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Title: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: East Troy Don on July 05, 2020, 0315 UTC: @ 0257 UTC on the Grundig 750 with a commercial regarding tax consultation service. No ID at the top of the hour - just went straight into some sports talk show featuring someone named Jody Mac.

Verified ID via website https://radiostationusa.fm/online/cbs-sports-1430

Weak signal with frequent fade swings.

NITE POWER: 5 KW
TX <> RX: 177 Miles
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: pinto vortando on July 06, 2020, 0230 UTC: "CBS Sports Radio" occasionally comes up out of the mix then back into the soup here tonight.
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: East Troy Don on July 06, 2020, 2328 UTC: 177 miles isn't that all that rare but getting only 5kw thru the Chicago big boys splash is kinda cool
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: pinto vortando on July 08, 2020, 0054 UTC: Quote from: East Troy Don on July 06, 2020, 2328 UTC
177 miles isn't that all that rare but getting only 5w thru the Chicago big boys splash is kinda cool

You also got KZQZ St. Louis MO 5 kw nighttime beamed your way on the same freq.
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: East Troy Don on July 08, 2020, 1342 UTC: Quote from: pinto vortando on July 08, 2020, 0054 UTC
Quote from: East Troy Don on July 06, 2020, 2328 UTC
177 miles isn't that all that rare but getting only 5w thru the Chicago big boys splash is kinda cool

You also got KZQZ St. Louis MO 5 kw nighttime beamed your way on the same freq.

Gonna have a hard time snagging that one PV. ! - see below:
KZQZ
City   St. Louis, Missouri
Broadcast area   Greater St. Louis
Frequency   1430 kHz
First air date   April 5, 1922; 98 years ago
Last air date   April 2020; 3 months ago
Format   Defunct
Power   50,000 watts (day)
5,000 watts (night)
Class   B
Facility ID   72391
Transmitter coordinates   38°32′09″N 90°11′26″W
Former call signs   WEB (1922–25)
WIL (1925–91)
WRTH (1991–2005)
WIL (2005–08)
Operator   Insane Broadcasting Company
Owner   Entertainment Media Trust
(Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. Watkins, Trustee)
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: pinto vortando on July 09, 2020, 1133 UTC: Hmmm... maybe that's why haven't been hearing it lately.
Looks like the station had a long and interesting history right up to the end.
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: East Troy Don on July 09, 2020, 2022 UTC: You bet.....98 years in radio ?! Wow, only 2 years short of the Hundred Years War and probably, at times, just as bloody. ;D
Title: Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
Post by: East Troy Don on March 26, 2021, 0411 UTC: 1430 KHZ @ 03:57 UTC. Commercial block including 1 for Tax Relief.com and ID @ 0400 with "CBS SPORTS" ID with a short NBA news update.
Also a feature on Jimmy Garapolo.

Erratic but decipherable signal on the new Tecsun PL-990x with the Tecsun AN-200 MW passive loop.