And it started early! It started at 7:40AM with an MUF of 96.3 to Kansas, and didn't let up for over 2 hours after that. Many new logs out of this one, and I'm pleased! I also took a little drive east of Yakima to knock out some locals. It seemed to work. Highway 24 east of Moxee does wonders for FM DX. Once you go from hop fields to rolling fields and abandoned farms, many of the locals are weak enough for Es to beat out, and translators are gone in the soup. Some of the logs were made about 20 mi E of Yakima.
7:45AM - KACZ-96.3 Riley, KS; ID 'Z96.3'. NEW #755, 12.5KW at 1309 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/16/21.
7:52AM - 99.5 KUTT Fairbury, NE; local ads for a car dealer in Beatrice. Relog, 100KW at 1259 miles.
At the same time was an UNID 91.3, Spanish Religion, and I swore they mentioned My Bridge Radio. Who could this be?
7:53AM - 102.3 KRNY Kearney, NE; local ad for Dinsdale Hyundai in Grand Island. NEW #756, 77.1KW at 1159 miles. New overall!
7:59AM - 88.7 KLNE-FM Lexington, NE; ID for Nebraska Public Media, weather forecast. Relog, 60KW at 1138 miles.
8:00AM - 90.5 KXCV Maryville, MO; TOH ID for KXCV and KRNW. Relog, 100KW at 1350 miles.
8:02AM - 92.3 KBRY Sargent, NE; local weather forecast on K-Bear Country. Relog, 100KW at 1105 miles.
8:04AM - 94.1 KQCH Omaha, NE; ID Channel 94.1. Relog, 95KW at 1269 miles. MUF was 106.7 at this time
8:05AM - 101.9 KOOO-FM La Vista, NE; ID '101.9 the Keg'. NEW #757, 96KW at 1269 miles. New overall!
8:09AM - 97.7 KBBX Nebraska City, NE; Lobo ID. Relog, 100KW at 1276 miles.
8:20AM - 91.5 KIOS-FM Omaha, NE; was able to take out my local translator! ID "support for KIOS comes from..." Unfortunately, I did not get this on tape. NEW #758, 55KW at 1271 miles. New overall!
8:20AM - 93.5 KKOT Columbus, NE; ID 'The Hawk', local weather. Relog, 100KW at 1185 miles.
8:25AM - 96.1 KISO-FM Omaha, NE; Through local translator! 96.1 Kiss FM IDs. NEW #759, 82KW at 1269 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20.
8:27AM - 102.9 KBRX-FM O'Neill, NE; with the Party Line, and a commercial for a retirement home featuring Enya's 'Only Time' in the background. Small-town radio at its finest. NEW #760, 100KW at 1118 miles. New overall!
8:28AM - 100.7 KGBI-FM Omaha, NE; ID 'Life 100.7'. NEW #761, 100KW at 1269 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 7/19/21.
8:30AM - 90.9 KPNO Norfolk, NE; support messages into Insight for Living. NEW #762, 100KW at 1185 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20.
Went on the road after this. Heading east through West Valley, the heart of Yakima, then onto Highway 24 east. I don't have specific times at this point but will break it up into parts.
8:40-8:55AM
107.1 KNWI Osceola, IA; with Life 107.1 weather. NEW #763, 30KW at 1379 miles, new overall!
99.5 KKMA Le Mars, IA; concert promo and ID 'Classic Rock 99.5'. Relog, 100KW at 1226 miles.
95.5 KGLI Sioux City, IA; RDS 'KG95' and adult contemporary format. Relog, 100KW at 1223 miles.
98.9 KGRA Jefferson, IA; local weather forecast, mention of Perry, True Country. NEW #764, 11KW at 1321 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20
97.5 KEXL Pierce, NE; mention of Northeast Nebraska mixed with UNID Rhythmic station. NEW #765, 50KW at 1175 miles, heard previously in Ellensburg 6/10/20
92.1 KORN-FM Parkston, SD; with Korn Country Weather. Relog, 100KW at 1115 miles.
93.9 KSOU-FM Sioux Center, IA; with '93-9 KSOU' ID. Relog, 50KW at 1205 miles.
8:55-9:15AM
91.3 KSTJ Hartford, SD; with EWTN programming. Relog, 41KW at 1140 miles. And ANOTHER Spanish Religious station as well...on 90.9. Who could this be? KGLI, KSOU, and a few others still in, but the bleed from locals was strong at this point (passing through S 1st St and east to I-82)
Super-strong 88.7 Classical station, probably KLNE-FM Lexington again, but no RDS.
9:15-9:40AM - Driving well to the east of Moxee WA on WA Highway 24, rural Yakima County. Once the bleed went away, the signals got stronger and nearly local-like on some stations. Many local translators fade away here, so 93.7 and a few others were much easier to work.
93.9 KSOU much stronger and swapping with something else, probably Mason City, with farm report and ads for herbicides
92.7 KGFX-FM Pierre, SD; The River 92.7. Relog, 50KW at 964 miles (distance based on my approximate milepost on WA-24)
96.5 KSOM Audubon, IA; RDS '96.5 KSOM' Relog, 100KW at 1295 miles.
93.5 KITN Worthington, MN; references to Worthington in DJ stopset. NEW #766, 50KW at 1215 miles.
95.1 KUSQ Worthington, MN; ID 'US95'. Relog, 100KW at 1200 miles.
96.5 KNWC-FM Sioux Falls, SD; Christian music, ID 'Life 96.5'. Relog, 100KW at 1161 miles.
96.7 A SURPRISE!! CKUA-FM11, Fort McMurray, AB. Did not recognize the song at first, and it sounded like old country or standards music, so I figured it was an AM standards translator somewhere. It was "Come on Down" by Blue Moon Marquee. The female DJ came on and announced the station as the "CKUA Radio Network." This was mixed with NE and SD on other channels, so it was completely unexpected...and is now my farthest north FM DX! 56.72N. NEW #767, 2.5KW at 794 miles, and new overall.
92.7 KLGA-FM Algona, IA; with local ad for (I think) an insurance agent and phone number starting with 515 area code. Mixed with Pierre SD. NEW #768, 3.5KW at 1282 miles. New overall!
95.9 KILR Estherville, IA; mention of call sign in promo. Relog, 25KW at 1244 miles.
92.5 KTWB Sioux Falls, SD; see what happens when you travel eastbound and take out the local religious translator and (at times) KZHR? Huge signal with Scotty McCreery song, and ID jingle for KTWB. NEW #769, 100KW at 1161 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20.
93.7 KBRK Brookings, SD; no sign of K229AD Yakima at this point, and KQFM Hermiston was in there, but this was wiping them out completely. ID for B93.7. NEW #770, 100KW at 1115 miles. New overall!
98.1 WWJO St. Cloud, MN; I believe I had them with local commercials and I will check the recording to make sure.
93.1 KATO-FM New Ulm, MN; local Mankato ads. Relog, 100KW at 1260 miles.
Drove back to Yakima and while on Hwy 24 WB, had this at 10AM:
10:01AM - 88.3 KLMP Rapid City, SD; with mention of Faith Radio. NEW #771, 63KW at approximately 805 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/29/22, one of my last Es logs from there.
Then it came back to Minnesota...back in Yakima at this time.
10:50AM - 90.1 KSJR Collegeville, MN; huge signal, 3-4 bars on the Pioneer, with RDS "MPR" and classical music. NEW #772, 100KW at 1246 miles. Heard in Ellensburg on 5/31/21.
10:52AM - 94.3 KULO Alexandria, MN; with a classic commercial for a gum product and ID "Cool 94.3". NEW #773, 12KW at 1196 miles. New overall!
10:55AM - 93.5 KSCR-FM Benson, MN; promo for a circus coming to Willmar. I think KITN was mixed with it. Relog, 25KW at 1200 miles.
10:58AM - 99.5 KSJN Minneapolis, MN; with classical music and Twin Cities weather forecast. NEW #774, 100KW at 1320 miles. New overall!
A 100.3 also came in (likely KTLK MSP) and I think I have a short clip of a local commercial that I need to post. Would love to confirm them.
11:00AM - 92.1 KLQP Madison, MN; with ID Q92. Relog, 25KW at 1176 miles. I don't think this was WYRQ, but if it was, I will correct this and it would be new.
This was an awesome opening! Plenty of tape to go through, just like with 6/11. 6 hours of skip in just two days. Not bad.
7:45AM - KACZ-96.3 Riley, KS; ID 'Z96.3'. NEW #755, 12.5KW at 1309 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/16/21.
7:52AM - 99.5 KUTT Fairbury, NE; local ads for a car dealer in Beatrice. Relog, 100KW at 1259 miles.
At the same time was an UNID 91.3, Spanish Religion, and I swore they mentioned My Bridge Radio. Who could this be?
7:53AM - 102.3 KRNY Kearney, NE; local ad for Dinsdale Hyundai in Grand Island. NEW #756, 77.1KW at 1159 miles. New overall!
7:59AM - 88.7 KLNE-FM Lexington, NE; ID for Nebraska Public Media, weather forecast. Relog, 60KW at 1138 miles.
8:00AM - 90.5 KXCV Maryville, MO; TOH ID for KXCV and KRNW. Relog, 100KW at 1350 miles.
8:02AM - 92.3 KBRY Sargent, NE; local weather forecast on K-Bear Country. Relog, 100KW at 1105 miles.
8:04AM - 94.1 KQCH Omaha, NE; ID Channel 94.1. Relog, 95KW at 1269 miles. MUF was 106.7 at this time
8:05AM - 101.9 KOOO-FM La Vista, NE; ID '101.9 the Keg'. NEW #757, 96KW at 1269 miles. New overall!
8:09AM - 97.7 KBBX Nebraska City, NE; Lobo ID. Relog, 100KW at 1276 miles.
8:20AM - 91.5 KIOS-FM Omaha, NE; was able to take out my local translator! ID "support for KIOS comes from..." Unfortunately, I did not get this on tape. NEW #758, 55KW at 1271 miles. New overall!
8:20AM - 93.5 KKOT Columbus, NE; ID 'The Hawk', local weather. Relog, 100KW at 1185 miles.
8:25AM - 96.1 KISO-FM Omaha, NE; Through local translator! 96.1 Kiss FM IDs. NEW #759, 82KW at 1269 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20.
8:27AM - 102.9 KBRX-FM O'Neill, NE; with the Party Line, and a commercial for a retirement home featuring Enya's 'Only Time' in the background. Small-town radio at its finest. NEW #760, 100KW at 1118 miles. New overall!
8:28AM - 100.7 KGBI-FM Omaha, NE; ID 'Life 100.7'. NEW #761, 100KW at 1269 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 7/19/21.
8:30AM - 90.9 KPNO Norfolk, NE; support messages into Insight for Living. NEW #762, 100KW at 1185 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20.
Went on the road after this. Heading east through West Valley, the heart of Yakima, then onto Highway 24 east. I don't have specific times at this point but will break it up into parts.
8:40-8:55AM
107.1 KNWI Osceola, IA; with Life 107.1 weather. NEW #763, 30KW at 1379 miles, new overall!
99.5 KKMA Le Mars, IA; concert promo and ID 'Classic Rock 99.5'. Relog, 100KW at 1226 miles.
95.5 KGLI Sioux City, IA; RDS 'KG95' and adult contemporary format. Relog, 100KW at 1223 miles.
98.9 KGRA Jefferson, IA; local weather forecast, mention of Perry, True Country. NEW #764, 11KW at 1321 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20
97.5 KEXL Pierce, NE; mention of Northeast Nebraska mixed with UNID Rhythmic station. NEW #765, 50KW at 1175 miles, heard previously in Ellensburg 6/10/20
92.1 KORN-FM Parkston, SD; with Korn Country Weather. Relog, 100KW at 1115 miles.
93.9 KSOU-FM Sioux Center, IA; with '93-9 KSOU' ID. Relog, 50KW at 1205 miles.
8:55-9:15AM
91.3 KSTJ Hartford, SD; with EWTN programming. Relog, 41KW at 1140 miles. And ANOTHER Spanish Religious station as well...on 90.9. Who could this be? KGLI, KSOU, and a few others still in, but the bleed from locals was strong at this point (passing through S 1st St and east to I-82)
Super-strong 88.7 Classical station, probably KLNE-FM Lexington again, but no RDS.
9:15-9:40AM - Driving well to the east of Moxee WA on WA Highway 24, rural Yakima County. Once the bleed went away, the signals got stronger and nearly local-like on some stations. Many local translators fade away here, so 93.7 and a few others were much easier to work.
93.9 KSOU much stronger and swapping with something else, probably Mason City, with farm report and ads for herbicides
92.7 KGFX-FM Pierre, SD; The River 92.7. Relog, 50KW at 964 miles (distance based on my approximate milepost on WA-24)
96.5 KSOM Audubon, IA; RDS '96.5 KSOM' Relog, 100KW at 1295 miles.
93.5 KITN Worthington, MN; references to Worthington in DJ stopset. NEW #766, 50KW at 1215 miles.
95.1 KUSQ Worthington, MN; ID 'US95'. Relog, 100KW at 1200 miles.
96.5 KNWC-FM Sioux Falls, SD; Christian music, ID 'Life 96.5'. Relog, 100KW at 1161 miles.
96.7 A SURPRISE!! CKUA-FM11, Fort McMurray, AB. Did not recognize the song at first, and it sounded like old country or standards music, so I figured it was an AM standards translator somewhere. It was "Come on Down" by Blue Moon Marquee. The female DJ came on and announced the station as the "CKUA Radio Network." This was mixed with NE and SD on other channels, so it was completely unexpected...and is now my farthest north FM DX! 56.72N. NEW #767, 2.5KW at 794 miles, and new overall.
92.7 KLGA-FM Algona, IA; with local ad for (I think) an insurance agent and phone number starting with 515 area code. Mixed with Pierre SD. NEW #768, 3.5KW at 1282 miles. New overall!
95.9 KILR Estherville, IA; mention of call sign in promo. Relog, 25KW at 1244 miles.
92.5 KTWB Sioux Falls, SD; see what happens when you travel eastbound and take out the local religious translator and (at times) KZHR? Huge signal with Scotty McCreery song, and ID jingle for KTWB. NEW #769, 100KW at 1161 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/10/20.
93.7 KBRK Brookings, SD; no sign of K229AD Yakima at this point, and KQFM Hermiston was in there, but this was wiping them out completely. ID for B93.7. NEW #770, 100KW at 1115 miles. New overall!
98.1 WWJO St. Cloud, MN; I believe I had them with local commercials and I will check the recording to make sure.
93.1 KATO-FM New Ulm, MN; local Mankato ads. Relog, 100KW at 1260 miles.
Drove back to Yakima and while on Hwy 24 WB, had this at 10AM:
10:01AM - 88.3 KLMP Rapid City, SD; with mention of Faith Radio. NEW #771, 63KW at approximately 805 miles. Heard in Ellensburg 6/29/22, one of my last Es logs from there.
Then it came back to Minnesota...back in Yakima at this time.
10:50AM - 90.1 KSJR Collegeville, MN; huge signal, 3-4 bars on the Pioneer, with RDS "MPR" and classical music. NEW #772, 100KW at 1246 miles. Heard in Ellensburg on 5/31/21.
10:52AM - 94.3 KULO Alexandria, MN; with a classic commercial for a gum product and ID "Cool 94.3". NEW #773, 12KW at 1196 miles. New overall!
10:55AM - 93.5 KSCR-FM Benson, MN; promo for a circus coming to Willmar. I think KITN was mixed with it. Relog, 25KW at 1200 miles.
10:58AM - 99.5 KSJN Minneapolis, MN; with classical music and Twin Cities weather forecast. NEW #774, 100KW at 1320 miles. New overall!
A 100.3 also came in (likely KTLK MSP) and I think I have a short clip of a local commercial that I need to post. Would love to confirm them.
11:00AM - 92.1 KLQP Madison, MN; with ID Q92. Relog, 25KW at 1176 miles. I don't think this was WYRQ, but if it was, I will correct this and it would be new.
This was an awesome opening! Plenty of tape to go through, just like with 6/11. 6 hours of skip in just two days. Not bad.
