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UNID 930 khz 0825 UTC 5 Apr 2020
Matt_B:
OK, here's a new mystery for people to solve.
Tuning in using an SDR based in Minneapolis, I was surprised to hear music on 930 khz. There are several competing stations here (as my recording will show); the station in question was playing Heart's "These Dreams" (an MTV hit from 1986!). Though not in this recording, a bit later I heard the beginning of "I Want You Back" by the Jackson Five.
Now comes the tough part; station identification. At first, I thought our mystery station might be Canadian; however, there are only three Canadian stations on 930 khz, none of them playing that kind of music. A check of nearby stations was of no help to me. I did find that there is an oldies station and an "adult standards" station on that frequency. Nevertheless, I'm still stumped, as I don't think that a mid-80s hit would qualify as an "oldie"; at least, not yet (and "adult standards" are usually songs from the forties to the mid sixties).
Anywho, here's my recording of 930 khz, as heard on this particular SDR.
930 AM
Can anyone figure out what my "mystery station" might be? I haven't a clue.
skeezix:
Its probably KKIN in Aitkin, MN. I've listened to the station before and the music you mention fits. Try to listen at the top of the hour (H +/- 5 minutes) for the station ID.
Another good station for music is 540 WXYG. They have no problem during the day making it to Minneapolis. During nighttime, they usually come in but may be some interference from a Canadian station.
Matt_B:
--- Quote from: skeezix on April 06, 2020, 0026 UTC ---Its probably KKIN in Aitkin, MN. I've listened to the station before and the music you mention fits. Try to listen at the top of the hour (H +/- 5 minutes) for the station ID.
Another good station for music is 540 WXYG. They have no problem during the day making it to Minneapolis. During nighttime, they usually come in but may be some interference from a Canadian station.
--- End quote ---
KKIN is supposedly country music? Heart is definitely not country.
Matt_B:
--- Quote from: skeezix on April 06, 2020, 0026 UTC ---Another good station for music is 540 WXYG. They have no problem during the day making it to Minneapolis. During nighttime, they usually come in but may be some interference from a Canadian station.
--- End quote ---
Could've been this, I suppose. No idea why it would be on 940, though....unless I happened to tune into a repeater/translator.
skeezix:
--- Quote from: Matt_B on April 06, 2020, 0208 UTC ---
--- Quote from: skeezix on April 06, 2020, 0026 UTC ---Its probably KKIN in Aitkin, MN. I've listened to the station before and the music you mention fits. Try to listen at the top of the hour (H +/- 5 minutes) for the station ID.
Another good station for music is 540 WXYG. They have no problem during the day making it to Minneapolis. During nighttime, they usually come in but may be some interference from a Canadian station.
--- End quote ---
KKIN is supposedly country music? Heart is definitely not country.
--- End quote ---
KKIN 930 isn't always country. I don't listen to them all the time, but they do switch a bit. The last song (up to 1900 GMT) was the Bee Gee's "Night Fever." At 1900 GMT, into news.
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