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AIH163 DXpedition
Log
November 19–December
3, 2022
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| Europe |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 918 |
25.11. |
0558 |
Radio
Monique, Velsen-Noord. |
| 1566.0174 |
21.11. |
1630 |
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Radio Kolbe, Schio. I have kept a close watch
over this frequency for years, and finally I
nailed the station with a proper ID. Being on
a distinct offset helps to track the station.
The modulation is very poor on SSB, but becomes
quite readable on AM mode. 
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| Africa |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 666 |
30.11. |
0500 |
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Radio Algérienne, Tindouf, had been on
my watch list for years. |
| 756 |
30.11. |
0500 |
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Radio Algérienne, Djanet, with the Radio
Quran channel programming, identifying just
before the top of the hour. According to Télédiffusion
d’Algérie, this transmitter was
installed just a week before, on November 22.
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| Asia |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 567 |
20.11. |
-1901 |
Radio
Pakistan, Khuzdar, closing down after a segment
of local programming. |
| 603 |
27.11. |
1230 |
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Wuhan PBS (Traffic Radio), Wuhan HB, identified
also in English: "You're listening to FM
89.6, Wuhan Traffic Radio." |
| 620.9926 |
1.12. |
1546 |
IRIB
Radio Khalij-e Fars, Bandar-e Abbas. As nothing
much else was available from the east, I listened
to some Iranian stations on the 160-degree antenna.
None of these are personally new ones, but it
was interesting to notice that some program
feeds have changed since I last paid attention
to them, and to note the current offset frequencies. |
| 648 |
27.11. |
1227 |
DYRC
Talisay, part of MBC's Aksyon Radyo chain. |
| 693.0241 |
1.12. |
1546 |
IRIB
Radio Khalij-e Fars, Bandar-e Lengeh. |
| 711.0008 |
2.12. |
1401 |
Thapyay
Radio, Naypyidaw, closing down at 1430. A tentative
logging, as no firm ID was heard, but this is
the only station broadcasting in Burmese here.
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| 720 |
27.11. |
1230 |
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DZSO San Fernando, Bombo Radyo station for the
province of La Union. Surprisingly, no sign
of the usual dominant DYOK. |
| 747 |
27.11. |
1223 |
DZJC
Laoag City, identified using both call letters
and slogan "Aksyon." |
| 747.0203 |
1.12. |
1534 |
IRIB
Radio Yazd, Yazd/Fahraj. |
| 783 |
22.11. |
-1702 |
Radio
Thailand, Ranong. I already have this QSLed,
but it is always nice to hear Thai stations
with local station identifications at the end
of the broadcast day. |
| 827.9732 |
1.12. |
1530 |
IRIB
Radio Khorasan-e Jonubi, Birjand. |
| 890.9998 |
1.12. |
1530 |
IRIB
Radio Dena, Deh Dasht. |
| 962.9784 |
1.12. |
1530 |
IRIB
Radio Khorasan-e Jonubi, Birjand, // 828, 1458. |
| 1008 |
22.11. |
1301 |
Hubei
PBS, News General Service (Hubei zhi sheng),
UNID QTH. This is the main channel of the province,
announcing FM 104.6 and AM 774. Probably this
airs over the same transmitters as Hubei Information
Service (Zixun Guangbo), which I heard here
first in 2016. |
| 1053 |
22.11. |
1301 |
Hubei
PBS, News General Service (Hubei zhi sheng),
UNID QTH. Presumably this is the same transmitter
in Qianjiang which has been used by Hubei Economic
Radio for many years, and which I first heard
in 2008. |
| 1124.9891 |
2.12. |
1600 |
AIR
Tezpur. |
| 1259.9952 |
27.11. |
1230 |
DZEL
Lucena City, is part of EBC, Eagle Broadcasting
Corporation. |
| 1304.9961 |
27.11. |
1227 |
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DYFX Cebu City with "Iglesia ni Cristo"
programming. All my five personally new Filipino
catches were heard within seven minutes on one
single day, so this was a really short and sharp
opening. |
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| Australia
& Oceania |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 1305 |
27.11. |
1229 |
5RN
ABC Radio National, Renmark SA, with a promo
about "Why do I get news from ABC online"
- Well, I seem to be getting news also in this
old-fashioned way. |
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| North
America |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 870.0186 |
20.11. |
1113 |
WPWT
Colonial Heights TN. No ID, but loads of program
information, including the phone number of the
station. This offset is quite far from the nominal
frequency. |
| 980 |
30.11. |
2129 |
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WILK Wilkes-Barre PA, with a promotional announcement
and local news. |
| 990 |
28.11. |
1500 |
KATD
Pittsburg CA, a dual ID // 1010 AM KIQI, which
unfortunately was heard too weak to be reported
on this afternoon, under heavy CBR interference.
KATD however suffered interference only from
Asian stations on the same frequency. |
| 989.9973 |
30.11. |
2132 |
WNTP
Philadelphia PA, "AM 990 The Answer",
with a local weather forecast at this time. |
| 1180.0019 |
20.11. |
1106 |
WSQR
Sycamore IL. The station is part of the same
company as WLBK DeKalb on 1360, but unlike WLBK,
it doesn't seem to have any profile or page
of its own on the internet. |
| 1190 |
30.11. |
2117 |
WCRW
Leesburg VA, with a Christian program called
"Impacto de Gloria". |
| 1220 |
19.11. |
2243 |
WFAX
Falls Church VA, with a new Mexican format and
slogan "La Pantera". This was one
of my local stations when I worked as YLE's
correspondent in Washington DC, and we lived
in McLean, very close to Falls Church. |
| 1220 |
30.11. |
2216 |
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WLSD Big Stone Gap VA was a really cool surprise
from an area which rarely offers good openings.
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| 1230 |
30.11. |
2131 |
WEEX
Easton PA took a local break from Fox Sports
programming. |
| 1250 |
25.11. |
1214 |
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KZOI Dakota City NE, "Radio Fiesta"
was a neat surprise.
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| 1320 |
28.11.
1.12. |
0030
0300 |
WKAN
Kankakee IL, finally beating the dominant of
the region, WILS. |
| 1329.9978 |
28.11. |
1331 |
KGAK
Gallup NM. This station is said to broadcast
only in Navajo, but I heard also a few sentences
in English, including a time check and a station
ID. |
| 1339.9979 |
27.11. |
2326 |
WQSC
Charleston SC, "98-5 Classic Country WQSC"
with the best possible format! |
| 1340 |
28.11. |
0100 |
WLEW
Bad Axe MI, "... FM WHST Pigeon and 1340
AM WLEW Bad Axe, serving southern Michigan and
beyond" - indeed, very much beyond! And
what is rare, WLEW has a locally-produced 10-minute
newscast instead of the typical 5-minute network
news at the top of the hour. |
| 1340.0022 |
28.11. |
1400 |
KXEQ
Reno NV. |
| 1350 |
20.11. |
0758 |
CIRF
Brampton ON, airing a spot for "Arzo Kitchen"
Restaurant in Mississauga with all its contact
info. Also a weak ID for "Radio Humsafar." |
| 1369.9647 |
19.11. |
2241 |
WSHV
South Hill VA, identifying as "96-7 WSHV
- Classic R&B from the 80's, 90's and more." |
| 1369.9998 |
30.11. |
2125 |
WKMC
Roaring Spring PA with country music and own
station IDs (Hank FM), but also promoting its
sister stations Talkradio 98-5 and 1240 WRTA. |
| 1400 |
26.11. |
1129 |
KVOE
Emporia KS. |
| 1400 |
28.11. |
0300 |
WDTK
Detroit MI, // FM 101.5. |
| 1400 |
28.11. |
0500 |
WKNW
Sault Sainte Marie MI. |
| 1400 |
2.12. |
0221 |
WSAM
Saginaw MI, "... 104 and 92-3, The Bay"
with Christmas music. The reply was overwhelming:
"We are so ecstatic to hear from you all
the way over in Finland! That's incredible!
Almost 4,000 miles away in such a beautiful
country we are honored that you reached out
to us! Most importantly YES that is our station!!!!
With your blessing we'd love to post on our
social media pages about you and about the absolutely
astonishing nature of your work! This is something
that's just awe-inspiring! Thank you thank you
thank you for reaching out this is so COOL!!!!"
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| 1450 |
25.11. |
1145 |
WHRY
Hurley WI, "Oldies 102.9." |
| 1450 |
27.11. |
0800 |
KWBW
Hutchinson KS. // 98.5 FM |
| 1450 |
29.11. |
0605 |
KBFS
Belle Fourche SD, "Dirt Road Radio".
I would have missed the slogan if I wouldn't
have recognized weather forecast locations which
directed my suspicions to KBFS. |
| 1450 |
29.11. |
0906 |
KBFI
Bonners Ferry ID, "North Idaho Radio." |
| 1460 |
20.11. |
0900 |
WTKT
Harrisburg PA, "WTKT Harrisburg and WTKT
HD, Fox Sports 1460". |
| 1490.0029 |
30.11. |
2129 |
WRKY
Lancaster PA, "Rocky 98-5". This was
not a new station for me, but I'm logging it
here to indicate the direction of this particularly
good early opening to Pennsylvania. |
| 1509.9975 |
25.11. |
1207 |
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KTTT Columbus NE, a 500-watt daytimer, heard
with a weather forecast and a station ID: "K-triple-T".
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| 1530 |
25.11. |
1214 |
KDSN
Denison IA. Funny enough, I got a verification
from Florida. The host doesn't actually reside
anywhere near Denison, but works remotely from
Florida! I guess he is either better or cheaper
than local talents - or both. |
| 1570 |
23.11. |
1200 |
KMCD
Fairfield IA hasn't responded to my earlier
reception report, so I guess I need to report
it once again. |
| 1600 |
20.11. |
0700 |
WKKX
Wheeling WV. |
| 1600 |
25.11. |
1243 |
KRFS
Superior NE, heard best at this time when the
Nebraska Department of Transportation was advertising
for a vacancy in Superior. |
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| Central
America & Caribbean |
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day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 1110.0021 |
24.11. |
1203 |
XERED
Cd. México DF is not a rarity, but for
the first time I noted it relaying Universal
88.1 FM with a classic hits format. |
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| South
America |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 870.0013 |
2.12. |
0159 |
ZYH754
Rádio Universitária, Goiânia
GO. This was my first Brazilian station on this
frequency. |
| 999.9944 |
1.12.
3.12. |
0205
0225 |
ZP36
Radio Mil, Chaco-i (Asunción), relaying
"Memories 975", and much stronger
than before. Probably a high time to send it
a reception report. |
| 1240.0106 |
2.12. |
0100 |
ZYK653(?)
Rede Aleluia, Praia Grande SP. This could be
operating under the same license as Rádio
Santos many years ago, but the location is different
from the previous city of license (which was
Santos, located nearby). No call sign heard,
just Rede Aleluia programming and ID. |
| 1340.0367 |
3.12. |
0543 |
ZYK374
Rádio Jornal da Manhã, Ijuí
RS, relaying Rede Gaúcha Sat. |
| 1440 |
2.12. |
0058 |
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ZYK634 Rádio Comercial, Presidente Prudente
SP. This station is supposed to have a transmitter
power of 10 kilowatts, so it is quite surprising
why it hasn't been heard before. |
| 1440 |
2.12. |
0205 |
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ZYK221 Rádio Ceres, Não Me Toque
RS, was relaying Rede Gaúcha Sat at this
particular hour. Thanks to Samuel Cássio
for confirming this! The city name is quite
curious, and can be literally translated as
"Don't touch me." It seems that my
reception report nevertheless touched them as
they wrote
a story about it (archived here). |
| 1590.0511 |
2.12. |
0100 |
ZYJ290
Rádio Cultura de Andirá, Andirá
PR. No ID, but many commercial spots. Thank
you to Samuel Cássio for solving them! |
| 1610.0052 |
30.11. |
0059 |
Radio
Machagai, General Rodríguez. |
| 1610.0543 |
2.12. |
0154 |
Radio
Luz del Mundo, Rafael Calzada. This one I already
have verified, but logged to note the current
offset. |
| 1619.9971 |
2.12. |
0059 |
Radio
Sentires, Merlo. The dominant AM 1620 from Mar
del Plata is rather close at 1619.9952 kHz. |
| 1620.0026 |
2.12. |
0336 |
Radio
Mitre, Cañada de Gómez, relaying
the main Mitre newsfeed (790 AM). |
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Published on September 1,
2023
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