E Skip! Finally!

[gar hi]

The interesting thing about this is that it was not showing up on the DX Sherlock map.

I was scanning the FM band because it looked like a possible FM opening from here to somewhere in Michigan.

The few stations that came in were only strong for a few seconds and were gone most of the time until briefly taking over the frequency.

Here's my brief catch of 'Channel 96.3' from Wichita, Kansas at 1030 miles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV4Sogd5tKA

 

[crainbebo]

Congrats gar! This season has been so rotten that I've had ZERO IDs and one Es opening without an ID on 7/4. Just UNID classical and NPR stations 88-92, reaching 97.5 for three seconds

-crainbebo

 

[MarioMania]

The E-skip season this year seems rotten like crain said..Hope it's better next year

 

[gar hi]

Congrats gar! This season has been so rotten that I've had ZERO IDs and one Es opening without an ID on 7/4. Just UNID classical and NPR stations 88-92, reaching 97.5 for three seconds

-crainbebo

Thanks.

The only way I was able to ID this station, since I didn't get to hear any official station ID, was to Google 'Channel 96.3' and then go to their live audio stream.

At first, I didn't think it was them because they had a female dj and not the guy doing that remote broadcast from the Ross that I was hearing on my radio.

Finally in the audio stream, she went to the same guy doing that remote broadcast from the Ross and I then confirmed the catch!

 

[cd637299]

You betcha....

Things were hot and heavy this morning here near Miami, which also included Wichita on 107.3, which is even an IBOC spot for me! I even checked the weather band, but nothing unusual there.

I got one DTV via Es, WTVF Nashville, for 2 seconds or so....However, during the Wichita time, I even got a partial bar on DT 2, which had to have been KNOP in Nebraska, trying, but that might be a pipe dream for me....it's well over 1400 miles.

Was getting a lotta Tulsa stuff, and Oklahoma is a no-man's-land area if you wanna try and catch DTV via Es. That being said, I got the PBS series Super Why on *both* analog 3 AND 4.....no idea who it was, and no logo bug. (Super Why isn't syndicated as E/I, is it?)

cd

 

[crainbebo]

Wonder if someone in Mexico airs Super Why on weekends? That would make sense, maybe Net 5?

-crainbebo

 

[tomservo]

Super Why! may air on Televisa in Mexico but I can't find any concrete evidence of that.

Looking in the other direction, though, it airs during the Kids CBC programming block between 7am-noon eastern. Unfortunately it appears all CBC stations are digital now. Hmm.

 

[cd637299]

Super Why! was in English.

cd

 

[w9wi]

Unfortunately it appears all CBC stations are digital now. Hmm.

That's not *yet* true. The CBC analogs will be up until the end of the month.

 

[crainbebo]

Not the metropolitan CBCs, which signed off 8/31/11, but the smaller relayers, they will be on until the 31st. Get 'em while you can!

-crainbebo

 

[spunker88]

CBC does air Super Why during kids programming. Not sure how great your reception was but if they were using a semi transparent clear version of their logo it may have been hard to see.

Not the metropolitan CBCs, which signed off 8/31/11, but the smaller relayers, they will be on until the 31st. Get 'em while you can!

-crainbebo

I believe this only applies to CBC signals owned by CBC. Private affiliates like my semi-local CKWS are still staying on in analog as far as I know.

 

[cd637299]

I looked again at my reception....I think I know the name of the episode now, based on Wikipedia & the dialogue I heard. It was in color in spots.

I seem to lean on it being K04DY in Tahlequah OK; but that sure does not explain the ch 3 reception (which would certainly make CBC more likely). Not that it was necessarily the same show in parallel.

cd