MW SCAN   -   February 1997

Welcome to the February 1997 edition of MWS

Again, plenty of good MW propagation this month. Perhaps the best for the past 20 years. If you've never heard North American MW stations, try frequencies such as 930, 1010, 1500 and 1510 as these are often the clearest. Also perhaps try 1350, 1390 and 1440 as well as channels like 590, 620, 660, 770 etc
If you're after Kenya, try 1386 kHz for their sign-on at 0200 on Friday mornings ... Greece seems to be off air every week at this time, leaving the frequency clear. At 0230 you may also hear Iran.

First - dx logbooks from UK contributors

590014525.01VOCM St John's NFadverts // 620 and 740EGweakMH
620014625.01CKCM Grand Falls NFadverts and pop // 590 and 740EGweakMH
660042522.01WFAN New York NYWall St Journal ad, "WFAN" jingle, sportstalkEGfairMH
710050622.01CKVO Clarenville NFpop, YL DJ "... on VOCM"EGfairMH
740014425.01CHCM Marystown NFadverts // 590 and 620EGfairMH
840044022.01WHAS Louisville KYphone-talk, "18 before midnight on 84 WHAS", advEGpoorMH
850052522.01WEEI Boston MAadvert for AOL, "SportFan Radio and AOL"EGfairMH
870044422.01WWL New Orleans LA"You're listening to ... Let's Talk America"EGfairMH
052822.01WWL New Orleans LAREL prgm "Voice of Prophecy", id at 05.29 "This is 8-70 AM WWL"EGfairMH
930033522.12CJYQ St John's NF"Classic hits from Q-93"EG- -RH
011002.01CJYQ St John's NFphone dedications, oldiesEGfairDSh
940040022.12CBM Montreal PQID, CBC News w mention of ChristmasEG- -RH
020025.01CBM Montreal PQCBC NewsEGfairMH
1010032319.01WINS New York NYnews feature on flea market, IDs, adverts, "Wins NewsTime 10.26, now Money Watch on 10-10 Wins"EGfairMH
1350003521.01CKAD Middleton NSpop records, YL DJ with "Valley Radio" idEGweakMH
020524.01CKAD Middleton NS"Nova Scotia's best country ... on AVR"EGfairMH
1386020024.01KBC Maralal, KenyaOM ID, list of frequencies, "3 mins past 5, welcome to friday morning"EGfairMH
020031.01KBC Maralal, KenyaNat Anth, ID and frequencies, pop musicEGfairMH
1390014528.01WEGP Presque Isle MEtalk show and adverts, "Talk of the County WEGP" on hour id "Talk of the County WREM" + jinglesEGfairMH
015931.01WEGP Presque Isle ME"Talk of the County ..." Mutual NewsEGfairMH
1440005006.01WLPZ Westbrooke MEsoccer match coverageEGfairDSh
1500021328.01WTOP Washington DCnews [dominant over classical music/opera]EGfairMH
151001405.01WNRB Boston MAReligious musicEGgoodDSh
1590045522.01WSMN Nashua NHOM song, legal id and sign off with Nat AnthEGweakMH
020228.01WSMN Nashua NHNews, YL with sport, ID jingle at .10 "WSMN Nashua New Hampshire"EGfairMH
1590045922.01un-idadverts, then blatted by 1593 sign on at 0500EGweakMH
1660035519.01WJDM Elizabeth NJRadio Aahs countdown, rap style recordsEGpoorMH
053522.01WJDM Elizabeth NJRadio Aahs fascinating fact, music, ID on hourEGfairMH

Other Europe & Middle East logs

252200031.12Atlantic 252, IrelandOM DJ, Top 96 hits of '96EG54444IW
1314000007.01NRK, Kvitsøy, NorwayOM DJ pop music, ID, news, more rock'n'rollNO54444IW
1377050019.01Asian Sound R, RochdaleIRN News, ID in EG, Asian musicEGweakMH
1395143715.12Jazz R, Lopik, NetherlandsOM DJ jazz prgm, "This is Jazz RadioDU54434IW
1458000326.12Sunrise R, LondonOM "Sunrise Radio"EG22--2IW
1476234525.12County Sound, GuildfordYL ID, OM DJ with pop, promo and advertsEG33--3IW

Overseas logbooks

531190402.01Útvarp Føroya, Faroe Ispolitical talk, ID, classical musicFaro333ZE
999233625.12COPE Madrid, Spainnews, soccer reports, IDSP333ZE
1530030005.01VOA São ToméID, news QRM from RomaniaEG333ZE
1636221625.12R Nordzee (pirate)Dutch pop music, ID and addressDU343ZE
1636012526.12Utopia Zender (pirate)ID, QSO with Dortmund, musicDU343ZE
1638004022.12Mi Amigo (pirate)Dutch music, ID and addressDU242ZE
1640010626.12R Dortmund (pirate)rock music, IDDU444ZE

207222221.12R Jordan, Al Karanah2 OM's talkingAR322IZ
216012627.12R Azerbaidjan, GyaneaOM id, OM songAzeri343IZ
603014127.12R Tyumen via SalekherdYL prgmRU333IZ
603020027.12R SalekherdOM id, int sig, prgm "Lights of Yamal"RU211IZ
693005924.12CYBC, Nicosia, CyprusOM ethnic songsGreek322IZ
747141301.12KBS, Kwangju, KoreaYL talkKO322IZ
747154912.12R Uralsk, OralYL traffic informationRU322IZ
765044526.12R Odessa, UkraineOM news, OM prgm previewUkr544IZ
864002819.12TransWorld R, YerevanInt sig, ID, address, religious prgm?Farsi555IZ
972151422.12NDR Hamburg, GermanyYL DJ talk, pop songs, id's as NDR-4GM433IZ
999160122.12DeutscheWelle via Pridnestroviye, MoldovaOM news (also at 1900)RU544IZ
1008141301.12CBS, Luchiang, TaiwanYL talkCH433IZ
1044220821.12SER Network, Spain2 OM's talking about Albaceste // 999 & othersSP433IZ
1071200911.12Latvijas R networkOM talk about "Reservists" [re-activated channel]Latv422IZ
1233043826.12RMC, Cape Greco, CyprusOM newsFR433IZ
1242042326.12R Mazhor, Simferopol, UkraineOM DJ, Lada dance musicRU311IZ
1251014022.12Amber R, Bury St Edmunds UKOM DJ, adverts, songsEG221IZ
1332162123.12R Plzen, Czech RepChristmas prgm, YL phone caller, musicCZ222IZ
1332160727.12R Odessa 2, UkraineYL with newsUkr322IZ
1368004019.12(tent) R Banja Lukapop songsCroat232IZ
1413005328.12BBCWS, OmanOM talk about Taliban, Russia etcHindi444IZ
1413211422.12Kyushu Br Corp, Fukuoka, JapanYL/OM talk in studioJap211IZ
1440220622.12un-id Chinese [CPBS-1 ??]OM talk, YL songCH211IZ
1476012022.12County Sound, Guildford UKjingle ID, OM DJ talkEG221IZ
1476215422.12RTV MalaysiaYL talk, musicMalay333IZ
1476133121.12R Azerbaidjan, CyaniaYL songAzeri322IZ
1494002202.12Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, ChinaYL talkCH422IZ
1500015728.12R Dos Mil, Cumana, VenezuelaOM DJ, song "Macarina", id's, adverts, Cuban mxSP131IZ
1530025917.12VOA São Toméint sig, 0300 "Good morning Africa" prgmEG444IZ
1530021317.12(un-id)OM rel prgm [poss WSAI Cincinnati OH]EG121IZ
1544230423.12LV de Sahara LibreOM talkSP422IZ
1548050117.12Capital Gold, London UKIRN News, OM id, musicEG322IZ
1575150011.12Voice of Free Asia, ThailandInt sig, OM id, Freq ann's, newsEG342IZ
1575160017.12Kol Israel - traffic networkYL id, YL newsHebr322IZ
1584060126.12R Ivano Frankovsk, UkraineOM news, privatisation itemsUkr242IZ
1593132326.12RDI, Dnepropetrovsk, UkraineOM id, time check, pop musicRU333IZ
1602054626.12R Vitoria, SpainOM talkSP333IZ

603160325.12R Bleue, Francemusic and IDFR55545TB
810084902.01Juventus R, Hungarydisco music, ID, talkHU44444TB
873000001.01Golos Rossii, RussiaID, news, ID, musicRU53443TB
882074525.12R Crne Gore, Montenegrofolklore style musicSC55545TB
1062090425.12Country R, Czech Repfolk musicCZ34444TB
1332115701.01Czech R-2music and IDCZ44444TB

CONTRIBUTORS

DSh-Doug SharrardLeicester
IW-Ian WilsonEdinburghSony Walkman FX28, ferrite rod & 10 metre wire
IZ-Igor ZhurkinPravdinskiy, RussiaIshim 003, 45 metre T-shape wire
MH-Mark HattamHayes, MiddlesexAOR 7030 & 40 inch MW loop with dma
RH-Richard HarrisLeeds
TB-Tomas BurianOlomuc, Morava, Czech RepLambda 5, 17 metre wire
ZE-Zdenek EliasJablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepTesla Lambda 5, 120 metre longwire

Just room for one UK NEWS item ... Chelsea FC are launching their own rsl station on February 22nd. It will broadcast on home match days from 8am through to midnight on 1494 kHz. (Andy Sennitt)

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