OKLAHOMA
While bandscanning for IBOCh, Sept 16 at 0558, I noticed on 1020 kHz ``CBS Radio Networks, channel 45`` loop announcement with tones. Went right thru 0600 with no local ID break, and still going at 0611. From strength and direxion, this was obviously my semi-local KOKP Perry OK, an all-too-common example of AM stations running with no human oversight whatsoever. Automation mistuned to wrong satellite channel. Chances are good, especially late at night, that if you tune thru the entire MW band, you will hear the same loop running somewhere.
Glenn Hauser, Enid, DXLD 7-114 (20/9-2007)
OKLAHOMA
Just a note for DX'ers... In the Oklahoma City AM scene, WKY 930 which is owned by Clear Channel is on the block (again.) It is the oldest station in the state and west of the Mississippi with a W call. Several years ago when CC acquired it, it went from English news-talker into a Spanish language music format (which has basement numbers.) Anyway, it is being sold so if you want to QSL it as a Spanish station, better get it fast. Rumor here has it that it will go back to English with an as yet [un]known format. Of course, the actual buyer is still up in the air as well.
By the way, I work for KOKC 1520AM (formerly KOMA) 50k in OKC. Tune us in and report on our signal --- we appreciate DX reports and we gladly QSL (our studios by the way, are actually located right next to the old WKY transmitter building and towers.)
Good DX John Carson, OK, kd5srw, April 24, O[ntario]DXA yg via DXLD 7-049 (25/4-2007)
OKLAHOMA
A display ad in El Latino American, the OKC freebie weeklie, for Iglesia Cristiana Rey de Gloria caught my eye, since it mentions broadcasts on ``KTLV 890 AM``! KTLV is supposed to be the call of the doomed 1220 station licensed to MWC, whilst 890 is KTLR. AM Query at the Media Bureau site of the FCC confirms 1220 is still KTLV and 890 KTLR. Could it be the two are under the same roof and the KTLV calls are going to move to 890, despite their obvious correlation with the 1220 frequency? Were the KTLR calls chosen to be companions to KTLV?
Glenn Hauser, OK, DX Listening Digest 6-090 (22/6-2006)
OKLAHOMA
1340, KTFX now La Grande, My local KTFX-1340 recently changed hands and has switched from gospel "Love 1340" to Spanish programming. First noted yesterday with Mexican-style music. Heard a "La Grande KTFX (kah-tay-eh-feh-ek-kees)" ID this evening at 1800 CST on the drive home.
Bruce Winkelman, AA5CO, Tulsa, OK, Nov 8, ABDX via DX Listening Digest 5-195 (11/11-2005)
OKLAHOMA
The below e-mail QSL was received from KFNY on February 9, 2005 after a hint from Bjarne Melde:
"Congratulations on your reception of KFNY. This email confirms that you did copy KFNY (AM), 1640 kHz, licensed to Enid, OK USA. Thanks again for your efforts! Best Regards, Bill."
Jan-Erik Österholm, May 4, dxing.info via DX Listening Digest 5-074 (5/5-2005)
OKLAHOMA
Re 5-058, KFXY-1640: I note facilities are shown as 10000/1000 ND B. Does ND stand for non directional? I understood that the signal was directional and away from Europe. Has this changed?
Barry Davies, UK, MWC via DX Listening Digest
I doubt very much it has changed; probably error in listing. Could be that KFXY is licensed as ND, but voluntarily runs direxional tho not required to?
(gh, Enid, DX Listening Digest 5-060 (6/4-2005)
OKLAHOMA
Reports that KFNY-1640 Enid would flip to Fox Sports on April 1 were slightly exaggerated. I checked it briefly on that date, but hit a commercial block and could not stand to listen long enough to confirm (O, how spoilt I am by SW and public radio). Then UT Sunday April 3 at 0545 I notice it is still All Comedy Radio!
100000watts.com explains that the flip will not actually happen until Monday April 4, which makes a bit more business sense, start-the-week and all that, but the call change to KFXY already happened March 30; at 0549 they plugged KFXY Coming Monday
Glenn Hauser, DX Listening Digest
KFXY
1640 kHZ Format: Sports
Network: Fox Sports Radio
Shows: Jim Rome
Slogan: Fox Sports 1640
Licensed: Enid, OK
Owner: Chisholm Trail Broadcasting Co.
Co-owned: KCRC, KNID, KQOB, KXLS
Began Operation: 2003
Facilities: 10000w/1000w ND B
Transmitter: 36 25' 14" N 97 52' 28" W
History:
Format Change
Sports from Talk on 4/4/2005
Talk from N/A on 12/23/2003
N/A from cp-new on 11/1/2003
Slogan Change
Fox Sports 1640 from All Comedy Radio on 4/4/2005
Station Change
KFXYAM from KFNYAM on 3/30/2005
100000watts.com via Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX Listening Digest 5-058 (3/4-2005)
OKLAHOMA
Top 40 hits with a liberal sprinkling of Disney magic, that's Radio Disney, 24 hours a day on AM 1380. News on 6 reporter Rick Wells says its programming aimed directly at families and their kids.
Radio Disney has been on the air in Tulsa just over six months and general manager Stevie Fernández says they`re beginning to have some success. "About 70 percent of our programming is geared to kids 6-14." Kids of course and their parents, particularly their moms. "The average time a mom will spend in the car with the kids is 66 minutes. They'll take em to school, to soccer practice, to baseball practice to a friend's house.``
There are Radio Disney billboards all over town. The potential audience is huge. "54 percent of the households in Tulsa have children 14 and under." They bring in some of the stars the young audience likes and gives the kids access to them. They not only program for a younger audience they involve them, like the Radio Disney party patrol. It involves kids and their parents in the fun.
Their kid casters interview local news makers like the mayor and our own Terry Hood. We learned in school she was mostly an "A" student". "When I was in high school I got a B in typing and in college I got a B in bowling." None of us knew that. Radio Disney is again on the AM dial at 1380.
Source: The News on 6 http://www.KOTV.com via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DX Listening Digest 5-037 (27/2-2005)
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