The 32nd DXpedition to Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area in Hazelwood, MO was the first one I took in fifteen months. This would also be the fourth DXpedition I've taken to the area, and the first in which the UTC month changed while I was monitoring. It's the first I've taken in the month of April (local time).
I couldn't have picked a better day: sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s Fahrenheit (21-26 degrees C). Monitoring started around 1720 CDT (2220 UTC) on April 30, going until 1940 CDT (UTC May 1 0040). Reception conditions on the AM (Medium Wave) broadcast band were typical daytime conditions until around 1800 CDT (2300 UTC), when stations from across the Midwest and Mid-South of the United States started coming in. Conditions on the 90 and 60 Meter tropical shortwave bands were poor until around 1830 CDT (2330 UTC), when signals from North America and the Caribbean began coming in. On the international shortwave bands, stations from all over the world were heard, with the majority coming from Asia.
AM (MW) BCB logs were made using a General Electric Superadio III with a Grundig AN-200 passive loop antenna placed near the receiver. Shortwave logs were made with a Tecsun PL-600 with an MFJ-1022 active antenna.
 |
| The receiving station at Saint Stanislaus. |
AM (MW) BROADCAST BAND LOGBOOK (All times CDT; for EDT, add one hour, add five hours for UTC.)
570 kHz WNAX Yankton, SD - 4/30 1808 noted with Minnesota Twins promo, ads mentioning Nebraska and South Dakota into Minnesota Twins pre-game show. A fair signal was heard.
750 kHz KBNN Lebanon, MO - 4/30 1816 noted with Lebanon High School baseball play-by-play. A fair signal was heard over WNDZ.
920 kHz WBAA West Lafayette, IN - 4/30 1832 noted with NPR News, underwriting announcements, "WBAA" ID and mention of "WBAA dot org". A fair signal was heard.
970 kHz WMAY Springfield, IL - 4/30 1908 noted with a Classic Hits format, "102-5 The Lake" jingle ID. A fair signal was heard.
1070 kHz KHMO Hannibal, MO - 4/30 1843 noted with Saint Louis Cardinals baseball play-by-play and local ads. A fair signal was heard with adjacent channel interference from WRYT 1080.
1210 kHz KGYN Guymon, OK - 4/30 1923 noted with local ads and a promo for an upcoming event in Guymon. A fair signal was heard, mixing with WPHT.
1220 kHz KLPW Union, MO - 4/30 1753 noted with a Classic Rock format, "This is KLPW" ID. A good signal was heard.
1230 kHz WIBQ Terre Haute, IN - 4/30 1926 noted with an ad mentioning a phone number in Area Code 812. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1250 kHz WRAY Princeton, IN - 4/30 1936 noted with a "Country 98.1" slogan ID into a Country music format. A good to fair signal was heard over KYYS with ACI from WSDZ 1260.
1250 kHz KYYS Kansas City, KS - 4/30 1930 noted with a local ad in Spanish. A fair to poor signal was heard mixing with WRAY with ACI from WSDZ 1260.
1290 kHz WCBL Benton, KY - 4/30 1929 noted with an ad mentioning Western Kentucky. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WIRL.
1340 kHz WSOY Decatur, IL - 4/30 1904 noted with a "WSOY" ID into Saint Louis Cardinals baseball play-by-play. A fair signal was heard over KSMO and KXEO.
1350 kHz KRAP Washington, MO - 4/30 1744 noted with ads mentioning Lake Saint Louis and Washington, "Westplex 107-1" slogan ID into a Hot Adult Contemporary format. A fair signal was heard over WSIQ.
1400 kHz KJFF Festus, MO - 4/30 1748 noted with local ads, "KJFF" ID, "K-Jeff" slogan ID into Sports Talk. A fair signal was heard over KFRU and WGIL.
1410 kHz WIHM Taylorville, IL - 4/30 1753 noted with discussion on Catholic teaching, EWTN promos and a Covenant Network donation appeal. A fair signal was heard.
1560 kHz KTUI Sullivan, MO - 4/30 1856 noted with national ads, program promo, American Ground Radio with mentions of Boeing and the first Inauguration of President George Washington, "News/Talk 1560, 94-1 KTUI Sullivan" legal ID into USA Radio News. A good signal was heard with ACI from WBGZ 1570.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGBOOK (All times UTC; for CDT, subtract five hours, subtract four hours for EDT.)
2500 kHz UNITED STATES WWV Fort Collins, CO - 4/30 2338 noted with time signals and UTC time checks in English. A very poor signal was heard.
3330 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON - 4/30 2225 noted with time signals, "CHU Canada" ID in even numbered minutes and in French on odd numbered minutes, UTC time checks in English and French. A fair to poor signal was heard.
4840 kHz UNITED STATES WWCR Nashville, TN - 5/1 0030 noted with promos, national ads into a conservative talk show in English. An excellent signal was heard.
5025 kHz CUBA Radio Rebelde CMBA Bauta, Ciudad de la Habana - 5/1 0034 noted with Radio Rebelde promos in Spanish. A good signal was heard.
5085 kHz UNITED STATES WTWW Lebanon, TN - 5/1 0038 noted with Truth to Ponder with Bob Biermann in English. An excellent signal was heard.
5995 kHz MALI ORTM Radio Mali via Bamako - 4/30 2340 noted with promo in French into Hi-Life music. A fair signal was heard.
7490 kHz UNITED STATES WBCQ Monticello, ME - 4/30 2344 noted with pop Oldies, "WBCQ - The Planet" jingle ID in English. A good signal was heard.
7850 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON - 4/30 2353 noted with time signals, "CHU Canada" ID in English at 2354, UTC time check in English and French. An excellent signal was heard.
8957 kHz IRELAND Shannon VOLMET - 4/30 2301 noted with weather reports for various European airports in English. A fair to poor signal was heard in upper sideband (USB).
9395 kHz UNITED STATES WRMI Okeechobee, FL - 4/30 2356 noted with Glenn Hauser's World of Radio in English. An excellent signal was heard.
9665 kHz BRAZIL Radio Voz Missionaria ZYE890 Camboriú, Santa Catarina - 5/1 0002 noted with Christian music in Portuguese. A fair signal was heard.
11590 kHz UZBEKISTAN IBRA Radio via Tashkent - 5/1 0009 noted with Christian teaching in Bengali. A fair signal was heard.
11620 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Tiganesti - 5/1 0010 noted with a sports report in English. An excellent signal was heard.
11720 kHz CHINA China National Radio 1 Shijiazhuang - 5/1 noted with commentary in Mandarin. A poor signal was heard.
11745 kHz SAUDI ARABIA Al-Azm Radio via Riyadh - 4/30 2313 noted with discussion in Arabic. A fair to poor signal was heard.
11815 kHz BRAZIL Radio Brasil Central ZYE440 Goiânia, Goiás - 5/1 0016 noted with commentary in Portuguese. A poor signal was heard.
11830 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Kashgar - 5/1 0018 noted with light vocal music in Chinese and commentary in Spanish. A fair to poor signal was heard.
11990 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Nanning - 5/1 0021 noted with light vocal music in Chinese and commentary in Khmer. A fair to poor signal was heard.
12045 kHz CHINA China National Radio 1 Beijing - 4/30 2322 noted with promos and commentary in Mandarin. A fair to poor signal was heard.
15110 kHz ALGERIA Ifrikiya FM via Bechar - 4/30 2230 noted with discussion in Arabic into contemporary Middle Eastern music. A good signal was heard.
15190 kHz BRAZIL Radio Inconfidéncia ZYE522 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais - 4/30 2235 noted with commentary and promos in Portugueese. A fair signal was heard.
15245 kHz NORTH KOREA Voice of Korea via Kujang - 4/30 2240 noted with commentary in Spanish. A poor signal was heard.
15330 kHz UZBEKISTAN Adventist World Radio Asia via Tashkent - 4/30 2246 noted with Contemporary Christian music and Christian teaching in Javanese. A fair signal was heard.
17715 kHz SPAIN Radio Exterior de España via Noblejas - 4/30 2251 noted with an interview in Spanish. A good signal was heard.
17855 kHz SPAIN Radio Exterior de España via Noblejas - 4/30 2253 noted with an interview in Spanish. An excellent signal was heard.
