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CONSTRUCTION PERMITS WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX ASSOCIATION TV News GRANTED FOR NEW STATIONS SERVING THE VHF-UHF DX ENTHUSIAST Doug Smith 1385 Old Clarksville _St Ch ERP HART City THE VHF-UHF DIGEST IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLDWIDE TV-FM DX AK 4 .965 ASSOCIATION, DEDICATED TO Pleasant View, TN -179 Ketchikan THE OBSERVATION AND STUDY OF THE (TL 55`20'59"N, 131 ° 40'12"W) PROPAGATION OF LONG DISTANCE TELEVISION AND FM BROADCAST SIGNALS AT 37146-8098 SD 23 13 .3 53 .8 Sioux Falls VHF AND UHF. W.T.F.D.A. IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS : TOM BRYANT, (TL 93 ° 32'07"N, 96 ° 44'39"W) GREG CONIGLIO, BRUCE HALL, DAVE JANOWIAK, AND BILL THOMPSON . (to relay KUSD-2) EDITOR/PUBLISHER ; BILLTHOMPSON COMPTROLLER ;DAVEJANOWIAK Abbreviations used in this col- FM NEWS: GRE G CONIGLIO CONVENTION CO-ORDINATOR : TOM umn : CHANGES ON THF; AIR BRYANT ERP= in TV NEWS: DOUG SMITH PSB: BILL HEPBURN SATELLITES: GEORGE JENSEN kW St CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: DANNY BUNTIN, GREG CONIGLIO, TOM BRYANT, BILL HAAT=Height Above Avg . Terrain Ch Call City HEPBURN, GEORGE W, JENSEN, TIM MCVEY, FRED NORD6IUIST, DOUG SMITH, nc= no change DE 12 WHYY Wilmington THOMAS J. MINGLING, JR., STEPHEN WEST. COVER DESIGN. HARRY HAYES. TL= Tower Location PA 69 WFMZ Allentown CP= Construction Permit FROM THE STAFF " Pr= Province (of Canada) = Non-commercial CALL LETTER CHANGES CRTC=Canadian Radio-Television Commission Was Now City, state BOARD APPOIN12~2TTS : The WTFDA Board of Directors is now up to DBS= Direct Broadcast Sat . new KASW-61 Phoenix, AZ the full complement of five with the recent additions of Grea SS := Spanish language new KNSO-51 Merced, CA W61BL WVEA-LP ConiQlio of Williamsville, NY and Hruce Hall LPRT=Low Power Relay Transmitter Tampa, FL of Brantford, ON (Canada) W19AW KBTR-LP Haton Rouge, LA Caaada . Both are active members of the club, avid DXers, and TBD= To Be Determined WSNR-93 WNYS-43 Syracuse, NY nice fellows . Their willingness to accept the open positions on WFIL-21 WWMH-21 Florence, SC our Board is much appreciated . APPLICA`T'IONS TO CHANGE Note the Phoenix calls ; my specula- tion that KASW was the Tolleson CP OTF~I2 APPOIN2T~tJT NEWS : The WTFDA needs a volunteer to fill the CONS'TRIiCTION PERMITS on channel 51 has proven wrong . position as representative of our organization to ANARC Thanks to Fred McCormack for the NY and (Association of North American Radio Clubs) which was recently 3t Ch ERP AAAT Call City SC changes, which explain two mysteries in the UPN/WB lists . vacated by Stephen Sprachman . Thanks to Steve for his service ; AZ 61 2500 541 KASW Phoenix (TL 33 ° 20'01"N, 112 ° 03'44"W) and for filing reports on ANARC activities . Ideally, the person (KTVK-3's tower on S . Mountain) NEW STATIONS ON who assumes this responsibility should be in a position to CA 51 4160 680 KNSO Merced THE AIR attend meetings and conventions hosted by other clubs, (TL 37 °31'59"N, 120 ° 01'36"Wj Hot Springs, AR : KVTH-26z : Membership in other ANARC affiliated groups would be an asset . (somewhere near Mariposa, 35 km) 1920kW/258m, (NE of Merced . Cc-owned with) 39 x22'17"N/93 ° 02'16"W Appointment of a new editor for the "TV PHOTO NEWS" column is (KCSO-19 .) South of Hot Springs, near Lake pending at this time . This popular feature has been absent from Hamilton . NJ 62 250 125 WACI Atl . City Seen by the pages of the (T'L 39 ° 21'01"N, Darny Oglethcrpe or. WD far too long, and getting it back in print 79`26'55"W) February 15, with ID bars . This (WTTH-96 .1's tower west of) is is one of the Board's top priorities . the former KRZB-26 and is not tech- (Atlantic City ) nically a "new (was SOOOkW/133m) station" . 1995 WTFI)A CONVENTION : Host Peter George reports that plans are Tice, coming along nicely for the August 4, 5 and 6 gathering in the FL : WRXY-TV-49z : APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE Here's another one whose on-air sta- Boston area . He has enlisted the assistance of Scott Fybush to tus had been in doubt . This reli- help with plans for the event . Although the exact location has EXISTING STATIONS gious station applied for an operat- not been finalized at this time, a Brockton, MA site is at the ing license in early March. Facili- top of the ties : list . It's not too early to start making your St Ch ERP HART Call City SOOOkW/312m, 26 ° 47'08"N/81 ° 97'91"W vacation plans . . .so be sure to reserve the first weekend in ZN 59 4500 304 WXZN Indpls . near Tuckers Corner, about a kilome- August for a trip to 'Bean Town' . (900kW vertical) ter from the WFTX-36 tower . (was 2090 kW/302m) NH 21 nc 320 WNHT Concord OT_uc"? GONVENT?ONS- Kannapolis, NC : WKAY-64- : If you are unable to attend our Boston (was 399m) 2570kW/412m: 35 15~ OS"N/80 ° 41'15"W convention ; you might want to consider dropping in at either the very close to, if not on, the WUNG- NRC (National Radio Club) 58 tower at 805E Hood Rd ., Char- convention Labor Day weekend in CHANGES GRANTED TO Denver ; or the IRCA (International Radio Club of America) lotte . Independent ; Matt Sittel noted convention July 14-16 in Boise, ID . For more information on CONSTRUCTION PERMITS program listings in the Charlotte either of these events, contact Tom Bryant . Observer in early March. St Ch ERP HAAT Call City SC 63 13 165 WQHB 3umter (TL 33°54'52"N, 80 °17'39"W) (was SOOOkW/343m)

(Other Stuff, contd .) In Columbus, Nebraska, CPs sion affiliates WVEA-LP Tampa UPN, and WB are _not officially net- were granted for 16 new LPTVS, to NETWORK CHANGES (formerly W61BL) and W638H Orlando works under FCC rules!) the same or related owners . Chan have sold for a total of nels used are 17, 21, 29, 31, 33, Station Waa Now 51 .02million . To be honest, I For example, in Monroe, La ., 39, 99, 46, 98, 50, 52, 59, 59, 63, WLNE-6 New Bedford,NA CBS AHC highly doubt most LPTVS would fetch where there are only CBS and NBC 65, and 69 . I'm sure this will be WPRI-12 Providence, RI ABC CBS that kind of price ; these are un- affiliates, ABC is required to offer a wireless-cable system, like the usual by serving large Hispanic mi- "" 20/20" first to independent sta- ores in parts of Minnesota . norities in cities with no full- tions KARD-19 and KMCT-39 . 0`1'}IER STUFF power Spanish-language stations . Another set of auctions is be- FORUM Extensions of time to build The National Association of ing proposed . The Clinton adminis- were also requested by WQHB-63 (in Broadcasters' Board cf Directors tration, in its budget, is proposing John Combs, Orlando FL : connection with their power reduc has come out opposed to a Senate allowing the FCC to auction broad- tion), KLXO-7, and WRXY-99, who ap- proposal to radically deregulate cast call letters when more than one Regarding my reference to parentl"; didn't need much more time! broadcast ownership . station wants the same set . At the WJCL-22 as a NBC affiliate in Febru- Extensions have been granted to same time, issuance of calls start- ary, John asks if there's a network WD7.E-52 and WATC-57 . All of these This plan would repeal all ing with letters other than K and W change I haven't mentioned . Nope, CPs should be considered still ownership rules . It would allow one would be permitted . (under interna- it was a typo . . . WJCL is indeed alive . company to own any number of T`J tional regulations, the only other still ABC . stations nationwide or in the same letters allowed would be N and A. At the suggestion of a member city, or to control multiple sta- When A is used, the next letter must One of Orlando's more exotic who said (accurately!) that my ad- tions through a LMA . be between A and L ; a call such as LPTVS has switched to something less dress was hard to read in the logo, "" AWAY" would belong to India .) exotic . W97AL had been programming I've changed it . My Internet ad- FCC officials have proposed a only on Friday and Sunday evenings . dress wi.ll appear at the end of the less-radical plan which would allow Here's someone who'd better Video was a still picture of a juke- column . ownership of any number of staticns not bother applying for a construc- box and an announcer taking oldies nationwide but not allow any company tion permit . . . During the G-7 eco requests 6 holding the station phone I've conflicting reports on to reach more than 50- of the audi- nomic conference on Feb . 27, someone number- written on a piece of card- the status of KBEH-51 Bellevue, ence . (current rules set this limit stole FCC Chair Reed Hundt's 1987 board! Washington . One report said they at 25-) A rule similar to Buick from the FCC parking lot . . . were granted an extension of their the one in effect for radio (no more John says they've now gone to CP ; the other said the CP expired & than two in the same city) is in- ID 3/9 bars, 7 days, 29 hours . KBEH is gone . Could be they got the cluded . LPTV WATCH "" What is the POINT?" O£ course, FCC to "" resurrect" their expired CP, other LPTVS have done this tcc . this has been known. t o happen . Another major change in owner- Call St City First, the FCC has minimum on-air ship regulations is proposed by the K67AB AZ Globe ; KAET-8 (PBS) schedules for broadcast stations . The network affiliation change Commission . This change (similar W92CB MI Hesperia If you stay off too long, you lose in Providence is the result of CBS to a law proposed by Sen . Larry K24DU NM Dora ; KVIA-7 (ABC) your license . Second, it could be purchasing WPRI-12 . The change will Pressler (R-S .Dak .)) would allow K67CS NM Dora ; KVIA-7 (ABC) these guys are trying to sell their not actually occur until the sale foreign individuals and companies K28ER NM Dulce ; KOB-9 (NBC) station. and need to have something closes, probably in late summer . to own U .S . broadcast stations and K99EI NM Mescalero on the air for prospective buyers This undoes an earlier swap ; WLNE other communications facilities, K22EW NM Mora to see . Certainly neither situation signed on in 1963 as an ABC aff~li- provided their countries provide K25FI NM Mora is encouraging to the suffering ate, and WPRI was CBS (as WPRO-TV) similar access to U .S . firms . Cur- Ki6DX OK Gage DXer! as recently as 19E6 . rently, foreigners may ow r. nc more K53FJ OR London" Springs than 25- of a U .S . broadcast sta- K57GW OR London Springs In the Tampa area, John says Shop At Home Inc . of tion . K59F5 OR London Springs new Fox affiliate WTVT-i3 is r.ct Knoxville, Tenn . has purchased K50EF SD Lowry taking ar.y of the Fox Kids' program WMFP-62 Lawrence/Boston., and 99 " Educational TV stations on VHF W99BR TN Harriman ming . Both the weekday afternoon (and an option for the rest) of the may soon be permitted to swap with W57CG TN Memphis and Saturday morning blocks are air- KZJL-61 CP in Houston . A press commercial stations for UHF chan K23EF TX Abilene ing instead on WTTA-38, which pro- release says KZJL is expected on by nels . A special provision placed K33EB UT Cedar City motes itself as "" your Fox Kid's June . in the FCC's budget by Sen . Ernest K26EM UT Orangeville station" . Hollings, chair of the Commerce Com- W40BF VA Gloucester In Florida, WIRB-56 has been mittee, had prohibited such swaps, K11TZ WA Prescott This is happening in other sold to a religious organization . but with the Republican sweep, markets as well . In a similar situ- '"The Christian Network" also owns Hollings is no longer chair of this The stations above listed ation, Broadcasting and Cable noted WCTD Miami . (whoever that is . . . committee . WTOG-49 Tampa, Florida without programming are new CP that WCIU-26 Chicago will carry the new calls for channel 35?) In Hous- has a long-standing deal to swap grants . Most are not yet on the Kids' WB Saturday and weekday shows . ton and Hoston, Paxson Communica- channels with educational WEDU-3, air . WCIU will also carry any other WB tions have taken over Spanish- provided the FCC and Congress per- programs which WGN-TV is unable tc ianguage KTFH-49 and WGOT-60 . The mit . The Commission also cleaned take . stations are licensed to Conroe, house in mid-February, deleting 53 Tex . and Merrimack, N.H . respec- Finally on the deregulation expired LPTV construction permits Maybe the biggest victims of tively . They're likely to end up front, a special rule on network for new stations and one for techni- the network swaps have been those part of Paxson's "`Informall Net- affiliation is being considered for cal changes . stations that lost all network af work", an all- web. repeal . Previously, if a market had filiations . Two such stations- only two network affiliated sta- Dora and Mora, New Mexico, are KTVK-3 Phoenix and WWSB-90 Sara - Going back to sales in tions, the network not represented _not typos . The FCC granted new CPs sota- have filed suit against ABC, Florida, for the first time I can would be required to offer its pro- in Mora and a power increase in Dora alleging violations of FCC regula- remember, Broadcasting and Cable is gramming to an independent station in the same week! tions . reporting the sale of LPTVS . Univi- before going to either of the affil- iates . (remember, at this time Fox, 5

(Forum, John Combs, contd .) "Interesting that it's KBTF. - John asks, "any word on what especially when they have become so will become of WWSB-40?" Since it prominently known as WBTR!" I editor- GREG CONIGLIO seems unlikely the Commission will suspect the reason is WBTR-92 .1 order WWSB's ABC contract renewed, Carrollton, Ga . wouldn't give per- 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE there will definitely be _some change . mission for the WBTR-LP calls . WILLIMASVILLE, 14221 might switch tc Permission J John wonders if they wasn't required to use e-mail: conigli o~geog.buffalo.ed u CBS, as new CBS affiliate WTSP-10 has WBTR as "fake" calls, but once they r a tower site well to the north of the went to the FCC, the FM station's APRIL 1995 e-mail: v131kkd n~ubvms .bitnet ether area stations . (indeed, this approval was required . There is no Man of the items listed in this column are taken from the ublication is why WWSB had an ABC affiliation to radio station (AM or FM) signing : start with ; WTSP started as ABC, and KBTR . M Street ,~ournal - 304 Park Ave. So. 7th Floor - New 'Fork, NY 10010 WWSB helped fill in an important gap) PHONE (212) 473-4668, FAX (212) 473-4626 I do wonder how they went from KEY: GA proofed amendment to table of FM PC<: a power change (decrease) To be honest, I rather doubt W19AW to _KBTR, with the FCC keeping allocations PG>: power & : satellite programming change granted (increase) WWSB will land an affiliation . the W/K rule intact . (Jeff, w":at GE : station was granted extension of a CP PG<: power change granted (decrease) AF : new frog . allocation accepted for filing (could be wrong though!) I suspect side of the river is their trans- GX: granted replacement of expired CP OC : frequency change for this station they'll be a straight independent for mitter on? My coordinates show a for a new FM license LC : filed for license to cover (for new stn .) CC: call ehanpe/new calls assigned OG: frequency change granted awhile, and eventually switch either site very close to the Missis- MC: multiple-city legal ID RA : station returns to the air to TBN (which has : change granted no full-power af- sippi .) The Commission does seem CL NC : no ehanpe yet, on a reported RE : station requests extension of a CP filiate in the market), Value Vision to occasionally have trouble keep- C0 : new xmtr co-ordinates pending granUchange . CX: a CP RX : station requests re-instatement of or Hove Shopping Spree, or one of the ing track of the location of the has expired, and is cancelled N0: station is not on the air an expired CP Spanish-language networks . Mississippi River . C1,C2, etc: change in class status NS : a new elation granted a license DA: diroctional antenna NW : new station signs on the air SG : slogan change or update PA: proposed amendment SI : station is silent Danny Oglethorpe -_Shreveport LP.: On a similar subject, Jeff DE : calls deleted, license returned to FCC to change XC: station says UPN LPTV FC : station format change table of allocations granted a transmitter (xmtr) K62DW Lafayette is site change On February 15, Danny noted now signing KLAF . Whether these PC> : a power change (increase) KVTH-26 back on the air . The station are "fake calls" or it's new KLAF- ALABAMA : is to eventually be a LP, I don't know . satellite of This staticr. i s Abbeville : WIZB 94 .3 RA with dassic hiLS (DOdian) Riverside: KVAR 97.5 FC b Spanish hits (Eastern LA.) religious KVTN-25, but wher. he saw it also relayed on two other LPTV_==, Bromley 'NS 100 .3 AF San Diego: KJOY 103.7 FC to dash hits'ffock Mix" at 3pm CST, they were running ID KSSHA New Iberia and K69HD Church Fbrerx:e: K2208C 91 .9 NS250w(v) : KEAR 106.9 San Fran Soma Barbara: K201 color bars, asking viewers to "Give Point . CU 88.1 NS-40w(v)-KAWZ 88.910 Haden : W298AF107 .5 NS10w- WRLT 100 .1 Franklin, TN S.Lake Tahoe:K220CS 91 .9 on with KNIS 91 .3 signal report . 501-223-2525" This Carson City Mtn Brook: WOWC1102 .5 NS99w: WOWC Jasper, Ale. S.Lake Tahoe: K269CJ 101 .7 this noted on in the "South Shore" is the former KRZB-26 . Unionville : WVFG 107.5 NW, SMN Urban AC (&) with ODS 103.7, not KKOA 107.9 as in FM ATLAS . Add another secondary ARIZONA: Tracy: KMIX 100 .9 CC (ex KEXX) UPN af- Clifton : K204CE 88.7 NG250w: filiate . Shreveport had to do with- WJSO 90 .1 PikevilIe,KY Turkx*: KWNN 98.3 CC (ex KMIX) Flagstatf: KVNA 97.5 FC to aduh alternative Willits : KZYZ 91 .5CC (ex KAJS) out Star Trek : Voyager for its first Fredonia: K217CF91 .3 NS175w WAFR 88 .3Tupeb, MS ~ Yuoca Vly K216CX91 .1 NS56w(v) KAWZ 88.9 ID month or. the air, but the city's CBS Gbbe : KFiXS affiliate came to the rescue . A 97.3 NGRE (2rx1) COLORA O : DX ETC . Payson: 'NS 101 .1 AF fro m -rage article in the March 2 Aspen: 21080 89.9 NS250w(v}KJOL 90.3 Grand Jd. Payson: K294AN 106 .7 NS12w KFLR 90.3 Phoenbc Aspen: KPVW 107.1 NO-CX-DE Shreveport Times noted that KSLA-12 Not much yet . has signed a secondary KETK-56 fi- Payson: KRIM 104 .3 NC to 91 kW,1164 tt, RE (4th) DurorxJo: KWXA 99.7 NO~aX, PG< to 92 kW,1128', XC affiliation nally popped in in mid-February, Pheonbc KHTC 96 .9 witt ; UPN . L'oyager will air at 10 :30 CC (ex KCHn "K-Fibs" Greeley. KZDG 92 .5 SG "Z 92 .5" sTitl country, no "Dog" and there was a brief Alabarea open Show Low. KVWM 93 .5 NC to 25 kW, 150 ft, RE (4th) Telluride: KRYD 104.9 LC Saturday nights, followed by UPN's ing in early March . other But as I write Sierra Vista: KZMK 100.9 adds SMN Fbt A/C (&) four programs . we have unusually warm weather Yuma: RIDA: KTTI 95 .1 CX for 100 kW, 1256ft, XC, doss C Clearwater. WXTB 97 across the entire East ; something but RX .9 NC to 1345 f4 and new co-ords Dennis Park Smith, Santa Harbara CA : is bound to open up before the (28-1 56 / 82-06-06), but GE week's out ARKANSAS: FLWahon Bc : WJUS96 .5 NO-RE (5th) . We're also approaching Boding: KOLX 94.5 FC to reNgbn (Toccoa Falls Net) Going back to his March report the beginning of the E-sF:ip season ; Key Cobny ch: WKKB 105.5 LC of Tijuana channel 27 relaying Mexico Boonville : KEZU 104.7 FC to adWt contemp. (FtSmith) Naples: WSRX 89 .5 NC to p kW, RE (2nd) the last two years, we've had Cabot: KBBL City XHDF-9, Dennis also says Tijuana early-season openings in 102.5 FC to sports // KBBL 1350 Persacola: WOWW107.3 FC to modem rodc'Edge" late Camden : KAMD 97.1 CC (ex KWEH) 21 occasionally IDs as "TV7" . He April . StAugustine : WFSJ 97 .9 CC (ex WSTF) wonders, is this also a Mexico City Dardanelles KWKK 102.3 PG> to 1430w, 1322', doss C3 Tallahassee: WFSU89 .9 remavesdiredbnalamenna relay? I don't know . There is a Inquiries about the N .Crossett: KWLT 102 .7 NO-RE (10th) Tagahassee : W224AT92.7 NS - 250w: WFSO 91 .5 Tallahss. database Searcy: KWCK channel 7 in Mexico City, and the continue . It's going to print this 99.9 adds WWt plot Country (8;) vero sewn: ww0o ss.7 No~E (zr,d), PG< to 2s kw, 4ao n, stations there do seem to be widely week, I expect it to be generally CALJFORNIA: CO : 2 -44-06 / 8027-27 relayed through the country . available next month . Bumey: KIBC 90 .5 PC> to 3 kW,1456 ff, C2 : XC : 4052-30 / 121 ~d6-14 Ameriau : WDEC 94.3 NC to 94.7, 25 kW, RE (4th) Also in San Diego, Dennis says Camarilb: KOCP 95 .9 CC (ex KEL F), "The Octopus" Leesburg : WJAD 103.5 CC (ex WEGC) he believes all the UHFs there (KPBS- Camiel : KAXi 101 .7 PC> to 2350w, 528 feet Spdrgrield: WQOT103.9 FC ~ oldies (8) 15, KNSD-39, KUSI-51, KTTY-69) run XC : 36~.'i-09 / 121-47-17 Tfamaston : WTGA 101 .1 OC from 95.3, also adds dv. :al IDs with their cable channel Doug Smith (W9WI/9) China Lake : KSSI 102.7 NW, aduh rode (&) Jones camtry kW, number . (&) ~S raw 6 308 ft.) 1385 Old Ciarksville Pike Cdumbia: KTDO 98.9 NW, /! KCDS 89 .9 and KADV 90.5 Unadilla: WAFT 99 .9 NO{.,E Pleasant View, TN 3719E-8098 (T~ must have bought the KAGF CP) Warremon: 'NS 93 .1 AF Jef£ Kruskza, Haton Ro uge LA : Internet 72777 .3143@compuserve .co m lbms: K235AG104 .9 NS19w-KWFt0102.3Weed E.Porterville: KOJJ 100.5 NC to 6.8 kW, txA RE Jeff reports the W19AW/KBTR Esparto: 'NS 97.9 6 kW, 328 ft call change . He says K65EF and W39AT Lake Arrowhead: KCXX 103.9 CC (ex KABE), "X-103.9" (not seen) also appear on their ID ; Lancaster. KTLW 88.9 CC (NS) all three are UPN affiliates . All Long Beads: KNAC 105.5 FC to Sparwsh three are licensed to Baton Rouge . Ouroy: KURA 105.7 NC to 7 kW, -23ft, RX Rb Dell: KMGX 107.1 CC (ex KRVD)

FAA ri>:~~tis i~PRll ') ~~~ FAA rlc~P/5 r1PRIL y9I5 NORTH CAROLIN IDAHO : MISSISSIPPI : Beaufort: W218AR 91 .5 NS55w . WAFR 88 .3 Tupeb TEXAS : American Rs: KORR104.1 CC (ex KOUU) Bude: "' 104.3GA to add class C3 Pocatelb: KID-1 96.1 NS3630w : KID Idaho Falls Durham: WNCU 90 .7 N013E (3rd) Brownfiea : K21acB so.7 NS250w. WAFR 88.3 MS Forest WMBU 89.1 NO-GE, PC to 10 kW (v), 100 kW(h) I Forest City WFNO 93.3 noted with a 94.7 translator at ? Bryan : KXBK 89.9 CC (ex KAFK) ILUN XC: 32-18-54 / 89-21-12 Caldwetl: KHEN Neoga: 'NS 98.9 AF, WSHY, Inc. Harrisburg : WCCJ 92.7 LC 95.1 LC Hazlehurst "' 106.7 denied amend . for loss A IGnston : WELS 102.9 CC (ex WKGK) FC to country Clarendon: "' 99.3 PA to add loss C2 Oglesby WALS 102.1 CC (ex WZLC) Meridian: W209AS 89.7 NS10w(v) : KEAR 106.9 San Fran. Damson : KDVE 101 .7 Pontix: WJFl 93.7 PC> 12 kW, 472 ft, B1 Nashville: "' 99.7 GA for loss A CC (ex KDSO) Mound Bayou : 'NS 102.1 500 w, 85 tt . Fastland : KCYX 96 .7 CC (ex KVMX), XC : 40-45-27 / 88-37-00 Semora : WOVA106 .7 NO-RE(3rd) FC to real cntry-8 Pons Camp: WCNA 95.9 CC (NS) Waxhaw WIST? 106 .1 rated on with easy/AC rtxuic Gdiad: KHMC 95 .9 NOSE Rantoul : WLTM 96.1 FC to 7as Oldies (Champaign) Vidcsburg: W227AE93 .3 NS1Ur.WOST92 .5Forest with calls that sounded like this (Charbtte AM 1480) Granbury KCYT 106 .7 FC to Tejano // KDZR 99.1 and Streator. WYYS 106.1 CC (NS) Yazoo City : "' 93.7 proposal to delete this assignment (Springfield) Wadesboro: WRPL 93 .5 NOSE (6th), PG> to 8 .7 kW,1151' KICI 107.9 Vrden : WCVS 96.7 FC to 7as oldies (loss A), put forth bY WHJ"f 93.5 CIiMOn Jadcsonvlle : KBJS 90 .3 Wilmington: WDND 105.5 FC to adult altenative XC : 35-02-57 / 80-1 B-38 PC> to 20 kW,1286 ft, DA MISSOURI: NORTH XC: 32-03-00 / 95-18-50, class Ct NDI IANA : DAKOTA : Canton : KRRR 100.9 FC to hot AC, W-101" Grand Forks KFJY L ..Jackson: KYB.1 91 .1 CC (ex KAEW) Aubum : WGL1 102.3 CC (ex WIFF), FC to rx3ws,Ralk : 90.7 NW as of March 6 with adult alt . 8 Halfway. KY00 99.1 NO-RE (2nd) jazz affiliated with KFJM 89.3 Grand Forks liano: KBAE 104.7CC (ex KLKM) parallel to WGL 94.1 Roanoke, and WGL-AM Ft. Wayne Lebanon : KTTK 89.9 OG to 90 .7 - C2, PG> 11 kW, 492' Madisonville: "' 102.3 PA to add loss A Jasper W219BJ 91 .7 NS-8Uv. WAFR 88 .3 Tupeb, MS Minot K1ZL 93.7 adds SMN hot adult con. (&) XC: 37-38-09 / 92-44-56 Rugby 'NS 95.3 AF Mertptus : KLSR 105.3 CO: 34-51-52 / 100-36-55 (~ 487 Peru: WARU 88 .3 PC> to 6 kW Neosho: 'NS 99.7 AF, KBTN, Inc. Hills OHIO: Terrell : KCJZ 106.7 CC (ex KDIL), FC to smooth jaa Virxxnnes : W210AZ 89 .9 NS55w WAFR 88 .3 Tupeb, MS New London : KLSN 105.9 CC (ex KAJ,1) Plainview. K209BT 89.7 NS25Uv: Cleveland: WCPN 90.3 PG< ro kW, modify KYFT 90.9 L.ubbock WA : PLL.oolwut: KCOZ 91 .7 NW, da-csical, and altenative 46 .6 DA UTAH: MrArthur. WJTD 98.7 NW, religion (Moody/Reach) Belle Plainer KKPW 95 .5 NO-RE (2nd) St ..lames: KTTR 99.7 LC Ephriam: KAG.1 89.5 MN, variety'The Cage" Grundy Ctr. KCRR 97.7 FC to classic rock, CC (ex KGCI) Selgman: KESE 93.3 FC to adult standards (8) Miltord: WAOZ 107 .1 PG> to 6 kW CO: 39-05-06 / Payson: KYKN1103.9 NS300w(v) : KYKN Nephi Humboklt: KHBT 97 .7 PC> to 6 kW Tondo: KTRX 93S CX for 11 kW, but RX 84-27-26 N.IGngsville: "' 107 .5 GA for loss A VIRGINIA: Iowa Falls: KIFG 95 .3 PC. to 4700 watts MONTANA : Cape Charles: WROX96.1 Maquoketa: t0~M0 95 .3 one step appl. for 95.1 lass A, 6 kW Oak Harbor. WJZE 97 .3 PC> to 1 .6 kW, 408 ft, PG< to 23 kW, 722 feet Brine : KMSM toss oc from st .s, now 74ow(n) XC : 41-29-17 / 83-19-25 Churdrville: WBOP106 .3 FC to classic rock, &overnights KAN A -204 ft, XC : 46-00-44 / t2-3326 Paulding: WERT 99.7 FC to Front Royal : WFIR 95 .3 FC to SMN real country (&) Norton : KERE 93 .7 NW, country .Belknap Agerx :y: adult alternative Ft KAEP 88.1 NO-RE Pryor KMYZ 104.5 FC b modem rock "The Edge" Hot Sps : WBHA 107 .1 NO-GE (4th) Topeka: KJTY 88 .1 PC> To 100 kW, class C1 Sidney : 'NS 95.1 AF OKLAHOMA : Lyr>chburg: W219BR 91 .7 NS10w(v): KEAR 106.9 San Fran. : W .Yelbwstone : 'NS 96.5 AF KENTUCKY Bethany. KNTL 104.9 adds MGS Contemp. Roarake: W220BD 91 .9 NS10w(v): KEAR 106.9 San Fran. Ashland : WDGG 93 .7 CC (ex WRVC) FC to country'Doff' NEBRASKA : Christian (&) Claremore: K7FR 100.7 NO{3E, PG> to 5 kW, 358 ft. WASHINGTON: Beaver Dam : 'NS 100.7 AF Falls Ctty: 'NS 101 .3 AF Nowata: KOSY 101 .5 NO-RE Auburn : KGRG 89.9 PC> ~ 250w, 367 ft, DA Cattettsburg: WRVC 92 .7 CC (ex WCMI) FC to oldies L.incdn: KYNN 101 .9 FC to new rods, "f he Edge" Pawhrska 'NS 104.9 AF XC: 47-15-23 / 122-1307 : (2r~, Lexington WJGG 104 .5 NODE doss C2 granted, 476' N A A : Poteau : K219CN 91 .7 NS10w: WAFR 88.3 Tupelo, Camas: KMUZ 94.7 FC m new rock (Portland, Ore.) CO: 38-04-09 / 8418-50 MS Crystal Bay K240CA 95.9 rued wlth KZAK 100 .1 Incline Serrunole: KIRC 705 .9 QG for 105.5, 6 kW, 328 ft. Deer Park: KAZZ 107.1 NC to l?32Uv, 561 ft, RE Russell Sps : WOEG 92 .7 CC (ex WrCO) V'Alage (FM ATLAS says I relays KKOA 107.9 CA) R Ephrata: 'NS 93.9 50 kW, -206 feet Smiths Grove: WBLG 107.1 PC> to 50 kW, 492 tL N : Incline Vilage: xltr 89.9 rated with KUNR 88 .7 Reno Ashland : Royal City KRCW 96.3 NO-RX (2r~ LOUISIANA: KSRG 88 .3 NS230 w.,1746 ft, State of Oregon Incline Village: K212AU 91 .3 on with KEBR 89.3 N.Highlands Waldport "' 105 .5 PA to WEST VIRGINIA : Jonesboro: KTOC 104 .9 NC to SkW, RE (2nd) Incline Village: K267AA 101 .3 on with KODS 103.7 "Oldies 104" add doss A Weston: WSSN 102 .3 PC< to 10 kW, 509 ft, doss 81 Thibodaux: KTW 90 .5 CC (ex KLNO) Incline Village: K292EP 106 .3 on with KRNO 106.9 Reno : Allentown: XC : 39-01-27 / 80-19-16 Yrvian: KNCB 105 .3 LC Reno : K214AN 90.7 on with KCDS 89 .9 CA WJCS 89 .3 NdRE Attoona: WKYE1 95.5 NS-40w. WISCONSIN : AM INE : Reno : K202BR 88.3 noted on air (KCJH 90.1 Stoddon) WKYEJohnstown Cambridge Sps: "' 104.5 GA for class A Chippewa Fls: W256AE 99.1 NS250w: WCFW Caribou: WCXU 97 .7 one step appl. for C3, 20 kW, 318 ft. Stateline : K224CA 92.7 on with KOPT 100 .5 Sxramento 105.5 Ephrata : WRTL 90.7 NO-RE Ladysrnith: WLDY 93 .1 adds Sports By-Line lGttery. WXBB 105 .3 adds WW1 -70'sodies NEW HAMPSHIRE: Fairview. 93.9 GA for class A Merananie: WHWC B8.3 NC to 100 k1N, DA, but GE Oki Town: WBZN 107.3 NO-RX (41h) Camay. WMLY 104.5 NC~RX (5th) Ridgelwry: WMKB 96.9 RA with coMemp.Chrisfian Oshkosh: Saco : WHYR 95.9 NC to 3800x, GE (3rd) (Elmira) WVBO 103.9 GA to doss C3 (from doss A) Lebanon: WtJVR 100.5 PC> to 6kW, 328 ft, S .WilliansportWZXR99 .3 PC>~405w,t237ft, Park Falls: WCOM 98.7 PC> to 57 kVJ, class C1 MARYLAND: XC: 4339-18 / 72-17-42 XC: 41-122 / 76-57-16 Slavers Prrt WKOH104.9 CC (ex WMCU) Pines .1 4.6 kW, din. Ocean : WLFX 97 PC> to antenna : SOUTH CAROLJNA: Wausau: WLBL 91 .9 CC (ex WRMW) MASSACHUSETS : AtlartltcCity WMGM103.7 FC b WW1 7as oldies (&) Johnsonville: WRHA105 .1 NO-RE (2rx1) : Cambridge: WMBR 88.1 RE (doesnt make sense, they are Pemberton : WBZC 88 .9 NW, alternative (TAonnarrth Co .) Kirgstree: 'NS 94 .1 AF Gipette on the air, maybe a RE for a power rrarease?) : KGWY 100.7 FC to caurtry PleasaMville: WMID 99 .3 NC to 3 kVJ, 328ft, GE Sumter. WICI 94 .7 fJO-CX-DE Laramie : KUWR 91 .9 xc : a1-16-3s / tos27-n (1164 MICHIGAN: NEW MEXICO: SOUTH DAKOTA: U.S. TERRITORIES ; Adrian : K243ADBS.s Ns-sow: wsAE toss spring Ar~or Balm: KLVO 97 .7CC (ex KARS) Sisseton : 'NS 99 .5 AF GUAM; Glen Arbor. WGFN 98.1 PC< b 4.9 MN, 741 feet Bosque Fartrs: KMX0104.7 FC ~ Spanish romance AC(Albq .) TENNESSEE: Agana : 'NS 102.9 AF P,Aenarvnee: WHYB103 .7 GAfad~ssC3(from103 .9-A) Cerdral: KNOW 95 .3 NO-CE (4th), PG> b 7 .7 kW,1548' Benton: WBIN 93.1 NO-RE Muskegar. WMHG107 .9 PC> b 25 kW, 254 ft, (3rri) XC : 32-51 ~7 / 10&1428, class C2 Chattanooga: WKXJ-197.3 NS1 kw: WXKJ S .PiUsburg CANADA: doss B1, XC: 431635 / 8E1 S10 Los Lrxras: KDNR 106 .3 CC (ex KZPY), 'Dance N' Romanc Chattanooga: WUTC 88.1 PC< l0 30 kW, BRITISH COLUMBIA : Piconning: WBTZ 100.9 FC b classic hill (// WWE 104.5) 889 f4 Raton: K279AC 99 .1 NS-8~r. WAFR 88 .3 Tupeb XC: 35-72-26 / 85-16-52 Pad6viile: 'NS 99 .9 500 w . new station relaying the class Reed City: "' 97.3 GA to add A NEW YORK: IGngsporr. wPGB 88.3 No-GE (3rd) new CKWV 102.3 Nanaimo is on the air . Saginaw. WUVE 104.5 FC ~ classic hits Auburn: WDWN 88 .9 NC to 89.7, 3 kW, RE Knoxville: W295AD106 .9 NS10w: WNCW 86,7 NC MINNESOTA : Binghamton: WSOX 91S NW, NPR, info, and jaa Mufreesboro: 'NS 91 .7 1 kW, 902' , Moody Bible Inst. Abed Lea: K299AL 107.7 NS250w: KTIS 98.5 Mr>pls. Hudson: WRVW 93 .5 FC to WW1 Country (&) Nortis : "' 106.7 GA fa doss A Bbaning Prairie: KOWZ 100.9 one step appl . for C1,100 kW, New Pattz: WBWZ 93.3 FC to oldies,'? 93.3" Soddy-Daisy : WFXSt02.3 FC ~ talk (the talk fomrat 620 ft, XC : 4402-46 / 93-2303 Ocean : WMX0101 .5 RA, still a/c moves averfran WBDX 102.7TN) (Chattanooga) RusMord: KWNO 99.3 PC> ro 11 IAN, DA, class C3 Queersbury: WSR0105.7 CC (ex W WAZ) Trenton: WBDX 102 .7 FC W religion (see above) ~8~.5 Souk Rapids: WHMH 101 .7 CX for 6 kW, 308 ft., PG> 38 kW, Southampton: WRLI 89.9 NO-RE l~ tTF1~ and 422 feet. O 9

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Victor Frank Stephen West 12450 Skyline Blvd . 1077 Sandy Narrows Court Woodside, CA 94062-4541 EASTERN TV~DX Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5516 Deadline : 5th e-mail frank@sneery .sri.com April 1995 (415)851-7031 Only one report this month. A new reporter from the Keystone state: I have w~sTv~ax recently vacated that comrtnnw~alth to the conrnonwealth of Virginia . Send your This month, in the hope of reducing our DX? What are the most satisfactory antennas you reports (new reporters and regulars) to the new address. have used forVHFand UHF DX? Mass . Stay tuned to this column for readers' eye strain, I am boosting the print size by There was some good trope to Boston, about 11%. I thinkwe have caught up with alt the further details . DX reports with whiskers on 'em, and the following My friend has to work 8-5 for a living, but months may see a further boost in print sizc, as input doesn'twant to miss anything . Visions of multiple dwindles. Maybe I will even have learned how to use VCRs cloud hisbrain, but he remembers how Windows 2.0 effectively, and terrible the tuning is on all he has used . Road, Latrobe, PA 1565C my new WordStar for Jeff Hit=_ko, Mission well add some spiceto the column. At present, Iam How do our readers use VCRs when they are archerotor ; Magnavcr: using WordStar 7. Eqm pment : Archer VU-110 antenna @ 20' with away? As a recorder from a re ular TV (through the PV-3720 VCR 20" color television : Panasonic I am soliciting input Crom our readers for an, er, audio & video connections)? )~ they record wntin friend, an wannabe TV DXer who has yet to identify uously or program it to run, say, 5 minutes each side anything over 200 miles. For, you see, this friend of the hour and halt? If they use just the VCR, how July 1994 lives within line of sight of the TV broadcast tower do they tune it to a vacant channel? What is the best 23 Tr 1000 KSNW 3 KS (1,122) and stations on Channels 2,4,5,7,9 and a handful of VCR you have used for DX? Are there any available UHFs. TV stations not so strong are visible (some that will handle other than NTSC formats (as well as wish adjacent channel interference) on the rest of the NTSC of course)? Are any available with synthesized December 1994 tuning? Or date/time/channel stamping? 26 Tr 2330 Cleveland's VHFs . What he would like is recommendations for a (1921 good TV DX setup for this interference-prone 3-5-8-19-43-55-61 Reader inputwill probably show up in VUD, so 2900 WTOV 9 OH (60) environment. (308) ityou've of something that you don'twant to be WXYZ 7 MI attribute to you, mark it so. 6 1222 I have put forward a series of opinions followed wsYX ax by questions to help you focus on the Issues in your WFMJ 21 GH (115) that our friend should ~253e reply. Or, you may just write WTVG 13 aH Coke u stamp collecting or watching programs on WAKC 23 OH (165! the tine like the rest of hIS family . Mike Cherry(VE7SKA), Box 631, Ganges, BC 27 Tr OOi5 WBNS 10 OH (222) VOS lE0 CANADA 2230 WVIZ 25 OH (192) The state of the art in the TV receiver industry 2300 Younastown's has advanced dramatically in the past twenty years or Last night (11 March local) we had our first 21-27-33 (115i so . Synthesized tuning, remote control, and color are decent aurora opening to some time! At nice, but do they have any drawbacks? Our friend 0018 UTC (12 MarchUTC) the Boulder-K was at 5, at 0318 UTC it was 6!!! 30 Tr 080u WGIO 19 OH (142 notes that some of our DXers are usingsets that have WUAB 43 !vH ( 192 ) been out of Preduction for some time . He surmises that some of this `ancient' technology may be advan- (Reported lots of 50 MHz DX, but only one TV tageous, and besides; if there are some `classic golden DX): the video was a mess but the audio ID was January 1995 definitly audible. No aurora noted on the FM band . 19~ oldies' perhaPs he can trod one at a thrift store or 24 Tr 1740 WKY~~ ., OH ( 1 that is willing to go back (192 ; garage sale. It is unlikely he WEWS _ aH to the vacuum tube era, however. March 1995 " UTC WJW 8 OH t192i 12 au 0158 " KLEY 3 ID 341 Audio iD (over local WWCP) What are the best TV sets you have used for this environment? Do they have audio & Februar~l9°5 type of high RF JefCShultz, Mt . Zion, IL 62549 3 Tr 0900 WOIa 19 OH (192) video in/out? Date/fime/Channel stamping? Stereo? .'s ,E~u~i moot : Younastowr RCAColor Track Television 21-27-33 !115) My friend notes that many of our reporters use rabbit ear antennas indoors (at least for low-band Sears VCR Model #934 (308) wonders if this is because they can't afford Gemini G2000 indoor amplified antenna 16 Tr WKBD 50 MI VHF). He WGPR 62 MI (3081 a rotator-driven antenna and its installation, or it February 1995 CST they can get better rejection of local stations with the 18 tr 0805 YCFC 38 IL 152 0805 YSNS 44 IL i52 it looks like a bad year around here same. Others are using two antennas and a phase/ WWR 50 IL 152 YG80 66 Il ii7 Comments : From my leggings, amplitude adjusting box to a null in the direc- 1000 YTHR 13 IN 150 YHOI 19 IL 67 that I can only get Cleveland and sometime for DXing . The reason Years tion of the unwanted station. For ionospherically- YNMB 40 IN 150 tARB 41 KY 206 that the terrain near Latrobe is mountainous . YCLJ 42 IN 150 VXIN 59 IN 150 Detroit is . I noticed proPagated signals, a vertically-polarized antenna used to get WJBK-2 and KWGN-2 over local KDKA-2 YIIB 63 IN 150 VSTR 64 OH 300 ago, I there . A nor: might offer a better distant local signal ratio than a 2010 YSBT 22 IN 210 YLFI 18 IN 130 that WTVG-13 m Toledo is noa" the ABC affiliate regular horizontally-polarized TV antenna. Howev- WTWE-29, which became a WE station has appeared m , er, in the wild open spaces of UHF, where most, if WWCP-3, which is presently FOX, has srgne9 affiliate . Johnstown's not not all, DX is by trope, and most TV stations have William J. Draeb,1304 Ellis St., Kewaunee,WI with liPtd . Cleveland's WUAB-93 will some vertical radlauon, a good horizontally- a secondary affiliation January's 54216 affiliated with UPN, but also the WB network . In polarized antenna is much more likely to be used . only be secondary Fv .`": issue of the VUD, Keith Smith reported a "kind of" Mr . Draeb indicates difficulties reading our first is not true . Also, affiliation for KD}:A-2 . I can report that this Are thereany antenna rotators that you'd advise column without a magnifyI'n~ glass. This month's off ir. Pittsburgh . In Baltimore, our friend to stay away from? Could you inform our print should be about 11% bigger. "CB ; This Morning" is totally WJZ- NHC to ABC, WBAL-11 from. CBS to NBC, and friend about sources of "null boxes", and the antenna WMA,F-2 hay gone from advantage? CST to CBS spacin~s that use it to best Are any of January 1995 13 from ABC you using vertically-polarized antennas for VHF TV 3 Ea 0745 KPRCt 2 TX

~IlianOraeG'srepor(con(ira~es 2310 uJEB 59 FL ~ 2329 uKCF 18 FL 575 Western N DX 3 tr 0014 WTLY 12 FL 565 0033 KXXV 25 TX 360 " Februarv 1995 Western N DX Mnn in 51(ul(s'report continues 22 tr 2122 K5577 55 LA #3 2329 KVDA 60 TX 4455 16 tr 0759 41,50,62 Kansas City & = Miscellaneous Test Pattern 5 ME 0559 KDTN 2 TX 957 color bars w/call LI 23 tr 0350 fAAU 34 AL 330 ' 0358 uCFT 33 AL 285 0759 VFTC 29 MN 0800 KARE 11 MN @ = ID Color bars 19 tr 0622 KSAX 42 NN 380 0407 V418N 41 AL 340 ~ 0416 VACS 25 GA 405 #6 0820 KVBM 45 MN 0830 KSiP 5 NN KANB 22 NN color bars ; prog st 7AM 0630 0845 KMSP 9 MN 0859 KXLI 47 MN 0730 KVRR 15 (MN) ND s00 KVRR-1s-KJRR-7 I .D . 0930 KLGT 23 MN 0930 unlD 48 Thanks to Victor Frankfor a good job with the 0930 KSMO 15 MN 370 Big "0" along u/call ID Notes: 0934 uFBi 50 TN 0944 K58 s8 N07 f first "Western TV-DX" under his editorship. 1. Rainbow 65 0947 64 Value Vision, South That's about it for this time around . Too much 2. WB ID 0952 uHNT 19zA1 0954 V57BS s7 IL CVC is a Mexican shopping channel. (The unsettled weather and cold temperatures have kept 3. A new LPTV out of Lafayette, rela ng K62DW 0955 59,61 TBN South 0959 LIMAO 23 MS S actual title is QCUC, as Doug Smith always lists it.) 1017 IARB 47 VAFF tropo activith low. Today (Feb 19) was an exception, (Latayette, UPN) programming. The LA TV Guide lists KY 7079 48 AL Your editor had considered it a Canadian station! though. b2, 69, and 55 as being UPN channels in UPN ads, but 1041 uBMG 42 AL S 1041 VT TO 21 AL don't say where. I saw thecalls listed on the screen, but 1044 VFIO 36 AL 1050 VABM 68 AL 1130 VJSPt 28 GA 1757 VKMA 35 KY The unusual channel 21ogo I saw on 9/13 wasn't they were too faint to read. 1274 uZDX 54 AL 1373 VVEU 69 GA a station logo at all. It is the logo of a TV series . Frank Aden, Jr ., N7SOK, 4094 Marcia Place, Boise 4. Too sick to sleep! Up with a terrible Cold, I knew I was 1317 4ATL 36 GA 1332 V2TVt 17 TN Still don't know whichstation I received, but suspect ID 83704 going to call in sick to work, so I decided to see if any DX 1335 VT CI 45 TN 1345 VXMT 30 TN KNAZ was still in . Lucky me! Weak with Color bars . 1347 VJSP 28 GA 1400 uHAS 11 KY We are going to have the 1995 IRCA Conven- 5. Lop! WVLA off--I didn't know they do that in the middle 1400 32,68 Louisville 1628 Viva 36 KY of theweek! WHBR was dominant, but I got this one 1629 VEMT 39 TN 1634 V53AV 53 IN tion here this summer, July 14-1G. Hope you will 1730 uGNX 46 GA CBS Evening Neus Robert Kramer, Box59681, Chipgo IL 60659 (N9MBK) Consider Coming . with a clear audio ID pulling out WHBR's audio. taoo uPea 3o Ga (312-262-6299) 6. Color bars 2028 uFLI 53 TN (GA) UPN E ui ment : E ui ment : 2100 LASI 61 TN 2100 VLPO 9 OH - 1 .1978 RCA black & white, Sony 1923 ~'27ngavoxMa Color Monitor, Apretty good month, Considering that tropo has been 2111 uTBS 17 GA 2116 VCTE 22 TN 19" color, Mitsubishi HS-422UR Stereo 19" JC Penney (RCA) Color T V practically non-existent in February for the sixyears I have 2130 VHSG 63 GA 2130 VHSG 63 GA VCR, Mitsubishi HS-U57 Stereo VCR, been living in Louisiana. 2148 VOHS 61 OH 13" BMG Co or Monitor 21s5 V67 67 HuntsvilleI . AL TBN Channel Master 4257 UHF Quantum at 62' VCRs : Radio Shack #45 MTS stereo 21s8 uses bb AL ~ 2212 VKNT 40 KY with Wine and AP4700 UHF preamp, JC Penney (RCA) Mono 2232 VGRB 34 KY Channel aster 1110 Quantum at 55' with Hitachi Vtv1-39ACamcorder Marvin Shulis, R.R . #1, Toulon, IL 61483 77 tr 0415 27,36 Lexington Winegard AP3700 VHF preamp, both [ed Antenna: Radio Shack Ch 2 to 13, 14 el on 0415 19,48,64 Cincinatti w/RG-11 Coax, Alliance HD-73 rotor, Ricoh rotor at 22'. December 1994 CST 0415 11,15,32,41 Louisville XRM pmera loaded with Kodak T-Max preamp, Q Cilter for Ch 6. 27 Es 1000 uMAR 2ND 11000 uCBOt 2 SC 0415 43 TBN 0415 VRGT 45 OH Wingard 20 dB Hi tr 2700 uVTY 9 Mt 2100 uGKT 33 MI 0447 uSBN 47 VA 0451 VPTO 14 OH B&W film . 24 tr 2300 LFMT-1 69 ON Stereo Silent SAP 0452 VPTD 16 OH ~ 0501 VBNS 10 OH MST December 1994 25 tr 0730 VAFF L8 AL ~ 0730 V2DX 54 AL 0502 uH10 7 OH ES 0502 22, Dayton OH 22 tr 0213 VLBT 3 MS 210 0235 uJTV 12 MS 210 7 Es 1930 KENV 3 NM MUF barely made it to ch s 0800 VFTE 58 IN f 0800 ViVG 36 KY 0503 23,47,53 Indianapolis Nav 1994 31 Es 1300 KLNE 3 NE #1 KSNV 3 KS mix 081s 11,32,68 Louisvil e 11 Es 2000 KATL 3 LA 843 1500 KMiV 3 NE 1530 KLNE 3 NE 0900 VXMT 30+TN 12 Es 2000 KACB 3 TX 1004 1530 KLTV[ 5 MO 1700 KSVK 3 KS 14 tr 0418 VOIO 19 OH 317 26 tr 0600 uLET 48 OH 0600 uSTR 64 OH Dann lethorpe P.O. Box 6688 Shreve ort LA 1700 KHASt 5 NE KOCOt 5 OK mix 0600 VRGT 45 OH 0620 uTBU 69 OH SAP . ~ p 0435 VADL 38 M1 241 (audio thru local uCFC) 17 0717 1800 KSVK 3 KS >2000 MST 0658 u53AV 53 IN f 0658 uKON 52 KY 71136 8 tr KNLC 24 MO 267 KDNL 30 MO 267 18 2000 0700 uFMJ 21 OH 0700 32,68 Louisville Es KENV 3 NN 1004 12029 K111 3 TX 1116 2047 xHPN 3 CI 1166 January 1995 0729 uCVN 54 KT 0734 HONS 61 OH E ui ment: 23 Es 2000 KCEN 6 ix 924 2015 KENV 3 tr 2000+KMVT it ID stronger than usual 0735 WAB 43zOH 43z VYZ2 J Penney (RCA) 19" TV, RS 15-1718A 3 NM 1004 2020 KIII 3 T% 1116 2034 KRIS b Tx 1116 KIDKt 3 ID #2 0738 VGTE 30 ON f SAP ID on SAP , , VN at 32' AGLItG-6Archer 15-1113B 2053 KENS 5 7x tosD 2115 KV10 6 NM 1121 0739 VFVA 39 IN f, SAP preamp for UHF. Februarv 1994 0741 VPGH 53 PA 10830 uBSX 31+M1 2136 XHPN 3 CI 1166 2 Es 2000 KYTV 3 MO -2200 0838 VLAJ 53 M1 27 tr 2203 Vs5A0 ss tit zz4 (Upper Door Cty uHRM-20) December 1994 CST 2000 KFDXT 3 TX -2200 0843 CKCO-3 42 ON f, CTV 31 Es 7502 unlD 2 ~ 1610 aCuba 4 5 tr 2200+KMVT 17 ID #3 0859 CBLN 40 ON C8L ~ 2100 VNEO 45 OH June 1994 3 2200+KIPT 13 ID #4 2100 VEAO 49 OH tr 2300 u528I 52 IL 107 (Sterling WTO-35) January 1995 9 Es 1900 VEDU 3 FL 1002 2710 lA1TY 29 NY FOX S 4 tr 2000 VAFB 9 LA 210 12000 VBRZ 2 LA 210 12 Es 1925 uHSV 3 VA 521 1933 3 2117 VNED 17zNY WAND 17z VTKR VA 697 Note 1: Dec 31 ; Es Major winter Es, one of the 5 tr 1730 VAFB 9 LA 210 2000 VBRZ 2 LA 210 14 1930 3 2143 VKBD 50 MI over uPVR 50 Es KATC LA 843 1933 KBTX 3 TX 972 strongest seen in years. MUF up into FM forseveral 5 Es 2040 unlD 2,4 Mexico 17 Es 1859 KRTV 3 MT 1225 1900 2200 VxON 20+M1 over VYCC 20z KYUS 3 MT 956 hours. Very intense, unable to ID much of the time 9 tr 1845 KTBL 7 TX 280 ~ 2050 KTVT 11 TX 210 2044 CBHT 3 NS 1240 2209 uTLV 44 OH 2055 KDTN 2 TX Z00 18 tr 0233 V40AY 40 MI 223 (Traverse City uGKI-33) due to heavy CCI. Ten meters was open info WY, 2217 24 Toledo or Erie? 2145 unlD 10 Spanish (over KTVE) 19 Es 2000 KSVK 3 KS 774 CO, and BC. 2278 V010 19zON uX01 i9z 10 tr 0775 KViX 10 TX 210 21 Es 1958 KBME 3 ND 729 2000 VEDU 3 fl 100z 2218 uTJC 26 OH I 16 Es 1s40 VESH 2 FL 780 ~ 1555 VPBT 2 fl 940 tr 2015 KSAX 42 MN 472 2223 VOLN 54 OH fS ID on SAP Veather Radio Note 2: Jan 3; noticed heavy tropo type fading at 1615 BCUbe 2 Es 2050 KVSE 4 ND 891 same time of KMVT reception; never made it in 2232 11MFD 68 OH 16 tr 1900 VAFB 9 LA 210 H63 Evansville, IN7 TBN 22 tr 0000 K14AD 14 IA 227 (Decorah KYIN-24) 2245 63 1955 VALAt 10 AL (Floating on KTVE) strong enough to ID, very unusual. VSFJ 51 ON 12250 Wl2 25+OH 0004 KMEG 14 IA 451 0258 KARE 11 MN 351 2247 2010 VAPT 16 MS 210 12020 VDBD 40 MS 210 0713 MN VBfil 27 ON fS KITN 29 351 2253 VBNS 10 OH 2255 2045 VTOKt 11 MS 2045 VMAO 23 MS 220 Note 3: Feb 5; best signal 1 have seen in years, clear CBEFT 54 ON 2333 2100 VJTC 44 FL 400 ~Jul ~1994 unusual tropo opening, tr 0107 CFMT-1 69 ON 0109 CKCO 42 ON audio at times. This was an 27 2120 1MAV 18 MS 270 (// 23 ) 7 Es 1846 KIII 3 TX 1116 0559 }45785 57 IL 0559-CBLN f0 ON Yet no sign of an Ythin g on channel 3. 2720 VMAH 19 MB 320 (//23) 9 Es 1850 Kltl 3 Tx 1116 11856 xHPN 3 MEX 1166 0621 VSTR 64 OH 0622 VNED 17 NY 2120 VMPV 21 AL 350 2740 uxxV 25 MS 300 30 tr 0237 t1PBN 7 MI 223 (thru lxal VLS) 0629 WTV 29 NY 0630 VNYB 49 NY 4: time I was able to confirm this as 2145 uLAE 32 LA 270 VGNO 26 LA 270 u40AY 40 MI 223 (Traverse City uCKI-33) Note Feb 5; first 0639 CBLFT 48 ON 0640 ~CBE ON 2758 VEiO 42 AL 350 2202 VNOL 38 LA 270 V40AK 40 MI 118 (MUSkeBOn LPTV) KIPT and slop from KTRV . Not as strong as 0642 VOHS 67 ON 2210 VKRG S AL 350 2335 VLT2 38 GA 520 0455 uBKB 11 MI 316 KMVT, but still enough to LD . 0645 uNSi 67 Canton, - OH 17 tr 0110 VULt 4 LA 270 0503 u19BN 19 OH 180 (Defiance LPTV) 0700 VUAB 43 OH 0711 uCET 48 OH 0110 uniD 8 floating on KNOE 0527 WTV 9 Nt 200 (thru local uGN) OTS9 VLAJ 53 MI 0828 52,54,68 KET 0135 VDSU 6 LA 270 floating on KTAL VRGT 45 ON Jeff Kruszka, 7706-M N. Jefferson Pl. Cir., Baton 0829 uVHO 53 OH 0830 0205 NGBC 30 MS 290 ~ 0270 uLOx 13 MS 320 u u t 1994 WTO 14 OH 0855 uP%1 11 PA 0958 0210 unlD 12 floating on KSLA ~KPTMbb t42 NE 430 2019 KT80 14 OK 695 Rouge, LA 70809 11100 V53AY 53 IN 1007 VGGN 52 OH 0255a'lilHOA 32 AL 430 2027 KSHB 41 MO 419 2135 KNEG 14 IA 451 1100 WXI ii PA Februarv 7995 0303 1MAV 14 MS 290 (//23; o/u KARD) 2142 KITN 29 MN 351 2158 KCCi B IA 309 0310 uBMG 42 AL 410 2201 KSiN 2T IA 451 2204 KTIN 21 to 335 2 tr 2202 KMBH 60~TX 495 2275 VACX 55 FL 565 herwarv 1995 ~ CST 22 tr 0213 VLBT 3 MB 270 0235 uJiv 12 Ms 270 2205 KYiN 24 IA 296 2225 1puT 6 NE 430 2276 WfL 35 FL 600 2227 K470F 47 TX 4251 15 tr 1430 19,41,50,62 Kansas City 2230 KxAN 36 TX 3952 2257 uRBV 65 FL 600 25 tr 1015 HMPN 29 NS 270 11820 VBRZ 2 LA 210 2228 uH0 13 IA 309 1459 KYKA 49 KS 11459 KSAS 2< KS 27 27 NO 443 2300 KNVA 54 TX 395 ~ 2310NAVS 30 fL 565 tr 2255 LMAO 23 MS 220 7 tr 0020 KSPR 33 MO 443 0021 KDEB 1530 KOTV 2 NO 2150 K56 56 tNl TBN 31 Es 1120 unlDS 2 1240 unid 2 Mexico 0046 KOLR 10 MO 443 ' 0108 1MPN 29 ME 677 14 15

TV National de Chile (El Roble) Rober(Krmner'sreponconrinues 26 Es 1326 Ch 2, (Sraw free) Western N DX Audio y Video (NTSC) Color, Slow gfB Western N DX Ra6errKramer'srepor(continues #8) 2315 V64AU 64 VI 176 (Alone; VNRM-20) 16 tr 1720 W57B5 57 IL 253 (Alonn LPTV 1343 Se Lee "CHV" en le pentane de TV 7 tr 0300 KLGi 23 MN 351 KY 374 1811 WEU 69 GA 599 2328 W548x 54 WI 720 (Madison TAB) 1753 VKMU 21 tr 1350 CxC10 10, 12 (TV Montevideo (Urugueyl) 10 tr 1812 IARB 41 KY 278 1825 VFIE 14 1N 277 MS 538 1830 V2AX 54 AL 503 WKEF 22 OH 241 1835 VPTD 241 20 tr 0010 VNRM 20 VI 226 0210 VKBN 27 OX 373 1812 WMAV 18 27 Es 1345 Ch 2, (Globo)(Bauru, erasil) Solo video 1830 ib OH V6777 61 IL7 #9 1930 VKGB 53 KY 330 ta4o war s3 ox 37o ta4t usrR 64 OH 258 0250 VOID 19 OH 317 0527 CBLN 40 ON 340 1844 1445 Ch 2, (Negevision)(Chile) Solo Video 0530 VAKC 1939 VTCI 45 TN 498 2031 VDSI 61 TN 498 1845 VCET 48 OH 258 1846 VIPB 49 IN 174 23 OH 330 0539 WLN 54 PA 390 0544 WAB 43 OH 292 0548 tgHS 67 OH 317 2033 WABM 68 AL 589 2039 NFLI 53 TN 497 1855 I1KYU 24 KY 354 1905 VSFJ 57 OH 307 0030 HMPV 21 AL 782 VGGN 0604 WIA 44 PA 621 17 tr 0019 WP7Y 24 TN 493 1915 52 OH 263 WAB 43 Ox 292 19 AR 450 Apartado Svc 1922 WFMJ 21 OH 373 1925 WJV 8 OH 317 0200 KTEJ Fernando Garcia, 30, B, CD 1928 VTVG 13 ON 219 December 1994 Guadalupe NL 67181 MEXICO 24 tr 0140 WLAX 1937 W48AP 48 OH 219 (Toledo VJN) 25 V1 225 WFTC 29 MN 351 Note #1- Minus Offset, Fox G7 KXLI 41 MN 413 1941 W46BX 48 ON 219 (Toledo TBN) Note #2- Thru local WPWR JenuarV 1995 : (Continued from previous issue) NCM W42AF 42 VI 144 (Ripon TBN) 11 tr 0530aKDTX 58 TX 519 0545ifKUVN 23 TX 544 2009 V010 79 OH 317 2013 VDIV 4 MI 241 Note #3- Audio & video thru local WCIU 2020 WI2 25 OH 317 12025 VKYC 3 OH 317 KVBM 45 MN 351 VEUX 48 V1 283 0630 KADN 15 LA $B4 KLTS 24 LA 615 Note #4-Audio & video thru local WFLD 2108 VKYT 27 KY 322 0201 KARE 11 MN 351 KMSS 33 LA 615 0715 K21DC 21 OK 650 25 tr 0000 CFMT ON #5- S/on Relaying WLMT-30 2130 WTVS 56 MI 241 (Thru local VYIN) 69 340 KFVS 12 MO 340 Note KWHB 47 OK 764 0730 KTIC 43 OK 705 003o uxsL 46 IL 269 WCFC 28 tr 1420 WEC 27 IL 239 ~ 1430 WSEC 14 IL 206 KSPR 33 MO 443 Note #6-Audio throwgh local " 2030 WLA 33 LA 634 2200 KTFO 41 OK 764 0037 KFAA 51 AR 521 0041 1MAW 14 MS 670 1443 W298G 29 Il 165 (Decatur TBN) Note #7- 0 OFFSET. 3/4 CB W/ on it KOKI 23 OK 764 tnlD 31 sa north 0052 KOLR 10 NO 443 0100 tRUV 18 NS 538 (Morse Code ID ) Note #8- Local BI{B Game, ID as Super Channel 57 12 tr 0000 KDOR 17 OK 796 1455 V4180 14 IL 134 (Peoria wT0-35) 0120 KDEB 27 MO 443 0600 OK City OK 705 14,"43,"52 0130 W67CA 67 off Note #9- TBN aiming towards St Louis 1827 VGGN 52 OH 263 2000 KSHB 41 NO 419 zoo (Lima CHA) 0775 KVHB 47 OK 764 (3rd day in a row) 0132 W7TE 28 Ox 281 KBTM 42 NE 430 2006 KCPT 19 MO 419 16 tr 0545 15,18 so-LA 500+ 24,26 %29,533,~f38,49 0133 W48AV 48 MI 250 (St Cleir Shores FAM) 2012 KHNE 19 NE 563 2038 KSNT 27 KS 468 0600 K21DM 21 LA 590 K56DR 56 LA 634 2100 WEIU 51 IL 176 2101 KOLN 10 NE 477 0145 CBLN2 34 ON 284 0149 CHVI 16 ON 248 John Ebeling, 9209 Vincent Ave. So., Bloomington, 0615 VLPB 27 LA 637 IMAH 19 MS 771 2116 N618V 61 IL 107 (Sterling WOPT-24) 0200 W26AB 26 MI 241 (Detroit FAM) MN 55431 OVXXV 25 MS 761 0630 K62DW 62 LA 693 0215 WI(AH 2148 KTKA 49 KS 468 19 MS 807 0225 VTCT 27 IL 298 fWCMB 44 LA 631 0700 KLAX 31 LA 678 0230 WTTO 21 AL 588 0247 WHNT 19 AL 503 WLAE 32 LA 693 DFV 21,33,58 519 0322 LA)RB 41 Some irons-equatorial scatter to report from the September 1994 KY 278 0328 WHNO 20 LA 844 1900 NSed f14,f19 700+ 1915 WDBO 40 MS 749 0335 VGNO 26 lA 844 south coast of Barbados. I was down there again on 1 tr 2257 KSPR 33 MO 443 0339 WDKY 56 KY 339 fVHLT 22 MS 771 fWT70 21 AL 970 0341 VCEE 13 IL 264 0423 VXIX 19 KY vacation and submit the following. No ix's were 5 tr 2012 KSHB 41 MO 419 263 1930SWBMG 42 AL 963 WJSU 40 AL 1025 2022 K33AA 33 IA 255 (Ottumra KIIN-12) 0514 WMTU 16 TN 447 t5 noted, but when (propagation was) in, ~he) screen 1945 WHOA 32 AL 926 VHO 41 AL 873 2029 K42AM 42 IA 255 (Ottumwa TBN) 0521 VJTC 44 Fl 801 0553 KTHY 11 AR 560 was very active-hke a combination of Es & aurora . 2000 Atlanta W 1103 O,f36,46,69 2036 K64DG 64 la 202 (Iowa City TBN) 0604 VBAK 38 IN 178 (See Note #6 ) 2015 WHSG 63 W 1119 WMCF 45 AL 966 0640 Vb58V 65 IL 106 (Springfield WSEC-14) WTJP 60 AL 998 2037 Krvo 3 lA 255 As noted in the APril 1992 VUD, (the TV set 10 tr 2122 KITN 29 MN 351 2210 KMEG 14 fA 451 2235 KSIN 27 lA 451 2700fWLTZ 38 GA 1035 K59DG 59 LA 687 26 tr 0025 KVBM was a Samsung model 9S65TB color TV. Ding 2156 V548H 54 VI 120 (Madison TAB) 25 NN 351 TC IMPV 21 AL 839 WGBC 30 MS 830 0031 KS7CN 57 MN second Moor of our hotel, only using 2231 V42AF 42 VI 145 (Osh Kosh TBN) 276 (Wabesha KSTP " 5) was done on the 2115 WHBR 33 FL 836 WRBV 65 FL 1193 0043 WEUx 48 41 283 0127 KPTN 22s4 V%G2 32 NI (Audio thru local VFLD) 42 NE 430 "rabbit ears" on the back of the set. Reception was WHNO 20 LA 687 WBHS 50 FL 1116 11 tr 0010 W40AK 40 MI 263 (Escanaba VLUK-11) 0430 VXVT 15 MS 624 always on an East-West path . All Spanish audio. fu4cx 55 FL 1181 WOFL 35 FL 1190 0433 W33AY 33 IL 186 (Springfield HSS) 0013 N14BR 14 M) 263 (Escanaba VLUC " b) Time is Barbados; one hour ahead of EST. VFTX 36 FL 1140 2130 VTTA 38 FL 1116 0405 VOID 19 off 307 1946 CKC03 42 ON 284 WSTR 64 OH 258 WPHI 15 AL 836 2145 K398J 39 LA 622 21 OAK 1959 WNED 17 NY 460 2000 WMFD 68 OH 285 2145 NEIg 42 AL 823 W47BP 47 MS 771 tr 2125 VG 40 MI 263 February 1995 : AST 2021 WTV 29 NY 460 2027 CITY 5T ON 436 WPAN 53 FL 870 2145 WIITK 54 W 1035 O$ 2100 Only ch 2 active October 1994 2029 CITY2 31 ON 366 2030 CFMT 47 ON 436 2200 WSWS 66 AL 1023 fKARD 14 LA 653 06 Dead all night (8 day) 2 tr 0450 KDSM 77 IA 309 0455 KCCI 8 IA 309 2032 CBLFT 25 ON 436 2042 CBLN4 45 ON 343 KLFA 25 LA 615 2230 K56DR 56 LA 634 07 2030 Ch 2 only 1620 KSMD 75 MN 297 1630 KTTC 10 NN 284 2055 NOHS 61 OH 317 2127 VCET 48 OH 258 WDSI 61 TN 1106 (2d time ever) 08 Dead 12 tr 2242 CKC03 42 ON 284 2128 W68CD 68 OH 219 (Toledo TBN) WAPT 16 MS 749 2245 WGIg 43 AL 985 WKBD 50 MI 241 (Thru t«al WVR) 09 2300 Ch 2-4 VMPN 29 MS 743 2245 V68CD 68 OH 219 (Toledo TBN) " Ch 2-4 2300 2130 WAB 43 OH 292 10 2200-2315 17 tr 0400 WTBS 17 W 1100 fWGXA 24 GA 1116 2200 UNID 67 #1 2331 CIC059 59 ON 287 11 1900 Nothing VLPB 49 [N 174 (Rare) 0415SWMGT 41 W 1116 atIfFA 12 AL 954 2336 V69BJ 69 MI 177 (Lansing VAOP-49) Dead day long 2341 VKBD MI 241 #2 2205 wH0 53 Ox 310 2210 VSFJ 51 OH 307 12 fKNOE 8 LA 668 0430 LIBR2 2 LA 637 50 13 1900 Dead; 2200 Active Ch 2-4 (Still in x2315) 2344 W48AV 48 MI 241 (Detroit 2212 NPGN 53 PA 416 2216 VYMT 57 KY 407 fwL 4 LA 687 NAFB 9 LA 637 fAM) 14 2130 Ch 2-4; Gone at 2300 2348 CBLN 40 ON 340 2225 CBLFTIO 48 ON 287 2230 WIZ 25 OH 317 0445aSVNAU 1T MS 696 VHIDN 24 MS 833 15 2100-2240" Ch 2-4 2352 V59CA 59 MI 174 (Jackson WAOP " 2245 V010 19 OH 317 12314 VGGN 52 OH 263 0VAC5 25 W 1041 W29BH 29 MS 758 49) ib 1945-2305 Ch 2-4; Dead at 2345 . 13 tr 0011 V010 19 MI 317 0013 C11129 29 ON 284 27 tr 0003 VFMJ 21 OH 373 WFGX 35 FL 889 W36AC 36 MS 699 0017 CBLFT9 53 ON 340 0019 CBLFTIO 48 ON 287 0012 CBlFT15 15 ON 434 (See rate #7) V528C 52 AL 929 K46CR 46 LA 646 0022 CBLN2 34 ON 284 0030 CBLFTI7 68 ON 284 0031 VAKC 23 OH 330 0041 CIC059 59 ON 287 As you can see, I did not spend too much time 0500 wSB 40 fl 1106 fWJSP 28 W 1057 0040 CIC078 18 ON 340 0042 CITY2 31 ON 366 0402 CIC028 28 ON 381 0406 CIW 19 ON 436 in front of the TV set, as vacation was main objective. KSSEX 55 LA 705 W52BF 52 AL 830 0412 CHCH 17 ON 415 0418 NKBN 0045 CIII 41 ON 436 0047 CBLN4 45 ON 343 27 OH 373 WFSG 56 FL 929 WDCO 29 W 1125 0423 CIC018 18 ON 340 0430 NYTV 33 OH 373 966 0049 LIOHS 61 OH 317 t9oo ucaA zb WI #3 I realize thereport is poor & has no IDs, but it W648B 64 NS 752 0515 VABM 68 AL 1900 WXGZ 32 VI #4 WAFF 48 AL 1029 W5880 58 MS 668 January 1995 might tie iihn wtoterhtitirecepon repors n a moer 75 tr 0054 V010 19 OH 317 0058 CHWI 16 ON 248 0545 15,20,26 s.LA 500+ 1(29,f33,f38,49 0730 Clil 41 ON 436 0133 CKC03 42 ON 284 15 tr 1533 KSPR 33 MO 443 1543 K02K 21 MO 443 northerly latitude . 0600 VZDX 54 AL 1025 0321 CIIi29 29 ON 284 0328 C)C018 18 ON 340 1550 KMI2 17 MO 323 1952 KNLC 24 MO 267 W45AA 45 MS ~3Q . (Columbia MS educ) 0341 W67AJ 67 MI 204 (Ann Arbor WLNS-6) 2254 KSHB 41 MO 419 Barbados has only one station--Ch 8, which is a 0615f1A(AH 19 NS 777 1ifVXXV 25 MS 761 16 tr 0228 KNCI 38 KS 453 0415 VICU 12 PA 390 0438 WKBN 27 OH 373 poar excuse for a station. Subscription TV is on (VLPB 27 LA 637 fWSCV 51 FL 1240 0248 K61FF 61 IA 250 (Cedar Rapids TBN) TV fWD2l 39 FL 1243 0630 WHYS 69 FL 1240 0445 CFPL 10 ON 340 0941 CFMT 47 ON 436 UHF-8 channels . Refer to April 1992 VUD for a 7000 CBLN 40 ON 340 2212 V59CA 59 MI 174 0241 K42AM 42 IA 255 (Ottuma TBN) WBFS 33 FL 1227 W60AK 60 FL 1781 0243 K2100 breakdown. N69BJ 69 MI 177 21 NO 267 (St Louis HSS) WSSAM 55 FL 1181 _ WHFT 45 FL 1243 0346 K41DD 41 16 tr 0025 NVl1P 10 MI 360 0305 VJV 8 OH 317 IA 309 (Des Noinea HSS) - 0645 W59AJ 59 FL 1181 (Netecurbe WLG 10) 0349 Vx0 13 (A 0351 CHCH 11 ON 415 0412 C1CA 19 ON 436 309 WEVU 26 FL 1153 WFLX 29 FL 7237 0403 K52BH 52 IA I 0414 CIII 41 ON 436 0419 VNYB 49 NY 460 302 (Amen TBN) John Ebeling passed along an article from the 0700 WLAE 32 LA 693 0405 K33AA 33 IA 255 (Ottumwa xltirp WISN) eh 2 1100 0430 VJET 24 PA 390 0445 VICU 12 PA 390 February 9, 1995 Daily Narian which indicated that Es 1845 fan Salvador 0509 CItY 57 ON 436 (normally KIIN-12) 1900 San Selvsdor ch 4 1100, unlD chi SS se the Barbados Broadcasting Authority had so far 0550 W68CD 68 OH 219 (Toledo TBN) 0412 KbSBY 65 IA 243 (Waterloo TBN) 1930 Nicaragua ch 4 1181, unlD ch2 Nicaregus7 received 12 applications for licenses to oPerase tele- W48AP 48 Ox 279 (Toledo VJN) 0417 KCPT 19 MO 419 0423 KNLJ 25 MO 335 24 tr 0615 WLA 33 LA 634 Five the 22 tr 0342 W40AY 40 M1 223 0442 KFVS 12 MO 340 0444 W%YT 15 MS 624 vision stations . Seven are for cable TV. of 26 tr 2130 KDTX 58 iX 519 0446 VFIE 14 IN zn 0507 KOMU 8 NO 323 applications are from overseas concerns . 27 tr 1930 WNOL 38 LA 693 12000 WLAE 32 LA 693 0512 VEW 44 IN 0556 MUW 14 November 1994 zn MS 670 - VGNO 26 LA 693 2015 WLA 33 LA 634 1352 KHOA 7 MO 249 (Audio thru t«al 16 tr 7922 KTTC 10 MN 284 WLS) 2045 NCCL 49 LA 690 1358 KETC 9 MO 267 (Thru t«el WGN) 584 19 tr 2758 WFTC 29 MN 351 2159 KVBM 45 MN 351 28 tr 0230 K21DN 21 LA 590 KADN 15 LA 1404 VAFF 48 AL 503 1425 WBMG 42 AL 589 Nestor E . Zucchi, Box 354, 1629 Pilar, Buenos 696 2230 V49AG 49 111 161 (Bloomington WHWC-28> PO 0300 WMAW 14 NS 802 fVMAU 17 MS 2300 K57BN 57 MN 276 (Wabeshe KSTP) 1456 W33AY 33 IL 186 (Springfield Xff) Aires, ARGENTINA 05458KLDB 24 LA 566 0630 WLPB 27 LA 637 2309 V67AC 67 WI 130 (Darlington VHp-21) 7458 tABD 40 MS 677 1507 WKPO 29 KY 343 0715 WGMB 44 LA 631 0815 WNLT 22 MS m 2313 K41AD 41 1A 207 (Lansing KYIN-24) 1508 WMEC 22 IL 188 (Super rare) January 1995 UTC 1800 KDTX 58 TX 519 1516 WMCF 45 AL 664 1521 WTCT 27 Il 298

Danny Buntin 1312 GREG CONIGLIO N . Skyline :SOUfiHEAX " F~IDX: Stillwater, OK 79075 5100 GLENWOOD DRIVE APRIL 1994 WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 DEADLII~ : 14th SOiTPfiERN FM DX is for reporters fran : AL, AR, AZ, CA, OD, DE, DC, FL, GA, e-mail : coniglio~geog .buffalo .edu HI, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NM, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX, ilP, WV, LATIN AMERICA 8 south parts of the globe NORTHERN FM~D% V131KKDN~UBVMS .BITNET . Es DX GE15 LX2dE AUSRRALIAN STYLE . For DXers in : MA,NH,VT, T,MA,RI,NY,PA,NJ,OH,MI,IN,IL,WI,MN,IA,NE,SD,ND,MT,WY,ID, WA,OR,AK,Canada APRIL 1995 ~ DEADLINE : The 5th ~ LOG CUTOFF: 3 months from postmark Not much DX going at all lately, as evidnced by this smallest Northern FM I have ever done! Too many winter storms, John R . Tudenham 2829 Missouri Ave . Jo lin MO 64804 1 s ms and no offseason skip to report. Just scatter and meteor catches. Let's hope that changes soon!... 2 s tr 0130 WRVQ 94 .5 VA Richmond, ID 1952 KDEA 97 .5 MO Doniphan, ID, k 206 RICK SI-IAFTAN - 217 GREEN RD . - SPARTA, tr 2/7 tr NEW TERSEY 07871 1100 K~17 101 .1 KS Caney, ID w/KXQl 78 2150 KTPQ 102 .9 KS St . Marys,oldies,Top .ads 201 58 35 3, Beeper or DX: 201 1-5 2 . EQUIPMENT : Rea suc STA-2280 wi 7 110 z t ters see 1/10 tr 2/9 tr McVey article, Nov . 1990), Channel Master 20 element TV 45' AGL, phased with FM 13 and winegard AP-3800 2253 KGMD 100 .7 ND Cape ID Amp dB gain, dB noise Girardeau, 275 2248 KTIR 99 .7 ND St . James, ZD,talk 171 (32 .9 3 .2 figure), 30' AGL and the Bolin Phase Box. (IN CAR: Kenwood KRC-430 with 1/12 tr 2/26 tr two 110 khz filters). All times approximate . 3/4 TrS 1640 KIAZ 92 .7 MD Eldon, ID 136 2120 KBXR 106 .1 M7 Ashland ID BXR, mention 2/18 TrS 1718 KDMG 103 .1 IA Burlington, ID 312 of Columbia 2208 90 .7 CBOF, Ottawa ON 169 2200 107 .7 (WEMR), Tunkhanncck PA, 1/27 tr 2154 KFFB 106 .1 AR Fairfield Hay, 163 French through WFLTV . Now Lite 107 .7 or Bright 107 .7 82 317 1806 KQOS 97 .5 AR Hot Sprinqs, ID, k 198 3/6 tr 2/19 TrS _3/ 10 TrS 1/31 Es 1050 KGNZ 88 .1 TX Abilene, fund raiser, 1810 89 , Atlantic City NJ 1830 WAFG 90 .3 FL Ft . Lauderdale, ID 1137 ID Abilene 937 0100 94 .9 CKGE, ON "94 .9, The .7 WN1N With NJN News in car in Denville . This station is just a few 1890 WOW 95 .5 FL Ft . Pierce,ID 1064 Edge ." This mayscatter in all the time . 293 KDhM 97 .5 moved fran 94 .3, never heard on 94 watts horizontal, but many watts vertical . .3 . 97 .5 is a very difficult freq . for me 2/20 TtS 106 as KMDD Tulsa(100 miles)is usually very strong and hard to null with antenna . KTTR St . 1010 102 .1 ???? French, probably CBOF James, seeR~s to be simucast KTTR-AM 1990 in Rolla . Was surprised about the Jan . 31 Es, 2/28 GW again I used the 6 meter ham band to knav it was open still a long way from 50 to 88 mHz and unusual for Es to get up to 88 t~lz in Jan ., only lasted about 20 minutes . 73, WOJRP . 0200 93 .3/93.7 WBWZ/'franslator. _ . _ No longer Z-Rock, but all oldies with Z-93.3 Todd IYnlsie, 13 Warren St ., Ryde, SpdneY, Australia, 2112 - Location is 41 00 N, 74 38 W 1000' above sea level in the mountains of NW NJ . Big news, Fquipt . : Onkyo T-9090 II FM tuner, DX labs VA700 VHF pre-amp(used in shack), Bolin phase WPMR 107 .9 went box Icon R7000 VHF/t)1~' receiver, two off the air today Triax 9 element yagi FM antennas mounted horizontally at 7 pm . On the channel now aresemilocal WEBE Westport CT, a weak WHEN Syracuse, and vertically on separate masts at 25' agl and masts separated by 40', DSC 2 .1 coax, WFSI Annapolis and a classicalto the North that is probably Vetmont. Dead conditions tonight but when Emotator 105TS and Kenpro KR400 RC rotators . Times : Australian Eastern standard or GMP+ thereis trop, this is now an open channel for me .Can't remember if I reported the first couple. 11 hours, all distances in miles . (nice to see Australians don't insist upon using kilo- RICHARD CONTONE meters . DB) - 162-07 87th ST. - TAMAICA, NEW YORK 11 1 12/4 Es 1/5 Es 1831 94 .5 5CCR Ceduna S . Aust 1020 1908 99 .9 SGSN Victor Harbour, S . Aust 1895 102 .9 2ABCRN Broken hill NStd 577 1909 ~ WO~°°d' r°ck station 130 100 .9 7HI-10 Hobart Tasmania 700 POWER COUNTRY 99 I ~~o~~ 19 1904 96 .9 5AH(I2N Keith S . Aust 1909 95 .3 7RGY Geeveston, Tasmania This was on my panasonic portable . (Richard, this was tropo, not skip . Skip really doesn't come into play 1920 92 .9 7AHCFM Hobart Tasmania 700 1909 95 .3 7RGY Geeveston, Tasmania usually till about 800 miles or so . Keep an eye out for it soon, season is starting in May!-gc) . I am going for 1929 93 .3 6AHCFM Bunbury Western Aust (2Es) 1909 93 .9 VLWNI Norfolk Island 1040 a new Winegard FM directional that I may have much more luck than a TV all hander

EDITED FOR THE wTFDA AND ^VHF/UHF DIGEST^ BY TOM BRYANT, B49 TODD PREIS DRIVE, NASH- VILLE, TN, 37221 - Phone/Fax (615) 646-2000

They're b-e-e-a-c-k! More circular test patterns hand drawn by Robert Williams of Twin Fells, Idaho . In spite of their simi- . . . . larit each of these is es individual as e fingerprinty' . Reeder response indicates QSL Corner ~ Logos faun ~T1ME that these mainstays of yesteryear ere the ,, most popular subject matter for this c~l- T'/t~S,I :ygt~I~, umn . Old ID slides ere also et the top of Jr.221 f'In¢~ood. ., . . Fiwd ; Bnlgrtwr ,¢. /yydyp2Z 2345 the list end you'll see more of them soon .

AL AQSB 105 .1 Albertville : P .O . Box 190 35950 - letter and buyer sticker fraw I1oit Howard, C .E . (Conlgllo)

AR KKIK 103 .9 Fayetteville : P.O. Bar 104 72702 - Nice letter and buyer sticker fraw Shelly Fantinel, quick reply (Cantglio)

AR KLAZ 105 .9 Hot Springs : P .O . Bar 1739 71902 - Letter and buyer sticker and also worket coverage wcq fru Phll O'Brien, PD (COniglio)

AR KDYN % .7 Ozork : P .O . Bar 1016 72949 - Ho letter but sent a wedio inforsatton sheet, sticker sized card with station logo, and a copy of the station log during the tire I heard them, w[th correct iters checked off, no signer (Cantglio)

FL AR00 107 .3 Jacksanvflle : 8386 Bayweodors Rd - Suite 107 32256 - letter, cov . ~9, and sticker . Rote : This address holds worry stations, being run by Parson Broadcasting and Tadd Cam : 111100 107 .3, 11111IA 93 .3, 85Tf 97 .9, ~ 1460, and RNZS 930 . This flaw Kyle D . Dickson, CE (Conlglio)

fL REDR 99 .1 Hlowi : 3798 N .11 . 167th St . 33854 - Letter with stickers and other nice pfa.otimal thus frow Jerry Rushin, GWW (Contglio)

FL IYfHf 94 .9 Tallahassee : 325 John Knar Rd . Suite E-200 32303 - Letter and window sticker, and brief explanation of Tallahassee radio frow David A . Lave, C.l1 (Coniglio)

KS KCAY 95 .9 Russell : P .O . Boa 666 67665 - letter clang with wedia inforsatian pope and coverage wy frow wayne Grabbe, President (Coniglio)

LA KCRL 106 .7 Boyne : P.O . Boa 228 Crarley, LA 75027-0228 - Letter with buyer sticker, and coverage wails for both KCAL and sister station KSIG 102.1 fro . Phil Lizotte, Owner/04 (Caniglio)

LA KLRZ 100 .3 Lamas : 910 Royal St . x257 - Suite 100 - Hew Orleans, LA 70116 - stickers and letter, atso caplalntng about interference to KLRZ frw RNSL 100 .3 Laurel, Iii on the eastern side of 11etro Ikw Orleans (I oleo hod reported hearing ANSL wtxing with KLRZ), frrow 'Kahuna', PD for Z-108 (Coniglio)

LA KF7(Z 106 .3 Mounts : 3225 Awbassoda Caffery Pkwy Lofoyette, U 70506 - verlficotton letter, returned wy report, and buyer sticker, fr'aw Frank Trahan, P .D . (COnigllo)

LA KKKC 99 .1 Mcw Iberia : P .O . Boa 12948 78562-2948 - Verification letter along with buyer sticker and coverage ry frow Scott Segraves, Afternoon DJ . Scott also wenttons that during June 1994, KJO(C 99 .1 was off the air, and the PD head a 'Hew Mexico' station in Its place) (KCLY7) (COntglio)

10 AI110 104 .7 Hagentan : 1135 Haven Road 21742 - Qutck reply with coverage and station infonAOtian with letter fro. John T . Stoub, Pres-Ol (Contglto)

MI wCCf 107 .5 Traverse City : 121 E . Front St 49685-0666 - friendly hanAw'itten letter along with stickers, both buyer and window, arxl an o ~ ~~~~y ~~~ 92.7 ~ ~, . ~~ , KSSZ - FM

ttwe It w~s oared to a lmg series, frrow RTFDA's Tai Brymt, 115M Producttm invttatim to visit . I was in T . Cfty recently, and did visit BCCW 107 .5/1310, short skip to Nashville, mly 600 ~i ., prev heard Director and Niddays Ilmoger . Was glad to get the but forgot to bring the letter! Frrorr Sylvia Morris, PSA ally by Tr and mly m 105 .9 . Thinks Tas! (Cmiglio) (Cm i gl i o) TX KHFI % .7 Austin : 811 Bartm Springs Rd - Suite %7 78704-1166 - letter MD KARO 101 .5 Colmrbia 503 Old 11563 North 65201 - Very friendly lmg and buger sticker sent hock fraw Corinna Dougherty, Business Mmager (Cmiglio) receptim letter fray IITFDA Maber Al Gersmd with prowotimol alas, pictures of the stotim, QSt card, and coverage ~aP . Thinks All (Cmiglio) TX KDOA 99 .1 Houstm : 4810 Sin Felipe 77056 - verificotim letter with fro Brent Clmtm, PD bunper prorotimal iteas m well-headbmd, and smglasses MS WICTF 95 .5 Jocksm : P .O . Box 31999 39286 - Verificatim letter, (Cmigl io) stickers, coverage wp, and t-shirt, with, well m interesting 'Katfish 95' logo m it fro Dru Laborde, PD (Cmiglio) TX KRDF 98 .3 Sgeanm : 605 E . Kenneth Ave 79081 - letter and nice 1995 calendar fro Corolyn Cu~ings, Asst . Progra Nmager (Cmiglio) Mi WRBE 106 .9 Lucedale : P .O . Box 827 39452 - Veriftcatim letter fro Cmada', Herwi Kelly, GN, irgressed that their signal reached 'Alwost to Wi Rt.ST 95 .1 Ibrinette : P .O . Box 609 Roosevelt Road 54143 - letter with (Cmigl io) QSL card, and coverage ~cq fro Frank J . Louerwi, III, Owner/GM (Cmiglio) MS IIZRH 106 .1 Picayme : 1601 Shortcut Rood, Slidell, La 70458 - letter with 100 - P .O . Box 1206 - Wousau, trmsritter WT WOfN 94 .7 Nosinee : 101 Grind Ave - Suite a few stickers and statim Dr'oraotimal itews, and raentim of the RR 54402 - letter apologizing for delay, and wedia kit type stuff fr'a Roger being in Abita Springs, U fr'a Shmnm Caruso (Cmiglio) Wotsm, wentims getting other OX reports, but wine is the farthest to dote (Cm i gl i o) MS 11115U 92 .1 Starkville : P .O . Bax 980 39759 - nice letter and stickers fro Jirr Scott, PD . He rrer!times that he will shay ry letter to the people Vf!ose advertisaer!ts I heard, and also wentims being Interested in DXing hiwself, lining in !tiny statims m his clock radio, and picking up TV fro Denver and Albuquerque frw his horse in Mertdim . Sent same info m the club, MEMBERS!! hope he joins) (Cmiglio) ATTENTION WTFDA The Official WTFDA logo decal is here!! NC IlRNS 95 .1 Ktnstm : P .O . Box 609 28501 - Dm Price, CE, signed and verified and returned by report, with buyer sticker (short e-skip, not Traps receptim) (Cmiglio) ORDER YOURS TODAY!

NE KSDZ 95 .5 Garden : P .O . Box 390 69343 - nice letter, buyer sticker, and (Details are found below.) 1994 calendar fro Nitch Gallmt, PD, also expressing interest to the club and hobby . I had a sa~ple WD sent out . Also asked ~Y opinim of the statim and rrentimed the xrrting site being 3 rli . west of Gordm (Cmiglio)

NF CKOZ 94 .7 St .John's : P .O . Box 2050 A1C SR6 - letter, window sticker, and heart shaped pencil frow Keith Soper, Statim lknager of Oz FM network (Cmiglio)

NN KCLV 99 .1 Clovis : P .O . Box 869 88102-0869 - vertficatim letter fro C . Newel Jmes . President/IWnager . Glad to get this, first NN eerie! (Of course, I have mly heard 3 myvay) (Cmiglio)

ON CW1S 100 .5 Soult Ste . Marie, 642 Great Northern Rood P6B 4Z9 - Late reply with apologies in QSL letter, coverage trap for this and sister UQN 104 .3 and save rarketing inforaatim and Q104 sticker, fraR James Warner-Srrith, PD (Cm i gl i o)

SD KMIT 105 .9 Mitchell : 119 East Third St . 57301 - letter and a statim pen fro Tip Sraith, General Ilmager (Cmiglio)

TN I1EGR 102 .7 Mdghis : 283 eeole St . Suite Z00 38103 - rcceptim letter, business card, and Rock 103 and RRXQ 95 .7 (LIM partner) stickers fr'a Gory The Official WTFDA logo decal is now available Cmdrey, CE (Cmiglio) in white, red, or light blue . All are 5.c5" in in reverse to TN WsM 95 .5 Nml!ville : 2644 NcGavOCk Ptke 37214 - frtadiy Verificatlm diameter and are computer-cut letter with qty pr'aotimal ttas, rld!tim that the show I heard wa s the last be applied to the inside of your favorite DX vehicle window. Are you a WTFDA member?

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