longwave ndb logs, aug-sep 2015

Here's a small collection of non-directional beacons logged in August-September, 2015 from Northern California. I used my Eton E5 and Sony ICF SW7600GR receivers for these receptions.

Logs

223 "YKA-" (Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; 900 mi)
236 "YZA" (Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada; 885 mi)
251 "YCD-" (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; 800 mi)
290 "YYF-" (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; 825 mi)
326 "DC-" (Princeton, British Columbia, Canada; 815 mi)
332 "XH-" (Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; 1030 mi)
335 "CC" (Concord, California; 36 mi) ** logged daytime and nighttime
335 "CVP" (150 w; Helena, Montana; 810 mi)
338 "RYN" (400 w; Tucson, AZ; 750 mi)
344 "FCH" (400 w; Fresno, California; 159 mi) ** logged daytime and nighttime
344 "XX-" (50 w; Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; 785 mi)
350 "NY-" (Enderby, British Columbia, Canada; 920 mi)
359 "BO" (400 w; Boise, Idaho; 535 mi)
368 "SX-" (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada; 900 mi)
368 "ZP-" (Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada; 1175 mi)
371 "ITU" (100 w; Great Falls, Montana; 880 mi)
374 "EX-" (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; 855 mi)
374 "LV" (25 w; Livermore, California; 41 mi) ** logged daytime and nighttime
378 "OT" (North Bend, Oregon; 405 mi)
385 "WL-" (Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada; 1015 mi)
397 "SB" (San Bernardino, California; 370 mi)
400 "QQ-" (Comox, British Columbia, Canada; 855 mi)
404 "MOG" (100 w; Montague, California; 285 mi)
408 "MW" (Moses Lake, Washington; 690 mi)

Sources

• http://www.airnav.com/
• http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
• http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-directional_beacon

all-time longwave logs

Logged from the San Francisco bay area:

223 "YKA-" (Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; 900 mi)
236 "YZA-" (Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada; 885 mi)
251 "YCD-" (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; 800 mi)

290 "YYF-" (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; 825 mi)

326 "DC-" (Princeton, British Columbia, Canada; 815 mi)
332 "LBH" (Blue Lake / Portland, Oregon; 540 mi)
332 "XH-" (Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; 1030 mi)
335 "CC" (Concord, California; 36 mi) ** logged daytime and nighttime
335 "CVP" (150 w; Helena, Montana; 810 mi)
338 "RYN" (400 w; Tucson, AZ; 750 mi)
344 "FCH" (Fresno, California; 159 mi) ** logged daytime and nighttime
344 "XX-" (50 w; Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; 785 mi)
350 "NY-" (Enderby, British Columbia, Canada; 920 mi)
359 "BO" (Boise, Idaho; 535 mi)
368 "SX-" (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada; 900 mi)
368 "ZP-" (Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada; 1175 mi)
371 "ITU" (100 w; Great Falls, Montana; 880 mi)
374 "EX-" (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; 855 mi)
374 "LV" (25 w; Livermore, California; 41 mi)  ** logged daytime and nighttime
378 "OT" (North Bend, Oregon; 405 mi)
385 "WL-" (Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada; 1015 mi)
397 "SB" (San Bernardino, California; 370 mi)
400 "QQ-" (Comox, British Columbia, Canada; 855 mi)
404 "MOG" (100 w; Montague, California; 285 mi)
408 "MW" (Moses Lake, Washington; 690 mi)
411 "RD" (Redmond, Oregon; 475 mi)

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Logged from the Watertown, NY area:


216 "CLB" (Wilmington, North Carolina; 685 mi)
236 "OW" (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 75 mi)
248 "UL" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 150 mi)
257 "GTB" (Fort Drum, New York; 20 mi)
263 "YGK" (Kingston, Ontario, Canada; 35 mi)
272 "YQA" (Muskola, Ontario, Canada; 185 mi)
278 "NM" (Matagami, Quebec, Canada; 450 mi)
289 "YLQ" (La Tuque, Quebec, Canada; 280 mi)
303 "YPP" (Parent, Quebec, Canada; 280 mi)
317 "ZMX" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 150 mi)
326 "VV" (Wiarton, Ontario, Canada; 250 mi)
329 "YHN" (Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada; 550 mi)
332 "YFM" (Lagrande 4 Baie-James, Quebec, Canada; 700 mi)
334 "YSH" (Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada; 60 mi)
335 "YLD" (Chapleau, Ontario, Canada; 550 mi)
340 "YY" (Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada; 480 mi)
341 "YYU" (Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada; 485 mi)
351 "YKQ" (Fort Rupert, Quebec, Canada; 550 mi)
362 "SB" (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; 300 mi)
366 "YMW" (Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada; 160 mi)
371 "GW" (Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada; 780 mi)
373 "2Q" (Mont Laurier, Quebec, Canada; 175 mi)
378 "RJ" (Roberval, Quebec, Canada; 360 mi)
382 "YPL" (Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada; 840 mi)
391 "3B" (Brockville, Ontario, Canada; 40 mi)
392 "ML" (Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada; 400 mi)
400 "PTD" (Potsdam, New York; 60 mi)
401 "YPO" (Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada; 870 mi)
407 "ZHU" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 150 mi)
409 "YTA" (Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; 140 mi)
414 "3U" (Gatineau, Ontario, Canada; 100 mi)

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california longwave logs october 2013

I visited one of my Northern California outdoor listening locations in October 2013 where the temperature was 45F (7C). With the help of my Eton E5 receiver, I picked up some new longwave beacons. I also logged a few more from the comfort of my home.

290 -.--    -.--    .-.. longdash "YYF" (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; 825 mi)
326 -..   -.-. longdash "DC" (Princeton, British Columbia, Canada; 815 mi)
332 .-..   -...   .... "LBH" (Blue Lake / Portland, Oregon; 540 mi)
344 -..-   -..- longdash "XX" (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; 785 mi)
350 -.   -.--   longdash "NY" (Enderby, British Columbia, Canada; 920 mi)
359 -...   --- "BO" (Boise, Idaho; 535 mi)
368 ...   -.--   longdash "SX" (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada; 900 mi)
368 --..   .--.   longdash" ZP" (Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada; 1175 mi)
385 .--   .-..   longdash "WL" (Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada; 1015 mi)
397 ...   -... "SB" (San Bernardino, California; 370 mi)
400 --.-   --.-   longdash "QQ" (Comox, British Columbia, Canada; 855 mi)
408 --   .-- "MW" (Moses Lake, Washington; 690 mi)
411 .-.   -.. "RD" (Redmond, Oregon; 475 mi)

Frequencies and locations confirmed with the LW Radio Beacons page. Distances determined with City Distance Calculator.

upstate ny mediumwave logs, oct 2013

During an October 2013 trip to upstate New York, my Eton E5 was along for the ride. The trip was brief, but it was a great listening location and I had plenty of late-night time to myself. I was close to identifying another handful of stations, but simply ran out of time. I logged exactly 100 mediumwave stations covering 24 US states, Washington DC, and four Canadian provinces.

Confirmed stations:

550: WGR (5 kW; Buffalo, NY; 170 mi)
560: CFOS (7.5 kW day / 1 kW night; Owen Sound, ON, Canada; 250 mi)
570: WSYR (5 kW; Syracuse, NY; 70 mi)
580: CFRA (50 kW day / 10 kW night; Ottawa, ON, Canada; 100 mi)
590: VOCM (20 kW; St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; 1140 mi)
590: CJCL (50 kW; Toronto, ON, Canada; 180 mi)
600: CKAT (10 kW day / 5 kW night; North Bay, ON, Canada; 235 mi)
610: WIP (5 kW; Philadelphia, PA; 285 mi)
620: WHEN (5 kW day / 1 kW night; Syracuse, NY; 70 mi)
630: WMAL (10 kW day / 5 kW night; Washington DC; 360 mi)
630: WPRO (5 kW; Providence, RI; 270 mi)
640: CFMJ (50 kW; Richmond Hill, ON, Canada; 180 mi)
650: WSM (50 kW; Nashville, TN; 795 mi)
660: WFAN (50 kW; New York, NY; 245 mi)
670: WSCR (50 kW; Chicago, IL; 620 mi)
680: CFTR (50 kW; Toronto, ON, Canada; 180 mi)
690: CKGM (50 kW; Montreal, QC, Canada; 150 mi)
700: WLW (50 kW; Cincinnati, OH; 560 mi)
710: WOR (50 kW; New York, NY; 245 mi)
720: WGN (50 kW; Chicago, IL; 620 mi)
730: CKAC (50 kW; Montreal, QC, Canada; 150 mi)
740: CFZM (50 kW; Toronto, ON, Canada; 180 mi)
750: WSB (50 kW; Atlanta, GA; 840 mi)
760: WJR (50 kW; Detroit, MI; 385 mi)
770: WABC (50 kW; New York, NY; 245 mi)
780: WBBM (50 kW; Chicago, IL; 620 mi)
790: WTNY (1 kW; Watertown, NY; 0 mi)
800: CJBQ (10 kW; Belleville, ON, Canada; 75 mi)
810: WGY (50 kW; Schenectady, NY; 125 mi)
820: CHAM (50 kW day / 10 kW night; Hamilton, ON, Canada; 205 mi)
830: WCCO (50 kW; Minneapolis, MN; 870 mi)
840: WHAS (50 kW; Louisville, KY; 650 mi)
850: WYLF (1 kW day / 45 w night; Penn Yan, NY; 110 mi)
850: WKNR (50 kW day / 4.7 kW night; Cleveland, OH; 345 mi)
870: WHCU (5 kW day / 1 kW night; Ithaca, NY; 115 mi)
870: WWL (50 kW; New Orleans, LA; 1245 mi)
880: WCBS (50 kW; New York, NY; 245 mi)
890: WLS (50 kW; Chicago, IL; 620 mi)
900: WBRV (1 kW day / 52 w night; Boonville, NY; 45 mi)
900: CHML (50 kW; Hamilton, ON, Canada; 205 mi)
910: WSBA (5 kW day / 1 kW night; York, PA; 285 mi)
920: WHJJ (5 kW; Providence, RI; 270 mi)
920: CKNX (10 kW day / 1 kW night; Wingham, ON, Canada; 270 mi)
930: CFBC (50 kW; Saint John, NB, Canada; 490 mi)
930: WBEN (5 kW; Buffalo, NY; 170 mi)
950: WIBX (5 kW; Utica, NY; 70 mi)
960: WEAV (5 kW; Plattsburgh, NY; 125 mi)
970: WNYM (50 kW day / 5 kW night; Hackensack, NJ; 235 mi)
980: CFPL (10 kW day / 5 kW night; London, ON, Canada; 280 mi)
990: WDCX (5 kW day / 2.5 kW night; Rochester, NY; 105 mi)
990: WNTP (50 kW day / 10 kW night; Philadelphia, PA; 285 mi)
1000: WMVP (50 kW; Chicago, IL; 620 mi)
1010: WINS (50 kW; New York, NY; 245 mi)
1020: KDKA (50 kW; Pittsburgh, PA; 325 mi)
1030: WBZ (50 kW; Boston, MA; 265 mi)
1040: WHO (50 kW; Des Moines, IA; 915 mi)
1050: WSEN (2.5 kW day / 19 w night; Baldwinsville, NY; 65 mi)
1060: KYW (50 kW; Philadelphia, PA; 285 mi)
1070: CHOK (10 kW; Sarnia, ON, Canada; 335 mi)
1080: WTIC (50 kW; Hartford, CT; 220 mi)
1090: WBAL (50 kW; Baltimore, MD; 330 mi)
1100: WTAM (50 kW; Cleveland, OH; 345 mi)
1110: WBT (50 kW; Charlotte, NC; 665 mi)
1120: KMOX (50 kW; St. Louis, MO; 835 mi)
1130: WBBR (50 kW; New York, NY; 245 mi)
1140: WRVA (50 kW; Richmond, VA; 455 mi)
1150: CKOC (50 kW; Hamilton, ON, Canada; 205 mi)
1170: WWVA (50 kW; Wheeling, West Virginia; 365 mi)
1180: WHAM (50 kW; Rochester, NY; 105 mi)
1190: WLIB (10 kW day / 30 kW night; New York, NY; 245 mi)
1190: WOWO (50 kW day / 9.8 kW night; Fort Wayne, IN; 515 mi)
1200: WTLA (1 kW; North Syracuse, NY; 65 mi)
1210: WPHT (50 kW; Philadelphia, PA; 285 mi)
1240: WATN (1 kW; Watertown, NY; 0 mi)
1250: CJYE (10 kW day / 5 kW night; Oakville, ON, Canada; 195 mi)
1260: WSKO (5 kW; Syracuse, NY; 70 mi)
1290: WNBF (9.3 kW day / 5 kW night; Binghamton, NY; 130 mi)
1290: WKBK (5 kW; Keene, NH; 190 mi)
1310: CIWW (50 kW; Ottawa, ON, Canada; 100 mi)
1320: WILS (25 kW day / 1.9 kW night; Lansing, MI; 450 mi)
1340: WMSA (910 w; Massena, NY; 80 mi)
1390: WEGP (25 kW day / 10 kW night; Presque Isle, ME; 420 mi)
1390: WCAT (5 kW; Burlington, VT; 130 mi)
1400: WSLB (1 kW; Ogdensburg, NY; 50 mi)
1410: WNER (3.5 kW day / 58 w night; Watertown, NY; 0 mi)
1420: WHK (5 kW; Cleveland, OH; 345 mi)
1420: WLNA (5 kW day / 1 kW night; Peekskill, NY; 210 mi)
1470: WPDM (1 kW day / 44 w night; Potsdam, NY; 60 mi)
1480: WLEA (2.5 kW day / 20 w night; Hornell, NY; 145 mi)
1500: WFED (50 kW; Washington DC; 360 mi)
1520: WWKB (50 kW; Buffalo, NY; 170 mi)
1530: WCKY (50 kW; Cincinnati, OH; 560 mi)
1540: KXEL (50 kW; Waterloo, IA; 835 mi)
1580: CKDO (10 kW; Oshawa, ON, Canada; 150 mi)
1590: WAKR (5 kW; Akron, OH; 350 mi)
1610: CHHA (10 kW day / 1 kW night; Toronto, ON, Canada; 180 mi)
1630: KCJJ (10 kW day / 1 kW night; Iowa City, IA; 810 mi)
1690: CHTO (1 kW; Toronto, ON, Canada; 180 mi)
1690: CJLO (1 kW; Montreal, QC, Canada; 150 mi)
1700: KBGG (10 kW day / 1 kW night; Des Moines, Iowa; 915 mi)


Distant stations (500+ miles): 

• WOWO (Fort Wayne, IN; 515 mi)
• WLW (Cincinnati, OH; 560 mi)
• WBBM, WGN, WLS, WMVP, WSCR (Chicago, IL; 620 mi)
• WHAS (Louisville, KY; 650 mi)
• WBT (Charlotte, NC; 665 mi)
• WSM (Nashville, TN; 795 mi)
• KCJJ (Iowa City, IA; 810 mi)
• KXEL (Waterloo, IA; 835 mi)
• KMOX (St. Louis, MO; 835 mi)
• WSB (Atlanta, GA; 840 mi)
• WCCO (Minneapolis, MN; 870 mi)
• KBGG, WHO (Des Moines, IA; 915 mi)
• VOCM (St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; 1140 mi)
• WWL (New Orleans, LA; 1245 mi)

States and Provinces:

• New York
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
• Michigan
• Ohio
• Minnesota
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Missouri
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Maryland
• Washington D.C.
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Ontario, Canada
• Quebec, Canada
• New Brunswick, Canada
• Newfoundland, Canada

Reception coverage

Alternate ID methods (when the callsign was not heard):

• CJCL "sportsnet 590 the fan"
• WIP "CBS sportsradio 610"
• WSCR "Chicago CBS Sportsradio"
• CFTR "680news.com"
• CKAC "radio circulation"
• CHAM "funny 820"
• WBRV "the blizzard"
• WHJJ "news radio 920"
• WEAV "960 the zone"
• WNYM "am 970 the answer"
• CFPL "am980.ca"
• WSKO "score 1260"
• WCAT "Cruisin 93.7" "Burlington"
• WHK "Ohio, am 1420 the answer"
• WWKB "western new york" "espn 1520"

Unique:

• VOCM is one of only four Canadian radio stations with a VO callsign prefix.
• KDKA is (depending on who you ask) the world's first commercial radio station
• WLIB night power is 3x day power

Quotes / songs:

• "Take these broken wings, and learn to fly again..." (host on WSKO)
• "Facebook and twitter are available. We both have smart phones."
• "Nothing's gonna stop us now" - Starship
• "Long run" - Don Henley
• "Everybody wants five inches!" (talking about snow)
• "It's across the continent in Los Angeles." (hockey game)
• "Is diluted bitumen corrosive?"
• "...on the ones, at one, eleven, twenty one, thirty one, forty one, and fifty one minutes past each hour."
• "They're gonna love me, they're gonna hate me, but I'm gonna be me."
• "Eli Manning has thrown 12 interceptions."
• "You now have permission to sing off-key." (WCAT)
• "I was the one in my house who would say, okay everyone, let's go to church!"
• "This is what defense lawyers do in cases like this."
• "They can't get a ten-day forecast right to save their lives."

mediumwave logs, autumn 2006

My first attempt at mediumwave DX was in April 2006, when I logged 89 stations with my Tecsun BCL-2000. I just completed another round, during November and the first half of December 2006. Using three of my radios and more favorable conditions, I logged 126 stations.

My previous list of logged mediumwave stations provided a starter guide. Once I picked up a signal, I stayed with it until I verified the callsign or station slogan, or I found an online audio stream to compare against. After logging a good number of stations, I wrote a station wishlist on an index card to guide me to the more important/likely frequencies. That list included nearby stations and some further-away stations that I expected to get. That helped me identify at least 15 more stations.

Some of the stations that I logged for the first time are located in:
Boise, Idaho
Mesa, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Portland, Oregon
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Reno, Nevada
Seattle, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Alas, nothing from Alaska, Hawaii, or Texas. First-time logs are listed with (New).

540: CBK (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) 50 kW (New)
550: KOAC (Corvallis, OR) 5 kW (New)
560: KSFO (San Francisco, CA) 5 kW
570: KVI (Seattle, WA) 5 kW (New)
580: KMJ (Fresno, CA) 50 kW
590: KUGN (Eugene, OR) 5 kW
600: KOGO (San Diego, CA) 5 kW
610: KEAR (Berkeley, CA) 5 kW
620: KPOJ (Portland, OR) 25 kW day, 10 kW night (New)
630: KIDD (Monterey, CA) 1 kW
630: KPLY (Reno, NV) 5 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
640: KFI (Los Angeles, CA) 50 kW
650: KSTE (Rancho Cordova, CA) 21.4 kW day, 0.92 kW night
660: KTNN (Window Rock, AZ) 50 kW
670: KBOI (Boise, ID) 50 kW (New)
680: KNBR (San Francisco, CA) 50 kW
690: CBU / CBC Radio One (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 50 kW
700: KXLX (Spokane, WA) 10 kW day, 0.6 kW night (New)
710: KFIA (Sacramento, CA) 25 kW day, 1 kW night
710: KIRO (Seattle, WA) 50 kW (New)
720: KDWN (Las Vegas, NV) 50 kW
730: CHMJ (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 50 kW (New)
740: KCBS (San Francisco, CA) 50 kW
750: KHWG (Fallon, NV) 7.5 kW day, 0.25 kW night (New)
750: KOAL (Price, UT) 10 kW day, 6.8 kW night
750: KXL (Portland, OR) 50 kW day, 20 kW night
760: KFMB (San Diego, CA) 5 kW day, 50 kW night
770: KKOB (Albuquerque, NM) 50 kW
770: KCBC (Riverbank, CA) 50 kW day, 1 kW night
780: KKOH (Reno, NV) 50 kW
790: KABC (Los Angeles, CA) 5 kW
790: KFPT (Clovis, CA) 5 kW day, 2.5 kW night (New)
790: KWSW (Eureka, CA) 5 kW day, 0.11 kW night (New)
810: KGO (San Francisco, CA) 50 kW
830: KNCO (Grass Valley, CA) 5 kW
840: KMPH (San Francisco, CA) what a lame signal! - 5 kW (New)
850: KOA (Denver, CO) 50 kW
860: CFPR (Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada) 10 kW day, 2.5 kW night (New)
870: KRLA (Glendale, CA) 20 kW day, 3 kW night
870: WWL (New Orleans, LA) 50 kW
880: KKMC (Salinas, CA) 10 kW
890: KDXU (St. George, UT) 10 kW
900: CKMO (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) 10 kW (New)
900: KBIF (Fresno, CA) 1 kW day, 0.5 kW night (New)
910: KNEW (Oakland, CA) 20 kW day, 5 kW night
920: KIHM (Reno, NV) 4.6 kW day, 0.85 kW night
920: KVIN (Ceres, CA) 0.5 kW day, 2.5 kW night (New)
920: KXLY (Spokane, WA) 20 kW day, 5 kW night (New)
930: KSEI (Pocatello, ID) 5 kW (New)
940: KWRU (Visalia, CA) 50 kW
950: KAHI (Auburn, CA) 5 kW
960: KQKE (Oakland, CA) 5 kW
970: KCMD (Portland, OR) 5 kW (New)
980: CKNW (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 50 kW (New)
980: KFWB (Los Angeles, CA) 5 kW
990: KATD (Pittsburg, CA) 5 kW
1000: KOMO (Seattle, WA) 50 kW
1010: KIQI (San Francisco, CA) 10 kW day, 0.5 kW night
1030: KTWO (Casper, WY) 50 kW
1050: KTCT (San Francisco, CA) 50 kW
1070: KNX (Los Angeles, CA) 50 kW
1080: KFXX (Portland, OR) 50 kW day, 10 kW night (New)
1080: KSCO (Santa Cruz, CA) 10 kW day, 5 kW night
1090: XEPRS (Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico) 50 kW
1100: KFAX (San Francisco, CA) 50 kW
1110: KDIS (Pasadena, CA) 50 kW day, 20 kW night (New)
1120: KPNW (Eugene, OR) 50 kW
1120: KZSJ (San Martin, CA) 5 kW day, 0.15 kW night
1130: CKWX (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 50 kW (New)
1130: KRDU (Dinuba, CA) 5 kW day, 6.2 kW night
1140: KHTK (Sacramento, CA) 50 kW
1150: KTLK (Los Angeles, CA) 50 kW day, 44 kW night
1160: KSL (Salt Lake City, UT) 50 kW
1170: KLOK (San Jose, CA) 50 kW day, 5 kW night
1180: KERI (Bakersfield, CA) 50 kW day, 10 kW night
1190: KEX (Portland, OR) 50 kW
1190: KDYA (Vallejo, CA) 1 kW day only
1200: KYAA Radio Humsafar (Soquel, CA) 25 kW day, 10 kW night
1220: KNTS (Palo Alto, CA) 50 kW
1230: KPRL (Paso Robles, CA) 1 kW (New)
1240: KSUE (Susanville, CA) 1 kW (New)
1260: KOIT (San Francisco, CA) 5 kW day, 1 kW night (same signal is carried on FM 96.5 mhz)
1270: KBZZ (Sparks, NV) 13 kW day, 5 kW night
1280: KXTK (Arroyo Grande, CA) 10 kW day, 2.5 kW night
1290: KAZA (Gilroy, CA) 5 kW day, 0.088 kW night
1300: KCMY (Carson City, NV) 5 kW day, 0.5 kW night (New)
1310: KMKY (Oakland, CA) 5 kW
1320: KCTC (Sacramento, CA) 5 kW (New)
1330: KLBS (Los Banos, CA) 0.42 kW day, 5 kW night (New)
1340: KYNS (San Luis Obispo, CA) 0.79 kW (New)
1350: KSRO (Santa Rosa, CA) 5 kW
1360: KFIV (Modesto, CA) 5 kW
1370: KZSF (San Jose, CA) 5 kW
1380: KTKZ (Sacramento, CA) 5 kW (New)
1390: KLTX (Long Beach, CA) 5 kW day, 3.6 kW night (New)
1400: KVTO (Berkeley, CA) 1 kW
1410: KERN (Bakersfield, CA) 1 kW
1420: KSTN (Stockton, CA) 5 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1430: KFIG (Fresno, CA) 5 kW
1440: KVON (Napa, CA) 5 kW day, 1 kW night
1440: KINF (Santa Maria, CA) 5 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1450: KEST (San Francisco, CA) 1 kW
1460: KABL (Salinas, CA) 10 kW (New)
1470: KIID (Sacramento, CA) 5 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1470: KUTY (Palmdale, CA) 5 kW (New)
1480: KYOS (Merced, CA) 5 kW
1490: KTOB (Petaluma, CA) 1 kW
1500: KSJX (San Jose, CA) 10 kW day, 5 kW night
1510: KFNN (Mesa, AZ) 22 kW day, 0.1 kW night (New)
1510: KGA (Spokane, WA) 50 kW (New)
1510: KPIG (Piedmont, CA) 8 kW day, 0.23 kW night
1520: KVTA (Port Hueneme, CA) 10 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1530: KFBK (Sacramento, CA) 50 kW
1540: KMPC The Ticket (Los Angeles, CA) 50 kW
1550: KYCY/KYOU radio (San Francisco, CA) 10 kW
1560: KNZR (Bakersfield, CA) 25 kW day, 10 kW night
1580: KMIK (Phoenix, AZ) 50 kW (New)
1590: KLIV (San Jose, CA) 5 kW
1600: KUBA (Yuba City, CA) 5 kW day, 2.5 kW night
1620: KSMH (Sacramento, CA) 10 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1640: KDIA (Vallejo, CA) 10 kW day, 1 kW night
1650: KFOX (Torrance, CA) 10 kW day, 0.49 kW night (New)
1670: KNRO (Redding, CA) 10 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1680: KAVT (Fresno, CA) 10 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1690: KFSG (Roseville, CA) 10 kW day, 1 kW night (New)
1700: XEPE (Tecate, Baja California, Mexico) ?? kW

This time, I only had a few empty frequencies: 530, 800, 820, 1020, 1040, 1060, 1210, 1250, 1570, 1610, 1630, 1660.

There were two stations that I believe I heard, but was unable to confirm:

780: KAZM (Sedona, AZ) 5 kW day, 0.25 kW night
1480: something near Missouri. Before local sunrise on December 16, I heard a commercial for "Max Motors", a car dealer located in Missouri, on 1480 khz. The web address provided in this commercial was max71.com.

I also did not attempt to identify several distant broadcasts that were in Spanish.

Sources:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/affiliates/aa.html
http://www.ac6v.com/clearam.htm
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html
http://theradiosource.com/articles-news-ears-across-america.htm
http://www.ontheradio.net/
http://www.radio-locator.com/

[Note: I will add station links at a later time. Time to pack for my trip...]

mediumwave logs, april 2006

I recently purchased a red Tecsun BCL-2000, which is the Chinese version of the Grundig S350. Although it receives part of the shortwave spectrum, it earns its keep for its strength in AM and FM reception.

Here's my list of received mediumwave stations with the BCL-2000. Frequencies above 1640 khz were received with my SW7600GR because the BCL-2000 doesn't reach that high. I used the radios themselves without additional antennas.

First I identified stations by contents and best-guesses with some FCC lookups. Then I confirmed the stations on subsequent receptions by listening for IDs and call letters.

There's more I could do, but identifications were becoming harder and harder. And I want to put this project to rest for now!

I verified 89 stations during April 2006:

560 khz: KSFO 560 Talk Radio (San Francisco, California; 5 kW)
580 khz: KMJ (Fresno, California; 50 kW)
590 khz: KUGN (Eugene, Oregon; 5 kW)
600 khz: KOGO News Radio 600 (San Diego, California; 5 kW)
610 khz: KEAR Family Radio (Berkeley, California; 5 kW)
630 khz: KIDD Magic 63 (Monterey, California; 1 kW)
640 khz: KFI More Stimulating Talk Radio (Los Angeles, California; 50 kW)
650 khz: KSTE Talk 650 (Rancho Cordova, California; 21.4 kW daytime, 0.92 kW nighttime)
660 khz: KTNN The Voice of the Navajo Nation (Window Rock, Arizona; 50 kW)
680 khz: KNBR 680 The Sports Leader (San Francisco, California; 50 kW)
690 khz: CBU: CBC Radio One (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; 50 kW)
710 khz: KFIA (Sacramento, California; 25 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
720 khz: KDWN (Las Vegas, NV; 50kW)
740 khz: KCBS All News 740 (San Francisco, California; 50 kW)
750 khz: KOAL (Price, Utah; 10 kW daytime, 6.8 kW nighttime)
750 khz: KXL Newsradio (Portland, Oregon; 50 kW daytime, 20 kW nighttime)
760 khz: KFMB (San Diego, California; 5 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
770 khz: KKOB News Radio (Albuquerque, New Mexico; 50 kW)
770 khz: KTTH Newsradio 770 (Seattle, Washington; 50 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
770 khz: KCBC (Riverbank, California; 50 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
780 khz: KKOH News Talk (Reno, Nevada; 50 kW)
790 khz: KABC Talk Radio (Los Angeles, California; 5 kW)
810 khz: KGO News Talk (San Francisco, California; 50 kW)
830 khz: KNCO News Talk (Grass Valley, California; 5 kW)
840 khz: KXNT (Las Vegas, Nevada; 50 kW daytime, 25 kW nighttime)
840 khz: WBEX (local traffic advisory transmitter) (Belvedere, California; ???)
850 khz: KOA Newsradio (Denver, Colorado; 50 kW)
860 khz: KTRB (Modesto, California; 50 kW) [Update, 04 Nov 2006, from ktrb860.com: "KTRB is silent after 73 years serving Modesto. We're moving to San Francisco. Now under construction."]
870 khz: WWL (New Orleans, Louisiana; 50 kW)
870 khz: KRLA News Talk 870 (Glendale, California; 20 kW daytime, 3 kW nighttime)
880 khz: KKMC (Salinas, California; 10 kW)
890 khz: KDXU (St. George, Utah; 10 kW)
910 khz: KNEW Talk 910 (Oakland, California; 20 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
920 khz: KIHM Immaculate Heart Radio (Reno, Nevada; 4.6 kW daytime, 0.85 kW nighttime)
940 khz: KWRU (Fresno, California; 50 kW)
950 khz: KAHI (Auburn, California; 5 kW)
960 khz: KQKE The Quake (Oakland, California; 5 kW)
980 khz: KFWB (Los Angeles, California; 5 kW)
990 khz: KTMS (Santa Barbara, California; 5 kW)
990 khz: KATD (Pittsburg, California; 5 kW)
1000 khz: KOMO 1000 (Seattle, Washington; 50 kW)
1010 khz: KIQI (San Francisco, California; kW) - spanish [Update, 04 Nov 2006: Radio Unica]
1030 khz: KTWO (Casper, Wyoming; 50 kW)
1050 khz: KTCT 1050 The Sports Leader (San Francisco, California; 50 kW)
1070 khz: KNX news radio (Los Angeles, California; 50 kW)
1080 khz: KSCO Talk Back Radio (Santa Cruz, California; 10 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
1090 khz: XEPRS XX Sports Radio (Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico; 50 kW)
1100 khz: KFAX (San Francisco, California; 50 kW) <-- 1090="" 1110="" and="" both="" br="" interfere="" losers="" with="">1120 khz: KZSJ (San Martin, California; 5 kW daytime, 0.15 kW nighttime)
1120 khz: KPNW (Eugene, Oregon; 50 kW)
1130 khz: KRDU (Dinuba, California; 5 kW daytime, 6.2 kW nighttime)
1140 khz: KHTK Sports 1140 (Sacramento, California; 50 kW)
1150 khz: KTLK Progressive Talk (Los Angeles, California; 50 kW daytime, 44 kW nighttime)
1160 khz: KSL Newsradio (Salt Lake City, Utah; 50 kW)
1170 khz: KLOK (San Jose, California; 50 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
1180 khz: KERI (Bakersfield, California; 50 kW daytime, 10 kW nighttime)
1190 khz: KEX NewsRadio (Portland, Oregon; 50 kW)
1190 khz: KDYA Gospel 1190 AM The Light (Vallejo, California; 1 kW daytime)
1200 khz: KYAA Radio Humsafar (Soquel, California; 25 kW daytime, 10 kW nighttime)
1220 khz: KNTS (Palo Alto, California; 50 kW)
1230 khz: KWG (Stockton, California; 0.9 kW)
1240 khz: KSON (San Diego, California; 1 kW)
1260 khz: KOIT (San Francisco, California; 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime) (also on FM: 96.5 MHz)
1270 khz: KBZZ The Buzz (Sparks, Nevada; 13 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
1280 khz: KXTK ESPN Radio (Arroyo Grande, California; 10 kW daytime, 2.5 kW nighttime)
1290 khz: KAZA (Gilroy, California; 5 kW daytime (0.088 kW nighttime plan))
1310 khz: KMKY Radio Disney (Oakland, California; 5 kW)
1340 khz: KEWE (Oroville, California; 1 kW)
1350 khz: KSRO Newstalk 1350 (Santa Rosa, California; 5 kW)
1360 khz: KFIV News Talk 1360 (Modesto, California; 5 kW)
1370 khz: KZSF (San Jose, California; 5 kW)
1400 khz: KVTO Voice of the Orient (Berkeley, California; 1 kW)
1410 khz: KERN (Bakersfield, California; 1 kW)
1430 khz: KFIG ESPN Radio (Fresno, California; 5 kW)
1440 khz: KVON (Napa, California; 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
1450 khz: KEST (San Francisco, California; 1 kW)
1480 khz: KYOS (Merced, California; 5 kW)
1480 khz: KGOE (Eureka, California; 5 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
1490 khz: KTOB (Petaluma, California; 1 kW)
1500 khz: KSJX (San Jose, California; 10 kW daytime, 5 kW nighttime)
1510 khz: KPIG (Piedmont, California; 8 kW daytime, 0.23 kW nighttime)
1530 khz: KFBK Fox News Radio (Sacramento, California; 50 kW)
1540 khz: KMPC The Ticket (Los Angeles, California; 50 kW)
1550 khz: KYCY (San Francisco, California; 10 kW)
1560 khz: KNZR The Voice of Bakersfield (Bakersfield, California; 25 kW daytime, 10 kW nighttime)
1590 khz: KLIV (San Jose, California; 5 kW)
1600 khz: KUBA (Yuba City, California; 5 kW daytime, 2.5 kW nighttime)
1640 khz: KDIA (Vallejo, California; 10 kW daytime, 1 kW nighttime)
1700 khz: XEPE Cash 1700 (Tecate, Baja California, Mexico; xx kW)

Here are the approximate distances to logged stations that are more than 250 miles from my listening location in San Francisco, California:
* Albuquerque, New Mexico: 900 miles
* Casper, Wyoming: 900 miles
* Denver, Colorado: 1000 miles
* Los Angeles, California: 400 miles
* New Orleans, Louisiana: 1500 miles
* Portland, Oregon: 600 miles
* Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico: 500 miles
* San Diego, California: 500 miles
* Seattle, Washington: 750 miles
* St. George, Utah: 500 miles
* Tecate, Baja California, Mexico: 500 miles
* Vancouver, BC, Canada: 800 miles
* Window Rock, Arizona: 700 miles