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FM Frequency of the Week - 88.3 MHz

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Buckeyes2001

What can you all get on 88.3 FM?

Here in Vermilion, OH until recently it was a pretty solid WBWC/Berea, OH with alternative as '88.3 the Sting' from Baldwin Wallace College. Now there is W202AW/Sandusky, OH a BBN Xlator and WAUI/Shelby, OH (to a lesser extent) that mixes with WBWC here.
 
Manistee, MI: Alternating weak WSMZ Crystal Valley, MI and WTCY Greilickville, MI
Allendale, MI: IBOC hash from local 88.5 WGVU. On a radio with good selectivity, I think WAYK Kalamazoo, MI would own the frequency
 
In Monroe, WA I get nothing but IBOC from KPLU. I don't think I've logged any Es either.

In Yakima, WA I get KMLW Moses Lake, WA with christian talk.

In Portland OR it's local KBVM with a catholic religious format.

-crainbebo
 
8 miles NE of Downtown Boston:


WRPS Rockland MA
WGAO Franklin MA
WEVS Nashua NH
 
This frequency brings back memories of one of the most eagerly anticipated stations in the Orlando area - what is now WPOZ. I remember listening to the same 3-4 song stunting music for a week or more before the signal actually came on the air. The reception was weak in the Daytona Beach area, but much better than any signal from WCIE Lakeland across the state or WAY-FM from Ft. Meyers. I think they signed on as WEAZ, and have fought for every incremental improvement in signal they can get until they now have a really good signal over Orlando. There were detailed reception reports from all over central Florida from people who were starved for that format of music. It was truly said that the original WEAZ signal, even at 3 kW with beam tilt, gave better reception over Lakeland, FL than WCIE 91.1 from Lakeland had over Orlando. Being on a tall tower really helped!
 
Houston: KAFR Conroe, TX. 100kW at 449 feet airing "American Family Radio". Religious talk and music. It tends to be off the air at times which allows K202EA Lockhart, TX ( a KHCB translator), albeit very weakly, to make an appearance.
 
purpledevil said:
Houston: KAFR Conroe, TX. 100kW at 449 feet airing "American Family Radio". Religious talk and music. It tends to be off the air at times which allows K202EA Lockhart, TX ( a KHCB translator), albeit very weakly, to make an appearance.
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I get them from West Houston on the line between Katy and Cypress. Big yawn of a format. The Spanish format one frequency below is more interesting, even though it is foreign. I use 88.1 to set the dial scale on analog tuned radios, along with another Spanish language 107.9. And AFR 88.3 is a good selectivity test for FM radios because it is roughly equal to 88.1 in signal strength.
 
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