 104 .1 BCN 1019 1909 WNCI 97 .9 OH 1140, 1049 WTKM-104 .9 WI 1811 KRQQ 93 .7 AZ 1107 1200 KUNV 91 .5_ NV 10`.1 766, 1918 WKID 95 .9 IN 1007 1051 WQTC 102 .3 WI 1176 1851 KROE- 94 .9 WY 1151 1925 WZKL 92 .5 CH 125j4 1052-1125 1112 (144-M z to : OH & FA) KWYO- 96 .5 WY 07-119-94 : 1854 1150 1927 WRBI 103 .9 IN WLBC-104 .1 IN 0 ~, 14 WAIF- 1901 WMMQ 92-7 MI 1188 1049 92 ~: Mi 1951 WVKS 92 .5 OH lel 1127 CILQ 107 .1 ON 14 :-9 042 WHWL 190E WFQN q3 . .` : OH 1175 2t',7 MI 1951 WKKJ 93 .3 OH 1116 1127 CKDK 103 .9 ON 1439 0924 wpJO 94 .5 WI 1907 CKLW 9 : .9 ON 1233 113': WJLB 9" .9 MI 1239 0931 WJPD 92 .3 MI 13 . : 1906 WJLB 97 .9 MI 1239 07-09-94 : 1138 CKLW 93 .9 ON 104" 1912 WVK& 92 .5 OH 123' KDAL- 9.5 .7 MN 1244 11811 17 ;- 93 .5 1046 1142 CTMJ 106 .1 ON 1398 1055 KQDS- 192E WTTS: 92 .3 IN 984 94 .9 MN 124`, 1748 WK 71 94 .5 WI 1''_10 1145 WKQI 95 .5 MI 1239 1927 WGRD- 97 .9 MI 11H 1753 WESC- 92 .5 SC 1009 1140 KEZ0- 92 .3 NE 810 07-20-94 : 1934 WLHT 95 .7 MI 1176 1756 WKFF 114_' KWYF- 6', .7 SD 92 .3 NC 1172 95.7 1016 WXLK 92 .3 VA _18' 1935 WEWN 104 .1 IL 93E 1758 WMUU- 94 .5 SC 1016 1146 KKC,K 95 .7 MN WJTW 93 .5 IL 1123 1932 1019 17,59 WFIX-10 : .1 SC 999 1151 KXFA- 92 .° MN 1149 07-21-94 : 1945 WLAV- 9E-9 MI 1182 1605 WCEN- 94 .5 MI _+F3 WV-I1 94 .9 MI 12' 119E 1100 WXLK 92 . .'. VA 1187 954 WONU 89 .7 IL 1006 , 111 KKMF. 9 .9 SC 1616 WSKX 92 .3 GA 102` 1038 1103 WJDJ 93 .9 KY 9Z : 1958 WYCA 92 .3 IN 1042 18 _ 4 WKK7 115E KELO- 92 . `_ 31D 7 2 9 GA 976 1106 WLIL- 93 .5 TN 20C7 WZ F 95 .7 WI 1110 1826 WHL? - .' SC 1 1157 KQ-W Ae . ~ WY 1014 11.06 WAXX ;: 5 VA 104 2013 WDEK 92 .5 IL 1017 _2 '15~ KAt! 96 .Q WY K K j 10 4 . 1 TX 1090 i 1109 WX'2C 90 .5 WV 10 ~; 2014 WKTI 94 .5 W1 1110 1631 WWXM 1204 KQIX 9^_ .l CO 97 .7 sc 1IF2 874 !11' WMJ:> 97 .7 VA 1020 2016 WTKM 104 .9 WI 110 - 16,2 WYAK 10? _ 1 'le; KGFY 9: . 7 ° :) WVVX 103 ., 1038 11 : K?AL ~. . . Mu 2018 .1 11, 101:1 ls33 WYAV 104 .1 11E 1-0 K- Yn 9~ . 3 CC ! 20 --' WNIZ 9e, .9 IL 67, 1131 WyGy 9E,, CH 1078 r 4 WI r K 7 1021: 1~ 4 K , 9 ND 1_24 113~ WC",? 9 . OF. 0-, WEGE 9?,? IL i535 WTQF 104 .1 NC 1155 ' K 'L 9 `. UT WFWI 92 .5 wI .4 WHI :~ 94 K, 91~ 1116 11g'E; WNMB 1115 .9 Sc 1200 124 . KXAZ 9, . AZ 898 j 1134 Wc'X7 97 .7 UH 0`:y WC' 93 .5= WI , 1176 1r4- 1~ MH_ to W4 1251 KKWZ 9 .7 LIT 1000 11 3E WIN": 106 .1 IN 2042 KVD- 110`_ . 6 LA F: 39 1854 WZX: 03 .9 Nc 11 1--" KFFE :+4 , UT 12 - 1 1009 113C WKN _` 7 KY 9~1 18°_ : WXTC 96 .9 SC li39 KDSG 9L NV 1146: 1141 WF'Q 10? .' IN 100[' - 06... 94 : LIT 1900 WFXH 106 .1 S(,- 10?1 _30- KZEZ a3 1010 1 1, 4 7 W'-PC-104 .1 IN _ 0E' - KWKi " _ LA 35~ - .7 10 W,, 1901 W 1122 1 .04 AH. 9- NY 1219 1149 WXXF 97 .9 IN 0~ - 3 OH 113[ Q7 , k ., ; 1Q0' 54 .5 GA I 0 2 .' AZ 801, 11`:0 WTT- 92 .3 IN 0~4L WFK " ?2 .5 KY SES: 1900 WP57 94 .9 IL S', 7 1-1,09 KF ----' 9c .1 UT 1 1 CH 100 1° wQK'C 93 .7 IN 9e.4 WCy 12~_ 1930 WEB 92 . IL 87, 876 1153 WVKS 92 .5 OH 0'49 :`t' 97 .7 OH y.,~t 1044 1931 WVOH- 93 . GA 9~,4 04 .3 UT 101'7 11,11 WASF 98 .5, IL 0t'550 W2MX 94 . 9 CH 1243 :' 101, .5: UT 193, KL YF 92 .7 AF 5,0c KWJ 1059 1157 WTFI 107 .9 IN 10114 1954 WF'CH 94 .9 GA 808 1344 FYKN- '03 .9 LIT 120- WKQI ,~ MT E 03-94 : 1030 1 j4 KMX 0 -, .1 UT 1011 1206 WOW')-10 - .1 IN r_4 L 46 .9 FL 1019 07-110-94 : 134 . KEZt 97 .9 UT WFAF 02 .5 FL K°,_ 1133 1209 WHZF 10 ; .7 IN 104 : lb ' 802 in : Fcm 92 7 CA 1076 1 4 95 .7 NM 747 1211 WIQB 103 .9 MI WQFW 95 .7 GA 917 K .7 LIT lt, :5 1054 KZEZ 93 . - UT 1011, 140E KFM ' 1031 1214 WJXQ 106 .1 MI WQIK- 9.9 .1 FL 1019 1100 KSSD 9-- UT 1018 1400; K228CL9' .5 NV 163t: W 7:[T 9- .7 FL 1130 12117 WMZX 10 : .9 MI 1 101`, 1404 XHFM 92 . .. BCN 11 ;1 1219 WOOD-105 .7 M1 1F~ 1641 WGLF 104 .1 FL 860 09'5 KHTN 9E' .9 WY 117` 1219 WVGF 104 .1 MI y6 1646 WTBP. 97 .7 FL 779 07-1 1-94 : 094 : KF'LC- 94 .5 : SF` 1002 .5 HI 1647 WIIXX 10' .1 FL 1220 WWCK 105 124" 8 661 -W 777 91 . 5 I L 91 :G 09 .0 KWYR- 93 .7 SD 957, 1223 WQXC 100 .9 M1 1647 WP. 7X 101 .5: GA 1147 1009 0847 WDEK 92 .5 IL 1017 C9 .` " ° KQDY 44 .5, ND 1211 1224 WKGH 92 .3 MI 1151 1049 WSTF 97 .9 FL 1035 0856 WBWI 92 .5 WI 111: 0A53 KS':F- 9=' .5 MN 1 106 1226 IIKK 105 .7 IL i00 _: 105., WEX L,h. GA 1LI 1 090, WOLX 94 .9 WI 0957 KGFX- 92 .7 SF 103: 1229 WKI0 92 .5 IL 930 1652 WROC 107 .3 FL 1019 091 KKMI 93 .5 IA 08 KQSD- 91 .9 SD 109 . 1702 123E WNIZ 96 .9 IL 10,78 WWSG 106 .1 GA 0x15 WPRE- 94 .3 WI 10~ 09`,2 K= :° ;' 31 .4 ND 1213 10,17 1704 1238 WDEK 92- .` IL WKIJE 105 .1 GA 977 0919 KOKZ 105 .7 I A 9F 1016 KRCS 93 .1 SD 1061 171 ,1 WHLZ 92 .5 1239 WJTW 92 .5 IL 1019 SC 1128 0920 KBOE-104 .9 IA 883 102' KQAA 94 .9 SD 1080 WKLH 96 .5 WI 171' WKKZ 92 .7 GA 1240 1110 9t- 0922 WGLX 103 .3 WI '13? 1031 KVCX 101 .5 SD 944 1240 WLHT 95, .7 MI 1719 WYBB 96 .1 SC 117e 1116 0926 KKSI 101 .5 IA 670 103 : KAML- 96 .9 WY 1090 1241 WYSY 107 .9 1L 102E 1725 1 TO1 108 .9 AL 765 0928 KOEL- 92 .3 IA 10'7 KL 7 Y 92 .5 WY Ile7 1726 98 .` 1243 W1,6F'- 97 .9 IL 1053 WFEZ 107 .9 GA 915 0920 KTUF 93 .7 MO `. 1040 KMCH 52 .5 MT 1229 1727 WSB- 81 1244 WIIL 95 .1 WI 1050 98 .5 GA 888 0929 WYTE 96 .7 WI 114 ; 1151 WJFI1 92 .3 MI 1 319 1245 WAIF 92 .5 MI 1729 WSSX 95 .1 SC 13?, 1122 0930 WLJY 106 .5 WI 1151 1257 WVVX 10 .' .1 1 1L 1729 WMXA 96,7 AL 814 1061 0934 KTWA 92 .7 IA 868 07-14 -94 : 1248 WTAZ 102 .3 11, 92E WCEN- 103 .9 GA 917 093,` WOFM 94 .7 WI 081- WJMO- 92 .3 OH 1263 1169 . 1249 WMRF 101 .7 MI 16117

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DECEMB 7/21 ER 1994 1252 WKHQ-105 .9 Ml ~®ATOM .0 -f0 30IN 3D 1309 07-27-94 ; `E,&E0 r 1994 1255 WZTR 95 .7 WI 1110 1004 WZKL 95 .7 OH 1254 1255 WMIL 106 .1 WI 1110 TIM MCVEY - 124 TIMBER LANE - HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331 1021 WCVZ 92 .7 OH 1185 1301 WMYX 99 .1 WI 1097 Equipment: Trusty old Pioneer TX-7500 with front end-IF mods, Stereo 1033 WQLZ 92 .7 IL 873 Probe 9 on a rotor hanging bat-like in the 1301 WKTI 94 .5 W1 1110 1034 WNCI 97 .9 OH 1140 attic; several other tuners and homebrew electronics that'll eventually be turned into a totally outstanding 1310 WDOR- 93 .9 WI 1228 setup. 1041 WSTQ 97 .7 IL 975 1324 WBWI 92 .5 WI 1118 OCTOBER 1994 DX 1043 WYGY 96 .5 OH 1058 SEPTEMBER 1994 DX I 1061 WCOL- 92 .3 8 Tr (175-300 mile logs) 07-26-94 : OH 1139 18 Tr 1051 WCLR 95 .7 OH 1095 1113 WWSW- 94 .5 PA 1292 0737 WPDA 106.1 NY Jeffersonville, aor, "the home 1054 WRSI 103 .9 IN 1013 0300 WWSE 93 .3 NY Jamestown, SE93, mor 1125 WOOL- 92 .3 OH 1139 1059 WMMG- 93 .5 KY 923 0320 WKIK 104.7 VA Crewe, "The Bear", k, lcl ads of rock and roll, 101 .5 WPDH" heard Though down a lot from the high June 0738 WPDH 101 .5 NY levels, FM Es still kept things very busy 27 TrS Poughkeepsie, local quality in July . It looks like for duration and geographical spread, Jul 11 is 0740 WRCH 100.5 day of the month the 2100 WBBG 93 .3 OH Youngstwn,Oldies CT N.Britian, calls, oldies (with the 5th being a very close "runner up") . 93 WBBG 0743 WAQY 102.1 MA Springfield, classic rock Q102 "94 dys # min 0752 "Hot ------WHCY 106.3 NJ Blairstown, k 106.3" ---- ADDENDA : 1160 May 11 18 1450 06-29-94 : 1454 WRHA 105 0755 WHCN 105.9 CT Hartford, classic r. 106HCN .1 SC JOHNSONVILLE (area ad) Jun 25 48 3495 29 GW Jul 20 28 1850 The 106 .5 LAS VEGAS call should be KSNE . 0842 WVOS 95 .9 NY Liberty, "modern k is WVOS 2050 WXJN 105.9 DE Lewes, k, "Kicks 106" GREG CONIGLIO 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE We just moved back from the U.K . and finally got settled into our new home . Hanover is close enough to WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 3 major cities that I can regularly listen to the stations that I really care about in e-mail : coniglio0geog.buffalo .edu Philly/DC/Balto ...but far NO HERN FM~DX [email protected] .edu enough away from all that I can DX . Indeed,considering I'm using a beat up attic mountantenna and shoddy V131 KKDN®UBUMS. TNET Radio Shack so-called RG-8, I am amazed at the stations that roll in here regularly up and For DXers in . MA,NH,VT,CT,MA,RI,NY,PA,NJ,OH,MI,IN,IL,W1,MN,IA,NE,SD,ND,MT,WY,ID, ,3,OR,AK,Canada down thecrowded DECEMBER 1994 ® DEADLINE : The 5 M LOG CUTOFF : 3 months from postmark dial . FYI here's three MD stations changes of interest : 103.1 Grasonville is now WRNR (ex WXZL) A small column this time around, the first time that has happend in quite awhile! Conditions forthe most part have playing true, progressive/alternative. 104.3 WSSF in Baltimore is now one of those 1970'5 "classic rock" been fairly quiet. There was an increase in activity in the midwest and east during mid-October, although judging stations, calling itself "The Colt" in a cheap, short-term marketing ploy connected to the city's resuregence by the few reports received, and how the opening went from here, TV was more affected by this opening than the on the football scene (legally referred to as the Baltimore CFL's!) Nice to say goodbye to those tacky WSSF FM was. Indeed, members have seemed to concentrate on minortrops openings, tropsscatter, and, unfortunately, bagging new locals and semi-locals, with the lack of anything major. I have had some reports of off-season E-skip Soft 104.3 billboards with Barry Manilow, Barbara Striesand, and Neil Diamond towering over the here and there, but nothing into the FM band . Nov. has been quiet so far. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! interstate . Lastly, WTMD 89 .7 Towson, MD is playing new age music all the time now. Kind of neat to hear a different format from the usual kountry and lame rock everywhere . Couldn't work the 8 Oct duct .R SM FELA - 150 ROMU RAM - 80 . PLAIWIELD N.J . - 07080 Equipment - McIntosh MR-78 tuner stacked Stereo Probe 9s + a single Stereo Probe 9, after0800 due to work, but it would have certainly filled up the logbook in a hurry. This is my first NFMDX on rotors, at 40 ft ., Bolin phase box. report ever: hope Danny Buntin (and Elvis) will forgive a TN boy moving above the Mason-Dixon line. Time : ELT AUGUST 11 AUGUST 24 Tr Well, enough chatter...next time there'll be light DX and less talk . 73 .... (Welcome to Northern FM, Tim. 11 Tr 0[continued,7V91 from last report] 2222 _WWSE 93 .3 NY Jamestown, "SE-93", It is good to hear from you again, and we hope to hear from you often!-gc) 6059 KY Lexington, ID, c, contest w/address, ads 271 prev . heard as WBKY on Fs . 561 2307 WMJQ 102 .5 NY Buffalo, "Q-102", r 280 dBRUCE HALL - 5 STIRTON AVE. - BRANTFORD, ONTARIO CANADA N3T 1 E2 0100 WDSU 89 .7 OH Columbus, ID, c, 455 SEPTEMBER 21 Tr 0110 WAY 104.1 OH Portsmouth, ID, k, 2301 WKIK -109 .7 VA Crew ID, k aimed Equipment: JVC JR-S201 receiver (IF mod with 3 110 khz filters), Magnum Dynalab Sleuth 205 amp, Probe 9 fed with RG6 WAEB phased . 474 at the Richmond market 309 at 50 feet AGL, Crown Rotor, Distances are in kilometres. I 0115 WRZQ 107.3 IN Greensburg, ads, call 598 OCTOBER 8 Tr 0132 WXVU 91 .7 OH , call, 0646 WMTZt 96 .5 PA Johnstown, OCTOBER 1994 DX 0929 WLXT 96 .3 MI Petoskey, "One soft hit after Nightways with Cleopatra, r 544 "The Mountain 96 .5", w/American 8 GWITr another on Traverse City's light, the new lite 96 FM WLXT" 0152 WJER 101.7 OH Dover, contest, Country Countdown AM/FM ID, rock 372 0706 WVSC 97 .7 PA Somerset, local nx 249 0800 W297AB 107.3 NY Williamsville, "today's hot new ex : WMBN 448 0159 WCLRt 95 .7 OH Piqua, o, apparent 0826 WFGY 98 .1 PA Altoona, "Froggy 98" + country WNUC 107.7"// 107.7 WNUC 122 1000 WBTZ 100.9 MI Piconning, "The Blitz 100.9 WBTZ legal ID given both softly and call, k, WOGL phased ' 209 quickly thus garbled. Everything else 19 Tr 0816 WICT 95 .1 PA Grove City, (Youngstown OH) Midland/Bay City & WUVE 104.5 Saginaw/Flint, solid heard fairly clear!, "Tool 95" 2000 WXTM 99 .7 NY Monticello, legal ID "Could you turn that racket down, I'm trying to listen here rock and roll for all of mid-Michigan" 304 0635 _WJPA 95 .3 PA Washington, o, mention inserted, carrying WJUX-88.7 with -Go ahead, make your day and turn it up really loud . 1018 WMKC 102.9 MI St .lgnace, "KC Country and Reba of WJPA-1450, ads. 307 virtually all Jukebox Radio-103.1 IDs 19 Es (WJUX's Ft . Lee, N.J . translator) Today's hot new country is on the new Kat Country 95" McIntyre" over local CKLH Hamilton 437 1750 KDJS 95 .3 MN Willmar, "K-95.3", 30 Tr (ex K-Rock 95) 162 1036 WGFM 105.1 MI Cheboygan, "N . Michigan's Willmar ad 0700 1WSSFJ-104 .3 MD Baltimore, legal ID + 1757 [KKOK)-95.7 IN Morris, call, "Easy k" "The Colt" (?-The Cult?), WAXQ 0900 WOUZ 90 .1 OH Zanesville, "This is Ohio Univ . Classic Rock & Roll, 105.1 and 98 .1 GFM", ex Gold FM 466 Ex : KMRS 1139 phased, ex : WITH/WDJQ/WBSB/WVRT 133 Public Radio, WOUB-FM Athens, WOUC-FM Cambridge 1046 WKHQ 105.9 MI Charlevoix, "The best of today's 1800 _KTIS 98 .5 MN Minneapolis, legal AM/FM 0730 Most Washington-Baltimores o/NYC hits and all your favourites, hits KHQ" 466 ID, into nx 1007 with phasing. WOUL-FM Ironton, WOUH-FM Chillicothe, WOUZ-FM 1808 KQWC 95 .7 IA Webster City, ads 1011 On car radio - Zanesville" 477 1824 [KKOTJ-93.5 NE Columbus, call, wx, 0801 wpBX 88 .3 NY Southampton, ID heard 15Tr Ex : KTTT/KWMG 1199 over local WBGO, chewing WBGO 73, dB 1835 KTGL 92 .9 NE Beatrice, "Lincoln's badly while driving around but 1119 WBYR 98 .9 OH Van Wert, "One great classic Classic Rock, The Eagle" 1174 couldn't get them at home with after another, 98-9 The Bear" 435 1922 KZOC 92 .9 KS Osage City, 'TZ-93" 1147 phasing. Must be WPBX's high 16 Tr 1939 KSNP 95 .3 KS Burlington,o,ads,call 1146 vertical/low horizontal powers . 1943 KMUW 89 .1 KS Wichita, wx, ID 1244 Time to add a vertical antenna. 0000 WBUK 107.5 OH Ft .Shawnee, "Oldies 107.5 the 73, Joe Big Buck", Lima Land mention, legal ID w/Lima 416 0908 WCLX 93 .9 MI Mio, "Now there are two places to turn to hear cont. favourites all day every day, 100.7 and 19 93 .9 - Super Station CLS" 352

104.7,94.3,f I° 0 I, U f I= I fI ARM X 1994 . . VOS Home equipment: Toshiba SA-500 receiver, Channel Master rabbit ears with tune sw . FM beam not up yet :1 . . . Toyota . .ile loggings indicated. PDT used . WEE !r ~I sW RsPJit'rER1. AUGUST 21,1224 MS October 6 Tr (Long Beach) Jl~ns 1 " ~u1: 111,1 0845 most Seattle/Tacoma FMs LESLIE G . WOOD - 1463 TADMOR ST. - NORTH MERRICK, NEW YORK 11566 1 " . . . 1 : " 1 n "" . . 1 Equipment: GE Superadio III with whip antennae OCTOBER 9 Tr 1 . 1 . . . O_CTOBER 1994 DX 0050 WORC 99.9 MA Barnstable, nice signal 1 11 KPBX 91.1 WA ID, "wknd. edition""- 299 1 : N-V "Reno's Rock 99" (MS) 19 Tr OCTOBER 1224 DX KAYO 99 .3 WA news, 8 Tropo 0856 ad (weak) 140 0910 WYSP 94.1 PA Philadelphia , .,  , . , , 95 .3 WA mono, reIg . talk, ID 140 2200 WZBH 93 .5 DE Georgetown 1 : " 30 Tr 0914 KLCO 90 .5 OR $jazz , &, blues 330 1 " 11 KSER " 1 : "" 2305 WWDB 96 .5 PA Philadelphia MD Baltimore, 0916 " " ' . 1 1' 2315 WZZO 95 .1 PA Bethlehem 0830 WRBS 95.1 with good, local sig . 0919 KK " 1 1000 WSTW 93.7 DE Wilmington, nice signal, 1 " 103.9 WA ads, kS calls, ad " 1 seemingly all alone, with many IDs. 1 " 1 " Nice trops on morning of October 30th, with a few stations coming in like locals . Sent OSL reports out to WYSP, 1 " 1' " 1 WZBH, and WRBS . Latest varies in are: WLNE TV-6, KNSW TV-3, FM; WPKN 89.5, WORC 99.9 (Thanks for 1' 1' 1 "" mg, $, X-Love" 345 reporting, Leslie . We hope to see more reports from you!-gc) 1' 1' 19101.9 " . . 1 GREG CONIGLIO - 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE - WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 1 . 1° 11 " :1 Equipment: Pioneer TX-9100 tunermodified with 150khz and 180 khz filters, CM Stereo Probe 9 FM antenna 1' 1 " 1 " . =20' AGL, CAC 1 I &RG6 coax . Phasing : Jerrold 10 element TV antenna at = 25' AGL, rotatable, into "two 1 . 194102 .9 1 w. " 1 capacitors in a phase box", and switchable rabbit ears both into a 0-10-20 db Radio Shack amp . 09599 KOFE OR ID, weak 350 0946 KODZ .1 OR . , ads 360.1 OCTOBER 1994 DX Oct . 16 Tr cont. 01 KMGE 945 OR "Magi 01 12 Tr/GW 0920 WCLX 93 .9 MI Mio, "Superstation CLS" 11 " 2257 WLL 99 .3 NY Lowville, legal ID,finally! 170 with sofr a/c // WCLS 100.7 Oscoda 295 Vancouver881000 BC & Bellingham FMs KZA 91 .7 WA ID, c, over KTBC 120 2320 CJ_KX 95 .9 ON Ajax, k$, testing, now on 0930 WKHQ 105 .9 MI Charlevoix, Hits 106 364 1004 KAOS 89.3 WA ID, modem r (weak) 145 " .1 the air with k$, and "KX-96" slogan 70 1000 WCLX 93 .9 MI Mio, now picking up and 10 13 Tr relaying CHIN 100.7 Toronto, not WCLS! 295 WA CHR, 1-91-FM 145 0729 WGMR 101 .1 PA Tyrone, o/local CKEY 162 2219 WZOM 105 .9 OH Defiance, o$, ment . moving 0750 WHPA 104 .9 PA Hollidaysburg, strong 177 to 105.7 that Thursday! 314 010 K-Happy, mg$ 330 1004 KCRF 96.7 OR o, ID, FINALLY! 315 0800 WFGY 98 .1 PA Altoona, k$, o/Icl CHFI 172 2230 WLEN 103 .9 MI Adrian, o/CKDK 283 0806 WLIF 101 .9 MD Baltimore, rare, strong 277 2354 WELL 104.9 MI Marshall, country 323 KSHL 97 .5 calls, ad, k (weak) 315 15Tr 17 Tr 1020 KBVM reIg t, calls, $ 255 2346 VTNUY 100 .1 IN Bluffton, Y-100, legal hrd 369 0005 WKKO 99.9 OH Toledo, K100, k$, in VERY 95.3,103.9, . 2347 WBYR 98 .9 OH Van Wert, op$ o/WKLX 337 well over local CKFM Toronto 264 Astoria 91 .9, 92 .9 16Tr 0015 WOKL 107.1 MI Arm Arbor, a$, Kool 0006 WORK_ 105 .1 IN Decatur, many Ft. Wayne 107, ads, over local CILQ 262 but no Bellingham on 92 .9 or 104.3! menu ., KI05 slogan, CST checks, k$ in mess 354 0023 WLDE 101 .7 IN Ft.Wayne, o$,WBTF off 357 0042 WLDE 101 .7 IN Ft.Wayne, Oldies 101.7 357 0032 WKHM 105 .3 MI Brooklyn, phased CFCA 0625 WCRZ 107.9 MI Flint, Cars 108 o/CING 253 with b$, and calls 290 0630 WSAQ 107.1 MI Pt.Htuon, k$ o/CILQ 190 0124 WDFM 98.1 OH Defiance, a/c parallel 0640 WLEW 102.1 MI Bad Axe, very strong to W19BN!, in over CHFI local 314 over local CFNY with ads, rm$ 224 0135 WRQN 93.5 OH Bowling Green, o$ 278 0646 WMYX 99.1 WI Milwaukee, ads 467 30 Tr 0655 WBMI 105.5 MI W.Branch, Cool 105, o$ 292 0930 CIOB 101 .1 ON Barrie, testing with hot a/c$ music and "B101", ph/CKEY 110

will openings during mid-October came as a pleasant surprise! Nice to add some much wanted DX will occur. Hope everyone h hadlots oftropo this fall andthat lotsawinterEs showsup! 73$de V17SKA . Some nice trops stations fromMichigan, Ohio, and Indiana . On FM, though, forthe majority ofthe time, signals were on the weak side, in contrast to the huge signals seen on TV. Totals now 1973, atestimonial to what I call my best Equipment: sarne season ever, by far, blowing away my previous best skip year of 1990 . Some of the recent loggings though, have been bittersweet, as they have been new locals, semi-locals, or local translators ofa station that comes 16 T in fme anyway! (WNUC) . And I hear that there are many more semi-locals coming, as they CRTC moves 2119WONAT 105 .5 NY Little Falls r IDWow-105 w/ getting a few more stations in the Niagara AL )o AM stations onto the FM band. I have heard that we may be Penisula of Ontario region-I hope I don't lose my very open freq. of 104.9 . On the weekend of October 22- 23, I, along with about 10 other DXers, make the trek to Brantford, Ontario, for a mini-DX get together put on by Bruce Hall . He really put on a good get together, and I enjoyed the whole weekend! Some minor oiumo0 a 0 unnou~ N e58oi f. enhancement greeted us, to Pittsburgh and Ohio, but nothing major. Enjoyed meeting everyone and seeing people once again. Well, this being the final 1994 VIJD, I would like to thank everyone who has reported to the columns this year, and hope to continue to hear from you in 1995! Have a great holiday season! Z 1

Stephen West 26 Dougherty Blvd . G-8 Eastern TV-DX December 1994 Glen Mills, PA 19342-1140 EASTERN TV*DX Doug Smith, 1385 Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 (610) 358-2648 Equipment : Sears 19" color stereo TV ; Archer VU-160 for VHF ; RS December 1994 Deadline : 5th corner-reflector for UHF, with CM-7475 preamp .

High pressure and warm weather over the Eastern half of the United Sta-es has October 1994 DX brought improved tropic, conditions to many DXers . Bob Seybold even logged some 16 Tr 0930 WJSP-28 GA (279) skip on October 23rd . October 15 through the 18th were the best tropo days . (Note #1) Thanks to all of our reporters, keep the reports and DX rolling in! 18 Tr 0851 WBMG-42 AL (201) snow-free WABM-68 AL (202) Robert Seybold, 76 E . 6th Street, ALinkirk, New York WTTO-21 AL (201) s/f 0900 WIIQ-41 AL (281) APT ID Comments : Trops have not developed much since the end of August . September WTJP-60 AL (181) is usually an excellent month for tropo . September 15th did bring in tropo 0911 WVTM-13 AL (200) from ; Cadillac-33 (MI), Gaylord-45, WMCU-14, W67CS Sault Ste . Marie and WCFT-33 AL (223) Wisconsin on 15, 18, 20, 21, 27, 32, 36 and ch . 38 . WDBB-17t AL CCI to local WZTV DX made a rebound on October 15th with evening trops from ; WSEC-14, KMEG-14 0930 WDIO-2 AL (336) under local WKRN ;// WHIQ-25 KYOU-15, WANE-15, Grand Rapids-15, WICD-15, WNDU-16, WUSI-16, KDSM-17, WALA-10 AL (395) Gulf Shores ad Rockford-17, 23 & 29, WLFI-18, KLJB-18, Defiance, OH on 19, Chicago 20, 26, 006 WSBN-47 VA (249) (where'd they come from?!) 32, 44, 50, 60 and 66, Joliet-35, Indianapolis 20 & 40, KDOB-40, KTIN-21, 11032 WSFA-12 AL (309) legal aural ID WPTA-21, KSIN-27, Red oak-3 6, KJMH-26 , WTCT-27, W36AR-IN, WFSJ, WEIU-51, 1100 WBIO-10 AL (201) APT ID W53AV-IN, W66BD-Ft . Wayne, Box 45 Ft . Wayne, 33, 39 & 55 Ft . Wayne, KBSI-23, 31 Tr 0335 KTVE-10 AR (371) ID bars KSMO-62, KPTM-42, WYZZ-43, WILLr12, KDUB-40, WQAD-8, Lima 27, 35 & 44, (Note 112) WHCC-23, Kokamo-29, South Bend 22, 34 & 46, WSJV-28, Fox 28 ? (not Columbus), Milwaukee 18, 30 & 36, Battle Creek 41, Sand . 41 + 52, Toledo LPTVs, Note 1k1 : Apparently the tail end of a very good opening . Tom Saginaw 49, V,CFN-49 , Lansing 23, 53 & 47, Kalamazoo 52 & 64, Grand Rapids Bryant had Tallahassee about 5 hours earlier ; I was too 17 & 35, LPTV-26, Rockford LPTVs 33 & 45, Indiana 56 & 62, Angola tired from a drive across the state to DX . . . 63, Bloomington 63, W65BV-IL . The peak of this opening was the evening of Note 112 : This opening was much better than the sole logging would the 15th into early morning of the 16th . Evening of the 16th brought Chicago indicate . Had Houston FM, and four TV unlDs consistent and Michigan . The evening of the 17th central Michigan and Ohio were strong . with Houston, plus other unlDs consistent with KARD-14 October 18th (AM) brought Burlington, VT 33 and some Canadian UHFs . and KNOE-8 . Does KARD still run HSSpree overnight? How October 23 at 1945 Es returned with WBRZ-2 Baton Rouge, LA . about ID color bars on KXLN-45?

Richard Contone, 162-07 87th Street, Jamaica, New York 11414 Willi m R . Hepburn 35 Lo kwood Rd . Brampton ON L6Y 4T7 CANADA Comments : I have been receiving semi-locals from Connecticut and Long Island regularly on UHF TV . I had home shopping on Ch . 15 or 16? (maybe Rcvr : Panasonic PC-29XF40R TV, JVC HR-D630U VCR & Icom IC-R100 Rcvr you were getting in image from Ch . 68 Newark, NJ or Ch . 14 in D .C .? sw) Ant : attic VHF dipoles & 2nd fdb'br UHF 4-bay I will be getting a mast mounted amplifier soon, along with some new RCr-58 . OCTOBE R 1994 (EDT) TOM BRYINIT - 849 TOM PFEIS DANE - NA%NILLE, TN =1 - 615-64&-2000 - (MT) 15 TR 0409 SBn 16 .28 .46 IN 356 16 TR 0722 WGVK-52 MI 312 16 TR 0806 VACD-15 IL 487 ------2214 FWa 15 .21 .33 IN 328 Kalamazoo Champaign 16 TR 0515 SBn still in . . (// WGVU-35) 17 TR 0145 SBn 16 .28 still in . EQUIPMENT : VHF : Winegard CS-4054 C 20' ; UHF : Antennacraft P-5 parabolic w/Antennacraft 0520 W66BV-66 MI 189 0724 WLFI-18 IN 417 0211 WANE-15 IN 328 preamp @ 25' ; RG-6 coax on each . Channel Master HD-9515 rotor . Emerson VCR (model Llebaij (TBN) LalayetIe 0212 WFLD-32 IL T 754) ; Portland 13" color receiver . New loggings bold type and underlined . TIT relogs (0 offset) (w/ID slide tp) 0236 WPTA-21 IN T noted only when rare . 0719 Chi 26 .32 .38 IL T 0734 WTLJ-54 MI 321 0238 Chi-44 IL T 0720 WMVT-36 WI 410 0735 WDJT-58 WI T 0256 WVCY-30 WI T 9/18/94 Tr 0159 L57BV 57 AL 112 (TBN/Florence) Milwaukee 0737 WGVU-35 MI 312 (w/HSC Spree) Tr 0229 153AF 59 MS 141 (religious/Booneville) 0721 WFWA-39 IN 328 0751 WNIT-34 IN T 0317 WTW-54 still in . . . (w/tp) 2030 WTMW-14 (DC) 356 10/16/94 Tr 02DO WTXL 27 FL 407 NOTES : Some great tropo DX in mid-October as a broad slow-moving high-pressure system stalled over this 10/31/94 Tr 0016 KTAL 6 TX 463 part of the continent. First DX to the Champaign area (although this is stact4, in line with my personal record Tr to St Louis on FM and Springfield MO on TV (i .e .- 242' azimuth)) . It the weather continues this mild . there is of more NOTES : Nothing special about the LPTVs other than the fact that I'm surprised I've a strong possibility good fall tropo . never seen them before . The WTXL was the second opening to Tallahassee this year . Unlike the first, this was to a wide area of AL and GA, with repeat loggings from Colum- bus, Atlanta, and Montgomery . WTXL was in for over 3 hours varying from near s/f to almost unid-able . . . most of the time quite watchable . The big surprise was a call from f Doug Smith late nite 10/30 (prompted by a tip from Ed Phelps) . I didn't get the stuff from deep into TX that they were, but I did manage to nail KTAL audio via the Stereo Probe 9 and Yamaha TX-930 . That's one I only dreamed of logging-from the OX 'Twilight Zone' . . . too close for Es and (almost) too far for tropo! 73's and gooOXing ...... Tom SATELLITE Music NETWORK 23

Fred Nmrdgmisi STATISTICS FM STATISTICS Pea1,V17,W y/fYSro~eA9airfs .W 1Sbie Ltstaoce Acries 7945 Bo)dord Rd 11/14/94 STATES STATS SYates .57OLsandfprsnnal&si3YjZTLcsolfWl%?YP.VelV Clay. NY 13041 imzeo'6, IColm =monthly. JMAadbbes E-Wail! PU # DXER # DXER PU # DXER # DXER PU # DXER # DXER PU # DXER # DXER AsAtd. Ar lby Sh. At) ------.------.------. . - . . .------.- .------. -- 5, AtM &V blb of A6o tD(xdui®erccLq .asyr.eud ----- .- --- _- FM SCOREBOARD__ USA USA(CONT) CANADA MEXICO UPDATED 11/14/94 DEADLINE : THE 5TH AL 106 KPU- 69 MSI2 MT 29 JJE2 25 JPI- AGU(AG) 2 MSI2 1 JPI------__~______AK 11 JJE3 0 None I NE 76 MHA- 52 JJE2 AS 30 JE82 29 JJE2 BCN(SN) 14 PDY- 10 FMC- DXER NAME DXER L0CATION TOTAL 88-92 HS USA CN MX FO TPU YB AS OF : AZ 50 PDY- 36 JJE2 NV 26 PDY- 24 DSU- SC 20 JJE2 11 JE82 BCS(SS) 1 PDY- 0 None ------AR 86 DOD- 63 DBU- NH 33 RST2 17 AMT- I MS 15 FMC- 13 FMC2 CAM(CE) 1 JPI- 1 SW11 DYER PAT TX SAN ANTONIO# 2691 425 2198 73 0 44+ 4 21 5 75 70 10/31/93 CA 380 JJE2 133 PDY- NJ 83 JFE- 73 RSM- NB 11 FME1 6 RST- CHI(CI) 9 FME1 7 MHA- STROBE- RALPH IN MUNCIE 2305 617 770 178 7 43+ 7 5 2 58 72 09/03/94 CO 122 DAL- 70 JJE2 NM 51 JJE2 49 RST- NF 13 FNO- 12 DNI- CHP(CH) 3 PDT- 0 None BUNTIN DANNY OK STILLWATER 2032 344 1210 4 0 48+ 5 9 2 65 74 07/01/94 CT 49 MBU- 42 AMI- NY 236 FNO- 198 DNI- I NS 15 FME1 9 KPU- COA(CL) 8 FME1 6 PDY- CONIGLIO GREG NY WILLIAMSVILLE 1973 334 1032 24 38 41+ 8 2 4 56 85 10/02/94 DE 16 JFE- 14 RSA- NC 124 MSI1 86 PDY- ON 133 DNI- 131 GCO- DF (DF) 21 TMC- 21 JPI- FELA JOSEPH NJ S . PLAINFIELD 1825 398 1006 2 10 36+ 6 0 3 47 68 09/16/94 FL 175 MSI2 162 PDY- NO 34 FMC- 34 FMC2 PEI 2 JFE- 2 RST- DUN( ) 1 POY- 0 None ELVING BRUCE MN DULUTH 1788 318 1375 9 8 47+ 4 1 0 53 48 08/23/94 GA 112 MSI2 103 PDY- OH 238 RST- 177 FME- PO 31 DNI- 29 GCO- ( GRO(GR) 5 PDY- I JPI- EBELING JOHN MN BLOOMINGTON 1782 306 1016 51 83 47+ 6 5 0 59 52 01/01/94 HI 29 SRE1 0 None OK 139 DBU- 74 GCO- SK 12 FME1 9 JJE2 GTO(GN) 9 JPI- 2 TMC- NORDQUIST FRED NY CLAY 1692 356 836 48 59 41+ 5 0 3 50 69 11/12/94 ID 28 DSU- 28 PDY- OR 31 JPI- 29 FMC2 I NWT 1 WHE2 1 JE82 HGO(HD) 1 JPI- 0 None HAWK MIKE NE OMAHA 1381 267 722 30 0 47+ 5 4 0 57 91 08/16/94 IL 225 FME1 219 RST- I PA 170 DNI- 142 JFE------JALUA) 12 TMC- 10 PDY- CHERNOS SAUL ON BURNT RIVER 1319 272 759 42 81 38+ 8 0 1 48 77 08/12/94 IN 218 RST- 132 OBR- R( 14 WHO- 13 RST2 FOREIGN MEX(MC) 3 JPI- 3 PDY- EBELING JOHN MN PROSIT 1291 246 840 4 6 48+ 9 2 0 60 75 01/01/94 IA 120 RBR- 112 FME1 SC 61 MSI1 60 PDY- CUBA 6 RST- 5 FMEl MIC(MH) 3 JPI- 1 PDY- SITTEL MATT Fl, TALLAHASSEE 1151 162 554 2 0 38+ 2 6 4 51 92 10/04/94 KS 106 DBU- 90 TBR- SO 40 JJE2 39 KPU- BELIZ 3 PDY- MOR(MR) 5 PDY- 3 JPI- HOLBROOK HANK MD DUNKIRK 884 233 234 19 0 35+ 7 0 3 46 59 03/28/94 KY 120 RST- 74 PDY- TN 110 KPU- 93 JAY- SERMU 3 DNI- 3 GCO- NL (ML) 20 SW11 17 PDY- WISEBLOOD STEVEN TX BROWNSVILLE 852 183 381 5 0 32 0 9 7 48 92 07/13/94 LA 76 JFE- 73 GCO- TX 320 PDY- 226 RST- EL SA 8 PDY- 4 SWIl OAX(OX) 1 JPI- 1 PDY- NIENAJADLY BILL NJ CLIFTON 806 116 376 8 0 34+ 3 0 2 40 75 07/01/94 ME 45 RST2 30 KPU- UT 30 PDY- 23 FME1 GUATE 15 PDY- 5 SWIl NAY(NA) 1 PDY- 0 None HALL D. BRUCE ON BRANTFORD 800 132 153 106 2 40+ 6 1 3 51 90 07/20/94 NO 59 JFE- 48 GMA- VT 16 RST2 14 KPU- HONDU 5 SWII 2 PDY- PUE(PU) 5 PDY- 4 TMC- SIEGE- GARY OH TOLEDO 770 164 177 0 0 32+ 5 2 1 41 76 11/12/94 MA 102 RST2 77 MBU- VA 67 MSI1 66 JFE- ANAL 14 KPU- 11 MSI2 SIN(SN) 2 JJE2 1 DBU- STEINBERGER RICHARD MA HUDSON 736 155 329 12 6 35+ 4 0 0 40 58 05/01/94 MI 172 RST- 139 FME- WA 46 FMC2 35 DAL- PUERT 4 KSI- 1 DNI- SLP(SL) 2 TMC- 0 None MORGAN GIL MO STOCKTON 527 102 64 3 0 28 1 3 0 32 93 06/20/94 MN 194 JEB2 192 JE8- W 68 GMA1 40 RST- D.REP 1 MSI2 1 KSI- SON(SO) 5 SW11 5 PDY- CHERNOS SAUL ON TORONTO 399 103 82 0 0 21+ 1 0 0 23 77 08/12/94 MS 78 KPU- 64 TMC- WI 143 BEL2 130 JE8- BAHAM 1 FNO- 1 WHO- TAB(TB) 2 TMC- 2 POY- JEZIORKSI MIKE FL CRESCENT BEACH 394 66 141 0 0 29+ 3 0 2 35 93 07/01/94 NO 143 FME1 142 GMO- WY 30 RST- 26 PDY- COSTA RICA 6 SWII TAM(TM) 25 SWIl 13 MHA- GEORGE PETER MA STOUGHTON 384 87 140 20 2 36+ 5 0 0 41 67 07/01/94 DC 13 GMA- 13 DNI- VCZ(VZ) 11 SWI1 9 JP!_ MORGAN GIL MO LEBANON 365 67 79 2 0 29 3 3 0 35 94 10/04/94 YUC(YU) 4 SWI1 3 MSI2 SMITH DOUG TN PLEASANT VIEW 352 76 113 i 0 30 3 6 0 39 94 08/13/9^- TUDENHAM JOHN MO JOPLIN 263 37 22 0 0 20 0 1 0 21 91 10/04/94 ABOVE STATS REPRESENT MOST N0 . Of STATIONS FOR EACH POLITICAL UNIT (PU) LOGGED FROM A SINGLE SPECIFIED DXER'S LOCATION . BUENEMAN ERIC MO HAZLEWOOD 174 28 67 0 0 22 0 2 0 24 92 10/16/94 FIRST AND SECOND PLACE DXERS ARE LISTED ONLY . OTHERS THAT ARE TIED FOR SECOND ARE NOT LISTED . . . . FJN. ONYSCHUK KEN IL STEGER 168 36 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 68 08/20/94 REMINGTON SHEL HI KEAAU 135 19 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 89 05/02/94 DXER INITIAL/NAME/LOCATION/COORDINATES LAT .N . LONG .W . DXER INITIAL/NAME/LOCATION/COORDINATES LAT. N. LONG .W . INIT DXER NAME DXER LOCATION INIT DXER NAME DXER VERIFIED . # UPDATE SUBMITTED 10/31/94 DEG MIN DEG MIN LOCATION DEG MIN DEG MIN BEL2 BRUCE ELVING MN DULUTH 46 47 92 6 IJPI- JIM PIZZI NM LOVINGTON 32 57 103 21 COLUMN DEFINITIONS : are as follows : Total = Total number of FM stations logged from DXerls DAL- DOUG ALLEN CO WOODLAND PARK 39 0 105 3 KPU- KEITH PUGH AL NEW HOPE 34 32 86 24 D:U- DANNY NTIN OK STILLWATER 36 7 KSI- KEN SIMON FL LAKE WORTH 26 37 80 3 location (All loggings should be received within 25 mile radius of this location to count .) 97 4 ONI- DAVID BUMIEMAN NY AKRON 42 58 78 32 MSU- MIKE BUGAJ CT ENFIELD 41 58 72 36 Freq . changes count as a station, call letter changes DO NOT count . Also count a station DOD- DAVID ODELL AR LITTLE ROCK 43 16 96 15 I MHA- MIKE HAWK HE OMAHA 41 13 96 3 only once regardless i£ logged by different propagation modes . 88-92 = All stations logged FMC- FRED MCCORMACK NO DES -ACS 48 17 101 25 MSI1 MATT SITTEL NC RALEIGH 35 47 78 39 FMC2 FRED MCCORMACK NO FARGO 46 52 96 48 MSI2 MATT SITTEL FL TALLAHASSEE 30 29 84 18 from 88 .0 to 91 .99 Mhz . Es=Total number of stations logged by E-skip . MS=Total meteor by FME1 FRANK MERRILL IL MACOMB 40 27 90 40 PDY- PAT DYER TX SAN ANTONIO 29 28 98 36 scatter . Au=Total via Aurora . USA=Total number of states and the "+" = Washington, DC . FNO- FRED NOROWIST NY CLAY 43 8 76 8 RBR- RUSS BROWN MI ST JOSEPH 42 6 86 29 CN=Number o£ Canadian provinces logged . MX=Number o£ Mexican states logged . PO=Number GMA- GUS MANCUSO NO CHEVERLY 38 55 76 55 RST- RALPH STROBE- IN MUNCIE 40 11 85 23 GMA1 GUS MANCUSO W BIRCH RIVER 38 30 80 47 RST1 R . STEINSERGER MA HUDSON 42 24 71 35 of foreign countries, but not Canada/Mexico . TPU (Total number of political units)=Sum of JEB2 JOHN EBELING MN PROSIT 47 0 92 37 SREI SHELDON REMINGTON HI KEAAU(FERN FOREST) 19 27 155 10 USA CN MX and F0 . YB = The year you began DXing from this location . Other groundrules for JFE- JOSEPH FELA NJ S PLAINFIELD 40 35 74 25 SWI1 STEVEN WISEBLOOD TX BROWNSVILLE 25 54 97 30 computing log totals are included in a Separate page . Only 1994 entries are included . JJE2 JOHN JEFFERSON ~A PLEASANTON 37 40 121 53 TMC- TIM MCVEY IN BOLIVAR 35 16 88 59 JJE3 JOHN JEFFERSON AK ANCHORAGE 61 13 149 53 WHE2 WILLIAM REPBURN NT CORAL HARBOR 64 8 83 10 NOTE : Pay Dyers new 386 computer should help him get caught up on his totals tally!-73,Fred I WHO- BILL NOLLMAN CT BOZRAH 41 20 72 36 .---- VERSO--- -BESTS - -FM STATISTICS - 12/94 ------_---- .----- .----.------.------.------.- .- . Personal Bests - Bill Nienajadly - Clifton NJ (7!1/94) Shortest Es : 563 mi . - 91 .7 ON Cincimati Most productive Frequency: 92 .1 33 (26 Es) CHANNEL METRICS - Pay Dyer - San Antonio TX - (as of : 10/31/93) Farthest ES : 1425 mi . - 92 .5 TX San Antonio Most Logged in 1 Es opening : 52 (6/12/94) MHz 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 TOTAL ------Personal Bests - Hank Holbrook - Dunkirk NO (3/28/94) .1 31 29 16 13 25 20 45 40 19 19 30 31 10 16 14 48 36 22 20 50 534 Farthest ES : 1540 mi . - 98 .5-WPRM PR San Juan 25kw Low Power W265AC-100 .9 NO Salisbury lw 65mi .3 32 29 13 10 51 38 45 54 16 2 37 29 6 14 52 29 17 9 54 22 559 Farthest TR : 800 mi . - 89 .1-ZBM Bermuda Hamilton 1kw TR Low Power WKRB-90.9 NY Brooklyn 8.6w 200mi . .5 40 27 16 21 49 72 46 35 41 17 42 8 7 29 15 13 3 35 20 4 540 Furthest MS : 975 mi . - 88 .5-KJLC MO Kansas City 10kw Es Low Power KUMN-89.1 MN Duluth 190w 965mi . .7 29 27 10 8 60 38 20 39 41 64 32 13 24 9 1 27 13 31 19 16 521 .9 33 22 8 9 2 30 42 31 39 38 26 35 10 3 10 49 60 33 17 36 533 Personal Bests - Steven Wiseblood - Brownsville TX (3/8/94) ------Farthest TR : 90 .5-RJR Jamaica 1475mi, 93 .5-Santa Clara Cuba 1132mi . TOTAL 165 134 63 61 187 198 198 199 156 140 167 116 57 71 92 166 129 130 130 128 2687 FL 1000-1100mi 23 stations . GA/FL: 900-1000mi >30 stations . ------CHANNEL METRICS -Fred Nordquist - Clay NY - (11/15/94) Personal Bests - Matt Sittel - Tallahassee FL (10/21/94) MHz 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 TOTAL Farthest ES : 1428 mi . - 93 .1-KRCS- SO Sturgis ------Farthest TR : 913 mi . - 100.5-KBDR TX Miranda City .1 24 14 24 16 5 9 26 12 16 21 13 20 30 14 15 9 20 10 15 19 332 Furthest MS : 655 m .- 89 .3-KSJB TX Hurtle .3 9 15 22 10 17 17 26 22 12 13 13 8 28 9 23 19 7 7 18 11 306 ------.5 17 18 21 7 18 36 9 26 16 21 20 20 6 22 11 22 14 35 17 17 373 Personal Bests - D. Bruce Hall - Brantford ON (07/14/94) .7 18 12 25 21 35 25 19 24 30 28 12 15 20 15 13 19 5 14 19 16 385 Farthest 2ES : 2672 km/1661 mi . - 91 .7-XHXL- NL Monterrey .9 28 10 27 18 18 19 18 11 11 13 10 13 8 26 7 14 7 22 8 8 296 Farthest TR : 909 knV565 mi . - 94 .3-CJSD ON Thunder Bay ------Furthest MS : 2363 km/2028 mi .- 95 .7-KOYN CA Twentynine Palms (during Apr Lyrids MS) TOTAL 96 69 119 72 93 106 98 95 85 96 68 76 92 86 69 83 53 88 77 71 1692 .-- . .--- .----- . .------.------.----- .------2------25

MN FKRC 93.9 GYaalte Falls 675 MA WXTB 9A9 Weak Yarmegtk . 278 S. MD WTZ 3364 136.423 Si eratai, boat QSL CORNER Sea Ave., zip 02673. Letter qal from Van Prentice St, zip 56241. Letter from Desme position atTown Creek, Oxford, MD, card Coleman, CE (was CE for WCCB in 1943, Hodge, GM says their operating hours are gsl'ingwith no signer. (Holbrook) LOGOS RUN thentv, retired, & now part time) who from 6:45sm to 12:30 am It's a station I MD WBJ-7937 SZ. Reais, sailboat at mouth Thomas J. YIngIlng, r. mentions AMon was completely rebuild in received with an Andy Bolin Pkme Box , ofSevern River. Card &photo ofboatf-om 221 Pl.= f~ 1991 from ground up. Holbrook phasing out nearby WTBX 93.9 RMC John Benson USCG & radioman & B*Mmom, MD CWGM 1053 Hibbing, MN. Elving crew "Bullet" the wonder dog who lives 21222-2343 MN Afmierideo- P. O. Box SC WAGP 887 Beaufort, Box 119, zip aboard? 25 watts. (Holbrook) 410-282-5649 738, zip 56265. Letterfrom Dwight L Mulder. He verified only afterI met him in 29901. Handwritten letter from Charles R- ALD W8G8951 136.80 di 156.626 Wind person at conference & reminded him that he Smith, GM mentions previous being head on Trails, sail boat atFrog Mortar Creek off Martha's Vineyard, MA (E nie Cooper lives Middle River, card received (Holbrook) VA WTMW 14 Arlington, retafr as osl had not answered my letter oftwo Years nearby in MA ?) also send bumper stickers & MD 3ELF7 136.65 Doder Likes. bulk letter from William Kraemer, CE in 3 earlier I Elving program MN KKDO 99.3 TkiefRirer Falls, P. O. grade. Elving container ship in Chesapeake Bay. Qsl mouths . transmitter located close to WRC in AfD ELHH9 15665 ColumbusOlin an address is: Lykes Bros . Steamship DC. (Holbrook) Box 218, zip 56701. Defter from Dave Co. Inc., Halvotton, Program Coordinator verified container ship on Chesapeake Bay near Town 300 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130. 25 DE WVUD 91 .3 Newark.% University of Point, MD. QSL address is: Hamburg- Delaware, Perkins Student Center, zip after an personal contact with the station watts (Holbrook) Smdamerikamsche, Dampfifichiffahrs- BEOD 19716. Letter from Rich McGuire,CE who owner at the MN conference. He mentioned MD 15663 NneyvSanJuan . him Gellscrsft, Eggert & Amsmck, OST-West- container ship new Sharps Island light in says "We were WXDR until . the format since changed to country, and 11/92 The call STR 59-61- Postfwh 11 15 33, 2000 Chesapeake Bay. Qsl address is: Puerto Rico belonged to the University ofDayton (otno ?) my report was the farthest that has been reported to us. Delving Hamburg 11, Germany . send card signed by Maine Management, P. 0. Box 3170, (Holbrook) Capt. R J. Scbmidt, Title Master.(Holbrook) AZ BEND 92.1 Green Valla, 1920 W. Edison,NJ 08818. (Holbrook) MD WJTM 881 &addockHeigkts, sand MD P3RT4156.80 TSL Gallant container MD JBIB 136.65 Lardsn Hikkwar, back myprepared qsl card 6mX) in 5 month Copper, Tucson, AZ 85745. Letter tom Charlie Morris, PromsDirector, sends ship at Sandy Point Light, Chesapeake Bay, inbound car carrier, 25 watts. Qsl address is: tom Pail Black (Holbrook) MD. Qel address is : Columbia Ship Kobe Moen Kaisba Ltd, Lino Building, 1-1 NB CBAF-3 91.5 Mmdon P. O. Box bumper stickers . Delving PZ WOO 107.3 Jaewanrille 8386 Management Ltd P. O. Box 1624, Limassol, 2 cbome, Uchisaiwai-cbo, Chiyoda-lams 950, zip EIC 8NC. QSL cad and letter from Cyprus . send cad signed bymane Tokyo 100, Japan. (this is my 74thJapanese Macel Cantin, Transmitter Supervisor . reply Bsrymeadows Rd, Ste. 107, zip 32526. Letter from Kyle D. Dickson, CE who mentions that unreadable, titled Master. (Holbrook) ship qsl'ed here) ! (Holbrook) in 2 months . Holbrook MD A:AFO 15665 tseauasl Plonen. MD 8JPX 156.65 Century HifAwa Norfolk alb WHRV 89. S , two other fn's operate out oftbeir complex , VA WHRO 983 tanker ship leaving Sparrows Point Shipyard, a ca carrier vessel at Sandy Point, MD, cad 5200 Hampton Blvd, zip 23508-9476. which are WAY 93 .3, WEST 97.9 & as well two am radio stations ! Also send bumper in Dundalk, MD. Qsl address: Maine back from address of Kawssld Kisen KK, Letter from HermanWood, CEmentions Transport Line Co., 150 Meadowland Pky, P. (K Line), Hibiya Centre Bldg., 2-9, 1 drone, antenna up with WHRO-TV 15 1000 foot sticker showing their Rooster logo & coverage map. Delving O. Box 1550, Secauses, NJ 07094. cad & Nishi-Shinbashi, Mingo-km, Tokyo 105, tower at the 630 foot level. Also station is photo ofradio room &hen qsl cad No BRCO O. Japan /25 watts./ (Holbrook) often head on my caradio in my area I MN 103.3 Detroit Lake, P. Box name of signer. (Holbrook) Holbrook 566, zip 56502. Latter from Bob Spillman, MD This month raporlars are Hsnk Holbrook, CIM send an mediakit, but no bumper sticker, LAYD2 15665 Pohearp bulk carrier AtD WETH 891 Haaerstown shin approaching CR-buoy. Qsl address is: Bruce Elving. I got now lots of vhf-marine DC WETA 90.9 Wairinitton, P. O. Box "as most people won'tput them on their fm radio qsls to use from Hank. With the cars' & promises to sand aT-shirt when they Rammussen, Eina, Kirkeggen 1, Postboks lack of Items to use, 1 have bean using 2626, Wash, DC (no zipl) send letter from 37,N-4601, Kristantand S. Norway. vhf-uhf utility bend gsls. In answerto Joseph M Davis, PE/CF. WETA has 75kw come in. Wantsme to tune in before and after (Holbrook) Bruce' s question, yes I sAll do the erg at mmsl 830' &WETH has 900watts at they install some new pats in their column. But due b lack of qsl Hems time transmitter and report on reception. Holbrook MD CG-41470 15660 utility boat off mmel2,325'. Holbrook Ocean City, MD. Qsl address is: US Coast to do the column, computer problems at ONCBOF MN WELY 92.1 FJI, A long handwritten times (new 486 DX4 is In theworks), b 90.7 Ottawa. % CBC,Box Guard Station, P. O. Box 1000, Ocean City, some what at t1mas a lack of Intarast at 3220, Station "C", zip KlY 1E4 . I sent an letter by Jeans A. Larson, President, after several follow ups, including aphone call in MD 21842-1000. Letter &photo ofbost. times to even to do this column. I have tape report and got qsl reply from (Holbrook) been doing this for a few years now I J.M.Gariere, Audience Relations Officer which she said she would not verify my See you soon, 73' s de KA3TCC who mentions 94kw. Holbrook letter . Then out of the blue The letter came, mentioningnight time IOpm sign off Elvmg

when the freeze ended, 24 (59%) went out ofbusiness. serious suppliers . The basic UIIF converter was housed UHF television history is not a pretty review and the in a typically small box (often the same box used for UHF DEVELOPMENT FCC made many serious errors in 'creating' and VHF set top boosters) and had two inputs and an 'regulating' this industry right through 1970. That it output. Input one was for the UITF antenna, input HISTORY OF THE "ULTRA-HIGHS" - (Part Two) exists today is something of a wonder; a subject for number two was for the VHF antenna and the output Copyright 1994 by ROBERT B. Cooper, P.O. Box 330, Mangoaui, Far North, New Zealand another time.

Note : Part One of this two-part series THE ITHF HARDWARE appeared in a would be no new TV stations on the air until July 18, "Put it on the air and then will watch it " . . previous issue of L'UD . We rejoin the story of UHF 1952 when (with Denver's KFEL would break the freeze apologies to Field Of Dreams) was a myth . When development at a point where the FCC is under with a 500 watt temporary transmitter . Commercial increasing pressure to expand into the UHF spectrum. station KPTV signed on the air in Portland, the city had no 100, incidentially, was Iowa's WOI-T-V which television programming locally (although suburban began operation February 21, 1950 . Ifhigh band and systems were inefficient The FCC Astoria had pioneered cable reception from Seattle) . finally announced (the detail is mind Portland was ready for TV even if it was UHF. But in in 1948, UITF was black magic. Every piece of the blowing and far too complex to even highlight here) an basic station had to be redesigned. Transmitter Oklahoma City (with pre-freeze WKY on the air) or power end to the freeze in April of 1952. But the procedures Michigan (in the tubes did not exist; transmitting antennas (the 'batwing' had changed . New Lansing fringes for pre-freeze Detroit applicants for ~Tff would typically and Kalamazoo plus local WJIM-TV) UHFwas created by RCA) proved unacceptable at UHF. And go to comparative hearings (i.e., two or more applicants VHF type transmission cables lost 50% another matter. Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan were on of the per channel with the merits of each applicant subjected NBC and CBS . UFIF stations found it verv difficult to transmitter power in the first 100 feet ofline which left to FCC study). To encourage a jump-start to TV for obtain network affiliation because the network people in prescious few watts at the antenna 400 feet (or more) the cities where TV KINGSTON converter had not arrived, UHF channels would in most cases rather wait another year for a VHF Montgomery Ward radio case above the transmitter . would be awarded according to the new allocations RCA created an on-the-air station to be granted than affiliate with a LTFIF with laboratory at Bridgeport, table based upon FIFO (fast in, first out). The fast viewers. Connecticut and station KC2XAK on what we now commerecial zero (typically on low band) went to the TV set. The user UHF station in the world was channel 27 Zero viewers? know as channel 23 became a proving ground signing in Portland Consider this . Every TV set knob-selected UHF or VHF which connected the . Oregon; RCA dismantled their only, manufactured through 1953 had a VFIF only tuner. To on December 29. 1949 . The station was fed first with functional UHF transmitter from Bridgeport, appropriate antenna. At VHF the converter typically off-air received and later 2 GHz relayed receive UHF the viewer had to invest in a set-top UHF passed the signal through programming converter, or have the TV tuner ripped (with minor 'VHFlosses) originating at WNBT in . Although apart to allow although a few manufacturers (such as Asiatic with UHF 'strips' (single channel, not-user-tuneable, low RCA couldn't have stopped them from doing it their CB-1, Kentucky's Sutton Electric with their model so if efficiency 'LIT crystal sets') to be installed in place of wished, it invited the industry 'to come to 22B) included a yTfF booster in the box as well. Input Connecticut' unused VHF channel positions . In Oklahoma City, to help develop adequate consumer receiving systems and outputs were 300 ohms and no, combination and antennas using lacking meaningful network affiliation, early UFff the signal of KC2XAK I VIff-UHF antennas had not yet been developed . for --_a4L ~SC , KMPT on channel 19 provided little incentive for development. A great deal was riding on KC2XAK; by The UHF converter was initially an electrically 1950 the FCC was hopelessly immersed in the people to spend additional money to convert to UHF. simple, mechanical nightmare. As shown here. the CBS Where VHF was in and running, UHF stood almost no color proposal, which CBS pushed at every QLTTE STANDARD approach to UHF-VHF con- circuit consisted of a broadbanded input with a UIIF opportunity . When in January 1950 CBS announced a version : preselection, mixer, i.f. output chance for success. In fact, when Portland got VHF region fixed or tuneable bandpass filter (preselector) 'break through' that allowed color to 'fit into 6 MHz', channels even UHF pioneer KPTV abandoned the followed by a mixer stage. The incoming UHF signal the FCC relaxed its color ultra highs for a safe and secure VHF allocation. was frequency translated to a VHF output channel by guard (5) and focused briefly Connecticut, retuned it to channel 27 and loaded on on UHF, Solving the original co-channel interference VHF and LITF cities were called 'intermixed generating a UHF local oscillator signal (LO) typically vans shipped it intact to Portland where it became markets ;' something many including Allen B. DuMont problem, the FCC now decided, depended upon having KPTV on September 18, 1952. Of note, Portland's in the 275-750 me. range and injecting this oscillator more channels available . After had urged the FCC to avoid. While the FCC gradually a brief fling at wrestling lack of TV was self-inflicted. KGW held a CP for accepted there was an 'intermixture problem' (which VHF channels 14-19 back from the military . the FCC channel 6 granted May 17, 1946 and modified to haunted them well into the late 1960s), TV set makers wa slowly realizing UFff' was mandatory. CBS's L7TF channel 4 in 1947. test Alas, the station was never built saw little reason to increase the basic cost of TV sets by of color, now that CBS had it down to 6 MHz, and the permit lapsed during the freeze. were essentially dead . This placed building in UFff tuners which would drive up receiver the future of TV. Between KPTV's sign on and January 1954 199 prices by as much as $50 . In 1955, more than 3 years indeed the end of the freeze, back in RCA's hands and UHF applicants were awarded KC2XAK construction permits . after LFIF began, fewer than 20% of the TV sets . With the FCC showing only cursoy interest in the The last of the original 107 VHF produced included UHF tuning. It took a FCC ruling construction permit applicant's qualifications (the primary qualification was (in 1970) to force set makers to include 'VEF -UHF holders commenced commercial operation November to ask for a CP) . it 15, 1950 ; should not surprise you that comparable tuning' and this was pushed only after all KRON on channel 4 in . Some uhimateh" only 109 (55%) of these CPs ever went on significant cities remained without other attempts to talk manufacturers into voluntarily any television: the air. It is another story why of the 109 that got on adding Llff' tuning in all sets had failed . In 1953 the Denver and Portland come to mind . Others, such as St. the air, only 34 were still on the Louis, had but a air in 1960. In the technology for 'all-channel tuning' did exist; Standard single channel (KSD, although smaller same period 102 VHF stations were approved and all Coil communities including Columbus had brought out an 82 channel detent style tuner three) . There 102 were constructed. Of the first 41 LTIF CPs granted claiming 34 dB of gain on all channels . The state of tuner art at the time was a noise figure of 7 dB on VHF signal into the mixer along with the incoming UHF TV Member Robert B. (Bob) Cooper is now completing the third year of a five year project; a two-volume (970 low band, 9 dB on channels 7-13, and, (are you ready signal(s). Should you be 30 years or less old. page range) reference set presently titled TELEVISION : The Technology That Changed Our Lives. He is for this!!!) 19 dB at UHF. Yes, UHF reception for the megacycle, abbreviated me., was the predecessor to sharing with VUD readers material from his files, written with the TV DX enthusiast in mind . Cooper recently viewer was certainly going to be a challenge . megahertz (MHz). The knob on the converter varied spent six weeks in the United States interviewing techno-octogenarians who lived and created this era. digging Thus it fell upon non-TV-set makers to innovate the frequency of the LO, which in turn produced through records at the FCC . RCA, GE and others for the 1930-1960 period, and visiting collectors of antique ways for UHF to be inexpensive . If Aerco's 1948 UHF varying mathematical combinations of incoming signal television and FM equipment. Volume one ofT:TTTCOL should be published late in 1995 . onverter was the fast, by 1953 there were many more minus the LO to equal the chosen output (VI-IF IF) 29 28

Radio Receptor, Sutton Electric, Transvision, Turner, adjustments (set and hopefully forget at time of Vision Electric or WaIsco . Each of these (and many manufacture) established the tracking between the input snore) manufactured LTA converters during the 50s. preselector and the 6AF4 local oscillator . Kingston The first, classic, quality UHF converter came from a used channel 10 as a standard VHF (IF) output and a small company in Kokomo, Indiana called Kingston 6BK7A as an IF amplifier. Provision was made to vary Products . Finding one of these early units for my the output channel between 8 and 12 by retuning the growing collection would make me a very happy 6BK7A circuits . Like all UHF converters of the era a camper (6). The converter (shown here) had a slide quarter megacycle (or more) drift was apparent during rule dial calibrated not in channel numbers but in the 5-f0 minute warm-up (as the 6AF4 reached megacycles ; 4.5 (representing 450 me.) on the left operating temperature with the heat it dissipated to the through 8 (800 me .) on the right. Its dark brown metal mechanically tuned cavity also retuning the cavity case was impressive for its simplicity ; three knobs proper) . Kingston's choice of channel 10 as an output (power on/off, VHF or UHF inputs, and slide-rule dial showed thought. The 6AF4 oscillator tube was tuning) . The designer was thoughtful enough to include 'working' very hard as an oscillator in the UHF range. a female two-pronged AC receptacle on the rear so the By moving the output (IF) up to high band, such as converter on-off knob could also control the TV set . 200 mc., the oscillator only had to work between 270 KINGSTON resonant cavity That design choice would turn out to be a mistake as and 670 me. Converters that selected channel 4. for (sealed. left: open and running the oscillator tube in the converter when the set example, with a frequency of 66-72 Mc, had to make actual size (before VIJD was being used on VHF rather dramatically reduced the their oscillators work from 400 to 800 me., a not printing reduction) right.) UHF local oscillator tube's already short life. insignificant difference for the already hard working In open cavity. 6AF4 oscillator tube is in center. Circular twin lines (top portion) were silver-plated brass 'rods' Continuous tune converters represented the superior 6AF4. forming inductance portion ofpreselection circuit. Tuning had to be smooth. without backlash: a tough technology. A newly developed UHF oscillator tube, The silver-plated tuned lines and the quite elaborate assignment given state-of-the-art in 1952 . the 6AF4 (later 6AF4A), fitted into a mechanical resonant cavity housing for the 6AF4 local oscillator 'cavity' or housing of the Kingston . The inner were not mass production cost friendly. Thus the channel . Some converters went from UHF to VHF Virginia being received at New Bedord, Massachusetts . with no amplification dimensions of the cylindrical cavity (4" by 3") Kingston was doomed in the marketplace from the (Blonder Tongue '99er') ; others Not unexpectedly, this 450 mile path was yen similar represented a resonant circuit which was 'tuned' with outset because it was too good for what would turn out (such as the Blonder Tongue BTU-2 series) added a to the 'record high band' (7-13) paths recorded in the stage of VHF (IF) gain mechanically moved silver plated brass, curved, tines.' to be a low-ball market . Others such as Blonder after the mixer. No home style same magazine 3 and 4 years prior. The input circuit was a preselector and two tuning Tongue cheapened the product dramatically during converter had an UF RE (amplification) stage and As RCA was preparing to dismantle experimental sensitivity variation between units (of the same model. station KC2X .AK and move the transmitter to Portland (6) When I began this writing project. I determined there were just a few' of the precedent-setting TV or, of differing manufacture) was common. Even entrepreneurs were lining up to sell converters . In devices between 1933 and 1960 1 would collect; collecting is (a) an expensive undertaking, (b) a fulltime - within the channel 14 to 83 range there were wide Portland, Fresno and Peoria every home would have to sparetime hobby, and (c) almost impossible to do successfully when you live in New Zealand and all of the variations in converter performance as some converters include UHF tuning capability (there initially, being no items you want to collect are rotting in hay lofts in Ogallala. Nebraska or Abany, New York. were 'hot' on the high end, others at the low end . VHF in those markets) . Optimism was considerable The Kingston Products UFff converter was one of these items. I've never found one and here's why. In Although no home style converters contained RE that in larger markets as well a high percentage of the Kokomo. Indiana Kingston Products had been building radios for Montgomery Ward since the 40s. They had a amplification at LTTF, a few manufacturers ventured homes would opt for IJFIF. They were wrong: what modest lab and when UHF was a certainty, went to work designing a converter. Using recently released MIT into the murk. world of RF amplification with UHF seemed like a 15.000.000 unit market in 1952 was data chief engineer Harold Reith designed a full cavity tuner (see illustration here); the 'pure' and best set top boosters. The David Bogen brand had a UHF rapidly diminishing to a 1,000,000 market by 1955 . engineering approach to the LTA to VHF problem . At the time (March 1952) radio station WELI in New (model UTiB) unit with a 6AN4 tube: Electrovoice had The small size of the market never attracted the big Haven (Ct) was volunteering its engineering staff, led by Fred King, to test and evaluate proto-type UHF model 3400 using a pair of 6AJ4s. The June 1960 issue boys' and although RCA and GE and other name-brand converters from any manufacturer who wanted field testing performed. WEII was within 25 miles of RCA's of Dfing Horizons contained a single 6AN4 manufacturers did offer UHF set top units, they were KC2XAK and this was a fine testing point for early UI-IF. Reith's development crew took 15 'old metal cases' build-it-yourself design signal pre-amplifier that many little noticed and only half seriously marketed . Zenith originally designed by Kingston for Montgomery Ward 4 tube radios and had their shop modify them for the DXers built in that slightly' later era. In the January persisted with the changeable tuner strip type UHF converters. Five of the cases were filled with the cavity converter innards you see in the illustrations here: 1954 issue of Radio Electronics, TV DX column conversions . one going to IWELI for test and subsequent write-up in the October 1952 issue ofRadio Electronics . Reith also conductor Edward Tilton reported on the first UHF Mass distributed LHIF set-top converters were delivered a 'paper' to a New York convention or the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) on March 5, 1952 DX (LTIF having begun in 1952). Loggings of 125 unfortunately sold fast on price. lastly on performance . describing the design. miles were considered 'unusual' and earned 'print space' Innovation that cost a few more dollars in manufacture Price competition in the UHF converter marketplace was intense by July 1952 although the first commercial while the record was channel 15 (WVEC) in Hampton, translated to 20-40% pricing differentials at retail shops LHF station would not sign on until September 18. Kingston agreed to manufacture their converter 'innards' for and although the performance differences could be the Regency Division of I.D.E.A., a fellow Hoosier firm. 50.000 of the Kingston 'guts' ended up inside of dramatic, few consumers got this message. To most, 50.000 Regency cases (the RC-600 model) ; the original order for 100,000 Kingston units was terminated there was the attitude they had 'already paid for their half-way through. because as former Kingston design engineer James Fred told me "Bv the time the toolingfor TV sets' and the 'addition of a UHF converter-thing' the cabinet wasfinished and the tuner put on the market it was obsolete ." Well, maybe not technically obsolete: was a unwelcome intrusion into their pocketbooks . The just financially obsolete. The RC-600 was simply too good for the cut-throat, cheapen the product without FCC drew thousands of letters published in local regard to performance, 'real market.' newspapers in that era as people complained bitterly The original model illustrated? Only prototypes were built, no more than 15, probably more like 8 were about UHF in general blaming the FCC (rightfully, it actually completed. Fred recalls "I was able to get the remaining cabinets and enough parts to make three or turned out) for their unhappiness. four complete converters. Fort Wavne. Indiana had recentlyput theirfirst UHF station on the air and I sold While most of us recognize Blonder Tongue . General the converters to a friend there that owned an interest in a Western Auto Supply' store. 1 still see thatfriend Electric, Jerrold and RCA (all manufactured UHF and have tried tofind those converters, but never have." Kingston closed their'radio department' in May 1954 . converters) fewer would know Asiatic ; Crosley, Someplace in a hayloft in or about Fort Wayne there may be one of these rare jewels covered with dust and Granco . I.D.E.A./Regency, Kingston, P.R. Mallory, Lgrime . I'd sure like to have it. III even settle for an Regency RC-600 because I know what's under the hood' 31

newscast 1953 and 54 leaving Kingston and others with a 'quality wire line ;' twin copper wires appropriately spaced apart watching a KGO (channel 7, San Francisco) -SOME INTERESTING EARLY UHF FACTS- approach' to succumb to the marketplace. by fixed plastic spacers every 4-8 inches and nothing on the day that Fresno's first UHF station (KMJ, * Of the fast 41 Iilff stations to go on the air, For the balance of the 1950s the 6AF4(A) local but air in between the wires. Stock twin lead was a channel 24) went on the air . The reporter, later to only 17 (41%) remained viable in 1975 . The San Francisco oscillator tube would prove to be an archives heal to disaster at UHF. When dry it had acceptable losses in become a popular columnist for Of those 17 , 11 (65%) were later required by the UHF reception . Even the Kingston was basically the region of 4 dB per 100 feet at 600 MHz. Wet, the Chronicle (Art Hoppe), announced with tongue in FCC to change their UHF operating channel . Thus nothing more than a 'crystal set' with some modest losses skyrocketed to 23 dB! And that was best case. cheek that Fresno had its first TV station . Then he tried 6 of the original 41 still operate today on their frequency pre-selection and an IF after burner gain To route the twin lead from the antenna (which over to explain the station was 'UHF and soon became lost original channel. stage. 6AF4 tubes proved first to be short-lived (the A the 470-890 mc . range exhibited impedances that in his own mis-understanding ofhow it differed from Why was this of interest? Because a high version improved this somewhat) and variable in strayed far from 300 ohms making antenna system VF1f . The message he was eying to convey, perhaps percentage of early UHF-equipped receivers were performance . It was not uncommon for a service performance unpredictable) to the TV set'converter with a bit of ridicule attached, was that UHF stations strip-conversions or adapter converted. In technician to pre-grade his stock of 6AF4s marking the was a major challenge. At one or more points between were somehow inferior to VHF stations and reception Springfield, Ma., for example, WWLP was originally respective boxes with apparent tube performance. The the antenna and the converter the twin lead was almost was limited to what he described as 'very short on channel 61 . To its benefit it would later move to "real& 'hot ones' were saved for customers that got really certain to pass over, along side of, or through distances .' He ended by suggesting that if you channel 22, but in the process more than 40,000 fringe area quality signals . The efficiency (or lack something metal. Routing down the metal antenna mast wanted to watch KffJ-TD;" first you should "buy a bus homes had to have their TV set conversions cab to their thereof) of the U to V conversion depended upon the involved using 3" or 5" long 'stand off insulators' but it ticket to Fresno and then take a re-converted at their own expense . amount of local oscillator 'injection' from the 6AF4 to was beyond the average consumer to understand why transmitting tower." * Once UIIF was underway, the FCC began the crystal mixer. Crystal mixers were also variable in coiling the flat twinlead around the mast (in lieu of A television station in Connecticut went on the air on wholesale approvals of new (increased) tower sensitivity (i.e., conversion efficiency) and diagnosing spending money for and battling with the tempermental UHF in 1954 . Twelve months later the station, unable heights and transmitting power for VHF stations. In UHF converter problems became a nightmare ; was the stand offs), or sliding it through a metal window casing to acquire network affiliation and faced with running Atlantic City, NJ, UHF WFPG lost 33 half-hour crystal mixer poor, the 6.AF4 injection too low (or too was a bad idea. Even using insulators was no guarantee one or two (very) old public domain movies in the network programs after Philadelphia N71-IF stations high as this could also be a problem)? that the line would stay away from metal and the totally evenings as its only programming fare. pondered just were allowed to increase their coverage into the A few set manufacturers wanted to avoid the Zenith (electrically') unshielded twin lead was quickly sucked how bad things really were . During a break in its 8PM southern New Jersey community . tuner strip change out routine (typically the lowest dry of its meagre UHF signal energy with even a casual movie (a break where commercials would go if they Without network programming to compete, performing option. although it was most customer passby of something metallic. had sold any ; they had not), the station offered $100 to WFPG went off the air. Similarily, two early UHF friendly since the viewer merely click-stopped the TV All of these factors added to UHFs failure . It was the fast viewer to call in . Nobody called . At the next stations serving Spartanburg SC had network tuner to the channel number where the UHF strip had difficult to receive and when it rained (soaking the line) break the only' employee, cum station manager, upped affiliations and a profitable business until the FCC been substituted for an unused VHF channel), and, marginal reception would disappear total& in a blizzard the ante to $200 ; the phone still did not ring. At the end allowed WSPA to move its channel 7 transmitter to a wished to capture some part ofthe modest marketplace of snow. Even if you had all of this sorted out, the of the movie the station manager did a voice over with 3,500 foot mountain and increase power. Short& dollars being reaped by the outboard converter people. 6AF4 was guaranteed to go sour periodically- leaving the call slide and made the surpreme offer; $5(10 to after, the two pioneering UHFs lost their network RCA. G-E and Phifco offered two or three channel you with a gradually declining quality of reception that anyone, just for calling the station . The phone never programming and had to leave the air. fixed-tuned converters that typically mounted on the became worse and worse until the 6AF4 quit rang . The next day the station closed down and the * The range of UHF stations that pioneered the back, or side of the TV set . Rather than continuous altogether. Worse than all of this, unless you lived in license was relinquished to the FCC . new band and then 'went dark' (before January 01 . tune, these converters had a couple of push buttons what the FCC called 'A LTIF Island' (where no ','HE Such were the challenges facing America's 1955) because of a lack ofnetwork affiliation and,'or which activated the lumped constant (pre-tuned by signals were available), the programming on UHF was first-decade pioneer UHF telecasters . the availability of VIIF signals in their areas installer or factory) circuits that tuned in the selected so poor that even people who spent money to receive included : UHF channel. This was the same 'tuner' ploy used in UHF often quit watching after a week's trial. ERRATA- KITO/18/San Bemadino . Ca.: WTAG'16tFlint, the pre-1948 VHF sets prior to the introduction of the It was no surprise that UHF stations going on the air As I begin the final year of serious research into the Mi.: KACY'14/Festus-St . Louis, Mo.; WKLO /21 VHF turret tuner. Basically, it was a way for these with great hope and promise starting in the spring of development of "television - the technology" 2ouisville, Ky.; WACH/33/Itiewport News, Va.; manufacturers to compete with Zenith by offering the 1953 were by the fall of 1953 going off the air . In fact. preparatory to stitching together the hundreds ofrelated WKAB/48,Mobile. Al.; WCOC/30/Merdiam Ms.; equivalent of strip-change-out without actually haying by 1956 more UHF stations left the air during the year but separate topics that make up this story, I find KSTM/36'St. Louis, Mo. ; WCHAi46/ Chambers- to 'destroy the VHF tuner in the process . Such than signed on new. UHF, with isolated Fresno and myself in need of'foot soldiers' within the USA to run burg Pa.; KBID/53/Fresno, Ca. ; WRAY'52 Prince- adapters (as opposed to converters) typically, borrowed Peoria examples (where the public had no choice but to down some of the missing details . Over the course of ton, In.; KFAZ/43/Monroe. La.; WBKZ/64-Battle their modest operating power requirements from the put up with the UHF reception problems or not watch researching this topic several hundred people have Creek, Mi.; WFfV/38/'Dututh. Mn.; W'BES 59- TV set itself so installation was a service person, not television), became first a joke within the industry. then assisted and all will be properly recognized in the print Buffalo, NY; KNUZ'39/liouston, Tx.; W'TOV;'27; consumer task. a joke with the public at large. The author remembers versions of the two-volume set . Norfolk Va. ; WKJF/53/Pittsburgh. Pa.; WECT'18 The UI1F set top converter was a potential Stiff, there remains leg-work to be done and as noted Elmira. NY; WLBR/15/Lebanon. Pa. ; KCEB'23- 'do-it-yourself Joe-Handyman exercise. The consumer a seven week jaunt spanning Los Angeles to Boston Tulsa, Ok.; WNMA/42'Neenah . Wi. ; WPFA 15' could purchase a converter. UHF aerial and some -DO YOU WANT MORE?: has recently been completed allowing me to dig through Pensacola, Fl.; WTVE/24/Elmira, NY; WTR135 , leadin and spend a half day installing it him or herself. If you are in favor (spelled favour in New long forgotten files, talk with archival curators and New York, NY; KMPT/19/Oklahoma City, Ok. : This sounds pretty basic today but you must realize that Zealand) of additional VUD-customized-excerpts spend hours interviewing octogenarians who made all WBTM/24/Danville, Va.; WKNA46/Charleston, everything about television was still 'black magic' in the from TELEVISION : The Technology That ofthis happen. WV . ; WCAN/25/Milwaukee, Wi. 50s and neither the instructions nor the hardware Changed Our Lives please take a few minutes to Perhaps you would like to or could help? Early public During 1955 and early 1956, new U1IF 'drop-outs' existed for the consumer to accomplish this goal drop Bob Cooper a note. From the following library archives (such as Milwaukee where WTMJ included : without numerous opportunities to screw it up. topics (actually sub-sections within T:TTTCOL) experiments preceded many other pioneers) are a KTVU136/St. Louis. Mo.: WTVF54Belleville. 11.: As bad as antennas may have been, as inefficient as select one or two you would like to see in future wonderful resource but require personal visits to KGTV/17;Des Moines, la; WLAM/17/Lewiston, UHF conversion gadgets were, the real stinker was the VUDs to help Bob determine which topics to property examine . I can provide the guidance and Me.; WRTV/58/Asbury Park NJ; WFMZi67/ leadin wire connecting the antenna to the receiver. By feature here . direction from New Zealand ; trotting down to a library Allentown. Pa.; WQXIl36/Atlanta. Ga.; WNEX/47' 1953 the TV industry had pretty much standardized on #1/ The very first TV DX (1937 London to in Milwaukee . Los Angeles or Philadelphia is another Macom Ga., WEEU/33/Reading Pa.; WNET/16/ 300 ohm flat or ribbon line . Tubular 300 ohm line, New York with off-screen photos) ; #2/ The matter. Anyone with a passion for history is welcome to Providence, RI. with an air core or foam core, was not widely available . intriguing story of the CBS color wheel; #3/The contact me directly . Be warned I will pay copying And the list went on . . .and on through the 1960s. For really, long runs there was 300 and 450 ohm 'open first TV antennas : #4/ The early TV boosters. expenses but have no budget for research time. 32 33

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