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Old November 30th 08, 08:23 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Some AM dxing from 11/27 to 11/30

On Nov 30, 2:10*am, wrote:
I'll be getting my new shortwave radio this wednesday. But after the
period of a few days, I did some DXing no the AM band using my
handheld Radio Shack AM/FM radio.

Daytime reception
560 WVOC Columbia, SC (news, talk, local blowhard)
580 WGAC Augusta, GA (news, talk, Augusta's blowhard)
620 WGCV Cayce, SC (talk)
890 WBAJ Blythewood, SC (religious)
1200 WJES Saluda, SC (simulcast with WCRS Greenwood, SC)
1230 WOIC Columbia SC (Air America)
1320 WISW Columbia SC
1400 WCOS Columbia SC (sports talk)
1430 WBLR Batesburg-Leesville SC (spanish)
1560 WAGL Lancaster, SC (news, talk)

Nighttime reception

529 LYQ beacon (morse code) WWRB
530 SPanish stations, unable to get call
550 WDUN Gainesville GA (weak) - talk radio
560 WVOC Columbia SC (local blowhard)
580 WGAC Augusta GA (medium weak)
600 WREC Memphis TN (news radio)
650 WSM Nashville TN (Grand Old Opry)
660 WFAN New York NY (sports)
680 WPTF Raleigh, NC (sports, talk)
700 WLW Cincinnati, OH (news talk)
710 WOR New York, NY (talk)
720 WGN Chicago, IL (talk)
740 CHWO?? Toronto, Canada (classic music, never heard call letters)
750 WSB Atlanta, GA (talk, blow torch)
770 WABC New York, NY (news)
780 WBBM Chicago, IL (news)
810 WGY Schenectady, NY (talk, coast to coast AM)
830 WTRU Greensboro, NC (religious)
870 WWL New Orleans, NO (weak)
880 WCBS New York, NY (always strong)
960 WFIR Roanoke, VA (fade in and out)
1010 WINS New York, NY (news and info) weak
1030 WBZ Boston, MA (Talk)
1110 WBT Charlotte, NC (talk and news)
1120 KMOX St Louis, MO (talk and news)
1170 WWVA Wheeling, WV (weak)
1210 WPHT Philadelphia, PA (talk, and oldiies)
1510 WLAC Nashville, TN (news radio)
1530 WCKY Cincinnati, OH (sports Talk)
1560 WQEW New York, NY (Radio Disney)

About 4 spanish radio stations I could not a positive call letters
on........
Can't wailt until I start DXing the shortwave and CW stuff........


What is you QTH, Cincinnati here. :-) Couldn't pick up WLW during the
day time?