On October 20, 2022, I took my radios back to Creve Coeur County Park in Maryland Heights for the second DXpedition of 2022. This time, I took a picnic table close to where I parked my minivan. On this DXpedition, I passed 50 AM stations logged from the park, as well as the 100th overall (AM and SW) log. Creve Coeur Park becomes the third DXpedition site from where I've logged over 100 AM and SW stations; Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area in Hazelwood and Babler State Park in Wildwood are the other sites where I've logged more than 100 AM and SW stations.
Temperatures were in the lower 70s Fahrenheit that day under partly cloudy skies with a breeze around 15 mph (24 km/h). Once again, I brought my General Electric Superadio III for AM (MW) broadcast band DX, along with my Tecsun PL-600 and MFJ-1022 active antenna for shortwave DX. Monitoring began around 1425 CDT (1925 UTC), going up to 1710 CDT (2210 UTC). Conditions on AM favored the Midwest; all areas of the world except Oceania were heard on shortwave.
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| The listening post for the third Creve Coeur DXpedition. |
AM BROADCAST BAND LOGBOOK (All times CDT. For EDT, add one hour; for UTC, add five hours.)
580 kHz WILL Urbana, IL - 10/20 1631 noted with NPR News, ag report, "You're listening to WILL" slogan ID, weather forecast, underwriting announcement into All Things Considered. A good signal was heard with adjacent channel interference from KFNS 590.
600 kHz WMT Cedar Rapids, IA - 10/20 1524 noted with "News Radio 600 WMT" slogan ID into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard with ACI from KFNS 590.
670 kHz WSCR Chicago, IL - 10/20 1530 noted with local ads, station promo, "670 the Score" slogan ID into talk on the National Football League. A good signal was heard.
720 kHz WGN Chicago, IL - 10/20 1532 noted with local ads, station promo, "Chicago's Very Own 720 WGN" slogan ID into local news. A good signal was heard with minor ACI from KWRE 730.
780 kHz WBBM Chicago, IL - 10/20 1552 noted with local news, CDT time check, local ads, business report, "News Radio 105.9 WBBM" slogan ID. A fair signal was heard with ACI from WEW 770.
790 kHz WRMS Beardstown, IL - 10/20 1556 noted with Covenant Network fundraising promo, mention of a Saint Louis, MO address into light Contemporary Christian music. A good to fair signal was heard.
810 kHz WHB Kansas City, MO - 10/20 1558 noted with local ads, "Sports Radio 810 WHB Kansas City" legal ID at 1602. A fair to poor signal was heard.
890 kHz WLS Chicago, IL - 10/20 1603 noted with local news, "WLS" ID, traffic report, local ads, business report and "890 WLS" ID. A fair signal was heard with minor ACI from WIJR 880.
970 kHz WMAY Springfield, IL - 10/20 1512 noted with Classic Hits format, "102.5 the Lake, Timeless Hits" slogan ID. A good to fair signal was heard.
980 kHz KSGM Chester, IL - 10/20 1436 noted with "Classic Country KSGM" slogan ID into Classic Country format. A good signal was heard.
1040 kHz WHO Des Moines, IA - 10/20 1637 noted with local ads, weather forecast, "WHO" ID into station contest. A good signal was heard.
1140 kHz WVEL Pekin, IL - 10/20 1429 noted with Urban Gospel format, "1140 WVEL" ID into local ads. A fair signal was heard.
1160 kHz WYLL Chicago, IL - 10/20 1616 noted with local ads mentioning Chicago and a phone number in Area Code 773. A fair to poor signal was heard.
1180 kHz WLDS Jacksonville, IL - 10/20 1608 noted with weather almanac and current conditions for Jacksonville, local ads mentioning numbers in Area Code 217, ag report, business report, CDT time check at 1615 into Views from the Crow's Nest. A fair signal was heard.
1190 kHz WOWO Fort Wayne, IN - 10/20 1650 noted with talk on the 1980 Presidential election, mention of Fort Wayne into talk on the 2022 midterm election. A fair signal was heard.
1240 kHz KFMO Park Hills, MO - 10/20 1505 noted with weather forecast and mention of the Parkland. A fair signal was heard, mixing with WTAX.
1340 kHz WSOY Decatur, IL - 10/20 1652 noted with local ads, talk on the 2022 midterm elections, University of Illinois football promo, "1340 AM and 103.3 FM WSOY" ID. A fair to poor signal was heard in KXEO null.
1350 kHz KRAP Washington, MO - 10/20 1446 noted with Hot Adult Contemporary format, "Westplex 107.1, a new station for the Westplex, online at Westplex 107-1-dot-com" slogan ID. A fair signal was heard.
1400 kHz KJFF Festus, MO - 10/20 1619 noted with "K-Jeff" slogan ID into local ads. A good signal was heard over KFRU.
1410 kHz WIZM La Crosse, WI - 10/20 1707 noted with talk on Wisconsin weather, mentions of the Mississippi River and phone numbers in Area Code 608 into local ads. A fair signal was heard.
1420 kHz WINI Murphysboro, IL - 10/20 1646 noted with Oldies format, "Cool 93.5" slogan ID. A fair signal was heard over WOC.
1520 kHz WHOW Clinton, IL - 10/20 1459 noted with local ads, "AM 1520 WHOW Clinton, 92.3 W222BA Clinton and 106.5 W293DJ Normal/Bloomington" legal ID into Town Hall News. A fair signal was heard.
1550 kHz KAPE Cape Girardeau, MO - 10/20 1451 noted with local news, "Cape Radio 95.7" slogan ID into local ads. A fair signal was heard.
1560 kHz KTUI Sullivan, MO - 10/20 1449 noted with local ads, "News/Talk 94.1 and 1560 KTUI" slogan ID into agricultural business news. A fair signal was heard.
1580 kHz KTGR Columbia, MO - 10/20 1701 noted with station promo, "KTGR" ID, "ESPN 100.5 and 105.1 KTGR" ID into The Big Show with talk on University of Missouri football. A fair to poor signal was heard with ACI from WBGZ 1570.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGBOOK (All times UTC; for CDT, subtract five hours, subtract four hours for EDT.)
3330 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON - 10/20 2209 noted with time signals, "CHU Canada" ID in English, UTC time check in English and French at 2210. A fair signal was heard.
5000 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WWV Fort Collins, CO - 10/20 1959 noted with UTC time check in English and time signals. A fair to poor signal was heard.
9275 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMLK Bethel, PA - 10/20 1939 noted with sermon mentioning Yahweh in English. An excellent signal was heard.
9460 kHz TURKEY Voice of Turkey via Emirler - 10/20 1941 noted with traditional music in Turkish. A fair signal was heard.
11650 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Tiganesti - 10/20 2127 noted with commentary in Spanish. A fair signal was heard.
11900 kHz VATICAN CITY Voice of America relay Santa Maria di Galeria - 10/20 2141 noted with news analysis in Bambara. A good signal was heard.
11995 kHz FRANCE Radio France Internationale via Issoudun - 10/20 2012 noted with commentary in French into hi-life music. A fair signal was heard.
12095 kHz ASCENSION ISLAND BBC World Service relay - 10/20 2145 noted with commentary in English. A fair signal was heard.
14670 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON - 12/20 1931 noted with "CHU Canada" ID in French, UTC time check in French and English into time signals. A very good signal was heard.
15245 kHz NORTH KOREA Voice of Korea via Kujang - 10/20 2125 noted with commentary in English. A poor signal was heard.
15300 kHz FRANCE Radio France Internationale via Issoudun - 10/20 1954 noted with feature program in French. A good signal was heard.
15555 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WJHR Milton, FL - 10/20 1957 noted with sermon in English. A good signal was heard in USB mode.
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