I've been in Yakima, WA for quite a while without warning to you guys, so I've been gone for quite a while. I have a full book of AM/FM logs I want to share with you guys.
I arrived on the night of 4/7/10,. I was DXing the whole way there.
Here's a bandscan I did close to North Bend, WA, on the FM dial, 4/7/10.
88.1 K201AB West Seattle, WA
88.5 KPLU Tacoma
88.9 not sure, something very faintly, KMIH likely
89.1 Radio U translator, Issaquah
89.5 KNHC Seattle, WA
899. KASB Bellevue
90.3 KEXP Seattle
90.7 KSER Everett
90.9 KVTI Lakewood, WA
91.3 KBCS Bellevue
91.7 KXOT Tacoma
91.9 K220HD Fall City, WA
92.1 CBU-FM1 Victoria
92.5 KQMV Bellevue
92.9 KISM Bellingham
93.3 KUBE Seattle
93.7 CJJR Vancouver, 110 miles or so by knife-edge refraction, I think
94.1 KMPS Seattle
94.5 probably KMIH translator, Capitol Hill, Seattle
94.9 KUOW Seattle
95.3 CKZZ Vancouver 110 miles (couldn't get KXLE until Milepost 44 on I-90)
95.7 KJR Seattle
96.1 KXXO Olympia, WA
96.5 KJAQ Seattle
97.3 KIRO Seattle
97.7 KOMO Oakville, WA
98.1 KING Seattle, WA
98.5 CIOC Victoria, BC
98.9 KWJZ Seattle
99.3 KDDS Elma, WA
99.9 KISW Seattle
100.3 CKKQ Victoria (c. 100 mi)
100.7 KKWF Seattle
101.1 CFMI New Westminister, BC
101.5 KPLZ Seattle, WA
102.1 KPQ Wenatchee
102.5 KZOK Seattle
102.9 KNBQ Centralia
103.1 CHTT Victoria
103.3 KMTT translator, Downtown Seattle
103.7 KMTT Seattle, WA
104.1 KAFE Bellingham
104.5 KMCQ Covington
104.9 KFNK Eatonville, WA
105.3 KCMS Seattle
105.7 CBU Vancouver, BC (120 mi, like a local!) Must be by the high elevation in this area
106.1 KBKS Tacoma, WA
106.5 KWPZ Lynden, WA
106.9 KRWM Bremerton, WA
107.3 CHBE Victoria
107.7 KNDD Seattle
Now to a bandscan written and recorded at the Parkside Cafe in Easton, WA on that same evening. As you can see, there isn't much on the FM here!
88.5 KPLU Tacoma
88.9 KCSH Ellensburg
90.7 KNWR Ellensburg
91.5 K218DF Cle Elum, WA
92.5 KQMV Seattle
93.3 KUBE Seattle
93.7 KXAA Cle Elum, WA
94.1 KMPS Seattle
94.9 KUOW Seattle
95.3 KXLE Ellensburg, WA
95.7 KJR Seattle very faint
96.1 KXXO Olympia
96.5 KJAQ Seattle
97.7 KOMO Oakville, WA
98.9 KWJZ Seattle, WA
99.3 KDDS Elma
102.1 KPQ Wenatchee, WA
102.5 KZOK Seattle
102.9 KNBQ Centralia
106.1 KBKS Tacoma
107.3 KFFM Yakima
Continuing on I-90, here's what I got.
104.1 KXDD Yakima around the Easton area, but a couple miles away from my location of my bandscan.
104.7 KKRV Wenatchee with a poor signal in the same area with "Country 104.7 KKRV" ID.
92.9 KDBL Toppenish faintly around Cle Elum with CMT Radio Live.
100.3 KWIQ Moses Lake: Poor near MP91. Country station.
102.7 KORD Richland fair signal in the same area w/ Lia country show.
101.9 KUJJ Hermiston, OR with a GREAT signal in the Thorp area.
103.3 KWLN Wilson Creek also was heard with a good signal, Regional Mexican.
These next loggings were made in the Thorp/Ellensburg area, around the Elk Heights mountain area (c. 2000 feet high)
100.7 KHSS Athena, OR, religious (NEW)
107.7 KUMA Pendelton, OR
93.3 KRKL Walla Walla, WA
92.5 KZHR Dayton, WA (NEW, mexican)
94.9 KIOK Pasco, WA
95.7 KKSR Walla Walla, WA
96.9 KZTA Naches
98.7 KMNA Mabton
99.7 KHHK Yakima
97.1 KXRX Walla Walla good signal!
97.9 KZTB Milton Freewater, OR (NEW, mexican)
103.1 KYKV Selah, WA K-LOVE
103.5 KWHT Pendelton
91.9 KDNA Yakima
These next loggings were made on both the Manastash and Umatanum Ridges near Ellensburg and Yakima, respectfully,on the evening of the same date I mentioned at the beginning of this thread.
95.9 KZML Quincy, WA (Mexican)
97.7 KYSN Wenatchee, WA (Country)
98.3 KEYW Pasco (Hot AC)
99.1 KUJ Pasco (Top 40)
99.5 KAAP Wenatchee, WA (Soft Rock)
97.5 KOLW Basin City, WA (Oldies)
98.5 KEYG Grand Coulee, WA (Oldies)
106.1 KBKS Tacoma, WA! About 100 miles, knife-edge
106.7 KWWX Wenatchee (NEW, mexican)
98.9 KWJZ Seattle, WA! About 110 miles, knife-edge
106.9 K295AN Grandview, WA (Religious xlator)
96.1 KLKY Stanfield, OR
103.7 K279AK Granger, WA (CSN translator)
99.9 KXLY Spokane, WA (Coyote Country)
96.7 KWWW Quincy, WA (NEW, Hot AC)
101.7 KLES Prosser, WA (Mexican)
99.3 KQMY Yakima, WA
100.3 KKRZ Portland, OR!! 150 miles
102.3 KYYT Goldendale, WA
100.5 Mexican, no results on Radio Locator
Heading down the hills and mountains, I finally arrived in Yakima after dark.
I picked up a Mexican on 93.5 from somewhere, not sure on location, and KWCQ Condon, OR on the same frequency.
I also picked up a 104.5 Mexican, no results as well. Any ideas?
The morning rose up, and I DXed!
I picked up the following stations on FM on the morning of 4/08.
96.5 KWLZ Warm Springs, OR (KBNW satellite)
106.9 KMOK Lewiston, ID! (The Outlaw 106.9, country mx)
97.9 KYYR-LP Yakima (The Bridge)
97.3 KIRO Tacoma, WA!! 120 miles
97.7 KOMO Oakville, WA! About 130 miles, clear!!
106.1 KBKS Tacoma! 120 miles
I finally started DXing the AM dial that afternoon. Here's a midday bandscan of the AM dial in Yakima on 4/08/10.
530: WNVA814 Sawyer, WA
550: KOAC Corvallis, OR
560: KPQ Wenatchee, WA
570: KVI Seattle, WA
590: KQNT Spokane, WA
610: KONA Pasco, WA
620: KPOJ Portland, OR
630: probably KCIS Edmonds, WA
680: KOMW Omak, WA
690: CBU Vancouver, BC
700: KXLX Airway Heights, WA
710: KIRO Seattle
730: KULE Ephrata, WA
750: KXL Portland, OR
770: KTTH Seattle
790: KJRB Spokane, WA
810: KTBI Ephrata, WA
840: KMAX Colfax, WA
850: KHHO Tacoma, WA
860: KPAM Troutdale, OR
870: KFLD Pasco, WA
880: KWIP Dallas, OR
900: KKRT Wenatchee, WA
930: KYAK Yakima, WA
960: KALE Richland, WA
980: KBBO Selah, WA
1000: KOMO Seattle, WA
1020: KYXE Union Gap, WA
1080: KFXX Vancouver, WA
1090: KPTK Seattle, WA
1150: KXMG Portland, OR
1190: KEX Portland, OR
1230: KDYM Sunnyside, WA
1240: KXLE Ellensburg, WA
1280: KIT Yakima, WA
1300: KKOL Seattle, WA
1310: KZXR Prosser, WA
1320: KGDC Walla Walla, WA
1340: KTCR Kennewick, WA and 1 other station
1360: KOHU Hermiston, OR
1370: KWNC Quincy, WA
1390: KJOX Yakima, WA
1400: KLCK Goldendale, WA
1420: KUJ Walla Walla, WA
1460: KUTI Yakima, WA
1470: KBSN Moses Lake, WA
190: KYNR Toppenish, WA
1530: KFBK Sacramento, CA (600 miles!! Good Midday skip)
1550: KKAD Vancouver, WA
1560: KVAN Burbank, WA
1610: WQBV569 Yakima, WA
1680: KNTS Seattle, WA
I then picked up K232ED out of Sunnyslope, WA on 94.3 FM, about 70 miles!!
92.3 KULE Ephrata, WA NEW, cx music Logged 4/08 6PM
4/09 logs include
101.1 KUFO Portland, OR!!
89.7: KOTD The Dalles, OR NEW, public radio
89.1 KFAE Richland, WA
104.9 probably KEEH Spokane w/ christian teaching
104.7 KKRV Wenatchee, WA and KCBR Baker City, OR
4/10 logs
Busy frequency on 94.1. Here's what I got around 10:30AM PDT.
KMPS Seattle, WA w/ Kid Rock music
KCLK Clarkston, WA w/ soft rock music
KXIX Bend, OR (c. 170 miles!!) w/ CHR music
I also logged 106.1 KBKS again, not new.
4/12 logs
FM had some tropo again, KMPS logged on 94.1,120 miles.
Also got another 94.1, talk about the price of gold, commercial?
I got 106.1 KZFN out of Moscow, ID at 164 miles!! How I know this is that I got two CHRs, one KBKS, the other KZFN.
I got 96.5 KJAQ Seattle, WA w/ Adult Hits the night of 4/12.
98.1: Very faint Kelly Clarkston AC Music, which is 200 mile away KISC Spokane, WA!
Around 4/15, I got KMMG Benton City w/ SS music. Reason? 96.9 KZTA was completely off the air.
On 4/18, I got some good tropo from the east.
A country station was on 106.3, American Top 40 on 104.7, and I also heard KXLY on 99.9 and KCBR on 104.7.
On 4/19, I got KEYF out of Cheney, WA on 101.1. Oldies format, making it the third Spokane (confirmed) station I heard on this trip!
I got KOOL 94 KCLK out of Clarkston, WA w/ ID, and a couple other logs...
88.5 K203EN Ellensburg, WA (K-LOVE)
88.9 K205EG (KAWZ) The Dalles, OR (60 miles!!)
98.1 KING Seattle, WA!! 7th Seattle station logged so far in Yakima.
On 4/21, the day we left, I got, as a local was completely off the air, I got 92.9 KZZU Spokane with their morning show! I got 4 confirmed Spokanes in Yakima.
A part 2 w/ AM logs is coming up soon!
-crainbebo
I arrived on the night of 4/7/10,. I was DXing the whole way there.
Here's a bandscan I did close to North Bend, WA, on the FM dial, 4/7/10.
88.1 K201AB West Seattle, WA
88.5 KPLU Tacoma
88.9 not sure, something very faintly, KMIH likely
89.1 Radio U translator, Issaquah
89.5 KNHC Seattle, WA
899. KASB Bellevue
90.3 KEXP Seattle
90.7 KSER Everett
90.9 KVTI Lakewood, WA
91.3 KBCS Bellevue
91.7 KXOT Tacoma
91.9 K220HD Fall City, WA
92.1 CBU-FM1 Victoria
92.5 KQMV Bellevue
92.9 KISM Bellingham
93.3 KUBE Seattle
93.7 CJJR Vancouver, 110 miles or so by knife-edge refraction, I think
94.1 KMPS Seattle
94.5 probably KMIH translator, Capitol Hill, Seattle
94.9 KUOW Seattle
95.3 CKZZ Vancouver 110 miles (couldn't get KXLE until Milepost 44 on I-90)
95.7 KJR Seattle
96.1 KXXO Olympia, WA
96.5 KJAQ Seattle
97.3 KIRO Seattle
97.7 KOMO Oakville, WA
98.1 KING Seattle, WA
98.5 CIOC Victoria, BC
98.9 KWJZ Seattle
99.3 KDDS Elma, WA
99.9 KISW Seattle
100.3 CKKQ Victoria (c. 100 mi)
100.7 KKWF Seattle
101.1 CFMI New Westminister, BC
101.5 KPLZ Seattle, WA
102.1 KPQ Wenatchee
102.5 KZOK Seattle
102.9 KNBQ Centralia
103.1 CHTT Victoria
103.3 KMTT translator, Downtown Seattle
103.7 KMTT Seattle, WA
104.1 KAFE Bellingham
104.5 KMCQ Covington
104.9 KFNK Eatonville, WA
105.3 KCMS Seattle
105.7 CBU Vancouver, BC (120 mi, like a local!) Must be by the high elevation in this area
106.1 KBKS Tacoma, WA
106.5 KWPZ Lynden, WA
106.9 KRWM Bremerton, WA
107.3 CHBE Victoria
107.7 KNDD Seattle
Now to a bandscan written and recorded at the Parkside Cafe in Easton, WA on that same evening. As you can see, there isn't much on the FM here!
88.5 KPLU Tacoma
88.9 KCSH Ellensburg
90.7 KNWR Ellensburg
91.5 K218DF Cle Elum, WA
92.5 KQMV Seattle
93.3 KUBE Seattle
93.7 KXAA Cle Elum, WA
94.1 KMPS Seattle
94.9 KUOW Seattle
95.3 KXLE Ellensburg, WA
95.7 KJR Seattle very faint
96.1 KXXO Olympia
96.5 KJAQ Seattle
97.7 KOMO Oakville, WA
98.9 KWJZ Seattle, WA
99.3 KDDS Elma
102.1 KPQ Wenatchee, WA
102.5 KZOK Seattle
102.9 KNBQ Centralia
106.1 KBKS Tacoma
107.3 KFFM Yakima
Continuing on I-90, here's what I got.
104.1 KXDD Yakima around the Easton area, but a couple miles away from my location of my bandscan.
104.7 KKRV Wenatchee with a poor signal in the same area with "Country 104.7 KKRV" ID.
92.9 KDBL Toppenish faintly around Cle Elum with CMT Radio Live.
100.3 KWIQ Moses Lake: Poor near MP91. Country station.
102.7 KORD Richland fair signal in the same area w/ Lia country show.
101.9 KUJJ Hermiston, OR with a GREAT signal in the Thorp area.
103.3 KWLN Wilson Creek also was heard with a good signal, Regional Mexican.
These next loggings were made in the Thorp/Ellensburg area, around the Elk Heights mountain area (c. 2000 feet high)
100.7 KHSS Athena, OR, religious (NEW)
107.7 KUMA Pendelton, OR
93.3 KRKL Walla Walla, WA
92.5 KZHR Dayton, WA (NEW, mexican)
94.9 KIOK Pasco, WA
95.7 KKSR Walla Walla, WA
96.9 KZTA Naches
98.7 KMNA Mabton
99.7 KHHK Yakima
97.1 KXRX Walla Walla good signal!
97.9 KZTB Milton Freewater, OR (NEW, mexican)
103.1 KYKV Selah, WA K-LOVE
103.5 KWHT Pendelton
91.9 KDNA Yakima
These next loggings were made on both the Manastash and Umatanum Ridges near Ellensburg and Yakima, respectfully,on the evening of the same date I mentioned at the beginning of this thread.
95.9 KZML Quincy, WA (Mexican)
97.7 KYSN Wenatchee, WA (Country)
98.3 KEYW Pasco (Hot AC)
99.1 KUJ Pasco (Top 40)
99.5 KAAP Wenatchee, WA (Soft Rock)
97.5 KOLW Basin City, WA (Oldies)
98.5 KEYG Grand Coulee, WA (Oldies)
106.1 KBKS Tacoma, WA! About 100 miles, knife-edge
106.7 KWWX Wenatchee (NEW, mexican)
98.9 KWJZ Seattle, WA! About 110 miles, knife-edge
106.9 K295AN Grandview, WA (Religious xlator)
96.1 KLKY Stanfield, OR
103.7 K279AK Granger, WA (CSN translator)
99.9 KXLY Spokane, WA (Coyote Country)
96.7 KWWW Quincy, WA (NEW, Hot AC)
101.7 KLES Prosser, WA (Mexican)
99.3 KQMY Yakima, WA
100.3 KKRZ Portland, OR!! 150 miles
102.3 KYYT Goldendale, WA
100.5 Mexican, no results on Radio Locator
Heading down the hills and mountains, I finally arrived in Yakima after dark.
I picked up a Mexican on 93.5 from somewhere, not sure on location, and KWCQ Condon, OR on the same frequency.
I also picked up a 104.5 Mexican, no results as well. Any ideas?
The morning rose up, and I DXed!
I picked up the following stations on FM on the morning of 4/08.
96.5 KWLZ Warm Springs, OR (KBNW satellite)
106.9 KMOK Lewiston, ID! (The Outlaw 106.9, country mx)
97.9 KYYR-LP Yakima (The Bridge)
97.3 KIRO Tacoma, WA!! 120 miles
97.7 KOMO Oakville, WA! About 130 miles, clear!!
106.1 KBKS Tacoma! 120 miles
I finally started DXing the AM dial that afternoon. Here's a midday bandscan of the AM dial in Yakima on 4/08/10.
530: WNVA814 Sawyer, WA
550: KOAC Corvallis, OR
560: KPQ Wenatchee, WA
570: KVI Seattle, WA
590: KQNT Spokane, WA
610: KONA Pasco, WA
620: KPOJ Portland, OR
630: probably KCIS Edmonds, WA
680: KOMW Omak, WA
690: CBU Vancouver, BC
700: KXLX Airway Heights, WA
710: KIRO Seattle
730: KULE Ephrata, WA
750: KXL Portland, OR
770: KTTH Seattle
790: KJRB Spokane, WA
810: KTBI Ephrata, WA
840: KMAX Colfax, WA
850: KHHO Tacoma, WA
860: KPAM Troutdale, OR
870: KFLD Pasco, WA
880: KWIP Dallas, OR
900: KKRT Wenatchee, WA
930: KYAK Yakima, WA
960: KALE Richland, WA
980: KBBO Selah, WA
1000: KOMO Seattle, WA
1020: KYXE Union Gap, WA
1080: KFXX Vancouver, WA
1090: KPTK Seattle, WA
1150: KXMG Portland, OR
1190: KEX Portland, OR
1230: KDYM Sunnyside, WA
1240: KXLE Ellensburg, WA
1280: KIT Yakima, WA
1300: KKOL Seattle, WA
1310: KZXR Prosser, WA
1320: KGDC Walla Walla, WA
1340: KTCR Kennewick, WA and 1 other station
1360: KOHU Hermiston, OR
1370: KWNC Quincy, WA
1390: KJOX Yakima, WA
1400: KLCK Goldendale, WA
1420: KUJ Walla Walla, WA
1460: KUTI Yakima, WA
1470: KBSN Moses Lake, WA
190: KYNR Toppenish, WA
1530: KFBK Sacramento, CA (600 miles!! Good Midday skip)
1550: KKAD Vancouver, WA
1560: KVAN Burbank, WA
1610: WQBV569 Yakima, WA
1680: KNTS Seattle, WA
I then picked up K232ED out of Sunnyslope, WA on 94.3 FM, about 70 miles!!
92.3 KULE Ephrata, WA NEW, cx music Logged 4/08 6PM
4/09 logs include
101.1 KUFO Portland, OR!!
89.7: KOTD The Dalles, OR NEW, public radio
89.1 KFAE Richland, WA
104.9 probably KEEH Spokane w/ christian teaching
104.7 KKRV Wenatchee, WA and KCBR Baker City, OR
4/10 logs
Busy frequency on 94.1. Here's what I got around 10:30AM PDT.
KMPS Seattle, WA w/ Kid Rock music
KCLK Clarkston, WA w/ soft rock music
KXIX Bend, OR (c. 170 miles!!) w/ CHR music
I also logged 106.1 KBKS again, not new.
4/12 logs
FM had some tropo again, KMPS logged on 94.1,120 miles.
Also got another 94.1, talk about the price of gold, commercial?
I got 106.1 KZFN out of Moscow, ID at 164 miles!! How I know this is that I got two CHRs, one KBKS, the other KZFN.
I got 96.5 KJAQ Seattle, WA w/ Adult Hits the night of 4/12.
98.1: Very faint Kelly Clarkston AC Music, which is 200 mile away KISC Spokane, WA!
Around 4/15, I got KMMG Benton City w/ SS music. Reason? 96.9 KZTA was completely off the air.
On 4/18, I got some good tropo from the east.
A country station was on 106.3, American Top 40 on 104.7, and I also heard KXLY on 99.9 and KCBR on 104.7.
On 4/19, I got KEYF out of Cheney, WA on 101.1. Oldies format, making it the third Spokane (confirmed) station I heard on this trip!
I got KOOL 94 KCLK out of Clarkston, WA w/ ID, and a couple other logs...
88.5 K203EN Ellensburg, WA (K-LOVE)
88.9 K205EG (KAWZ) The Dalles, OR (60 miles!!)
98.1 KING Seattle, WA!! 7th Seattle station logged so far in Yakima.
On 4/21, the day we left, I got, as a local was completely off the air, I got 92.9 KZZU Spokane with their morning show! I got 4 confirmed Spokanes in Yakima.
A part 2 w/ AM logs is coming up soon!
-crainbebo