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FM Frequency of the Week: 104.5
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Orange County, TX KKMY, Orange, TX, 24/7.
A little history: KKMY started broadcasting sometime in the '70's, not sure of the year. The owner, who was an engineer at Channel 4, at that time KJAC now KBTV, in Port Arthur, built the transmitter in his garage with the assistance of some other engineers there including myself, and got it accepted by the FCC. The calls were KOBS, his last name. Don't remember if he sold it, but the call changed to KZOM - Zoom 104 1/2 FM. If I remember correctly, it rated fairly highly. It is now owned by iheart with a CHR format. CW may could add a little more to their history.
A little history: KKMY started broadcasting sometime in the '70's, not sure of the year. The owner, who was an engineer at Channel 4, at that time KJAC now KBTV, in Port Arthur, built the transmitter in his garage with the assistance of some other engineers there including myself, and got it accepted by the FCC. The calls were KOBS, his last name. Don't remember if he sold it, but the call changed to KZOM - Zoom 104 1/2 FM. If I remember correctly, it rated fairly highly. It is now owned by iheart with a CHR format. CW may could add a little more to their history.
Melbourne FL
Either WOKV-FM Jacksonville FL News 104-5
Or more likely - WFLM White City FL (Martin County) The Flame
KTW
Either WOKV-FM Jacksonville FL News 104-5
Or more likely - WFLM White City FL (Martin County) The Flame
KTW
Yakima WA
K283BX Yakima (KBBO-1390 The Fan). 250 watts w/ sports. Can't DX this channel here. I have to go into the Cascades to null this station out, and I'll find KXXP White Salmon (CCM, formerly MeTVFM) and KLSW Covington (K-LOVE) in some spots. KLSW used to be an amazing oldies station as KMCQ. There was a time ~10 yrs. ago that you could hear 'Junk Food Junkie' and 'In a Gadda-Da-Vida' mixed with a thousand other rarities. Then they tightened the playlist, eventually selling to EMF.
In Ellensburg, Yakima barely made it in, but KLSW was rare in the valley even on tr. scatter as they have lower power. I do have Es logged there and some Tr:
KNHK Newport WA (tropo)
KKFG Bloomfield NM
KCVN Cozad NE
KZZW Mooreland OK
KSRZ Omaha NE
KMYZ Pryor OK
K283BX Yakima (KBBO-1390 The Fan). 250 watts w/ sports. Can't DX this channel here. I have to go into the Cascades to null this station out, and I'll find KXXP White Salmon (CCM, formerly MeTVFM) and KLSW Covington (K-LOVE) in some spots. KLSW used to be an amazing oldies station as KMCQ. There was a time ~10 yrs. ago that you could hear 'Junk Food Junkie' and 'In a Gadda-Da-Vida' mixed with a thousand other rarities. Then they tightened the playlist, eventually selling to EMF.
In Ellensburg, Yakima barely made it in, but KLSW was rare in the valley even on tr. scatter as they have lower power. I do have Es logged there and some Tr:
KNHK Newport WA (tropo)
KKFG Bloomfield NM
KCVN Cozad NE
KZZW Mooreland OK
KSRZ Omaha NE
KMYZ Pryor OK
East Tennessee---local WKHT, haven't caught them off to hear anything else.
Retro/other: Ohio locations, WTUE on 104.7 pretty much wiped out 104.5 in Dayton, if anything makes it in at all it's WJJK, Indianapolis.
Lafayette IN area (fresh report as I was just there): WJJK, but with WFMB, Springfield IL underneath often.
Retro/other: Ohio locations, WTUE on 104.7 pretty much wiped out 104.5 in Dayton, if anything makes it in at all it's WJJK, Indianapolis.
Lafayette IN area (fresh report as I was just there): WJJK, but with WFMB, Springfield IL underneath often.
Clearest car radio regular here has been from 104.5 in Philadelphia, now WRFF.
Of their frequent format changes (unusual for such a large signal) I enjoyed their 'Alice' format most -- when they were WLCE -- on a trip to Philly. This growly-voiced guy and his 'Hi. This is Alice' routine was pretty unique, and the music was terrific.
That enjoyment lasted about :45 minutes total, hi. On my way home they were repeating the same songs.
Of their frequent format changes (unusual for such a large signal) I enjoyed their 'Alice' format most -- when they were WLCE -- on a trip to Philly. This growly-voiced guy and his 'Hi. This is Alice' routine was pretty unique, and the music was terrific.
That enjoyment lasted about :45 minutes total, hi. On my way home they were repeating the same songs.
Before WFLM moved from 104.7 to 104.5 - occasionally ZNS3-FM Freeport would show up....
KTW
KTW
In Pickerington, Ohio, it's the translator for local Salem talker WRFD, a 23,000-watt daytimer on 880 AM. Call letters for the translator are W283CL. I'm on the fringe of both that signal and W283BO, the translator for Lancaster's WLOH (1320). Those two fight it out over northwest Fairfield County, including on the radio to my right at this very moment, before Lancaster eventually takes over not far to my south and east.
WLOH's translator is heading to 104.1 soon, although I'm not sure when. That should put a considerably better signal into my area.
WLOH's translator is heading to 104.1 soon, although I'm not sure when. That should put a considerably better signal into my area.
South Central Kansas: KFXJ/Augusta. Have received KSRZ/Omaha during tropo.
North Iowa: a weak KJLY/Blue Earth or KDAT/Cedar Rapids.
North Iowa: a weak KJLY/Blue Earth or KDAT/Cedar Rapids.
There's nothing on this frequency at all at my home location in northern England, but a few miles up the road (over the nearest hill) an unlicensed station called "People's FM" from the city of Leeds can be heard on and off (mostly on). It's been operational for 20+ years at this point and provides Black community programming and music.
Local here in Charleston. WRFQ, classic rock Q 104.5. An unnullable HD signal. Bob and Tom mornings. Have heard co-channel Jacksonville on every other frequency they have, but not 104.5 WOKV.
I remember KNBR-FM when it was KFOG-FM under the AAA format. Now KNBR-FM is sports/talk on the FM side and it's a simulcast of KNBR-AM.
WNVZ in Norfolk, VA has had a CHR format on 104.5 for about 40 years. I was a frequent listener but have long since aged out of the demographic. Z-104 is presently owned by Audacy.
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