Cowiche Mtn FM scan, 3/14/15

[crainbebo]

Went up to Cowiche Mountain about 10 mi west of Yakima this morning, cloudy most of the time but not raining. Performed an FM scan. A couple new ones in the mix as well! 3 states logged and 1 province (BC).

88.1 - KYTR Union Gap (EWTN)/KCWU Ellensburg (Variety)
88.3 - KMLW Moses Lake (Religious)
88.5 - KYVT Yakima (NPR)/K203EN Ellensburg (K-LOVE)
88.7 - KDMB Moses Lake (EWTN Religion)
88.9 - K205FT Yakima (KOLU)/KCSH Ellensburg (LifeTalk) - Before this new KOLU translator hit the air...which makes me quite mad, since I've lost the last good open low FM channel, KCSH would be solid throughout Cowiche Mountain.
89.1 - KFAE Richland (NPR)
89.3 -
89.5 - KSOH Wapato (LifeTalk)
89.7 - KWWS Walla Walla (NPR)/unid 2nd station fading up here and there, maybe needed KWFJ Roy WA?
89.9 - K210CX Yakima (Air 1)/K210DK Ellensburg (NPR, relays 91.5 KLWS Moses Lake. NEW!! 91W)
90.1 - KOLU Pasco (Religious)
90.3 - KNWY Yakima (NPR)
90.5 - unid religious station, very weak. Maybe KACS Chehalis (not needed)
90.7 - KNWR Ellensburg (NPR)
90.9 - KRBM Pendleton OR (NPR/OPB)
91.1 - KYPL Yakima (Positive Life)
91.3 - KGTS Walla Walla (Positive Life)
91.5 - K218CX Yakima (KAWZ)/KLWS Moses Lake (NPR)
91.7 -
91.9 - KDNA Granger (Spanish)
92.1 - CBU-FM1 Victoria BC (CBC Radio Two)/KUMA-FM Pilot Rock OR (Classic Hits)
92.3 - KZUS Ephrata (Regional Mexican, recent flip from Country. Prob due to Bustos Media buying the station)
92.5 - K223AO Naches (KAWZ)
92.7 -
92.9 - KDBL Toppenish (Country)
93.1 -
93.3 - KUBE Seattle (Rhythmic Contemp.)/KRKL Walla Walla (K-LOVE)
93.5 - KWDR Royal City (Smooth Jazz) - This was SOLID most of the time, on less than 250W ERP. Impressive./KACI The Dalles, OR (running Radio Auction today)
93.7 - K229AD Yakima (KDYK-1020 Regional Mexican - HORRIBLE audio quality!)
93.9 - KTAC Ephrata (Religion)/KPDQ Portland (Religion)
94.1 - KMPS Seattle (Country)
94.3 -
94.5 - KATS Yakima (Rock)
94.7 - KZAL Manson (Country, "Z-Country 94.7." NEW!!)
94.9 - KIOK Richland (Country)
95.1 - other than a brief Ms burst, blank
95.3 - CKZZ Vancouver BC (CHR)/KXLE Ellensburg (Country)
95.5 - KBFF Portland (Adult Top 40)
95.7 - KKSR Walla Walla (Classic Hits)
95.9 - KZML Quincy (Regional Mexican)
96.1 - KLKY Stanfield OR (Classic Rock)/CHKG Vancouver BC (Ethnic)
96.3 - KRCW Royal City (Regional Mexican)
96.5 - KJAQ Seattle (Jack FM)/KWLZ Warm Springs OR (News/Talk)
96.7 -
96.9 - KZTA Naches (Regional Mexican)
97.1 - KXRX Walla Walla (Rock)
97.3 - KIRO Tacoma (News/Talk)/KKRS Davenport (Religion)
97.5 - KOLW Basin City (Rhythmic Contemp.)
97.7 - KOMO Oakville (News)/KYSN Wenatchee (Country)
97.9 - KZTB Milton-Freewater OR (Regional Mexican)/KYYR-LP Yakima (Christian Rap)
98.1 - KISC Spokane (Adult Contemporary)/KING Seattle (Classical)
98.3 - KEYW Pasco (Hot AC)
98.5 - KEYG Grand Coulee (Classic Rock)
98.7 - KMNA Mabton (Regional Mexican)
98.9 - KLCK Seattle (Modern AC)
99.1 - KUJ Walla Walla (CHR)
99.3 - KIT-FM Naches (News/Talk)
99.5 - KAAP Rock Island (Adult Contemporary)
99.7 - KHHK Yakima (Rhythmic Contemp.)
99.9 - KISW Seattle (Rock)/KXLY Spokane (Country)
100.1 - KQFM Hermiston (Adult Contemporary)
100.3 - KKRZ Portland (CHR)
100.5 - KWIQ Moses Lake (Country)
100.7 - KKWF Seattle (Country)
100.9 - KARY Grandview (Classic Hits)
101.1 - CFMI New Westminster, BC (Classic Rock)/KXL-FM Portland (News/Talk)
101.3 - KGDN Pasco (Religious)
101.5 - KPLZ Seattle (Adult Top 40)
101.7 - KLES Prosser (Regional Mexican)
101.9 - KZIU Weston OR (CHR)
102.1 - KPQ Wenatchee (Classic Rock)
102.3 -
102.5 - KZOK Seattle (Classic Rock)
102.7 - KORD Richland (Country)
102.9 -
103.1 - KYKV Selah (K-LOVE)
103.3 - KWLN Wilson Creek (Regional Mexican)
103.5 - KWHT Pendleton (Country)
103.7 - K279AK Granger (CSN)/KHTP Tacoma (Rhythmic)
103.9 -
104.1 - KXDD Yakima (Country, very multipathed)
104.3 -
104.5 - K283BX Mabton (KXDD, not much better)
104.7 - KKRV Wenatchee (Country)
104.9 - KYXE Union Gap (Regional Mexican)
105.1 -
105.3 - KONA Pasco (Adult Contemporary)
105.5 -
105.7 - KRSE Yakima (Classic Rock)
105.9 -
106.1 - K291BV Mabton (KRSE)
106.3 -
106.5 - KEGX Richland (Classic Rock)
106.7 - KLTH Portland (Classic Hits)
106.9 - K295BT Wapato (KHHK)/KMOK Lewiston ID (Country)/tt KRWM Bremerton (Adult Contemporary)
107.1 -
107.3 - KFFM Yakima (CHR)
107.5 -
107.7 - KWVN Pendleton OR (CHR)
107.9 - KYRF-LP Yakima (Spanish Religion)/K300AP Sunnyside (K-LOVE)

-crainbebo

 

[cyberdad]

Very cool scan. More stations than channels (counting the multiples). How high up was that?

 

[crainbebo]

Depends. At times I was at 1850 feet, other times it was 2150. I took the "Bench Loop Trail" which was a 1.5 mi loop just below the summit, which is 2964 ft.
I do plan on getting a Tecsun PL-380 before sporadic-E season begins. With 4 open channels gone, I need those first adjacents, especially on low FM where I just lost my best edu-fm frequency, 88.9, to a stupid translator. A DSP radio (my G8 is in a landfill somewhere now, RIP) would allow me to DX 88.3, 88.7, 89.3, 89.7, 90.9, 91.3 and 91.7. The latter five have NO Es logs from here! 88.7 used to be good and now it's trash due to K205FT 200khz up. 88.3 is variable during Es on my G5, but I have caught KESD SD, KNAI AZ, and KSDS CA before.
Compare this scan from last year's: http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?661922-FM-scan-from-Cowiche-Mountain-WA-4-27-14
That scan was with my OLD G5 unit. The one that lasted from 2007-2014.

 

[cyberdad]

Sounds like you did better than last year. First thing I noticed when I looked at last year's scan was no Canadians and fewer Oregons (IIRC). I'm starting to get more comfortable with the ATS-505 that my daughter and middle son gave me for Christmas. As I've said before, it seems to be a good, but not great, portable. My late, great, DX-375 was better on AM, but the 505 is performing better on FM than any radio I've had for quite a while. It may get me more active into FMDX yet!