tisdag 17 januari 2012

WEAV Plattsburgh NY -960


One of the regular visitors with talk on 960kHz. Often with ID as "News and Opinions for the Champlain Valley This is Today´s Talk WEAV Plattsburgh - Burlington  The Zone 9-60 AM". A Fox News station. Sent them a reception report a few weeks ago and got a short verie-letter from Jamie W Dennis, Program Director.
The town is located on the western shore of Lake Champlain near the Adriondack Mountains, home to approx. 19 000 people. Just a ferry ride to Vermont or about 45 min to Montreal,Canada.
In Adriondack Mountains you can also find Lake Placid, the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

söndag 8 januari 2012

WPKZ Fitchburg MA -1280


I first heard this station the morning of 19th of Dec -11 with  Fox sports Radio announcements and a weak "12-80 WPKZ Fitchburg...Pulse 105.3FM". Later, the 29th of December, they came thru again and now with a stronger and clearer ID. I sent a report which was replied this weekend from the G.M. Bill Macek who verified that the audio clip I enclosed was WPKZ.

HIFS R Montecristi, Monte Cristi -580


Have searched for this station many mornings without luck, but in the morning  22nd of October -11 the conditions favored  the Dominican Republic for a few minutes and I caught a nice top of the hour ID.
A reception report was sent away but no luck with QSL´ing. After a contact with my friend Gert Nilsson he helped me with a valid address. Only minutes later I had a nice verie letter from  Ana Maria Fernández in my inbox. Many Thanks Gert!
Monte Cristi is located approx. 135km west of Puerto Plata, sits among desert-like surroundings on the northwestern tip of Dom. Rep. Distance to Haiti is about 35km.

WLMC Georgetown SC -1470


I have heard this station a few times this season around my local midnight with its soul music. The 31st of Dec they surfaced again with it short TOP ID as "WLMC Georgetown" .  Ron Stalvey, G.M. of the station replied a few days later with a short email.
Georgetown has a population of 9000 and   is the second largest seaport in S.C., handling over 960 000 tons of materials a year.

WKVQ Eatonton GA -1540


DX Test!  I had read in the DX magazines about the test and decided to give it a try. Arrived at the frequency a few minutes after 07 UTC, 31st of Dec -11 where CHIN was very powerful with a relay of China Radio Int´s very nice program "The Shuffle". After a few minutes of listening I suddenly heard the wobbling and sweep tones breaking thru CHIN´s program. Also later the CW ID´s was heard and at 0725 audio was coming thru where the stations postal address was read !
Sent Craig Baker, the owner,  a email and he swiftly verified my reception report 6 min later. My first participation in a DX Test became a  SUCESS!!
The town,  Eatonton in the Putnam County  is known as "Dairy capital of Georgia" in honor of its major industry, Dairy farming. Has a population of 6500. Lake Oconee and Sinclair enclose the community on the east, while the Oconee National Forest shades the west.
Many thanks again Craig Baker for this DX Test.

WFAS White Plains NY -1230

The evening 14th of December -11 was a date with many early thrilling signals from ECNA.  On 1230 there was a NOS station  and I stop and waited for the usual one, WSBB to identify. Surprised when the TOH ID heard  was "This is AM 12-30 WFAS White Plains - Westchester´s Soft Favorites, A Cumulus Station".
The station was heard also the following evening although a bit weaker.
White Plains -"The Birthplace of the state of N.Y."  is located  between Hudson River and Long Island Sound in Westchester County, an affluent suburban county that is home to almost 1 million people, just north of New York City.
V/s Jennifer D´Ambrosio, Dir of Marketing & Promotions

WCAT Burlington VT -1390


24th October 2011 was also the date I heard "Fox Sports Radio 13-90 WCAT Burlington Plattsburgh" 
with a beautiful top of the hour ID. Not easy to get the station verified but a few days ago C.E Jason Josselyn  replied with a most welcomed  verie letter. My 47th verified  State!
The City is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, north of Shelburne Bay. Has a population of aprox. 39 000.
Since the time of the Iroquois, people along Lake Champlain have reported seeing a monster in it. Modern American call it  "Champ" and their opinions about it tend to fall into one of two camps: either it´s a prehistoric whale, or more probably it´s a log....anyway the local minor league baseball team is now named the "Vermont Lake Monsters" in honor of the creature!