I got started in BCB DX in the late 1960's as a pre-teen and it continues to
be a favorite. But I absolutely agree with RadioGuy in that the Mexican
stations are trashing up the band. What's also changed over the years,
making station identification more difficult, is the syndication of talk
shows. You just don't find much local content when tuning the band to use
as an aid in ID'ing a station. Don't know if anybody else has noticed that
over the last decade or so.

73's
Craig

"M" wrote in message news:3ALTb.11021$Ii2.5287@lakeread03...
Anyone here into BCB DX-ing as their main interest please ?

"M"

"Find solutions, not fault."

Craig (WB6LZV) wrote:
I got started in BCB DX in the late 1960's as a pre-teen and it continues to
be a favorite. But I absolutely agree with RadioGuy in that the Mexican
stations are trashing up the band. What's also changed over the years,
making station identification more difficult, is the syndication of talk
shows. You just don't find much local content when tuning the band to use
as an aid in ID'ing a station. Don't know if anybody else has noticed that
over the last decade or so.

I rather appreciate Mexican stations. (I probably DX FM more than I do
AM) They tend to have clear and frequent IDs, which is far more than
you can say for most U.S. (and especially Canadian!) stations. Sure,
you do have to take the effort to learn a bit of Spanish but at least on
FM I've found it well worthwhile.

They also seem much better (on average) at selling local advertising
with which you can identify a station.

The big problem on AM is that they're shuffling frequencies like crazy
down there; a printed Mexican AM station guide may not be of much value
for long...
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

DS,

Better some Mexican-Latino AM Stations with local 'original' content:
Then 60 USofA AM Stations all carrying Art Bell / George Noore
"Coast-to-Coast-AM" all night long.

jm2cw ~ RHF
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= = = Doug Smith W9WI
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Craig (WB6LZV) wrote:
I got started in BCB DX in the late 1960's as a pre-teen and it continues to
be a favorite. But I absolutely agree with RadioGuy in that the Mexican
stations are trashing up the band. What's also changed over the years,
making station identification more difficult, is the syndication of talk
shows. You just don't find much local content when tuning the band to use
as an aid in ID'ing a station. Don't know if anybody else has noticed that
over the last decade or so.

I rather appreciate Mexican stations. (I probably DX FM more than I do
AM) They tend to have clear and frequent IDs, which is far more than
you can say for most U.S. (and especially Canadian!) stations. Sure,
you do have to take the effort to learn a bit of Spanish but at least on
FM I've found it well worthwhile.

They also seem much better (on average) at selling local advertising
with which you can identify a station.

The big problem on AM is that they're shuffling frequencies like crazy
down there; a printed Mexican AM station guide may not be of much value
for long...

"Craig (WB6LZV)" wrote:

I got started in BCB DX in the late 1960's as a pre-teen and it continues to
be a favorite. But I absolutely agree with RadioGuy in that the Mexican
stations are trashing up the band. What's also changed over the years,
making station identification more difficult, is the syndication of talk
shows. You just don't find much local content when tuning the band to use
as an aid in ID'ing a station. Don't know if anybody else has noticed that
over the last decade or so.

73's
Craig



I began BCB DX in the early sixties, and what *I* miss most is that
back then, any and all stations identified *at least* every fifteen
minutes, and most more often than that. Today, I get more clues about
location from the local commercials than anything else, and I have heard
some (usually talk radio, as you imply) that ID only once an hour, best
as I can tell.

Tony


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You just don't find much local content when tuning the band to use as an aid
in ID'ing a station. Don't know if anybody else has noticed that over the last
decade or so.

When I made a 2000-mile sentimental road trip just before Xmas 2001, I took all
US highways (no Interstates). I also listened to just AM radio. And I know what
you mean. There was at least one local content station, though. It was in
Louisiana. Hearing "Jingle Bells" sung in French-Acadian was a hoot.

Bill, K5BY
No speaka ze Cajun