4 april 2012

i was trying to get in contact with WGAD just to tell them their signal was making it across the pond to Scotland but they didn't have an email ad on their website so i had to do a little detective work and first i went to the gadsden times news paper then the city of Gadsden website which i sent them a mail to ask if it was possible to get in contact with the station to let them know and after checking my emails this morning i received the following

Thank you, David, for contacting me through the City of Gadsden!  I’m surprised that our signal reached you.  However,  I remember working with another local station here back in the early 90’s, WAAX-AM on 570 kHz, at that time they had a CQ card from Paris!  You’re right, it is RARE!  GREAT WORK!  

This email is to officially notify you that the recording which you posted to YouTube is, in fact, the programming content of WGAD-AM-1350, Gadsden, Alabama.

I have attached a copy of our official logo for your collection.  I am also blind copying this email, along with your original message, to many media outlets in the state.  They may want to compose a human interest story on this rare event that you have reported.

Thank you again David and all the best to you and yours!

Warmest regards,

 

its great they took the time to get back to me as in my previous posts you will see that most stations i send reception reports don't bother to answer or put something like " yes thats us " and nothing else so a BIG thanks to J HOLLAND at WGAD Gadsden

nothing much to report from the last few days on the mw band but i notice once again the usual east coast big guns like 1010 WINS 1130 WBBR etc are back to  normal which the past week or so they have been well down