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FM Frequency of the Week 2018-19: 101.3

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gr8oldies

Off we go one spot up the dial to 101.3, as we survey the traditional US FM Class B/CX Frequencies. What do you/did you/have you received on 101.3

East Tennessee (Knoxville/Sevierville). WECO, Wartburg comes in in most areas. They’ll be boosted to 10,000 watts soon, which theoretically could make it a Knoxville rimshot, but the move seems to be more to fend off encroaching translators who would make it impossible for commuters from Athens to Oak Ridge to follow the popular local station.

Retro/other: Dayton, OH area, It’s WFMG, Richmond, IN with an occasional appearance from WNCO, Ashland, OH

Lafayette, IN now has WBAA-FM as a local. Before that, I don’t remember anything standing out.

Retro DX Clip of the week: Here’s WYON,m Grand Rapids, MI

http://46124.info/FM/Michigan/MI Grand Rapids 101.3 1969 WYON.mp3
 
Yakima WA

KGDN Pasco (Religious) weak but steady.
Also had KLWA Westport WA once but it was SW of Rimrock in the Goat Rocks. High-elevation area.

Eskip plentiful here:
KKRG Albuquerque NM (Soft AC - previously Classic Hip Hop)
KFEZ Walsenburg CO (Oldies)
KSTT San Luis Obispo CA (Hot AC - now KERW Eclectic 24)
KATY-FM Idyllwild CA (Adult Contemporary)
KFDI Wichita KS (Country)

KIKC-FM Forsyth MT (Country) also logged on Meteor Scatter with a NWS severe thunderstorm warning during the 2015 Perseids.

Anything in E-skip range that I haven't heard is always welcome. But with the utter lack of DX nationwide lately (and here in the NW I haven't heard any IDable E-skip since June 15th...YES JUNE 15TH) I'll probably have to wait until 2020. In fact the few Es openings I've had this awful season have never been above 100.3, and that was just one opening for a couple of minutes.
 
Not even a hint of ESkip for me this year, and tropo is a very rare thing


crainbebo said:
Yakima WA

KGDN Pasco (Religious) weak but steady.
Also had KLWA Westport WA once but it was SW of Rimrock in the Goat Rocks. High-elevation area.

Eskip plentiful here:
KKRG Albuquerque NM (Soft AC - previously Classic Hip Hop)
KFEZ Walsenburg CO (Oldies)
KSTT San Luis Obispo CA (Hot AC - now KERW Eclectic 24)
KATY-FM Idyllwild CA (Adult Contemporary)
KFDI Wichita KS (Country)

KIKC-FM Forsyth MT (Country) also logged on Meteor Scatter with a NWS severe thunderstorm warning during the 2015 Perseids.

Anything in E-skip range that I haven't heard is always welcome. But with the utter lack of DX nationwide lately (and here in the NW I haven't heard any IDable E-skip since June 15th...YES JUNE 15TH) I'll probably have to wait until 2020. In fact the few Es openings I've had this awful season have never been above 100.3, and that was just one opening for a couple of minutes.
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101.3 here in the northwest suburban Chicago burbs is pretty much just moderate splatter from 101.1 WKQX (Chicago).
 
Warminster PA(Philly 'burbs):

Usually splatter from either local 101.1 WBEB(B-101.1), or semi-local 101.5 WKXW(NJ 101.5) from Trenton. When there is tropo,
there's usually WKCI from Hamden CT(near Hartford) or WROZ(The Rose) from Lancaster PA.
 
Mason City, IA:
Mostly splatter from KLKK (over on 103.7), though can eek out KDWB/MSP depending on day/location.

Central KS:
Clean signal from KFDI/Wichita
 
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