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MW Loggings / KLGN 1390 AM 0457 UTC 14 Nov. 2020

« on: November 16, 2020, 0449 UTC »

After tuning in and hearing some PSAs, I heard an ID that sounded like KLGN and definitely “The Fan.” To be sure, however, I listened through the Fox Sports update and then the sports talk show that came on. At 0524, during an ad break, I heard a promo for 106.9/1390 The Fan, which are the frequencies of KLGN. The signal was fair but mostly free of interference, with some fading down to inaudible at times.

This runs just 500 watts at night; distance from me is 662 miles.

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MW Loggings / KLLK 1250 AM 0420 UTC 13 Nov. 2020

« on: November 16, 2020, 0447 UTC »

With KWSU out of Pullman, Washington, nulled and no sign of semi-local KKDZ, I kept hearing classic rock fade up on 1250 kHz. I tracked this down online to KLLK in Willits, California, which previously had been a regional Mexican music format. Finally, at 0443 UTC, I heard an ID for KUKI, which KLLK is now simulcasting with a "greatest hits on Earth" format.

This station runs 2.5 kW at night; distance from me is 598 miles.

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MW Loggings / KCKN 1020 AM 0708 UTC 9 Nov. 2020

« on: November 16, 2020, 0441 UTC »

Heard this one from Roswell, New Mexico, when I noticed another station with contemporary Christian music in Spanish behind Yakima's KDYK, which runs a similar format. By 0715 UTC, KCKN was dominating the frequency for a couple moments and rose again at 0727 UTC, matching the station’s online stream and the music heard via an SDR in New Mexico.

This runs 50 kW; distance from me is 1,359 miles. (Sorry for the delayed logging of this)

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MW Loggings / KMOX 1120 AM 0725 UTC 12 Nov 2020

« on: November 12, 2020, 0800 UTC »

KPNW in Eugene, Oregon, dominates this frequency here most nights, with KANN, a small religious station in Utah, often heard with contemporary Christian music in the background.

After hearing KANN, I noticed KPNW was unusually weak and fading with another talk station fading up. As I was fine tuning my Tecsun loop, I very clearly heard a KMOX ID as the station went back from an ad break into "Overnight America." The KMOX talk program could be heard quite a bit over the following 30 minutes—sometimes clearly—under KPNW when KANN would fade out. It faded up to even at times with KPNW's signal, especially around 0745-0747 UTC and again at 0753-0759 UTC; I heard St. Louis ads and the legal ID at that latter time before CBS News on the hour.

Distance from me to the transmitter is 1,714 miles. One technicality question: Do I log this one as Illinois, where the transmitter actually is, or as Missouri?

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MW Loggings / XESURF 540 AM 0435 UTC Nov. 3 2020

« on: November 05, 2020, 0515 UTC »

As I listened to CBK from Saskatchewan on this frequency, music began fading up at 0435 UTC and was equal to CBK by 0437 UTC, with contemporary Christian music in Spanish that matched XESURF’s online stream when I checked. The contemporary Christian music stayed equal to or, at times, above CBK until fading back down around 0447 UTC. It still was audible in the background, however. This station plays a “Radio Zion” format; distance from me (Tijuana to north of Seattle) is 1,103 miles.

One mystery: What is the nighttime transmitting power for this one? I've seen it listed as anywhere from 100 to 3,500 watts at night!

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Shortwave Broadcast / Colombia station 4940 AM 0150 UTC 25 Oct. 2020

« on: October 25, 2020, 0208 UTC »

This one's tentatively being IDed since mid-September over on the World of Radio message board as La Voz de tu Consiencia, but that's not official. Anyway, I've mostly heard it only in SSB here near Seattle at night, but it's currently weak but audible with preaching in Spanish.

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Utility / BPM 10000 AM 2358 UTC 22 Oct. 2020

« on: October 23, 2020, 0007 UTC »

Heard the telltale beep under WWV and nearly even with WWVH, especially when I listened in USB mode. I heard BPM's Morse code ID at 2359 mixing with the WWVH ID voice announcement.

The beeps were still audible at 0002 UTC. Been a while since I've heard this one, but it was noticeable from the moment I tuned in 10000 kHz this evening.

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MW Loggings / KRSV 1210 AM 0350 UTC 20 Oct 2020

« on: October 21, 2020, 0139 UTC »

A short, sad story: My old laptop was shared between my work and my personal stuff. When I was laid off at the end of July, I thought I'd transferred all my personal files off it to my new laptop at home.

At least one file didn't make it: Eight months' worth of MW logs; at least 150+ stations in all. I've looked for weeks in various email accounts, etc.

But I remembered last night that I posted my most memorable loggings on this board. So while I was searching this board and beginning to recreate my old electronic logbook, I finally settled my radio onto 1210 kHz.

I missed the details on the legal ID at 0400 UTC, as I was surprised it wasn’t KHAT, which I've heard before. Instead, it was another country music station: KRSV -- announced as “The Spur” during an ID at 0410 UTC that match the station's online stream from Afton, Wyoming. This one dominated the frequency for about 15 minutes until long fades started. Got this one without my better AM radio with its big external loop antenna.

Listed as just 250 watts at night; 651 miles from my house. My fourth station from Wyoming overall; there are fewer than three dozen AM stations in that entire state.

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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA Deewa via Abu Dhabi 9840 AM 0058 UTC 21 Oct. 2020

« on: October 21, 2020, 0118 UTC »

Noticed a carrier just before 0100 UTC, and then heard Middle Eastern music fade up just before the hour, followed by time pips and news in presumed Pashto by male announcer. At 0105 UTC, ID by female that identifiably included "Voice of America," then into more talk by a male announcer. I checked my audio with reception on a Ukraine SDR to make sure this matched. Poor overall, but still audible as of 0117 UTC, even though this is aimed at Pakistan and west Asia.

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Shortwave Broadcast / TWR Africa via Moldova 11940 AM 1840 UTC 19 Oct. 2020

« on: October 20, 2020, 0152 UTC »

Overall poor reception of this weak but clear signal broadcasting a program in presumed Tigrinya toward Ethiopia/northeast Africa. Could hear talking and then closing music before sudden 1845 UTC signoff.

I stuck around until 1901 UTC, when the TWR transmitter down in Eswatini (aka Swaziland) signed on and a moment later started playing the interval signal. The handbell tune includes English IDs in male voice at intervals: "This is Trans World Radio Swaziland." Programming then started in presumed Lingala. The signal was stronger than the one out of Moldova, but it was still poor overall due to noise and choppy fading.

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Shortwave Broadcast / HCJB Quito 6050 AM 0232 UTC 17 Oct. 2020

« on: October 17, 2020, 0818 UTC »

I've been trying off and on for a few weeks to catch this one, but the 49-meter band is still pretty noisy here much of the time. But I heard signal carrier through the noise with what sounded like Spanish talking by a male. Audible only in USB mode at first.
 
As a religious-sounding rock song played at 0241 UTC, I could hear bits of it coming through in AM mode, but just barely audible at best. By 0247 UTC, a ballad-style song by female singer was audible at times in LSB mode. Same with the livelier adult-contemporary song that followed. Then male talking at 0254 UTC, then music again a moment later. Audio was almost audible without SSB by then.
 
I tuned in again at 0330 UTC and heard a slow ballad with a male singer nicely audible in AM mode. As 0400 UTC approached, the signal was sinking back in the noise.

I know it's not quite the same station, but the big old HCJB signal was my first-ever shortwave logging as a teen back in 1984, so hearing this still brought a smile to my face.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Voz Missionaria 5940 AM 0240 UTC Sept 3 2020

« on: October 03, 2020, 0257 UTC »

Noisy frequency tonight, but I happened to tune in as the station was fading up with talking in Portuguese. Music then started, and when I checked I found it was parallel to the station's 9665 kHz broadcast.

A nice sign of fall that I can hear this Brazilian again on 5940 kHz. No slop from WWCR on 5935, which has been unusually weak hear lately.

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Shortwave Broadcast / La Voz de la Consciencia/Radio Alcaravan 4940 0230 UTC 14 Sept 2020

« on: September 14, 2020, 0629 UTC »

I noticed a carrier fading up around 0230 UTC but I didn’t hear bits of audio until about 0241 UTC and then off and on until definite Spanish-language music right around 0300 UTC while listening in LSB mode. Mostly talking by a male announcer after that until music started again around 0315 UTC.

I compared what I was hearing to the feed from the TWR Bonaire and Brownsville, Texas, SDRs and also compared notes with folks in the HFUnderground chat board, one of whom heard an ID; I could not copy that myself.

According to Glenn Hauser's last "World of Radio" episode, this one -- presumed to be in Colombia -- is new to this frequency.

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Shortwave Broadcast / TWR Africa 9940 AM 1925 UTC 11 Sept 2020

« on: September 12, 2020, 0138 UTC »

Caught this broadcast from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in presumed Lingala for the first time in months.

The weak signal was audible, and the audio -- music and talking alternating over the next half-hour -- faded in a moment after tuning in. SINPO 25532. The audio improved ever so slightly at times before becoming largely inaudible by 1958 UTC.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist World Radio (via Madagascar) 6065 AM 0311 UTC 31 Aug. 2020

« on: August 31, 2020, 0632 UTC »

Adventist World Radio via Talata-Volonondry with programming in presumed Malagasy, with a man talking with some musical intervals. The signal was noticeable but hard to hear at times.

However, there was enough audio to compare what I was hearing with the 6065 kHz signal received by the TWR Africa SDR in South Africa, and the music and bits of audible talking matched. SINPO 25232.