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Offline East Troy Don

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WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« on: July 05, 2020, 0315 UTC »
@ 0257 UTC on the Grundig 750 with a commercial regarding tax consultation service.   No ID at the top of the hour - just went straight into some sports talk show featuring someone named Jody Mac. 

Verified ID via website https://radiostationusa.fm/online/cbs-sports-1430

Weak signal with frequent fade swings.

NITE POWER:   5 KW
TX <> RX:  177 Miles
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2020, 0230 UTC »
"CBS Sports Radio" occasionally comes up out of the mix then back into the soup here tonight.
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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2020, 2328 UTC »
177 miles isn't that all that rare but getting only 5kw thru the Chicago big boys splash is kinda cool

« Last Edit: August 02, 2020, 0010 UTC by East Troy Don »
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2020, 0054 UTC »
177 miles isn't that all that rare but getting only 5w thru the Chicago big boys splash is kinda cool

You also got KZQZ St. Louis MO 5 kw nighttime beamed your way on the same freq.
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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2020, 1342 UTC »
177 miles isn't that all that rare but getting only 5w thru the Chicago big boys splash is kinda cool

You also got KZQZ St. Louis MO 5 kw nighttime beamed your way on the same freq.

Gonna have a hard time snagging that one PV. ! - see below:
KZQZ
City   St. Louis, Missouri
Broadcast area   Greater St. Louis
Frequency   1430 kHz
First air date   April 5, 1922; 98 years ago
Last air date   April 2020; 3 months ago
Format   Defunct

Power   50,000 watts (day)
5,000 watts (night)
Class   B
Facility ID   72391
Transmitter coordinates   38°32′09″N 90°11′26″W
Former call signs   WEB (1922–25)
WIL (1925–91)
WRTH (1991–2005)
WIL (2005–08)
Operator   Insane Broadcasting Company
Owner   Entertainment Media Trust
(Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. Watkins, Trustee)
« Last Edit: July 08, 2020, 1344 UTC by East Troy Don »
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2020, 1133 UTC »
Hmmm... maybe that's why haven't been hearing it lately.
Looks like the station had a long and interesting history right up to the end.
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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2020, 2022 UTC »
You bet.....98 years in radio ?!  Wow, only 2 years  short of the Hundred Years War and probably, at times,  just as bloody.   ;D
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

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Re: WXNT 1430 KHZ Indianapolis
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2021, 0411 UTC »
1430 KHZ @ 03:57 UTC.  Commercial block including 1 for  Tax Relief.com  and ID @ 0400  with "CBS SPORTS" ID with a short NBA  news update.
Also a feature on Jimmy Garapolo.

Erratic but decipherable signal on the new Tecsun PL-990x with the Tecsun AN-200 MW passive loop.
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago