Unknown AM radio station on 1550 KHz

[KB7GP]

Here in Olympia, WA during the later evening hours I have been listening to a foreign language (not Spanish).
I am curious about where it might be located and the station call sign.
Any ideas?
DaveR KB7GP

 

[Saint]

Here in Olympia, WA during the later evening hours I have been listening to a foreign language (not Spanish).
I am curious about where it might be located and the station call sign.
Any ideas?
DaveR KB7GP

I have it as CNR 2 China Business Radio 1550
Saint

 

[MiCon]

I only log my hits by year. I have this logged as 2023, but I'm pretty sure this was in the past three months.

1550 AM Night time. Foreign & English language. At some point I heard "San Francisco and the Bay area". Per Radio-Locator.com, my log would be KZDG Radio Zindagi, San Francisco, CA, but I wasn't able to confirm the identity. R-L.com also shows the station format as Asian.

 

[n0xvz]

Here in Olympia, WA during the later evening hours I have been listening to a foreign language (not Spanish).
I am curious about where it might be located and the station call sign.
Any ideas?

Based on your description and location, I suspect it is KKOV out of Vancouver, WA. The format is listed as "Ethnic"...whatever that means.

Here's a full list of stations on 1550 kHz: Radio Station Finder: Search Results

 

[Boombox]

There also is a station out of the Bay Area that is Punjabi, KZDG, that sometimes shows up. But if you're in WA, it's probably a better chance you have KKOV (Viet, mostly) or KRPI Ferndale (Punjabi, Hindi, and overnights they play Sikh prayer chants).

Best MW search list is Wiki. Just search for "1550 AM". Generally it's pretty useful and up to date for the most part.

1550 AM - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There are Wikis on every AM band frequency, I think.

If you can differentiate what language or style of music a foreign language station plays, that can also help ID a station in situations like this.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

0500. 1/9/24
I am hearing a flutter of 2 stations here. One sounds like east Indian music. Really hard to copy.
I will keep monitoring.

DW
So. Cal.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

BTW
Monitoring on a rat shack DX 390

DW
So. Cal

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Got ID as KZDG north of me as San Francisco.
A Asian language station.
I hear it better in my car radio.
0630. In Oxnard Ca.

DW
So. Cal.

 

[Omega-TI]

Weird station. Sometimes it appears they are speaking Spanish, other times non-Spanish with an Indian accent.

1/9 @ 06:40-06:52 from Longview, WA
Eton Elite Executive w/ Tecsun Loop Antenna

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Are you on KZDG?

DW
So. Cal.

 

[Boombox]

Weird station. Sometimes it appears they are speaking Spanish, other times non-Spanish with an Indian accent.

1/9 @ 06:40-06:52 from Longview, WA
Eton Elite Executive w/ Tecsun Loop Antenna

Some of the sounds of both languages are simlar to those of us who don't know the languages. I know quite a bit of Spanish but have been fooled by Punjabi before (and I know no Punjabi), when DXing, so it can happen.

 

[Boombox]

BTW
Monitoring on a rat shack DX 390

DW
So. Cal

I never used to use my DX-390 for MW, but lately I've been DXing with it, using a loop, and it's a great radio. Seems to drop off above 1600, though, in sensitivity, compared to other Sangean / Realistics. Great sound through headphones while DXing. Mine works better with an external loop, as I live in a hole.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Thank you boom box. The dx390 works well on mw dxing. My problem here is I have a 5000w touch maybe 3 miles north west. It gives me fits now and then.

DW
So. Cal