As I was checking for KDWN on this frequency, I instead heard a talk show reminiscing about classic TV rising out of the muddled mix (there's also a little splash from local KIRO-AM 710 on this frequency). This didn’t sound like the Las Vegas station, so I checked an SDR in Peoria, Illinois, and found what I was hearing matched WGN’s audio. I also caught the legal ID at the top of the hour on my radio as WGN’s newscast started.
Distance from me to the transmitter site in Schaumburg, Illinois, is 1,695 miles. My fourth catch from Illinois since the spring. KDWN never really faded in.