QSL: WLAD Danbury CT 800

Catching the 286 watt night time signal of WLAD was one of the highlights of our DX-pedition in February 2021. 800 kHz is almost always occupied by VOWR in Newfoundland or Trans World Radio in Bonaire so we were quite surprised hearing a clear identification for WLAD one morning when examining our recordings.

Irv Goldstein, President and CEO, confirmed my recording with a nice e-mail. He adds that VOWR is never a problem for them, if there is interference it is coming from the Canadian stations CJAD or CKLW.

WLAD is a news and talk station, locally owned and operated. The station is located in Danbury in Eastern Connecticut.

QSL: WLIS Old Saybrook CT 1420

I have seen many reports on WLIS being heard on 1420 kHz lately. WLIS came up very well one morning at our latest trip to Lista, a station we have never had any trace of at all during all our previous trips. WLIS is a small local station located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, broadcasting with a night time power of 500 watts. The station simulcasts on 1150 kHz with the call sign WMRD.

Don DeCesare, President and General Manager, confirmed my recording of WLIS with a nice e-mail. When asked if they had done anything with their antenna or transmitter which could explain the improved reception of the station, he said that they hadn’t done anything beyond regular maintenance.

QSL: WICC Bridgeport CT 600

WICC in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was heard briefly one night in October on 600 kHz. 600 kHz has become an interesting frequency after CBNA in Newfoundland shut down their transmitter on this frequency some years ago. Usually this frequency is occupied by Radio Rebelde in Cuba, but occastionally other stations can also come through.

WICC was a “first” for us in October. This is a news talk station broadcasting with a power of just 500 watts. Alln Lamberti, Program Director at the station, kindly confirmed my reception of WICC.

QSL: WINY Putnam CT 1350

A nice surprise found on our recordings from Lista in January 2014 was WINY in Putnam, Connecticut on 1350. The signal of WINY was heard for about one minute only as early as 21.38 UTC one evening. At this time WINY presumably still broadcast with their listed day time power of 5 kilowatts.

WINY is a local radio station owned by the Osbrey Broadcasting Corporation. Karen Osbrey confirmed my reception of the station with a brief e-mail today.

QSL: WATR Waterbury CT 1320

WATR 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 guess the station switched from their listed day time power of 5 kilowatts to the night time power of 1 kilowatt at around this time.

After a couple of tries, General Manager Tom Chute confirmed my reception of the station with an e-mail last week.

QSL: WDRC Hartford CT 1360

Received a QSL-letter as a Word attachment from Chief Engineer Scott Bacon. WDRC is the most common US station heard on this frequency at my place. Scott says the station runs 5 kilowatts of power non directional days and directional nights. This was also a report from the DXpedition to Lista in February.

QSL: WTIC Hartford CT 1080

WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut is a station which is frequenctly heard in Southern Norway with their “Newstalk 10-80 WTIC slogan” . WTIC is definitely the most common North American station on 1080 and can sometimes be heard well above the Spanish stations on the same frequency. Today I received a nice reply from Chief Engineer Jeff R. Hugabone confirming my report from February last year.

QSL: WFIF Milford CT 1500

WFIF in Milford, Connecticut, has been heard several times during the DX-peditions to Lista. It is the most common U.S. day timer station heard there. Today I received a nice verification from WFIF Engineer Willie Barnett. Willie is a HAM too with the call sign N1NKM. He says he even enjoys confirming DX reports to WFIF as long as they are sent by e-mail. Willie adds that reports sent by postal mail are a pain and will simply not be responded. At the time I heard them, William tells me the station was running 5,000 watts untill 5:30 p.m. local time before dropping to 500 watts for 15 minutes and then signing off at 5:45 p.m.

Despite this, in October I also received a letter, schedule and sticker by postal mail. This letter was signed by Beverley Ann Previs, Office Manager