1 | SOWNY » Something Coming To AM 900? » August 25, 2025 3:20 pm |
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For what it is worth, in North York most evenings/overnights 900 is dominated by a combo of WURD-Philadelphia and WKDA-Lebanon TN. WURD supposedly running 124 watts at night and WKDA supposedly running 136 watts I believe. As sunrise approaches WCPA in Clearfield PA and WACA in Laurel MD are also present. I just hope I can snag Prince Albert (CKBI) before this move actually happens.
I did note CHIN on during the nightmiddle at 2 a.m. about two weeks ago. No trouble hearing what KXEL-Waterloo ("where Iowa comes to kvetch) was up to at that time.
| SOWNY » Cousin Brucie On The 60th Anniversary Of The Beatles At Shea Stadium » August 15, 2025 2:00 pm |
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DX wrote:That must mean it was also 60 years ago today when The Rutles played Che Stadium.
Did Bill Murray The K act as emcee for the concert at Che Stadium?
| SOWNY » MY Broadcasting Launching CKOT-FM at 3pm » August 4, 2025 1:28 pm |
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Saul wrote:turkeytop wrote:
For a town its size, London radio listeners are not well served. With the exception of CBC everything else all sounds the same. I listen to SXM almost exclusively.
When I'm in a real city like Toronto, Montreal or Tampa Bay, I rarely even turn on the SXM. But London is a radio wasteland.How do 92.7, 95.9 and 97.5 sound the same? Toss in not one but two campus-community stations (94.9, 106.9). And three CBC stations. Not to mention stations in immediately outlying areas, like Woodstock, St. Thomas. Not bad for a town...
I find that 1290 (CJBK) and 1410 (CKSL) sound the same to me.
| SOWNY » While we talk about Ben, Justin and Katie Perry are dating » July 30, 2025 7:57 pm |
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turkeytop wrote:
Thanks for posting that very important news.
I wonder when Justin and Katie were dining if they discussed CFOS moving off of 560 or Buddy Shula & WUSW?
| SOWNY » massive fm skip now... » July 4, 2025 2:10 pm |
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Nice to be able to hear KIXQ-Joplin MO and KKYR-Texarkana TX on 102.5 instead of Buffalo's K-Hate.
All of the other ones noted by RadioActive were also heard here in 'southern' North York (Hoggs Hollow)
| SOWNY » K-LOVE 102.5 Toronto coming soon... » July 3, 2025 1:49 pm |
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I wonder how many people actually notice or care, aside from people on radio boards and DXers?
| SOWNY » Canada Day on radio » June 28, 2025 3:28 pm |
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Ale Ont wrote:
Does anyone know if some radio stations will play all Canadian music on Tuesday?
Sounds like a good tie-in to the
What Song Makes You Change The Radio Station? thread.
| SOWNY » AM640's Doubletalk » June 15, 2025 8:06 pm |
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Saul wrote:mace wrote:
If 640 eventually goes down the same path as CHML, I can listen to KFI late at night again.
You're more likely to hear WMFN Petone IL (Black Information Network), WHLO Akron OH and WOI Ames IA (NPR), among other closer-ins that now run all night. WMFN is consistently strong in second place under CFIQ in the Kawarthas.
Would also make it easier to hear WSM Nashville on 650 without the 640 splatter. And CFCO (before they move to FM permanently) and WSBN-Washington and WLAP-Lexington on 630.
| SOWNY » GTA Radio Frequency Swaps » May 27, 2025 8:33 pm |
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What about Scarborobluffsradiof99's favourite station 820-CHAM, which moved down from 1280 to 820.
If I'm not mistaken this enabled the Pearson Airport Station to move to 1280 from 530, which enabled 790-Brampton to move to 530 once the other 530 station in Fort Erie moved to FM.
| SOWNY » The Pope has passed » May 8, 2025 3:45 pm |
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The bring this back to radio, do we know yet if Pope Leo XIV in his younger days preferred listening to WCFL or WLS?
| SOWNY » Your Vote Doesn't Count? Think Again! » April 30, 2025 10:19 am |
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mace wrote:
There are always a few ridings where the winner is a pretty much well a foregone conclusion. However, one should never assume victory is assured, Hello Pierre and Jagmeet. However, there were two Canadian ridings where the margin of victory was under 40 votes. In the Newfoundland riding of Terra Nova-The Peninsulas, Liberal candidate defeated the Conservative candidate by a mere 12 votes. The Liberals defeated the Bloc Quebecois in the riding of Terrebonne by a massive 35 votes. Judging by these examples, your vote really does count.
I bet that the Terra Nova-The Peninsulas election coverage on VOCM would have been quite interesting.
| SOWNY » Election Fun Time: Who Will Win? Minority or Majority? » April 23, 2025 1:10 pm |
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I haven't decided yet......
....if I'm going to listen to the election results on 1280-CJTM or 1350-CIRF.
| SOWNY » Canada Post Announces Stamp For Blue Rodeo 40th Anniversary » April 10, 2025 12:41 pm |
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Binson Echorec wrote:paterson1 wrote:Jody Thornton wrote:
Multiple items with this postage stamp might get "lost together" in the mail
Yes, the impact of this new stamp "Hasn't Hit Me Yet..."
Looks like both of you are going to have to "Try".
With the postal rates what they are today, only those who live in a Palace of Gold or own a Diamond Mine will be able to afford to a mail a letter.
| SOWNY » Some Interesting "Firsts" In Ontario Elections » February 28, 2025 4:41 pm |
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mace wrote:
The First Election: September 3, 1867: Only landholding men over the age of 21 are eligible to vote. It is done by a show of hands. Only 13% of the population fell into that category. The Liberal and Conservatives each won 41 of the 82 seats available. The First Secret Ballot: Introduced in 1875. The First Female Vote: In 1917, female British subjects over the age of 21 were permitted to cast a ballot. The First Women to Run for Office; 1919 saw two women run. Justenia Sears in Ottawa and Henrietta Bundy in Toronto. Neither woman was successful. 1919 also the introduction of the Chief Returning Officer and the first of many referendums on the provincial sale of alcohol. The First Enumerator; 1933 saw the introduction of door to door enumeration to ensure up to date and accurate voter lists. The First Elected Women: In 1943, Agnes MacPhail and Rae Luckock become the first female MPP's. In 1954, Indigenous people were given the right to vote and in 1963 Leonard Braithwaite became Ontario's first Black Canadian MPP. Leslie Frost became the first Ontario Premiere to threepeat. 1951; 79 of 9
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| SOWNY » Have You Voted Already Or Plan To Vote On Feb 27th? » February 27, 2025 5:05 pm |
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I voted. I never received my voting card but had no problem proving that I was entitled to vote.
I will probably check out the results on the CBC. Although I suspect that reading the whinging on SOWNY about the election coverage on 640 and 1010 might be more entertaining than the TV telecasts. Hopefully there aren't too many Spence Diamond commercials this evening.
| SOWNY » If the Pope dies? » February 22, 2025 5:34 pm |
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cash wrote:
Will they have around the clock coverage. It's not a big deal like it used to be.
I bet all the Relevant Radio (such as 940-WIDG and 1640-WSJP) stations in the USA will be on it 24/7.
Locally, there's Rochester's 1460-WHIC (the "Station of the Annoyed"
), the FM serving Buffalo on 101.7 and WGGO-Salamanca on 1590.
| SOWNY » What Happened To 610 CKTB's Signal? » February 21, 2025 9:27 am |
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Last night at local midnight with no CKTB there was the added bonus of Cuban station Radio Rebelde underheard WTVN. Easily recognizable with the Cuban national anthem that all Cuban stations play at that time.
| SOWNY » What Happened To 610 CKTB's Signal? » February 20, 2025 10:04 am |
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CKTB was still absent at 6:50 a.m. this morning. The folks in St. Catharines would been enjoying KFNZ Kansas City with sports talk instead.
| SOWNY » What Happened To 610 CKTB's Signal? » February 19, 2025 1:48 pm |
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Saul wrote:
Just got ujp to DX site last night. Was gonna hook coax to two outdoor loop antennas and DX but with 3-4 feet of new snow on the ground I'm not sure I can manage that during daylight today, never mind at night last night... I can almost climb onto parts of the roof...
POSTSCRIPT: Well, that was shockingly easy. My first strategy was to shovel pathways. I quickly realized this would take a few hours and exhaust me. I then realized I can swim, and the snow is just crystalized water powder. And the snow is in drifts. Some were indeed as high as 4 feet. Others maybe a foot. Directional west loop antenna is fixed in place, just needed to get coax and an amp onto the west end. I changed the route of my temporary south-north loop antenna, which gets folded up and collapsed when I'm not here, to be more ne-sw to make it easier to access. I'll be ready when sunset arrives, but I betcha CKTB will be back!Here's hoping that you are wrong and it was worth putting up the antenna. At 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. WTEL-Philadelphia was duking it out with WTVN. I know that WTEL and WTVN certainly would not be worth you driving up to Four Mile Lake.
| SOWNY » What Happened To 610 CKTB's Signal? » February 19, 2025 9:46 am |
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mace wrote:
Any DX catches while CKTB was/is silent? Maybe WTVN Columbus?
WTVN Columbus was inbooming at 6 p.m. on 610 last night and underneath there was WPLY Roanoke. (Was actually expecting WTEL in Philadelphia as the second station)
| SOWNY » My First Listenable Signal on 900 » November 23, 2024 7:28 am |
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More than likely WACA ("Radio America novecientos AM") in Laurel MD.
WJWL in Georgetown DE is also Spanish ("La Raza", but WACA is more commonly heard here.
| SOWNY » None Too "Swift?" How Much Taylor In Toronto Media Hype Can You Stand? » November 14, 2024 7:49 am |
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Saul wrote:RadioActive wrote:
... for the next two weeks, it's going to be almost impossible to escape every time you turn on your radio or TV.
When I listen to my radio over these next two weeks, I'm quite sure I won't hear any mention of TS on 1240 WJMC Rice Lake WI, 1089 TalkSport in Brookmans Park UK, or whatever else happens to fade in. All it takes is avoiding certain frequencies.
I can confirm that this morning (the first day of the Taylor Swift concerts) that 1240 WJMC Rice Lake WI came out of the CBS news with a female announcer who led off with local weather. No mention of what it would be like outside of the Rogers Centre. Earlier at 6 a.m. on co-channel WSDR Sterling IL there also was no mention of Taylor Swift, just a plug for the Sauk Valley YWCA.
| SOWNY » DX Worthy Station Near Rochester N.Y. Going Silent On Monday » November 7, 2024 7:46 am |
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WLEA is (was) heard quite frequently here in North York as the sun is rising battling it out with WHBC-Canton and WSDS-Salem Township
| SOWNY » 900 CHML Closing » August 31, 2024 11:33 pm |
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Saul wrote:mace wrote:
When I was out in Oakville earlier this week, there was no static on 900 and I heard muffled pulsating voices on the frequency. Unfortunately, not strong enough to identify. Has anything appeared at night?
From Kawarthas I have heard IDs from three: WABY Watervliet NY (Rock-pop); WKDA Franklin TN (adult standards), WURD (African American talk, possibly also the one with jazz. I haven't set up my outdoor antennas yet for the coming AM season, or done any serious listening. These just from quick moments on a portable. One London DXer also heard a Georgia African American gospel station. With CHIN running daytime only on 1540 at night, a few of have heard ZNS1 from Nassau Bahamas. Last night they were running African American gospel music.
In addition to WKDA and WURD being there most of the time on 900, In Toronto I've been hearing a lot of WFIA Louisville at 6 a.m. with religious programming. WKDA for me seems to to be most dominant during the nightmiddle. And as I type this Cuba (Radio Progreso) is in there with the same programing as on 890.
Other 900s noted since CHML stopped coming down for breakfast: WCPA-Clearfield PA, WJWL-Georgetown DE, WACA-Laurel MD and WKDW-Staunton VA
| SOWNY » CKOC Website is up » August 19, 2024 7:08 am |
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Checked a recording I made from 4 a.m. earlier today and 1150 was dead air with WAVO-Rock Hill SC ("The Light FM") underneath. I wonder how many actual Bloomberg Radio listeners there were and if they noticed?
Over on 900, WURD-Philadephia was taking phone calls from listeners
| SOWNY » CHAM & CKOC Signals Replaced By "White Noise" » July 3, 2024 5:34 pm |
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RadioActive wrote:
Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out after dark.
Are they completely off the air or just at such low power that you can't hear them? I used to work there in another lifetime (my very first "volunteer" job in radio) and before the daytime pattern change, they were at 500 watts. You could barely get them across the street.Definitely off. In North York, unti last week I had no problem hearing them in the nightmiddle, but it was easy to hear KXEL underneath. Now KXEL just sounds as strong as the adjacent Cincinnati on 1530 and Windsor on 1550.
| SOWNY » CHAM & CKOC Signals Replaced By "White Noise" » July 3, 2024 4:07 pm |
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I gather nobody has noticed (or cares) that CHIN-1540 seems to have just decided not to broadcast anything at all after about 9 p.m. and overnights (where the old-time radio shows used to be). Although the website does say "Italian Streaming". I don't think "Italian Streaming" means a relay of KXEL's Red Eye Radio or Brother Stair's Overcomer Ministry.
| SOWNY » The One "Show" You Won't Be Able To Avoid On Thursday » June 27, 2024 7:16 pm |
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Saul wrote:
My dream, wholly improbable of course, is that no one watches, the ratings tank spectacularly, and the parties are forced to hold fresh conventions. The whole thing reminds me of cartoon - I can't recall the name - where both candidates turn out to be aliens from the same planet, on the same mission...
You must be thinking of Kodos and Kang spoofing the 1996 Clinton-Dole election on The Simpsons.
| SOWNY » Major changes happening at CHIN Radio » June 27, 2024 7:47 am |
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Definitely KXEL with Red Eye Radio and Fox news at 5 a.m. this morning.
In the good old days when CHIN was still a daytime-only station, when they went off at sunset you could often get some other interesting daytime-only American stations before they signed off at their local sunsets (in additon to KXEL, WPTR-Albany or Radio Bahamas).
| SOWNY » Major changes happening at CHIN Radio » June 26, 2024 7:49 am |
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For what it is worth, at 5:30 a.m. this morning the 1540 wasn't even on. It was all KXEL in Waterloo Iowa. I can usually hear KXEL through CHIN's programming of old-time radio shows during the nightmiddle.