Maximus wrote:
I don't usually monitor Am broadcast band, but have wondered of late whether
some of the stations I used to hear as kid were still out there to pluck out
of the air :

KDKA Pittsburg, Who Des Moines are two that come to mind.

KDKA and WHO are definitely still around.

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html will bring up a search form, you
can type in the call letters & see if they're currently in use and by
whom. Or you can search on other criteria.

In general, all the big 50,000-watt U.S. stations that were on in the
1950s are still around. A small number have changed call letters since
then - for example, KRAK-1140 in Sacramento is now KHTK. WTAM-1100 in
Cleveland changed to WWWE -- then changed back to WTAM.

Actually, most of the smaller stations are still around too, though
they're far more likely to have changed calls. I would educated-guess
about 100 U.S. AM stations have gone silent since the 1970s.

The situation is very different in Canada. Many of the Canadian
stations you may have DXed in the past have moved to FM or gone silent.
Sometimes, other stations take over their dial positions. For
example, the CBC stations you listened to on 740 and 940 and the French
station on 690 are now on 99.1, 88.5, and 100.7 respectively - with a
nostalgia station and two commercial news-talk outlets having taken over
the AM frequencies.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

Doug Smith W9WI wrote in
:

WTAM-1100 in
Cleveland changed to WWWE -- then changed back to WTAM.


Hey! You forgot KYW and WKYC.

"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
...

. WTAM-1100 in
Cleveland changed to WWWE -- then changed back to WTAM.

WTAM to KYW to WKYC to WWWE to WTAM.

I just remembered another one: KCRL in Reno s.

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...
This just forwarded to me, I have no idea of what time this will take
place... so don't ask! I'm checking!

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: CKLW off air Sunday morning...
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:08:48 -0500
From: BL
To: Bill Leal



To all on the BCRC e-mail list...........

Very late word on this.....but.....for those of you with an interest in
monitoring the medium wave broadcast band, CKLW's 50,000 watt signal,
will
be off air this coming Sunday morning for technical maintenance. This
has
been the case the previous two mornings with one last round of
maintenance
yet to come in just a few hours.

Art VE3AKJ who has been monitoring the 800 KHz frequency without the
"Big
8" signal the past couple of mornings reports some interesting stations
out
there not only on the main frequency but on adjacent channels have been
heard from throughout the U.S. mid-west. A great opportunity to work
some
stations that locally fall into the "rare ones" category and to add to
that
QSL collection for the broadcast band.

73, Bill VE3ES
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

Did anyone have any luck with the CKLW silent period? I went to bed and did not stay up
to listen.

N8KDV wrote:

This just forwarded to me, I have no idea of what time this will take
place... so don't ask! I'm checking!

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: CKLW off air Sunday morning...
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:08:48 -0500
From: BL
To: Bill Leal

To all on the BCRC e-mail list...........

Very late word on this.....but.....for those of you with an interest in
monitoring the medium wave broadcast band, CKLW's 50,000 watt signal,
will
be off air this coming Sunday morning for technical maintenance. This
has
been the case the previous two mornings with one last round of
maintenance
yet to come in just a few hours.

Art VE3AKJ who has been monitoring the 800 KHz frequency without the
"Big
8" signal the past couple of mornings reports some interesting stations
out
there not only on the main frequency but on adjacent channels have been
heard from throughout the U.S. mid-west. A great opportunity to work
some
stations that locally fall into the "rare ones" category and to add to
that
QSL collection for the broadcast band.

73, Bill VE3ES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

Hi,

I only listen to CKLW the odd time during the week and on Saturday's between
2 - 4 pm to "Kim Komando". At the moment (10:25 am Sunday) it's coming it
quite strong.....
--
Take Care
Abb N
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...
This just forwarded to me, I have no idea of what time this will take
place... so don't ask! I'm checking!

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: CKLW off air Sunday morning...
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:08:48 -0500
From: BL
To: Bill Leal



To all on the BCRC e-mail list...........

Very late word on this.....but.....for those of you with an interest in
monitoring the medium wave broadcast band, CKLW's 50,000 watt signal,
will
be off air this coming Sunday morning for technical maintenance. This
has
been the case the previous two mornings with one last round of
maintenance
yet to come in just a few hours.

Art VE3AKJ who has been monitoring the 800 KHz frequency without the
"Big
8" signal the past couple of mornings reports some interesting stations
out
there not only on the main frequency but on adjacent channels have been
heard from throughout the U.S. mid-west. A great opportunity to work
some
stations that locally fall into the "rare ones" category and to add to
that
QSL collection for the broadcast band.

73, Bill VE3ES
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:22:30 -0500, "AbbN"
wrote:

Hi,

I only listen to CKLW the odd time during the week and on Saturday's between
2 - 4 pm to "Kim Komando". At the moment (10:25 am Sunday) it's coming it
quite strong.....

I should hope so...you're in their home market!

Mike

Mike Ward wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:22:30 -0500, "AbbN"
wrote:

Hi,

I only listen to CKLW the odd time during the week and on Saturday's between
2 - 4 pm to "Kim Komando". At the moment (10:25 am Sunday) it's coming it
quite strong.....

I should hope so...you're in their home market!

Mike


Exactly what I was gong to post, but ya beat me to it, Mike! One
would hope you're getting a good strong signal from a 50,000W station in
your home town ;)

Tony


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