A useful tool for TADX

Being new to the TADX scene I notice that a lot of the US shows are either the same content (similar to the likes of the GOLD network in the UK) or carry each others programs for sports etc. This can make a positive ID a challenge - top of the hour helps if they break for news but then again the indents’ can be "Talk Radio Sport AM" or similar. Not very helpful!

I've read about and used myself online radio players for checking DX in the past and have found that the CBS radio player at http://www.cbsradio.com/streaming/index.html a fantastic resource.

There are many AM and FM stations listed by US county and it makes comparing content a pretty simple task of matching the frequency you're on with the ones listed. It is not 100% as some will be using affiliate audio - but it helps with narrowing down just who "Talk Radio Sport AM" really is.

The various streams seem pretty reliable as well as fast and a few checks this evening on some of the early TADX stations to appear here shows that 660 KHz is the same as the WFAM web stream. :-) The pop up player even allows you to add stations to your own presets list; making it quicker to jump between them whilst checking those Perseus files!

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