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FM Bandscan - 8 miles west of downtown Boston

R

robotique

This is a compilation of recent FM bandscans using some tecsun portables as well as vehicle radios (all on my property). The band is full to say the least. Note the very active pirate culture - and there are more in the city that dont make it out here.

Not all locations are xmtr location - some are COL or market. Sorry for the inconsistencies.


87.7 Pirate (Intermittent)
88.1 WMBR Cambridge MA
88.1 WELH Providence RI (when WMBR off air)
88.3 WRPS Rockland MA
88.3 WEVS Nashua NH
88.3 WGAO Franklin MA
88.5 WFCR Amherst MA
88.9 WERS Boston MA
89.1 WEVO Concord NH
89.3 Pirate(s) (Spanish/Portuguese)
89.7 WGBH Boston MA
90.1 WMEA Portland ME (rare)
90.1 Pirate (Haitian, Intermittent)
90.3 WZBC Newton MA
90.5 WSMA Scituate MA
90.5 WICN Worcester MA
90.9 WBUR Boston MA
91.3 WUNH Durham NH
91.5 WMFO Medford MA
91.5 WUML Lowell MA
91.7 WUMG/WAVM Maynard MA
91.9 WUMB Boston MA
92.1 WDER Peterborough NH
92.3 WPRO Providence RI
92.5 WXRV Andover MA
92.9 WBOS Boston MA
93.3 WSNE Taunton MA
93.7 WEEI Lawrence/Boston MA
94.1 WCGY Providence RI
94.3 WZAI Brewster MA
94.5 WJMN Boston MA
94.9 WHOM Mt Washington NH
94.9 W235AV Worcester MA
95.1 WXTK Hyannis MA
95.3 WHRB Cambridge MA
95.5 WBRU Providence RI
95.7 WZID Manchester NH
95.9 WATD Marshfield MA
96.1 WSRS Worcester MA
96.3 WEII Hyannis MA
96.5 Pirate (Caribbean)
96.9 WBQT Boston MA
97.3 WJFD New Bedford MA
97.5 WOKQ Dover NH
97.7 WKAF Boston MA
98.1 WCTK New Bedford MA
98.5 WBZ Boston MA
98.9 Pirate (Caribbean)
99.1 WPLM Plymouth MA
99.5 WCRB Boston MA
99.9 WQRC Hyannis MA
99.9 W260AS Lawrence MA
99.9 Pirate (Haitian)(may be gone)
100.1 WBRS Waltham MA
100.1 WWFX Southborough MA
100.1 Pirate (Haitian)
100.3 WHEB Portsmouth NH
100.7 WZLX Boston MA
101.1 WGIR Manchester NH
101.1 WHYA Mashpee MA
101.3 Pirate (Urban)
101.5 WWBB Providence RI
101.7 WEDX Lynn MA
101.9 WCIB Falmouth MA
102.1 WSAK Hampton NH
102.1 Pirate (Caribbean)
102.5 WKLB Boston MA
102.9 Pirate - (Caribbean/Urban)
102.9 W275BH Lawrence MA
102.9 WPXC Hyannis MA
102.9 WBLM Portland ME
103.3 WODS Boston MA
103.7 W279BQ Saugus MA
103.7 WVEI Westerly RI
103.7 WPKQ Mt Washington NH
104.1 WBMX Boston MA
104.5 WXLO Fitchburg MA
104.7 WOCN Orleans MA
104.9 WRBB Boston MA
104.9 WBOQ Gloucester MA
105.1 WWLI Providence RI
105.3 Pirate (Urban)
105.7 WROR Boston MA
106.1 Pirate (Urban)
106.1 WCOD Hyannis MA
106.3 WFNQ Nashua NH
106.7 WMJX Boston MA
107.1 Pirate (Spanish/Portuguese)
107.3 WAAF Westborough/Boston MA
107.5 WFCC Chatham MA
107.9 WXKS Boston MA
 
pirates seem to pop up where there is an under-served community (most likely a minority).


btw, i forgot one really obvious and ever present pirate on 88.5 which is haitian/creole
 
great catches. Hows that sangean pr-d5? I've been considering getting one to replace my CCRadio1.

One e-skip moment (before i knew what e-skip was!) from my childhood was catching 94.9 from Tallahassee in Burlington Massachusetts on a car radio as my father was doing some shopping.
 
I love the PR-D5! Nice solid radio and the batteries last SO long too.

It's great for AM. Has a 200 mm internal antenna.

The FM reception is very good too. It has the RDS function as well.
 
Wanted to add also that if you are mostly into FM DXing, you may want to consider the Grundig G8.

I got it for shortwave and it really does well with that only being barefoot but I discovered the FM sensitivity and selectivity is even better than the PR-D5.

The only thing is, you have to use a headset to hear the FM in stereo. While the AM reception is OK, I would not recommend it to be able to get the best catches.

Overall, it's a nice radio, especially for it's tiny size.
 
FM DX isn't really my thing. Thanks for the info on these two models though. The PRD5 is a definite.
 
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