I get that with WJR sometimes and I'm only 97 miles from the transmitter. For some reason WLW blows in here really strong all day long and the Chicago stations are all pretty good all day.
I've been having pretty good luck. Not too long ago I was able to get KOA in Denver for the first time ever. I've got WBAP in Dallas too.
I thought I'd mention I pick up WJR here in Columbia on the regular (at night of course). Not that it's super surprising, it's not like we're all that far from Detroit. Still haven't heard that top of the hour ID though.
It's a strong station you can pick it up all the way to about Dayton, Ohio during the day. The transmitter building is pretty cool too it's an art deco design building in Riverview, a suburb a little south of Detroit.
They change the top of the hour up often. The most used one goes, "from the golden tower of the Fisher Building - the great voice of the Great Lakes, 760 WJR Detroit."
Back in the day they had some of the best local personalities around. Ever show was local.
When I was picking up KOA I heard the top of the hour and they said something then I heard, "the 50,000 watt blowtorch of the Rocky mountain west" and I thought wow that's KOA.