What station on 1610 am relays WXK27 from Austin?

[neilkaz]

I figure this is the best place to ask for Texas radio help. I am a DXer from IL. Sometimes at sunrise I am getting a station on 1610 am that matches what You Tube has for WXK27 with Austin area weather and then weather elsewhere across the state.

A DXer friend from Austin tells me that he hears nothing on 1610 there. However, I found a blurb online from 1998 indicating that the poster thought this relay was WNDX476 from San Antonio (WKX27 is supposedly programmed from there).

Thx in advance for any help if some of you in the Austin/S.A, area can listen to 1610 am.

KAZ Barrington IL Perseus SDR and Phased Array of DKAZ antennas.

 

[ki4wbn]

I have heard the same signal on 1610 here in Corpus Christi as well, but seems local. Have not been able to listen long enough to get a call sign though, but it seems to have the local NOAA wx radio on it as well. I assume these are traffic advisory type of setups, though I've never heard it used.

 

[teknishun]

I figure this is the best place to ask for Texas radio help. I am a DXer from IL. Sometimes at sunrise I am getting a station on 1610 am that matches what You Tube has for WXK27 with Austin area weather and then weather elsewhere across the state.

A DXer friend from Austin tells me that he hears nothing on 1610 there. However, I found a blurb online from 1998 indicating that the poster thought this relay was WNDX476 from San Antonio (WKX27 is supposedly programmed from there).

Thx in advance for any help if some of you in the Austin/S.A, area can listen to 1610 am.

KAZ Barrington IL Perseus SDR and Phased Array of DKAZ antennas.

Sounds as if what you folks are hearing is a low power AM station used for public information in
a very small geographic location. It is similar to the airport parking info you can receive on
an AM car radio when on airport property. Some national parks also use this method for information as you drive through. There are many of these around the country and are usually on the high end of the AM broadcast band. If there is no public information specifically for that town
then they use the NOAA weather broadcasts to fill the gap so that there is not a dead carrier and people will
know they are still on the air. If you listen long enough they "should" give call letters and station ID.

You are most likely hearing WNGV539 out of Austin, TX due to atmospheric skip. There are a lot of these
low power stations on this frequency.

You can also go HERE to do a search for frequency 1610 kHz direct from FCC databases.
FCC General Menu Reports 3.1.14 October 7, 2010
SPECIFY 1610 kilo-hertx and Texas (all counties).

Martin KF5OPQ

 

[neilkaz]

This thread here: Texas 1610 TIS help needed explains what I have heard. These are operated by the LCRA and transmitters are located at the dams to the NW of Austin.

Thx for the help ... neilkaz ..