WQAM Miami FL 560 verification

WQAM in Miami has become a rather common catch at Lista after CHVO left 560 kilohertz in October 2008. Although WGAN in Maine dominates the frequency, it is not uncommon to hear WQAM either, despite a listed nighttime power of just 1 kilowatt. May be the seaside location of their transmitter just south east of [...]

WGAM Manchester NH 1250 verification

WGAM 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.
WGAM, dubbed “The Game – New Hampshire’s Sports Radio”, broadcasts with a power of 5 kilowatts simulcasting with WGHM in the neighbouring [...]

WLAC Nashville TN 1510 verification

The only station from Tennessee which can be said to be heard fairly regularly in Southern Norway, is WLAC 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 [...]

KNX Los Angeles CA 1070 verification

My first verification ever from a West Coast station appeared in my inbox today when Andy G. Ludlum, Director of News Programming at KNX in Los Angeles, confirmed my reception of the station. Besides his professional job as a broadcast journalist, Andy is also a HAM with the call sign KI6NON.
KNX was heard briefly one [...]