This blog has now been on line for one year. I have been surprised to the response from viewers. A total of a little more than 12000 hits, averaging 1000 a month, is far more than I had expected. The site has been visited by viewers from 67 countries all around the Globe. The most views come from the following countries: Finland 5493 hits; Argentina 1573; Sweden 1567; USA 756; Norway 468; Spain 411; Germany 210; Japan 187; Venezuela 168 and Japan 143. I thank you all for this positive respons and I will try my best to provide you with news stuff also during the coming year. Good DX!
CBN Macapá, Amapá (AP) was heard on 670 late October 2011 during LEM 307 during very good Brazil/La Plata cx.
As probably known to LA freaks, and especially Brazil freaks,the frequency range 630-700 AM is, for some reason, very difficult for loggings from Brazil here in Scandinavia. Although this frequency range holds more than 100 stations very few have been logged here. The most common are R Bandeirantes, Porto Alegre, RS on 640 and R Farrouphilia, Porto Alegre, RS on 680. The situation has been improved now, however, when the Norwegian superpower on 675 has closed down making both 670 and 680 more clean for catches.
My report of CBN Macapá was verified by the Globo/CBN coordinator in Rio de Janeiro. Muito obrigado Juliana!
KPUR was heard last week in Lemmenjoki with a vice TOH id as “ESPN Radio 1440 AM in Amarillo, 1550 AM KZRK Canyon-Amarillo”. The station used to carry an oldies format and branded as “True Oldies”. The format was changed, however on October 22, 2012 just before we heard KPUR in Lemmenjoki with its new ESPN programming. Since KEYS Corpus Christie also carries ESPN 1440 on this frequency it is advisable to be careful not mixing them.
I short confirmation arrived instantly from Jack Light, Cumulus Radio,KARX-FM, KPUR-FM, KQIZ-FM, KZRK-FM, ESPN 1440 AM
301 S. Polk, Suite 100, Amarillo, TX 79101
KMTA a station I have been looking for for years. During the LEM319 expedition together with Hannu Niilekselä the cx towards North America war more or less locket to the Mountain and Pacific North West states of the US, resulting in many nice receptions from, e.g., Montana. KMTA transmits from Miles City located some 150 miles to the east of Billings MT. Mr. Terry Virag is the Manager of KYUS FM/KMTA AM. Terry is a central figure in the broadcasting scene in the state of Montana managing also over, e.g., KIKC in the neighboring city of Forsyth. During some twenty minutes during last weeks DX-pedition I was lucky to hit a jack-pot: heard KATL 770 and KMTA of Miles City, KIKC Forsyth 1250 and KYYA Billings on 730!
Last night I received an email from Terry Virag telling me “Yes…That was my voice on the station ID. We are using an all solid state BE 10,000 watt AM transmitter that goes to 136 watts at night so the ionosphere skip is fantastic. From one DSL..er to another…It is good hearing from you.”.
Thanks Terry for your kindness in responding!
A very familiar morning-intro for all of us. Even if it was 1 p.m. local time at the reception site in Lapland, Finland it was very enjoyable indeed. Thank you CKJR!
CKJR Wetaskiwin AB 1440 Good Morning!
A nice surprise was the catch of KYYA Billings on 730 during the LEM319 pedition last week. Completely alone on 730 for some 30 seconds with a full crystal clear ID. Jack Seymour of Connoisseur Media Billings confirmed my mp3-audio rapidly and noted that the station was transmitting with 236 watts at the time of reception in Lemmenjoki.
KYYA is owned by Connoisseur Media, LLC since late September 2010 in a deal swap with Enebass Media, Inc. the latter also retaining the KURL call signs “because of the long history with the KURL listeners and to reassure them that the format that they’re used to will not change except for the radio frequency”
Says Connoisseur Media, LLC in the press release in September 2010: “We are delighted to be able to add 730 AM to our expanding Billings cluster,” said Connoisseur GM, Cam Maxwell. “This will make Connoisseur Media the largest radio operator in the region with six stations in the Billings market.” The station receives new call letters, heritage KYYA will now be used to identify 730 AM. With a signal that covers southern Montana and northern Wyoming, Connoisseur Media is moving its News Talk lineup, currently on KBLG 910 AM, to the bigger coverage area as the new News/Talk 730 KYYA AM. Coming this weekend, 910 AM re-launches as Fox Sports Radio 910 KBLG.
In addition to News/Talk 730 KYYA AM and Fox Sports Radio 910 KBLG, Connoisseur Media also operates the following radio stations in the Billings market: KRKX-FM, “Big Sky Country”, at 94.1, KRZN-FM, “The Zone”, a rock station at 96.3, KWMY-FM, classic hits ”MY 105.9”, and KPLN-FM, 106.7, a modern hits music station also known as “The Planet”.
KCTE Independence MO on 1510 is a so called daytimer, i.e., it starts transmissions at local sunrise and ends the transmission at local sunset. In Scandinavia, the best possibilities to hear US day timers has maybe been the month of October, and especially during the minimum years of the solar cycle. In late January-early February2009 and 2010 quite a few day timers were noted though including Hot Talk 1510 KCTE. This station was first heard in Finland by Roland Sandberg in early December 1990. Even if KCTE has been logged by several listeners during the past decade it is definitely not an easy catch, as are no daytimers!
I got an enthusiastic confirmation on my report to KCTE from Dennis Rooney who said “Wow, you have a good ear! But yes, I can clearly hear Hot Talk 15-10 KCTE in your recording and yes it is our voice!”. The station is situated in Overland Park, KS but the transmitter tower is in Independence, MO.
Some pennants from some stations in Ecuador; Canal Manabita 4815; Emisoras Gran Colombia 4920; HCJB; Escuelas Radiofónicas Populares 3985; La Voz de Ingapirca 1560; Sistem de Emisoras Atalaya 4790; R Zaracay 3395; R Baha’i 4950; La Voz del Napo 3280; R El Rocio 1370.
Probably first logged in Finland by Pertti Äyräs in early 2010. Hear in Lemmenjoki also during the pditions 303 and 307 in 2011. Today I got a co nfirmation from Camila Larocca confirming my reception on October 24, 2011. Gracias Camila!
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