[roughly reverse chrono order, all times UT; including AM logs
relating to FM; and a bit of TV]
** OKLAHOMA. Re unID: "93.5 at 1709 UT, mono talk over KS C&W" ---
``Glenn: — Heard KAKC/1300 [Tulsa] just yesterday, on the
Springfield/Republic SDR, now calling itself "93.5 & AM 1300", or
similar. Tail waggeth the Dog! -- the other G H`` - Greg Hardison
Maybe, but ~200 km is rather far for a translator to break thru in
dead condx; WTFDA FM DB: ``K228BR relay of:KAKC 1300 93.5 TULSA OK
0.25 0.25 74.0 0.0 36-07-30 95-53-03 TALK 1300 THE PATRIOT //KTGX-HD2
68292``
KTGX is 106.1 100 kW Owasso, ``The Twister``. Years ago for too short
a span, 106.1 was commercial classical KCMA (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 87.9, May 7 at 2017 UT, deadair in $tereo on caradio in
my neighborhood; not always on, and only sometimes musicking, RF
feeder? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) See also UNIDENTIFIED
** OKLAHOMA. 97.5, May 7 at 1651 UT, tuning caradio for Es gets `new`
fairly strong and steady $tereo signal here, ``Classic Hits, 97-5,
KZLF``. `1702 ``all-news 97-5 KZLF``, ``tnx for all our freedoms``
plug; 1703 ``SSB`` solo by soprano YL; 1705 jingle. Was expecting
Tulsa but hardly anysigs from others 95.5 & 96.5. WTFDA FM DB shows
KZLF Alva OK, 50/50 kW, 150.0m, ``silent 10/31/24 xmtr damaged by
lightning`` -- well, it`s back! Sounds too much like Enid`s KZLS -
coincidence?
92.9, May 7 at 1653 UT, ``92-9 The Edge``, really K225BN xltr of 92.5
KOMA-HD2, 200 watts H/V at 267.7m HAAT. Nearest 92.9 competitors are
Tulsa, Wichita Falls and Osage City KS = between Emporia & Topeka.
In full bandscan these without $tereo pilot icon: 89.3 KIEL Loyal;
90.3 KHEV Fairview; 105.1 KOSB Perry. Also 91.7 KOSU with NPR talk
daytime but $ The Spy music alterego nighttime. WTFDA FMDB has no way
of showing stations half $/half mono but could be in remarx (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Kansas FM stations whilst seeking Es DX: 93.1, May 7 at 2020
UT, ad for People`s Bank & Trust, and for abbyvillerodeo.com. The bank
is in McPherson, NE of Hutchinson, and the rodeo - at first I thought
the were saying radio -- is west of Hutch, so it`s KHMY, My 93-1,
licensed to Pratt SW of Hutch, but operating from Hutch. Abbyville is
too insignificant to appear in my atlas map or index. KHMY is normal
fringer but had some good peaks I hoped would turn out to be Es.
94.3, May 7 at 2021 UT, financial talk with a religious angle, mono so
surely the Bott station, KCVW in Kingman. But not // 800 KQCV OKC.
2024 outro show Faithfi.com, i.e. Faith & Finance; 2026 Bott ID (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 87.7 MHz, May 7 at 2008 UT tune-in caradio in downtown
Enid, fragment of Mexmx and gone. Must have been meteor scatter;
nothing more in next few minutes. Could have been 87.75 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 87.9, May 5 at 2010 UT, Mexmx fading in and out on
caradio in Enid, probably RF feeder for entertainment of
huespedobreros. Later at different spot had dead air in $tereo, maybe
two separate transmitters. No sporadic E shown on the maps (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) See also OKLAHOMA
UNIDENTIFIED. First sporadic E FM DX of season? May 7 circa 1630 UT,
map shows nexus around Memphis with NW/SE and NE/SW paths; tho a
little too close to here and E/W, worth it to tune the caradio for DX.
No IDs, but brief Es-like strong signals appeared and soon faded out:
93.3 at 1650 UT, Jake-FM OKC unusually with CCI
93.5 at 1709 UT, mono talk over KS C&W
94.1 at 1710 UT, talk not // 89.7 so not KTHM Waynoka OK; but poss. 3
other Okies (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
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** OKLAHOMA. 1460, Apr 30 at 2225 UT, KZUE El Reno ID as ``La
Tremenda, 1460 AM y 97.7 FM``, and maybe then ``Radio Fórmula`` as in
NRC Log for this ``group``, which shows *two* FM translators on 97.7:
K249FG and K249EN. WTFDA FM Database shows K249EN also in El Reno, 250
watts vertical only, in Spanish; but mixed up about the other, K249FG
in OKC, G.C. slightly south and east of the other one, which is shown
as 250 W H&V, Spanish, yet ``smooth jazz``, ``The City``, which also
applies to KCYI-LP, 42 watts in OKC, but axually from Edmond, ex-97.5.
It seems that two translators and an LP on the same frequency in one
Metro would not be viable. 97.7 is blocked here with a local in Enid.
In English it`s ``Ree-noh``; would have to catch a full ID in Spanish
whether they can say ``Ray-noh``. KZUE itself is a 500-watt daytimer.
And does this R. Fórmula relate to the real Mexican network/brand?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.5, Apr 30 circa 2030 UT, rock music sounds mono altho
$tereo pilot is on; local quality briefly on caradio around Cleveland
and west OK Garriott intersexion. By a mile east at OKG and South Van
Buren, where 1670 Virtual DJ Radio dominates, 95.5 is losing out to
real FM stations in the fringes: KWEN Tulsa, KWEY Clinton or KAHE
Dodge City. Heard same a day or two ago and figured some car`s RF
feeder, but this is apparently more permanent pirate (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. ``Glenn, to clarify what is going on with KGBC 1540:
KGBC in Galveston is the nominal “originating station” for K287BQ
105.3 in Houston, running a Spanish language Tropical format “Power
105.3”. Both signals are leased by the programmers of the “Power”
format.
KTWL 105.3 runs a Texas Country format. There is no actual connection
between them and KGBC or K287BQ or the “Power” format. Those behind
the “Power” format unsuccessfully attempted to buy KTWL a few years
ago, and have claimed it as an originating station, which is not the
case. There is also no connection with KKBQ or any of its subchannels;
the KKBQ HD-3 runs a “Red Dirt Country” format. The “Power” legal ID
is mostly fiction.
This is Houston, well known for various shenanigans among translator
and LPFM operators. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` (via Glenn Hauser,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 88.1, Apr 19 at 1800 UT on caradio, weak signal ID in
passing as WOFM? No Es, this is surely KMSI Moore OK, with the Oasis
Network. I previously heard a ``WOFM`` ID on 89.1, which is the Enid
translator of Oasis` KNYD 90.5 Tulsa flagship, K206CA. The real WOFM
is as previously researched, an AirOne affil in Alcoa TN,
coincidentally on 89.1. Now checking the Oasis website,
https://oasisnetwork.org/index.php/affiliates
it`s clear that I had an Oasis net ID including a far-flung one I am
not really hearing, not WOFM but WOFN, 88.7 in Beach City/Canton OH.
Canton was also mentioned the previous time. BTW, K206CA cannot
possibly be picking up 90.5 directly for relay as there is a stronger
closer blocking 90.5. If not a non-broadcast feed, may really relay
KMSI, but subject to KWOU Woodward QRM (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 1539.96 approx., Apr 23 at 0330 UT, pronounced het to 1540.0
KXEL or whatever; surely KGBC Galveston which is often, but not
always, so off-frequency. At 0332 I get a partial ID in Spanish
mentioning 105.3. Then I do the usual searches in the NRC AM Log, the
WTFDA FM Database, radio-locator, and even a broad websearch without
finding *any* correlation of those two frequencies in the USA or
Mexico in Spanish or even English. Finally I search the IRCA DX
Monitor archive, and there it is in the loggings of the Jan 18, 2025
issue:
``1540 KGBC TX, Galveston – 1/9 0701 [EST = 1201 UT] noted w/legal ID
with KTWI 105.3 Hempstead, TX and “Real Power 105.3” slogan IDs. No
other mentions of 1540 or KGBC; slogan IDs heard again at 2002, heard
in fades of KXEL. (RWK-IL) Rick Wiegmann Koshko (KO5HKO), Ottawa IL
dxi@koshko.com C Crane CCRadio 2, General Electric 7-4100JA``
``+ 1/9 0724 [1224 UT] noted w/Adult Contemporary format, mention of
105.3 FM in Spanish. A fair signal was heard over KEDA, KXEL; ACI from
WCKY 1530. (EB-MO) Eric Bueneman, (NØUIH), Hazelwood MO, General
Electric Superadio III, Terk Advantage loop``
Isn`t it about time the major references caught up with this? Hold it:
Per the WTFDA FM Database, KTWI-LP is on 94.3 in Liberal KS! The 105.3
in TX is really KTWL: hard to mistake L for I in a spoken ID. Could
station axually be announcing wrong call? It can happen, like with
K17JN in Enid visually calling itself K17JI. To add to confusion, two
pertinent entries, neither shown with any connexion to 1540- KGBC!:
KTWL 105.3 TODD MISSION TX 8.0 8.0 148.0 148.0 30-20-20 95-55-45 4473
KTWL-FM 105.3 Hempstead / Todd Mission / Houston Country COUNTRY
TEXAS MIX 105.3 RDS off 5/25/24 21204
K287BQ 105.3 HOUSTON TX 0.099 0.0 0.0 0.0 29-45-31 95-22-04 Spanish
0000 Power FM Public SPANISH HITS POWER 105.3 Overpowered and
originating programming. IDs as KKBQ HD3 & KTWL 148244
Todd Mission not in my atlases, but Hempstead is a considerable
distance NW of Houston, on the `wrong` opposite side from Galveston to
the SE. These two 105.3s are about half a degree apart by latitude and
longitude (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 790, Apr 21 at 0459 UT, surprised to hear an
ID for 93.9 and 680, CJOB - double take, am I tuned to 680? NO. Then a
92.9 ESPN/WMC Memphis ID. Not necessarily both from same station as
there is a lot of CCI on 790. There are *no* Canadians at all on 790.
I guess some unknown USA program/net must have mentioned CJOB. I don`t
find any 93.9 in connexion with it. 92.9 does not correlate with WMC
790 either, but I find that WMFS 680 & 92.9 is a ``sister station`` to
WMC. Hmmm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 87.9, Apr 11 at 2005 UT, dead air in $tereo in my
neighborhood, short range, no doubt some RF feeder probably in a
parked car and not turned off (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 94.5 is the FM frequency for movies at the El-Co
Drive-in, Shattuck, as in Ellis County. Near the TX panhandle, it`s
the only DI in NW OK. Quite a story about it in the Enid News & Eagle
April 12. Strangely enough, tho it`s a front-page story, I can`t find
it on the website, only photos such as:
https://www.enidnews.com/shattuck-dr...ecb94cd45.html
Maybe will show up later, for subscribers only? {Yes!:}
https://www.enidnews.com/news/el-co-...89bebb45a.html
Showtime is 9:30 pm in the summer CDT = 0230 UT, so if you have a very
strong sporadic E opening from this area? Wonder if it`s $tereo.
Nearest full-power 94.5s are: KSKL Scott City KS, 100 kW; KSOC Tipton
OK, Spanish 9.4 kW; KFMX Lubbock TX 100 kW; KZMJ Gainesville TX 100 kW
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 880, April 16 at 0644 UT, brief tunearound during 750 KMMJ
monitoring finds another Spanish here making low SAH with KRVN,
``Radio Visión Latina``. None such in NRC AM Log, but previously
identified as KJOZ Conroe TX, which made a big deal of adding AM 880
to 106.1 FM, in Houston:
https://www.instagram.com/radiovisio...l/C7RzTLGPIf8/
It`s U4 10/1 kW. WTFDA FMDB shows 106.1 is a mere translator, K291CE
in Houston, licensed for 28 watts but outputting 900 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. 91.5, April 11 at 2005 UT, big hum marring KSNS, 95 kW,
Medicine Lodge KS. Hum whenever I check it, certainly a transmission
defect, not reception (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 89.1, April 3 around 1935 UT, listening to some $tereo
music while dozing, Christian but tolerably instrumental, until DJ
says he is from WOFM in Canton - something ?? The real WOFM is on 89.1
but in Alcoa TN with Air 1, no known connexion to Oasis Network
originating with KNYD 90.5 Tulsa, here via Enid translator K206CA.
This local quality signal was surely not DX from TN altho possible by
Es if K206CA were off. There is also a Canton in OK with no stations
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, April 4 at 2045 UT on caradio, ``Heart & Soul 92.1
and 1140 AM``, translator K221FQ in OKC of KRMP 1140, fairly audible
tho weaker than 95.3 KOKC translator. Listed 99 watts at 0 HAAT (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 1530, this info from NRC DX News Apr 15, published Apr 7,
bears on my latest logs of KZNX:
``1530 KZNX TX Creedmoor – Granted STA, U7 10000/36 (ch 1000), night
operation from day/CH site with CH pattern; night site is not
operational.
1530 WCKY OH Cincinnati – Granted STA extension, U1 50000/12500.
- - - BORDER INN CORRECTION - - -
1530 KZNX TX Creedmore {sic} – 10/26 0558 [EDT?] – Clobbering KFBK
with regional Mexican music and “la raza” slogans, mentioning KTXX-FM
104.9 and translator on 95.1, and secondary slogan “la que manda en
Austin.” Earlier this evening, they gave a bizarre mis-ID as “XEZR, La
Sonora de Margarita” before giving their legal ID, in which the
announcer seemed to stumble while reading the AM calls. Listed 220
Watts nights, but they are clearly running their 10 kW day power all
night again. 1117 miles. (TRH-UT){Tim Hall} (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.1 FM, April 2 at 1900 UT, FINALLY, dead air in $tereo
is off the air in downtown Enid; carrier was still running as of a few
days ago, more than 3 months after Xmas with music to accompany OG&E`s
`tree of lights` just north of the Garfield County courthouse. Now the
coast is clear for CP of KOKJ-LP on 95.1, altho I have not heard
anything from the guy behind it as to progress. If, that is, the other
95.1, stay gone (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Surprised to see this in Mike Bugaj`s daily FCC update
for Thursday March 28 {sic, March 27} on the WTFDA FMDX-NA list:
KJAL 91.9 McAlister OK ex KBCW-FM
KJAR 95.9 Woodward OK ex KCSC-FM
WTFDA FM Database already has the new calls, and supposedly still
classical like 90.1 KUCO, but not specified as relaying it. However,
FCC, both AM Query and LMS show both calls only as D-eleted somewhere
else! So I Contact KUCO: ``Please explain what`s going on with
McAlester & Woodward. FCC info shows these have new calls, KJAL and
KJAR, and I no longer hear KBCW or KCSC mentioned on your IDs for
KUCO. Have you sold them off to EMF or something?`` Under normal
conditions I can`t hear either of them in Enid; think I heard 95.9
under a previous previous call when tropo were up (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Here is FCC `paperwork` regarding transfer of KBCW & KCSC
from KUCO to something called The Christian Center, Lawton OK, dating
back to Dec 6, 2024:
https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/da...&appKey=25076f 91936ff50701938cdac8eb0eb9&id=25076f91936ff5070193 8cdac8eb0eb9&goBack=N
And there is a separate Notice of Consummation dated March 24, 2025,
so just happened. And then the call change.
Thus KUCO has abandoned its FM listeners in NW and SE OK, turning over
the stations to gospel huxters, as if we need any more of those
infesting the bands! What does KUCO get out of it, in $$? The
Christian Center already owns KJRF 91.1, 100 kW, Lawton, ``King Jesus
Reigns Forever`` so KJAL & KJAR have got to stand for something along
those lines: King Jesus Always Lives? King Jesus A Reigner? Ringer?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {no replies from KUCO}
** U S A. 1290, March 28 at 0644-0647 UT, Mexmx and numerous
liners/IDs as ``La Máxima ... más música`` something ``punto uno FM``,
by SHVA = super-hype voice actor. Google search first on slogan and
1290 gets numerous hits for ``La Maxxima {sic} 103.1 FM`` in Siloam
Springs AR, i.e. KUOA, U1 5000/31, address in Springdale, with 103.1
of course a mere translator, K276CO, per NRC AM Log, and in
Fayetteville per Radio-locator.com with 1290 coverage maps showing it
right on the OK border east of Tulsa, apparently a smidgin on the AR
side. And address in Rogers AR. Unusual to hear it, so bet it`s on day
power in the nightmiddle. It`s 300 km = 186 stmi from Enid. Note
recently Jan 27 at 0740 I had an open carrier on 1290. I don`t find
any definite log by me of KUOA in the past 20 years. As of the 2020
census, S.S. population was 17,287, and as of 2023, that town had an
increasing Hispanic population of 4,117, or 23.8% (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Mar 24 at 2030 UT, dead air in $tereo still from LP
transmitter in downtown Enid, originally for the `Tree of Light`
sponsored by OG&E = the electric company, already two sesquimonths
after Xmas! Must be on 24/7 but no music heard lately, altho I only
check it for a minute every few days. As I pointed out to the CP
holder of KOKJ-LP, this will be an obstacle if he ever gets his 95.1
on the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 105.5, March 20 at 1856 UT, K288FX Enid translator of
K-Love KYLV OKC 88.9 is finally back on air; had been off since at
least Feb 14; ditto 91.1 KKRD, Air1. Both are on Broadway Tower,
downtown. FCC info via Mike Bugaj, WTFDA had K288FX back on air as of
March 19 but never reported KKRD off or on! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 780, March 14 at 2211 UT, KSPI Stillwater is
still off the air. Now I`m bandscanning on caradio with less noise
than in the house, yet more than usual in the garage. Shortly after my
previous report, circa 2200 UT I saw a notice on TV coverage of the
wildfires, that part of Stillwater was being evacuated! 93.9, KSPI-FM
however is still on air at 2218, separately programmed anyway and I
can`t tell whether the mere translator of 780 on 94.3 be on the air.
What else? By next check 1540 UT March 15, 780 is back on the air.
Only other semi-local AM signal missing is 1120, KETU Catoosa [Tulsa].
By next check 1540 UT March 15, 1120 is back on the air. There were
lots of power outages even unto areas not directly fire-threatened.
690, KGGF Coffeyville KS, almost in OK, is VG as usual, reporting
about power outages.
860, KKOW Pittsburg KS, almost in OK too, is JBA, despite 10 kW like
KGGF. It`s always somewhat weaker due to higher frequency, but maybe
underpowered now. At 2212 heard them mention 97.5, their mere
translator, and thought I heard previous callsign KOAM, but maybe I
was dreamagining that.
101.9, KTST OKC allowed itself to be interrupted at 2219 by a fire
warning concerning north Lincoln County. Did not hear that on any
other station, but couldn`t check all of them in time.
91.7, KOSU Stillwater still very much on the air with fire coverage
from some TV station pre-empting NPR ATC at 2217.
91.5, gospel huxter in Kansas with big hum and seems mono, at 2217.
That`s KSNS Medicine Lodge, almost in OK. Same defect a few days ago
as I tuned across. Some months ago we had reports about it being for
sale, by locals, tho owned by `Florida Public Radio`. Haven`t kept up
with any further news about that. This nothing to do with the
wildfires (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 95.5, March 12 at 1946 UT into caradio, non-ID
as K95, then Tulsa ad. So this is KWEN, 100/100 kW in Tulsa, but per
WTFDA FM DB, it`s `K-95 FM` but the hyphen was *not* pronounced.
Adding to the confusion are two other 95.5 around here only, with
almost same branding! KITX, 50/50 kW in far Hugo, SE Oklahoma, `K95.5
FM` both country; and KAHE, 100/100 kW, Dodge City KS, `Super Hits
K95` no hyphen, i.e. Classic Hits format. At least there are no
further ones if respelt ``Kay/95`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. ``FCC Grants & Actions for Monday March 10: K288FX 105.5
North Enid OK Silent 1/30, antenna system failure`` (via Mike Bugaj,
CT, WTFDA) Yes, still off as of March 10 and so is 91.1 KKRD at same
site in North Enid [non = plain old Enid downtown], but nothing about
it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Tropo is up, with Tulsa/Okmulgee/Eufaula UHF TV sigs
decoding for first time in long time, and most `open` channels have at
least BAD signals into Zenith STB from my rooftop antenna still
permanently aimed SSE toward OKC, March 10 at 1552, including: RF 28 =
Ion 44-1; RF 31 OETA 3-1 = KOET; RF 20 KQCW-HD 19-1; and RF 28 KJRH
2-11. KJRH is NBC affil, originally KVOO-TV, but what`s it doing on
this obscure sub-channel? Soon fades below decoding level. I would not
have noticed it tuning by RF channels, but at virtual 2 it came up.
Strangely enough, searching rabbitears.info on KJRH calls shows it
only on RF8 as 02-1. RF 28 is axually KTPX-TV Okmulgee, virtual 44 for
ION. If you bring that one up, it does show KJRH as 2-11. BTW, this
Zenith set-top-box DTV converter must be left on all the time. If
turned off or a power failure, it`s tough to get it to turn back on
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. For the record, no changes in the local pirate/Part 15
radio scene in Enid this week, checked Feb 28 around 2045 UT: 95.1
open carrier in $tereo is still on in downtown, formerly music
accompanying the `Tree of Lights` for Xmas.
1670 AM, Feb 28 around 2045 UT, Virtual DJ Radio relay, still audible
weakly around downtown.
101.7 FM mono, additional dead air around downtown Enid only,
presumably an RF feeder in a parked car depleting its power supply to feed nothing.
Broadway Tower transmitters are still OFF, 91.1 KKRD, and 105.5 K288FX
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, March 5 at 2040, undermodulated $tereo country
music from Part 15 in downtown Enid, normally dead air, and resumes
that by next check 2118 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.7, March 5 at 2035 UT, dead air from KXLS ``Lahoma`` =
Enid market, but remodulating at 2042 check; the same cluster
providing DA on 1390/1640 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 93.5, March 3 at 2050 UT on caradio, `Thunder Country`, as
tropo is enhancing a fringer, KKDT, Burdett KS, close, in WTFDA FMDB
as ``93.5 Thunder`` not to be confused with one other, KTND Aspen CO,
``Thunder 93.5`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
relating to FM; and a bit of TV]
** OKLAHOMA. Re unID: "93.5 at 1709 UT, mono talk over KS C&W" ---
``Glenn: — Heard KAKC/1300 [Tulsa] just yesterday, on the
Springfield/Republic SDR, now calling itself "93.5 & AM 1300", or
similar. Tail waggeth the Dog! -- the other G H`` - Greg Hardison
Maybe, but ~200 km is rather far for a translator to break thru in
dead condx; WTFDA FM DB: ``K228BR relay of:KAKC 1300 93.5 TULSA OK
0.25 0.25 74.0 0.0 36-07-30 95-53-03 TALK 1300 THE PATRIOT //KTGX-HD2
68292``
KTGX is 106.1 100 kW Owasso, ``The Twister``. Years ago for too short
a span, 106.1 was commercial classical KCMA (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 87.9, May 7 at 2017 UT, deadair in $tereo on caradio in
my neighborhood; not always on, and only sometimes musicking, RF
feeder? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) See also UNIDENTIFIED
** OKLAHOMA. 97.5, May 7 at 1651 UT, tuning caradio for Es gets `new`
fairly strong and steady $tereo signal here, ``Classic Hits, 97-5,
KZLF``. `1702 ``all-news 97-5 KZLF``, ``tnx for all our freedoms``
plug; 1703 ``SSB`` solo by soprano YL; 1705 jingle. Was expecting
Tulsa but hardly anysigs from others 95.5 & 96.5. WTFDA FM DB shows
KZLF Alva OK, 50/50 kW, 150.0m, ``silent 10/31/24 xmtr damaged by
lightning`` -- well, it`s back! Sounds too much like Enid`s KZLS -
coincidence?
92.9, May 7 at 1653 UT, ``92-9 The Edge``, really K225BN xltr of 92.5
KOMA-HD2, 200 watts H/V at 267.7m HAAT. Nearest 92.9 competitors are
Tulsa, Wichita Falls and Osage City KS = between Emporia & Topeka.
In full bandscan these without $tereo pilot icon: 89.3 KIEL Loyal;
90.3 KHEV Fairview; 105.1 KOSB Perry. Also 91.7 KOSU with NPR talk
daytime but $ The Spy music alterego nighttime. WTFDA FMDB has no way
of showing stations half $/half mono but could be in remarx (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Kansas FM stations whilst seeking Es DX: 93.1, May 7 at 2020
UT, ad for People`s Bank & Trust, and for abbyvillerodeo.com. The bank
is in McPherson, NE of Hutchinson, and the rodeo - at first I thought
the were saying radio -- is west of Hutch, so it`s KHMY, My 93-1,
licensed to Pratt SW of Hutch, but operating from Hutch. Abbyville is
too insignificant to appear in my atlas map or index. KHMY is normal
fringer but had some good peaks I hoped would turn out to be Es.
94.3, May 7 at 2021 UT, financial talk with a religious angle, mono so
surely the Bott station, KCVW in Kingman. But not // 800 KQCV OKC.
2024 outro show Faithfi.com, i.e. Faith & Finance; 2026 Bott ID (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 87.7 MHz, May 7 at 2008 UT tune-in caradio in downtown
Enid, fragment of Mexmx and gone. Must have been meteor scatter;
nothing more in next few minutes. Could have been 87.75 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 87.9, May 5 at 2010 UT, Mexmx fading in and out on
caradio in Enid, probably RF feeder for entertainment of
huespedobreros. Later at different spot had dead air in $tereo, maybe
two separate transmitters. No sporadic E shown on the maps (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) See also OKLAHOMA
UNIDENTIFIED. First sporadic E FM DX of season? May 7 circa 1630 UT,
map shows nexus around Memphis with NW/SE and NE/SW paths; tho a
little too close to here and E/W, worth it to tune the caradio for DX.
No IDs, but brief Es-like strong signals appeared and soon faded out:
93.3 at 1650 UT, Jake-FM OKC unusually with CCI
93.5 at 1709 UT, mono talk over KS C&W
94.1 at 1710 UT, talk not // 89.7 so not KTHM Waynoka OK; but poss. 3
other Okies (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
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** OKLAHOMA. 1460, Apr 30 at 2225 UT, KZUE El Reno ID as ``La
Tremenda, 1460 AM y 97.7 FM``, and maybe then ``Radio Fórmula`` as in
NRC Log for this ``group``, which shows *two* FM translators on 97.7:
K249FG and K249EN. WTFDA FM Database shows K249EN also in El Reno, 250
watts vertical only, in Spanish; but mixed up about the other, K249FG
in OKC, G.C. slightly south and east of the other one, which is shown
as 250 W H&V, Spanish, yet ``smooth jazz``, ``The City``, which also
applies to KCYI-LP, 42 watts in OKC, but axually from Edmond, ex-97.5.
It seems that two translators and an LP on the same frequency in one
Metro would not be viable. 97.7 is blocked here with a local in Enid.
In English it`s ``Ree-noh``; would have to catch a full ID in Spanish
whether they can say ``Ray-noh``. KZUE itself is a 500-watt daytimer.
And does this R. Fórmula relate to the real Mexican network/brand?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.5, Apr 30 circa 2030 UT, rock music sounds mono altho
$tereo pilot is on; local quality briefly on caradio around Cleveland
and west OK Garriott intersexion. By a mile east at OKG and South Van
Buren, where 1670 Virtual DJ Radio dominates, 95.5 is losing out to
real FM stations in the fringes: KWEN Tulsa, KWEY Clinton or KAHE
Dodge City. Heard same a day or two ago and figured some car`s RF
feeder, but this is apparently more permanent pirate (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. ``Glenn, to clarify what is going on with KGBC 1540:
KGBC in Galveston is the nominal “originating station” for K287BQ
105.3 in Houston, running a Spanish language Tropical format “Power
105.3”. Both signals are leased by the programmers of the “Power”
format.
KTWL 105.3 runs a Texas Country format. There is no actual connection
between them and KGBC or K287BQ or the “Power” format. Those behind
the “Power” format unsuccessfully attempted to buy KTWL a few years
ago, and have claimed it as an originating station, which is not the
case. There is also no connection with KKBQ or any of its subchannels;
the KKBQ HD-3 runs a “Red Dirt Country” format. The “Power” legal ID
is mostly fiction.
This is Houston, well known for various shenanigans among translator
and LPFM operators. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` (via Glenn Hauser,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 88.1, Apr 19 at 1800 UT on caradio, weak signal ID in
passing as WOFM? No Es, this is surely KMSI Moore OK, with the Oasis
Network. I previously heard a ``WOFM`` ID on 89.1, which is the Enid
translator of Oasis` KNYD 90.5 Tulsa flagship, K206CA. The real WOFM
is as previously researched, an AirOne affil in Alcoa TN,
coincidentally on 89.1. Now checking the Oasis website,
https://oasisnetwork.org/index.php/affiliates
it`s clear that I had an Oasis net ID including a far-flung one I am
not really hearing, not WOFM but WOFN, 88.7 in Beach City/Canton OH.
Canton was also mentioned the previous time. BTW, K206CA cannot
possibly be picking up 90.5 directly for relay as there is a stronger
closer blocking 90.5. If not a non-broadcast feed, may really relay
KMSI, but subject to KWOU Woodward QRM (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 1539.96 approx., Apr 23 at 0330 UT, pronounced het to 1540.0
KXEL or whatever; surely KGBC Galveston which is often, but not
always, so off-frequency. At 0332 I get a partial ID in Spanish
mentioning 105.3. Then I do the usual searches in the NRC AM Log, the
WTFDA FM Database, radio-locator, and even a broad websearch without
finding *any* correlation of those two frequencies in the USA or
Mexico in Spanish or even English. Finally I search the IRCA DX
Monitor archive, and there it is in the loggings of the Jan 18, 2025
issue:
``1540 KGBC TX, Galveston – 1/9 0701 [EST = 1201 UT] noted w/legal ID
with KTWI 105.3 Hempstead, TX and “Real Power 105.3” slogan IDs. No
other mentions of 1540 or KGBC; slogan IDs heard again at 2002, heard
in fades of KXEL. (RWK-IL) Rick Wiegmann Koshko (KO5HKO), Ottawa IL
dxi@koshko.com C Crane CCRadio 2, General Electric 7-4100JA``
``+ 1/9 0724 [1224 UT] noted w/Adult Contemporary format, mention of
105.3 FM in Spanish. A fair signal was heard over KEDA, KXEL; ACI from
WCKY 1530. (EB-MO) Eric Bueneman, (NØUIH), Hazelwood MO, General
Electric Superadio III, Terk Advantage loop``
Isn`t it about time the major references caught up with this? Hold it:
Per the WTFDA FM Database, KTWI-LP is on 94.3 in Liberal KS! The 105.3
in TX is really KTWL: hard to mistake L for I in a spoken ID. Could
station axually be announcing wrong call? It can happen, like with
K17JN in Enid visually calling itself K17JI. To add to confusion, two
pertinent entries, neither shown with any connexion to 1540- KGBC!:
KTWL 105.3 TODD MISSION TX 8.0 8.0 148.0 148.0 30-20-20 95-55-45 4473
KTWL-FM 105.3 Hempstead / Todd Mission / Houston Country COUNTRY
TEXAS MIX 105.3 RDS off 5/25/24 21204
K287BQ 105.3 HOUSTON TX 0.099 0.0 0.0 0.0 29-45-31 95-22-04 Spanish
0000 Power FM Public SPANISH HITS POWER 105.3 Overpowered and
originating programming. IDs as KKBQ HD3 & KTWL 148244
Todd Mission not in my atlases, but Hempstead is a considerable
distance NW of Houston, on the `wrong` opposite side from Galveston to
the SE. These two 105.3s are about half a degree apart by latitude and
longitude (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 790, Apr 21 at 0459 UT, surprised to hear an
ID for 93.9 and 680, CJOB - double take, am I tuned to 680? NO. Then a
92.9 ESPN/WMC Memphis ID. Not necessarily both from same station as
there is a lot of CCI on 790. There are *no* Canadians at all on 790.
I guess some unknown USA program/net must have mentioned CJOB. I don`t
find any 93.9 in connexion with it. 92.9 does not correlate with WMC
790 either, but I find that WMFS 680 & 92.9 is a ``sister station`` to
WMC. Hmmm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 87.9, Apr 11 at 2005 UT, dead air in $tereo in my
neighborhood, short range, no doubt some RF feeder probably in a
parked car and not turned off (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 94.5 is the FM frequency for movies at the El-Co
Drive-in, Shattuck, as in Ellis County. Near the TX panhandle, it`s
the only DI in NW OK. Quite a story about it in the Enid News & Eagle
April 12. Strangely enough, tho it`s a front-page story, I can`t find
it on the website, only photos such as:
https://www.enidnews.com/shattuck-dr...ecb94cd45.html
Maybe will show up later, for subscribers only? {Yes!:}
https://www.enidnews.com/news/el-co-...89bebb45a.html
Showtime is 9:30 pm in the summer CDT = 0230 UT, so if you have a very
strong sporadic E opening from this area? Wonder if it`s $tereo.
Nearest full-power 94.5s are: KSKL Scott City KS, 100 kW; KSOC Tipton
OK, Spanish 9.4 kW; KFMX Lubbock TX 100 kW; KZMJ Gainesville TX 100 kW
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 880, April 16 at 0644 UT, brief tunearound during 750 KMMJ
monitoring finds another Spanish here making low SAH with KRVN,
``Radio Visión Latina``. None such in NRC AM Log, but previously
identified as KJOZ Conroe TX, which made a big deal of adding AM 880
to 106.1 FM, in Houston:
https://www.instagram.com/radiovisio...l/C7RzTLGPIf8/
It`s U4 10/1 kW. WTFDA FMDB shows 106.1 is a mere translator, K291CE
in Houston, licensed for 28 watts but outputting 900 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. 91.5, April 11 at 2005 UT, big hum marring KSNS, 95 kW,
Medicine Lodge KS. Hum whenever I check it, certainly a transmission
defect, not reception (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 89.1, April 3 around 1935 UT, listening to some $tereo
music while dozing, Christian but tolerably instrumental, until DJ
says he is from WOFM in Canton - something ?? The real WOFM is on 89.1
but in Alcoa TN with Air 1, no known connexion to Oasis Network
originating with KNYD 90.5 Tulsa, here via Enid translator K206CA.
This local quality signal was surely not DX from TN altho possible by
Es if K206CA were off. There is also a Canton in OK with no stations
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, April 4 at 2045 UT on caradio, ``Heart & Soul 92.1
and 1140 AM``, translator K221FQ in OKC of KRMP 1140, fairly audible
tho weaker than 95.3 KOKC translator. Listed 99 watts at 0 HAAT (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 1530, this info from NRC DX News Apr 15, published Apr 7,
bears on my latest logs of KZNX:
``1530 KZNX TX Creedmoor – Granted STA, U7 10000/36 (ch 1000), night
operation from day/CH site with CH pattern; night site is not
operational.
1530 WCKY OH Cincinnati – Granted STA extension, U1 50000/12500.
- - - BORDER INN CORRECTION - - -
1530 KZNX TX Creedmore {sic} – 10/26 0558 [EDT?] – Clobbering KFBK
with regional Mexican music and “la raza” slogans, mentioning KTXX-FM
104.9 and translator on 95.1, and secondary slogan “la que manda en
Austin.” Earlier this evening, they gave a bizarre mis-ID as “XEZR, La
Sonora de Margarita” before giving their legal ID, in which the
announcer seemed to stumble while reading the AM calls. Listed 220
Watts nights, but they are clearly running their 10 kW day power all
night again. 1117 miles. (TRH-UT){Tim Hall} (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.1 FM, April 2 at 1900 UT, FINALLY, dead air in $tereo
is off the air in downtown Enid; carrier was still running as of a few
days ago, more than 3 months after Xmas with music to accompany OG&E`s
`tree of lights` just north of the Garfield County courthouse. Now the
coast is clear for CP of KOKJ-LP on 95.1, altho I have not heard
anything from the guy behind it as to progress. If, that is, the other
95.1, stay gone (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Surprised to see this in Mike Bugaj`s daily FCC update
for Thursday March 28 {sic, March 27} on the WTFDA FMDX-NA list:
KJAL 91.9 McAlister OK ex KBCW-FM
KJAR 95.9 Woodward OK ex KCSC-FM
WTFDA FM Database already has the new calls, and supposedly still
classical like 90.1 KUCO, but not specified as relaying it. However,
FCC, both AM Query and LMS show both calls only as D-eleted somewhere
else! So I Contact KUCO: ``Please explain what`s going on with
McAlester & Woodward. FCC info shows these have new calls, KJAL and
KJAR, and I no longer hear KBCW or KCSC mentioned on your IDs for
KUCO. Have you sold them off to EMF or something?`` Under normal
conditions I can`t hear either of them in Enid; think I heard 95.9
under a previous previous call when tropo were up (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Here is FCC `paperwork` regarding transfer of KBCW & KCSC
from KUCO to something called The Christian Center, Lawton OK, dating
back to Dec 6, 2024:
https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/da...&appKey=25076f 91936ff50701938cdac8eb0eb9&id=25076f91936ff5070193 8cdac8eb0eb9&goBack=N
And there is a separate Notice of Consummation dated March 24, 2025,
so just happened. And then the call change.
Thus KUCO has abandoned its FM listeners in NW and SE OK, turning over
the stations to gospel huxters, as if we need any more of those
infesting the bands! What does KUCO get out of it, in $$? The
Christian Center already owns KJRF 91.1, 100 kW, Lawton, ``King Jesus
Reigns Forever`` so KJAL & KJAR have got to stand for something along
those lines: King Jesus Always Lives? King Jesus A Reigner? Ringer?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {no replies from KUCO}
** U S A. 1290, March 28 at 0644-0647 UT, Mexmx and numerous
liners/IDs as ``La Máxima ... más música`` something ``punto uno FM``,
by SHVA = super-hype voice actor. Google search first on slogan and
1290 gets numerous hits for ``La Maxxima {sic} 103.1 FM`` in Siloam
Springs AR, i.e. KUOA, U1 5000/31, address in Springdale, with 103.1
of course a mere translator, K276CO, per NRC AM Log, and in
Fayetteville per Radio-locator.com with 1290 coverage maps showing it
right on the OK border east of Tulsa, apparently a smidgin on the AR
side. And address in Rogers AR. Unusual to hear it, so bet it`s on day
power in the nightmiddle. It`s 300 km = 186 stmi from Enid. Note
recently Jan 27 at 0740 I had an open carrier on 1290. I don`t find
any definite log by me of KUOA in the past 20 years. As of the 2020
census, S.S. population was 17,287, and as of 2023, that town had an
increasing Hispanic population of 4,117, or 23.8% (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Mar 24 at 2030 UT, dead air in $tereo still from LP
transmitter in downtown Enid, originally for the `Tree of Light`
sponsored by OG&E = the electric company, already two sesquimonths
after Xmas! Must be on 24/7 but no music heard lately, altho I only
check it for a minute every few days. As I pointed out to the CP
holder of KOKJ-LP, this will be an obstacle if he ever gets his 95.1
on the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 105.5, March 20 at 1856 UT, K288FX Enid translator of
K-Love KYLV OKC 88.9 is finally back on air; had been off since at
least Feb 14; ditto 91.1 KKRD, Air1. Both are on Broadway Tower,
downtown. FCC info via Mike Bugaj, WTFDA had K288FX back on air as of
March 19 but never reported KKRD off or on! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 780, March 14 at 2211 UT, KSPI Stillwater is
still off the air. Now I`m bandscanning on caradio with less noise
than in the house, yet more than usual in the garage. Shortly after my
previous report, circa 2200 UT I saw a notice on TV coverage of the
wildfires, that part of Stillwater was being evacuated! 93.9, KSPI-FM
however is still on air at 2218, separately programmed anyway and I
can`t tell whether the mere translator of 780 on 94.3 be on the air.
What else? By next check 1540 UT March 15, 780 is back on the air.
Only other semi-local AM signal missing is 1120, KETU Catoosa [Tulsa].
By next check 1540 UT March 15, 1120 is back on the air. There were
lots of power outages even unto areas not directly fire-threatened.
690, KGGF Coffeyville KS, almost in OK, is VG as usual, reporting
about power outages.
860, KKOW Pittsburg KS, almost in OK too, is JBA, despite 10 kW like
KGGF. It`s always somewhat weaker due to higher frequency, but maybe
underpowered now. At 2212 heard them mention 97.5, their mere
translator, and thought I heard previous callsign KOAM, but maybe I
was dreamagining that.
101.9, KTST OKC allowed itself to be interrupted at 2219 by a fire
warning concerning north Lincoln County. Did not hear that on any
other station, but couldn`t check all of them in time.
91.7, KOSU Stillwater still very much on the air with fire coverage
from some TV station pre-empting NPR ATC at 2217.
91.5, gospel huxter in Kansas with big hum and seems mono, at 2217.
That`s KSNS Medicine Lodge, almost in OK. Same defect a few days ago
as I tuned across. Some months ago we had reports about it being for
sale, by locals, tho owned by `Florida Public Radio`. Haven`t kept up
with any further news about that. This nothing to do with the
wildfires (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 95.5, March 12 at 1946 UT into caradio, non-ID
as K95, then Tulsa ad. So this is KWEN, 100/100 kW in Tulsa, but per
WTFDA FM DB, it`s `K-95 FM` but the hyphen was *not* pronounced.
Adding to the confusion are two other 95.5 around here only, with
almost same branding! KITX, 50/50 kW in far Hugo, SE Oklahoma, `K95.5
FM` both country; and KAHE, 100/100 kW, Dodge City KS, `Super Hits
K95` no hyphen, i.e. Classic Hits format. At least there are no
further ones if respelt ``Kay/95`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. ``FCC Grants & Actions for Monday March 10: K288FX 105.5
North Enid OK Silent 1/30, antenna system failure`` (via Mike Bugaj,
CT, WTFDA) Yes, still off as of March 10 and so is 91.1 KKRD at same
site in North Enid [non = plain old Enid downtown], but nothing about
it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Tropo is up, with Tulsa/Okmulgee/Eufaula UHF TV sigs
decoding for first time in long time, and most `open` channels have at
least BAD signals into Zenith STB from my rooftop antenna still
permanently aimed SSE toward OKC, March 10 at 1552, including: RF 28 =
Ion 44-1; RF 31 OETA 3-1 = KOET; RF 20 KQCW-HD 19-1; and RF 28 KJRH
2-11. KJRH is NBC affil, originally KVOO-TV, but what`s it doing on
this obscure sub-channel? Soon fades below decoding level. I would not
have noticed it tuning by RF channels, but at virtual 2 it came up.
Strangely enough, searching rabbitears.info on KJRH calls shows it
only on RF8 as 02-1. RF 28 is axually KTPX-TV Okmulgee, virtual 44 for
ION. If you bring that one up, it does show KJRH as 2-11. BTW, this
Zenith set-top-box DTV converter must be left on all the time. If
turned off or a power failure, it`s tough to get it to turn back on
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. For the record, no changes in the local pirate/Part 15
radio scene in Enid this week, checked Feb 28 around 2045 UT: 95.1
open carrier in $tereo is still on in downtown, formerly music
accompanying the `Tree of Lights` for Xmas.
1670 AM, Feb 28 around 2045 UT, Virtual DJ Radio relay, still audible
weakly around downtown.
101.7 FM mono, additional dead air around downtown Enid only,
presumably an RF feeder in a parked car depleting its power supply to feed nothing.
Broadway Tower transmitters are still OFF, 91.1 KKRD, and 105.5 K288FX
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, March 5 at 2040, undermodulated $tereo country
music from Part 15 in downtown Enid, normally dead air, and resumes
that by next check 2118 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 95.7, March 5 at 2035 UT, dead air from KXLS ``Lahoma`` =
Enid market, but remodulating at 2042 check; the same cluster
providing DA on 1390/1640 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 93.5, March 3 at 2050 UT on caradio, `Thunder Country`, as
tropo is enhancing a fringer, KKDT, Burdett KS, close, in WTFDA FMDB
as ``93.5 Thunder`` not to be confused with one other, KTND Aspen CO,
``Thunder 93.5`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)