2007 Medium Wave DX Logs (QTH = Wilmington, DE)
24-Feb-07:
1360 khz || 0003 local || WYOS || 0.5 kw || Binghamton, NY || Graveyard like rumble then sudden male with "WYOS sports....ESPN
Radio....1360 AM". || New. A 162 mile catch.
920 khz || 1704 local || CJCH || 25 kw || Halifax, NS || End of Broadcast News, then an ad for 'The Power Panty' with mention of the
Halifax Shopping Center. Into "AM 92 CJCH satellite weather" ending with "that's your AM 92, CJCH ..." || Battling it out with CKNX.
New. A 698 mile catch.
1120 khz. || 2012 local || WPRX || 0.5 kw night || Bristol, CT || Hard driving tropical rhythm then station call in Spanish (Doble U – Pe –
Ere - Equis) by male after mention of Connecticut. At 2025 local, musical piece ended with station call in English: “W-P-R-X, Number 1..."
Finally, at 2031 local, a female offered up the “"La Puertoriquenisima"station slogan (matches 2006 NRC AM Radio Log data).
1-Mar-07:
1650 khz. || 1850 local || CJRS || 1 kw || Montreal, Quebec || End of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" by Tony Orlando and Dawn then male giving
station ID and test announcement: "This is CJRS, 1650 khz., 1000 watts, Montreal. We are currently proceeding with on air tests..." || New
with strong signal. An approx. 395 mile catch.
540 khz. || 2228 local || WWCS || 0.5 kw night || Canonsburg, PA || End of "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter) then a quick "AM 540, Radio
Disney, Pittsburgh" ID. || Not new but first time I recorded a sort of legal ID. A 242 mile catch.
590 khz. || 2300 local || CJCL || 50 kw || Toronto, Ontario || End of a new employee solicitation ad for Milton Toyota then "15 (?) years
of sports radio in Toronto, the FAN 590 is CJCL, a [unintelligible] of Rogers Communication..." Into 20/20 sports update. || New. A 310
mile catch.
7-Apr-07:
1390 khz. || 1744 local || WLAN || 5 kw day || Lancaster, PA || End of "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" (Dr. Hook And
The Medicine Show) then "1390 WLAN". || Not new, but first time I recorded a legal ID. A short 42 mile catch.
1390 khz. || 1800 local || WZHF || 5 kw || Arlington, VA || Apparent sponsor listing (in Spanish) after DC United soccer game then quick
ID in English "WZHF, Arlington-Washington". || New. A 99 mile catch.
1430 khz. || 1803 local || WENE || 5 kw || Endicott, NY || Promo for the AC/DC tribute show "Back In Black", Sunday, April 15th at the
Magic City Music Hall, Johnson City (a few miles east of Endicott which itself is close to Binghamton; concert date and venue verified by
going to the WENE web site), followed by an ad for Night Shift office cleaning services, then into weather report "on Sports Radio 1430,
The Team". Station slogan matches that given in the 27th edition of the NRC AM Radio Log. || New. A 163 mile catch with interference
from a Spanish station.
1460 khz. || 1959 local || WHIC || 5 kw || Rochester, NY || EWTN promotion then "[unintelligible] Catholic devotion on 1460 AM, WHIC,
Rochester." || New. A 253 mile catch.
1470 khz. || 2004 local || WMMW || 2.5 kw || Meriden, CT || Ad for the "Tree Of Nutrition" store in East Berlin, CT, then "WMMW, AM
1470, the Talk Of Connecticut". Into community service announcements with mention of Meriden during one of them. || New. A 196 mile
catch.
950 khz. || 2058 local || WWJ || 50 kw || Detroit, MI || Graveyard-like rumble then faint "Stay up-to-date with the first(?) news stories of
the day by tuning into News Radio 950, WWJ". || New. A 426 mile catch.
910 khz. || 2302 local || WLAT || 5 kw || New Britain, CT || High energy Spanish promo for an event being held at the Mohegan Sun Arena
(located in Uncasville, CT) followed by a quick English ID: "WLAT, New Britain-Hartford". // New. A 203 mile catch.
08-Apr-07:
1550 khz. || 0005 local || CBE || 10 kw || Windsor, ON || End of CBC Radio One news followed by a weather report for the Windsor-
Chatham-Essex area. ID provided next: "You’re listening to CBC Radio One, 1550 in Windsor". Into CBC Overnight. || Not new, but first
time I recorded an ID. A 415 mile catch.
13-Apr-07:
1660 khz. || 0102 local || WQLR || 1 kw night || Kalamazoo, MI || Ad for B&G Discount in Schoolcraft with mention of 'west Michigan
businesses'. The on air address given for this business was 'US 131 just south of Schoolcraft' which was confirmed via a Google search
which yielded the following (from http://www.insiderpages.com/b/15237607534):
B & G Discount
15632 US Highway 131 S
Schoolcraft, Michigan 49087
Schoolcraft is a few miles due south of Kalamazoo. So even though I didn't hear call letters, the information captured seems conclusive
enough to call this a solid ID. (Only WQLR broadcasts from MI on this frequency.) || New. A 545 mile catch.
1660 khz. || 0600 local || WWRU || 10 kw || Jersey City, NJ || Single time pip then “This is multicultural radio broadcasting, WWRU,
Jersey City” followed by “New York City, 1660 AM, WWRU”. || Not new, but first time I recorded a legal ID. A 113 mile catch.
09-Jul-07:
660 khz. || 2300 local || WLFJ || 50 kw day || Greenville, SC || Male with "Thanks for making us a part of your day. Christian Talk 660,
WLFJ, Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson." || New. A 502 mile catch over/under WFAN.
11-Aug-07:
1640 khz. || 2243 local || WQFL338 || 10 watts? || Wilmington, DE || Local TIS (Travelers Information Station) station that I have never
heard before (apparently this station became active on 9-Aug-06): “This is WQFL338 Wilmington owned by the city of Wilmington and
broadcasting messages 24 hours a day for the city at 1640 khz. AM.” The following website appears to list (see bottom of webpage) 3 tx
sites for this TIS all at (I believe) 10 watts power: http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&action=fcc&cs=WQFL338. ||
New. Let’s call it an amazing 7 or so mile catch.
12-Aug-07:
1260 khz. || 0000 local || WPNW || 1 kw night || Zeeland, MI || Male with very fast call letter mention then “1260, The Pledge. The Talk
Of West Michigan” Into CNN radio news quickly followed by an apparent and abrupt loss of signal. Station slogan matches that on station's
website and in the 27th edition of the NRC's AM Radio Log. || New. A 580 mile catch.
1260 khz. || 0027 local || WBNR || 0.4 kw night || Beacon, NY || End of Walter Egan’s ‘Magnet And Steel’ then “Duchess Country’s
home for timeless classics, 12--, WBNR”. The -- should be ‘60’ but the last part of the spoken frequency is unintelligible to my ears. Into
Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’ || New. A 150 mile catch.
1260 khz. || 0032 local || WWRC || 5 kw || Washington, DC || “Progressive Talk 1260, Washington’s only progressive talk station”. || Not
far, but new. A 90 mile catch.
1290 khz. || 0059 local || WFBG || 1 kw night || Altoona, PA || “1290 WFBG, Altoona”. || New. A 153 mile catch.
1340 khz. || 0402 local || WYJK || 1 kw || Connellsville, PA || Fade up to the end of Firefall’s ‘Just Remember I Love You’ then male
with “WPKL, Uniontown – WYJK, Connellsville – WASP, Brownsville…” || New. A 210 mile catch.
1390 khz. || 1859 local || WEOK || 5 kw day || Poughkeepsie, NY || Kid ID: “AM 1390, Radio Disney, WEOK, (what sounded like)
Poughkeepsie”. || New. A 165 mile catch.
1310 khz. || 1959 local || WBFD || 2.5 kw day || Bedford, PA || Male with “You’re listening to AM 1310…” then sung WBFD. Into Fox
News Radio which was followed by the weather forecast for Bedford County. || New. A 152 mile catch.
15-Aug-07:
900 khz. || 2101 local || WJLG || 4.35 kw day || Savannah, GA || Fox Sports Radio ID then male with "AM 900, The Ticket". Into
commercial for a car dealership with two mentions of Savannah Dodge located on Abercorn Street. (A Google search revealed such a
dealership on the indicated street in Savannah.) ID kindly provided by Wayne Heinen (NRC). This station very recently changed format to
sports from religious. || New. A 609 mile catch with CHML phase nulled.
6-Sep-07:
1080 khz. || 2308 local || WHOO || 19 kw day, 0.19 kw night || Kissammee, FL || College football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats
and the Oregon State Beavers with occasional actual call letter IDs including "Sports Radio AM 1080, WHOO, Orlando's ESPN". || New.
Presumably using the 'big rig'. Signal was quite loud at times. An 851 mile catch with WTIC phase nulled.
18-Nov-07:
930 khz. || 1629 local || WLLL || 9 kw day || Lynchburg, VA || "...playing all your favourite gospel music on 930 AM, WLLL." || New. A
251 mile catch.
1040 khz. || 1645 local || WSGH || 9.1 kw day || Lewisville, NC || "...La Movidita, numero uno, el musica Mexicana." Station slogan
matches that provided in the 28th edition of the NRC AM Radio Log.. // New. A 362 mile catch.
1470 khz. || 1732 local || WJDY || 5 kw day || Salisbury, MD || "If you're a business owner and enjoy listening to Timeless 1470 WJDY
then we need to hear from you..." // New. A short 93 mile catch.
1350 khz. || 1800 local || WBLT || 5 kw day || Bedford, VA || "Here's how you get ESPN radio in Virginia...1240 WGMN Roanoke, 1320
WVGM Lynchburg, 1350 WBLT Bedford..." // New. A 266 mile catch.
24-Nov-07:
890 khz. || 1700 local || WKNV || 10 kw day || Fairlawn, VA || "Joy AM 890, WKNV Fairlawn, Today's Southern Gospel Music And
Ministry." // New. A 322 mile catch.
880 khz. || 1704 local || WRFD || 23 kw day || Columbus-Worthington, OH || "'Walk In The Word' weekday mornings at 7:30 with
James McDonald on The Word, 880 WRFD." Under WCBS. || New. A 390 mile catch.
1480 khz. || 1759 local || WZRC || 5 kw || New York, NY || Faint but pretty clear "WZRC, New York" bubbling up briefly over rumble. ||
New. A short 116 mile catch
19-Dec-07:
910 khz. || 0000 local || WABI || 5 kw || Bangor, ME || Female with "This is AM 910, WABI, Bangor." || New. A 496 mile catch.
1330 khz. || 1700 local || WBHV || 5 kw || Somerset, PA || Male with "For the best in sports news, sports talk, sports coverage and
everything sports, WPRR-Johnstown, WBHV-Somerset, ESPN 1490 and 1330." || New. A 183 mile catch.
1410 khz. || 1700 local || WELM || 5 kw || Elmira, NY || Male with "1410 WELM, Elmira-Corning." || New. A 175 mile catch.
1310 khz. || 1800 local || WTTL || 1.5 kw day || Madisonville, KY || GY-like jumble then quick, faint ID by male: "...1310, WTTL,
Madisonville." || New. A 662 mile catch.
1610 khz. || 1958 local || CHHA || 1 kw || Toronto, ON || Spanish talk then male with "Esta es C-H-H-A, Radio Voces Latinas". // New. A
330 mile catch.
1480 khz. || 2001 local || WPWC || 0.5 kw || Dumfries-Triangle, VA || Spanish talk then male with "WPWC, Dumfries-Washington". ||
New. A close 121 mile catch.
21-Dec-07:
840 khz. || 1700 local || WKTR || 8.2 kw day || Earlysville, VA || Male with quick ID "AM 840, WKTR, [unintelligible]-ville." Presumably
the 'ville' was Earlysville. // New under presumed WHAS and a Spanish station. A 179 mile catch.
880 khz. || 1700 local || WPIP || 0.85 kw || Winston-Salem, NC || End of 'The Preaching Of The Cross' religious program then male with
ID "...WPIP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina..." || New. Over WCBS. A 353 mile catch.
950 khz. || 1700 local || WXGI || 3.9 kw day || Richmond, VA || Male with ID: "WXGI, Richmond. The new ESPN Radio 950." || New.
Strong signal until they abruptly dropped power less than a minute after I caught the ID. A 183 mile catch.
950 khz. || 1703 local || WORD || 5 kw || Spartanburg, SC || End of ad for Zantac then male with "From the news center of the upstate,
this is WORD news." || New. A 477 mile catch.
1310 khz. || 1803 Local || WYND || 10.4 kw day || Deland, FL || End of religious program then male with ID: "You're listening to WYND,
Deland." Into 'Turning Point' religious program. || New. An 807 mile catch.
1370 khz. || 1802 Local || WGIV || 20 kw day || Pineville, NC || Music then male with "You're listening to WGIV, Charlotte" followed
quickly by two more "WGIV, Charlotte"s. || New. A 423 mile catch in a fortuitous WXXI fade.
680 khz. || 1900 Local || WCTT || 0.83 kw night || Corbin, KY || Music then female with ID: "The one to depend on for news, WCTT,
Corbin. Great 68." Into ABC news. || New. A 496 mile catch with no obvious sign of semi-local WCBM (20 kw night, 68 miles from me).