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DEC AV:2.91 HI:40('14),LO:0 DEC 2018:0, NOW:2 <--THANK YOU MUCH for reporting since 1981!
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Latest: Sanders +1
--Eric Berger, Carleton, MI. Times EDT
XDR-S10HDiP
Heard with the Sony XDR-S10HDiP at Carleton MI. Times EDT
*Wed 04 Dec: Es
27.02 ** KOCU-FM 90.1 Altus, OK - Fair with RDS for a moment - NPR nx, and lost. New catch!


TS-MI2 Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI EST
Marantz PMD800 tuner in narrow mode, 5 element outdoor ant on 2nd floor, Blonder-Tongue MVB-45 signal booster
93.5 WHMI MI Howell -- 12-7 2107 faded up and over CBC R1 London w legal ID "WHMI Howell-Brighton." Quickly faded. New at this QTH
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OCT AV:19.17 HI:53('04),LO:0(many) OCT 2018:2 NOW:2 <--THANK YOU MUCH for reporting since 1981!
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Latest: Sanders +2
TS-MI Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI
Marantz PMD 800 tuner in narrow mode, 5 element outdoor ant on 2nd floor,
Blonder-Tongue MVB 45 signal booster
TS-MI-1 Tom Sanders, 23 Mile Rd bridge over I-94, Chesterfield Twp MI
Pioneer KE 4848 SuperTuner car radio
EDT
103.9 CJBC-FM-1 ON Windsor -- 10-2 1735-1736 good and alone in mono on the overpass, quickly lost on the other side. French music and talk, SRC Espace Musique programs. New (TS-MI-1)
107.7 WLKK NY Buffalo -- 10-1 1858-1906 local quality stereo, legal ID for 104.7 W284AP and "WLKK Wethersfield-Buffalo." Several mentions of "alternative Buffalo" and "The Underground Collective." Started fading at 1906. Not heard since the 8-14-03 power blackout (TS-MI)


SEP AV:58.17 (58.95) HI:223('08),LO:3('99) SEP 2018:35 FINAL:65 <--ABOVE AVERAGE! Thanx for reporting to DX-midAMerica, since 1981!
--Eric Berger, Carleton, MI. Times EDT
XDR-S10HDiP
Heard with the Sony XDR-S10HDiP at Carleton MI. Times EDT
WED 18 SEP: Tropo
6.49 ** WLZZ-FM 104.5 Montpelier, OH - Poor with C&W, 'Z-104'
17.30 ** WPVM-FM 88.5 Sturgeon Bay, WI - Poor with religion, 'Voice Of the Master'
17.31 ** WPNE-FM 89.3 Green Bay, WI - Good with Wisconsin Public Radio, NPR
17.34 ** WHND-FM 89.7 Sister Bay, WI - Poor with Wisconsin Public Radio, NPR
18.23 ** WAPL-FM 105.7 Appleton, WI - Fair peak with rock record, lost to resurgent WSRW Grand Rapids
19.32 ** WQBX-FM 104.9 Alma, MI - Poor with local sports talk, local ads
20.46 ** WQGR-FM 93.7 North Madison, OH - Fair with oldies, local ads
TUE 17 SEP: Tropo
19.20 ** WWKI-FM 100.5 Kokomo, IN - Fair with ads, "Hit Country 100.5 KI"
19.36 ** WZAK-FM 93.1 Cleveland, OH - Fair with local ads, WDRQ nulled, off the back!
20.19 ** WHAD-FM 90.7 Delafield, WI - Fair with Ideas Network, RDS
21.51 ** WLXV-FM 96.7 Cadillac, MI - Poor with 'Hot Country 96-7 The Bull' into C&W; CHYR nulled. New catch! 96.7 #20!
21.57 ** WKLT-FM 97.5 Kalkaska, MI - Fair with KLT The Rock Station
22.18 ** WHAK-FM 99.9 Rogers City, MI - Poor with ads, '99-9 The Wave'
Others nearby reported better, but this was all I could get. And not for lack of trying, either!
--Eric Berger

JJR-WI John J Rieger, South Milwaukee, WI CDT
Sangean ATS-909X stock
9/18 tropo, 68F, clear!
0800 105.1 WGFM MI Cheboygan-Traverse City alone, LID. Was once way more common. No Evanston today.
0807 107.9 WBCV WI Wausau morning show, Bog Cheese 107-9. Years ago - was WYCO. Alone, SOLID!
0813 92.9 WNDV IN South Bend. More mx, more fun U-93 Top40 wiping out WPTT-Hartford x-lator
0817 95.3 WXRO WI Beaver Dam. Local chatter. 95-X. Alone. SOLID, which it rarely is! HotAC
0825 98.5 WUPS MI Harrison 98-5 U P S tween songs. Classic Hits. Nice good HotAC years back.
9/17 tropo, 60F, still fog in minutes! FOG in Chgo, UP, all over!
0636 106.7 WSRT MI Gaylord, STRONG, SOLID. RDS:"ESPN" --only fit. Checked: no WKHQ, others.
0642 92.5 WWSN MI Newaygo Sunny 92.5 tween songs --ex:WLAW
0644 94.1 WWKR MI Hart 94-K Rock in null of ?????
0711 102.5 WIOG MI Bay City-Saginaw-Midland-Flint Facebook.com/WIOGMornings. Local chatter
0717 105.5 WLJE IN Valparaiso Lake, Porter County mentions in ads.
0717 106.7 UNID at 6:30 Eastern on Relevant Radio
0858 102.3 WYBR MI Big Rapids Y-102 sweeper, HotAC
0934 107.9 WBCV WI Wausau, Ads for Fleet Farm in Rotchchild & Schofield. STRONG. LIKE A LOCAL
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1831 99.7 WUGN MI Midland Family Life Radio in null of Milwaukee DOMINATING LPFM
1845 105.3 WHTS MI Brooklyn-Gr. Rapids Hot 105-3 w/WLVE (semi local) nulled
1847 95.3 KQKL IA Keokuk,K-Love in most of session. 100kw. ex:KOKXFM. Former UNID id'ed by Mr.Berger! THANX!
1852 102.5 WIOG MI Bay City calls Top40
1853 104.3 WKZG WI Seymour satellite fed Throwback Nation. FINALLY (as suspected, calls KZ104-3)
1900 105.1 WGEM IL Quincy News talk 105 WGEM, baseball. certainly rare here. Evanston more common
1903 107.1 WCKC MI Cadillac 107-1 the Drive, the Lakes Classic Rock NEW????
1909 107.3 WTNR MI Greenville Satellite C&W feed, Nash Nights, Alexa: Thunder 107.3 Gr Rapids wiping out local 107.3 WZTI (Franklin) translator! Franklin is u/3 miles away!!!!
1914 107.5 WDUZ WI Brillion-Green Bay CBS Sports. Best guess as 101.1 & 98.5 and others in area in.
1919 92.9 WJZQ MI Cadillac Munson Health Care * Cadillac Z93 jingle Top40 ---no 'KHQ tho. No Hartford WI Xlator.
1923 93.9 WNBY MI Newberry Karl Bohnak wx:Lake Mich, Lake Huron ments. Oldies 93 nice wx! here:NEW!
1927 94.1 WGFA IL Watseka Illin-iana's #1 nx stn 94.1 WGFA alone!
1931 95.5 WIFC Wausau calls in sweeper. Always nice hearing this. NO Chicago. Top40 since 1969!
1933 96.3 WSFQ WI Peshtigo satellite chatter, Uptown Girl, Billy Joel Hits 96 into ads.
1937 97.1 WGLQ MI Escanaba 97.1 WGLQ jingle after wx. WX usually runs :50 or so. Hot AC. NOT Top40!
9/16 tropo, 67F, went from sun to fog in minutes! No humidity, nice --am I in London?
1522 98.5 WQLH WI Green Bay, area ads, Jonas Bros tix for Milwaukee concert
1528 102.5 WCMM MI Gulliver, Moose Country chatter, C&W
1532 94.1 WGFA IL Watseka, Weatherology -calls
1533 94.9 WAAG IL Galesburg --Galesburg ments, wx C&W w/WOLX nulled. Knox Valley smiles
1533 94.9 WDKB IL DeKalb WDKB jingle, wx in WAAG null HotAC
1534 92.9 WNDV IN South Bend contesting, wiping out Hartford X-lator Stopless U-93
1537 87.7 WRME-LP IL Chicago, OLDies Me-TV FM
1600 92.5 WCLR IL DeKalb LID as this "and 97.9 Chicago, K-Love" CCM
1605 95.3 WGVS MI Whitehall-Muskegon NPR feed
1607 95.3 WXRO WI Beaver Dam Hot AC 95-X Have heard way better than this, but it IS September!
1605 98.1 WMGN WI Madison Magic 98, AC 90s song
1619 101.1 WIXX WI Green Bay, Bergstrom Subaru -Hwy 41,exit 116 Oshkosh, wx,WIXX jingle -102.7 NOT IN
1622 101.5 WNSN IN South Bend Title, Artist, but no calls! DUH!
1624 102.3 WXLC IL Waukegan 102-3 XLC
1626 106.5 WVFM MI Kalamazoo FM 106.5 more mx, more variety. Expected Sheboygan. NO Sign of WNOV Milwaukee xlator
1632 107.9 WMUS MI Muskegon 107 M U S the Moose, Lakeshore's #1 Country stn C&W
1655 98.1 WLKN WI Cleveland, 2 Men & a Truck-Sheboygan, LOng set of mx- Lake 98.1 AC
1701 97.9 WFMT IL Chicago Classical --no sign of WJYI Milwaukee xlator! YEARS since have hrd this!
Tropo overnight was HOT knocking out a lotta stuff! Way too tired, thus what would be new?


AUG AV:125.08 HI:358('11),LO:14('85) AUG 2018:124 FINAL:055

--Eric Berger, Carleton, MI. Times EDT
XDR-S10HDiP
Heard with the Sony XDR-S10HDiP at Carleton MI. Times EDT
Tue 20 Aug: tropo
7.22 ** W273BL-FM 102.5 Akron, OH - Poor with Air One, only one on the frequency! 74 watts, new catch!
7.39 ** WNCD-FM 93.3 Youngstown, OH - Poor with Rover's Morning Glory, // Webcast
8.06 ** WDVE-FM 102.5 Pittsburgh, PA - Very poor with DVE Morning Show, wx, nx.
*TUE 06 AUG: Es
16.49 ** WQUE-FM 93.3 New Orleans, LA - Good with ads, HD pilot
16.52 ** WGUO-FM 94.9 Reserve, LA - Fair with C&W, 'Gumbo 94.9'
16.57 ** KQKI-FM 95.3 Bayou Vista, LA - Louisiana ads, Quickie Country, RDS decoded
17.01 ** KHFI-FM 96.7 Georgetown, TX - Poor, HD pilot popped on; mixing with C&W
17.02 ** WDGL-FM 98.1 Baton Rouge, LA - Fair with Eagle, classic hits, HD pilot. New catch!
17.04 ** WYLD-FM 98.5 New Orleans, LA - Poor with R&B mx
17.05 ** KXKC-FM 99.1 New Iberia, LA - Fair, mixing with WFRO with C&W, Nash FM
17.08 ** KTDY-FM 99.9 Lafayette, LA - Good, AC, locked in HD over local WKKO!
17.16 ** KYFJ-FM 93.7 New Iberia, LA - Fair with Bible Broadcasting Network, RDS decoded
17.19 ** KCIL-FM 96.7 Gray, LA - Fair with C&W, C-96.7
17.23 ** WWOZ-FM 90.7 New Orleans, LA - Good with jazz mx, HD pilot
17.28 ** KRWR-FM 92.1 Tyler, TX - Poor with lots of QSB; Texas Rangers talk
17.37 ** KYBG-FM 102.1 Basile, LA - Poor, lots of QSB; Acadiana ments, RDS "BIG 1021" decoded
17.41 ** KYMK-FM 106.3 Maurice, LA - Poor with "Shop Southern Louisiana" spot, lost to local pest; ex-KFXZ
17.43 ** WHMD-FM 107.1 Hammond, LA - Poor, clashed with local WQKL with C&W, local ads, wx, Kajun 107.1, into C&W. New catch!
17.50 ** WZRH-FM 92.3 LaPlace, LA - Poor, clashed with local WMXD with local ads.
17.53 ** K236BU-FM 95.1 Hammond, LA - Poor with QSB; Lifesongs 89.1, Christian AC! 55 watts!!! New catch!
17.56 ** WJXM-FM 95.1 Marion, MS - Poor with hip hop/R&B, clashed with above, 'The Beat.' New catch!
18.03 ** WRKF-FM 89.3 Baton Rouge, LA - Poor with NPR nx, RDS decoded
18.05 ** WJNS-FM 92.1 Bentonia, MS - Fair with QSB; Son Life Radio stuff, // WJYM-730. New catch!
18.31 ** KEOM-FM 88.5 Mesquite, TX - Fair with QSB; Bryan Adams record, ID, into health info.
19.00 ** KLDN-FM 88.9 Lufkin, TX - Poor with QSB; Red River Radio TOH IDs, into NPR nx.
19.11 ** KTRG-FM 94.1 Hooks, TX - Fair with QSB; Sports talk, ESPN. New catch!
19.18 ** KJGM-FM 88.3 Bastrop. LA - Fair with Son Life Radio stuff
19.18 ** KBYS-FM 88.3 Lake Charles, LA - Phantom HD pilot; audio was KJGM. New catch!
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Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
6 Element FM Antenna (modified)
Phase Box (home brew)
8-2 tropo:
0738 95.1 WVXG OH Mount Gilead "95X" cl rock "Mid Ohio's Rock Station"
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John J Rieger, L'Anse,MI Times:EDT
Grundig Satellit 750 - stock
Aug 24: tropo 67F -clear, Dew point: 55
2237 93.1 CFNO ON Marathon Calls after Bruno Mars song. HotAC
2239 93.1 WJBL WI LadysmithBreak My Stride, Matthew Wilde, 93-1 the Dice w/CFNO. No WIMK--closer
2240 96.9 KDLO SD Watertown hearing C&W, meant not KMFY! 96.9 KDLO Country, D&L Irrigation systems. C
2248 104.1 WXVM WI Merrill REL //Voice of the Master.
2251 106.1 WACD WI Antigo end of Brewers game, several ads, sponsors.
2251 93.1 KATO MN New Ulm C&W & Minnesota 93 jingle between. Alone.
2257 95.1 KUSQ MN Worthington US 95 tween songs. Strong. C&W Remember this as Top40 KO-95!
2311 97.5 UNID Sunrise, Sunset NOS song. Totally lost on this. One of MANY UNIDS!
2315 103.1 UNID. My Own Worst Enemy, Owner of a Lonely Heart, 103-1 Kick? FM, Ford Pass, Weatherology.
2324 96.5 WKLK MN Cloquet --Legend Rock K-96.5 Rebel Yell, Billy Idol
2328 99.1 WKFX WI Rice Lake The Reflex, Duran Duran Classic HITS 99-1 WKFX
2329 100.3 UNID Heat of the Moment, Asia "80s Flashback" ---NOT Marquette. Everything was West.
2330 101.5 KCGN MN Ortonville PraiseFM Praise Line prayer requests CCM music
2345 107.5 UNID ads after ROCK songs. In earlier, WX:73. WCCN?
2348 92.1 WWAX MN Hermantown Twin Ports Sports
2352 95.1 VERY REL CCM, Holy music. Stumped for sure! Grand Rapids, MN? would be NEW, but....
After Tigers game, flipped from 99.3 and Wow! Shoulda checked earlier. MANY MANY UNIDS. Still pleased!
Aug 20: tropo 66F -Sun, Dew point: 64
0442 106.7 WJJY MN Brainerd -Cash call promo, 107.7 WJJY
0443 106.3 WPLT WI Sarona KingCountry 106-3, the Northwoods #1 for Country.
0451 96.3 KZGO MN Edina Nat'l ad, I'm ... this is my new song on Go 96-3.
0456 93.7 KXXR MN Minneapolis Thunderstruck, AC/DC, Liner: 93X. Only other Mpls area in. Nothing else.
Sangean ATS-909X stock
Aug 4: tropo 77F -Sun, Dew point: 64
0804 96.9 WWWX WI Oshkosh ---96-9 the Fox heard in syndicated SUN morn programming. From here, NEW!
0817 97.9 W250CQ MI Iron River Cl HITS (I'm thinking WSPT!) --PSA's Iron River B'cstng 2nd time heard
0833 107.1 WFON WI Fond du Lac shocker hearing 107-1 the Bull. C&W. From here, NEW!



JULY AV:220.80 HI:636('06),LO:17('82) JULY 2018:327, FINAL:340 <- OVER AVERAGE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
--Eric Berger, Carleton, MI. Times EDT
XDR-S10HDiP
Tue 30 Jul: Tropo
6.45 ** WGNB-FM 89.3 Zeeland, MI - Good with Moody Radio stuff, RDS decoded
6.53 ** WCSG-FM 91.3 Grand Rapids, MI - Fair with Contemp. Christian, over local WGTE!
7.05 ** WJQK-FM 99.3 Zeeland, MI - Poor with Joy 99, West Michigan ments.
7.18 ** WHME-FM 103.1 South Bend, IN - Fair with Contemp. Christian, Pulse FM
7.23 ** WHTS-FM 105.3 Coopersville, MI - Fair with GRR area ads, Hot FM
7.25 ** WSND-FM 88.9 Notre Dame, IN - Very poor with Classical mx.
7.31 ** WFWI-FM 92.3 Fort Wayne, IN - Very poor under WMXD with classic hits, Big 92.3
7.35 ** WRDI-FM 95.7 Nappanee, IN - Fair with Redeemer Radio; ex-WAOR
7.37 ** WAZY-FM 96.5 Lafayette, IN - Good with Z-96-5; calls given before record.
7.38 ** WWKI-FM 100.5 Kokomo, IN - Good with local ads, KI wx
7.40 ** WBYT-FM 100.7 Elkhart, IN - Good with C&W, HD pilot
7.42 ** WRBR-FM 103.9 South Bend, IN - Very poor under WLEN with nx, The Bear wx, into rock record, and lost. New catch!
8.00 ** WGBJ-FM 102.3 Auburn, IN - Fair with Alt 102-3, Fort Wayne's Alternative
8.18 ** WDPG-FM 89.9 Greenville, OH - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local CBE
8.21 ** WGDE-FM 91.9 Defiance, OH - Good with local promo 'On FM-91,' RDS decoded.
8.26 ** WSHW-FM 99.7 Frankfort, IN - Fair with local ads. Shine 99.
*SUN 21 JUL: Es
*NOTE: Logs are back to normal -- all are relogs unless otherwise noted
15.52 ** WAVW-FM 92.7 Stuart, FL - HD pilot, WAVE FM
15.53 ** WFEZ-FM 93.1 Miami, FL - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local WDRQ. New catch!
15.55 ** WGYL-FM 93.7 Vero Beach, FL - Fair with Website promo
15.56 ** WHOG-FM 95.7 Ormond-By-the-Sea, FL - Faded up over semi-local WIMX with 'The Hog,' into a rock record, and back to WIMX.
15.59 ** WFLC-FM 97.3 Miami, FL - AC, HD pilot
16.01 ** WNUE-FM 98.1 Deltona, FL - Fair with SS mx, RDS decoded
16.11 ** WJLH-FM 90.3 Flagler Beach, FL - Faded up loud with Contemp. Christian
16.29 ** WUWF-FM 88.1 Pensacola, FL - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local WSMF
16.32 ** WQCS-FM 88.9 Fort Pierce, FL - Bluegrass-sounding show, RDS
16.38 ** WMIA-FM 93.9 Miami, FL - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local CIDR
16.53 ** -FM 88.3 - EAS with storm warning for NW Sumter County, FL. Nothing on 88.3 anywhere near there. Before EAS tripped, YL said they were interrupting the program "At the request of the National Weather Service." Lots of QSB, lost.
18.25 ** WWOZ-FM 90.7 New Orleans, LA - Fair with jazz mx, HD
18.27 ** KAXV-FM 91.9 Bastrop, LA - Fair with QSB; religious talk, AFR
18.28 ** WQUE-FM 93.3 New Orleans, LA - Fair with rap, HD pilot
18.29 ** WKBU-FM 95.7 New Orleans, LA - Fair with lots of QSB; Bayou 95.7 into local ad; lost
18.33 ** WRQQ-FM 103.3 Hammond, LA - Poor with ad, Classic Hits 103.3, into record, and lost. New catch!
19.26 ** WMJY-FM 93.7 Biloxi, MS - Good with AC, Magic 93.7
19.33 ** WJZD-FM 94.5 Long Beach, MS - Poor with rap, mixing with semi-local WXKR, 'JZ 94.5.' New catch!
19.36 ** WKNN-FM 99.1 Pascagoula, MS - Good with C&W, K-99
19.39 ** WQUA-FM 102.1 Citronelle, AL - Fair with Sonlife Radio, RDS. New catch!
19.40 ** WOSM-FM 103.1 Ocean Springs, MS - Fair with RM World Travel radio show, ads, back to show. Schedule matches. New catch!
19.49 ** WBHY-FM 88.5 Mobile, AL - Fair with Contemp. Christian, Power 88
19.53 ** WMEZ-FM 94.1 Pensacola, FL - Fair with lots of QSB; AC, Today's Soft Rock 94.1
20.07 ** KCIL-FM 96.7 Grays, LA - Fair with C&W, Webcast match
20.16 ** WJFM-FM 88.5 Baton Rouge, LA - Fair with Sonlife Radio
20.20 ** WSYE-FM 93.3 Houston, MS - Poor with Hot AC, Sunny 93.3, playlist match. New catch!
20.22 ** WEMX-FM 94.1 Kentwood, LA - Good with hip hop/R&B, RDS decoded
20.25 ** WCKK-FM 96.7 Walnut Grove, MS - Poor, clashing with KCIL with C&W, at one point heard 'Kicks 96' when it faded up. New catch!
20.30 ** KMDL-FM 97.3 Kaplan, LA - Poor with "Acadiana's #1 For New Country," ad, lost.
20.42 ** WBRH-FM 90.3 Baton Rouge, LA - Faded up with support information
20.49 ** WBSN-FM 89.1 New Orleans, LA - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local WEMU
20.51 ** WLXW-FM 89.7 Waynesboro, MS - Fair with K-Love stuff; new catch!
20.53 ** WWNO-FM 89.9 New Orleans, LA - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local CBE-FM
20.59 ** WKSJ-FM 94.9 Mobile, AL - Locked in HD for a moment, then lost at TOH; unable to tell what they were airing. Still a new catch!
21.20 ** WCUG-FM 88.5 Lumpkin, GA - Good with music, RDS decoded.
SUN 20 JUL: Es!
NOTE: All logs are new catches, unless otherwise noted
16.25 ** KJRN-FM 93.3 Wessington Springs, SD - Fair with QSB; SD ments in ads, into rock mx.
16.26 ** KRSW-FM 89.3 Worthington, MN - Fair with Classical mx, Classical MPB. Relog.
16.27 ** KSRQ-FM 90.1 Thief River Falls, MN - Poor with QSB, oldies show. Sked agrees. Relog.
16.28 ** KCSP-FM 90.3 Casper, WY - Fair with preacher, RDS PILGRIM. Relog.
16.30 ** KJSD-FM 90.3 Watertown, SD - Phantom HD pilot, audio still KCSP. Relog.
16.31 ** KNGA-FM 90.5 St. Peter, MN - Fair with nx, RDS MPR NEWS
16.35 ** KIPI-FM 93.5 Eagle Butte, SD - Good, locked in HD with oldies.
16.37 ** KSDN-FM 94.1 Aberdeen, SD - Faded in and out with ads, 94-1 The Rock, into rock mx.
16.41 ** KLXS-FM 95.3 Pierre, SD - Faded up with Fox Nx, sponsored by furniture store, into Fox Nx
16.42 ** KIXX-FM 96.1 Watertown, SD - Fair with top 40, Kicks 96
16.44 ** KBYZ-FM 96.5 Bismarck, ND - Faded up with 96-5 The Fox, into Classic Rock. Relog.
16.46 ** KNBZ-FM 97.7 Redfield, SD - Faded up with Hot AC; RDS "Sunny"
16.47 ** KJKQ-FM 99.5 Sisseton, SD - Poor with Dakota Connection ment, Jack FM, into record. Lost when WYCD would lock in HD
16.48 ** KSSS-FM 101.5 Bismarck, ND - Popped in with local ad, Rock 101, out.
16.50 ** KUSB-FM 103.3 Hazleton, ND - Fair with QSB; C&W, US Country
16.52 ** KDDG-FM 105.5 Albany, MN - Poor with lots of QSB; classic country show, Bob-FM
16.54 ** KDXN-FM 105.7 Dickinson, ND - Faded in and out with The Mix 105.7. RDS decoded. Relog.
16.57 ** KKBO-FM 105.9 Flasher, ND - Clashed with local WDMK with C&W, 'New Country 105.9 The Rig.' Not only first Es on 105.9, but also first K- on 105.9!
17.01 ** KLFN-FM 105.7 Sunburg, MN - Poor with QSB; classic hits, TOH ID, The Train
17.03 ** KARP-FM 106.9 Dassel, MN - Fair with Thunder Road, Hit 106. Sked agrees.
17.05 ** KRSC-FM 88.1 St. Cloud, MN - Locked in HD; "88.1 KVSC Your Sound Alternative" Relog.
17.06 ** KASU-FM 88.5 Appleton, MN - Good with RDS: Classical MPR. Fit what else I was hearing best, though was hoping for Bemidji instead. Relog.
17.08 ** KCND-FM 90.5 Bismarck, ND - Fair with HD pilot; Prairie Public Broadcasting.
17.10 ** KYYY-FM 92.9 Bismarck, ND - Fair with Top 40, Y-93. Relog.
17.12 ** KZRV-FM 96.7 Sartell, MN - Fair with Tracy Chapman record, 96.7 The River
17.16 ** WWJO-FM 98.1 St. Cloud, MN - Fair with QSB; local ads, RDS "98.1 Minnesota's New Country"
17.19 ** KXDL-FM 99.7 Browerville, MN - Fair with QSB; end of record, ads, wx, Hot Rod Radio, out
17.22 ** KMXA-FM 99.9 Minot, ND - Fair with QSB, Mix 99.9: 80s to now!
17.23 ** WCMP-FM 100.9 Pine City, MN - Poor with QSB; C&W, Cool Country
17.27 ** KRCQ-FM 102.3 Detroit Lakes, MN - Fair with Real Country 102.3, KRCQ.
17.30 ** KRVX-FM 103.1 Wimbledon, ND - Good with rock mx, 'The Raven'
17.34 ** KFAA-FM 89.5 Horace, ND - Clashed with local pest WDTP with Contemp. Christian, 'The New Air One'
17.37 ** KDPR-FM 89.9 Dickinson, ND - Clashed with CBE; HD pilot, Prairie Public. Relog.
17.39 ** KCCD-FM 90.3 Moorhead, MN - Fair with QSB; plenty of MN ments in nx, RDS MPR NEWS
17.42 ** KTWJ-FM 90.9 Moffit-Lincoln, ND - Fair with soft Christian mx, atop local WRCJ for a minute! Music show on LifeTalk Radio, schedule agrees.
17.43 ** KCCM-FM 91.1 Moorhead, MN - Fair with classical mx, RDS Classical MPR
17.44 ** KZRX-FM 92.1 Dickinson, ND - Faded up with 'Rockin the Western Edge, 92.1, Z-92' into rock, and out. Relog.
17.46 ** KVMI-FM 103.9 Arthur, ND - Poor with ND ad, 'The Truck' into C&W.
17.48 ** KBOT-FM 104.1 Pelican Rapids, MN - Poor with ments of The Lakes, 'The Lakes Hit Music,' lost.
17.50 ** KZPR-FM 105.3 Minot, ND - Lots of QSB; 105-3 The Fox, contest spot, ad, lost.
17.53 ** KQLX-FM 106.1 Lisbon, ND - Good with Thunder 106-1 and 98-3, into C&W
17.55 ** KQQL-FM 107.9 Anoka, MN - Phantom HD pilot; audio was KPFX (See below.) Relog.
17.56 ** KPFX-FM 107.9 Kindred, ND - HD pilot replaced KQQL's pilot, and eventually locked in HD; Pink Floyd record.
18.00 ** KBMW-FM 92.7 Breckenridge, MN - Poor with QSB; TOH ID, heard COL, B-92.7.
18.03 ** KSJZ-FM 93.3 Jamestown, ND - Fair with Mix 93.3, Jamestown. RDS decoded. Relog.
18.04 ** KOYY-FM 93.7 Fargo, ND - One of two Top 40/Hot AC stations clashing here; Y-94.
18.08 ** KIZZ-FM 93.7 Minot, ND - The other one; Today's Hit Music, Z-94. Relog.
18.09 ** KULO-FM 94.3 Alexandria, MN - Fair with Cool 94.3, Central Minnesota's Greatest Hits
18.12 ** KQDY-FM 94.5 Bismarck, ND - Fair with New Country, KQ 94.5
18.13 ** KBVB-FM 95.1 Barnesville, MN - Good with QSB; C&W, Fargo/Moorhead ment. Bob 95.1 FM. Relog.
18.17 ** KBYZ-FM 96.5 Bismarck, ND - Lots of QSB; local ads, and lost. Relog.
18.32 ** KQLZ-FM 95.7 New England, ND - Calls into Lynyrd Skynyrd record; clashed with unid station playing Bonnie Tyler.
Sun 14 Jul: Es
9.41 ** KAFR-FM 88.3 Willis, TX - Good with AFR stuff, lots of QSB. TOH at check on hour.
9.42 ** KRTG-FM 88.3 Carthage, TX - Lots of QSB, clashed with above; RDS: KHCB Keeping Him Close By"
9.45 ** KAGL-FM 93.3 El Dorado, AR - Faded up with wx, The Eagle, lost. RDS ment. local sponsor. New catch!
9.53 ** KNTE-FM 101.7 Bay City, TX - Poor, clashed with tropo WLDE with SS mx
9.54 ** KMJQ-FM 102.1 Houston, TX - Fair with Magic 102.1, ads
9.55 ** KTCX-FM 102.5 Beaumont, TX - Popped in with "The Big Station, Magic 102.5" into ads.
9.55 ** KMKS-FM 102.5 Bay City, TX - Mixed with above with C&W mx.
9.57 ** KJCS-FM 103.3 Nacogdoches, TX - Fair with C&W, 103 The Bull. New catch!
9.57 ** KJOJ-FM 103.3 Freeport, TX - Clashed with above with SS chatter
10.01 ** KUHF-FM 88.7 Houston, TX - Locked in HD, and wiped out local CIMX! NPR
10.07 ** KROI-FM 92.1 Seabrook, TX - Fair with New 92.1, Radio Now, into Hot AC.
10.19 ** WRKF-FM 89.3 Baton Rouge, LA - Fair with support information, into Weekend Edition on NPR
11.00 ** KLFT-FM 90.5 Kaplan, LA - Poor with QSB, EWTN programming
11.05 ** KOYE-FM 96.7 Frankston, TX - Fair with ads, La Invasora 96.7, into SS mx
11.10 ** WJFM-FM 88.5 Baton Rouge, LA - Lots of QSB; EAS activated: Baton Rouge Parish ment in Tornado Warning.
Tue 09 Jul: Tropo
1.18 ** WUPF-FM 107.3 Powers, MI - Very poor when WTNR faded with classic rock, The Eagle, // Webcast. New catch!
1.26 ** WPNE-FM 89.3 Green Bay, WI - Fair with Wisconsin Public Radio stuff
1.33 ** WZOX-FM 96.5 Portage, MI - Fair with classic hits, Jack FM
Tue 09 Jul: Es
10.55 ** WMYZ-FM 88.7 Clermont, FL - Locked in HD with Contemp. Christian, Z-88.3 (Calls showed WPOZ.) Wiped out local CIMX!
10.57 ** WQCS-FM 88.9 Fort Pierce, FL - Good with RDS; playing Maurice Ravel's "Bolero."
11.00 ** WAYJ-FM 89.5 Naples, FL - Clashed with local WDTP with Contemp. Christian, Way FM
11.01 ** WRMB-FM 89.3 Boynton Beach, FL - Fair with QSB; David Jeremiah. Sked match.
11.02 ** WCTQ-FM 92.1 Venice, FL - Poor, noted in passing: '92-1 CTQ'
11.04 ** WJIS-FM 88.1 Bradenton, FL - Phantom log; HD pilot, audio still local WSMF
11.05 ** WUFT-FM 89.1 Gainesville, FL - Phantom log; HD pilot, audio still local WEMU
11.07 ** WEJF-FM 90.3 Palm Bay, FL - Mixed with WOTL with Dr James Dobson, ID
11.10 ** WLRN-FM 91.3 Miami, FL - Phantom log; HD pilot, audio still semi-local WGTE
11.12 ** WIKX-FM 92.9 Charlotte Harbor, FL - Fair with QSB; local ads, eventually lost.
11.32 ** WPOZ-FM 88.3 Union Park, FL - Fair with Christian rock record, wx, Z-88.3.
Mon 08 Jul: Es
14.00 ** KPAC-FM 88.3 San Antonio, TX - Poor with QSB; TOH ID, out
16.45 ** KMQX-FM 88.5 Weatherford, TX - Poor with QSB; Styx record, // Webcast.
17.28 ** KVED-FM 88.5 Vernon, TX - Faded up with end of show, contact info, out. Sked match.
20.23 ** KAMY-FM 90.1 Lubbock, TX - Fair with QSB, Family Life Radio
20.30 ** KLTV-FM 89.7 Brownfield, TX - Faded up with SS, local ment in ad, out. Lots of QSB.
Mon 08 Jul: Tropo
22.45 ** WKRJ-FM 91.5 New Philadelphia, OH - Very poor with Classical mx, // WKSU. New catch!
23.00 ** WPVM-FM 88.5 Sturgeon Bay, WI - Good with religion, 'Voice Of the Master.' RDS decoded!
23.12 ** WAPL-FM 105.7 Appleton, WI - Very poor under pest WSRW with classic rock, ID between records
23.28 ** WOWN-FM 99.3 Shawano, WI - Poor with ads, ID, B-99-3, into classic hits. New catch!
23.35 ** WRVM-FM 102.7 Suring, WI - Fair with religion, Voice Of the Master, suddenly lost to local WDKL!
Wed 03 Jul: Es
19.46 ** WDYF-FM 90.3 Dothan, AL - Fair with QSB; preacher, RDS, 'Faith Radio.' New catch!
19.51 ** WRWA-FM 88.7 Dothan, AL - Phantom HD pilot, audio still local CIMX.
21.03 ** KOJO-FM 91.1 Lake Charles, LA - Fair with religion, RDS: "R.MARIA"
21.09 ** KZFT-FM 90.5 Fannett, TX - Fair with QSB, preacher, Webcast match.
21.15 ** KJIC-FM 90.5 Santa Fe, TX - Phantom RDS decoded, in GY-like pileup.
Tue 02 Jul: Es
19.29 ** WTLG-FM 88.3 Starke, FL - Faded up with K-Love, RDS, out.
19.31 ** WUSF-FM 89.7 Tampa, FL - Faded up with NPR talk, HD pilot, out.
19.32 ** WBVM-FM 90.5 Tampa, FL - Fair with preacher, HD pilot
19.36 ** WHYZ-FM 91.1 Palm Coast, FL - Poor with QSB; Cont. Christian mx, RDS "Z88.3" -- new catch!
19.40 ** WAVW-FM 92.7 Stuart, FL - Fair with ads, HD pilot "WAVE-FM"
19.53 ** WWRM-FM 94.9 Tampa, FL - Fair with ads, HD pilot
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Michael Procop
Bedford, Ohio (Cleveland)
Sony XDR-F1HD tuner
6 Element FM Antenna (modified)
Phase Box (home brew)
Uniden Bearcat BC760XLT scanner
TIMES EDT
FM DX:
7-31 tropo:
1900 95.1 WAJI IN Fort Wayne "Majic 95.1" AC
2339 97.7 WTGV MI Sandusky ID, classic hits/oldies, ads
2343 97.5 CIQM ON London local ads "Virgin Radio" over local WONE
7-21 Es:
1519 90.9 WLFE FL Cutler Bay "Life FM", local church ad NEW
1551 93.7 WKEY FL Key West "Mix 93.7" wx
1553 93.7 WOGK FL Ocala "US 421 in Ocala" ad
1556 88.5 WMNF FL Tampa legal ID
1557 88.1 WJIS FL Bradenton HD ID, cont. Christian OVER LOCAL WZIP
1558 89.1 WSMR FL Sarasota RDS ID, classical mx
1603 97.3 WSKY FL Micanopy local ads
1607 94.3 WNFB FL Lake City local ads NEW
1608 94.3 WZZR FL Riviera Beach "Real Radio 94-3" talk
1608 94.3 WTIX LA Galliano wx "Tix FM" oldies
1700 88.9 WQCS FL Fort Pierce HD ID
1806 94.1 KQXY TX Beaumont "Q 94 Southeast Texas #1 Hit Music Station"
7-20 Es:
1237 89.5 WAYJ FL Naples "Way FM" Christian mx
1247 96.9 WINK FL Fort Myers local Kia ad
1254 95.3 WPYO FL Maitland "Power 95.3" urban
1259 95.7 WHNJ FL Big Pine Key ID, religious NEW
1307 96.1 WRXK FL Estero "96 K-Rock"
1312 107.1 WURN FL Key Largo "Exitos 107 punto 1" RDS, HD ID, SS pop NEW
1319 107.5 WAMR FL Miami "107.5 Amor" SS
1321 107.7 KPLT TX Paris "Mix 107-7" local ads
1336 97.1 KEGL TX Fort Worth HD ID "Eagle" wx "the Rock of Dallas Fort Worth"
1337 97.1 KVRP TX Haskell "Big Country 97.1"
1345 104.7 KYYI TX Burkburnett "Wichita Falls" ads
1346 104.5 KKDA TX Dallas local ads incl. "Car Wreck Cowboy"
1350 102.9 KDMX TX Dallas HD ID "NOW -FM"
1359 97.5 KMOD OK Tulsa HD ID, rock OVER LOCAL WONE NEW (first Es log on 97.5)
1403 97.5 KXXN TX Iowa Park "Big Country 97-5" legal ID, cl. country NEW
1408 96.9 KQOB OK Enid "the New Alice 96-9 FM" play anything (uh huh)
1411 105.3 KLSR TX Memphis ID, cl. country NEW
1415 104.5 KZZW OK Mooreland ID, AC / hot AC NEW
1421 104.5 KFXJ KS Augusta Wichita ads, "Classic Rock 104-5 the Fox"
1427 104.5 KMYZ OK Prior Tulsa ads
1430 105.3 KFBZ KS Haysville Wichita ads
1434 107.5 KSCB KS Liberal local ads
1436 107.7 KMAJ KS Carbondale "Majic 107.7"
1439 102.7 KBIQ CO Manitou Springs RDS ID, religious "Q 102.7"
1446 100.3 KRDQ KS Colby local ads "100.3 the Ride"
1447 99.9 KVUU CO Pueblo local ads
1455 97.1 KIBB KS Haven "Bob FM" Wichita ads NEW
1459 91.5 KJWM NE Grand Island "Spirit Catholic R. Network" EWTN NEW
1502 97.3 KRGY NE Aurora "97.3 the Wolf" cl. rock
1502 97.3 KBCO CO Boulder legal ID, HD ID
1506 97.7 KMTY NE Gibbon "Big Country 97.7" website NEW (x-COL Holdrege)
1513 104.7 KNNG CO Sterling RDS "KING FM" NEW
1514 105.1 KXKL CO Denver HD ID, "Kool 105"
1519 107.7 KSYZ NE Grand Island local ads "107-7 the Island" cl. AC NEW
1530 97.9 KXBG WY Cheyenne HD ID as "BIG -FM", country
1532 97.5 KEXL NE Pierce ID, AC NEW
1534 97.5 KQSK NE Chadron local ads, country NEW
1538 96.1 KSME CO Greeley HD ID, pop mx
1540 94.7 KCNB NE Chadron RDS "B-94.7" & "Chadron'" NEW
1542 94.3 KDAM NE Hartington Yankton ads "the Current 94-3" NEW
1550 93.9 KKMK SD Rapid City local ads
1559 91.5 KRNE NE Merriman HD ID as "NET", wx, ID
1602 107.1 KSLT SD Spearfish "Power 107.1" RDS ID, cont. Christian NEW
1605 107.7 KBPY NE Hay Springs wx, ID, rock NEW
1608 104.7 KKLS SD Sioux Falls local ads, RDS "HOT 104.7"
1619 100.1 KJBI SD Fort Pierre wx "100.1 the Eagle" cl. rock OVER LOCAL WNIR
1619 100.1 KKTY WY Glendo "KKTY News Update", country NEW
1627 88.9 KSJP SD Ipswich "Real Presence Radio Network" EWTN NEW
1632 93.5 KIPI SD Eagle Butte HD ID, RDS, Beatles song NEW
1635 94.1 KSDN SD Aberdeen "94-1 the Rock"
1636 94.3 KULO MN Alexandria local ads, wx, RDS "COOL"
1642 95.1 KSQY SD Deadwood local ads
1645 94.9 KLRJ SD Aberdeen "K-Love" OVER LOCAL WQMX NEW
1646 96.9 KDLO SD Watertown ID "KDLO Country"
1648 97.7 KNBZ SD Redfield local ads
1651 97.3 KRVY MN Starbuck wx "97.3 the River" "Central Minnesota" NEW
1656 107.5 KXRV ND Cannon Ball "Bismarck" "Mojo 107.5" cl hits NEW
1659 91.7 KHPA ND Mandan ID, EWTN NEW
1659 91.3 KXRP ND Bismarck English ID's, SS program NEW
1705 98.9 KZPK MN Paynesville "Wild Country 99" NEW
1711 95.1 KBVB MN Barnesville "Bob 95 FM" local ads NEW
1715 93.3 KSJZ SD Jamestown local ads RDS "Jamestown's BEST MIX 93.3"
1716 92.9 KYYY ND Bismarck RDS "Y93 Bismarck-Mandan's Hit Music Station"
1718 105.3 KZPR ND Minot local ads
1722 105.1 KQWB MN Breckenridge "Q 105-1 Rocks" NEW
1722 105.1 WHQT FL Coral Gables "Hot 105" "Chico the Virgo"
1723 104.7 KMJO ND Hope "Duke FM" cl. country
1728 103.1 KRVX ND Wimbledon "103.1 the Raven", local ads @ 1747 NEW
1733 102.9 KWGO ND Burlington local ads "WGO" country
1734 103.5 KZZY ND Devils Lake "Double Z Country"
1741 103.9 KZTK ND Casselton local ads "103-9 the Truck"
1749 101.5 KSSS ND Bismarck local ads
1753 94.9 KTZU ND Velva O/LCL WQMX local ads "94-9 the Zoo" cl rock NEW
1758 91.5 KPRJ ND Jamestown "Prairie Public Radio" NEW
1801 89.5 KFAA ND Horace legal ID "Air 1" NEW
1802 88.1 KVSC MN St. Cloud NPR, HD ID NEW
1806 106.9 KEGK ND Wahpeton phased out WTAM xltr pest "106-9 the Eagle" cl rock NEW
1813 99.9 KMXA ND Minot "Minot's...Station Mix..."
1814 99.9 KVOX MN Moorhead "Froggy 99-9" country NEW
1820 97.1 KYYX ND Minot local ads
1829 90.9 KTWJ ND Moffit-Lincoln local ad, RDS ID, religious NEW
7-18 tropo:
0016 93.5 W228CJ MI Detroit "Detroit Praise Network on 99.9 FM" 99w NEW
7-14 Es:
0956 88.5 KEOM TX Mesquite RDS ID
0959 88.1 KATG TX Athens ID, AFR
1009 96.9 KXBJ TX El Campo RDS ID, Christian mx
1059 90.9 KYFS TX San Antonio "BBN San Antonio" NEW
1102 96.9 KWYU TX Christine "No Bull Radio Network" cl country NEW
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John J Rieger, L'Anse,MI Times:EDT
Sangean ATS-909X stock
July 25: tropo 80F -Sun, Dew point: 61
1100 88.7 WIAA MI Interlochen LID, so many times was logged in Milwaukee! CLassical
1103 89.3 CBON-FM-20 ON Thunder Bay FF Ici Radio Premiere // CBON-FM 98.1. Former UNID ID'ed by Eric Berger. Thank you! (91.5 CKPR, 94.3 CJSJ, 100.7 CBQ & 105.3 CKTG are regulars here.) NEW!
1105 89.5 WCLQ WI Wausau 89Q noted in passing. CCM
1107 89.7 WHBM WI Park Falls RDS w/Phillips & Park Falls wx conditions. 98.3 WCMQ in too!
1111 90.7 WTIP MN Grand Marais Folk music, local artist. Calls. Nice nice city to visit!!!!!
1116 93.9 WTBX MN Hibbing wx 93.9 WTBX YL jock, HotAC wother, possibly WDOR
1119 94.1 WIAL WI Eau Claire I94 Sucker, Jonas Bros HotAC. WBIZ not in, though
1121 94.9 WKJZ MI Hillman, the greatest hits of all time 94.9 w/.net address. KQDS stronger, NOT WOLX tho. Former UNID ID'ed by Eric Berger. Thank you! NEW!
1122 95.1 WLST WI Marinette Cat Country not strong. More common in Milwaukee vs here in UP
1124 96.9 KMFY MN Grand Rapids same AX feed as WKMJ. Calls. Strong at times
1125 98.5 WQLH WI Green Bay 30 mins commercial free 98.5 Star 98, HotAC
July 22: tropo 54F -Sun, LOW Dew points, finally!
0711 92.1 W221EH MI Ironwood NOS tunes (in AM drive) wx:hi 73, WJMS. 102.9 Ironwood NOT IN.
0712 93.1 WIMK MI Iron Mountain 93Rock and local/state news. Not common, despite closeness. Nice Top40 K-93 in 85!
0720 95.7 WHWL MI Marquette REL preaching. Despite closeness, Duluth way more common! 92.3 NOT IN
0721 96.7 WJJH WI Ashland Bear River Casino, Ashland Ford/Chrysler. 51 here in Ashland
0722 100.7 WOBE MI Crystal Falls Sun Hi:78. 53 at Radio Now. "100.7 Radio Now" 101.5 Iron Mtn NOT in
0727 88.3 WKPK MI Michigamme-Marquette CCM SmileFM JUST 22 MILES AWAY and this is NEW!
0728 89.1 KSPP WI Rhinelander-Eagle River Morning Air, Relevant Radio.Polite friendly in e-mails. NEW!
0737 100.1 WRHN WI Rhinelander JackFM, ads. Kinda better as (HotAC) All Hit 100 years back.
0744 97.9 WSPT WI Stevens Point 97-9 WSPT, ad cluster. WIFC NOT IN, tho 101.9 was! Was a GREAT Top40!
0751 106.1 WACD WI Antigo Hwy 45 South, 6:52, County 106. Alone, weak
July 13 tropo: 61F, 56 dew point
0712 93.1 CFNO ON Marathon chatter on morning show, McD + prize mentions. Odd. Not common. Nothing else in!
July 3: 63F -Sun, Dew point 63
1011 97.9 WSPT WI Stevens Point-Wausau Greatest Hits of all time-97.9 WSPT. (one of BEST CHRs ever!)
1017 99.5 WPKR WI Omro ad for Husar's Jewelry, West Bend gone
1017 99.5 KBHW MN International Falls Psalm FM in possible promo. Certainly NOT common. REL
1023 100.3 WNCY WI Menesha Appleton Awnings ad,in-out-gone. "Y100" c&w
1029 102.7 WRVM WI Suring -Gr Bay, Suring local church events fighting w/another REL.
1033 103.9 WVBO WI Winneconee -calls tween 70s/80s gold. Cl HITS
1034 88.9 WVRN WI Wittenberg VCY Trailridge Bible Camp promo . Only VCY affiliate. WIFC WSPT WDEZ others in area in too. NEW!
1112 93.1 CFNO ON Marathon ---30 min music marathon begins now on CFNO! No WIMK,much closer! HotAC
1017 93.9 WNBY MI Newberry several 80s/70's oldies. Oldies 93 (NOT a typo!)
1017 93.9 WTBX MN Hibbing 93.9 WTBX YL jock, back announcing songs. HotAC (no jingles. Sounded better as CHR w/jingles in 1990s)
1017 93.9 WDOR WI Sturgeon Bay --news sounder, Roger Lewandowski headlines. w/other two in trifecta!!!
1023 94.1 WIAL WI Eau Claire Terry Ryan on I-94, Psycho-Ava Max HotAC I-94 (this too, a better CHR/keeping Z100 in check!)
1036 104.5 WAXX WI Eau Claire Powers by ....?... Timbers (715)-XXX-XXXX & lost. Assumed.
July 2: 74F -Sun, Dew point 63
1700 88.7 WMLS MN Grand Marais LID and program notes. NEW!
July 1: 68F -Sun, Dew point 64 (a bit sticky, hi)
0657 92.1 WWAX MN Hermantown-Duluth Power Trop morn show chatter. Others Duluths in:92.9 105.1
0700 92.3 WRLS WI Hayward LID, CBS news, alone
0703 93.3 WBSZ WI Ashland No2Septic.com, Ashland 682-XXXX Northwood's Country Z93
0706 93.7 WLSL WI Three Lakes local morn show, C&W
0709 93.9 WTBX MN Hibbing HotAC, Calls, in STRONG!
0712 95.3 WGMO WI Spooner. Later in day TOHs were all "WGMO Spooner" 95-GMO thus NOT WVVE-MN //WGMO!
0717 95.5 WIFC WI Wausau, Calloway on the Rise, calls, wx jingle
0719 96.1 WJMC WI Rice Lake calls, C&W
0723 96.5 WKLK MN Cloquet Rock Legends K96-5
0725 96.7 WJJH WI Ashland Real Rock J-96, alone
0726 96.9 KMFY MN Grand Rapids AC, calls. Same mx feed (WW1) as WKMJ STRONG!
0727 98.1 W251CD WI Superior 27Liquor in Duluth, ParkDuluth app, Fly Duluth, Benna Ford,Superior, My95-7FM promo //710 WDSM ---->NEW!
0730 98.3 WCQM WI Park Falls 98-Q Country
0731 99.1 WKFX WI Rice Lake calls, Classic Hits
0733 100.9 WCMP MN Pine City New Country & your all time favorites --100.9 WCMP. C&W Not common!
0737 101.9 WDEZ WI Wausau Great Country WDEZ
0745 105.9 WEGZ WI Washburn VCY AMerica content. STRONG!
0758 98.1 W251AE MI Victoria //WHWL Marquette REL (5w!) -- never logged as tropo goes away! Duh! NEW!
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1942 104.7 KCLD MN St Cloud lively nite jock, calls, new Halsey song. Alone, STRONG!
1945 107.5 KLIZ MN Brainerd Led Zeppelin on the Power Loon, KLIZ
1947 102.9 KMNB MN Minneapolis Alexa, play 102-9 the Wolf, C&W after ads.
1949 102.5 KQIC MN Willmar 1025fm.com, Q102, Hot AC tho RDS said "KHAQ - 102 w/title, artist"
1951 101.3 KDWB MN Ritchfield -MN ads, MN mentions, Calls, Top40. Lost.
1953 100.7 WBIZ WI Eau Claire Top40 song, jock w Z100 and gone
1954 100.5 WSCN MN Cloquet-Duluth MN NPR programming. Alone
1955 98.1 WWJO MN St. Cloud Quik-Trip, LGS Electronics, St Cloud ref,98.1 Minnesota's New country
1957 94.9 KMXK MN Cold Spring-St.Cloud RDS: "MIX 94.9" HotAC
2000 91.7 WXPR WI Rhinelander temps for Tomahawk, Park Falls, Wausau....
2003 90.7 WTIP MN Grand Marais North Shore Radio LID incl 90.1 WGPO Gr Portage, & 89.1 WKEK Gunflint Lake
2008 89.5 WCLQ WI Wausau 89Q satellite fed CCM. Was a nice LOCAL CCM years back.
2010 89.1 KSPP WI Rhinelander Relevant radio feed, Rosary. :30 promo,Mass. N.Woods Catholic Radio.NEW!
2012 106.3 WPLT WI Sarona Apostle Islands ferry #715 ..... in Rice Lake. C&W King Country
2015 105.5 KDDG MN Albany C&W Bob, alone, solid
2018 105.3 WRLO WI Antigo Rock 105, Alice Cooper, Walmart ad knocking out (usual) CKTG Thunder Bay
2022 101.7 WHMH MN Sauk Rapids in Central MN #320....., Bradshaw & Brant Attys, Rockin101
2026 99.5 KSJN MN Minneapolis, classical
2034 100.9 WCMP MN Pine City Cool Country 100.9 WCMP, 2nd time today!
2045 92.1 W221EH MI Ironwood, Brewers play by play//590 WJMS. Only 2nd time heard!
2049 104.9 WZEZ WI Balsam Lake M Jackson, Sade, EW&Fire softer oldies, The New EZ 104.9 ex:WLMX
2053 102.1 KEEY MN St.Paul K-102 said rween songs, in passing.
2055 96.9 W245CT WI Hayward, More than Words, Extrems, 96-9 the Cabin //WCBN 910. NEW!
2115 106.1 WACD WI Antigo Brewers play by play Assumed
2117 103.7 WWIB WI Hallie REL
2122 103.1 W276DJ WI Park Falls If It Makes You Happy, Sheryl Crow on 103-1 Jack FM//980 WPFP NEW!
2129 96.3 KZGO MN Edina. Wendys, O-Rez carpet cleaning.Go 96.3.call Jordan for next song."Bloomington"
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JJR-WI John J Rieger, South Milwaukee, WI CDT
Sangean ATS-909X stock
7/21 tropo, 66F, dew point 64
0533 102.7 WRVM WI Suring RDS"VOICE OF THE MASTER" REL. STRONG!
0535 101.5 WIBA WI Sauk City-Madison 101-5 IBA-FM into ads. S.Bend is way more common here!
0537 98.5 WQLH WI Green Bay-Appleton-Fox Cities LID @:37 (ouch) into ads. STRONG! "Star98"
0551 97.7 WFDL WI Lomira Sun morn "Sonrise" programming. RDS ad "HUME AUTO SALES - FDL (Fond du Lac)
0557 93.9 WMMA WI Nekoosa "Listening to Relevant Radio 93 KHJ" STRONG! REL:Relevant
0600 93.9 WDOR WI Sturgeon Bay ---after 3 OLDies, Detailed s/on for AM:ownership,add, ABC news
0601 95.3 WXRO WI Beaver Dam Todays Best Music -95X HotAC
0603 102.3 WQTC WI Manitowoc Rockin the shore --Q102. Cl ROCK. Was such a good Top40 in 1970s!
0603 106.7 WSRT MI Gaylord ESPN "he said/she said" gossip. Only fit.NO Chicago-Des Plaines SPO:ESPN
0608 87.7 WRME-LP IL Chicago Me TV FM.Unusual as no other Chicagos were in.
7/8 "tropo"
0810 93.9 WDOR WI Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay eye clinic -alone
0812 94.7 WZOR WI Mishicot "in Green Bay" SOLID, RAREly in this well! Razor 94-7/104-7
0816 92.7 WCPY IL Arlington Heights Polski FM Polish chatter
0819 92.5 WCLR IL DeKalb K-Love ALL alone wiping out West Bend!
0822 95.1 WLST WI Marinette contests on BayCitiesRadio.com giving WIIL fits! C&W "Cat Country"
0826 97.5 WZOK IL Rockford Bruno Mars "97-ZOK" Top40
0829 98.5 WXXQ IL Freeport ALONE. SOLID! "Q98.5" c&w
0833 99.7 WDKF WI Sturgeon Bay Duke FM wiping out local LPFM-Milwaukee
0834 102.3 WYOT IL Rochelle 102-3 the Coyote. C&W. Only 2nd time heard! SOLID STRONG
0841 105.5 WZSR IL Woodstock Star, local chatter w/others, tho who?
0844 106.5 WVFM MI Kalamazoo -NO sign of 106.5 xlator. More mx, more variety - FM 106.5
0848 107.1 WSPY IL Plano calls in morning chatter, possible newscast. SOLID
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TS-MI Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI EDT
Marantz PMD 800 tuner in narrow mode, 3 element outdoor antenna on 2nd floor,
Blonder-Tongue Masterline signal booster
92.3 UNID 7-13 1041-1044 CBC R1 "Under The Influence" when it would be on in CN Atlantic time zone. Per CBC R1 web site, CBCT-FM2 in Elmira PEI is the only R1 92.3 in AST zone (TS-MI)
92.3 UNID 7-13 1021 man speaking in French. Probably SRC Premiere. SRC web site has two 92.3s in NS, one in QC (TS-MI)
92.9 UNID 7-13 1014-1018 over / under CFLT w ESPN Radio. maybe WMFS-FM Bartlett TN (TS-MI)
92.9 UNID 7-13 1023 man speaking in French // 92.3. SRC web site has one 92.9 in Obedjiwan QC. 83w (TS-MI)
92.9 CFLT NS Dartmouth - 7-13 1014-1018 over / under UNID ESPN, stereo on peaks, one mention of Jack FM, and Halifax, ads for Casino Nova Scotia and East Coast Credit Union. New TS-MI)
93.7 UNID 7-13 1008-1014 classical music, no IDs. possibly CBC Music. CBC web site has CBH-FM1 Middleton NS (TS-MI)
TS-MI 4 - Tom Sanders, Frankenmuth MI and on road between Frankenmuth and North Branch MI, Pioneer KE4848 SuperTuner car radio. EDT
99.3 W257EO MI Bridgeport -- 7-10 1625-1720 OK in Frankenmuth, picket fencing starts in Mt. Morris, gone 3 MI W of North Branch. 250 w, 50s-70s hits, no local content or IDs, many mentions of Me TV Music and AM 1250 / FM 99.3. New (TS-MI 4)
TS-MI Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI Marantz PMD 800 tuner in narrow mode, 3 element outdoor antenna on 2nd floor, Blonder-Tongue Masterline signal booster
93.7 WQGR OH North Madison - 7-2 1054-1057 appeared over CKYC Owen Sound, mentions of Ohio and "Gold 93.7." Quickly gone. New (TS-MI)
106.5 W293CA MI Flint 7-8 1755-1802 VG, PSA break, "Christian Talk WSNL" non-ID, start of "Family Talk" w Dr. James Dobson. No legal ID for WSNL or W293CA. 250 w, splatters on WLLZ 20 mi from xmtr. Heard before but never confirmed w CLS (TS-MI2)


JUNE AV:190.42(v193.83) HI:647('18),LO:3('82) JUNE 2018:647 NOW:98 <-- Thanx for reporting to DX-midAMerica since 1981!
James Beer, Houlton, WI CDT
Chevy car radio
88.1 WHJL WI Merrill 6-7 0855 Family Life Today program, SRN nx., LID, wx. Forecast. JB-WI
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--Eric Berger, Carleton, MI. Times EDT
XDR-S10HDiP
Heard on the XDR-S10HDiP at Carleton, MI. Times EDT
Wed 26 Jun: Es
14.22 ** WAAO-FM 93.7 Andalusia, AL - Poor with lots of QSB; local ads, lost. New catch!
Tue 25 Jun: Es
16.54 ** KTPD-FM 89.3 Del Rio, TX - Fair with NPR talk, RDS
16.57 ** KPAC-FM 88.3 San Antonio, TX - Fair with classical mx, RDS
17.11 ** KNCH-FM 90.1 San Angelo, TX - Fair with NPR, RDS
17.24 ** XHMZI-FM 91.1 Melchor Muzquiz, MEXICO - Fair with SS ads, // Webcast
17.32 ** KLRW-FM 88.5 Byrne, TX - Fair fadeups with K-Love.
17.34 ** KZBT-FM 93.7 Midland, TX - Good with hip hop mx, lost
17.36 ** KLMA-FM 96.5 Hobbs, NM - Faded up with SS mx, Mas Musica ments, lost
17.40 ** KMYO-FM 95.1 Comfort, TX - Poor with SS Top 40, 'Latino Mix 95.1'
17.43 ** KGSR-FM 93.3 Cedar Park, TX - Faded up poor with 'The New Star 93-3' into Toni Braxton record, out
18.02 ** KEDV-FM 90.3 Brackettsville, TX - Good with QSB; SS mx, Radio Vida, // Webcast
18.14 ** KBUB-FM 90.3 Brownwood, TX - Fair with C&W Gospel, // Webcast. New catch!
19.21 ** KJGM-FM 88.3 Bastrop, LA - Poor with Son Life Radio
19.22 ** WJFM-FM 88.5 Baton Rouge, LA - Poor with Son Life Radio, // 88.3
19.26 ** KMQX-FM 88.5 Weatherford, TX - Faded in and out with Little River Band record, playlist match
19.31 ** KNAL-FM 93.3 Port Lavaca, TX - Very poor with 'The New 93-3 The Wolf' into C&W
19.51 ** KROM-FM 92.9 San Antonio, TX - Poor, mixing with WSPD drone with SS chatter
FRI 14 JUN: Es
21.29 ** KWYC-FM 90.3 Cheyenne, WY - Good with CSN International ads, religious show.
21.47 ** KTDX-FM 89.3 Laramie, WY - Lots of QSB but some fair peaks; instrumental mx, ment. of Reflections on KTLF given on peak! Mixed with CKGW Chatham, ONT. 450 watts, new catch!
Thu 13 Jun: Aircraft Scatter?
6.55 ** WBLD-FM 89.3 Orchard Lake, MI - Faded up in WYSZ fade with ID, into record, and lost to resurgent WYSZ. AKA 'The All New Lakes FM.' 44 watt HS station, new catch! One of my closest unheards!
Wed 12 Jun: Es
9.51 ** WMGE-FM 94.9 Miami Beach, FL - Faded up with local ad in SS, HD pilot "TU -FM" Off the side
9.56 ** WQCS-FM 88.9 Fort Pierce, FL - Good with classical mx, RDS
9.58 ** WMIA-FM 93.9 Miami Beach, FL - Phantom HD pilot; audio still local CIDR. "MIA -FM" New catch:
First HD noted on 93.9, and also first Es on 93.9!
10.05 ** WEDR-FM 99.1 Miami, FL - Locked in HD; Cardi B record
10.06 ** WLRQ-FM 99.3 Cocoa, FL - Good with Lite Rock 99-3; promo narrated by Tesch, into record
10.15 ** WFKS-FM 95.1 Melbourne, FL - Fair with local ad, lost
10.17 ** WPCV-FM 97.5 Winter Haven, FL - Good with C&W, playlist match
10.22 ** WMTX-FM 100.7 Tampa, FL - Occasional HD locks; MIX -FM
10.35 ** WOGK-FM 93.7 Ocala, FL - Fair with local ad, 'K-Country' into record
10.38 ** WLLD-FM 94.1 Lakeland, FL - Good with Ella Mai record, RDS
10.51 ** WLRN-FM 91.3 Miami, FL - Phantom HD pilot; audio still semi-local WGTE
10.56 ** WNUE-FM 98.1 Deltona, FL - Presumed; fair with lively SS mx, lost
11.02 ** WMFE-FM 90.7 Orlando, FL - Fair but lots of QSB; NPR nx, HD pilot
11.11 ** WRKF-FM 89.3 Baton Rouge, LA - Good with talk, RDS
11.13 ** KIEE-FM 88.3 St, Martinville, LA - Good with talk, RDS
11.14 ** WJFM-FM 88.5 Baton Rouge, LA - Fair with Sonlife Radio talk
11.15 ** WMAU-FM 88.9 Bude, MS - Fair with talk, RDS MPB 88.9 Think Radio
11.19 ** KUT-FM 90.5 Austin, TX - Good with local ID, RDS readout
11.22 ** WZEW-FM 92.1 Fairhope, AL - Good with mx, occasional locks in HD
11.23 ** KYFJ-FM 93.7 New Iberia, LA - Good with Bible Broadcast Network; calls in RDS
11.27 ** WBPC-FM 95.1 Ebro, FL - Good with local ad, Beach 95.1, the Gulf Coast's Greatest Hits
11.30 ** -FM 100.1 - Good with C&W "Picture Of Me Without You," faded at end of record! Partial RDS just made out "100.1" so this one got away.
11.44 ** WUWF-FM 88.1 Pensacola, FL - Phantom HD pilot, audio still local WSMF
11.51 ** KWAA-FM 88.9 Mart, TX - Faded up fair with Air One, RDS gave song info and "GoAir1" ex-KSUR for me.
Sun 09 Jun: Es
13.00 ** KELU-FM 90.3 Clovis, NM - Faded up poor over WOTL with K-Love, TOH ID! Lost to K-Love again. New catch!
13.09 ** KRLU-FM 90.1 Roswell, NM - Fair with K-Love; presumed
13.21 ** KMXJ-FM 94.1 Amarillo. TX - Fair with tons of QSB; The New Mix 94.1; Hot AC, playlist match
13.39 ** KNGM-FM 88.9 Guymon, OK - Fair with Contemp. Christian, KJIL ID between records
13.45 ** KKOB-FM 93.3 Albuquerque, NM - Poor with tons of QSB; Hot AC, KOB
Fri 07 Jun: Es
19.10 ** CIJK-FM 89.3 Kentville, NS - Faded up over semi-local WHFR with rock mx, 'The Rock Of the Atlantic' between records, lost.
19.29 ** CHSJ-FM 94.1 Saint John, NB - Faded up with Kenny Chesney record, lost; playlist match
19.29 ** CKEC-FM 94.1 New Glasgow, NS - Faded up with Martin Solveig/Dragonette record, lost. Playlist match.
Mon 03 Jun: Es
17.04 ** XHRYS-FM 90.1 Matamoros, MEXICO - Faded up fair with SS ads, RDS (ID in RDS!) Faded in and out over the next half hour. Interestingly, that was the ONLY thing that was in; no sign of skip anywhere else on the dial!
Sun 02 JUN: Es
18.41 ** WPOZ-FM 88.3 Union Park, FL - Faded up with Cont. Christian mx, HD pilot, lost.
18.44 ** WGNK-FM 88.3 Pennsuco, FL - Faded up fair with SS, 'La Nueva' RDS
Hit or miss Es, mostly miss. Season's finally begun!
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Tom Kraft, Billings, Mt. MDT Time Zone
E's 6/15 MDT
17:53 94.5 KSTP St. Paul, Mn. w/ad for TBR Automotive in Isanti
18:00 88.5 KALA Quad Cities, Iowa with "Davenport 88.5"
06/13 Ms on the road near Whitehall, Mt.
0859 92.3 KTAR Glendale, Az. heard briefly "here on K-T-A-R" out of no obvious E's opening. Likely a Meteor burst while trolling for E's on one of my monitor freqiencies.
06/03 E's
1555 88.5 KVFE Del Rio, Tx in very well with Life Changing Radio and call sign repeatedly.
1558 92.9 XHCDU Ciudad Acuna, Coahila, Mex. very obviously in Spanish with "Super Estelar 92.9".
MUF 92.9 several unidentifiable at lower frequencies. Spanish, repeaters, …. brief opening.
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John J Rieger, L'Anse,MI Times:EDT
Sangean ATS-909X stock
June 20: 68F -Sun
1223 107.3 WUPF Powers MI "Eagle 107.3 a Radio Results Stn" . Hancock xlator weak, or MIA!
June 12: 55F light rain
1204 107.3 WNXR Iron River, WI Classic Hits for the North Woods-107.3 WNXR. Hancock xlator weak! Fromhere, NEW!
June 10: 65F sunny
1304 99.9 WKXB Boiling Spring Lakes-Wilmington, NC Motown Monday on Jammin' 99.9. Logged in '11. Oh well! ;)
1304 99.9 W260AG Ishpeming,MI Fox Sports thru semi local Houghton translator. This is NEW!
1322 92.1 WMYB Myrtle Beach,SC Beach Air Beachairhvac.com alone, Local spa & moble ad, lost. NEW!
1327 94.1 WIAL Eau Claire,WI on I-94
1333 93.3 WBSZ Ashland, WI Heartland Communications promo, fight a Top40...
1333 93.3 WIZM LaCrosse, WI Z93 Shawn Mendes song
1335 104.7 WHWA Washburn WI first time this season. Classical
At times 88.1-91.9 filled with NPR etc tho sadly, no readouts. Time to mow the lawn,
June 1:
1306 102.9 WMKC MI Indian River 1029BigCountry.com, local ments
1308 103.5 WTCM MI Traverse City calls, C&W
1309 105.1 W286BC MI Marquette FOX Sports. Only 2nd time heard! No full power MQTs in!
1311 105.9 WKHQ MI Charlevoix Top40 106KHQ now using jingles. 1st time in years! Spots run: 15 45.
1313 92.9 WJZQ MI Cadillac Z93, Top40 in, but 'KHQ was in way bettter. Nice to have 2 Top 40s in area.
1317 93.9 WNBY MI Newberry Oldies 93 after song. WDOR waaay more common here.
1319 97.1 WGLQ MI Escanaba-Marquette OPEN CARRIER solid for time monitored. Must be hot format. Lotta these! hi!
1322 97.5 W248BU MI Ishpeming Marquette's 97-5 G T O. Only 2nd time heard. (MQT has 97.5 99.5 and 100.3 all Cl HITS/OLD)
1327 97.9 MI WIHC Newberry REL. Noted from So Milwaukee, but 1st time from here.
1333 100.1 WRHN WI Rhinelander Jack FM in promo.
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TS-MI -- Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI EDT
Marantz PMD 800 tuner in narrow mode, 3 element outdoor antenna on 2nd floor, Blonder-Tongue Masterline signal booster
92.1 WZEW AL Fairhope -- 6-21 1337 appeared in the middle of ad break, spot for Moe's BBQ in Daphne, "92-Zoo" liner, Rush song. Quickly gone. New (TS-MI
92.9 WZGC GA Atlanta -- 6-21 1222 appeared over UNID "My Big" w ads and one mention of "Atlanta sports." Sports talk heard o/u Big until 1229. New at this QTH (TS-MI)
92.9 UNID 6-21 1221-1226 o/u WZGC w CHR and a couple "My Big Station" liners (TS-MI)
93.7 WPGZ GA Macon -- 6-21 1211 appeared over WBCT w Botox ad, mentions of Z93.7 and Brian Roberts. Google search links them to WPGZ and places stn in the target ES region. Quickly gone. New (TS-MI)
93.7 WAAO AL Andalusia -- 6-21 1227-1231 several strong peaks, book reading and mention of "Christian Classics." ID at 1230 "Declaring the word of God's grace, this is the (something) Bible Broadcasting Network. Spot for CCB Community Bank, newscast intro "south Alabama's news source, this is a WAAO news update." New (TS-MI)
94.7 UNID 6-21 1231 - 1245 o/u WCSX, oldies, one mention of "good time . . . " Faded. Might be WTBF Troy AL (TS-MI)
95.3 KQKI LA Bayou Vista -- 6-21 1308 appeared at end of newscast, heard "I'm Brian (someone) for KQKI, south central Louisiana's news leader." Quickly gone. New (TS-MI)
94.7 CHKX ON Hamilton -- 6-9 1221-1224 in and out but mostly on top of WCSX, ad break, "KX 94-7" liners, temps for Burlington, Mississauga, Brantford. Rare (TS-MI)
105.7 CHRE ON St. Catharines -- 6-9 0945-0949 faded up in middle of ad break w Niagara mentions. So not CJMI Strathroy. Quickly faded. New (TS-MI)
106.1 CJOY ON Guelph -- 6-9 1100-1106 good, local newscast, many Guelph mentions, also CLS and "Magic 106." Rare (TS-MI)
106.9 CIXX ON London -- 6-9 1001-1016 in and out, a couple long peaks, WSAQ splash, "Jazz Junction" w Duke Ellington songs and several mentions of "The X." Fanshawe College station. Rare (TS-MI)
107.5 CJDV ON Kitchener -- 6-9 1024-1035 fuzzy but alone w WGPR nulled, classic rock and several "Dave Rocks" mentions. New (TS-MI)
107.9 CJXY ON Hamilton -- 6-9 1110-1155 VG, overall very listenable, a couple WCRZ fade-ups, "Acoustic Brunch" and many "World Class Rock" liners. Rare (TS-MI)
94.5 WNED NY Buffalo -- 6-8 1003-1008 fair / fuzzy, faded up and over CIBU w classical music. No CLS heard but it's them. Pre- CIBU, a semi-regular in the summer (TS-MI)
104.1 WVGR MI Grand Rapids -- 6-8 1029-1038 fair, no splash, "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" // 91.7 Ann Arbor. Rare (TS-MI)
100.7 CHIN ON Toronto -- 6-4 1128-1131 weak and fuzzy, man speaking in Italian and ID sung in English at 1130 "100 point 7 CHIN-FM Toronto." New (TS-MI)




MAY AV:63.17(v66.03) HI:201('06),LO:0('83'86) FINAL:49
ERIC BERGER'S FM DX - SONY XDR-S10HDiP
CARLETON, MICHIGAN
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT
Fri 31 Tropo:
10.00 ** KDKA-FM 93.7 Pittsburgh, PA - Poor with local ads, wx, traffic. 93.7 The Fan
10.04 ** WLKR-FM 95.3 Norwalk, OH - Poor with upbeat record, 'Attica's Voice Of the Firelands.'
10.09 ** WDJQ-FM 92.5 Alliance, OH - Poor with 'Q-92, New Music All Day Long!' into Top 40
10.10 ** WYFM-FM 102.9 Sharon, PA - Good with Y-103 Rocks into rock record. Wiped out local WWWW!
10.15 ** WKRK-FM 92.3 Cleveland Heights, OH - Good, locked in HD. HD1 - Talk; HD2 - CBS Sports; HD3 - Cleveland Browns. Wiped out local WMXD!
10.24 ** WLTJ-FM 92.9 Pittsburgh, PA - Good with Hot AC, Q-92-9
10.28 ** W245CY-FM 96.9 Cleveland, OH - Poor with The Word, ads, Thru the Bible with J Vernon McGee. // WHKW-1220. Forty watts! New catch!
10.38 ** WDVE-FM 102.5 Pittsburgh, PA - Good with classic rock, DVE between records.
*THU 23 MAY: Special
7.26 - 7.33 ** WWWW-FM 102.9 Ann Arbor, MI off the air
7.27 ** WFUR-FM 102.9 Grand Rapids, MI - Poor with QSB; Christian AC, mixing with second station.
7.33 ** WYFM-FM 102.9 Sharon, PA - Poor with QSB; morning chatter, // Webcast
*WED 22 MAY: Tropo
20.23 ** WJYW-FM 88.9 Union City, IN - Fair with Keep The Faith, Contemp. Christian. Star 88-3
20.25 ** WDPG-FM 89.9 Greenville, OH - Phantom HD pilot, audio still CBE
20.40 ** WFCJ-FM 93.7 Miamisburg, OH - Good with religious talk, RDS
20.41 ** WKTN-FM 95.3 Kenton, OH - Good with Your Region, Your Radio, 95-3 WKTN
20.45 ** WVLO-FM 99.3 Cridersville, OH - Poor in HD fizz with K-Love; new catch!
20.51 ** WCHD-FM 99.9 Kettering, OH - Very poor with Top 40, HD pilot. Semi-local WKKO inaudible.
20.57 ** WMVR-FM 105.5 Sidney, OH - Good with RDS! Hot AC, wiped out semi-local WQQO! RDS "1055 TAM"
21.10 ** WHIO-FM 95.7 Pleasant Hill, OH - Good with talk, RDS, // AM-1290.
21.32 ** WFBQ-FM 94.7 Indianapolis, IN - Poor with ads, Q-95, Indy's Classic Rock! Local WCSX wiped out!
21.45 ** WDHT-FM 102.9 Urbana, OH - Good with Dayton area ads, Hot 102-9, in WWWW null
21.46 ** WJJK-FM 104.5 Noblesville, IN - Good with Indy's Classic Hits, RDS.
21.54 ** WOSB-FM 91.1 Marion, OH - Good, tried to lock in HD! Classical mx, // Classical 101. Never this good!
21.57 ** WXMF-FM 91.9 Marion, OH - Good with C&W Gospel, New Vision FM
22.03 ** WYNT-FM 95.9 Caledonia, OH - Good with Hot AC, Magic 95-9. Wiped out local CJWF!
23.39 ** WAZY-FM 96.5 Lafayette, IN - Poor with Lafayette's Hit Music, Z-96-5, WAZY into Top 40
Tue 07 May: Special
18.10 - 18.36 ** WDTP-FM 89.5 Huron Township, MI was off the air
18.10 ** WBCY-FM 89.5 Archbold, OH - Good with RDS; contemp. Christian mx, // WBCL. Used to be VERY common, now extremely rare.
18.13 ** WAHS-FM 89.5 Auburn Hills, MI - Fair with QSB; variety of records, PSAs/station promos every two records; high school station. New catch!
Sun 05 May: Tropo
7.20 ** WGTZ-FM 92.9 Eaton, OH - Good with Dayton ads, 92-9 Jack FM
7.28 ** WKSD-FM 99.7 Paulding, OH - Poor with oldies
7.30 ** WIMT-FM 102.1 Lima, OH - Good with public affairs show, RDS decoded
7.32 ** WMDH-FM 102.5 New Castle, IN - Ad for place in Muncie, Nash FM 102-5, into C&W. Poor signal.
8.12 ** WDOH-FM 107.1 Delphos, OH - Good in local WQKL null; church service, RDS readout "Fun1071"
9.25 ** WDPG-FM 89.9 Greenville, OH - Just a phantom HD pilot; audio still local CBE
9.35 ** WFGF-FM 92.1 Wapakoneta, OH - Poor with C&W, '92.1 The Frog, Lima's New Country'
9.42 ** WQLK-FM 96.1 Richmond, IN - Good with C&W, RDS 'Kicks 96'
9.56 ** WRZX-FM 106.5 Greenville, OH - Fair with AT40, ads, ID. Big 106-5
10.05 ** WKTN-FM 95.3 Kenton, OH - Good with ID, wx, 'Your Region, Your Radio.'
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Tom Kraft, Livingston, Mt.
05/18 MDT
12:25 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis, Ind. with PSA regarding City of Indianapolis waste recycling contract. In for a few minutes.
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JJR-WI John J Rieger, South Milwaukee, WI CDT
Sangean ATS-909X stock
5/25 "tropo"
1420 98.5 WUPS Harrison MI Craig Russell 98-5 U P S into stopset. "Best"/only --other than GR Rapids, Chicago on a few/ not all freqs. Wash out.
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TS-MI Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI EDT Marantz PMD800 tuner in narrow band mode, 3 element outdoor FM antenna on second floor, Blonder-Tongue Masterline signal booster
TS-MI 2 Tom Sanders, Marysville MI EDT Pioneer KE 4848 SuperTuner III car radio
EDT
94.5 WCEN MI Mt. Pleasant -- 5-31 0929=0931 VG covering CIBU Wingham, country, "The Moose" liner. New at this QTH (TS-MI)
95.7 WCMB MI Oscoda -- 5-31 0940-1001 VG stereo, classical music // 89.5 WCMU. New at this QTH (TS-MI)
97.5 CBEW ON Windsor -- 5-31 0931-0940 good, no splash, "The Current" // 90.3 Sarnia. Started to fade at 0940, gone by TOH. New at this QTH (TS-MI)
103.9 WRSR MI Owosso -- 5-31 0957-1001 weak and fuzzy but covering local CHOK, recycled comedy from this AM's Johnny Burke show, mentions of Birch Run MI. New at this QTH (TS-MI)
104.1 WSAG MI Linwood -- 5-31 1044-1101 VG stereo w ant turned NW, AC w mentions of soft hits / soft rock and "1400 AM 104 FM The Bay." Legal ID at 1100 "1400 AM WSAM Saginaw,104.1 FM WSAG Linwood-Bay City." New at this QTH (TS-MI)
100.7 WWTH MI Oscoda -- 5-31 1120-1137 good / no splash, classic rock w "Thunder Rock" liners and mentions of Tawas (commonly-named towns in MI) and Alpena in ad break. New (TS-MI)
98.3 WMIM MI Luna Pier - 5-3 1734-1755 weak and noisy, CW music, one good peak w ad break w mentions of metro Toledo locations. New (TS-MI)
98.3 CFMZ ON Walpole Island -- 5-3 1530-1548 good and in the clear, 50s-60s pop, country songs w translation of Chippewa words between songs. ID "FM 98.3 CFMZ Walpole Island Community Radio." Moved the Jeep and it was gone. 50w at 102 feet, licensed to Walpole Island First Nation. New at this QTH (TS-MI 2).





APR AV:17.00 HI:68('01),LO:0 FINAL:18 OVER AVERAGE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
FINAL: Berger +15
ERIC BERGER'S FM DX - SONY XDR-S10HDiP
CARLETON, MICHIGAN
THU 25 APR 2019
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT
25 Apr: Tropo
8.40 ** WQBX-FM 104.9 Alma, MI - Fair with morning chatter, ID, local ads.
9.10 ** CBEG-FM 90.3 Sarnia, ONT - Good with CBC Radio One, RDS
9.15 ** CKBT-FM 91.5 Kitchener, ONT - Good with Top 40, The Beat
9.19 ** CBL-FM 94.1 Toronto, ONT - Good with Classical mx, RDS; CBC Music
9.22 ** CFMZ-FM 96.3 Toronto, ONT - Phantom HD pilot, audio still local WDVD. Still enough to count as a NEW catch, and knocked off my Most Wanted List!
9.26 ** CHBM-FM 97.3 Toronto, ONT - Poor with ads for Canada, Boom 97-3
9.30 ** CBEF-3-FM 101.5 Sarnia, ONT - Very poor in pileup with FF talk, // CBEF-1550
9.31 ** CFNY-FM 102.1 Brampton, ONT - Fair with 102.1 The Edge, 102 minutes of music commercial free.
9.35 ** CKDK-FM 103.9 Woodstock, ONT - Fair with C&W, 'Country 104.'
9.36 ** CIHR-FM 104.7 Woodstock, ONT - Good with Hot AC, HD pilot, Heart FM
9.37 ** CHWC-FM 104.9 Goderich, ONT - Good with C&W, 'Country 104.9' jx between records.
9.40 ** CFCA-FM 105.3 Kitchener, ONT - Good with RDS; Top 40, Virgin Radio.
10.01 ** CIMJ-FM 106.1 Guelph, ONT - Fair with Serena Ryder record, 'Magic 106' between records.
10.10 ** CHKS-FM 106.3 Sarnia, ONT - Good with Classic Rock, RDS K106.3
10.30 ** WMCE-FM 88.5 Erie, PA - Barely audible with classic hits, Lecom Radio 88.5 FM.

JJR-MI John J Rieger, L'Anse,MI EDT
Sangean ATS-909X stock
April 4:
1045-1100 92.1 W221EH Ironwood,MI heard "Real Country" w/5 mins of psas. NO calls of course. Could not figure out worth a darn. Real Country -no calls AGAIN at :56. Would fade in/out. Not steady, BUT at TOH, got "....and W22...Iron...." which went into news. Finally, SOMETHING! Good enough for me. NEW!

TS-MI Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI Eastern time --
Marantz PMD800 tuner in narrow mode, 3 element outdoor ant on 2nd floor,
Blonder-Tongue Masterline signal booster
94.1 WWDK MI Jackson -- 4-8 1035-1055 weak, over / under CBL-FM w ant pointed east, country, no CLS but it's them. New w these CLS at this QTH (TS-MI)
106.7 WLLZ MI Detroit - 4-3 0951-1002 VG stereo, classic rock, legal ID "WLLZ Detroit." Per FCC FM query, new CLS. New 106.7 log w these CLS (TS-MI)




MAR AV:4.71 HI:21('07),LO:0 FINAL:23 MARCH FMDX RECORD! ABOVE AVERAGE!
Final: Sanders+23
TS-MI Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI
Marantz PMD800 tuner in narrow band mode, 3 element outdoor FM antenna on second floor, Blonder-Tongue Masterline signal booster
CST
88.1 CBEE ON Chatham - 3-19 1658-1659 fair, mono, slight WNFA splash, 2 program promos and ID "This is CBC Radio One 88.1 FM in Chatham." New at this QTH (TS-MI)
88.1 WHYT MI Goodland Township – 3-26 1125-1135 good w ant turned the other way, slight WNFA splash, Smile FM Christian music. Regular, previously rare and weak (TS-MI)
88.5 WCTP MI Gagetown - 3-20 1338-1340 weak in local WNFR splash, ID "88.5 in the Thumb, 105.1 in the Bay City-Saginaw area, WCTP, thanks for listening." New (TS-MI)
88.9 WDTR MI Imlay City – 3-26 1128-31 VG, promo break, jingle “Michigan’s Positive Hits, Smile FM.” Heard before but never IDed (TS-MI)
89.3 WSMB MI Harbor Beach – 3-26 1131-1135 in and out, good peaks, Smile FM Christian music. New (TS-MI)
89.3 CKGW ON Chatham – 3-26 1138-1142 good w ant turned the other way, Christian music, pitches for UCB (United Christian Broadcasters of Canada) fundraiser. Heard before but never IDed (TS-MI)
89.5 WAHS MI Auburn Hills - 3-20 1351-1505 good, no splash, a couple WCMU fade-ups, "The War Room" (I think) show w songs by metal band Sabotan. 2.4 KW at approx 48 miles, Auburn Hills Avondale HS. New at this QTH (TS-MI)
90.1 WUCX MI Bay City – 3-24 2157-2259 good in mono, noisy in stereo, // WCMU, ID at 2200 for the WCMU network, “Destination Out” jazz show. Regular at this QTH, previously rare and weak (TS-MI)
90.5 CKXM ON Exeter - 3-20 1324-1326 weak, lots of local WNFR splash, one "90.5 My FM" tag in ad break. New (TS-MI)
91.5 WVMV MI China Township – 3-26 1145-1204 VG, talk breaks w Smile FM mentions. Heard before but never IDed, Legal ID at 1204 for 91.5, 97.3 Fort Gratiot Twp and 103.9 Utica. TOH IDs don’t include the whole net (TS-MI)
95.3 CING ON Hamilton - 3-20 1145-1152 good, no splash, CHR, ID at 1151 "CING 95 point 3 FM, Fresh Radio, Corus Entertainment." 1st non-tropo log (TS-MI)
96.1 WHNN MI Bay City - 3-25 1423-1455 strong stereo, slightly less noise in wide mode, one brief fade. CHR "My 96.1." 100 KW (in US FM Zone II) 1020 feet, at approx 70 mi. Regular at this QTH, previously rare and weak (TS-MI)
96.5 CJBC-3 ON Penetanguishene - 3-20 1155 weak, SRC (French) // 101.5 Sarnia, 1st non-tropo log (TS-MI)
97.1 WXYT MI Detroit – 3-26 1114-1120 good, a little splash, stereo w the ant pointed just right. College BKB talk. Previously covered by locals 96.9 WBTI and 97.3 W247CU (TS-MI)
98.3 W252BX MI Detroit - 3-19 1631-1649 weak, over / under UNID country stn, Christian music and talk w John (Somebody), outcue of break at 1649 "the Detroit Praise Radio Network." 115w at approx 50 miles. New (TS-MI)
98.9 CHCD ON Simcoe - 3-20 1204-1209 O/U 2 UNIDs, good peaks, ad break w mentions of Waterford-Norfolk-Simcoe. 1st non-tropo log (TS-MI)
99.1 CBLA-FM ON Toronto -- 3-20 1211-1232 good, one CKXS fade-up, "Tapestry" (interview show). Local news at 1232. 1st non-tropo log (TS-MI)
99.5 WDCX NY Buffalo - 3-20 1221-1224 good, ad break w several CL mentions. 1st non-tropo log (TS-MI)
99.7 CIYN-FM-1 ON Goderich - 3-20 okay but w lots of local CFGX splash, ad break w one mention of Kincardine and liner "The Shoreline's Breaking Local News." New (TS-MI)
100.7 WEEC OH Springfield -- 3-25 1500 heard end of ID " . . . Columbus-Springfield and 100.7 WEEC." Weak, quickly fadedand gone. New (TS-MI)
102.9 CKLH ON Hamilton - 3-23 1740-1747 good, AT 40, ad break w mentions of Hamilton and Burlington, liner "more music, more variety, Hamilton's (something)." Faded at 1747. New (TS-MI)
103.3 WQLB MI Tawas City - 3-23 1748-1801 fuzzy, O/U WEDG Buffalo, MSU BKB pregame show, ad break w mentions ofHale, East Tawas and Cheboygan. New (TS-MI)



FEB AV:3.28 HI:10('11),LO:0 NOW:2 THANK YOU FOR REPORTING
Final: Sanders +2
TS-MI 2 -- Tom Sanders, Lakeport MI
Pioneer KE-4848 SuperTuner III car radio
CST
99.1 CKXS ON Wallaceburg -- 2-6 1055-1059 VG, spot break w call letters and "X-S" liners. New (TS-MI 2)
105.7 CJMI ON Strathroy -- 2-6 1059-1101 weak and noisy but no splash, start of noon newscast w one Strathroy mention. New (TS-MI2).




JAN AV:7.5 HI:93('01),LO:0 FINAL:1
info@DX-midAMerica.com THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REPORTING FOR 35+ YEARS!
Final: Jackson+1
Art Jackson KA5DWI near Prescott, AZ
on the DX-440 and its telescopic antenna
88.9 XHAJ Coah Saltillo 1/12 02:34 "La Primera", 907 mi.

Logs are reported as "in my opinion."

NOV AV:19.23 HI:85('06),LO:0 NOW:34 ABOVE AVERAGE! THANK YOU FOR REPORTING!
SEP AV:58.95 HI:223('08),LO:3('99) SEP 2015:47 NOW:82. Latest:Rieger+14... OVER AVERAGE!!!
AUG AV:125.08 HI:358('11),LO:14('85) AUG 2015:233 NOW:88
JULY AV:220.80 HI:636('06),LO:17('82) JULY 2015:262 NOW:232
JUNE AV:176.20 HI:514('10),LO:3('82) JUNE 2015:398 NOW:140
MAY AV:68.45 HI:201('06),LO:0('83'86) MAY 2015:81 FINAL:28
APR AV:17.00 HI:68('01),LO:0 FINAL:0
MAR AV:4.81 HI:21('07),LO:0 NOW:17 ABOVE AVERAGE! THANK YOU FOR REPORTING:
JAN AV:7.5 HI:93('01),LO:0 NOW:1