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Author Topic: WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018  (Read 1424 times)

Offline Davep

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WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018
« on: August 25, 2018, 0331 UTC »
WBCN id as 94.7 "The Smoke"  , 1k night
Armchair copy here with a southern rock format . Surprised to hear a Stillwater track, a band i saw many times.
Also Peace Love and Dixie by the Cadillac Three according to Shazam , And the Highwayman by the Highwaymen among others

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« Last Edit: August 25, 2018, 0343 UTC by Davep »
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Re: WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2018, 1932 UTC »
They're a regular here, day and night in the winter months. Not so much after the spring and summer storm season sets in. From the night time signal I get from them, I would have guessed they were running more power than 1kW at night, but there isn't much competition up there.

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Re: WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2018, 0143 UTC »
Good signal again tonight playing Leon Russell..Charlotte is a hike from here, coming in like more than 1k
« Last Edit: August 26, 2018, 0243 UTC by Davep »
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Re: WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2018, 0944 UTC »
Pretty much dominating the frequency in here this morning about an hour before sunrise, occasionally in and out with a foreign language format station.
"It's all about the South". 
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Re: WBCN 1660 KHZ Charlotte NC 300z 25 Aug 2018
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2018, 0845 UTC »

I figured I would try them this morning and sure enough with good reception here.  Underneath WBCN was a faint WWRU from Jersey City, NJ in Korean.  Pretty amazing.

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