FM bandscan, Spring/north Houston: 09-14-13

[purpledevil]

Approximately 25 miles north of downtown Houston, TX. 2:00pm CST

88.1 KFTG Pasadena (religious) fair
88.3 KAFR Conroe (American Family Radio) good
88.7 KUHF Houston (news) local
89.3 KSBJ Humble (Christian Contemporary) local
89.7 KUBJ Brenham and KACC Alvin. Both weak and fighting one another. Christian Contemporary on the former, rock on the latter.
90.1 KPFT Houston (Pacifica) local.
90.5 KJIC Santa Fe (religious) fair
90.9 KTSU Houston (R&B) fair/good.
91.1 KNLY New Waverly(religious) weak
91.3 KPVU Prairie View (R&B) fair
91.7 KUHA Houston (classical) local
92.1 KROI Seabrook (news) good, broadcast in mono.
92.3 KNRG New Ulm (country) very weak.
92.5 KCOL Groves (Classic Hits) weak.
92.9 KKBQ Pasadena (country) local
93.3 KQBU Port Arthur (Regional Mexican) good Note: recently fired up the stereo exciter. Been in mono for at least the last few years.
93.7 KKRW Houston (classic rock) local.
94.1 KQXY Beaumont (CHR) fair/weak
94.5 KTBZ-FM Houston (Alternative) local.
95.1 K236AR Missouri City (brokered) Note: brand new translator on air less than a month. Target market Sugarland. Airs minor league Skeeters games and FBISD football. Fed by 1460 KBRZ Missouri City. Eliminated KYKR Beaumont from reaching most of Houston.
95.7 KKHH Houston (CHR) local
96.1 KYKZ Lake Charles, LA note: this is a constant battle between KYKZ and KAGG Madisonville. Both air country. KYKZ is the stronger of the two but neither are exceptional in strength.
96.5 KHMX Houston (Hot AC) local
96.9 KXBJ El Campo (KSBJ simulcast) weak
97.1 KTHT (classic country) good note: arguably the strongest area rimshot
97.5 KFNC Mont Belvieu (sports) fair
97.9 KBXX-FM Houston (hip hop) local
98.5 KTJM Port Arthur (regional Mexican) good
99.1 KODA Houston (AC) local
99.5 Sugarland translator for KSBJ's NGen Christian rock. Can't think of the call. Weak.
99.7 KVST Willis (country) good
99.9 KSHN Dayton/Liberty (AC) fair/weak
100.3 KILT-FM Houston (country) local
100.7 KKHT Lumberton (religious) good
101.1 KLOL Houston (Spanish CHR) local
101.7 KNTE-Bay City (Spanish dance)weak
102.1 KMJQ Houston (R&B) local
102.5 KMKS Bay City (country) weak
102.9 KLTN (regional Mexican) local
103.3 KJOJ-FM Freeport (KTJM simulcast) weak
103.5 KBPA San Marcos (Variety hits) weak
103.7 KHJK La Porte (Christian rock) good
104.1 KRBE Houston (CHR) local
104.5 KKMY Orange (CHR) weak
104.9 KAMA Deer Park (Spanish CHR) good
105.3 KTWL Hempstead (country) weak
105.7 KHCB-FM Houston (religious) local
106.1 KIOC Orange (rock) fair
106.5 KOVE Galveston (regional Mexican) fair/good
106.9 KHPT Conroe (classic rock) local Note: north simulcast partner of Cox sister KGLK, serves Houston, Humble, Cypress, etc.
107.5 KGLK Lake Jackson (classic rock) fair Note: south simulcast partner of Cox sister KHPT, serves Galveston, Sugarland, Bay area, etc.
107.9 KQQK Beaumont (regional Mexican) good

 

[kinphoenix2]

Do you do sw or LW dxing too?

Approximately 25 miles north of downtown Houston, TX. 2:00pm CST

88.1 KFTG Pasadena (religious) fair
88.3 KAFR Conroe (American Family Radio) good
88.7 KUHF Houston...

I sure miss dxing in Houston- lived in Galleria area and moved to Arizona. DXing is not the same! In fact, in comparison with the Gulf it's terrible. I got spoiled with that water path, I have almost lost my desire for it completely since being spoiled with the much better DXing back home. I got the Asians much better and was even able to receive some N African SW stations while I was in Houston and those are practically impossible in Western N America to get now.

 

[purpledevil]

No, sorry. I don't have a receiver for short or longwave. The DX here is pretty good on AM given the sheer amount of interference the entire band faces these days. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. You've got stations transmitting from downtown Houston like 1230 KCOH that have difficulty getting a good signal much past the Loop, let alone out here past the Belt. On the FM side, the Gulf absolutely enhances reception of Beaumont, Corpus Christi, and to an extent San Antonio. Those S.A. FM's are having to travel a little over 200 miles to reach Houston, and ones like 99.5 KISS and 105.3 make appearances most every day. If KISS isn't audible up here on 99.5, it's KNGT Lake Charles LA coming from the other direction. You are absolutely right that the Gulf is directly responsible for that. However, gar Fla and I are having a conversation in another thread that shows what the Gulf giveth, the Gulf can taketh. In the last few months, he's lost his excellent WWL reception from the Tampa area, while I've lost a noticeable amount of strength from the border's powerhouse, KVNS.