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Clingman's Dome TN/NC bandscan 6644'

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gr8oldies

87.7 ATLANTA ANALOG LPTV
92.9 WZGC Atlanta=sports
94.5 WGTK Greenville SC---Hannity .
96.3 WRBN, Clayton GA
95.7 WAYB Graysville TN, Jimmy Swaggart
97.7 W249DB (WJUL) Hiwassee GA
98.9 UNID MELODIES FROM…soft religious music, "Melodies with _________ (female host), after turning into lot, WSPA dominating otherwise
99.1 W258CY (WCQS) Asheville. Blue Ridge Public Radio
99.5 WGRV xltr W258DM, Greenville TN
103.5 WSZN Greenwood SC---- Sunny 103.5, dominating WIMZ
101.9 V101.9 WBAV Gastonia NC
102.5 WMYI Hendersonville NC
102.9 WDUN-FM Clarkesville GA—talk
103.5 WSZN Greenwood SC---- Sunny 103.5, dominating WIMZ
104.5 WHLC Highlands NC
105.5 WCCP, Clemson SC---sports, Clemson
105.7 W289CK (WRGC) Sylva NC -ad for Jackson County Democrats
 
re Clingman's bandscan

Very cool! I was surprised by Atlanta catches until I looked at map! Also would have expected WSPA to own its channel up there.

I also would have expected more catches - what was on the other frequencies - a jumble, an unlistenable signal or nothing? When I've scanned FM at Snowshoe WV (arguably a more remote area, deep in the National Radio Quiet Zone) I feel like there were more listenable signal - but I could be mis-remembering. I'll do a proper scan up there one of these days.
 
I had a limited time so didn't identify something in every frequency (my wife, patient as she is, wasn't going to allow that). Sometimes though they were 3 deep. I actually seemed to have more Atlanta on a previous trip up the mountain. WSPA was strong except in that one spot, and I still don't know what that religious station was.
 
That's why I head out on most of my mountain hike excursions solo. But I always carry a cell phone in case I ever need help. However, a trip up to a very high summit (like Mt. Adams) won't happen anytime soon, and if ever, it will be with a partner or two, and multiple aspirins...
 
We drove up there, and didn't even even take the hike to the observatory. Still lots to see from the parking lot. One could make a reservation at LeConte Lodge which is only available via hiking, afraid that ship has sailed for me sans long-term training and getting in shape




crainbebo said:
That's why I head out on most of my mountain hike excursions solo. But I always carry a cell phone in case I ever need help. However, a trip up to a very high summit (like Mt. Adams) won't happen anytime soon, and if ever, it will be with a partner or two, and multiple aspirins...
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crainbebo said:
That's why I head out on most of my mountain hike excursions solo. But I always carry a cell phone in case I ever need help. However, a trip up to a very high summit (like Mt. Adams) won't happen anytime soon, and if ever, it will be with a partner or two, and multiple aspirins...
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Is there cellular coverage all the way up?
 
In some areas, yes. But my poor phone only roams on Sprint towers, which are limited in the Cascades. Strongly considering getting a US Cellular phone which roams on all the towers. Had 2-3 bars on Kachess Beacon last week, but on other mountains where I get 1-2 bars I can't lock on to dial out. It tries to dial for 20-30 seconds then hangs up...
 
As for us, never count on cell coverage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I think we did get a bar or 2 at the top. We have US Cellular, which does great locally but get away from East Tennessee it has problems.
 
That’s a fun trip. I did that trip in 2008 and 2009 and did hike up to the top with my Sony Walkman and Sony Watchman portable TV. This was my log in 2008. Note that I did not spend time monitoring below 92.1 and that many call letters have changed since then.

92.3 WDEF Chattanooga
92.5 WESC Greenville, SC
92.7 WIJV Harriman, TN
92.7 ?? Talk show about computers
92.9 WZGC Atlanta
93.1 WMYU Karns, TN
93.3 WTPT Forest City, NC
93.5 WAXM Big Stone Gap, VA
93.5 WKZX Lenior City, TN
93.7 WFBC Greenville, SC
93.9 WMEV Marion, VA
93.9 ?? Baseball game (maybe WAYA Spring City, TN?)
94.1 WMXK Morristown, TN
94.1 WSTR Atlanta
94.3 WJTT Red Bank, TN
94.3 WNFZ Oak Ridge, TN
94.5 WMUU Greenville, SC
94.7 WGSQ Cookeville, TN
94.7 ?? Classical music (probably WFQS translator from Bryson City, NC)
94.9 WAEZ Greeneville, TN
94.9 WUBL Atlanta
95.1 ?? Someone playing '80s hits. Didn't stay for an ID.
95.3 WYFC Clinton, TN
95.5 WBTS Atlanta
95.7 WQJK Marryville, TN
95.7 WAYB Graysville, TN
95.9 WRZK Colonial Heights, TN
96.1 WKLS Atlanta
96.3 WJBZ Seymour, TN
96.5 WDOD Chattanooga
96.7 ?? Country (maybe WMYL Halls, TN)
96.9 WRSA Holly Pond, AL (almost 200 miles!)
96.9 WXBQ Kingsport, TN
97.1 WSRV Gainsville, GA
97.3 WUUS South Pittsburg, TN
97.5 WJXB Knoxville, TN
98.1 WLND Signal Mountain, TN
98.1 WHZT Seneca, SC
98.3 ?? Religious
98.5 WSB-FM Atlanta
98.5 WTFM Tri-Cities, TN/VA
98.7 WOKI Oliver Springs, TN
98.9 WSPA Greenville, SC
99.1 WNML Loudon, TN
99.3 WNRX Jefferson City, TN
99.7 WWWQ Atlanta
99.9 WKSF Old Fort, NC
100.3 WNOX Oak Ridge, TN
100.5 WSSL Gray Court, SC
100.7 WUSY Cleveland, TN
100.7 ?? CHR (heard Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" and some pop-rock song)
101.1 WROQ Anderson, SC
101.1 ?? Heard 2 religious stations (one maybe LP station WIAM Knoxville)
101.3 WECO Wartburg, TN
101.5 WQUT Tri-Cities, TN/VA
101.7 WJSQ Athens, TN
102.1 WWST Sevierville, TN
102.3 WGOW Soddy-Daisy, TN
102.5 WOWF Crossville, TN
102.5 ?? an informercial
102.7 ?? sounded like adult standards music
102.9 WMJE Clarkesville, GA
103.1 WLLJ Etowah, TN
103.3 WVEE Atlanta
103.5 WIMZ Knoxville
103.7 ?? new & classic rock (maybe WPUP Royston, GA?)
103.9 WPPL Blue Ridge, GA
104.1 WRBN Clayton, GA
104.5 WKHT Knoxville
104.5 WHLC Highlands, NC
104.7 WFSH Atlanta
105.3 WFIV Farragut, TN
105.5 WSEV Gatlinburg, TN
105.9 ?? Rock (heard Hendrix "Purple Haze", maybe WTMT Weaverville, NC)
106.1 ?? Country music (maybe WNGC Toccoa, GA)
106.3 WPFT Pigeon Forge, TN
106.5 WSKZ Chattanooga
106.7 WYAY Atlanta
106.9 WMIT Black Mountain, NC
107.1 WTSH Rome, GA
107.3 WJMZ Anderson, SC
107.5 WJZZ Atlanta
107.7 WIVK Knoxville
107.9 WOGT East Ridge, TN

I didn't spend much time in the non-commercial part of the band, but I did note that I receive WUTC 88.1 Chattanooga, WOEZ 88.3 Maynardville, TN, 91.1 WKCS Knoxville, 91.9 WUOT Knoxville.

Now for the TV signals I received:

2 WETP PBS Knoxville
3 WRCB NBC Chattanooga
4 WYFF NBC Greenville, SC
5 WCYB NBC Bristol, VA
6 WATE ABC Knoxville
8 WVLT CBS Knoxville
9 ?? ABC ??
10 WBIR NBC Knoxville
11 WJHL CBS Johnson CIty, TN (heavy interference by another UNID station)
12 WDEF CBS Chattanooga
13 WLOS ABC Asheville, NC
19 WKPT ABC Kingsport, TN
33 WUNF UNC-TV Asheville, NC
43 WTNZ FOX Knoxville
45 WTCI PBS Chattanooga
58 WUNG UNC-TV Concord, NC
61 WDSI FOX Chattanooga
 
No doubt the 9 ABC (back in the ole analog days) was WTVC Chattanooga. The 11 mixing with WJHL may have been WXIA, but that's quite a ways out.
 
crainbebo said:
No doubt the 9 ABC (back in the ole analog days) was WTVC Chattanooga. The 11 mixing with WJHL may have been WXIA, but that's quite a ways out.
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Yes you are right about WTVC. I had forgotten that I was able to identify a few of these later with some help before. 95.1 was identified as WACF Young Harris, GA.

I also forgot to add that I also received two other FOX affiliates above 61, two other PBS stations on UHF, and a few more that I could not identify.
 
Very interesting more complete bandscan from 2008! I will have to go back and do a complete scan sometime. I'm very interested to know how conditions may change there, if they do.

As for the second religious station in 101.1, I don't know if the Church of Christ station in Gatlinburg would have been on in 2008, but of it was, that might be your most likely candidate. 100.7...probably WBGQ, Bulls Gap TN. That's about all I can fill in.
 
I wonder if 100.7 was WBGQ. It currently runs a top 40 format, but according to FCCdata.org, it has had those calls (and likely the same format) since signing on in 2001.

As for 95.1, I wonder what format then-WACF (now WJRB) was running at the time (it came on in late 2007).
 
Also, the FOX stations above 61 were probably translators of WHNS Greenville, SC. They had W64BO in Franklin, W66BU in Sylva, and W69CN in Bryson City. UNCTV had (and still has, all now digital) a lot of translators in western North Carolina
 
gr8oldies said:
I had a limited time so didn't identify something in every frequency (my wife, patient as she is, wasn't going to allow that). Sometimes though they were 3 deep. I actually seemed to have more Atlanta on a previous trip up the mountain. WSPA was strong except in that one spot, and I still don't know what that religious station was.
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'Preciate the reply! It could take quite a while to untangle and ID everything in a spot like that!
 
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