E-skip returns on Memorial Day 2020 - 7 new!

[crainbebo]

Another nice opening hit the Ellensburg FM dial this morning. At least 7 new stations in this one. MUF was 105.9. Times PDT.

11:03AM - First signs of Es, 90.5 with SRN news and 90.9 an unknown K-LOVE
11:05AM - 90.5 KBAH Plainview, TX; the unid with SRN news, with quick AFR ID into Focal Point. There are multiple 90.5's in Texas with AFR but only KBAH is in 1-hop range (less than 1500mi). NEW #595, 75KW at 1,321 miles.
11:10AM - 88.7 UNID with '50s rockabilly into Montgomery Gentry's 'One in Every Crowd.' With this wide of format, likely relog KXNM Encino NM. Not needed, so skipped it.
Weak fadeups noted to 101.5 by now
11:12AM - 90.5 UNID K-LOVE, likely KLVW Odessa TX area, but way past TOH so no ID here
11:13AM - 88.7 UNID Air 1, likely KFRI Odessa TX, again way past TOH so no ID, no log
11:15AM - 94.7 UNID 'Your only local station for country...' bad quality audio. KTXO Goldsmith TX is likely, as they sounded similar when I got them on 5/15. Will check recording.
11:16AM - 95.1 KOLZ Corrales, NM; mentioned iHeartRadio app, ID 'Hot 95.1.' Relog, 100KW at 1,093 miles.
11:17AM - 95.9 KSSR Santa Rosa, NM; with local bumper, little girl voiceover talking about something fun to do in Santa Rosa. Relog, 50KW at 1,170 miles.
11:28AM - 98.1 KKCL Lorenzo, TX; with ad for StarCare Health, starcarelubbock.org. Relog, 36KW at 1,349 miles.
11:31AM - 92.3 KTAR Phoenix, AZ; with traffic report and RDS reading 'KTAR'. Relog, 98KW at 1,028 miles.
11:35AM - 98.7 KMTH-FM Maljamar, NM; with James Taylor's 'Long Ago and Far Away' // to stream for KENW-FM. Relog, 100KW at 1,316 miles.
11:36AM - 89.5 KENW-FM Portales, NM; with same song // to 98.7 KMTH-FM. Overpowering KSOH Wapato. NEW #596, 100KW at 1,259 miles. This was also the station I heard 10 minutes prior with an easy-listening instrumental that I found out to be Russ Freeman's 'Amelia'. First Es on 89.5! Hoping for many more to come!
11:37AM - 89.7 KLTB Brownfield, TX; male English announcer asking for prayer requests from 'all the little towns' like Crosbyton, Littlefield and Brownfield - slam dunk ID. Thought they were strictly Spanish Religion? NEW #597, 75KW at 1,352 miles.
11:41AM - 105.9 KSEL Portales, NM; with John Anderson 'Seminole Wind' and ID '105.9 K-SEL Country.' NEW #598, 100KW at 1,259 miles. This was the MUF. At the same time I briefly had a 105.5 with The Doors 'Light My Fire' but it didn't come back to ID.
11:43AM - 104.3 KHLK Brownfield, TX; with religious sermon and RDS "KEEPING HIM CLOSE BY NETWORK". NEW #599, 50KW at 1,344 miles.
11:44AM - 101.1 KONE Lubbock, TX; with ID sweeper '101 the Beard on your Alexa...' NEW #600, 100KW at 1,346 miles.
11:47AM - 93.7 KLBB-FM Lubbock, TX; ID '93.7 the Eagle'. Relog, 100KW at 1,349 miles.
11:50AM - 96.7 KMDZ Las Vegas, NV; with 'Roxanne' by The Police, some DJ chatter and a ID sweeper 'Z 96 FM'. NEW #601, 6.5KW at 1,116 miles.
The MUF took a nosedive down to 90.5 and then shortly out of FM. Nice, nearly 50 minute session today.

I will post a couple of RDS pics to Mediafire tonight, and go through the recording tomorrow likely. Too much university homework at the moment.

KTAR RDS - https://www.mediafire.com/view/2ja7m6lt1bjodq6/P1070274.JPG/file
KHLK RDS (3 pics - all in a row) - https://www.mediafire.com/view/wacstz8e3wfwiyg/P1070276.JPG/file / https://www.mediafire.com/view/ddcldgipgj5yvmt/P1070277.JPG/file / https://www.mediafire.com/view/ui22vudgx6qkibv/P1070278.JPG/file

 

[asugeorge1]

Some great catches Crain!! I presume that when you are receiving stations from Phoenix, I could receive some stations from Washington down here in Phoenix. Any way to tell when the next E-Skip event may occur?

 

[crainbebo]

Check that TVFM Skip Log.
DXworld.com/TVFMlog.html.

Audio clips have been posted:
KENW-FM with promo for Best of Our Knowledge - https://www.mediafire.com/file/lkjt...25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_-_over_KSOH.wma/file
KLTB - https://www.mediafire.com/file/iza9...nfield_TX_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KMDZ - https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0dp..._Vegas_NM_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KSSR CLIP 1 - https://www.mediafire.com/file/ue9j...a_Rosa_NM_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KSSR CLIP 2 - https://www.mediafire.com/file/yolw...NM_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_CLIP_2.wma/file
KKCL - https://www.mediafire.com/file/zqcy...orenzo_TX_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KZII-102.5 Lubbock TX (just discovered on recording - relog) - https://www.mediafire.com/file/krpc...l_ad_for_fence_repair_place_535-5351.wma/file
KHLK - https://www.mediafire.com/file/gpp0...urg_WA_-_no_ID,_captured_RDS_however.wma/file
KSEL-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/njt3...rtales_NM_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KOLZ - https://www.mediafire.com/file/5dct...rrales_NM_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
UNID 94.7 (likely relog KTXO TX) - https://www.mediafire.com/file/wgrh...dsmith_TX_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
UNID 92.1, country station - https://www.mediafire.com/file/9i55...rom_Ellensburg_WA_5_25_20_-_maybe_NM.wma/file
KBAH (AFR ID) - https://www.mediafire.com/file/30ok..._5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_-_AFR_ID.wma/file
KLBB-FM - https://www.mediafire.com/file/3st2...ubbock_TX_5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA.wma/file
KONE - https://www.mediafire.com/file/12a3...5_25_20_from_Ellensburg_WA_-_weak_ID.wma/file
KTAR - https://www.mediafire.com/file/u9cr..._from_Ellensburg_WA_-_traffic_report.wma/file