QSL from WSM, Nashville AM 650

WSM, Nashville is one of the iconic US AM stations, first on the air in 1925. It runs the world's longest-running radio programme, Grand Ole Opry, the weekly country music stage show. Many of the most famous C&W stars were regulars and WSM still broadcasts the show live on Saturday nights. This is a 50 kW transmitter but its antenna footprint is non-direction so quite a good catch from over 8000 miles away. I contacted the station on Facebook and it confirmed my report, noting that I was listening to Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs. In the clip you can hear weather and the station cue and jingle pretty clearly.

QSL from WXNT Indianapolis 1430 AM

This one came in from Indianapolis, about 8300 miles away. Alex Keddie, engineering manager, says: 'You have set our best distance record to date.' There's a lot of history on this station. Set up originally in 1926 in the Ford Motor Co showroom in Indianapolis, it was one of the two stations first to broadcast a full commentary on the famous Indy 500. It went through several name changes before becoming WXNT. Audio of the station cue attached, warning: you need sharp ears!

QSL Radio Lider, Cajamarca Peru AM 970

This one popped up on a dxpedition to Cape Pt last year with a readable signal, for just a few minutes. Luckily there was a clear ID, enough to send a report to the station, which replied per Facebook, one of the few Facebook QSLs I've got. Not one of those detailed verifications, just an acknowledgement of my report and reception. I've listened to the station 'en vivo' on the web since because I'm learning to speak Spanish, slowly, and a bit of Peruvian audio gives me quite a kick! The station is listed with just 1 kW so doing a fantastic job from the Andes to Cape Town, over 6000 miles. I love the station motto: 'Siempre líder, líder como tú.' You can hear this in the station cue, recording attached, through the mush.

QSL from 6SE Esperance, Western Australia on AM 747

This is from 6SE Esperance, Western Australia, 600 miles away. Esperance is a small town on the coast, about 400 miles east of Perth. As can be seen, we are on the same latitude. We've heard many WA stations here over the years and most have verified our reports.  Rod Ashworth at the station kindly QSLd and sent this pic of the station antenna. They put out 5 kW from there and broadcast on the Radio West network. Although the stations are in sync, they do have individual station IDs, with the frequency, as you can hear in the attached clip, followed by a snippet of John Cougar Mellencamp's "Hurts So Good." 

WDJO Cincinnati OH 1480 AM - 300 Watts, 8300 miles: ID audios attached

This is another amazing catch. WDJO Cincinnati on AM 1480 playing Oldies, heard at Cape Pt, 8300 miles away. It was night-time at the station so it was using just 300 Watts! The antenna orientation was primarily to the south-west. Absolutely no idea how such a low-powered signal could come this far, other than to say that the strangest things happen in this hobby. Attached are two clips with station IDs. I've been in contact with the station but, try as I might, sadly cannot get a response to my reception report, despite the ID clips and other details, like four of the oldies they played. Incidentally, it is quite remarkable how Shazam can recognise pop songs through heavy radio static! Footnote: a year later Gary Stephens at WDJO verified per email..... one of my best!