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News ● Serving DX’ers since 1933 Volume 79, No. 13 ● January 2, 2012 ● (ISSN 0737-1639) Inside this issue . 2 … AM Switch 4 … Domestic DX Digest West 18 … International DX Digest 3 … Graveyard DX Update 9 … Domestic DX Digest East 27 … Space Weather Forecast From the Publisher: Best wishes for a Happy VOL. 79 DX NEWS PUBLISHING SCHEDULE New Year to all of our members! We are back to No In By Date 22 Feb. 24 Mar. 5 weekly issues now for the next two months, and 14 Dec. 30 Jan. 9 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 12 based on the contents of this issue it looks like 15 Jan. 6 Jan. 16 24 Mar. 16 Mar. 26 conditions are good and the DX is rolling in. So 16 Jan. 13 Jan. 23 25 Mar. 30 Apr. 9 keep your editors busy! 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 30 26 Apr. 27 May 7 And a Merry Christmas as well to our e‐DXN 18 Jan. 27 Feb. 6 27 May 25 June 4 members, who will find this issue as a 19 Feb. 3 Feb. 13 28 June 30 July 9 Christmas gift available on e‐DXN. 20 Feb. 10 Feb. 20 29 Aug. 3 Aug. 13 Some sad news … those who attended the 21 Feb. 17 Feb. 27 30 Sept. 7 Sept. 17 2010 Rochester convention will remember Buddy, the Heinens’ very friendly dog, who THE DX TIME MACHINE greeted us all with great enthusiasm at the 75 years ago: From the Jan. 6, 1937 DX News:. Renfrews’ home. Wayne reports that Buddy Publisher R.H. Weaver of York, Pa. did not hear passed away in December after a short illness. the special DX test from KANS‐1210 Wichita, DX News Archives Update: We continue to due to the strong signal from TGW Guatemala add to the past issues of DX News available City on the same frequency; Arthur L. Robb of online to e‐DXN members, with Volumes 5, 6, Topeka, Kan. pointed out that WPRO‐630 and 54 being added. Your publisher has the Providence, R.I. has a clear channel for an hour paper copies of Volume 4 (for purposes of afterr thei 6 a.m. sign‐on, as WMAL and KFRU preparing the DX Time Machine column at the do not sign on until 7 a.m.. right) and will eventually scan them into the 50 years ago: From the Jan. 6, 1962 DX News: archives, and a number of members have been Tony Ward of New Zealand reported assisting with creating our electronic archive. If verifications back from a number of US stations, you have the capability to scan back issues into including KFRB, KCPX, KGIW (250 watts), KXL, PDF format and want to participate in this WLW, KRAK, WKY, and WNBC. effort, let Wayne Heinen know. 25 years ago: From the Jan. 5, 1987 DX News: NRC Contest: The January sprint will cover The FCC has placed a freeze on applications for any three consecutive days of your choosing new daytime‐only stations, and this freeze is (0000 ELT to 2359 ELT) between January 19 and likely to become permanent; the Washington Post January 31. Each month’s sprint is a separate profiled “Radio LaRouche” (WTRI‐1520), contest, so if you haven’t participated in the affiliated with the controversial Lyndon earlier sprints, it’s not too late to give it a whirl! LaRouche. Details in Vol. 78 No. 30, page 34. December 10 years ago: From the Jan. 7, 2002 DX News: entries must be received by Wayne Heinen no The 21‐page report on the November 2001 later than January 15. Newfoundland DXpedition highlighted a 72‐ Renewals: Don’t forget to check your page issue, including loggings from Bolivia, expiration date on the back page and to send India, and Lesotho. your renewals to the Aurora, CO PO Box in a timely fashion – don’t expire on us! NRC AM Radio Log, 32nd Edition The Log is unbound and three-hole punched for standard binders. Price: To the United States, $19.95 to members, $25.95 to non-members; add $3.50 for Priority Mail. To Canada, $26 to members, $30 to non-members. Airmail to all outside US/Canada: $34.00. Canadian orders: PayPal or postal money order only, please. U.S. funds only! Order from: NRC, P.O. Box 473251, Aurora CO 80047-3251 or www.nrcdxas.org CO residents add 3.5% sales tax. 2 AM Switch Bill Hale w_r_hale@ sbcglobal.net 6124 Roaring Springs Drive North Richland Hills, TX 76180-5552 Status changes in AM stations, supplied by the FCC, CRTC, listeners CALL LETTER CHANGES Old Call New Call 820 WOSU OH Columbus WVSG 1130 KPWX OR Mount Angel KQRR 1200 WNBL WV Huntington WEMM 1230 WNGM GA Hiawassee WJUL 1450 CP HI Hilo KMCA 1540 WADM IN Decatur WJZI CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ON THE AIR 1060 WQOM MA Natick – CP for U4 50000/2500 is on the air. Formerly a two‐site operation, this action, in addition to increasing the day power, consolidates the day and night transmitter locations to the former night site at 42‐14‐50/ 71‐25‐31. The new day pattern has been adjusted from heading to the northeast to directly eastward. 1230 WGUY ME Veazie – Is now on the air with U1 1000/640, after moving from 1240 kHz. 1440 WKPR MI Kalamazoo – Is now on the air with U1 2700/24, after moving from 1420 kHz. 1570 WECU NC Winterville – CP for U1 8000/200 is now on. ACTIONS 540 WKFN TN Clarksville – CP granted for U1 4000/55 CH 4000 is on the air. 830 KOTC TN Memphis – Initially, this station was granted a move from Kennett, Missouri with D1 10000/0, then they applied for D1 3000/0. This later power level has now been granted. 1050 WBRG VA Lynchburg – CP granted for U1 3800/92. WBRG has added top‐loading to its tower to accommodate the relocation of WLVA‐580 Lynchburg at their site. Since the tower is taller, WBRG has lowered its power levels from 4000/98 accordingly. 1080 KOAK IA Red Oak – Coordinate correction to 41‐01‐03/95‐12‐18. 1260 WWRC DC Washington – CP granted for U4 25000/5000. The new day pattern consists of two equal circular lobes to the south‐southeast and north‐northwest. 1340 KWVR OR Enterprise – Transmitter location moved to a new 180ʹ tower at 45‐23‐58/117‐ 15‐30. 1490 KRSN NM Los Alamos – Coordinate adjustment to 35‐53‐38/106‐17‐35. 1520 WKMG SC Newberry – Cancelled license and call letters have been reinstated. AMENDMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION PERMITS 900 KALI CA West Covina – Licensed for U4 500/79, KALI was granted a CP for U4 5000/79. This amendment requests U4 5000/150. 1060 KFOY NV Sparks – This new, unbuilt, station has a CP for U4 15000/370. This amendment requests U7 10000/250 CH 10000 at a new transmitter location. 1340 NEW AL Holt – This new station has a CP for U1 1000/1000, and has now filed to move to a new transmitter site. APPLICATIONS 1090 KTGO ND Tioga – Applies for U1 1100/6 CH 1100. 1160 WJFJ NC Tryon – Applies for U2 25000/500 CH 25000. 1490 KCFC CO Boulder – Applies for U1 440/440. LICENSE CANCELLATIONS/CALL LETTERS DELETED 1260 WBBK GA Blakely 1340 APP AZ Nogales 3 1400 KQDE MT Columbia Falls (never made it on the air) 1460 APP AZ Stanfield 1490 KQDE MT Columbia Falls APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION 1160 WJFJ NC Tryon – Licensed for U2 10000/500, WJFJ applied to increase their day power to 25 kW, but the FCC dismissed the application. WJFJ has made some adjustments to the proposed parameters and resubmitted. AM on FM 730 WTNT VA Alexandria – W275BO 102.9 Chantilly 780 WPTN TN Cookeville – W291CA 106.1 Findlay with Classic Country 960 WFGL MA Fitchburg – WJXP 90.1 Fitchburg 1340 WWPA PA Williamsport – W203BF 88.5 Williamsport 1440 KTNO TX University Park – K273BJ 102.5 Dallas as Radio Luz 1450 WYNY PA Milford – W295AQ 106.9 Milford 1500 KSTP MN St. Paul – KTMY HD2 107.1 Coon Rapids 1570 WCLE TN Cleveland – W266BD 101.1 Hopewell 1600 KGYM IA Cedar Rapids – K292FM 106.3 Iowa City with Sports as 1600 ESPN HEAR AND THAR WVOT‐1420 Wilson, North Carolina, heard with Gospel‐ type music and frequent IDs of 1420 WVOT, Wilson, North Carolina (had been on a “silent STA”). Reported as silent: KMTA‐1050 Miles City, Montana; WCTF‐1170 Vernon, Connecticut; KQIK‐1230 Lakeview, Oregon; WQTM‐ 1480 Fair Bluff, North Carolina. News Item: WVOC‐560, Columbia, South Carolina has been making announcements on the air that effective January 3, 2012, their conservative talk show format will be moving to WVOC‐FM 100.1 MHz. No mention, though, what the new format on 560 will be. Fines: WJTB‐1040 North Ridgeville, Ohio has been fined $1500 for late filing of their renewal application; Thanks to Shawn Axelrod, Bruce Conti, Bill Dvorak, Tom Hartloff, Wayne Heinen, Tim Noonan, Dale Park, and Frank Welch. GRAVEYARD DX UPDATE + – record held by a DXer in USA/Canada where a Canadian/USA record exceeds that mileage 1340 kHz Station City DXer DX Location Miles KTFI ID Wendell Ron Schiller Coeur DʹAlene, ID 364 1400 kHz Station City DXer DX Location Miles WGHC GA Clayton Ron Bailey Marion, NC 94 1450 kHz Station City DXer DX Location Miles KWEI ID Notus Ron Schiller Coeur dʹAlene, ID 264 WLUX WV Dunbar Ron Bailey Marion, NC 185 1490 kHz Station City DXer DX Location Miles WPAK WV Farmville Ron Bailey Marion, NC 230 KUGR WY Green River Ron Schiller Coeur dʹAlene, ID + 558 Totals DXer DX Location 1230 1240 1340 1400 1450 1490 Total Ron Bailey Marion, NC 9 9 8 9 12 9 56 4 Domestic DX Jim Tedford Radio_Enthusiast@hotmail.com 20310 Bothell-Everett Highway B4 Digest – West Bothell, WA 98012-8133 U.S./Canadian Loggings from Pacific/Mtn/Central Time Zones.