Re: AM DX 3/13

["Rory Francisco" <roryf@geocities.com>]

>530 Anybody have information on the Caribbean station here?
>Call letters, power, COL etc.? It doesn't seem to show up in
>the FCC database. (surprise surprise! <g>)

I'm not sure if this 100 KW station from South Caicos has official call
letters, but it calls itself "RVC" in the top-of-the hour ID and simulcasts
the Spanish religious programming of Radiovision Christiana/WWRV New York.
>
>800 French. No sign of CKLW, which has been heard regularly
>since The Ice Storm. Never heard a French language station
>here before.

Probably CJAD Montreal.  Can't receive them--or CKLW--here in Danbury, CT
because of WLAD (250 watts ND night) on same frequency.

>
>850 French was totally obliterating WEEI. This station is
>usually found here with at least a trace of Boston's sports
>station in the background. Not this time. The Canadian was
>coming in much stronger than I ever remember it. I have been
>unable to positively ID this station for three years now, as
>I speak zero French. I do have a couple of guesses though...

CKVL, as other members of this list have already suggested.

>1360 Tentatively IDed as CKBC Bathurst, NB. Heard ID
>"Today's Music CK.." (last two letters rhymed with "E") No
>COL heard.

Most likely, this is CKBC; I have received them before and they run a CHR
format (hence the "Today's Music.)

>1510 Truckin' Bozo show, behind/mixing with WNRB.

WLAC Nashville.

>
>1620 Heard "something" way in the background. Alabama's
>WPHG? Or just wishful thinking? (I had read somewhere that
>they were the first station to hit the air on 1620... any
>others yet?)

Must have been WPHG.  However, an adult standards station in South Bend, IN
is also scheduled to move to 1620 very soon (don't remember the calls.)

Rory Francisco
roryf@geocities.com
rmf6@usa.net
(two e-mail addresses)

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