October usually offers good tropospheric conditions but not every year. There hasn't been good tropo openings this autumn so far so I'm sure many listeners have waited for those. Well, somewhat better tropospheric propagation was available in the end of October, between the days of 23 and 27 October. Nothing fancy but Oslo of Norway was reached anyway. Plenty of Swedish transmitters from Västernorrland, Västerbotten, Jämtland, Uppland, Västmanland, Dalarna and Gävleborg were audible - however not so much PLR stations. Some catches as examples:
88.5V 1608 FIN: Club FM, Helsinki. Kaarina-tx. ID. Was heard everyday during 23.-27.10.2007 fading in and out above the noise and YLE's QRM. Mostly quite weak. 23.10.2007
88.7H 0931 NOR: NRK P1. Oslo-tx. NoID. Heard this one several times already in Aitoo and Turku. 24.10.2007
93.6V 0016 S: 106,7 Mix Megapol Gävle, Gävle. Sandviken-tx. 400 W repeater according to onair.nu. "106,7 Gävle Sandviken Mix Megapol". This was the best catch from this tropo period. 26.10.2007
95.2V 1648 FIN: Metro FM, Helsinki. ID. 26.10.2007
95.9V 1206 FIN: Steel FM, Mariehamn. Not among the best frequencies in Pirkanmaa. 24.10.2007
96.2V 1724 FIN: Iskelmä Uusikaupunki, Uusikaupunki. ID. 24.10.2007
101.9 1452 FIN: YLE R.Vega, Helsingfors. Hanko-tx. 24.10.2007
106.7V 0027 S: 106,7 Mix Megapol Gävle, Gävle. ID. 26.10.2007
107.0V 1637 FIN: Iskelmä Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä. Pihtipudas-tx. ID. 23.10.2007
107.2 1648 FIN: Russkoje R., Helsinki. Kotka-tx. ID. 23.10.2007
Saturday, 27 October 2007
Thursday, 18 October 2007
DX Pedition Aitoo
The 3rd DX pedition to the village of Aitoo in a row. Nice signals from North America again. The following frequencies were open with NA stations: 930, 1110, 1130, 1140, 1190, 1200, 1210, 1240, 1290, 1300, 1320, 1370, 1380, 1390, 1460, 1470, 1500, 1510, 1520, 1560, 1660 and 1700 kHz.
AM LOG - Wednesday 17 Oct. 2007
1320 2312 CAN: CKEC New Glasgow, NS. ID.
1390 2359 USA: WEGP Presque Isle, ME. Never before heard this one with so loud signal. "Right here on the talk of the county 13-90 W-E-G-P".
1500 2259 USA: WLQV Detroit, MI. ID on the hour.
1510 2301 USA: WWZN Boston, MA. "It's the voice of Boston and New England Only on Boston's hockey station 15-10 The Zone".
1560 2338 USA: WQEW New York, NY. "AM 15-60 Radio Disney".
1655 2243 Benelux: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? JOE suggests the name could be like "Radio Ethersnauer" or something starting with the word "ether". Please listen to this sound clip MP3.
AM LOG - Thursday 18 Oct. 2007
1130 0136 USA: WBBR New York, NY. "Bloomberg 11-3-0".
1130 0239 USA: KFAN Minneapolis, MN. Sports and commercials. "You are listening to friday night scoreboard on the FAN".
1200 0032 CAN: CFGO Ottawa, ON. This time no ID but sports and Ottawa mentioned a couple of times.
1300 0342 USA: KKOL Seattle, WA. "For hot talk and cool weather Keep it here Newstalk 1300 the new K-O-L" was heard better than four days earlier.
1370 0330 USA: WDEA Ellsworth, ME. The only new station for me this time. Weak signal. Somebody with better experience should check this one. Please listen to the sound clip MP3.
1700 0357 USA: UNID. What station belongs here to Radio America network? Please listen to the sound clip 1, 2, 3, 4.
AM LOG - Wednesday 17 Oct. 2007
1320 2312 CAN: CKEC New Glasgow, NS. ID.
1390 2359 USA: WEGP Presque Isle, ME. Never before heard this one with so loud signal. "Right here on the talk of the county 13-90 W-E-G-P".
1500 2259 USA: WLQV Detroit, MI. ID on the hour.
1510 2301 USA: WWZN Boston, MA. "It's the voice of Boston and New England Only on Boston's hockey station 15-10 The Zone".
1560 2338 USA: WQEW New York, NY. "AM 15-60 Radio Disney".
1655 2243 Benelux: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? JOE suggests the name could be like "Radio Ethersnauer" or something starting with the word "ether". Please listen to this sound clip MP3.
AM LOG - Thursday 18 Oct. 2007
1130 0136 USA: WBBR New York, NY. "Bloomberg 11-3-0".
1130 0239 USA: KFAN Minneapolis, MN. Sports and commercials. "You are listening to friday night scoreboard on the FAN".
1200 0032 CAN: CFGO Ottawa, ON. This time no ID but sports and Ottawa mentioned a couple of times.
1300 0342 USA: KKOL Seattle, WA. "For hot talk and cool weather Keep it here Newstalk 1300 the new K-O-L" was heard better than four days earlier.
1370 0330 USA: WDEA Ellsworth, ME. The only new station for me this time. Weak signal. Somebody with better experience should check this one. Please listen to the sound clip MP3.
1700 0357 USA: UNID. What station belongs here to Radio America network? Please listen to the sound clip 1, 2, 3, 4.
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
DX Pedition Aitoo
Another DX pedition to the village of Aitoo but with much weaker and shorter opening to North America. The following frequencies were open with NA stations: 1200, 1210, 1300, 1390, 1470, 1500 and 1510 kHz. When waiting for the NA opening there was time for continuing the listening to pirate and maritime utility stations between 1600 and 1800 kHz. If you are interested in maritime radio stations you can find a list of Norwegian MW maritime radio stations here.
AM LOG - Monday 15 Oct. 2007
1300 15.10.2007 2330 USA: WOOD Grand Rapids, MI. "Newsradio Wood".
1629 2221 GRC: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? Please listen to this sound clips 1, 2.
1690 2301 GRC: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? Please listen to this sound clip MP3.
1710 2241 GRC: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? Please listen to this sound clips 1, 2, 3, 4.
1710 15.10.2007 2236 NOR: Bodø R., Bodø. Sandnessjøen-tx. Transmitter QTH 66°01'17N 12°36'58E. Navigational warnings in English and Norwegian together with Vardø Radio since the ID was "Bodø og Vardø Radio".
1728 15.10.2007 2315 NOR: Rogaland R., Sola. Bergen-tx. Transmitter QTH 60°42'83N 4°52'83E. Navigational warnings in English together with Florø Radio since the ID was "This is Florø and Rogaland Radio".
AM LOG - Monday 15 Oct. 2007
1300 15.10.2007 2330 USA: WOOD Grand Rapids, MI. "Newsradio Wood".
1629 2221 GRC: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? Please listen to this sound clips 1, 2.
1690 2301 GRC: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? Please listen to this sound clip MP3.
1710 2241 GRC: UNID. Can somebody help me with this one? What is this station? Please listen to this sound clips 1, 2, 3, 4.
1710 15.10.2007 2236 NOR: Bodø R., Bodø. Sandnessjøen-tx. Transmitter QTH 66°01'17N 12°36'58E. Navigational warnings in English and Norwegian together with Vardø Radio since the ID was "Bodø og Vardø Radio".
1728 15.10.2007 2315 NOR: Rogaland R., Sola. Bergen-tx. Transmitter QTH 60°42'83N 4°52'83E. Navigational warnings in English together with Florø Radio since the ID was "This is Florø and Rogaland Radio".
Sunday, 14 October 2007
DX Pedition Aitoo
Another quickly arranged DX pedition to the village of Aitoo. This time also North American signals. The following frequencies were open with Canadian or US stations: 1010, 1050, 1120, 1130, 1200, 1210, 1300, 1310, 1320, 1390, 1400 ,1410, 1500, 1510, 1520, 1560, 1660 and 1700 kHz.
AM LOG - Sunday 14 Oct. 2007
1200 0115 CAN: CFGO Ottawa, ON. Good signal. "Sports radio 1200". I remember this station had different station format when I heard it last time in the 90's.
1300 0206 USA: WOOD Grand Rapids, MI. Weak signal but I was able to hear "Newsradio 1300 W-O-O-D" ID. I thought that this was a new station for me when I heard it a couple of days later - but it was found from the recordings of Oct. 14th as well.
1300 0343 USA: KKOL Seattle, WA. A new station for me. One commercial was leading me to think this station and I heard also a station promo which started like "It's KOL it's the KOL season...". When I discovered from my notes that I had the same station promo also four days later at the same time I decided to check what kind of programme content is available on the station's Internet stream at that particular time. The word "KOL" or should I say "call" turned out to be "fall" actually... so it wasn't any ID. However, the station was solved to be KKOL and there was also a real station ID a half of minute later. The ID part was barely recognizable. Sound samples for comparing: my recording and from the Internet stream.
1300 0238 USA: UNID. Which one this is - WOOD or KKOL or even something else? Please listen to the sound clips: 1, 2
1310 0146 CAN: CIWW Ottawa, ON. "Top 40 Classics Oldies 13-10". A new station for me.
1320 0033 CAN: CKEC New Glasgow, NS. A new station for me. Good signal and great IDs several times.
1390 0401 USA: WEGP Presque Isle, ME. "WEGP 13-90 Presque Isle Thank you for listening".
1410 0359 CAN: CFUN Vancouver, BC. "C-FUN 14-10 AM".
1510 0257 USA: KCKK Littleton, CO. This was found from the recordings and it was a new station for me. "This is pioneer hockey on a new Mile High Sports Radio AM 15-10".
1510 0425 USA: WWZN Boston, MA. "Right here on 15-10 the Zone".
1520 0231 USA: WWKB Buffalo, NY. Promo for their "Estate Findings Show". Thank You JOE for your help identifying this station! Sound clip MP3.
1560 0105 USA: WQEW New York, NY. I thought that ESPN here was from some another station but JMS told me that it's only 1560 NY fooling us here. Later in the morning (in Finnish time) usual Radio Disney programme output including "AM 15-60 Radio Disney" ID.
1660 0259 USA: KQWB West Fargo, ND. "And you are listening to ... home for ESPN radio K-Q-W-B AM West Fargo - Fargo Moorhead 16-60 ESPN".
1700 0412 MEX: XEPE Tecate, BC. Thank You JOE for your great help in solving this station! I couldn't even imagine that Mexican stations could speak wide American English.... Public Service Announcement mentioning San Diego and also (858) phone number. I don't know if the second sound clip is also from this station. Sound clips: 1, 2.
AM LOG - Sunday 14 Oct. 2007
1200 0115 CAN: CFGO Ottawa, ON. Good signal. "Sports radio 1200". I remember this station had different station format when I heard it last time in the 90's.
1300 0206 USA: WOOD Grand Rapids, MI. Weak signal but I was able to hear "Newsradio 1300 W-O-O-D" ID. I thought that this was a new station for me when I heard it a couple of days later - but it was found from the recordings of Oct. 14th as well.
1300 0343 USA: KKOL Seattle, WA. A new station for me. One commercial was leading me to think this station and I heard also a station promo which started like "It's KOL it's the KOL season...". When I discovered from my notes that I had the same station promo also four days later at the same time I decided to check what kind of programme content is available on the station's Internet stream at that particular time. The word "KOL" or should I say "call" turned out to be "fall" actually... so it wasn't any ID. However, the station was solved to be KKOL and there was also a real station ID a half of minute later. The ID part was barely recognizable. Sound samples for comparing: my recording and from the Internet stream.
1300 0238 USA: UNID. Which one this is - WOOD or KKOL or even something else? Please listen to the sound clips: 1, 2
1310 0146 CAN: CIWW Ottawa, ON. "Top 40 Classics Oldies 13-10". A new station for me.
1320 0033 CAN: CKEC New Glasgow, NS. A new station for me. Good signal and great IDs several times.
1390 0401 USA: WEGP Presque Isle, ME. "WEGP 13-90 Presque Isle Thank you for listening".
1410 0359 CAN: CFUN Vancouver, BC. "C-FUN 14-10 AM".
1510 0257 USA: KCKK Littleton, CO. This was found from the recordings and it was a new station for me. "This is pioneer hockey on a new Mile High Sports Radio AM 15-10".
1510 0425 USA: WWZN Boston, MA. "Right here on 15-10 the Zone".
1520 0231 USA: WWKB Buffalo, NY. Promo for their "Estate Findings Show". Thank You JOE for your help identifying this station! Sound clip MP3.
1560 0105 USA: WQEW New York, NY. I thought that ESPN here was from some another station but JMS told me that it's only 1560 NY fooling us here. Later in the morning (in Finnish time) usual Radio Disney programme output including "AM 15-60 Radio Disney" ID.
1660 0259 USA: KQWB West Fargo, ND. "And you are listening to ... home for ESPN radio K-Q-W-B AM West Fargo - Fargo Moorhead 16-60 ESPN".
1700 0412 MEX: XEPE Tecate, BC. Thank You JOE for your great help in solving this station! I couldn't even imagine that Mexican stations could speak wide American English.... Public Service Announcement mentioning San Diego and also (858) phone number. I don't know if the second sound clip is also from this station. Sound clips: 1, 2.
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