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AIH176 DXpedition
Log
October 21–November
4, 2023
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| Europe |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 639 |
25.10. |
0525 |
RNE1
Albacete. This was the last station verified
to me by José Antonio García Merino
before his retirement. |
| 729 |
25.10. |
0525 |
RNE1
Alicante. |
| 747 |
29.10. |
1844 |
MCB
Radio, Alphen aan den Rijn, was a lucky side
catch when hunting (unsuccessfully) for a temporary
German station on the frequency. |
| 1107 |
27.10. |
0545 |
RNE5
Teruel, at this point with regional Aragon programming. |
| 1152 |
27.10. |
0525 |
RNE5
Cartagena. |
| 1350 |
27.10. |
0039 |
UNID
station broadcasting the UK Gold programming
with UK ads and news at the top of the hour.
Any ideas? This sounded stronger than the LPAM
Hospital stations listed on the frequency. |
| 1503.0031 |
21.10. |
1653 |
Radio
Calcio FVG, Murris Ragogna. |
| 1574.9958 |
21.10. |
1710 |
Radio
Centrale Milano, Valenza. Both of these Italian
stations were heard every day, usually best
in the evenings. |
| 6060 |
22.10. |
0838 |
Radio
Casanova International, Winterswijk. |
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| Asia |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 531 |
22.10. |
1355 |
JOQG
NHK1 Morioka with Tohoku regional news. |
| 576 |
23.10. |
1255 |
JOHG
NHK1 Kagoshima with Kyushu & Okinawa regional
news at this time. |
| 576 |
25.10. |
1211 |
DXMF
Davao City, Bombo Radyo. |
| 711 |
24.10. |
1143 |
DXIC
Iligan City, part of the Radio Mindanao Network,
but also giving a call-letter station identification. |
| 765 |
27.10. |
1300 |
JOPF
Tokuyama, "KRY Radio", heard back
in 2010, but hasn't responded to my report,
so let's try again. |
| 900 |
22.10. |
1500 |
UNID
Chinese station, which identifies something
like: "Botou? guangbo dianshitai luyuo
guangbo FM 103,8 our happy car life." This
announcement was resolved by Chris Kadlec, but
the identity of the station still remains a
mystery. Any further help is much appreciated! |
| 945 |
22.10. |
1344 |
JOQP
NHK1 Hikone with Kansai regional news // 666
JOBK Osaka. |
| 945 |
25.10. |
1300 |
+
Hohhot PBS, Hohhot NM. "FM 92.9, AM 945
Hohhot Guangbo Dianshitai, Zonghe Guangbo".
Thanks to Chris Kadlec for solving this!  |
| 1017 |
29.10. |
1500 |
Qinghai
PBS Tibetan Service, Huzhu Tu/Nangqên/Qilian
QH. |
| 1026 |
22.10. |
1355 |
+
NHK1 Chubu regional news. JOCK Nagoya (729 AM)
is the main station here, and on 1026 kHz it
is relayed by six low-power relay stations around
the region. |
| 1161 |
22.10. |
1355 |
NHK1
Chubu regional news // 729 JOCK Nagoya. On this
frequency there are seven low-power transmitters
around the region. |
| 1170 |
23.10. |
1700 |
Xuzhou
PBS Traffic Radio, Xuzhou JS, // FM 103.3. Many
thanks to Chris Kadlec for solving this one! |
| 1170 |
29.10. |
1500 |
Qinghai
PBS Tibetan Service, Darlag/Guide/ Haiyan/Menyuan/Tongde/Zhidoi
QH. |
| 1197 |
30.10. |
1340 |
AIR
Tirunelveli. This is probably at least the third
time sending a report to this station. No QSL
yet. |
| 1269 |
3.11. |
1259 |
CNR17
Kazakh Service, Kaba XJ. |
| 1422 |
23.10. |
1400 |
+
Yanbian PBS (Chinese News and General Radio),
Helong JL. Many thanks to Chris Kadlec for solving
this! The station identifies as "FM 98.3
Hanyu Xinwen Zonghe Guangbo." |
| 1521 |
21.10. |
1455 |
JORB
NHK2 Kochi (1152) via Nakamura. I had heard
and sent reports to this one before, but now
the close-down station ID was exceptionally
good, so I reported it once more and finally
got it verified. |
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| Australia
& Oceania |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 1440 |
24.10. |
1109 |
Moana
Radio, Tauranga, was airing the same programming
as Te Upoko o Te Ika, a more common Maori station
broadcasting on 1161 AM. |
| 1593 |
24.10. |
1137 |
Radio
Samoa, Auckland, was audible under NHK occasionally
around 1100-1240 UTC. There was no ID, but a
specific Samoan song nailed the identity. |
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| North
America |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 560 |
24.10. |
0700 |
KSFO
San Francisco CA, loud and clear at the top
of the hour. |
| 660 |
27.10. |
0609 |
KAPS
Mount Vernon WA. // FM 102.1. |
| 740 |
24.10. |
1000 |
KVOR
Colorado Springs CO, finally, smashing the ruling
CBX to smithereens. |
| 830 |
23.10. |
0800 |
KNCO
Grass Valley CA, "KNCO Grass Valley Nevada
City, 106.9 FM and 830 AM." |
| 980 |
24.10. |
0627 |
KWSW
Eureka CA, "Always relaxing, always easy,
Eureka's new choice at work, Easy 95.5 and AM
980, continuous soft and easy favorites."
That's my kind of format! |
| 990 |
25.10. |
1100 |
KRMO
Cassville MO gave an identical station ID twice(!)
in a row in a calm fashion, as if designed for
distant listeners, at the start of its broadcast
day. |
| 1010 |
24.10. |
0700 |
KIQI
San Francisco CA. |
| 1039.9979 |
23.10. |
0915 |
KXPD
Tigard OR. No ID, but this is the only station
broadcasting here in Russian. |
| 1049.9957 |
27.10. |
0559 |
KTBL
Los Ranchos NM, identifying as "94.5 The
Pit." |
| 1059.9984 |
23.10. |
0600 |
KFOY
Sparks NV has become an easier catch now that
CKMX from Calgary, Alberta, vacated the frequency. |
| 1170 |
25.10. |
1118 |
KJJD
Windsor CO, "La Ley, 1170." |
| 1219.9889 |
23.10. |
0835 |
KLPW
Union MO, // 92.7 FM, with classic rock. |
| 1230 |
23.10. |
0958 |
KHSN
Coos Bay OR. |
| 1240 |
23.10. |
0824 |
KRJW
Altamont OR, "La Patrona 106.5" was
my last remaining target from Oregon on this
frequency. |
| 1240 |
24.10.
25.10. |
0926
1100 |
KLIK
Jefferson City MO. It took several years and
multiple reports to get this one verified. |
| 1250 |
23.10. |
0801 |
KZER
Santa Barbara CA, "Radio Lazer." |
| 1250 |
27.10. |
0600 |
KDEI
Port Arthur TX, a Radio Maria station listing
all its US transmitters. |
| 1260 |
2.11. |
0600 |
WWIS
Black River Falls WI. The station probably should
have been off the air at this time. |
| 1270 |
23.10. |
0717 |
KXBX
Lakeport CA, "Lake County's home for the
greatest hits on Earth, KXBX 1270 AM and 96.5
FM." |
| 1310 |
23.10. |
0300 |
KYUL
Scott City KS is a familiar station, but is
worth mentioning because of its changed format.
KYUL is now a Fox Sports station. |
| 1320 |
23.10. |
0630 |
WNGO
Mayfield KY. Simulcasting on 105.9 FM W290DF,
which was given in an ID as well. Many thanks
to OJ Sagdahl and Jim Solatie for solving this
station ID! |
| 1340 |
23.10. |
0644 |
KTMP
Heber City UT, "The Peak," promoting
its streaming audio available at hebervalleyradio.com. |
| 1340 |
24.10. |
1000 |
KGHM
Midwest City OK, on the web at 1340thegame.com. |
| 1350 |
25.10. |
0806 |
KBRX
O'Neill NE. |
| 1389.9958 |
23.10. |
0559 |
KLOC
Turlock CA, "Radio Católica, Unidos
por Cristo y María." In a bilingual
top-of-the-hour ID also an FM repeater K290CN
on 105.9 FM was mentioned. Reception quality
was surprisingly good and stable, and KLOC dominated
the frequency for hours. |
| 1410 |
24.10. |
0930 |
+
KTCS Fort Smith AR // 99.9 FM. |
| 1420.0018 |
23.10. |
0605 |
KSTN
Stockton CA, "105-9 The Bull." |
| 1420 |
26.10. |
2300 |
WACK
Newark NY. |
| 1440.0033 |
23.10. |
0730 |
KVON
Napa CA, "Mega Mix." |
| 1450 |
23.10. |
0618 |
KHIT
Reno NV, "ESPN Radio 94.1 FM." |
| 1450 |
23.10. |
1000 |
KEED
Eugene OR was already QSLed, but deserves to
be mentioned because of its fabulous classic
country format. The station was heard on and
off for hours. |
| 1459.9964 |
23.10. |
0703 |
KRRS
Santa Rosa CA, "La Maquina Musical." |
| 1460.0102 |
23.10. |
0630 |
KION
Salinas CA, "Powertalk 1460 and FM 101.1." |
| 1490 |
31.10. |
0732 |
WKNY
Kingston NY, "AM 1490, FM 107.9, and anytime
radiokingston.org." |
| 1570 |
23.10. |
0559 |
KCVR
Lodi CA, listing all the AM transmitters airing
the same programming. |
| 1590 |
28.10. |
0544 |
KGAS
Carthage TX. |
| 1609.9989 |
24.10. |
0706 |
+
WQPW217 Neah Bay WA, an emergency radio station
for the Makah Tribal Council. The station simulcasts
on 1650 AM, but was not heard there. |
| 1610.0006 |
23.10. |
0908 |
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WQWS230 Beaverton OR, informing listeners about
traffic delays due to a major drinking water
pipeline construction project. This was solved
thanks to help from Bruce Portzer in Seattle!
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| 1650 |
23.10. |
0914 |
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WQHF574 Snoqualmie/North Bend WA. The station
of the local Emergency Operations Center announced
comprehensive contact information, which led
to the discovery of the correct identity. There
are two simulcasting transmitters in Snoqualmie
and North Bend, both operating at a tiny power
of 1 watt ERP, so this is quite a sensational
catch! |
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| Central
America & Caribbean |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 910 |
27.10. |
1000 |
XEAO
Mexicali BC, "Radio Mexicana." |
| 1370 |
24.10. |
0700 |
XEHG
Mexicali BC, "Vida 1370", with an
ID and the national anthem at midnight local
time. |
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| South
America |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 1210 |
3.11. |
0159 |
ZYJ219 Super Rádio de Curitiba, Curitiba
PR, reported once again as the station has a
new name. |
| 1250 |
3.11. |
0158 |
CX36
Radio Centenario, Montevideo. |
| 1300 |
1.11. |
0503 |
+
ZYJ288 Rádio Educadora, Dois Vizinhos
PR, giving an ID including its location ("Rádio
Educadora Dois Vizinhos"). It is always
a relief to be able to nail down the identity
of a Brazilian station with this level of certainty
when the station has such a generic name. |
| 1420.0026 |
22.10. |
0103 |
Radio
General Conesa, General Conesa, simulcasting
with Radio Tordillo 106.1 FM. Thank you to Mauricio
Molano, Gabriel Gomez and Andrew Brade for helping
to identify this station! |
| 1559.9964 |
22.10. |
0028 |
ZYL256
Rádio Jornal Leopoldina, Leopoldina MG,
verified quickly by email. |
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Published on January 11,
2025
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