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FM Frequency of the Week: 98.9
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Hartland, VT
W255CF Lebanon, NH, translator for right-wing talker WUVR Lebanon (1490)
Meriden, CT
IBOC splatter from WPLR New Haven at 99.1
W255CF Lebanon, NH, translator for right-wing talker WUVR Lebanon (1490)
Meriden, CT
IBOC splatter from WPLR New Haven at 99.1
WMMO - 98.9 - Orlando,s classic hits (under enhanced conditions)
WWIK - McClellanville SC - ESPN Radio 98.9 FM - Sports talk //910 AM - 2014
WOKO - Burlington VT - 98.9 - Country music - 2006
kw - Melbourne FL
WWIK - McClellanville SC - ESPN Radio 98.9 FM - Sports talk //910 AM - 2014
WOKO - Burlington VT - 98.9 - Country music - 2006
kw - Melbourne FL
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Tyler, Texas: typically a weak signal coming from classic rocker KTUX "Highway 98.9". Licensed to Carthage, here in Texas, but in service to Shreveport. It is an almost mirrored image of our own classic rocker, KKTX 96.1. "Hear a song you like on Highway 98.9? Wait 5 minutes, tune your radio to 96.1, and you can hear it all over again on our sister station!"
Long removed from its glorious heyday as K-TUX 99. "They're coming to take me away, ha ha, they're coming to take me away!"
Long removed from its glorious heyday as K-TUX 99. "They're coming to take me away, ha ha, they're coming to take me away!"
Big local here in Rochester, WBZA 98.9.
Interesting bit of trivia: this station (previously WBBF, WKLX, WZKC and WHFM) has been on 98.9 all the way back to the dawn of the 88-108 FM band in 1948. Most of the FMs that existed that far back were moved to new channels during a realignment of FM allocations a year or two later, but not WHFM. It's truly one of the oldest and most enduring FMs in the country, with roots all the way back to 1939.
Interesting bit of trivia: this station (previously WBBF, WKLX, WZKC and WHFM) has been on 98.9 all the way back to the dawn of the 88-108 FM band in 1948. Most of the FMs that existed that far back were moved to new channels during a realignment of FM allocations a year or two later, but not WHFM. It's truly one of the oldest and most enduring FMs in the country, with roots all the way back to 1939.
East Tennessee: In parts of the area, W255BK, Newport, TN. Otherwise 98.9 is a pretty clear frequency, with WSPA-FM, Spartansburg, SC being there if anything for the most part. I've also logged WSIP, Paintsville KY.
Retro/other: I have worked at a 98.9, WBYR, Fort Wayne, which celebrated its 34th anniversary in January. I was pleased to be on a Zoom call with alumni. Of course, the station itself has been on a lot longer than that, as WERT-FM, running much lower power than the 50000 watts it has now. WBYR has a tower in the town of Arcola, IN and the COL is now Woodburn, IN. The signal reaches seemingly forever to the East and still has regular listeners in Lima, OH. I'd get calls from parts of Michigan on weekend overnights, and in the 90s,could frequently get it in Lafayette, IN. Otherwise, WSLM-FM, Salem, IN would reach the Lafayette area.
In Dayton OH 98.9 was difficult with powerhouse WHKO next door on 99.1, but I got WBYR frequently and occasionally WSIP.
Retro/other: I have worked at a 98.9, WBYR, Fort Wayne, which celebrated its 34th anniversary in January. I was pleased to be on a Zoom call with alumni. Of course, the station itself has been on a lot longer than that, as WERT-FM, running much lower power than the 50000 watts it has now. WBYR has a tower in the town of Arcola, IN and the COL is now Woodburn, IN. The signal reaches seemingly forever to the East and still has regular listeners in Lima, OH. I'd get calls from parts of Michigan on weekend overnights, and in the 90s,could frequently get it in Lafayette, IN. Otherwise, WSLM-FM, Salem, IN would reach the Lafayette area.
In Dayton OH 98.9 was difficult with powerhouse WHKO next door on 99.1, but I got WBYR frequently and occasionally WSIP.
Here in Pickerington, Ohio, it's local talker WTOH with 2,600 watts from atop the WBNS-TV tower, the same place from which several of our big FMs transmit. It's essentially a pea shooter. Their signal is so subpar that it's not impossible, and in the pre-digital days was quite easy, to pull in WHKO in parts of southwestern Franklin County.
That WBYR signal is a monster. I agree with gr8 that it is particularly impressive to the east. I've heard it between Upper Sandusky and Bucyrus and it still comes in quite well approaching the Bellefontaine ridge but is not strong enough to make it over.
That WBYR signal is a monster. I agree with gr8 that it is particularly impressive to the east. I've heard it between Upper Sandusky and Bucyrus and it still comes in quite well approaching the Bellefontaine ridge but is not strong enough to make it over.
No biggies here. The huge 'urban' signal of WUSL Philly is the regular, and it gets cut up a bit going up or down hills by WQLV Millersburg, about 8 mi west of the Susquehanna.
(The 100-watt frequency neighbour 99.1 Pottsville translator of WRTI Philly, coverage linked, is clearer than both. And their jazz is a lot easier on the ears than either 98.9 is, hi.)
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(The 100-watt frequency neighbour 99.1 Pottsville translator of WRTI Philly, coverage linked, is clearer than both. And their jazz is a lot easier on the ears than either 98.9 is, hi.)
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Warminster PA(Philly 'burbs):
WUSL, Power 99. iHeart's local Hip-Hop station.
WUSL, Power 99. iHeart's local Hip-Hop station.
Northern England: BBC Radio 1, 250,000 watts from Holme Moss <10 miles away. Nothing else, ever, at all! It scorches the earth. The signal officially covers most of northern England, but in effect can be received across most of England in some kind of quality, and across the sea as far as parts of Ireland.
Programming is a youth-oriented public radio station, not really a CHR as it plays music ranging from indie rock to hip-hop and various electronic dance styles through the day, with a significant amount of British musical content (as opposed to commercial CHRs which play a lot of American product). There's a lot of speech, with two youth-targeted 15-minute newscasts in peak times and hourly news bulletins for the rest of the day, along with lengthy speech segments in daytime shows and talk/advice style programs. It's an excellent station, one of the most interesting in the world in my opinion, in view of how it's trying to keep radio and audio relevant to a young audience.
Programming is a youth-oriented public radio station, not really a CHR as it plays music ranging from indie rock to hip-hop and various electronic dance styles through the day, with a significant amount of British musical content (as opposed to commercial CHRs which play a lot of American product). There's a lot of speech, with two youth-targeted 15-minute newscasts in peak times and hourly news bulletins for the rest of the day, along with lengthy speech segments in daytime shows and talk/advice style programs. It's an excellent station, one of the most interesting in the world in my opinion, in view of how it's trying to keep radio and audio relevant to a young audience.
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In the UK, the actual country of England is, in area, the size of our New York State over here in the Colonies.
Your BBC Radio 1 on 98.9 must be like we (ex) New Yorkers having a 250,000 watt station up in our Utica. That would put a listenable signal all over NY State and about 6 others!
I'd only read about FM stations near that wattage up in Canada
In the UK, the actual country of England is, in area, the size of our New York State over here in the Colonies.
Your BBC Radio 1 on 98.9 must be like we (ex) New Yorkers having a 250,000 watt station up in our Utica. That would put a listenable signal all over NY State and about 6 others!
I'd only read about FM stations near that wattage up in Canada
Nothing here in Yakima, just splatter from KMNA 98.7. Occasional tropo scatter does bring KKZX Spokane (Classic Rock) and what is now KPNW-FM Seattle (a brand new AAA that just replaced the 'Bull' country format as KNUC).
Sporadic E has brought KKMG Pueblo CO (CHR), XHMORE Tijuana (now defunct, was Rock En Espanol), KYIS Oklahoma City OK (Hot AC), KGRA Jefferson IA (Classic Country), KRQX Hurricane UT (Classic Hits), KSOF Fresno (Soft Rock) and KHWY Essex CA (Highway Vibe, Hot AC) into central WA during the past several summers.
Sporadic E has brought KKMG Pueblo CO (CHR), XHMORE Tijuana (now defunct, was Rock En Espanol), KYIS Oklahoma City OK (Hot AC), KGRA Jefferson IA (Classic Country), KRQX Hurricane UT (Classic Hits), KSOF Fresno (Soft Rock) and KHWY Essex CA (Highway Vibe, Hot AC) into central WA during the past several summers.
Central Kansas:
Up until the sign on of local translator K255DK/McPherson last year, KQRC/Leavenworth would be a fairly regular visitor; it still is, as the translator has limited range despite being at the max 250 watts. I have also received KKPR/Grand Island a few times.
North Iowa:
Fair to weak reception of KQCR/Parkersburg.
Up until the sign on of local translator K255DK/McPherson last year, KQRC/Leavenworth would be a fairly regular visitor; it still is, as the translator has limited range despite being at the max 250 watts. I have also received KKPR/Grand Island a few times.
North Iowa:
Fair to weak reception of KQCR/Parkersburg.
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