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FM Frequency of the Week 2018-19-20: 89.1

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gr8oldies

Continuing through the U.S. non-comm band:
What do you, did you, have you received on 89.1

East Tennessee: Only WOFM, EMF's local Air 1 station

Retro/other: Dayton, OH: Really just the LPFM in Waynesville, WYNB, a ClassX affiliate.
Retro DX Clip of the week: Here's WOUC (one of Ohio University's---not to be confused with THE Ohio State University---stations relaying WOUB from 1988

http://46124.info/FM/Ohio/OH Cambridge 89.1 1988 WOUC.mp3
 
Ellensburg WA

KFAE Richland WA (NWPB/NPR), a 100kw station, fuzzy and multipathed at 90+ miles

Eskip is nearly non-existent here. KFAE, while fuzzy, is one of those stations that can rarely be defeated. The only station I've heard outside KFAE is KHNE Hastings NE (NET/NPR). I have not heard Portland's 89.1 in eastern WA, but KMHD was logged once or twice in western WA. Just about everything that's west of the mountains is low-power KAWZ or Radio U translators, and I don't think they could defeat KFAE even on a high mountain.
 
Far northwest suburbs of Chicago....

Usually splatter from local WMBI-FM (90.1), On rare occasions, WORT from Madison, WI breaks through. "Back Porch Radio"....as eclectic as it gets.
 
This is the frequency in my area with the weakest transmitter that still comes in clear. 9 watt Radio U translator from Tiger Mt. K206CJ, Issaquah. Due to the weird bowl I live in and being roughly line of sight from the mountain some 17 miles away, it is crystal clear. If you don't flinch or breathe hard, LOL. Paper thin signal, but with topography blocking everything else it comes in AOK. Hard Christian rock originating in Columbus OH I believe.

Ironic that its HAAT is 666 meters. You cannot make this stuff up!
 
K206CJ mixed with the Granite Falls CSN when I lived in north Bothell years ago. In Bellevue I'd mostly get Radio U.
The 106.5 in Enumclaw with Radio U even made it to Bothell if I could find the right null and height to take out KWPZ. And of course there's a full power 91.5 now with Radio U, KQXI , ALSO Granite Falls ironically.
There were areas north of Everett and up to Skagit County where 89.1 had 2 to 3 KAWZ's echoing each other. What a waste of channel with 5 listeners to each. But someone has to be listening am I right?
 
Interesting that Radio U (a hard rock version of K-Love last I knew) is based in Columbus, Ohio but is on a handful of far-flung translators.




The New Chico said:
This is the frequency in my area with the weakest transmitter that still comes in clear. 9 watt Radio U translator from Tiger Mt. K206CJ, Issaquah. Due to the weird bowl I live in and being roughly line of sight from the mountain some 17 miles away, it is crystal clear. If you don't flinch or breathe hard, LOL. Paper thin signal, but with topography blocking everything else it comes in AOK. Hard Christian rock originating in Columbus OH I believe.

Ironic that its HAAT is 666 meters. You cannot make this stuff up!
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gr8oldies said:
Interesting that Radio U (a hard rock version of K-Love last I knew) is based in Columbus, Ohio but is on a handful of far-flung translators.
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Yeah, it is kind of an ad hoc setup it seems. They have 3 translators in CA, but all in the same part of the central coast. Three in MI, all serving roughly Saginaw, one in OK, like ten surrounding the home market of Columbus, and out here in Seattle we have one "full-power" and a translator. And one station in upstate NY for good measure.

I am not a Christian so tough for me to make a judgement on what they are trying to accomplish- but I will say I respect the effort. You are correct, they are generally a hard rock K-Love. Though they seem to have individual specialty shows of Christian Metal, Hip-Hop etc. Definitely going after Millenials and Gen Z. Who supposedly don't listen to the radio.
 
Lexington, KY:
A very weak (sometimes nonexistent) signal from WKCX, Crittenden (rimshot to the northern KY suburbs of Cincinnati). This station used to be part of the "ClassX" non-commercial classic rock trimulcast covering the Cincinnati metro but has since been sold. It's now part of the King of Kings Radio network, which is simulcast on several stations throughout Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. (WKCX: 10kW @ 295' ~54mi.)

Zachary, LA (Baton Rouge suburb):
Usually splatter from local Public/NPR 89.3 WRKF, Baton Rouge (28kW @ 935' ~19mi.), though I've heard CCM "Lifesongs" network affiliate WBSN, New Orleans sneak through on occasion (11kW @ 440' ~84mi.).
 
Mankato, MN
K206DI Christian Talk (Faith Radio Network)

The station is fed from co-owned 89.1 KLBF Lincoln, ND (just outside of Bismarck) instead of mothership 900AM Minneapolis. Guess because its on the same frequency
 
In NW AR - all DX

KMUW Wichita, KS (NPR)
KUAZ Tucson, AZ (NPR)
KVNF Montrose, CO (NPR)
KYCU Clinton, OK (NPR) now KQOU
KWRI Bartlesville, OK (Christian Contemporary)
KUFM Missoula, MT (NPR)
KFLO Blanchard, LA (Christian Contemporary)
WSMR Sarasota, FL (Classical)
KWFC Springfield, MO (Southern Gospel)
KNWT Cody, WY (Adult Album Alternative)
KVMT Montrose, CO (NPR)
KBYU Provo, UT (Classical)
KLVK Fountain Hills, AZ (Christian Contemporary)
WVTF Roanoke, VA (NPR)
KXTH Seminole, OK (Christian Contemporary)
WLJK Aiken, SC (NPR)
KANW Albuquerque, NM (NPR)
KDAI Scottsbluff, NE (Christian Contemporary)
WBOI Fort Wayne, IN (NPR)
WUFT Gainesville, FL (NPR)
WHAA Adams, WI (NPR / WPR)
KUAR Little Rock, AR (NPR)
XHGDA Guadalajara, JA
 
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