This evening I was able to get a CBN program loud and clear. It was the Tom Power show at about 9-10 PM CDT. Most likely that was from CBW in Winnipeg, 727 miles north of me. But CBY in NL is at the same frequency. 2131 miles. Signal faded before I could hear the call sign. darn. Almost got it but this is not a definite log entry.

Hi James,

Wow!  Pretty cool catch!

Hey, do you use the internet to ID stations at all?  Sometimes you can match what you hear to the live stream of the station.

I sometimes do that... might not be everyone's preferred methodology...  Sometimes waiting for that definitive ID is sometimes tough...

Johnny

On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 10:30 PM James Rohrer <Jim.rohrer1955@...> wrote:

This evening I was able to get a CBN program loud and clear. It was the Tom Power show at about 9-10 PM CDT. Most likely that was from CBW in Winnipeg, 727 miles north of me. But CBY in NL is at the same frequency. 2131 miles. Signal faded before I could hear the call sign. darn. Almost got it but this is not a definite log entry.

Do CBC stations *ever* say their call letters?

I know it's hard for some to understand, but Canadian stations are not
required to follow FCC rules. :) In fact, I'm not sure whether or
not Canadian broadcasters are required to ever say their call letters.
Call letters used to be a station's branding but that hasn't been true
in Canada for some time.


--
Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!

He might have said the letters but if so he said them fast and lowered his voice. 

I read about people verifying reception using streaming from the Internet. My question is how do you do that if you do not have a station ID so you can find the stream? 
Johnny, as you do this, what is your process?
Phil

Hi Phil,

I typically try several internet streams of stations that I suspect it may be due to hints dropped in the broadcast, like references to places, stores, etc.

I also record the audio so that I can go back and hear that elusive ID should it "zip by" and I don't catch it.

Most of the time I get the ID during my listening, but on some occasions I have to get "creative" with an internet search.

ID'ing this way may not be everyone's cup of tea however, and I can respect that, but it is a method I have used for my personal logs.

Your tastes may vary...


J