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Title: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that???
Post by: ThaDood on August 31, 2022, 1833 UTC
With local 1410 WSCW still off-air where I am, since a truck hit and collapsed their tower, (OOOOPS!!!!), I've been trying to figure out what this classic hits station is on that FREQ after dark. I could never catch the damn ID, but the station has a very mid-FREQ audio response to it, like it's EQ'ed for talk and not music, but music is what's playing. Any clues??? THANKS!!!!
Title: Re: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that???
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on August 31, 2022, 1917 UTC
Try Radio-Locator to narrow it down. That is my primary source of information for AM radio DXing.

https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder (https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder)

There are only 68 entries in the US & Canada operating on 1410 kHz. That is a pretty good start.


01:00 UTC 01 SEPT 2022 - I am currently hearing several stations on frequency but the predominant one at this time is a French programming station, most likely CJWI, St Constant, QC.
Title: Re: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that???
Post by: pinto vortando on September 01, 2022, 0048 UTC
My guess would be WHLN AM 1410 Harlan KY.  Their format matches what you mention.
They only run 41 watts at night but have logged them in the past here in Michigan with
a good signal.
Title: Re: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that???
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on September 02, 2022, 0410 UTC
03:30 UTC 02 SEPT 2022 - The predominant station continues to be the French programming station with Reggae / Haitian style music. From the ID, this is (CJWI) CPAM and the CPAM Internet stream did not match the on air broadcast.
04:07 UTC - English station took over the airwaves for a few minutes sounding like a news / talk show program. CPAM returned shortly after.
Title: Re: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that??? WHLN!!!
Post by: ThaDood on September 02, 2022, 1805 UTC
Got a partial ID in job transit. I clearly heard WHL?. Just could not pull-in that last letter. So, that KY station´s gotta´ be it. 41W at night? Huh... Kind of a short-skip to me, but it dominates 1410AM at night here. So, pinto vortando, looks like ya go it. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=whln&nav=home
Title: Re: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that??? WHLN!!!
Post by: pinto vortando on September 03, 2022, 1411 UTC
Quote from: ThaDood on September 02, 2022, 1805 UTC
Got a partial ID in job transit. I clearly heard WHL?. Just could not pull-in that last letter. So, that KY station´s gotta´ be it. 41W at night? Huh... Kind of a short-skip to me, but it dominates 1410AM at night here. So, pinto vortando, looks like ya go it. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=whln&nav=home

 ;)
Title: Re: Classic Hits on 1410AM at night? Who's that???
Post by: Pigmeat on September 06, 2022, 0101 UTC
There's a change in the bedrock as you move from eastern KY west. It switches from sandstone to limestone on a line from Maysville south. Harlan lies near that line.

I used to be able to get a 20 some watt night timer from Horse Cave,KY. Horse Cave sets off of I-65 and is in that hilly limestone country.