While checking the AM radio dial around sunset on January 20, I came across three new stations, listed below. These new logs have been added to my AM DX Log.
890 WKNV Fairlawn, VA, skywave, 210 miles, “Joy FM” – religious
990 WNML Knoxville, TN, skywave, 406 miles, “The Sports Animal” – sports
1550 WITK Pittson, PA, skywave, 201 miles, “1550 AM and 94.7 WITK” – religious
I don’t DX AM radio that much, but when I do, I often find new signals to log. On December 23, I logged a new station, 530 CIAO. This log has been added to my AM DX Log.
New log:
530 CIAO Brampton, ON, 366 miles, tropo, “Ciao 530” – ethnic
On December 21, I decoded HD Radio for the first time from relog 670 WSCR Chicago, IL @ 612 miles. The screenshot below has been added to my AM HD Radio Screenshots page.
The average person has likely driven by a billboard hundreds of times in their lives, if not several times every day.
But what they may not know is that these common advertisement spaces for local businesses may also be transmitting low power radio signals.
Larry Lanberg, a visitor to my site who lives in the Richmond, VA area, recently contacted me regarding an unidentified signal he was receiving on 1620 AM after he couldn’t find any stations on that frequency in our state (there are no commercially-licensed 1620 AMs in Virginia). The only match he found was my logging of 1620 WPMU747 Lorton, VA, a low-power traffic information station operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
But something wasn’t right. Lanberg said that he heard “snippets of songs” and a pre-recorded message mentioning the Virginia Lottery on the station–something I know VDOT traffic signals do not air. Plus, the likelihood of the relatively weak 10 watt signal from WPMU747 reaching the Richmond area, at over 70 miles, was highly unlikely. The existence of other VDOT traffic signals on 1620 AM in the Richmond area which likely do not air music made this an even larger mystery. Continue reading “Billboards: An unusual radio station transmitter”
After a few years of not DXing AM, I did yesterday and found a new log, 1190 WCRW. The AM DX Log has been updated with this station.
New log:
1190 WCRW Leesburg, VA, 27 miles
My AM DX Log has been updated with 7 new logs that were received in the past 12 days:
530 CMBQ La Habana, Cuba, 1112mi, 2/4/11, 4:12 AM. “Radio Enciclopedia” – spanish.
640 CMBC Las Mercedes, Cuba, 1189mi, 2/4/11, 4:10 AM. “Radio Rebelde” – spanish.
850 WKGE Johnstown, PA, 136mi, 2/4/11, 4:30 AM. “AM 1400, AM 850 The Edge” – talk.
Continue reading “7 new AM logs 2/12/11”
My AM Log is updated with the following stations:
1170 WCXN Claremont, NC. 1/31/11, 6:32 PM, 295 mi, “La Que Buena 1170” – spanish
1340 WCMI Ashland, KY. 1/31/11, 6:41 PM, 289mi, “ESPN Radio 1340 WCMI” – sport
My AM Log is updated with the following station:
1380 CKPC Brantford, ON. 1/24/11, 5:02 AM, 342mi, 10kw, legal ID, country
My AM Log is updated with the following stations:
1010 WUKZ Marion, VA, 1/23/11, 4:25AM, 263mi, 35watts, “The All New KZ 101.1” – classic hits, simulcasted on 101.1 FM
1430 WXNT Indianapolis, IN, 1/23/11, 11:18 PM, 485mi, 5kw, “WXNT” – news
Have you viewed the FM screenshots section of this page, and want to contribute screenshots from your own local radio stations? If so, read these details, and contact me! I am always accepting new screenshots from DXers worldwide.
