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LEM214 DXpedition Log
October 29 - November 5,
2005
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| Europe |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 936 |
3.11. |
0620 |
RAI
Sicilia, Trapani, regional break |
| 1116 |
3.11. |
0630 |
+ RAI Sicilia, Palermo  |
| 1575 |
3.11. |
0620 |
+
RAI Friuli Venezia Giulia, Gorizia |
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| Iberia |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 1026 |
4.11. |
2329 |
SER
Radio Vigo, Vigo, the last unverified SER station
here, trying once again |
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| Africa |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 1098 |
3.11. |
2310 |
Ikwekwezi FM, Ga-Rankuwa. Nice reception quality for
three hours! Next night no sign at all when Bayrak
Radio dominated with Slovak Radio. |
| 1386 |
3.11. |
2308 |
ERTU
Luxor, with Cairo programming |
| 1529.87 |
31.10. |
0658 |
Posto
Emissor de Radiodifusão do Funchal, Funchal,
Madeira |
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| Asia |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 540 |
1.11. |
1200 |
CNR,
UNID QTH, just one of the many CNR frequencies heard |
| 567 |
1.11. |
1300 |
HLKF
KBS Jeonju |
| 585 |
31.10. |
0952 |
JOPG
NHK1 Kushiro. Nice call letter ID on top of the hour
at 10 UTC. |
| 594 |
1.11. |
1330 |
DZBB
Manila, "Super Radyo" & "DZBB" |
| 594 |
1.11. |
1359 |
Shandong
Economic BS, Jinan SD - confirming my reception with
a package of goodies, including a small radio |
| 603 |
31.10. |
1000 |
+
Hulun Buir PBS, Hailar NM |
| 603 |
1.11. |
1500 |
HLSA
Namyang |
| 603 |
1.11. |
1620 |
tent.
CRI Dongfang, in Vietnamese |
| 612 |
31.10. |
1155 |
JOLK
NHK1 Fukuoka |
| 630 |
1.11. |
1340 |
DZMM
Manila. Many station identifications and talk about
mobile phones. |
| 639 |
1.11. |
1100 |
JOWN
STV Radio, Hakodate |
| 648 |
31.10. |
1045 |
JOIG
NHK1 Toyama. Regional news bulletin. |
| 666 |
1.11. |
1155 |
JOBK
NHK1 Osaka |
| 738 |
30.10. |
1159 |
Hunan
News Channel, Changsha HN |
| 765 |
1.11.
4.11. |
1434
1058 |
+
Nei Menggu PBS, Baotou NM |
| 774 |
31.10. |
1530 |
IRIB
Arak, local |
| 792 |
1.11. |
1200 |
HLSQ
Goyang (Seoul) |
| 792 |
1.11. |
1251 |
+
DXBN Butuan. No ID, but gave its address. |
| 810 |
1.11. |
1130 |
AFN
Tokyo |
| 810 |
1.11. |
1321 |
Zhejiang
News Channel, Hangzhou ZJ |
| 828 |
29.10. |
1430 |
Radio
Pakistan, Karachi, local ID |
| 828.21 |
3.11. |
1502 |
Guangdong
PBS (Satellite ch), Heyuan GD, way off the nominal
frequency |
| 837 |
1.11. |
0201 |
IRIB
Esfafan, local |
| 846 |
1.11. |
1058 |
JOPG
NHK1 Hirosaki (Aomori px) |
| 891 |
4.11. |
1259 |
JOHK
NHK1 Sendai. Regional weather. |
| 900 |
29.10. |
1300 |
CNR2 |
| 918 |
1.11. |
1121 |
JOEF
Yamagata Hoso, Yamagata. "YBC Radio" &
"Yamagata Hoso" |
| 927 |
31.10. |
0950 |
JOKG
NHK1 Kofu. Many thanks to Hideki Watanabe for solving
the identity of this and other NHK1 stations! |
| 927 |
31.10. |
0958-1000
1054 |
JO...
NHK1 Wakkanai, relaying JOCG Asahikawa (621) and not
the main station JOIK 567. In March 2006 NHK aired
a TV
report on my reception of their station. |
| 936 |
31.10. |
1410 |
Radio
Pakistan, Mirpur, though no local ID |
| 972 |
3.11. |
1358 |
DXKH
Cagayan de Oro, rel. DZRH 666 |
| 972 |
3.11. |
1401 |
Henan
EBS, Zhengzhou HEN |
| 990 |
1.11. |
1255 |
JORK
NHK1 Kochi |
| 1053 |
3.11. |
1421 |
Radio
Shanson, Krasnoyarsk |
| 1062 |
3.11. |
1417 |
DZEC
Quezon City |
| 1098 |
1.11.
3.11. |
1401
1529 |
Nei
Menggu PBS, UNID QTH, NM, in Mongolian |
| 1098 |
4.11. |
1348 |
JOSR
SBC Nagano/Iida/Ina |
| 1107 |
4.11. |
1400 |
Xinjiang
PBS, Urumqi, in Kazakh |
| 1143 |
3.11. |
1333 |
+
Henan Diantai, Zhengzhou HEN |
| 1161 |
30.10. |
1405 |
Weifang
PBS, Weifang SD. "Weifang Renmin Guangbo Diantai,
xinwen pingdao". |
| 1161 |
4.11. |
1258-1300 |
NHK1
Tohoku regional, Kesennuma/Aizu-Wakamatsu/Naruko/Towada/Odate
(five locations in Miyagi, Aomori and Akita prefectures,
each 100 W) |
| 1170 |
4.11. |
1054 |
+
Hefei Diantai, Hefei AH. "FM 98.8, AM 1170, Hefei
Diantai, Gushi Guangbo". Hefei PBS's story channel.
Not listed in WRTH. |
| 1179 |
4.11. |
1107 |
DYSB
Super Radyo, Bacolod City |
| 1197.02 |
31.10. |
1533 |
IRIB
Ardabil, Moghan, with Ardabil regional news |
| 1206 |
30.10. |
1342 |
Radio
Taiwan International, Minhsiung |
| 1206 |
30.10. |
1400 |
Jinling
zhi Sheng, Nanjing JS |
| 1206 |
31.10. |
1403 |
Voice
of the People of Kurdistan, Sulaimaniyah |
| 1260.02 |
3.11. |
1413 |
+
DYDD Lapu-Lapu City, "Bantay Radio" |
| 1278 |
30.10.
1.11.
4.11. |
1420
1426
1524 |
Hebei
PBS, Shijiazhuang HEB, occasionally even with English-language
IDs |
| 1314 |
1.11. |
1425 |
DWXI
Paranaque |
| 1314 |
1.11. |
1459 |
HLCM
CBS Jeonbuk, with a call-letter ID |
| 1314 |
1.11. |
1600 |
Tien
Sheng BC, Chunan |
| 1332 |
29.10. |
1346 |
+
Radio Pakistan, Lahore. A new unlisted transmitter
with local programming at this time. |
| 1395 |
31.10. |
1129 |
CRK
Radio Kansai, Toyooka |
| 1395 |
4.11. |
1413 |
Xilingol
PBS, Xilinhot NM. Local programming seemed to end
at 1420, because after that identified as Nei Menggu
PBS. |
| 1458 |
3.11. |
1400 |
Nei
Menggu PBS, Hohhot NM, in Mongolian. This one always
seems to give the ID twice, by a male and a female
announcer: "Ovor Mongoliin Radio Xoroo yarij
baina..." |
| 1458 |
3.11. |
1410 |
Lianyungang
PBS, Lianyungang JS |
| 1512 |
30.10. |
1535 |
Nei
Menggu PBS, possibly via Chifeng PBS, Lindong, although
this was in Mongolian, and not in Chinese (as listed
in the WRTH) |
| 1512 |
1.11. |
1606 |
DYAB
Cebu City. Sign-off announcements. |
| 1512 |
4.11. |
1319 |
JOCD
NHK2 Koriyama, relaying JOFD Fukushima 1602 |
| 1521 |
4.11. |
1319 |
JOJC
NHK2 Yamagata, "JOJC NHK Yamagata Daini Hoso
desu". |
| 1557 |
31.10. |
0921 |
JOHS
HBC Radio, Rumoi. |
| 1575 |
1.11. |
1122 |
AFN
Misawa. Luckily local programming from Misawa! No
sign of the other AFN stations here. |
| 1584 |
31.10.
4.11. |
0956
1255 |
+
JOQG NHK1 Fukaura, on October 31 with Aomori local
ID, relaying 963 JOTG Aomori. At other times heard
only Tohoku regional, which is transmitted over seven
100-W transmitters in Aomori, Akita, Yamagata and
Fukushima prefectures. |
| 1584 |
30.10.
31.10. |
1015-1020
1015-1020 |
NHK1
Hokkaido, Hiroo/Shinkitami/Nemuro. "Tsuzuite
Sapporo kara Hokkaido no News wo otsutae shimasu"
(meaning: "Next, Hokkaido's News from Sapporo").
Again, thanks to Hideki! |
| 1602 |
3.11. |
1320 |
JO..
NHK2 Uwajima rel. JOZB NHK2 Matsuyama |
| 1602 |
4.11. |
1320 |
JOFD
NHK2 Fukushima |
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| Australia
& Oceania |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 567 |
31.10. |
1006 |
KGUM
Agana, Guam |
| 612 |
31.10. |
1138 |
tent.
KUAM Isla 61, Agana, Guam. Programme in Tagalog with
happy halloween wishes. |
| 639 |
1.11. |
1040 |
Fiji
Broadcasting Corporation, Lautoka. Talk programme. |
| 846 |
2.11. |
0940-1003* |
+
Radio Kiribati, Tarawa. Surprisingly strong signal.
Closing down at 1002 with a national anthem. |
| 1017 |
1.11. |
1100 |
Tonga
Broadcasting Comission, Nuku'alofa. Weather forecast,
marine forecast and closing announcements. Beautiful
reception quality. |
| 1060 |
4.11. |
1440 |
KHBC
Hilo HI |
| 1098 |
2.12. |
1025 |
V7AB
Radio Marshall, Majuro. The strongest station from
Oceania. |
| 1152 |
1.11. |
1040 |
Fiji
Broadcasting Corporation, Rakiraki. Loads of island
talk. |
| 1467 |
1.11. |
1051 |
Fiji
Broadcasting Corporation, Rakiraki, in Hindi |
| 1570 |
1.11. |
-0801* |
KUAU
Haiku HI, "This is KUAU Haiku AM 1570" and
more in a neat sign-off ID. |
| 1611 |
29.10.
1.11. |
1513
1300 |
Radio
Two. Radio Two has 18 transmitters on this frequency
across Australia. |
| 1620 |
29.10.
1.11. |
1517
1300 |
4KZ
Ingham, QLD, dominated the frequency |
| 1638 |
29.10. |
1503 |
tent.
2ME Sydney NSW |
| 1647 |
29.10. |
1530 |
Radio
16 NTC, Canberra, "Radio 16 NTC" |
| 1683.25 |
29.10. |
1510 |
Club
AM, Sydney NSW, in Greek |
| 7120 |
30.10. |
1124 |
Wantok
Radio Light, Port Moresby |
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| North
America |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 550 |
30.10. |
0959 |
KOAC
Corvallis OR. "OPB Radio" & "KOAC
550 AM Corvallis" |
| 550 |
31.10. |
0758 |
WSAU
Wausau WI |
| 550 |
31.10. |
0900 |
KFYR
Bismarck ND, "AM 550 KFYR" |
| 560 |
31.10. |
0900 |
KPQ
Wenatchee WA, "560 KPQ Wenatchee". |
| 570 |
30.10.
31.10. |
0759
0806 |
KNRS
Salt Lake City UT |
| 570 |
31.10. |
0833 |
KVI
Seattle WA |
| 580 |
30.10. |
0737 |
KUBC
Montrose CO, "Real Country KUBC". |
| 590 |
30.10. |
0733 |
KUGN
Eugene OR, "Newstalk 590 KUGN". |
| 610 |
30.10. |
0800 |
KVNU
Logan UT, "Newstalk 610 KVNU Logan". |
| 700 |
30.10. |
1300 |
KGRV
Winston OR, "The Praise station" |
| 700 |
31.10. |
1200 |
KXLX
Airway Heights WA, "700 ESPN" |
| 760 |
31.10. |
1100 |
KFMB
San Diego CA, "Radio 760 KFMB San Diego". |
| 790 |
31.10. |
1145 |
KJRB
Spokane WA, "KJRB 790 The Fan" |
| 840 |
30.10.
31.10. |
0800
1020 |
KXNT
North Las Vegas NV |
| 840 |
31.10. |
1124 |
CKBX
100 Mile House BC. No ID, but slogan "modern
country and the best southern rock" matches. |
| 840 |
31.10. |
1144 |
KSWB
Seaside OR, "840 Gold". Thanks to Patrick
Martin for confirming the slogan. |
| 860 |
30.10. |
1257 |
KPAM
Troutdale OR |
| 880 |
30.10. |
1218 |
KIXI
Mercer Island-Seattle WA |
| 870 |
31.10. |
1100 |
KFLD
Pasco WA, "870 KFLD" |
| 930 |
30.10. |
0100 |
WBEN
Buffalo NY |
| 1020 |
1.11. |
0042 |
KJJK
Fergus Falls MN, "Groovy 1020" |
| 1030 |
1.11. |
0920 |
KEVT
Cortaro AZ, "La Raza 1030 AM" |
| 1090 |
2.11. |
2342 |
KMXA
Aurora CO |
| 1130 |
3.11. |
0100 |
KWKH
Shreveport LA, loud and clear with ID and "Les
Miles Show" on top of the hour, but soon replaced
by WISN Milwaukee WI with "Minnesota Timberwolves
Radio Network" programming |
| 1150 |
30.10. |
0832,1215 |
KXMG
Portland OR, "1150 AM, Mágia, solo éxitos" |
| 1150 |
30.10. |
1228 |
KSEN
Shelby MT, probably signing on at this time. Also
CKFR, CKOC, KSAL, KKNW and WHBY were identified here
during the week. |
| 1160 |
29.10. |
2300 |
WBOB
Florence KY. Of course, WYLL and KSL were the dominant
stations on this fq most of the week. |
| 1160 |
31.10. |
2305 |
WAMB
Donelson TN, "WAMB 1160 Donelson" |
| 1200 |
29.10. |
2246 |
WCHB
Taylor MI, very strong |
| 1200 |
1.11. |
0619 |
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KYOO Bolivar MO, daytimer |
| 1230 |
30.10. |
0900 |
KQIK
Lakeview OR |
| 1230 |
29.10.
30.10.
31.10. |
1217
0800,1200
1000,1200
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KKEE
Astoria OR, identified at least 20 times during the
week |
| 1230 |
30.10. |
1023 |
KORT
Grangeville ID |
| 1230 |
31.10.
1.11. |
1013
0921-1010 |
KZZR
Burns OR |
| 1230 |
31.10. |
1359 |
KWYZ
Everett WA, an ID in English, otherwise Korean programming |
| 1230 |
2.11. |
1305 |
KCUP
Toledo OR |
| 1229.93 |
5.11. |
0629 |
KIFW
Sitka AK. No ID, but confirmed a tentative report
based on a local spot. |
| 1240 |
29.10.
2.11. |
1405
1246 |
KEJO
Corvallis OR |
| 1240 |
30.10.
31.10. |
0743,0900
1200
1221 |
KTIX
Pendleton OR |
| 1240 |
30.10. |
0800 |
KWIK
Pocatello ID |
| 1240 |
30.10.
31.10. |
1300
1258 |
KEJO
Corvallis OR |
| 1240 |
31.10.
2.11. |
1204
1259 |
KQEN
Roseburg OR |
| 1250 |
31.10. |
0907 |
UNID
station relaying "94 FM The Fish", which
is an FM station in Nashville TN (WFFI 93.7 and WFFH
94.1 FM). Based on information received from Salem
Communications, this seems to have been an unauthorized
relay, and the company was unable to find out which
station on 1250 AM was rebroadcasting their programming! |
| 1270 |
2.11. |
0723 |
WMKT
Charlevoix MI, in addition to the dominant WXYT |
| 1320 |
1.11. |
0059 |
KHRT
Minot ND, soon covered by KOZY |
| 1330 |
2.11. |
0940 |
KLBO
Monahans TX, "Radio Free Texas" |
| 1350 |
2.11. |
0750 |
WOAM
Peoria IL |
| 1360 |
30.10. |
0903 |
KRKK
Rock Springs WY. Also KKMO, WTAQ, WYOS and KSCJ logged
here. |
| 1380 |
31.10. |
2320 |
+
WHEW Franklin TN. "La Ley 1380". Also a
local restaurant ad. Daytimer! |
| 1390 |
31.10. |
2318 |
WTJS
Jackson TN. "Newsradio 1390 WTJS". |
| 1400 |
29.10.
31.10. |
1223
1353 |
KITZ
Silverdale WA, "Mega Talk 1400 KITZ" |
| 1400 |
29.10.
31.10.
2.11. |
1306
1306
1234 |
KNND
Cottage Grove OR |
| 1400 |
2.11. |
1100 |
WATW
Ashland WI |
| 1400 |
2.11. |
1206 |
KWON
Bartlesville OK, starting a local morning program. |
| 1400 |
2.11. |
1240 |
CKSQ
Stettler AB, "Q-14" |
| 1400 |
2.11. |
1259 |
KBCH
Lincoln City OR |
| 1420 |
31.10. |
2252 |
WVJS
Owensboro KY. Spoiled the chance to hear more interesting
stations. |
| 1430 |
31.10. |
2259 |
WPLN
Madison TN. "This is National Public Radio 1430
WPLN Madison". Heard once before in Finland,
in 1975! |
| 1430 |
31.10. |
2306 |
WENE
Endicott NY. "Sportsradio 1430 The Team". |
| 1430 |
31.10. |
2320 |
WIL
St. Louis MO |
| 1450 |
1.11. |
0041 |
KBMW
Breckenridge MN |
| 1450 |
2.11. |
1230 |
KBKW
Aberdeen WA. "Newstalk 1450 KBKW Aberdeen". |
| 1450 |
2.11. |
1300 |
KLZS
Eugene OR, "Class 1450". KONP was the dominant
here. |
| 1460 |
1.11. |
0032 |
KKAQ
Thief River Falls MN, relaying KKDQ 99.3 FM |
| 1460 |
2.11. |
1257 |
KCKX
Stayton OR |
| 1490 |
1.11. |
0057 |
KOVC
Valley City ND |
| 1490 |
1.11. |
0100 |
KXRA
Alexandria MN |
| 1490 |
1.11.
2.11. |
0912
1327 |
KTOB
Petaluma CA, identifies as "La Mera Mera"
and "La Vaquera" |
| 1490 |
1.11. |
1000 |
KEYG
Grand Coulee WA |
| 1490 |
2.11. |
1147 |
KDMO
Carthage MO |
| 1490 |
2.11. |
1151 |
KDRO
Sedalia MO |
| 1490 |
2.11. |
1200 |
KQDS
Duluth MN |
| 1490 |
2.11. |
1224 |
KRNR
Roseburg OR |
| 1520 |
2.11. |
1305 |
KVTA
Port Hueneme CA |
| 1540 |
30.10. |
0939 |
KMPC
Los Angeles CA, "The Ticket" |
| 1540 |
30.10. |
1202 |
KXPA
Bellevue WA |
| 1580 |
2.11. |
0729 |
KWED
Seguin TX |
| 1580 |
2.11. |
0800 |
WKKD
Aurora IL |
| 1600 |
1.11. |
0800 |
KRRD
Centerville UT, not yet KXTA as announced somewhere.
Also the dominant stations KVRI and KGST were identified.
Other stations during the week: WRPN, WAAM |
| 1600 |
3.11. |
1300 |
KUBA
Yuba City CA |
| 1630 |
31.10. |
0750 |
KKGM
Fort Worth TX |
| 1640 |
30.10. |
0101 |
WTNI
Biloxi MS had a powerful signal, identified often |
| 1640 |
1.11. |
2357 |
KFXY
Enid OK. No ID, but local spots. |
| 1660 |
2.11. |
0800 |
WFNA
Charlotte NC |
| 1690 |
31.10.
2.11. |
0104,0559
0659 |
WWAA
Adel GA, "1690 Air Atlanta" |
| 1700 |
often |
often |
KVNS
Brownsville TX was a superpower station, identified
about a dozen times, but never any sign of KKLF. |
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| Central
America & Caribbean |
| kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
| 550 |
31.10. |
0837 |
+
XEPL "La Super Estacion", Cd. Cuauhtemoc
CH, "XEPL, 5000 watts de potencia, 550 kHz …
en la Ciudad Cuahtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico". |
| 560 |
31.10. |
0810 |
CM..
Radio Rebelde, Moa |
| 570 |
31.10. |
0810 |
CMDC
Radio Reloj, Santa Clara |
| 580 |
31.10. |
0914 |
+
XEHO Cd. Obregón SO, "La Fuerza de la
Palabra" |
| 620 |
31.10. |
0906 |
CMGN/CMKF
Radio Rebelde, Colón/Moa |
| 690 |
30.10. |
0931 |
XETRA
Tijuana BC, "Fabulous 690". |
| 690 |
2.11.
3.11. |
1026
0049 |
XEN
Cd. México DF, "La 69 es Noticia" |
| 710 |
2.11. |
0627 |
Radio
Rebelde, several locations |
| 710 |
2.11. |
1040 |
XEMP
"Radio 710", Cd. México DF. "Más
me gusta, 710" & "La señal de
710, más te gusta". |
| 790 |
31.10. |
0853 |
CMAQ
Radio Reloj, Pinar del Rio |
| 800 |
31.10. |
1105 |
+
XESPN Tijuana BC, "ESPN Radio 800" |
| 820 |
2.11. |
0637 |
CM...
Radio Reloj, UNID QTH |
| 830 |
31.10. |
0900 |
CM...
Radio Reloj, Holguín |
| 890 |
1.11. |
0724 |
CMDZ
Radio Progreso, Chambas |
| 940 |
30.10. |
0637 |
WIAC
Ponce PR, "Radio Puerto Rico" |
| 950 |
1.11. |
0702 |
CM..
Radio Reloj, La Habana |
| 990 |
1.11. |
1000 |
XECL
Mexicali BC, "Rocola 990" |
| 1000 |
2.11. |
1112 |
XEOY
Cd. México DF, "Radio Mil". |
| 1030 |
2.11. |
1125 |
XEQR
Cd. México DF, "Radio Centro en 1030 AM". |
| 1040 |
