Thursday 31 December 2009

ZBVI Radio, Tortola 780

Thanks a lot to Sandra Warrican for confirming my October 20 (Smøla) reception of this station of my dreams!
"Within the next week or so, I will also be able to upload and send you our QSL verification card via email, so stand by for that as well. Thanks for your interest in ZBVI, and Happy New Year 2010 to you and your family in Norway!", Sandra ends her very nice email.
QSL no. 4 to Norway from ZBVI, and the first since 1982!

WMML Glens Falls NY 1230

WENU South Glen Falls NY 1410

Wednesday 30 December 2009

Tuesday 29 December 2009

CKOT Tillsonburg ON 1510

I heard this daytimer at Smøla, but I found no email address and I did not get no reponse to my air mail report. But with help of information received from Jarmo Havukunnas (JHU) I got a nice email from John D. Lamers, confirming my January 13, 2009 reception.
John starts his email like this: "I am writing this message to confirm that CKOT AM 1510 is still broadcasting, but it is simulcast with our New Country 107.3 FM station, so you may hear our station jingles as such." Thank you, John and Jarmo!

Monday 28 December 2009

WCAP Lowell MA 980

Thank you, Clark Smidt, for my QSL #30 from Massachusetts! WCAP was heard on November 7.

Wednesday 23 December 2009

KNRY Monterey CA 1240

When I first saw this fantastic logo I decided to go for this station, and I heard them on my northern antenna on November 22, 2009. Samantha Cornelison - thank you so much for confirming my reception!

Tuesday 22 December 2009

Monday 14 December 2009

WFLF Pine Hills FL 540

WFLF was also heard on December 8, on the same TOH. Creative Services Director Dan Stone kindly confirmed my reception.

WHSR Pompano Beach FL 980

I discovered WHSR on my recordings from December 8, which was a pretty good morning for signals from sunny Florida.
Thanks a lot to George Corso for confirming my reception today!

Friday 11 December 2009

HJDL Radio Paisa, Medellin 1140

Thanks a lot to Carlos Montoya Florez, Director, for confirming my August 28, 2009 reception of Radio Paisa in a very nice email today! And thanks to Henrik Klemetz for valuable help finding a valid snail mail address and the name of the director.

On August 23, 2010 Henrik Klemetz sent me this photo of the Director himself reading my reception report.

Radio Paisa is my MW QSL #50 from Colombia.

WRVC Huntington WV 930

KCAP Helena MT 1340

KCAP was heard in Kongsfjord on November 9. Today I received a short email from Dewey Bruce confirming my reception.

KOUU Pocatello ID 1290

Thursday 10 December 2009

Monday 7 December 2009

WZFG Dilworth MN 1100

Program Director Dustin Moore kindly confirmed my December 4 reception of this most wanted station. Thank you, Dustin!

Thursday 26 November 2009

Thursday 12 November 2009

Wednesday 11 November 2009

Saturday 7 November 2009

Wednesday 4 November 2009

Sunday 25 October 2009

Saturday 24 October 2009

WWBC Cocoa FL 1510

I was examining 1510 for signals from WWSM on October 17. I didn't hear the Pennsylvania station, but at 2238z a Christian station surfaced with a clear “… 1510 AM WWBC and 102.7 …” identification. Today I received a very nice email from Ray Kassis, President.
WWBC is a daytimer, and Ray writes: "WWBC transmitts with 50 KW daytime and 25 KW two hours before local sunset. I believe you heard the station running 25 KW".
The station was heard from the listening post at Kalvøya, Smøla. Thanks for a most welcome verification, Ray! And thanks to Arild Skalmeraas for crucial information.

Friday 23 October 2009

CKTB St.Catharines ON 610

I still miss a lot of the stations from Ontario low in the AM band. Got CKGL-570 last season, and on October 20 CKTB finally was heard as well. Check!
Thanks to Joe Gurney, Chief Engineer, for a kind confirmation.

Thursday 22 October 2009

WVNA Tuscumbia AL 1590

WVNA was heard with a enjoyable signal on KONG19 in the morning of October 17, with a promo for the University of Alabama and a “AM 1590 WVNA …” identification a minute before the top of the hour. Thanks a lot to Jeffrey Vaughn for a kind and most welcome verification! Only my second QSL from Alabama after 30 years as a NA DX'er.

LU15 Radio Viedma, Viedma RN 800

Finally also LU15 Radio Viedma replied! This station turned out to be a hard one, but today I received a very nice email from Valeria Rébora with a confirmation of my July 23 reception.
The second station from Argentina on 800 kHz this summer. Viedma is the capital of the province of Río Negro "al norte de la Patagonia".

Wednesday 21 October 2009

KZDC San Antonio TX 1250

Heard during KONG17 two years ago and hard to get a verification from, but today I finally succeeded. Check! Thanks to Alberto Alegre for the confirmation.

Tuesday 20 October 2009

ZYK736 Rádio Terra AM, Osasco SP 1330

Rádio Terra AM was heard on August 3, and after some time I received an email from Samuel Gonçalves confirming my reception today. Muito obrigado!

KWKH Shreveport LA 1130

Thanks to Gary McCoy for my first verification from a station heard here on the KONG19 DXpedition! Another QSL from one of my favourite states was most welcome, and this particular station had been on my most wanted list for some time.

Wednesday 14 October 2009

CMAP Radio Guamá, San Luis 990

August 16 was the date for the reception of Radio Guamaá on 990 kHz, and today an email from Lázara Avila confirmed my reception.

Tuesday 13 October 2009

L..... Concepto AM, Capital Federal CF 1050

August 3 was a great day for hearing South Americans, and one of the new stations was Concepto AM surfacing on 1050 kHz, where both SODRE and LV27 Radio San Francisco are far more common. The station has a web page at www.conceptoam.com.ar
My QSL #100 from Latin America in 2009!

ZYH519 Rádio Novo Tempo, Salvador BA 920

Wednesday 7 October 2009

LV24 Radio Río Tunuyán, Tunuyán ME 1320

HJAH Emisora Atlantico, Barranquilla 1070

This afternoon I received an email from Ramiro Alfonso Jiménez, confirming my reception of Emisora Atlantico in the nicest possible way. Muchas gracias!
Thanks also to Jan Edh for providing the necessary information.

WAEL Radio 600, Mayagüez 600

I heard WAEL Radio 600 AM for the first time on October 2, 2005 - a great weekend for DX at Smøla. I had given up receiving a verification, but a reminder last night gave me this pleasant surprise this morning!
Things have happened to this station since I heard them, allow me to quote mr. Luis Pirallo: "Esa frecuencia hace casi tres años pertenece a otra compañia (Univision). Las nuevas siglas (call letters) son W Y E L. Nosotros seguimos operando una estacion de radio FM (WAEL FM) en la frecuencia de 96.1 mhz."

Monday 5 October 2009

WHJJ Providence RI 920

WXNI Westerly RI 1230

This station was a great surprise on October 1, heard with a fair signal on the top of the hour. They are Rhode Island's National Public Radio, and run the same program as WRNI 1290 and 102.7. See wrni.org for details, and please do support National Public Radio!
Thanks to Robert Seay for the confirmation.

Thursday 1 October 2009

WELY Ely MN 1450

Brett Ross, Program Director, kindly confirmed my March 7 2009 reception of WELY, End of the Road Radio.
They faded up with a fair "W-E-L-Y" at 10.00 UTC this day, out of the blue and into the black. Thanks, Brett!

HO... La Voz de la Esperanza, Panamá 1560

One of my main targets for this season was fulfilled when I heard Radio Adventista "La Voz de la Esperanza" on March 22, and it was completed today when I received an email confirmation from Pr. Eliecer Lara, Director. Muchas gracias!

Tuesday 29 September 2009

HCFA2 Radio Tropicana, Guayaquil 540

A great station, finally heard on September 29. They had been on my liste since OJ Sagdahl heard them earlier this year. A nice email from Otto Sonnenholzner Sper came quickly and confirmed my reception.

Monday 28 September 2009

Thursday 24 September 2009

Celtic Music Radio, Glasgow 1530

I stopped collecting verifications from Euopean stations many years ago, but I couldn't resist sending a reception report to Glasgow after the superb reception quality Celtic Music Radio had on December 23 last year. My first European QSL in decades, but I loved the music they played!

Wednesday 23 September 2009

YNRM Radio Maranatha, Managua 1440

On of the great events this summer was hearing Radio Maratha on August 11 - my first station from Nicaragua on mediumwave ever!

Thank you so much for confirming my reception, Samuel Duarte!

Thanks also to OJ Sagdahl for help with this one too.

WTKS Savannah GA 1290

CJVA Caraquet NB 810