2006 Medium Wave DX Logs (QTH = Wilmington, DE)
	27-Feb-06: 1580 khz || 0001 local || WDAB || 5 kw test || Travelers Rest, SC || DX Test: Verbal IDs, Morse code IDs,sweep tones and music. || New. A 498 mile catch. 1580 khz || 0203 local || WSRF || 5 kw night || Ft. Lauderdale, FL || Female voice which came out of nowhere from the jumble then faded: “The following is an independently produced program. The views expressed within are not those of Planet Radio, WSRF, [unintelligible]…” || New. A 979 mile catch. This station is Haitian owned and operated. 26-Mar-06: 920 khz || 0129 local || WHJJ || 5 kw night || Providence, RI || Promo for Real Estate Insight “on Talk Radio 920, WHJJ”. || New. A 267 mile catch. 2-Jul-06: 1330 khz.|| 2226 local || WYRD || 5 kw night || Greenville, South Carolina || Male with "Your ??, traffic and weather station, news radio 1330 950 W-O-R-D". // New. WORD is the 950 khz. parent station. A 501 mile catch. 1330 khz. || 2302 local || WWRV || 5 kw night || New York, New York || Male in Spanish, then sung "RadioVision Cristiana" followed by mention of Nueva York. || Not new but first time I recorded RVC ID. A 118 mile catch. 3-Jul-06: 1290 khz. || 0303 local || WNBF || 5 kw night || Binghamton, New York || Typical graveyard-like rumble then male "Where news breaks first, your news leader for the Twin Tier, this is news radio 1290 WNBF". || New. A 161 mile catch. 1290 khz. || 0306 local || WHIO || 5 kw night || Dayton, Ohio || Weather report ending with "News talk 1290 WHIO" followed by station promo including repeat ID then into Coast-To-Coast AM. || New. A 450 mile catch. 1680 khz. || 2300 local || WTTM || 1 kw night || Lindenwold, New Jersey || Spanish talk then male in English "1680, WTTM, Lindenwold- Philadelphia". || Not new but first time I recorded legal ID. A short 37 mile catch. 4-Jul-06: 1570 khz. || 0200 local || WQTW || 0.22 kw night || Latrobe, Pennsylvania || End of oldies song then male "WLSW, ??-Connellsville; WQTW, Latrobe-Greensburg" || New. Simulcast of WLSW 103.9 Mhz. FM. A 200 mile catch. 1570 khz. || 0507 local || WFLR || 0.44 kw night || Dundee, New York || Fade up to male with "…news, weather, sports on Finger Lakes news radio AM 1570 WFLR" || New. A 206 mile catch. Presumably still on night power. 25-Aug-06: 1180 khz. // 1558 local // WFYL // 0.42 kw // King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania // “Live from beautiful West Norriton township, this is AM 1180 WFYL, King Of Prussia-Philadelphia.” Into USA Radio network news. // New. A 31 mile catch. 1580 khz. // 2224 local // CKDO // 10 kw night // Oshawa, Ontario // End of “Don’t Throw Your Love Away” by the Searchers then male DJ “Oshawa’s oldies, 107-7 FM and 1580 CKDO” followed by review of last few songs played then into a listing of various upcoming Durham region events. // New. A 327 mile catch over (and sometimes under) presumed WDAB. 26-Aug-06: 1320 khz. // 1902 local // WVNZ // 5 kw day // Richmond, VA // Spanish singing then “You’re listening to Selecta on 1320, WVNZ, Richmond.” // New. A 184 mile catch. 27-Aug-06: 1130 khz. // 0205-0328 local // CKWX // 50 kw night // Vancouver, BC // 0205 local: Female news person reporting the return to Canadian soil of a Canadian soldier killed by a suicide bomber (presumably in Afghanistan) with mention of Ontario. || 0230 local: Same female giving the weather report with mentions of Calgary and Toronto followed by what sounded like "News 1130 time, 11:30" (3 hours behind my local time). || 0231 local: Same female again appeared to give the time, viz "News 1130 time, 11:31" which was followed by Rogers Wireless traffic and weather. || 0328 local: Same female again gave the time "News 1130 time..." (the time was lost in noise). // New. "News 1130" slogan matches that given in latest NRC AM Radio Log. A 2384 mile catch with WBBR down for transmitter maintenance. 550 khz. // 2350 local // WAYR // 5 kw day, 0.065 kw night // Orange Park, FL // Religious singing then male “Are you on the road right now? Let us be your traveling companion. This is ‘Praise Through The Night’ on AM 550, WAY Radio.” // New. Slogan matches that given in latest NRC AM Radio Log. A 752 mile catch. Presumably still on day power. 28-Aug-06: 570 khz. // 2032 local // WSYR // 5 kw day/night // Syracuse, NY // GY-like rumble then suddenly “…right here on News Radio 570, WSYR”. Was the end of a promo for a mutual fund investing call-in show. // New. A 226 mile catch. 2-Sept-06: 1570 khz. // 2351 local // WECU // 3.8 kw night? // Winterville, North Carolina // End of gospel song then “Brother Moses in the morning, continuous gospel music all day, we’re 1570 AM, the right choice, WECU”. // New. Audio sounded a bit over modulated. A 305 mile catch. 1600 khz. // 2359 local // WWRL // 5 kw night // New York, New York // Ad for the New York Beacon, promotion for an upcoming program then “This is 1600, WWRL, New York”. // Not new but first time I recorded legal ID. A 112 mile catch. 3-Sept-06: 900 khz. // 0004 local // WKDW // 2.5 kw day/0.12 kw night // Staunton, Virginia // “…season long, from your hometown station, AM 900, WKDW, Staunton, a Clear Channel radio station.”. Into NASCAR race from the California Speedway. // New over presumed CHML. A 212 mile catch. Presumably on day power for the race. 4-Sept-06: 1410 khz. // 2058 local // WPOP // 5 kw // Hartford, Connecticutt // New York Yankees baseball, 10 second quick ID: “Clear Channel WPOP, Hartford. On the radio, ESPN Radio 1410 AM. On the web at ESPNRadio1410.com.” // Not new but first time I recorded legal ID. A 204 mile catch. 4-Oct-06: 1490 khz. // 1400 local // WLPA // 0.6 kw // Lancaster, Pennslyvania // Fierce cat screetch then "We're Lancaster's new home for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Fox Sports Radio 1490, WLPA, Lancaster." // Not new but first time I recorded legal ID. A 41 mile catch. 21-Oct-06: 1230 khz. // 2358 local // WODI // 1 kw // Brookneal, Virginia // Scheduled DX test. Approx. 15 seconds of very faint Morse code W-O-D-I IDs over GY rumble followed by about 70 seconds of faint but obvious sweep tones. The test was apparently a few minutes early (originally scheduled for midnight 10-22-06 east coast time). // New. A 257 mile catch. Many thanks to all who arranged this DX test!!! 22-Oct-06: 1230 khz. // 0006 local // WENY // 1 kw // Elmira, New York // Man faintly above GY rumble "...weeknights at ...news talk 1230 and 1450...WENY.” // New. A 172 mile catch. The 1450 refers to sister station WENI in Corning, NY. 162 khz. // 0211 local // Radio France Inter // 2000 kw // Allouis, France // Man talking in French. // New. 780 khz. // 0247 local // CFDR // 15 kw night // Halifax, Nova Scotia // End of country music song then male “CFDR 780 AM Halifax... 780 Kicks, classic country”. // New. A 699 mile catch (with WBBM phase nulled). 4-Nov-06: 780 khz. // 1601 local // WAVA // 5 kw day // Arlington, Virginia // “Your friends at WAVA encourage you to vote on Election Day, November 7, in Virginia, Maryland and DC. And thanks for listening to AM 780, WAVA, life changing talk radio.” // New. A short 98 mile catch. 930 khz. // 1900 local // WDLX // 5 kw // Washington, North Carolina // Caught this one totally by dumb luck as I was tuning around at the top of the hour. “…Pirate Radio 1250, WGHB, Farmville-Greenville, Pirate Radio 930, WDLX, Washington-Greenville-Newburgh. The following is an exclusive presentation of Pirate Radio 1250 and 930, your talk station.” // New. A 301 mile catch. 980 khz. // 2002 local // WAZS // 1 kw // Summerville, South Carolina // End of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap’s ‘Young Girl’ then quick ID “…WAZS AM Summerville-Charleston….. the new Rocket 980…”. Into The Big Bopper’s ‘Chantilly Lace’. // New. A 527 mile catch. 940 khz. // 2106 local // WMAC // 10 kw // Macon, Georgia // Car giveaway ad for a local car dealer then male “Your phone calls, time saver traffic and Accu-weather, weekday mornings with Kenny B. and Jami G. during Macon’s morning news on news talk 940, WMAC.” Into Coast-To-Coast. // New. A 652 mile catch. 550 khz. // 2133 local // WIOZ // 0.26 kw // Pinehurst, North Carolina // Promo for a big band music show “right here at 550 AM WIOZ”. Into weather report then “Waiting for your turn at the traffic circle? Let us move you along with the best music of all time, the music of your life on WIOZ AM 550.” // New. A 379 mile catch. 5-Nov-06: 980 khz. // 0010 local // CKRU // 7.5 kw // Peterborough, Ontario // End of ‘What the world needs now is love’ (Jackie DeShannon?) followed by “This is AM 980 Kruz, CKRU Peterborough, [unintelligible] Entertainment radio station.” // New. Fighting it out with presumed WTEM. A 338 mile catch. 1340 khz. // 2337 local // WWNH // 0.25 kw // Madbury, New Hampshire // Scheduled DX test. Typical GY rumble with fragments of audio then suddenly heard about 40 seconds of faint but obvious sweep tones. Then back to rumble. // New station and state. A 342 mile catch. Many thanks to all who arranged this DX test!!! 18-Nov-06: 850 khz. // 2150 local // WKNR // 4.7 kw night // Cleveland, Ohio // Sports commentary with “you heard that game here on Sports Radio 850 WKNR”. // Strong signal. New. A 337 mile catch. 19-Nov-06: 1310 khz. // 0300 local // WTZN // 0.072 kw night // Troy, Pennsylvania // GY rumble than suddenly “AM 1550 WTTC Towanda- Wysox-Ulster….” which faded quickly into the rumble. Did not hear the WTZN call but this station’s website (http://www.wtzn.com/) establishes the link between WTZN and WTTC (the stations are about 15 miles from each other and both are billed as ‘The Zone – All Sports – All The Time’). // New. A 154 mile catch. 30-Nov-06: 1150 khz. // 2356 local // CKOC // 50 kw // Hamilton, Ontario // Male "...that plays only the greatest hits of all time, 1150, CKOC". Into The Monkees' 'I'm A Believer'. // New with local WDEL phase nulled. Most of CKOC's RF is thrown to their north. A 327 mile catch.
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