FM Frequency of the Week 2018-19: 100.7

[gr8oldies]

Up the dial one to 100.7. What’s that frequency like (or what was it like before the onslaught of 80-90s, translators and LPFMs?).

In East Tennessee, it’s currently a fight between W264CJ (WKXV-900) and WBGQ, Bulls Gap TN, serving the Lakeway area between Knoxville and the Tri-Cities.

Retro/other: Dayton, Ohio: Always WEEC, Springfield, OH, a long-time Christian station going back as far as I can remember. During remnants of Hurricane Ike, which blew 75 mph winds through Southwestern Ohio and took out most of the power grid (some customers were without power for over 2 weeks), WEEC was one of the unlucky ones that spend a few days off the air. That gave southwest Ohio DXers, including me, a rare chance to hear WMMS, Cleveland. I also managed to snag WCYO, Irvine KY briefly during the storm (though I’m not sure how).

Lafayette IN---Either WMGI, Terre Haute or WBYT, Elkhart IN.

Retro DX Clip of the week: KATM, Pueblo, CO with E-Skip reception in 1987.
http://46124.info/FM/Colorado/CO Pueblo 100.7 1987 KATM.mp3

Here Bob Hawkins’ collection here: http://46124.info/FM/

 

[WCJ]

Orange County, TX 100.7 has been one of my "hotter" frequencies with KKHT in Winnie, TX being the main station. During skip conditions it could be KZBL-Natchitoches, LA, WTGE-Baton Rouge, LA, KASE-Austin, TX, KWRD-Highland Village (Dallas), or KPXI-Overton, TX.

 

[radioman148]

In the near north Chicago suburbs it's WKKV Racine, Wi with a pretty good signal. Years ago when the calls were WRKR I used to listen from time to time.

 

[cyberdad]

Far northwest suburbs of Chicago...

WKKV here as well. Good signal as well.

Back when it was WRKR, the station where I was working challenged them of a Sunday afternoon softball game. The site was a bar just off what's now I-43 that had multiple diamonds, along with voleyball, tennis, horseshoes, and all sorts of other outdoor recreation stuff. Let's just say the free beer flowed freely and I hit a double. No more needs to be said.

 

[radioman148]

Let's just say the free beer flowed freely and I hit a double. No more needs to be said.

Sounds like a successful day

 

[Sonic37]

Newark, NJ area. Semi-Local WHUD Peekskill,NY at around 38 miles. Tropo brings in WZXL Wildwood, NJ (most often) , WLEV from Allentown, PA and on rare occasions WZLX from Boston, MA

 

[ksradiogeek]

Mason City, IA:
Depending on the day, it can be KJYL in Eagle Grove (a repeater of Kinship Radio, a Minnesota-based Christian network), KKRQ in Iowa City, or WBIZ-FM in Eau Claire.

Central KS:
Decent signal from KHOK/Hoisington (Great Bend area).

 

[schmave]

Around Columbus, Ohio, it's always WEEC with a very solid signal (better in the western suburbs, of course, but still very listenable out east where I am). It is powerful enough to stop the scan in many areas and has been ever since I can remember.

 

[RyanHoward]

Warminster PA(Philly 'burbs):

Usually, it's semi-local WLEV from Allentown PA. Tropo situations would give us WZXL from
the Jersey Shore, WHUD from Peekskill NY or WZLX from Boston.

 

[crainbebo]

Yakima WA

Weak signal from KHSS Athena OR (Catholic) and some KARY 100.9 splatter. Once in a great while I'll get a fadeup of KKWF Seattle (Country), and a little more often, KMGX Bend (Hot AC). And actually, thanks for uploading this thread. I've never counted KHSS in the master logbook, so I am off by one station. Unbelievable it took 5+ years to realize that...

Es logs include
CFJL Winnipeg MB (Soft AC, now 100.5 and different format)
K264BA Portales NM (// KFLQ Family Life Radio, 250W)
KSLX Scottsdale AZ (Classic Rock)
KFMB-FM San Diego (Adult Hits, now Classic Rock)
KLVF Las Vegas NM (Adult Contemporary - 2019 no webstream and partial details of their programs on the KFUN-1230 website. Really? In this day and age?)
KHAY Ventura CA (Country)
KHOK Hoisington KS (Country)

Of course anything else in Es range is wanted.

 

[Street Novelist]

6 Kw simulcast of KVVF 105.7 out of San Jose "Latino Mix"...used to be "La Kalle"