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DX Listener Reports for KNSP, 1430 KHz, Staples, MN, USA |
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 KNSP-AM Specificiation: 1430 KHz, 89 degree tower 1000 watts non-directional day 199 watts non-directional night |
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Hello Mark, I’m happy to inform you about the reception of KNSP Staples MN 1430 AM, which I managed to pick up with my Perseus SDR receiver and a 3000-feet long aerial pointing towards the U.S. midwest. This was a genuine reception through air waves, with the transmitted signal bouncing back from the upper layers of ionosphere, not received via internet. Listening location was an isolated cottage in Northern Finland, ideal place for catching long-distance AM signals. The reception took place on October 31, 2020, right after your local midnite with ESPN programming for about 15 minutes. The top of the hour identification was given at 01.00 hrs, and it was as follows: “Central Minnesota’s sports, sports, sports. AM 14-30 KNSP Staples-Wadena. The Fan!” Prior to the identification there was an ESPN promo for a program on Sunday, at four Eastern, on ESPN Radio. Thank you very much for the programming, it was a pleasure to hear KNSP and to follow the ESPN programming! I’m a 60-year old Sales development director, been actively in this radio listening hobby since 1973. To hear stations like KNSP really gives me a boost to pursue with signal catching! I remain cordially yours, Hannu Tikkanen, Espoo, Finland
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On October 13, 2020, I had the pleasure of shortly capturing the
signal of your station KNSP Staples 1430 AM here in Finland with my
Perseus SDR receiver and about half a mile long antenna wire
pointing towards central North America. I don’t have such a
monster-long antenna at home, but we were spending about a week in
Ivalo in Northern Finland and I had that wire hanging on tree
branches outside the house we were staying. At your local midnight
when I heard: "Central Minnesota's Sports AM 14-30 KNSP
Staples-Wadena, The Fan." Sports Net sports news was next. I am a 65-year-old former teacher of English and Spanish in Joensuu, Finland. My wife Riitta has also retired from her job as a teacher of Swedish and German, and we have a 30-year-old son called Matti who works in the Canadian-based IT company CGI. Being now fully retired I have had more free time. My hobbies include spectator sports, playing tennis and this radio hobby of trying to catch distant radio signals, mainly from the Americas. My home town Joensuu with its 78,000 inhabitants was founded in 1848 at the beautiful mouth of the river Pielisjoki (Joensuu means "mouth of a river"). The whole region is dotted with hundreds and hundreds of lakes, and we also have a small summer cottage by one of them. I am not a very avid fisherman, but the lake has provided us many tasty meals during the past summers. Yours, Jussi Suokas, JOENSUU, FINLAND |
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DX-ing in COVID times: Hello Mark, I am a radio enthusiast who enjoys listening for long distance radio signals. Over the years I have heard many stations serviced by you and with the receptions confirmed by you. Now I managed to hear KNSP on 1430 Kilohertz, on October 29, 2020, at at 12:19 an ESPN promo “Greeny with Mike Greenberg Weekdays at noon Eastern on ESPN Radio and on ESPN ..” and the KNSP-slogan “AM 1430 The Fan,” then ESPN-programming continued. I spenta week in October 2020 in Lapland listening to AM-stations from all around the globe. My setup consists of a Perseus SDR-receiver and the antenna system, consisting of long wires hanging on the branches of trees, designed for DX reception on the AM broadcast band. With best wishes from Finland, stay safe! Hakan Sundman, Helsinki, Finland.
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Mark, I picked up KNSP on Sunday,
October 18th, 2020, over here in Sweden. The signal on AM 1430 kHz
was a little weak and with co-channel interference, but fully
readable around top of the hour. Considering the distance between
transmitter and my receiver, I am more than thrilled!
Must say that I am proud of
catching this signal a my 900 metre (3000 feet) longwire
antenna. Using a Perseus software defined receiver manufactured by
Microtelecom with third party Jaguar software.
Sincerely
yours,
Per
Eriksson,
Vellinge, Sweden
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September 18, 2020, at 10.00 p.m. CDT. Hello from Finland, I´m very happy to inform you that I heard KNSP Staples MN 1430 AM My receiving equipment consists of a Perseus SDR Receiver and a 800 meter (2500 ft.) aerial beamed to 320 degrees. The station identification by a male announcer: "Your Source for Sports, AM 1430 KNSP Staples-Wadena - The Fan". Then, Sports news. Many thanks for your nice and interesting program!
I´m currently 65 years old and retired from my work as service director of the North Karelia Province Health Care. But I´m still working as practising doctor in my own company. I work in North Karelia and in Lapland. My holiday house is situated in Iavlo, Lapland. I heard your station there. Dr. Jari Korhnen, Finland.
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February 4, 2020, at 06’59’48 UTC, I caught station KNSP 1430 here in Finland on the AM band. I heard “K-N-S-P, Staples-Wadena, 14-30.” The catch was made up in northern Finland, in Aihkiniemi, Lapland. The receiver that I use is a Perseus SDR and a long wire antenna of 1000 meters. The distance to my place is 6.340 kilometers (3939 miles).
Best Regards, Ronny in Aihkiniemi, Lapland |
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Dear Mark,
I had the big luck catching half a minute of the KNSP AM
1430 broadcast at last. I've
been waiting for this to happen! My antenna
here at home works very well for MN and WI so it was a matter
of time before hearing KNSP... A bit more of
the ESPN was heard before and after but only weakly.
I see now that you retired too but perhaps you have the contacts
to either confirm this or forward it to someone who can? You've
verified my KKIN and WVAL reports earlier. Thanks again for
that!
Here is what I heard: RADIO STATION: KNSP Staples-Wadena MN FREQUENCY: 1430 AM RECEPTION DATE: September 24, 2019 RECEPTION TIME: 8.59:45 - 9.00:15 PM Central DST RECEPTION QUALITY: Readable for a couple of minutes ANTENNA: 3,000 ft wire pointing to the northwest at my place in Furuögrund, Sweden PROGRAM DETAILS: 9.00 Station ID: "... KNSP Staples-Wadena ..." ESPN: "ESPN Radio Sportscenter." I've turned 66 and is a partly retired electronics engineer interested in AM radio and it's unpredictable behavior. I've been active scanning the AM band for Nort American stations reaching across the Atlantic for 48 years with top equipment at good locations. Bo Olofsson, Sweden. |
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Hi. My name is Ole Forr. I'm a 61
year old radio entusiast from Norway (Europe).
I am a diary farmer married and have 2 sons. I
like to try to pick up North American AM
stations. Togtether with 3 friends we have an
antenna project in Artic Norway (Kongsfjord). I
picked up KNSP on 1430 AM.
DATE: January 14th 2019, Time: 3.00 a.m CST,
Frequency: 1430 AM:
I heard Station
identification: "Your source for
Sports AM 14-30 K-N-S-P Staples -
Wadena." Followed ESPN
sports. Always very nice to hear a
Minnesota station.
My receiver is a Perseus
Broadband receiver and I heard KNSP
on a 1500ft antenna pointed 300
degrees.
I have been doing this hobby
since 1970 and have soon received
positive verificatiions from 1100 USA
stations on AM. I also have a HAM Radio
license, LA6EIA, used to be very active
but not so much the last years. THANK
YOU! Mr. Ole Forr,
SOR-FRON, Norway.
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Dear Mr. Persons, Today I found
KNSP with a good signal during excellent "spot" propagation towards
Minnesota! At 1.00 am CST I noted KWAD with a rather poor
signal, but several other rare MN stations were up with good
signals, and indeed did I hear KNSP as well. The signal was good, I
don't think you need headphones to recognize the full-hour
identification: "Your choice for sports, AM 1430, KNSP Staples -
Wadena."
After a dry and mild fall, we finally got quite a bit of snow here, so the cross country skiers are satisfied. I prefer jogging, which does not match well with deep snow! One of my DX buddies, Ole Forr, also heard KNSP at the same time. You may have heard from him already! We are in a solar minimum now, and the effects on the AM band is obvious: skywave signals every day and sometimes the signal strengths are amazing. Great fun! Heard on Christmas Eve at noon, 2018. A Happy New Year to you! Best regards, Bjerne Mjelde, Arctic Norway. |
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 . Dear Mark: The 1st of January 2019 at 0700 UTC/GMT, that is 01.00 CST on 1430 I heard Staples, MN, station announcing, "KNSP-your home for local sports- Staples-Wadena" said by same man who has done KLIZ 1380 Brainerd Baxter announcement. I was listeneing in place called Aihkiniemi, in Northern Finnish Lappland, near the Arctic Ocean using a Perseus digital multi-channel radio and 3000-foot antenna pointing towards Denver, Colorado. Wishing you all the best, Lauri Niemi
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