2008 Medium Wave DX Logs (QTH = Wilmington, DE)
07-Jan-08:
830 khz. || 1703 Local || WCRN || 50 kw || Worchester, MA || Male with end of stock market report then quick faint ID: "...it’s 5:03...
WCRN [what sounded like 'news']...". || New. In a WEEU (Reading, PA) fade. A 261 mile catch.
870 khz. || 1706 local || WFLO || 1 kw day only || Farmville, VA || End of stock market report then female with "This is WFLO AM or
FM, Farmville, Virginia." Into weather report after which the station went off the air. || New. A 222 mile catch.
910 khz. || 1700 local || WRNL || 5 kw day || Richmond, VA || Fortuitous fade up to ID by male: "...sports radio 910, WRNL, Richmond,
Virginia." || New. A 171 mile catch.
930 khz. || 1800 local || WIZR || 0.028 kw night || Johnstown, NY || Male with quick ID: "WIZR AM 930...". || New. A 235 mile catch at
a presumed 28 watts.
940 khz. || 1802 local || WCPC || 50 kw day || Houston, MS || Male with ID: "[Unintelligible] nine-four-oh, WCPC, Houston, Mississippi."
|| New. An 838 mile catch under presumed CINW, Montreal.
970 khz. || 1700 local || WJMX || 10 kw day || Florence, SC || End of Staples ad then male with "The first choice for breaking news,
Newstalk 970, WJMX AM. Depend on it." This was then followed by "...since 1947, your home for news and information, it's Newstalk
970, WJMX AM, Florence. It's time now for ABC news." "" New. A 442 mile catch.
980 khz. || 1659 local || WAAV || 5 kw || Leland, NC || Weather report, followed by upcoming program announcements ending with "on
WAAV, Leland-Wilmington, a Cumulus broadcasting station." Followed by "The Cape Fear's news leader, WAAV, Leland-Wilmington." Into
CNN Radio news. || New. A 400 mile catch.
1000 khz. || 1700 local || WRAR || 0.3 kw day only || Tappahannock, VA || Fortuitous fade up to "...AM 1000, WRAR, Tappahannock....
a broadcast service of Action Incorporated now concludes its broadcast for the day. Please join us tomorrow morning for more Lifetalk AM
1000...". Presumed final call letter listing was then covered up by a WIOO/WEEO ID (see below). || New. A 138 mile catch.
1000 khz. || 1700 local || WIOO || 1 kw day only || Carlisle, PA || Sudden "Country Gold, [sounded like WIOO], Carlisle, and WEEO,
Shippensburg." Although the first set of call letters are not clearly audible (at least to my ears), this has to be WIOO. WIOO and WEEO
broadcast parallel programming per the 28th edition of the NRC AM Radio Log. These two stations are also both listed on the WIOO
website (http://www.wioo.com/). || New. A short 86 mile catch.
1250 khz. || 2102 local || WEAE || 5 kw || Pittsburgh, PA || College football game then into station ID: "...WEAE, Pittsburgh, ESPN Radio
1250..." || New. A 232 mile catch.
1280 khz. || 2059 local || WGBF || 1 kw night || Evansville, IN || End of Savage Nation segment then male with "...newstalk 1280, WGBF,
Evansville."" || New. A 645 mile catch.
1320 khz. || 2059 local || WDER || 1 kw night || Derry, NH || Female with "...Life Changing Radio, WDER..." Into weather report. || New,
under presumed WJAS. A 313 mile catch.
02-Feb-08:
1410 khz. || 1600 local || WLSH || 5 kw || Lansford, PA || Weather report, promo for the Dutch Trader Show, then into "Dick Clark's
Rock, Roll And Remember on AM 1410, WLSH, Lansford." || New. A semi-close 77 mile catch.
1430 khz. || 1700 local || WPNI || 5 kw day || Amherst, MA || Flute-like music then male with "1430 AM, WPNI, Amherst." || New. A 245
mile catch.
1250 khz. || 1804 local || WMTR || 7 kw night || Morristown, NJ || End of 'For What It's Worth' (Buffalo Springfield) then male barely
over rumble with "...[unintelligible] all time, Classic Oldies...WMTR." // New. A fairly short 98 mile catch.
1270 khz. || 1805 local || WTJZ || 1.5 kw day || Newport News, VA || Gospel music (?) then male with mention of 'The Light' sandwiched
between two clear WTJZ IDs. || New. A 190 mile catch.
1340 khz. || 1800 local || WIRY || 1 kw || Plattsburgh, NY || Typical GY rumble then male with faint "...Hometown Radio, WIRY..."
followed quickly by "WIRY, [Plattsburgh?]". (The call letters were clear; I’m pretty sure that 'Plattsburgh' was mentioned immediately after
the second one.) // New. A 360 mile catch.
1370 khz. || 1806 local || WSHV || 4.2 kw day || South Hill, VA || Music then female with "...hometown headquarters for non-stop gospel
hits, it's the new [unintelligible] 1370 WSHV, South Hill, where the 'H' stands for 'Hallelujah'." // New. A 247 mile catch.
1400 khz. || 1802 local || WPCE || 1 kw || Portsmouth, VA || Typical GY rumble then female with faint "Good evening. Praise the Lord
everybody..." Quickly into apparent program promo "...Saturday, right here on WPCE at 6 pm..." // New. A 204 mile catch.
16-Feb-08:
550 khz. || 1700 Local || WSVA || 5 kw day || Harrisonburg, VA || Male with ID: "This is News Radio 550, WSVA, Harrisonburg, a
Verstandig (?) broadcasting station." Into ABC news. || New. A 195 mile catch.
17-Feb-08:
560 khz. || 0001 local || WQAM || 1 kw night || Miami, FL || Male with ID: "You're listening to Sports Radio 560, WQAM, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale." Into ESPN Radio Sports Center. || New. A 1002 mile catch.
4-Apr-08:
1320 khz. || 2004 local || WARL || 5 kw || Attleboro, MA || Piano music then male with "...coming to WARL on Thursday from 3-4 pm,
'Laying Down The Law'..." || New. A 274 mile catch.
1350 khz. || 2005 local || WGDN || 0.25 kw day || Gladwin, MI || Gospel music then very fast ID by male: "AM 1350 WGDN
[unintelligible]" || New. A 539 mile catch.
1470 khz. || 2006 local || WLOA || 0.5 kw night || Farrell, PA || "This is John Wainer(?). You're listening to your double play combination
for Pirate baseball, WGRP 940 Greenville and WLOA 1470 Farrell." || New. Another 274 mile catch in the fortuitous fade of an unknown
station. The WLOA call and associated QTH was very faint but still audible.
1470 khz. || 2006 local || WNYY || 1 kw night || Ithaca, NY || Male with "...is the voice of reason on talk radio [unintelligible] 1470,
WNYY." || New. A 188 mile catch.
1340 khz. || 2058 local || WLVL || 1 kw || Lockport, NY || Promo for a company that provides cancer treatment "in a caring,
compassionate manner ... and Saturday mornings, they have a new show on WLVL. They have four convenient locations – [unintelligible],
Niagara Falls, Hamburg, Dunkirk. And now Saturdays on AM 1340 WLVL." || New. The three towns mentioned in the promo are all in the
vicinity of Lockport. A 285 mile catch.
1360 khz. || 2059 local || WWOW || 5 kw day, 0.035 kw night || Conneaut, OH || "You're listening to WWOW, 1360 AM, Walking On
Water Radio." || New. A 296 mile catch.
1480 khz. || 2105 local || WHBC || 5 kw night || Canton, OH || Female with programming note "...9 to 10, right here on NewsTalk 14
[unintelligible – presumably 80], WHBC." || New. Faint, but the call letters were clear. A 308 mile catch.
6-Apr-08:
1520 khz. || 1801 local || WTHE || 1 kw day || Mineola, NY || Male with "...the end of our [unintelligible] broadcast day here on New
York's first gospel station, 1520, WTHE..." || New. A 128 mile catch.
31-Aug-08:
1410 khz. || 2000 local || WNER || 3.5 kw presumed || Watertown, NY || Male with "ESPN 1410 AM is 'The Winner', WNER,
Watertown. Watertown's exclusive home of ESPN Radio." || New. A 291 mile catch.
1290 khz. || 2107 local || WTKS || 5 kw || Savannah, GA || Jumble with male underneath "...we've got you covered...local weather...news
radio 1290 WTKS...online at Newsradio1290.com." || New. The indicated website takes you to the WTKS home page. A 610 mile catch.
1550 khz. || 2201 local || WDZK || 2.4 kw night || Bloomfield, CT || Kid with "AM 1550, WDZK, Bloomfield-Hartford." // New. A 212
mile catch.
1570 khz. || 2159 local || WNCA || 0.28 kw night || Siler City, NC || GY-like jumble then male with "Thank you for setting your AM radio
dial on 1570, the only place you'll get local news, weather and all [unintelligible] WNCA, Siler City." Then sung "You can depend on
WNCA." || New. A 346 mile catch.
1620 khz. || 2202 local || WDHP || 1 kw night || Frederiksted, USVI || Female with "You are listening to WDHP 1620 AM in the United
States Virgin Islands. Our tranmitter's at No. 1 Mahogony Road, Frederiksted, and our studio's at No. 79 A Castle Coakley, Christiansted.
We are in St. Croix." Followed by singing then male with "The Caribbean Powerhouse, 1620 AM on your radio." || Relog. A 1650 mile catch.
1650 khz. || 2201 local || WHKT || 1 kw night || Portsmouth, VA || Radio Disney. Kid with "AM 1650, WHKT, Portsmouth." || Not new,
but first time I recorded an ID. A 205 mile catch.
1-Sep-08:
1320 khz. || 1701 local || WTKZ || 0.75 kw day || Allentown, PA || Program promo with mention of sponsor located on Lehigh Street in
Allentown: "Right here on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320." Followed by promo for Cardinals-Diamondbacks game "on the Lehigh Valley's
exclusive home for the 2008 World Series, ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320." || New. Parallel with WEEX 1230 khz. Easton, PA. A short 60 mile
catch.
And an hour later: 1803 local || Male with “This is WEEX, Easton, and WTKZ, Allentown.”
1370 khz. || 1705 local || WELG || 5 kw day || Ellenville, NY || Male (?) with faint "...online at 1370 WELG.com." || New. In the mud
under Phillies baseball on presumed WPAZ. A 153 mile catch.
And an hour later: 1805 local // Sean Hannity promo then chorus with "1370", a pause then male with "This portion of WELG brought to
you by HudsonValleyHelpWanted.com. Long name, amazing results."
1270 khz. || 1806 local || WLBR || 5 kw day || Lebanon, PA || Station ID break in Phillies game: male with "First in 1946, first in 2008.
Filling the Lebanon Valley with music, information and sports. WLBR, Lebanon." || New. A short 60 mile catch
1370 khz. || 1800 local WKMC || 5 kw day || Roaring Spring, PA || Male with "The greatest music ever made, 1370 WKMC, Roaring
Spring-Altoona." || New. A 150 mile catch.
1250 khz. || 1907 local || WLEM || 2.5 kw day || Emporium, PA || Female with "News, sports and great songs all day, 1250 WLEM." ||
New. A 181 mile catch.
1370 khz. || 2007 local || WWCB || 0.5 kw night || Corry, PA || Very faint but clear "WWCB" by male. || New. A 256 mile catch.
1380 khz. || 2000 local || WKJV || 1 kw night || Asheville, NC || Male with "Pure gospel 24 hours a day WKJV Asheville, North Carolina
AM 1380 and all around the world on WKJV.com. Into "...a look at your WKJV three day forecast" ending with "From AM 1380 WKJV,
that’s your three day forecast." || New. A 473 mile catch under WTMC, Wilmington, DE.
04-Oct-08:
1420 khz. || 0200 local || WHK || 5 kw || Cleveland, OH || End of promo for Mark Levine, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt: "Intelligent
hosts for Cleveland's choice for intelligent talk, Newstalk 1420 WHK. This is Newstalk 1420 WHK, a service of Salem Communications."
Into SRN news. || New. A 334 mile catch.
1420 KHZ. || 0304 local || WCED || 0.5 kw night || Du Bois, PA || A quick "1420 WCED." || New. A 191 mile catch.
1420 khz. || 0500 local || WLIS || 0.5 kw night || Old Saybrook, CT || Male with "1420 WLIS AM, Old Saybrook..." || New. A 204 mile
catch.
1420 khz. || 0706 local || WLNA || 5 kw || Peekskill, NY || Male with "...music weekend...1420 WLNA." Into Andy Gibbs' "I Just Want
To Be Your Everything". || New. A 142 mile catch.
1420 khz. || 2030 local || WACK || 0.5 kw night || Newark, NY || Male out of the rumble with "...at 1420 WACK [unintelligible]." || New.
A 238 mile catch.
11-Nov-08:
560 khz. || 2000 local || Radio Rebelde || 30 kw || Moa, Cuba || Organ music then male with "Rebelde la Havana emisora la revolucion."