[BC] Nominations For Best sounding AM

Grady Moates lists at loudandclean.com
Tue Feb 23 10:13:59 CST 2010


>It appears to me at night, if some one at Citadel/Chicago had any
> brains, they would simulcast WLS-AM with WLS-FM at night. Let the
> AM talk all day, but when the sun goes down, The Big 89 would rule
> the airwaves with the Rock Oldies that we all grew up to.
> I don't care what some consultant says, it would make money.

    Ah, yes. . . back to my childhood, listening to Dick Biondi
sing from the top of his mahtza-ball pizza on WLS, through my
Hallicrafters SW receiver.  MAN do I miss that. . . Those Anita
Kerr jingles (which I have a master dub of, GODD do I love those).

    However, two things get in the way of this:

[1] 9 kHz spacing over much of the globe:
        http://www.asiawaves.net/mediumwave-873.htm#mediumwave-891
    (puts a horrible 1 kHz tone on top of stations on 890,
    due to the 891 frequency used in the eastern hemisphere
    sky-waving in),

                        and

[2] the proliferation of 890 nighttime stations here in the
    western hemisphere (I should know, I helped build one here
    in Boston a decade ago: WAMG, DEDHAM, MA 6kW nighttime).

     Here's the list, with the "desired" at the top:

WLS        AM 890  kHz ND1  Unlimited       A A LIC  CHICAGO              
   IL US      BL-19860731AL      50.0   kW   73227      RADIO LICENSE
HOLDING XI, LLC, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION

KBBI       AM 890  kHz ND1  Unlimited       A A LIC  HOMER                
   AK US      BL-19901009AC      10.0   kW   33256      KACHEMAK BAY
BROADCASTING INC
860428AB   AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B APP  SOUTH TUCSON         
   AZ US      BP-19860428AB       1.0   kW   41503      MICHAEL B. GLINTER
850729AQ   AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B APP  ANTHONY              
   TX US      BP-19850729AQ       1.0   kW   61576      SOUTHWESTERN
BROADCASTERS
KVOZ       AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B LIC  DEL MAR HILLS        
   TX US      BL-19880401AH       1.0   kW   6429       CONSOLIDATED
RADIO, INC.
WFAB       AM 890  kHz ND1  Unlimited       B B LIC  CEIBA                
   PR US      BL-19911230AC       0.25  kW   574        DANIEL ROSARIO
DIAZ
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Unlimited       B B -    CALAIS               
   ME US       ---                1.0   kW   98935
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    ANACONDA             
   MT US       ---                1.0   kW   98936
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    LAS CRUCES           
   NM US       ---                1.0   kW   98937
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    REEDSPORT            
   OR US       ---                1.0   kW   98938
NEW        AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B APP  EXMORE               
   VA US     BNP-20000201AFS      0.22  kW   122519     JACKMAN
PROPERTIES, L.L.C.
KLFF       AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B LIC  ARROYO GRANDE        
   CA US      BL-20031121APP      5.0   kW   87729      THE COLLINS FAMILY
TRUST, JERRY & CATHERINE COLLINS,TRUSTEES
NEW        AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B APP  CHICO                
   CA US     BNP-20040127AAO      0.5   kW   160362     EASTERN SIERRA
BROADCASTING
NEW        AM 890  kHz DA3  Nighttime       B B APP  OLIVEHURST           
   CA US     BNP-20040130ASO      0.25  kW   160999     VALLEY
BROADCASTERS
850729AQ   AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B APP  ANTHONY              
   TX US      BP-19850729AQ       1.0   kW   61576      SOUTHWESTERN
BROADCASTERS
860428AB   AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B APP  SOUTH TUCSON         
   AZ US      BP-19860428AB       1.0   kW   41503      MICHAEL B. GLINTER
KDJQ       AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B LIC  MERIDIAN             
   ID US      BL-20050408AEE      0.25  kW   129380     GREG MERRILL,
RECEIVER FOR KDJQ, LLC
KDXU       AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B LIC  ST. GEORGE           
   UT US      BL-20060216AMX     10.0   kW   60454      CCR-ST. GEORGE IV,
LLC
WAMG       AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B LIC  DEDHAM               
   MA US      BL-20070727AJO      6.0   kW   6475       J SPORTS LICENSEE
LLC
KTXV       AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B LIC  MABANK               
   TX US      BL-20070904AJD      0.25  kW   161266     BUSTOS MEDIA
HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
NONE       AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B CP   RUSHMERE             
   VA US     BMP-20070119AHL      0.195 kW   129643     SILVER FISH
BROADCASTING, INC.
KLFF       AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B CP   ARROYO GRANDE        
   CA US      BP-20080117ABH     12.0   kW   87729      THE COLLINS FAMILY
TRUST, JERRY & CATHERINE COLLINS,TRUSTEES
KJME       AM 890  kHz DA2  Nighttime       B B CP   FOUNTAIN             
   CO US     BMP-20080611ABU      0.64  kW   135886     TIMOTHY C.
CUTFORTH
NEW        AM 890  kHz DA3  Nighttime       B B APP  OLIVEHURST           
   CA US     BNP-20071221ADK      0.25  kW   160999     VALLEY
BROADCASTERS
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    SWIFT CURRENT        
   SK CA       ---                2.5   kW   98942
CJDC       AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    DAWSON CREEK         
   BC CA       ---               10.0   kW   98939
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       C C -    TRAIL                
   BC CA       ---                1.0   kW   98940
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    EDMUNDSTON           
   NB CA       ---                2.5   kW   98941
NEW        AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       B B -    SWIFT CURRENT        
   SK CA       ---                2.5   kW   98942
XETAP      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    TAPACHULA            
   CS MX       ---                1.0   kW   101680
XEAK1      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    TARIMORO             
   GT MX       ---                0.5   kW   101681
XEPAN      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    URUAPAN              
   MC MX       ---                0.25  kW   101682
XEPNA      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    TEPIC                
   NA MX       ---                0.25  kW   101684
XEPOR      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    PUTLA DE GUERRERO    
   OA MX       ---                0.5   kW   101686
XENZ1      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    CULIACAN             
   SI MX       ---                1.0   kW   101687
XENVA2     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    CANANEA              
   SO MX       ---                0.5   kW   101688
XENVA2     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    NUEVO LAREDO         
   TA MX       ---                0.5   kW   101689
XEBY1      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    TUXPAN               
   VC MX       ---                0.25  kW   101696
XEPY1      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    MERIDA               
   YC MX       ---                0.25  kW   101698
XEUL       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    PROGRESO             
   YC MX       ---                0.13  kW   101699
XEPC1      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    ZACATECAS            
   ZA MX       ---                1.0   kW   101702
XEBE       AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    EL PROGRESO          
   VE MX       ---                0.1   kW   171198
XENZ       AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    SAN PEDRO DE LOS ROS 
   SI MX       ---                0.05  kW   171199
XEPNA      AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    TEPIC                
   NA MX       ---                0.1   kW   101684
XEBY       AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    TUXPAN               
   VE MX       ---                0.037 kW   172569
XEOBS      AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    CD. OBREGON          
   SO MX       ---                0.06  kW   180584
XENZ       AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    SAN PEDRO DE LOS ROS 
   SI MX       ---                0.065 kW   171199
XEOBS      AM 890  kHz ND   Nighttime       B B -    CD. OBREGON          
   SO MX       ---                0.055 kW   180584
TIBAS      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    GUANACASTE           
   -  CS       ---                1.5   kW   100273
CMHB       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       A A -    CAMAGUEY             
   -  CU       ---               30.0   kW   100274
HIPJ       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    S DOMINGO 11         
   -  DR       ---                1.0   kW   100275
YSLA       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    SANTA ANA            
   -  ES       ---                1.0   kW   100286
TGHU       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       A A -    ESCUINTLA            
   -  GT       ---                5.0   kW   100278
4VVB       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    GONAIVES             
   -  HA       ---                0.5   kW   100281
HRH6       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    EL                   
   -  HO       ---                1.0   kW   100279
HRGY 3     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    S PEDRO SULA         
   -  HO       ---                1.0   kW   100280
YNW1       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    RADIO MUNDIA         
   -  NU       ---                1.0   kW   100282
HOL-81     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    RADIO GUAYMI         
   -  PM       ---               10.0   kW   100283
LRG382     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    MAQUINCHAO           
   -  AR       ---                1.0   kW   100247
LU33       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    S ROSA               
   -  AR       ---                1.0   kW   100248
LV11       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    SGO DEL ESTE         
   -  AR       ---                5.0   kW   100249
ZYK-215    AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    B GONCALVES          
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100250
ZYH-706    AM 890  kHz DAN  Nighttime       A A -    BRASILIA             
   -  BR       ---               10.0   kW   100251
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    CAETITE              
   -  BR       ---                1.0   kW   100252
ZYJ499     AM 890  kHz DA1  Nighttime       B B -    CANTAGALO            
   -  BR       ---                0.5   kW   100253
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    FATIMA DO SU         
   -  BR       ---                0.5   kW   100254
ZYJ-755    AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    FLORIANOPOLI         
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100255
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    IMPERATRIZ           
   -  BR       ---                1.0   kW   100256
ZYL370     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    INHAPIM              
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100257
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    IVAIPORA             
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100258
ZYL-250    AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    JEQUITINHONH         
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100259
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    JOAO LISBOA          
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100260
ZYK703     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    MATAO                
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100261
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    PATO BRANCO          
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100262
ZYI-772    AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    RECIFE               
   -  BR       ---               10.0   kW   100263
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    SANTA QUITER         
   -  BR       ---                0.25  kW   100264
ZYK-295    AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    SANTA ROSA           
   -  BR       ---                0.5   kW   100265
ZJI536     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    SANTAREM             
   -  BR       ---                1.0   kW   100266
ZYK690     AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    SAO PAULO            
   -  BR       ---               10.0   kW   100267
-          AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    VILHENA              
   -  BR       ---                2.5   kW   100268
CC 89      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    CONCEPCION           
   -  CI       ---                1.0   kW   100269
CA 89      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    POZO ALMONTE         
   -  CI       ---                1.0   kW   100270
CD 89      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       A A -    PUNTA ARENAS         
   -  CI       ---               20.0   kW   100271
HJCE       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       A A -    BOGOTA IC            
   -  CO       ---                5.0   kW   100272
HCIM1      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    IBARRA               
   -  EC       ---                0.5   kW   100276
HCTL5      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    RIOBAMBA             
   -  EC       ---                1.0   kW   100277
ZP-33      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       C C -    ITA                  
   -  PA       ---                0.5   kW   100284
OAX1D      AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       B B -    PROGRESO             
   -  PE       ---               10.0   kW   100285
CX18       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       A A -    MONTEVIDEO 1         
   -  UY       ---               10.0   kW   100287
YVLW       AM 890  kHz ND1  Nighttime       A A -    VALENCIA             
   -  VE       ---               50.0   kW   100288



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