1160 WJJD Chicago

A sign-off from 1980 followed by a 15 minute aircheck from December 27, 1985 starting at 8:06 p.m. Eastern Time. Received in Philadelphia. I can remember listening to this same sign-off at 10 p.m. in July 1980 from Philadelphia and then waiting for KSL Salt Lake City, Utah to come in. The Wikipedia article for WJJD (WYLL) is wrong when it states that it was 1980 when WJJD stopped signing off an hour after sunset and began broadcasting 24 hours. I have a QSL card from KSL dated July 17, 1981 where I heard them at 2 a.m. This would not be possible if WJJD was broadcasting 24 hours. This was a Friday morning and very unlikely that WJJD was off the air for maintenance. An article in the April 12, 1982 Chicago Tribune informs us that, a week earlier, the FCC gave WJJD the privilege to broadcast 24-hours a day. A March 8, 1982 article in the Chicago Tribune said that WJJD switched formats from country to big-band on February 27, 1982

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[JHand04]

TechnerVideo, how were you able to get reception from this station? Or from some of the other out-of-town stations?

[TechnerVideo]

@JHand04, AM radio travels hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles at night. Radio waves bounce off the ionospheric layer of the atmosphere. But it also takes the right conditions and a lot of patience. These days, the AM and FM bands are over-crowded. There are some nights the ionospheric, or "skywave," conditions are poor. I am glad you enjoy my videos. Thank you for being one of my first subscribers.

[gli7utubeo]

I remember getting WJJD from NYC all the time back in the late 60s/early 70s.

I also remember once getting KSL from NYC around 1971-2. I was so excited as a kid with this.

[JHand04]

@TechnerVideo Anytime :)

[johntodd]

My 100th fave. Thanks so much for this. I LOVE old radio, especially standards. Helps me sleep. :)

[ClassicShowbiz]

This is amazing - i love the crackles, the sound of radio growing up.