"Dave" wrote in message
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I'm in Southern California. No Canadian station on 1610 is going to make
it into L. A. at 9:30 in the morning.


You are probably hearing a "neighborhood" station, or someone "house
broadcasting" nearby. 1610 is a popular frequency because there are no
commercial stations in the U.S. that use it.

I "house broadcast" with a couple of AM transmitters here. One is on 630,
the other is on 800. I prefer the low end of the band because I get a
better signal, I have old 1930s and 1940s radios that don't tune above 1500,
and there are no clear frequencies up that high around here.

I also have an FM transmitter going on 107.9. This can be heard for
several blocks in any direction. The 800 AM can be heard a couple of
houses away, the 630 can barely be heard outside my own house.

None are using sophisticated antennas, just wires strung on up on the wall.
With real, outside antennas I could be covering a half mile easily.

Get in your car and drive around your neighborhood, you will probably find
the location of your station.