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Extreme Tropo 8/8/10

S

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I'm in Natick, and so far, I have heard the following stations:

B101 from Philadelphia
95.1 WAYV from Atlantic City
WALK 97.5 from Long Island

Anyone hear anything else?
 
Here's what I caught tonight from my location in Southern NH:
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93.5 WZBH (Georgetown, DE) "93.5 The Beach"

95.1 WAYV (Atlantic City, NJ) "Wavy 95"

97.1 WQHT (New York, NY) "Hot 97"

102.7 WWFS (New York, NY) "Fresh 102.7"

103.5 WKTU (New York, NY) " 103.5 KTU"

103.9 WOCQ (Berlin, MD) "OC 104"

104.3 WAXQ (New York, NY) " Q 104"
 
Damn.

Guess we can add WNYZ 87.7 to the list as mentioned in my other post.
 
Here is my full DX log for August 8th 2010.
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92.7 WQBU (New York, NY) "La Que Buena"

93.5 WZBH (Georgetown, DE) "93.5 The Beach"

93.9 WNYC (New York, NY) "New York Public Radio"

94.3 WJLK (Ocean, NJ) "94.3 The Point"

95.1 WAYV (Atlantic City, NJ) "Wavy 95"

95.9 WRAT (Point Pleasant, NJ) "95.9 The Rat"

96.9 WFPG (Atlantic City, NJ) "Lite Rock 96.9"

97.1 WQHT (New York, NY) "Hot 97"

97.7 WNSX (Winte Harbor, ME)

98.1 WOGL-FM (Philadelphia, PA) "98.1 WOGL"

98.7 WRKS-FM (New York, NY) "98.7 Kiss-FM"

99.1 WPLR (New Haven, CT) "99.1 PLR"

100.1 WJRZ ( Manahawken, NJ) " Magic 100.1"

100.5 WRCH (Hartford, CT) "Light 100.5"

101.3 WKCI (Hamden, CT) "KC 101"

102.7 WWFS (New York, NY) "Fresh 102.7"

102.9 WDRC (Hartford, CT) "DRC-FM"

103.5 WKTU (New York, NY) " 103.5 KTU"

103.9 WOCQ (Berlin, MD) "OC 104"

104.3 WAXQ (New York, NY) " Q 104"

105.9 WHCN (Hartford, CT) "105.9 The River"

106.9 WCCC (Hartford, CT) "106.9 The Rock"

107.5 WBLS (New York, NY) "107.5 WBLS"

Plus All Cape Cod, Providence Rhode Island, And Portland, Maine Stations

ALL STATIONS RECEIVED IN SOUTHERN NH ON AN INSIGNIA HD PORTABLE RADIO
 
The DX'ing was great last night. Heard what sounded like a country (?) station bleeding through normally strong 94.5 WJMN on Rte 3 South in SE MA. Also received 97.1 WQHT New York, 100.5 WRCH Middletown/Hartford loud and clear.
 
i got a 95.7 kiss fm from ct wccc,87.7 nyc 96.5 philly, something on 104.9 playing chr defenitly not wboq. 100.5 from ct,wezn from ct on 99.9 95.1 playing at 40 not sure from where. heard what sounded like smooth jazz on 94.3 93.9 i heard bits what sound like classic rock not mike hash i doulbed checked that. thats it including cape cod loud and clear from here in franklin mass
 
The country on 94.5 was WCMS from NC
Kiss 95.7 was WKSS Hartford-Meriden, CT
96.5 was WRDW Philadelphia
The CHR 104.9 was SoJo 104.9 WSJO Egg Harbor City/Atlantic City, NJ
The CHR on 95.1 was WAYV Atlantic City, NJ
94.3 was most likely WIBG from Wildwood, NJ

This was a great tropo opening. The duct extended from Maine to NC, about 700 miles, and followed I-95, hence we got reception of stations from cities along I-95. There were at least 2 stations fighting on every frequency.
 
I forgot to add these to the list but I also received:

93.1 WHYN (Springfield, MA) "Mix 93.1"

93.7 WZMX (Hartford, CT) "Hot 93.7" over local 93.7 WMKK

94.7 WMAS (Springfield, MA)

96.5 WTIC (Hartford, CT) over local 96.5 WMLL

98.9 WORC (Webster, MA)
 
I had all kinds of stuff from New Brunswick down to North Carolina over the past 2 nights. The best catches for me last night were 98.1 WTVR, 100.9 WHTI, 102.1 WRXL, and 103.7 WURV from Richmond, VA. I didn't log anything new, but I did get 94.7 WDSD Dover, DE in HD for the first time.
 
thanks i knew some but im surprisedi got so much it was best ive seen this summer thanks for the info
 
From the upper cape, I picked up CBC Radio 1 on 93.1 loud and clear (usually I use this frequency for my XM radio).

Not sure of the call letters. May have been CKCU in Ottawa which looks like it may run some CBC programs.
 
spt87 said:
From the upper cape, I picked up CBC Radio 1 on 93.1 loud and clear (usually I use this frequency for my XM radio).

Not sure of the call letters. May have been CKCU in Ottawa which looks like it may run some CBC programs.
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Please reconfirm that it was 93.1.

The reason I ask is that a quick perusal of CBC Radio's website finds no CBC Radio 1 or Radio 2 affiliates at that frequency anywhere in eastern Canada. CBC One in Ottawa is at 91.5 according to them. However, CBC Saint John, NB (an occasional tropo catch in New England) is at 91.3.

Just want to make sure that there was no dyslexia in your post while figuring out what you got. Because it's very interesting.
 
I posted snapshots from my RDS/HD display on my Facebook page (add me as a friend if interested). I put a caption of what each station was from each pic (see below).

They were received last night from my home in Dartmouth, MA with my BA Recepter Radio HD and a rooftop yagi antenna:

92.9 WVBW, Suffolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"92-9 The Wave" - Adult Hits
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVBW

93.1 WEZW, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
"Easy 93.1" - Easy Listening
4,100 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEZW

93.5 WZBH, Georgetown, Delaware (Salisbury/Ocean City, MD)
"93.5 The Beach" - Active Rock
11,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WZBH

94.5 WCMS-FM, Hatteras, North Carolina (Elizabeth City/Nags Head)
"Water Country 94.5" - Country
100,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCMS-FM

94.9 WPTE, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"94.9 The Point" - Hot Adult Contemporary
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPTE

95.1 WAYV, Atlantic City, New Jersey (South Jersey)
"95.1 WAYV" - Hot Adult Contemporary
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAYV

95.7 WVKL, Norfolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"95-7 RNB" - Urban Contemporary
40,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVKL

95.9 WOSC, Bethany Beach, Delaware (Salisbury/Ocean City, MD/Sussex County, DE)
"The Sports Animal" - Sports
10,500 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOSC

96.7 WKJX, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Outer Banks)
"96.7 The BLOCK" - Mainstream Urban
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKJX

98.9 WSBY-FM, Salisbury, Maryland (Salisbury/Ocean City)
"Magic 98.9" - Urban Adult Contemporary
6,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSBY-FM

100.5 WVHT, Norfolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"Hot 100.5" - Contemporary Hit Radio
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVHT

101.3 WWDE-FM, Hampton, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"101.3 2WD" - Adult Contemporary
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWDE

102.9 WOWI, Norfolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"103 Jamz" - Mainstream Urban
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOWI

104.5 WNVZ, Norfolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"Z104" - Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
49,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNVZ

105.3 WKUS, Windsor, Virginia (Hampton Roads)
"105-3 Kiss FM" - Urban Adult Contemporary
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKUS

107.9 WEBE, Westport, Connecticut (Bridgeport/New Haven/Stamford)
"WeBe 108" - Adult Contemporary
50,000 Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEBE
 
In New England, is August a more likely month for tropo than July? The pattern, especially in recent summers, has been such that the e-skip seasons runs anywhere from late May until early July, and the tropo season starts anywhere from late July and usually lasts until early September. Is there anything to this?

The tropo has been so good that one can often get different stations on the same frequency, depending on how the radio antenna is pointing. For example, at my place along the Rhode Island shore, during tropo season, on 107.9 I can often get WEBE/Westport and WXKS/Medford, and all I have to do is shift the antenna.
 
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