HANNUN QUSILLEJA / HANNU’S QSLs 2005 - 2007
v/s names and email addresses
are not usually mentioned here to avoid spam
emails
TIME TO
CELEBRATE - 1000 VERIFIED RADIO STATIONS
It took 27 years 2 months
and 25 days to score 1000 verified radio stations below the Arctic Circle
QSLs 2007
Voice of
Nevis, Charlestown 895 nice email
KRKO
Everett WA 1380 email
WTAQ Green
Bay WI 1360 email for follow-up report from “Newsradio 13-60” Program Director.
WTAQ was my 1050th verified radio station.
CJCL
Toronto ON 590 QSL-card signed by Chief Engineer. CJCL “Toronto’s Sports Radio
The Fan 590” is part of the Rogers Broadcasting Limited.
WCNZ Marco
Island FL 1660 email 2 hours for a follow-up report. The station will not be
leaving the AM band nor will it move from 1660 kHz. However, the station will
soon be sold. Relevant Radio can be heard on their website.
CHWO
Toronto ON 740
QSL-card
and station information 3 weeks via Ontario DX Association, 155 Main Street
North, Apt. 313, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 8C2, Canada.
CHWO began
broadcasting from Oakville, Ontario on 1250 kHz in 1956. In 2000 CHWO moved to
740 kHz after CBC Radio One, Toronto left AM band and this frequency. To
January 2006 over 350 reception reports have arrived from various countries
like Finland, Belgium, Jamaica, Canada and the U.S.A.
Today CHWO
AM 740 is “All Time Favourites Radio”.
CHSM
Steinbach MB 1250 letter 2 weeks from the engineering department of the Golden
West Broadcasting Limited, Altona.
Golden West
Radio own and operates 27 AM/FM stations located across the Canadian prairies
and has head office in Altona, Manitoba.
CHSM 1250
AM is located near St. Pierre SSE of Winnipeg. CHSM gave me the 200th
North American point in the FDXA rank.
WHIO Dayton
OH 1290 email 2 weeks. WHIO is the original station of the Cox Radio group
having signed on the air in 1935.
They
operate with 5000 watts of power day and night, though at night the signal is
directional.
Radio 4VEH
Cap Haitien, Haiti 840 nice email 2 weeks. The Evangelistic Voice of Haiti has
been on the air since 1950.
This station
was heard during my local DX-pedition with SSS in Muhos near Oulu in November
2007.
More
information about the station can be get from www.radio4veh.org. HAITI was COUNTRY NO. 192 in my QSL collection
WSCR
Chicago IL 670 short email from “The Score 670” sports station. This station
was heard during my DX pedition in Kivesvaara Hill, Paltamo. Later I got a nice
letter in 3 weeks from Chief Engineer. WSCR used to be WMAQ from 1922 to 2000.
CKCM Grand
Falls NL 620 and CKIM Baie Verte NL 1240 e-mail both from CKXG/CKCM Program
Director
HLKN Mok-po
1467 nice email with photographs and logo from a local KBS engineer. This was a
follow-up report.
SER Radio
Ourense 1584 letter and QSL-card to a follow-up report from Director
BBC
Hereford & Worcester 738 letter 2 weeks. Power of the transmitter is just
37 watts if WRTH2006 has the correct information.
CJBC
Toronto ON 860 calling card and schedule by snailmail, short verification by
email. The v/s could not find any printed QSL-cards.
Radiomaailma/SWR
Virrat 1602 QSL-card 2 months, this was SDXL Summer Meeting special broadcast
from
Radio
Nacional de Venezuela, Barcelona/Guri 1310 QSL-card, letter, post card, CD
containing “Ensemble Musical RNV”, brochures of the “proceso revolucionario de
la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela”. The friendly package came by FedEx from
RNV Departamento Internacional in 7 months.
Voice of Han Broadcasting Network, Kuanyin,
Taiwan 9745 card schedule 3 years!
This
Taiwanese station was a big surprise to me as I had forgotten this report. No
follow-up was sent to them. The QSL-card has both English and Chinese texts.
Radio St.
Helena 11092.5 card letter 6 months from Station Manager Miss Laura Lawrence
VMW Wiluna
WA 6230 email-QSL card 4 months from Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne
Radio
Apintie, Paramaribo 4990 letter 2,5 months from Director, one IRC was included
SURINAM was COUNTRY NO.191 in my QSL
collection
CFMJ
Toronto ON 640 letter for follow-up report from station engineer. “AM 640 Toronto radio” is broadcasting
from Beamsville (on the southern shore of Lake Ontario) with 50,000 watts. The
station is focused on local news, talk and sports including the Toronto Maple
Leafs plays. In the past the station was called as CFGM in Richmond Hill on
1320 kHz. The transmitting location is being moved 45 kilometers south of the
former site. That actually makes CFMJ different radio station than CFGM was in
the 1980’s. I heard CFGM in 1987 and CFMJ in 2006.
VOWR
St.John’s, NL 800 certificate from Station Manager. VOWR began operations in
1924 with a 100 watts transmitter. It now operates with 10 kW. The station is
owned by Wesley United Church. I heard this Canadian station last November when
it was broadcasting annual fund raising radio auction. St.John’s is the site
used by Guglielmo Marconi to receive the first trans-Atlantic wireless signal
on December 12th, 1901.
BBC Radio
Cambridgeshire 1026 letter, sticker and presenter photos 1 week after a
follow-up report, the international postal system lost their first QSL somehow
WLAA Winter
Garden FL 1680, “La Que Buena 1680 AM” replied with a Spanish language letter
in 1 month from Ocoee.
Tianjin People’s
Broadcasting Station 1386 email and QSL-card from Beijing although the report
was also sent to Tianjin
WRIG
Schofield WI 1390 email for follow-up report, this station was heard in Muhos
in November 2006. The frequency of 1390 kHz was a difficult one because of the
interference coming from other US stations.
KCNZ Cedar
Falls IA 1650 a really friendly QSL letter in 1 month from this sports station,
KCNZ gave me the 1200th FDXA-ranking point (without FM stations).
Radio Star
Country 981 letter and two stickers in 3 weeks from Northern Ireland.
Radio Star
Country has live DJ shows from 8 am to 12 pm midnight, then continuous music in
the night time.
CKEC New
Glasgow NS 1320 first email for follow-up report, then snailmail with CD full
of their broadcast from the day I was listening to them. CKEC was established
already in 1953. At that time the station was broadcasting on 1270 kHz. Six
years later CKEC moved to 1320 kHz. CKEC is planning to move to the FM band
within 6 to 12 months. In Nova Scotia there are only three AM stations left. So
many Canadian stations are changing AM for FM.
VMW Wiluna
WA 6230 email came from Bureau of Meteorology, P.O.Box 1370, West Perth WA
6872, Australia. This Australian utility station was a big surprise in the 48
mb during the Muhos pedition in January. VMW is a weather service station for
Western Australia. The sister station VMC is located in Cloncurry, Queensland.
Later came a letter from the HQ of the Bureau of Meteorology.
COPE Lugo
1224 email from Director of the station
COPE
Sevilla 837 email with station logos 1 week
WDCD Albany
NY 1540 a personal email 1 week from Crawford Broadcasting Company. WDCD tower
is 50 kW pointed east north-east which makes listening sometimes possible also
in Finland. The sister station, Albany’s Christian Music Station WPTR is
broadcasting on 96.7 FM. Later came snailmail letter with signature and
coverage map of the station.
CKPC
Brantford ON 1380 nice letter 1 month from Chief Engineer. The station was
founded in Preston Ontario in 1923 and moved to Brantford ten years later. The
town of Brantford is the hometown of the greatest NHL hockey player Wayne
Gretzky. I heard CKPC and CKLC together on 1380 AM in Kivesvaara, Paltamo in
January 2006. The CKLC v/s advised me to send a report also to CKPC which was
relaying “Lite 92.1 FM” on AM band.
CKRU
Peterborough ON 980 two emails 1 day
Classic
Gold 828/792, Luton 828 email follow-up 1 day, thanks Jarmo!
WTMJ
Milwaukee WI 620 letter and great T-shirt after follow-up
This “Newsradio
620” was heard during KIVES5 pedition on January 12th 2006. WTMJ is
the flagship station for three professional sports teams: the Milwaukee Bucks
(basketball), Milwaukee Brewers (baseball) and Green Bay Packers (football).
WTMJ was my 100th verified radio
station from the U.S.A.
A relative
of mine John visited the station and gave my report to WTMJ staff. Thanks a lot
John!
KBOI Boise
ID 670 email fup 2 days, Idaho was my 36th US state (incl. short waves)
KBOI was heard
during KIVES5 pedition in Kivesvaara, Paltamo in January 2006. Tack så mycket
Christer!
Today FM,
Mt. Leinster 101,4 note and email fup 3 days,
This Irish
station was heard on 22nd July 2003, Ireland was my FM country no.16
(FM points: 16+54=70)
CHKT
Toronto ON 1430 email schedule fup 1 week v/s Program Manager
Fairchild
Radio Toronto is broadcasting weekdays mainly in Asian languages, Mandarin,
Tamil, Korean, Punjabi, Hindi and Afghan. On Saturdays and Sundays CHKT has
programs also in Vietnamese, Macedonian, Pilipino, Irish, Thai, Cambodian,
Laotian, Romanian, Bosnian and Russian. The only English language hour is on
Sundays at 10-11 pm EST (0300-0400 UTC). I heard their Cantonese program which
starts every weekday at 11 pm EST (0400 UTC).
WGRB
Chicago IL 1390 email and snailmail letter 2 months v/s Transmitter Supervisor
The station
has been on the air since 1941 on 1390 kHz. The earlier call letters have been
WGES, WYNR, WNUS, WVON and WGCI.
Shandong
People’s Broadcasting Station 1548 card 2 months
KRPI
Ferndale WA 1550 card 2 months v/s Chief Engineer, the envelope was open but
luckily the QSL card did arrive safely to me
JOLF Tokyo
1242 card sch 2 months
NHK2 1602
card sch, QTH unknown (there are 10 NHK2 stations on 1602 kHz), both Japanese
stations heard in Muhos in November 2006
QSLs 2006
KVRI Blaine
WA 1600 letter, coverage map and measured patterns 1,5 month v/s Regional
Engineer
Radio
Pakistan, Rawalpindi 1152 & Radio Pakistan, Lahore 1332 card letter 1,5
month v/s Senior Broadcast Engineer for Controller
AIR Jammu
990 & 4830, AIR Itanagar 4990, AIR Leh 4760, AIR Gorakhpur 3945, AIR Indore
648
detailed
cards 1 month for old follow-up reports signed by Director Spectrum Manager
& Synergy from New Delhi Headquarters,
Gave 5 new
stations points in a one single day for Asia!
CKLC
Kingston ON 1380 email fup v/s Program Director, this Canadian station was
heard already during KIVES5 pedition in January. Sometimes it was difficult to separate
CKLC and CKPC as they both broadcast on the same frequency and there is only
one letter difference. CKPC was programming “FM 92.1” and CKLC gave IDs “Chum
Radio for Kingston”.
CKDO Oshawa
ON 1580 email fup 2 days, QSL card by snailmail 1 month v/s Assistant Program
Director
Radio St.
Helena 11092.5 card 5 weeks via DSWCI, was my third QSL from St. Helena.
Congratulations DSWCI for the 50 years anniversary!
WKAQ San
Juan PR 580 email-letter 1 month v/s Administradora de ingenieria,
This Puerto
Ricon AM station was my 1000th
verified radio station in the Finnish DX-Association’s ranking. Muchas
gracias Puerto Rico!
QSL arrived
just before the 89th Finnish Independence Day.
WTIC
Hartford CT 1080 email with photo follow-up 1 day v/s Chief Engineer
WNIO
Youngstown OH 1390 card letter for an email report v/s Chief Engineer
WDRC
Hartford CT 1360 card (rp mint stamps were sent) 3 weeks v/s Chief Engineer
VSB2 Bible
Broadcasting Network, Hamilton 1280 email 2 weeks
BERMUDA was COUNTRY NUMBER 190 in my
collection
JOFR
Fukuoka 1278 card letter schedule 2 weeks
KCJJ Iowa
City IA 1630 card 2 weeks (rp mint stamps were sent) v/s General Manager
CHUC
Cobourg ON 1450 email 1 week v/s President,
Originally CHUC was to
shut down on November 11, 2006 but there was interference on their new 107,9
MHz,
at the moment CHUC 1450 is
relaying “107.9 the Breeze”. CHUC will leave AM band as soon as the
interference on FM is solved.
CKGM
Montréal PQ 990 email 2 days follow-up v/s Chief Engineer, this station was heard
during my DX pedition in Kivesvaara, Paltamo in January 2006
CFDR
Dartmouth NS 780 email 1 hour v/s General Manager, also known an “Kixx Country”
WDEA
Ellsworth ME 1370 email 1 week v/s Chief Operator
Big L 1395 ki poko 2ta 5pv
CIWW Ottawa
ON 1310 email toiseen fuppiin 5 minuutissa v/s Promotion Director
WSSP
Milwaukee WI 1250 email toiseen fuppiin v/s Program Director
KGA Spokane
WA 1510 email toiseen fuppiin v/s Producer
KIRO Seattle
WA 710 email toiseen fuppiin 1vko v/s Program Manager
Suviseuraradio, Vuokatti 90.0 email 2 tuntia osoitteesta radio(at)suviseurat.fi
Radio
Brocken, Dequede 101.0 ko ki fup v/s Marketing/Market Research, heard last
summer
Radio Tirgu Mures 1593 ko sch Bucarestista 4kk, suoraankin on yritetty vastausta vaan ilman tulosta,
this
romanian regional station was the first station I reported with my new JRC
NRD535 in November 2005
Pirate Radio 603 AM, Mariehamn 603 email v/s Mike Spenser ja pian
tämän jälkeen toinen email ja ki v/s Roy Sandgren.
Molemmat emailit tulivat vuoden sitkeän kinuamisen jälkeen.
Pistettä ei vanhakantaisten ja epäoikeudenmukaisten pistelaskukäsitysten takia herunut, vaikka asemaa pystyi kuuntelemaan vain läntisessä Suomessa.
Plakkarissa on nyt nostalginen asema sekä aseman lisenssin
omistajalta Roylta että ohjelmien tuottaja Mikelta. Liekö kenelläkään muulla kaksoisvastausta?
FDXA The Station of the Year 2004 Pirate Radio 603 AM finally replied
by Mike Spenser from London and by Roy Sandgren from Malmö.
This great
radio station located in the Finnish Åland Islands provided lots of golden
memories back in the offshore radio times.
Pirate
Radio 603 AM will always be part of the Finnish radio history. Mike Spenser is
very grateful for the title “the station of the year”.
Roy
Sandgren is even planning to return back to the airwaves in the near future.
Paltamossa
kuultua: Wantok Radio Light 7120 ko ki 2kk v/s Sarah Good, this was my 19th
Papua New Guinean station, IRC was enclosed
Radio Clube
do Para 4885 ki ko CD 2kk v/s Director Geral
WJCC Miami
Springs FL 1700 email fup 1vrk/5kk, the v/s says “WJCC went off the air on
February 29 2006”, Thanks for your help VJR!
CJBK London
ON 1290 email fup 2vko v/s Operations Manager
WXYT
Detroit MI 1270 email fup 2vko v/s Chief Engineer
KFBX
Fairbanks AK 970 ki fup 1kk v/s Assistant Engineer Clear Channel Radio
WLS Chicago
IL 890 ki ta fup 1kk v/s Production/Engineering WLS radio
CBGA1 New Carlisle
PQ 540 englanninkielinen ki sch pinssi kynä 2,5kk v/s Producer
WTAM
Cleveland OH 1100 ki fup 2vko v/s Regional Programming Coordinator
WFAN New
York NY 660 ki fup 2vko
CKMX
Calgary AB 1060 ki fup 2vko v/s Technical Manager
WZAN Portland
ME 970 ki 2kk v/s Program Director
WOOD Grand
Rapids MI 1300 ki cm sch 2ta 6vko v/s Chief Engineer
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa, Qeqertarsuaq 650 email
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa, Tasiilaq 3815 email
GREENLAND was COUNTRY NUMBER 189 in
my collection
oli todellinen työvoitto lukuisten yritysten jälkeen, vastasi 10 minuutissa!
KNR:n v/s:n yhteystiedot saa minulta henkilökohtaisesta email -osoitteestani
Voice of
Guyana, Georgetown 3290 email & ki 5vko v/s Chief Engineer,
report was
sent to the WRTH2006 address
however,
there was the address: NCN Inc, Home Stretch Avenue, Durban Back Land, Lodge,
Georgetown, GUYANA on the envelope
IRC was
enclosed
GUYANA was COUNTRY NUMBER 188 in my
collection
WGVU
Kentwood MI 1480 ko ki ta 5vko v/s Engineering Office Coordinator, joka
kirjoittaa:
“We have
received more than a dozen letters from Finland letting to know of our
reception in your area.
It seems
that during the winter months the atmospheric conditions are right for our
signal to travel over the North Pole”.
CHCM
Marystown NF 740 email 5vko v/s Program Director
WCCO
Minneapolis MN 830 ko 4vko v/s Engineer
WWL New
Orleans LA 870 ko es 4vko v/s Chief Engineer
CHTN
Charlottetown PEI 720 email 4vko ja ki 3kk v/s Promotions Director
WYLL
Chicago IL 1160 ki 4vko v/s Chief Engineer
WNAM Neenah
WI 1280 ki 4vko v/s Chief Engineer
CBA Moncton
NB 1070 ki 4vko v/s Audience Relations
WLW
Cincinnati OH 700 email 3vko
KPTK
Seattle WA 1090 email 3vko v/s KPTK Operations
KFAB Omaha NE
1110 email 3vko v/s Director of Engineering
KSTP
St.Paul MN 1500 email 3vko v/s Engineer
Radio
Vision Cristiana International, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos 530 ki v/s Chief
Engineer,
osoitteesta P.O.Box 2908, Paterson, NJ 07509-2908 ja myöhemmin email
QTH on sama kuin Atlantic Beaconilla aikoinaan eli pointsia ei tule
WHBY
Kimberly WI 1150 ki 2vko v/s Director of Broadcast Engineering
WGN Chicago
IL 720 ko 3ta 2vko v/s Director of Engineering, samalla vasta 100.keskiaaltojenkkini
CKDQ
Drumheller AB 910 email, photo 2vko v/s Morning show host
CHUM
Toronto ON 1050 ki 1vko v/s Chief Engineer
WBAL
Baltimore MD 1090 email ki 1,5vko v/s Director of Engineering
CHMB
Vancouver BC 1320 email 2vko v/s Administration
KCRG Cedar
Rapids IA 1600 raportti vahvistusleimoin takaisin, 2 ta 2vko v/s Director of
Sales
QSLs 2005
Kesisradio/SWR,
Virrat 1602 lappu 4kk v/s HPE
Radio Fé y
Alegria, Caracas 1390 email 1kk
Radio
Pontevedra 1116 ki 3vko v/s Jorge Hermida Aldao, Director
Evropa 2, Praha 88,2 ko fup (FM-pisteet 15 + 52 = 67)
ABC Western
Australia Radio, Perth 7875 ki tarroja 1kk v/s Kris Bathgate, Manager Technical
Services WA.
Radio Malaisy (Italian pirate) 6260 ko ki 3kk Italiasta v/s QSL Manager, tehoa kuulemma 500 - 600 wattia, 71.maapiraattini
NDR2 Hamburg 87,6 ko 2kk (FM-pisteet nyt 15 + 51 = 66)
Radio
Caroline, Latvia 1350 lappu 1kk v/s John Knight
Radio Orient, Beirut Libanon 88.3 lappu ta 6 vko osoitteesta: 98 Bld
Victor Hugo, 92110 Clichy, France.
(FM-pisteet nyt 15 +
50 = 65)
CR1 Plzen 89,1 ko
CR Region Brno 87,9 ko
CR Sever, Usti nad Labem 89,1 kaikki viikossa Prahasta, paikallisvastauksia kuitenkin odotellaan yhä myös suoraan
SA INT Radio Kärppä 106,5 email 12 tunnissa tiedotusupseerilta osoitteesta karppa05(at)mil.fi
WDR5 Langenberg 88,8 ko 7ta 2pinssiä 2vko
CR Sever, Usti nad Labem 89,1 vastasi kortilla suoraan 3 viikossa
os. Cesky
Rozhlas Sever, Na Schodech 10, 400 01 Usti nad Labem,
v/s:n nimestä ei valitettavasti saa selvää
Radio Veritas, Monrovia, Liberia 5470 email 3vko v/s Ledgerhood Rennie, Station Manager, oli meikäläiselle uusi afro yli vuoteen. Raportit menevät varmimmin perille emaililla, vaikka asemalla on myös snailmail-osoite.
Radio Zet, Lodz 92,6 ki, raportti ”We confirm your report” -leimoin, tarroja, lippalakki ja 2 huivia 1,5kk.
Raportointiosoite: Radio Zet, ul. Zurawia 8, 00-503 Warszawa.
SR1 Östhammar 89,1 jättikortti 1kk Tukholmasta asiallisin QTH- ja taajuusmerkinnöin. Raportoitu Kalannissa.
Radio SAW, Magdeburg 101,4 ki 1vko v/s Ingo Naumann, Unternehmenskommunikation
MDR Jump, Inselsberg 90,2 ko, ta 1vko osoitteesta MDR, Betriebsdirektion/Sendertechnik, Kantstrasse 71-73, 04275 Leipzig, Deutschland.
FM-pisteet nyt:
14+49=63
Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat 1602 numeroitu QSL no.450 lopultakin 5kk:ssa v/s Teemu Lehtimäki, QSL-manageri.
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