KYW 1060 AM 0734 UTC 7 March 2024

[Treehouse SWL]

Based on a tip from a MW DXing page on Facebook that an SDR near me was picking up KYW, I tried a few times during the evening to hear it. Finally, after trying on a couple different radios and adjusting my indoor loop just right, I heard news mentioning a shooting at a SEPTA stop and more. The audio exactly matched KYW's as heard via a Delaware SDR. KYW's audio stayed solid for more than 10 minutes before fading back out. But it came back again a couple times after 0800 UTC.

This is a new logging for me, and my first from Pennsylvania. KYW's transmitters sit about 2,350 miles away from me, which makes this my second-best MW catch after Cuba.

[pinto vortando]

Nice catch, especially with the 50kw Calgary station relatively close by.

[Treehouse SWL]

Calgary's big station on 1060, CKMX, left the air last summer, which has left this frequency much more wide open.

KFOY, a Nevada station that goes to just 500 watts at night, is the station I hear most now on 1060. Also, KBGN in Idaho sometimes stays on after dark, even though it's not supposed to.

Whatever conditions made this possible on Wednesday night continue, as I heard KYW again for a few minutes around 0740 UTC last night as well.