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Author Topic: WBAP 820 khz @ 03:57 Z 31 Jan 23  (Read 917 times)

Offline East Troy Don

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WBAP 820 khz @ 03:57 Z 31 Jan 23
« on: January 31, 2023, 0410 UTC »
ID traffic and weather , " 27 degrees in Dallas and 26 degrees in Fort Worth. Winter storm warning for all of North Texas.
Moderately weak but steady.

TX <> RX:  852 Miles.  Mansfield Texas
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Re: WBAP 820 khz @ 03:57 Z 31 Jan 23
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2023, 0149 UTC »
Last night, March 5 UTC, WBAP rose up to audible levels behind Seattle's KGNW between 0700 and 0900 UTC. I've logged that Fort Worth station before, but it's not an everyday catch due to my proximity to Seattle.
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