Another night of AM Dxing

On 17th February 2022, I did another night of Medium Wave DXing. This time I logged sixteen (16) Australian stations and one (1) confirmed overseas station – China National Radio CNR6, and possibly two (2) other overseas stations (not confirmed).

531 kHz – Radio Italiano

  • 500 watts
  • transmitter located at WINGFIELD.

558 kHz 4AM Mareeba, QUEENSLAND.

  • 5KW
  • Just readable. Interference from ABC Radio on same frequency
  • 2140 km

567 kHz – 2BH Broken Hill, NEW SOUTH WALES.

  • 500 watts
  • First on air on 30th June 1934
  • 446 km

585 kHz – 2WEB, The Voice of The Outback.

  • 10KW
  • music

639 kHz – 5CK Crystal Brook, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

  • ABC

837 kHz – 4RK Rockhampton, QUEENSLAND

  • ABC
  • 1,744 km

855 kHz – ??? SAUDI ARABIA ???

  • extremely difficult copy due to ABC Radio on the same frequency.
  • Middle Eastern music.

900 kHz – 2LT Lithgow, NEW SOUTH WALES.

  • 5KW

909 kHz – China National Radio CNR6

  • 400kW

945 kHz – Unidentified

  • Unidentified Chinese language station.
  • only heard momentarily – mostly drowned out by RSN racing station on the frequency

1125 kHz – Radio Reading Service, Canberra, ACT

  • 2KW

1143 kHz – 4HI Emerald, QUEENSLAND.

  • 5KW
  • music
  • interference from 2HD Newcastle on the frequency
  • 1,591 km

1161 kHz – 5PA Narracoorte, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

  • ABC
  • Very strong signal.

1179 kHz – 3RP Vision Australia

  • 5KW
  • coverage of Russia/Ukraine crisis

1413 kHz – Vision Christian Radio, Shepparton, VICTORIA.

  • 500 watts
  • Christian music
  • Lots of interference from 2EA SBS Radio on the same frequency.

1476 kHz – 4ZR Roma, QUEENSLAND.

  • intereference from 5MG Mount Gambier on the frequency

1503 kHz – 3KND, Melbourne, VICTORIA.

  • Cool N Deadly
  • indigeneous station
  • 5KW

1557 kHz – Wild Country, Renmark SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

  • 500 watts
  • country and western style music

1611 kHz – Vision Christian Network, VICTORIA

  • 400 watts
  • religious content

Below is a short video showing some of the stations I heard.

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