Now that we've passed the second week of the Shelter-in-Place order in Saint Louis County, there's more to report. As I write this, the statewide Shelter-in-Place order took effect throughout the State of Missouri; it is in effect until April 24, 2020.
During the week of March 30-April 5, I sent out reception reports to CKLW 800 in Windsor, ON, WSJP 1640 in Sussex, WI, WVON 1690 in Berwyn, IL and time and frequency station CHU in Ottawa, ON (3330 kHz). I haven't been doing this as much in recent years, but I'll try and send out more reports as long as these orders are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The big news in Saint Louis is that KQQZ 1190 kHz Fairview Heights, IL and KZQZ 1430 kHz Saint Louis, MO are now officially pirates; both stations lost their licenses in late March 2020. The stations are now operating illegally.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGS
Equipment used: Sangean ATS-803A AM/FM/LW/SW portable receiver, 30-foot longwire (installed outdoors), 150-foot dipole (installed in the attic. All times are UTC. (for CDT, subtract five hours.)
5945 kHz NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific via Rangitaiki - 4/4 1225 noted with an interview in English; heard with a good signal.
6100 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Beijing - 4/4 1220 noted with commentary in Russian; heard with a fair to poor signal.
6930 kHz USB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (PIRATE) Wolverine Radio - 4/5 0139 noted with rock music, "Wolverine Radio" ID after every other song; heard with a good signal.
7335 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Radio Marti via Greenville, NC - 4/4 1148 noted with a Jazz program and ID in Spanish; an excellent signal was heard, drowning out the Cuban jammer.
9555 kHz TAIWAN Radio Taiwan International via Paochung - 4/4 1201 noted with news and commentary in Chinese; heard with a fair to poor signal.
9680 kHz TAIWAN Radio Taiwan International via Tanshui - 4/4 1143 noted with commentary in Chinese; heard with a fair signal.
9760 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Kunming - 4/4 1204 noted with news and commentary in English; a poor signal was heard.
11700 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via Quivican - 3/31 2350 noted with vocal music and commentary in Portuguese; a good to fair signal was heard.
11770 kHz CHINA Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station Urumqi - 4/5 0202 noted with news and commentary in Chinese; heard with a poor signal.
11950 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via La Habana - 3/31 2355 noted with a roundtable discussion in Spanish; heard with a good signal.
13840 kHz NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific via Rangitaiki - 4/3 0045 noted with interviews in English; a fair to poor signal was heard.
AM BROADCAST BAND LOGS
Equipment used: CountyComm GP-5/SSB Gen 3 AM/FM/SW pocket receiver, C. Crane CCPocket AM/FM pocket receiver, Grundig AN-200 tunable AM loop antenna, National NC-60 Special AM/SW five-tube receiver, Apex 303WA-2 LW/AM/SW vertical antenna. All times CDT (for UTC, add five hours; for EDT, add one hour).
570 kHz KLIF Dallas, TX - 4/1 0707 noted with local news focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. A fair signal was heard over WKYX.
630 kHz CFCO Chatham, ON - 4/2 0249 noted with a "CFCO" ID into a Country music format. A fair signal was heard through KYFI.
640 kHz WOI Ames, IA - 4/3 0329 noted with an underwriting announcement, promo, "The Talk of Iowa, IPR" mention into BBC News. A fair signal was heard over KWPN and WCRV.
640 kHz KWPN Moore, OK - 4/2 0247 noted with a local ad, "Serving the Great Southwest, ESPN 640" ID into ESPN SportsCenter All Night. A fair signal was heard over WOI.
820 kHz WVSG Columbus, OH - 4/3 1948 noted with The Daily Mass, Breaking the Bread and choral music. The programming matches the Saint Gabriel Radio Web site. A fair to poor signal was heard over WBAP.
840 kHz KWDF Ball, LA - 4/3 0359 noted with "AM 840 KWDF" ID, weather forecast and a legal ID; left on overnight. A fair signal was heard through WHAS.
850 kHz WKNR Cleveland, OH - 4/1 0613 noted with local spots, promos, "850 ESPN" ID and "ESPN Cleveland" mention. A good signal was heard with KOA nulled.
920 kHz WMPL Hancock, MI - 4/2 0158 noted with local ads, "WMPL" ID in a promo. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KARN and KDHL.
1010 kHz CFRB Toronto, ON - 4/2 0701 noted with local traffic report, "News/Talk 1010 CFRB" ID into local news. A fair signal was heard over other stations with KXEN nulled.
1010 kHz WHIN Gallatin, TN - 4/2 0530 noted with an Adult Contemporary format, "The New 100.7 WHIN" ID into local ads. A fair signal was heard with KXEN nulled.
1320 kHz WILS Lansing, MI - 4/5 0559 noted with "Talk Radio 1320 WILS" ID in a promo, legal ID into Fox News Radio. A fair signal was heard through KSIV.
1430 kHz CHKT Toronto, ON - 4/5 0420 noted with light vocal music, "CHKT" ID and a brief announcement in Chinese. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations; pirate KZQZ was off.
1430 kHz WRMG Red Bay, AL - 4/4 0146 noted with "This is The Big One, 97.9 WRMG, Your Classic Oldies Station" ID into an Oldies format. A fair signal was heard over other stations; pirate KZQZ was off.
1430 kHz KROL Carrollton, MO - 4/5 0331 poked through with mention of 101.3 FM in a promo into a local ad. A poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations; pirate KZQZ was off.
1560 kHz KEBC Del City, OK - 3/31 0625 noted with talk on coaching changes in the National Football League, "NBC Sports Radio" mention into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WGLB.
1600 kHz KNWA Bellefonte, AR - 4/2 0645 noted with "KNWA, 1600 AM and 97.5 FM" ID into a Country music format. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KGYM and other stations with KATZ nulled.
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