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E-skip 7/15/14 from Nova Scotia - yet another great opening

GREAT opening today on the Nova Scotia Global Tuners node in FN84 this morning - MUF was 108 to OH, IN, PA, MI and Ontario. Here's the results. All times Eastern.

11:19AM - 103.1 WRAC Georgetown, OH; local commercial and ID "C103." 6KW at 1101 miles.
11:23AM - 97.7 WLER Butler, PA; local commercial for Dr. Hinterburger in Butler. 4.6kw at 849 miles.
11:25AM - 97.7 WOXY Mason, OH; swapping with WLER and one other station with La Mega ID and tropical Latin music. 2.7KW at 1105 miles.
11:27AM - 107.7 WMMX Dayton, OH; mention of mix1077.com. 28KW at 1087 miles.
11:34AM - 106.1 WWWY North Vernon, IN; ad for Bradbury's Watering Hole in Columbus, IN, best match. 50KW at 1179 miles.
11:36AM - 106.1 WVNO Mansfield, OH; mention of Mix 106 and WMFD-TV. 40KW at 978 miles.
11:38AM - 107.1 WEDJ Danville, IN; Spanish talk // to webstream. 1.8KW at 1200 miles.
11:39AM - 106.9 WRQK Canton, OH; ID "Rock 106.9." 27.5KW at 922 miles.
11:42AM - 106.5 WRZX Dayton, OH; local ad for Frenchtown Trailers in Versailles, OH (closest 106.5 to Versailles). 50kw at 1099 miles.
11:44AM - 106.5 WHLK Cleveland, OH; promos mentioning Lake Erie and the Cleveland Aquarium, swapping with WRZX. 11.5KW at 920 miles.
11:48AM - 107.3 WNWV Elyria, OH; strong with 216 area code mention, ID "The Wave, Smooth FM" and weather forecast, into smooth jazz song. 20KW at 943 miles.
11:51AM - 6 WLFM-LP Cleveland, OH (87.75); strong with ID "Mega, Latino and Proud". 3KW LPTV at 920 miles.
11:53AM - 92.1 WFGF Wapakoneta, OH; stream match. 3KW at 1065 miles.
11:54AM - 92.1 WOHF Bellevue, OH; local ads and ID jingle for "92.1 The Wolf." 5.8KW at 981 miles.
11:56AM - 93.9 WBKS Columbus Grove, OH; strong over local CJLU with ID "Kiss FM"! 14KW at 1049 miles.
12:00PM - 93.3 WBTU Fort Wayne, IN; TOH ID "US 93.3 WBTU Kendallsville-Fort Wayne." 18.5KW at 1096 miles.
12:04PM - 95.5 WFHM Cleveland, OH; ID 95.5 The Fish. 31KW at 920 miles.
12:05PM - 95.1 WAJI Fort Wayne, IN; ID "Best FM" ex-Majic, on top of the frequency. 39KW at 1098 miles.
12:09PM - 93.5 WRQN Bowling Green, OH; jingle ID after "My Guy" by Mary Wells. 7KW at 1019 miles.
12:13PM - 103.1 WNDH Napoleon, OH; local news with many mentions of Napoleon. 3.3KW at 1041 miles.
12:16PM - 99.7 WSHW Frankfort, IN; Brownfield Ag Network news, match to station list for Indiana. 50KW at 1185 miles.
12:18PM - 105.7 WZOM Defiance, OH; mention of station's website, 1057thebull.com. 6KW at 1055 miles.
12:21PM - 106.5 WLQR Delta, OH; mention of Cincinnati Reds, ID "Sports Radio 106.5 the Ticket," CBS Sports Flash. 4.8KW at 1031 miles.
12:23PM - 104.7 WFRN Elkhart, IN; ID "WFRN" and mention of a restaurant in Elkhart. 50KW at 1126 miles.
12:25PM - 92.5 WVKS Toledo, OH; ID "92.5 Kiss FM"; mention of Toledo into "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. 50KW at 1007 miles.
12:31PM - 106.7 WDTW Detroit, MI; local ads and ID "106.7 the D." 61KW at 969 miles.
12:36PM - 99.5 WYCD Detroit, MI; ad for DTE Energy, the local Detroit energy company. 17.5KW at 969 miles.
12:41PM - 93.7 WBCT Grand Rapids, MI; local ads and ID "B-93", huge signal! 320KW (!) at 1086 miles. As it is one of America's highest powered FM stations, no wonder it came in as if it was from 15-mi away Halifax.
12:46PM - 94.9 WMMQ Lansing, MI; ID "Classic Rock 94.9." 50KW at 1032 miles.
12:47PM - 96.1 WMAX-FM Holland, MI; ESPN radio, as WBCT was in very clearly this is the only possible match. 50KW at 1111 miles.
12:52PM - 99.7 WUGN Midland, MI; strong with Christian music and ID "Family Life Radio." 100KW at 1007 miles.
12:56PM - 106.9 WOOD-FM Muskegon, MI; with Rush Limbaugh, based on all of the Grand Rapids stuff this is the good possible match. 50KW at 1111 miles.
1:00PM - 88.7 WIAA Interlochen, MI; TOH ID mentioning Interlochen Public Radio's W234BU translator at Traverse City. 100KW at 1070 miles.
1:13PM - 97.5 WKLT Kalkaska, MI; Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want" matching the webstream. 32KW at 1040 miles.
1:14PM - 94.9 WKJZ Hillman, MI; ID "Northeast Michigan's Hits FM." 50KW at 975 miles.
1:15PM - 95.1 WLST Marinette, WI; ID "Cat Country 95.1." 100kw at 1156 miles.
1:20PM - 93.5 WRQE New London, WI; ID "93 Rock." 50KW at 1217 miles.
1:30PM - 93.1 WIMK Iron Mountain, MI; mention of TV6 (WLUC) and 93 Rock. 100KW at 1172 miles.
1:37PM - 99.1 WIKB Iron River, MI; ID "99.1 The Bull" after "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery. 60kw at 1198 miles.
1:41PM - 99.5 WYSS Sault Ste Marie, MI; ID "99.5 Yes! FM". 100KW at 992 miles.
1:43PM - 2 CHBX Sault Ste Marie, ON (59.750), CTV with national and local commercials and mention of "CTV News - The North's Best Newscast." 100KW 992 miles.
1:52PM - last fadeup with an unid 93.5 CHR likely WKMJ Hancock, MI before it crashed

-crainbebo
 
I'd heard about that opening. On Global Tuners, last I knew you had to download something to use it. Is that still the case if t ever was?
 
No I don't think so for the Nova Scotia receiver. I just clicked "medium quality" and I heard sound and loads of skip signals...

-crainbebo
 
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