News Serving DXers since 1933 Volume 84, No. 8 ● January 13, 2017 ●(ISSN 0737‐1639) Inside this issue . 2 … AM Switch 14 … International DX Digest 18 … Treasurer’s Report 6 … Domestic DX Digest East 17 … Musings of the Members 19 … DX News Submission 11 … Domestic DX Digest West 17 … From the Archives Guidelines From the Publisher: Holiday wishes to Convention 2017? We still have not yet everyone who makes DX News possible – your received any bids for the 2017 NRC Convention. column editors, and all of our contributors. Here’s For info on how to bid and what to consider if you to a happy and DX‐filled 2017! are thinking of hosting a convention or a DXers Tony Fiztherbert passes along the sad news gathering in your area, contact Ernie Wesolowski, that former NRC member Jim Guthrie passed 13312 Westwood Lane, Omaha NE 68144‐3543, away on December 20. Tony says that Jim [email protected]. 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Prices are: to U.S. addresses by Priority Mail, $26.95 for NRC members, $30.95 for nonmembers; to Canada US$39.25 by Global Priority Mail; outside North America US$49.75 by Global Priority Mail. 2 AM Switch David Yocis, 9412 Ferry Landing Ct., Alexandria VA 22309, [email protected] Canadian info – Compiled by Shawn Axelrod and Dan Sys NRC AM Log updates from Wayne Heinen, [email protected] Official Updates from the FCC and the CRTC CALL CHANGE 950 WNZZ AL Montgomery – Call change to WZKD (Dec. 15, station is silent). CONSTRUCTION PERMITS (CPS) FOR EXISTING STATIONS CPs built, awaiting final licensing: 780 WIIN MS Ridgeland – Applies for license to cover CP for D1 4400 at WSFZ‐930 tower. 850 WFTL FL West Palm Beach – Granted program test authority to use CP for U4 50000/20000, new site 26‐32‐30/80‐44‐30 (has been using for years but final licensing has been held up due to concerns from Mexico). 930 WSFZ MS Jackson – Applies for license to cover CP for U1 3700/60. 1210 KHKR UT Washington – Granted program test authority to use CP for U1 10000/231, new site 37‐04‐06/113‐31‐04. 1700 KKLF TX Richardson – Applies for license to cover CP to consolidate operations at licensed night site; remaining U1 10000/1000. CPs granted: 1480 KRXR ID Gooding – Granted CP for U1 5000/80, moving to a KDIL‐940 tower. 1490 KGBA CA Heber – Granted CP for U1 1000/1000. Applications for CP received: 650 WSRO MA Ashland – Applies for CP with U4 1500/275, replacing CP for U4 1500/187 that has expired unbuilt. 940 WGFP MA Webster – Applies for CP to permanently use a High Efficency Broadband Antenna System (now used per STA), keeps existing site and U1 1000/4. 1170 WGMP AL Montgomery – Applies for CP with U1 850/7. SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) STAs granted: 870 KPRM MN Park Rapids – Granted STA to use CP power (U2 50000/2500). 1150 WJEM GA Valdosta – Granted STA with D1 1250 due to technical problems with one tower; will rely on // W241BG‐96.1 to replace lost AM signal at night. Applications for STAs received: 630 KPLY NV Reno – Applies for STA with U3 500/500, night pattern 24 hours, rain damage to antenna tuning unit at site shared with KFOY‐1060 and KCKQ‐1180. 1060 KFOY NV Sparks – Applies for STA with U1 4000/125. 1120 KLIM CO Limon – Applies for STA with D1 10 from a temporary site 39‐15‐56/103‐41‐57. 1180 KCKQ NV Sparks – Applies for STA with U3 100/100, night pattern 24 hours. Extensions of STAs granted: 920 KKLS SD Rapid City – Granted STA extension, parameters at variance. 1040 WHBO FL Pinellas Park – Granted STA extension, U1 3500/15 from WWBA‐820 tower. 1080 WHIM FL Coral Gables – Granted STA extension, U4 50000/20000 (Cuban QRM). 1200 KFNW ND West Fargo – Granted STA extension, parameters at variance. 1300 WIBR LA Baton Rouge – Granted STA extension, U1 1250/250. 1340 WTRN PA Tyrone – Granted STA extension, reduced power. 1360 WPPA PA Pottsville – Granted STA extension, parameters at variance. 1420 KSTN CA Stockton – Granted STA extension, parameters at variance of U1 1250/250. 1470 KYYW TX Abilene – Granted STA extension, U1 5000/110 as per CP. 1520 KOKC OK Oklahoma City – Granted STA extension, U1 10000/10000 at 35‐20‐01/97‐30‐18. 1530 WCKY OH Cincinnati – Granted STA extension, U1 50000/12500. 1540 WYCL OH Niles – Granted STA extension, D1 125. 1590 WFTH VA Richmond – Granted STA extension, shorter tower. 3 Applications to extend STAs received: 580 WKAQ PR San Juan – Applies to extend STA, U1 10000/4500. 760 KFMB CA San Diego – Applies to extend STA, U2 5000/10000. 860 KTRB CA San Francisco – Applies to extend STA, U1 50000/5000 from licensed day site. 890 KDXU UT St. George – Applies to extend STA, parameters at variance or U1 10000/2500. 1070 WCSZ SC Sans Souci – Applies to extend STA, U1 2000/375. 1190 WPSP FL Royal Palm Beach – Applies to extend STA, higher power (Cuban QRM). 1360 KWWJ TX Baytown – Applies to extend STA, minor parameters at variance. 1370 WLLN NC Lillington – Applies to extend STA, U4 1000/99. 1430 WFHK AL Pell City – Applies to extend STA, reduced power. 1470 WWNN FL Pompano Beach – Applies to extend STA, parameters at variance or U1 12500/625. KAIR KS Atchison – Applies to exted STA, U1 250/250. 1490 KCFC CO Boulder – Applies to extend STA, reduced power at KVCU‐1190 tower. 1530 WJDM NJ Elizabeth – Applies to extend STA, D1 250 from temporary antenna/site. 1560 WBYM PR Bayamon – Applies to extend STA, use CP power (U1 4000/740) and site. 1570 WHTX OH Warren – Applies to extend STA, U1 125/40. SILENT STATIONS Formerly silent stations informing the FCC that they are back on the air: 900 WOZK AL Ozark – Silent Dec. 24 (2015); on the air Dec. 21. 910 WAVL PA Apollo – Silent July 1; on the air Aug. 29. 1390 WYXI TN Athens – Silent Nov. 30; on the air Dec. 16 with U1 62/62; expects to be back to full power within 10 days.