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FM Frequency of the week - 95.3 MHz

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Buckeyes2001

What do you get on 95.3 FM?

Here in Vermilion, OH this would be WLKR/Norwalk, OH with an AAA format. When tropo is up, I have heard WQTE/Adrian, MI and other unidentified stations drowning out WLKR
 
Here in SWFL 95.3 is WOLZ "The River". It could be described as Classic Hits station playing music from the late 60's through the 80's. Previous it was a traditional oldies station having had that format for many years. It started out back in the 1970's as a Religious station being owned by one of the local Baptist Churches. Now a days it is owned by Clear Channel.
 
Very fertile frequency in Bothell/Bellevue, WA. Most common station heard is CKZZ Vancouver, BC (Virgin Radio), 2nd common KXLE Ellensburg, WA (Country), 3rd common KXXK Aberdeen, WA (Country). Also a fertile E-skip frequency as well. Stations heard on 95.3 via Es since 2009 are...

KBBN Broken Bow, NE
KLLY Bakersfield, CA
KYDN Monte Vista, CO

-crainbebo
 
These days, mostly IBOC splat from local WFXF 95.1 here in suburban Rochester NY. It used to be a more interesting channel, especially in the days before 95.1 moved closer in to town - the 95.3 from Hamilton, Ontario, only 100 or so miles away but badly terrain-blocked, was a frequent tropo catch, as was WAQX from Manlius/Syracuse NY before it moved to 95.7.
 
In Durham, North Carolina, 95.3 MHz is usually the moderate-to-weak signal of class "A" WHLF, 40 miles up US 501 in South Boston, Virginia. There is a translator for Franklinton, NC's WRTP in Wake Forest, NC, W237BA, that used to interfere, but I'm not sure it's still operational since WRTP boosted their power.

Other catches on the frequency include Colonial Heights, VA's WKHK and Quiny, SC's WFRK. I've also picked up the following...

WOBR, Wanchese, NC
KXYI, McKinney, TX
KCSI, Red Oak, IA
KDJS, Willmor, MN
KMGZ, Lawton, OK
WALZ, Machias, ME
 
Manassas, VA,

Usually IBOC from DC's WPGC 95.5. Once I null out the IBOC, I sometimes get the very full class B WKHK Richmond and WZRV class A from Front Royal, VA about 34 miles to the west of me. with the Tecsun PL-390. Tropo openings allowed a class A 95.3 near Ocean City, MD. WKHK is country and WZRV is oldies.
 
From Coldwater, MI-

Mostly WBCK-FM from Battle Creek, MI.. 95.3 is a very crowded frequency in these parts, so it doesn't take much to wipe WBCK off the map. The most common other logs are..

WTRC- Niles, MI- I once heard this one just 7 miles away from Battle Creek!
WQTE- Adrian, MI
WKTN- Kenton, OH
WLKR- Norwalk, OH
WBFF- Brookston, IN
WGVS- Whitehall, MI
WCFX- Clare, MI
CKDS- Hamilton, ON
 
Lawppy said:
From Coldwater, MI-

Mostly WBCK-FM from Battle Creek, MI.. 95.3 is a very crowded frequency in these parts, so it doesn't take much to wipe WBCK off the map. The most common other logs are..

WTRC- Niles, MI- I once heard this one just 7 miles away from Battle Creek!
WQTE- Adrian, MI
WKTN- Kenton, OH
WLKR- Norwalk, OH
WBFF- Brookston, IN
WGVS- Whitehall, MI
WCFX- Clare, MI
CKDS- Hamilton, ON
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Being next to local country blaster WHOK, 95.3 usually is pretty silent here in Columbus. Even with Dayton's 95.7 making frequent appearances depending on where you are in the area, you have to be considerably west of the city to hear either Dayton's 95.3 (unsure of call letters; used to simulcast oldies and 80s with 95.7) or Kenton. I have never tried for the Kenton station. Will do some frequency monitoring on my next trip toward western Ohio.
 
Oh! I forgot WZLR from Xenia! Heard them for the first time this year.
 
Good frequency here in Central Indiana...in spite of the WFMS 95.5 IBOC slop.

All regulars :
WLZR Xenia,OH
WIKI Carrollton,KY
WUME Paoli,IN
WKVN Morganfield,KY
WKHY Lafayette,IN.
 
Here in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, I get
WJPA-FM from just down the road in Washington, PA.

A really great small-market radio station.
 
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