Best FM signal in Charlotte

[charlestondxman]

I know that there are a lot of people from around the Carolinas that listen to Charlotte's FM stations.

I live just southeast of Charleston, SC, on James Island, and I can frequently get V-101.9, usually the only thing on its frequency, and sometimes get 107.9 the Link, when nothing else is coming in.

Before IBOC noise came into big play, WSOC came in sometimes. Even now, I get WRAL from Raleigh, often very well, in Charleston during the mornings.

Other times, I can get Lite 102.9, but it often mixes with stations in Statesboro, GA and Jacksonville, FL.

Of course, some of the outlying market stations are better, like WSPA in Spartanburg. I have picked them up in almost every location around South Carolina with my Grundig S350, from Cherry Grove Beach (near North Myrtle Beach), to Charleston (when the station from McClellanville was on the air).

You can listen to them on I-26 all the way down to Orangeburg on a good day, and that's the same with Whistle 100 from the Upstate.

What do you think is the best FM signal in Charlotte?

 

[D-Oradio]

I have to agree with you about WBAV V101.9. I was in Charleston last year and was able to pick them up. They have a very good signal into parts of Columbia, SC and north as well. I listen to WIBT 96.1 The Beat a lot here in the Columbia area. So, 96.1, 101.9, 102.9, 103.7, and most of the time 99.7 are very easy to pick up 100 miles away.

Neil

 

[fortmill]

Other than the R-1 stations, and of course 106.1, most all of the Charlotte FMs would have to be considered flamethowers--HOWEVER---almost all of them do have reception issues in one direction or another. V101.9 is impaired even in Rowan County--due mainly to 102.1 in the Triad. WPEG has a supurb signal to the east and west, I've recieved them well from Durham all the way to Greenville SC, but to the north and south, not so good. Most of the Charlotte FMs receive interference from coastal stations, often Charleston stations, even within the metro area, during skip conditions. My experience is WLNK has the best overall coverage. Going north, they keep going long after the other Charlotte stations give up the ghost, at least to I-81 in VA.

 

[CrazeeCarroll1]

Hey Fort..... The Link does have one killer signal... Back in the day when Kiss 102 was kickin it loud and proud they also had one heck of a signal as well... You could hear them jammin' pretty good even in Columbia... I seem to remember also that WSOC had a pretty decent signal as well... I remember them talking about getting calls from VA, SC and on thos weird times even GA, but that was with temp inversion..... CC1

 

[Mike Sheridan]

104.7 WKQC has a tough time South because of 104.7 WNOK in Columbia. Can you say short spaced?

 

[upstate29651]

Once Charleston's 96.1 goes full C 100k@ 1800", WIBT probably won't be so easy a catch in Columbia.

G

 

[upstate29651]

^ correction, 96.1 in Charleston may have gone full C already for all i know, but that will eventually move to 101.7.

G

 

[RadioDze]

Someone mentioned WPEG in Durham. It, and WEND 106.5 are arguably the most reliable Charlotte market FM catches here, followed by WYFQ-FM, then WSOC and WKQC.

 

[D-Oradio]

^ correction, 96.1 in Charleston may have gone full C already for all i know, but that will eventually move to 101.7.

G

Once that happens, 96.1 WIBT will be a MUCH easier catch. Their not too bad to pick up now honestly. Their signal has no problems all the way down I-26 til you get south of Newberry. After that, it's spotty here and there with interruptions from WAVF.

 

[LaidBackJack]

This thread should probably be renamed -who has the best signal FROM the Charlotte area-...IN downtown Charlotte, specifically the corner of Trade and Tryon, the station that tilts the field meter the most is 92.7...a class A! (their transmitter is just up the street) Not long ago I was driving up hwy 64 to Raleigh and listening to 104.7 almost to the Beltway.

 

[charlestondxman]

Yes, best from Charlotte, but compared to what you get via WBT radio, with their huge signal, there are lots of good signals around the area.

A great example is WCOS in Columbia on 97.5. That signal comes in clear, usually all the way to downtown Charlotte, because there is only a little interference from WKBC.

I have picked that station up clear west of Augusta on I-20, pretty well in North Myrtle Beach, good in most of the Upstate, and it almost always comes in throughout the Charleston area weakly with most radios, and with any skip, it comes in almost like a local.

 

[vchimpanzee]

V101.9 is impaired even in Rowan County--due mainly to 102.1 in the Triad.

I have the opposite problem. V101.9 sounds good and 102 Jamz is hard to hear on my radio at home (not that it would matter ). I often have picked up Charlotte's Spanish station and not 102 Jamz.

 

[vchimpanzee]

104.7 WKQC has a tough time South because of 104.7 WNOK in Columbia. Can you say short spaced?

I lived south of Monroe in the early 80s and I often picked up WNOK instead of EZ-104 (what moron approved this?). I also had a hard time with WFAE.

I will say I often picked up B-100, WHSL and WGNI in Wilmington, and occasionally WKTM and Ecstasy in Charleston. I picked up nearly all the Columbia stations, and of course Big DM.

 

[vchimpanzee]

This thread should probably be renamed -who has the best signal FROM the Charlotte area-...IN downtown Charlotte, specifically the corner of Trade and Tryon, the station that tilts the field meter the most is 92.7...a class A! (their transmitter is just up the street) Not long ago I was driving up hwy 64 to Raleigh and listening to 104.7 almost to the Beltway.

I can't pick up 92.7 at home. Actually, I can't pick up 106.1 either these days, and I don't care.

 

[fortmill]

104.7 WKQC has a tough time South because of 104.7 WNOK in Columbia. Can you say short spaced?

I lived south of Monroe in the early 80s and I often picked up WNOK instead of EZ-104 (what moron approved this?). I also had a hard time with WFAE.

I will say I often picked up B-100, WHSL and WGNI in Wilmington, and occasionally WKTM and Ecstasy in Charleston. I picked up nearly all the Columbia stations, and of course Big DM.

Actually, during the many years I lived in beautiful Chesterfield County SC (south of Monroe) WKQC, WSOC, and WFAE were the dominant Charlotte stations, coming in pretty much like locals as far away as Cheraw and hardly ever affected by by skip or tropo. The other Charlotte FMs came in, but were often affected by weather (WBT-AM was virtually unrecieveable, day or night).

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Actually, during the many years I lived in beautiful Chesterfield County SC (south of Monroe) WKQC, WSOC, and WFAE were the dominant Charlotte stations, coming in pretty much like locals as far away as Cheraw and hardly ever affected by by skip or tropo. The other Charlotte FMs came in, but were often affected by weather (WBT-AM was virtually unrecieveable, day or night).

WKQC and WSOC are on the old ch 36 tower in Hood Road, WFAE and WRFX are on the Channel 42 tower. Both of these towers are on the NE side of Charlotte and closer to you than the other FM towers which are mostly north and west of Charlotte.