DX-pedition to Lista, October 23-26, 2008

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Arild

The first – and probably the only – DX-pedition of this season for my part took place on October 23-26. The QTH was again Lista on the south western coast of Norway. Lista is located between Kristiansand and Stavanger on the coast, some 6 hours drive from the Norwegian capital Oslo as can be seen on this Google Map.

My DX buddies this time were Torgeir Nyen and Tore Johnny Bråtveit – Torgeir travelling from Oslo while Tore Johnny travelled all the way from Melhus south of Trondheim. Being able to spend some days just on the radio hobby with other DX-ers is always enjoyable even if we don’t hear anything interesting. This time we were even blessed with good DX conditions making this my best DX-pedition to Lista since February 2006 (and possibly even beating the February 2006 DX-pedition).

As usual, we used a 800 metre long antenna towards the East Coast of North America / Florida / Cuba and another antenna towards the West Coast. The signals were generally better on the East Coast antenna (not a surprise), and I only used the West Coast antenna to grab some of the big stations in Alberta and Manitoba.

Conditions definitely favoured the East Coast of North America and were especially good towards Florida. We hardly heard any South American stations, it felt like there was a big wall somewhere in the Caribbean which simply kept stations from Venezuela and Colombia out. Well, we didn’t complain! :-)

Some of the highlights: 540 WFLF Pine Hills FL, 560 WQAM Miami FL, 580 WDBO Orlando FL, 920 WGHQ Kingston NY, 960 WSVU North Palm Beach FL, 980 WCAP Lowell MA, 980 WAAV Leland NC, 1070 WFLI Lookout Mountain TN, 1310 WYND DeLand FL, 1320 WARL Attleboro MA, 1350 WEZS Laconia NH, 1440 WPRD Winter Park FL, 1440 WLWI Montgomery AL, 1470 WLMC Georgetown SC and 900 Radio Satélite in La Ceiba, Honduras.

A number of U.S. daytimers were also noted: 760 WCHP Champlain NY, 1470 WBTX Broadway VA, 1500 WFIF Milford CT (huge signal at times), 1510 WWBC Cocoa FL, 1520 WIZZ Greenfield MA and WNSH Beverly MA.

Neither 580 WDBO, 960 WSVU, 1440 WLWI nor 1510 WWBC has been heard in Scandinavia before according to the KOJE master list of North American AM stations.

Update October 25, 2009: Our log is now available as a PDF file (in Norwegian only). The total number of North American stations heard is now 249 and there are stille recordings to be checked… :-)

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33 Responses

  1. CIWW Ottawa ON 1310 « Arild’s Radio Blog, on December 4th, 2008 at 1:29 Said:

    [...] Program Director Danny Kingsbury dutily confirmed my reception of the station with a brief e-mail. This report was from the DX-pedition to Lista last month (October). [...]

  2. WNSH Beverly MA 1570 « Arild’s Radio Blog, on December 29th, 2008 at 3:01 Said:

    [...] of many interesting stations heard at Lista last October was WNSH broadcasting from Beverly, Massachusetts, on 1570 kHz. WNSH came up to beat the dominant [...]

  3. WEZS Laconia NH 1350 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on January 15th, 2009 at 9:03 Said:

    [...] the signal of WEZS on 1350 kHz at the last DX-pedition to Lista was a big but nevertheless pleasant surprise.  WEZS was caught with a top of the hour [...]

  4. WATR Waterbury CT 1320 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on February 10th, 2009 at 10:31 Said:

    [...] in Waterbury, Connecticut, was another nice catch at our last venture to Lista in October 2008. WATR came up with a clear station identification around local sunset in Connecticut at 22.00 UTC.I [...]

  5. WOND Pleasantville NJ 1400 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on February 10th, 2009 at 10:57 Said:

    [...] The challenge for WOND has been obtaining a verification. Last week, however, their Director of Engineering Mike Ferriola sent me an e-mail with a perfectly acceptable verification text. This was for an MP3 recording of their signal at Lista last October. [...]

  6. WBTX Broadway-Timberville VA 1470 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on February 11th, 2009 at 12:41 Said:

    [...] the unexpected is to me the main thrill about DX-ing. We heard several unexpected stations during the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista. One of the highlights was hearing WBTX licenced to Broadway-Timberville in Virginia’s [...]

  7. CHKT Toronto ON 1430 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on March 3rd, 2009 at 2:22 Said:

    [...] station identification as I believe an identification is only heard at the top of the hour. On the October 2008 DX pedition to Lista, I also got a nice identification of CHKT and tonight Louise Lam, News & Public Affairs Manager [...]

  8. CKDO Oshawa ON 1580 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on April 4th, 2009 at 1:26 Said:

    [...] this frequency. The station broadcasts with a power of 10 kilowatts and was also heard very well on the October 2008 trip to Lista. CKDO has an oldies format, but also carries many sports events. When I heard and reported them in [...]

  9. WEPN New York NY 1050 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on April 25th, 2009 at 11:38 Said:

    [...] got a letter in my snail mail with a perfect verification text from Bob. This was for a report from the October 2008 DX pedition to Lista. Bob mentions their transmitter are in East Rutherford, New Jersey with a power of 50 kilowatts day [...]

  10. CKDH Amherst NS 900 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on May 13th, 2009 at 3:40 Said:

    [...] kHz was an interesting frequency on the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista. One of several Transatlantic stations surfacing was CKDH in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Despite its [...]

  11. WHO Des Moines IA 1040 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on May 19th, 2009 at 11:29 Said:

    [...] I hardly hear any signals from North America on my usual DX pedition site at Lista. During the October 2008 venture to Lista, however, the signal of WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, was heard at times and sometimes even with pretty [...]

  12. CBGA1 New Carlisle QC 540 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on May 20th, 2009 at 12:14 Said:

    [...] of many new stations (well, new to me at least) which popped up at Lista in October 2008 was CBGA1 in New Carlisle, Québec, on 540 kHz. CBGA1 broadcasts French language programmes from [...]

  13. CBT Grand Falls NL 540 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on May 20th, 2009 at 4:33 Said:

    [...] the frequency at night, 540 kHz has become a frequency opening up for Transatlantic DX. During the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista, 3 stations were heard on this frequencies: CBT in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, CBGA1 in New [...]

  14. CHHA Toronto ON 1610 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on June 3rd, 2009 at 8:07 Said:

    [...] frequency is usually covered by either Caribbean Beacon in Anguilla or CJWI in Montréal here. At Lista in October 2008, however, the signal of CHHA was also heard briefly with Spanish language programming. CHHA is a [...]

  15. CMHW “Dobleve” 840 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on June 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 Said:

    [...] is better known as – broadcasts with a power of 10 kilowatts and had a strong signal at Lista last October when I listened in to their night programme “Al ritmo de la [...]

  16. WQEW New York NY 1560 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on June 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 Said:

    [...] towards Europe explains their powerful signal here. Bob Galerstein confirmed my audio clips from Lista in October 2008 with a letter sent by postal mail last [...]

  17. XECTL Radio Chetumal 860 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on June 24th, 2009 at 4:15 Said:

    [...] 750Radio Zavidovici 1503 verificationEmisora Nuevo Continente 1460 Radio Calidad 1230 verificationDX-pedition to Lista, October 23-26, 2008CHHA Toronto ON 1610 verificationRadio Paradise [...]

  18. KNX Los Angeles CA 1070 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on July 3rd, 2009 at 1:30 Said:

    [...] at KNX in Los Angeles. KNX was heard briefly one morning on its frequency of 1070 kHz at the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista. A few other of the most powerful stations on the West Coast (such as KGA on 1510 kHz) was also [...]

  19. WGAM Manchester NH 1250 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on July 24th, 2009 at 9:55 Said:

    [...] in Manchester, New Hampshire, was another surprise catch from the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista. WGAM was heard as early as 21.22 UTC (5.22 p.m. EST) one evening, but faded away rather quickly.  [...]

  20. WLAC Nashville TN 1510 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on July 24th, 2009 at 9:56 Said:

    [...] in Nashville on 1510 kHz. For my part, however, I hadn’t had any luck hearing WLAC untill the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista. On this DX-pedition, their signal was heard well for several hours mixing with WWZN in Boston. The [...]

  21. WQAM Miami FL 560 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on July 24th, 2009 at 10:20 Said:

    [...] was heard with a perfect station identification on the hour at the October 2008  DX-pedition, just after CHVO quit broadcasting on 560 kHz. Chief engineer George Culso confirmed my reception [...]

  22. WHKZ Warren OH 1440 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on August 25th, 2009 at 5:49 Said:

    [...] is a very interesting frequency now that Luxembourg vacates the frequency most of the night. At Lista in October 2008, we managed to hear no less than 5 different U.S. stations on this frequency. One of them was WHKZ [...]

  23. CKMX Calgary AB 1060 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on September 5th, 2009 at 10:48 Said:

    [...] mentioned a couple of times earlier on blog, we heard a number of unusual stations at Lista in October 2008. Many of the stations we consider “unusual” are powerhouses up in Arctic Norway and [...]

  24. WGAN Portland ME 560 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on September 5th, 2009 at 11:22 Said:

    [...] was another October 2008 catch at Lista. WGAN is now definitely the most common station on 560 kHz here with its news/talk [...]

  25. CFNW Port au Choix NL 790 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on October 1st, 2009 at 10:30 Said:

    [...] relays programming from CFCB in Corner Brooks. Richard King, Program Director at CKGM, confirmed my October 2008 reception of CFNW at Lista with an e-mail some days [...]

  26. CFLN Goose Bay NL / CFGN Port-aux-Basques NL 1230 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on October 1st, 2009 at 10:58 Said:

    [...] from the CFCB radio network popped up also on 1230 kHz at the October 2008 DX pedition to Lista. These signals could originate from either CFLN in Goose Bay, Labrador or from CFGN in [...]

  27. WMYF Portsmouth NH 1380 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on October 1st, 2009 at 11:07 Said:

    [...] the frequency for FM some time ago. One of the stations which made it to our radios on 1380 kHz at the October 2008 DX pedition to Lista was WMYF in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. WMYF was noted several times at this DX pedition, both early [...]

  28. CJBK London ON 1290 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on October 1st, 2009 at 11:32 Said:

    [...] kHz is an interesting frequency where it is possible to hear a number of stations. At the October 2008 DX pedition to Lista we heard no less than 9 different stations on this frequency – quite amazing for just 3 [...]

  29. WBOB Jacksonville FL 1320 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:40 Said:

    [...] was a station neither of us had heard prior to the October 2008 DX pedition to Lista. On this 3 night DX-pedition, however, WBOB was the dominant station on 1320 kHz most of the time. [...]

  30. WWBC Cocoa FL 1510 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on October 12th, 2009 at 7:54 Said:

    [...] Cocoa FL 1510 verification Posted on October 12, 2009 by Arild On the very successfull October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista, we managed to hear a number of U.S. daytime stations. One of our best catches was hearing WWBC in [...]

  31. WDZY Colonial Heights VA 1290 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on November 12th, 2009 at 10:56 Said:

    [...] of many highlights at Lista in October 2008 was hearing WDZY in Colonial Heights, Virginia, on 1290 kHz. WDZY was heard one evening with a [...]

  32. WDER Derry NH 1320 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on November 13th, 2009 at 12:06 Said:

    [...] powerhouse here) has left the frequency. Several new stations were heard on this frequency at the October 2008 DX-pedition to Lista. One of the stations heard was WDER in Derry, New Hampshire, which came through briefly early one [...]

  33. WGVU Kentwood MI 1480 verification « Arild’s Radio Blog, on November 13th, 2009 at 12:41 Said:

    [...] station on 1480 kHz and often leave little room for hearing anything else on this channel. At Lista in October 2008, a few others were heard too. Among those were WGVU broadcasting from Grand Valley State University [...]

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