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Title: Another Espanol AM Music Station on 1050kHz. And, KDKA1020 bowled over?
Post by: ThaDood on August 24, 2021, 1800 UTC
Heard this bangin' in on the drive to work, after 9PM EST an EDM Espanol station. Sounded really good, but didn't get an ID, or even a promo. And, that's with AM splatter from the flame throwers either side on 1040 and 1060. So, who 'dat? And, checkin' 1020KDKA, it was seriously getting bowled-over by a station jammin' folk tunage, and must have been +/- a few hundred Hertz off FREQ, since I heard a constant tone in there. Huh... KDKA usually has full dominance at night here in SW WV, and I can just hear them on GND-wave in the winter. That was different.
Title: Re: Another Espanol AM Music Station on 1050kHz. And, KDKA1020 bowled over?
Post by: NQC on August 26, 2021, 1015 UTC
Hey Dood,

KDKA puts in a “ moderate “ signal here , but not often great.I can RF null most 1010/1030 problems quite well or clean up audio in QRF -1 filter(s).  ( I have 106 KW effective WBZ in my “back yard “ at 8 miles).

The real issue is not QRM- it’s just that ‘DKA is not really big here that often.They use a 50 KW single tower at a good distance.Good, but not huge.

I use 1020 as a test frequency for home brew rigs etc. If it gets KDKA = a good rig.

K
Title: Re: Another Espanol AM Music Station on 1050kHz. And, KDKA1020 bowled over?
Post by: Ct Yankee on August 26, 2021, 2307 UTC

Had it been a couple years ago, I would have thought WEPN in New York which was the ESPN Desportes flagship.  It seems to me the only logical choice becomes WVXX in Norfolk, VA.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVXX 

The next option would be a Mexican station that I couldn't pick up on the left coast while out there - XEG
Title: Re: Another Espanol AM Music Station on 1050kHz. And, KDKA1020 bowled over?
Post by: ThaDood on August 28, 2021, 1816 UTC
WVXX in E. VA seems the logical source as well, since their +300W ERP array is pointed right at me at night. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=wvxx&nav=home     As far as KDKA getting bowled over here? Must be a Summer time thang, in winter, that should be totally dominant, again.