FM Reception Report - Dodd Stadium - Norwich, CT (7/26/2009)

[KML0224]

Here's what I could pick up with my Panasonic AM/FM/CD "Walkman" at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT, on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Baking in the sun, with the game dragging on (Norwich winning it 10-6 over New Britain), I had little else to do, soooo...

88.7-WPKM Montauk, NY - simulcast of WPKN-FM Bridgeport [so-so]
89.1-WNPR Norwich - Connecticut Public Radio (NPR) [strong]
90.1-WECS Willimantic (Eastern CT State Univ.) [strong]
90.9-WCNI New London (New London College?) [strong]
91.7-WHUS Storrs (Univ. Of CT) [so-so]
92.1-WLNG Sag Harbor, NY (Oldies?) [so-so]
92.3-WPRO Providence - 92-PRO FM (CHR) [weak]
92.5-WWYZ Waterbury/Hartford - Country 92.5 (Country) [so-so]
93.3-W??? Taunton/Providence (AC) [weak]
93.7-WZMX Hartford - Hot 93.7 (Urban Cont.) [so-so]
94.1-WHJY Providence - 94-HJY (Rock) [weak]
94.5-W??? Massachusetts? (Classical) [weak]
94.9-W??? Long Island, NY? (Religious) [weak]
95.1-WXTJ ? [weak] @
95.3-WBAB Babylon, NY (?) [weak]
95.7-WKSS Hartford/Meriden - Kiss 95.7 (CHR) [strong]
96.1-WSRS Worcester, MA (AC) [weak]
96.5-WTIC Hartford - 96.5-TIC (Hot AC) [so-so]
96.9-WEHM Easthampton, NY - 92.9 & 96.9-EHM (Progressive) [weak]
97.7-WCTY Norwich (Country) [strong]
98.3-WILI Willimantic - I-98.3 (CHR) [so-so]
98.7-WNLC New London (AC) [strong]
99.1-WPLR New Haven (Rock) [so-so]
99.3-WBLQ Block Island, RI (?) [weak]
99.7-W??? Wakefield/Peacedale, RI (News/Talk) [weak] #
99.9-WEZN Bridgeport - Star 99.9 (AC) [weak]
100.5-WRCH New Britain - Lite 100.5 (AC) [weak]
100.9-W??? New London - Kool 101 (Oldies) [strong]
101.3-WKCI Hamden/New Haven - KC 101 (CHR) [so-so]
102.3-W??? Stonington - 102.3 The Wolf (AC) [weak] *
102.9-WDRC Hartford - Big Hits 102.9-DRC FM (Classic Hits) [weak]
103.7-WEEI Westerly/Providence - Sports Talk WEEI [strong]
104.1-WMRQ Waterbury/Hartford - Radio 104.1 (Modern Rock) [so-so]
104.7-WXLM Montauk, NY - (News/Talk) [strong]
105.1-W??? Providence - Lite Rock 105 (AC) [weak]
105.5-WQGN Groton - Q105 (CHR) [strong]
105.9-WHCN Hartford - The River 105.9 (AC) [weak]
106.5-WBMW Ledyard - Soft Rock 106.5-WBMW (AC) [strong]
106.9-WCCC Hartford - The Rock 106.9-WCCC (Rock) [so-so]
107.7-WWRX Pawcatuck - Jam'n 107.7 (Hip Hop/R&B) [strong]

@ - This station was carrying the Orioles vs Red Sox game, if that helps
# - Sounded like an FM simulcast of WPRO-AM 630 of Providence
* - Is the signal of 102.3 The Wolf really that bad? Also, aren't they the station who has a studio at the Riverview Garage entrance of the Mohegan Sun Casino in Montville (village of Uncasville)?

As for the AM band, I only checked WICH-AM 1310 of Norwich and their coverage of the Rock Cats vs Navigators game (which was about 10 seconds behind the action on the field). I got nothing from WPOP-AM 1410 of Hartford, but did get a weak signal from both WILI-AM 1400 of Willimantic and WTIC-AM 1080 of Hartford. As expected, due to the salt water signal path, WCBS-AM 880 of New York City was a bit weak but still listenable. (That's where I had to listen to the Yankees win their 9th game in 10 tries!)

 

[4dude]

107.7-WWRX Pawcatuck - Jam'n 107.7 (Hip Hop/R&B)[/size]

How sad and disgusting..... WRX used to be an awesome station!! (When it was on 103.7)

 

[KML0224]

You're thinking of WEEI-FM 103.7 of Westerly/Providence. I remember them as WWRX-FM with a rock format. I think Mike West, of 96-TIC FM fame, was one of their DJs for a time. The station was incredible in their days as RI 104 in the 1980s!

As for WWRX-FM 107.7 of Pawcatuck, I'm surprised they got that allotment. WFCS-FM 107.7 of New Britain has been on that same spot since about 1990 (when they got displaced from 97.9 FM). Often times when the CCSU campus radio station signs off, I'll wind up getting a weak signal of WWRX. (I'm in the south end of New Britain.)

 

[CTListener]

Last season for the Defenders in Norwich, right? I think Richmond, Va., awaits in 2010.

 

[kms575]

Putting a Boston sports station on a signal like 103.7 is a crime against humanity! I was very sad to see WRX go, it was a great classic rocker.

You're thinking of WEEI-FM 103.7 of Westerly/Providence. I remember them as WWRX-FM with a rock format. I think Mike West, of 96-TIC FM fame, was one of their DJs for a time. The station was incredible in their days as RI 104 in the 1980s!

As for WWRX-FM 107.7 of Pawcatuck, I'm surprised they got that allotment. WFCS-FM 107.7 of New Britain has been on that same spot since about 1990 (when they got displaced from 97.9 FM). Often times when the CCSU campus radio station signs off, I'll wind up getting a weak signal of WWRX. (I'm in the south end of New Britain.)

 

[WBIMDJ]

94.5-W??? Massachusetts? (Classical) [weak]

Not sure where you got the Massachusetts ID, but according to radio-locator you were probably hearing this translator of WMNR. http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W233AG&service=FX

95.1-WXTJ ? [weak] @

You were actually hearing news/talk station WXTK out of Cape Cod MA! They indeed relay the Red Sox games. Located over 100 miles away in West Yarmouth, Cape Cod MA, obviously a great tropo catch. Surprisingly also bleeding over much closer I-95 WRKI to the west.

104.7-WXLM Montauk, NY - (News/Talk) [strong]

How well in fact did this station come in? I got this station in clear when I was in central RI this weekend as well. Seems like they are also tropoed into this location...they shouldn't be this strong normally in Norwich.

 

[KML0224]

I didn't receive a trace of WRKI-95.1 from Brookfield/Danbury at all. Thank you for the Massachusetts call letters!

WXLM-104.7 came in pretty decent with my "Walkman". It wasn't a perfect signal, but it was stable much of the time. I know that Dodd Stadium is on the west side of Norwich, near the Franklin town line. I know that because you pass through a piece of Franklin on the ridiculous back roads through an industrial park to reach the stadium (New Britain Stadium is much better, with direct access from CT 71 and CT 9!).

Once again, I received nothing from WPOP-AM 1410 of Hartford. Their Newington transmitter does quite well at New Britain Stadium, sometimes too well where I live. Sometimes I'll intentionally null their daytime signal when possible (with the Cedar Street Newington site being about 3 miles from my house).

 

[necrat123]

93.3-W??? Taunton/Providence (AC) [weak]
94.5-W??? Massachusetts? (Classical) [weak]
99.7-W??? Wakefield/Peacedale, RI (News/Talk) [weak] #
100.9-W??? New London - Kool 101 (Oldies) [strong]
102.3-W??? Stonington - 102.3 The Wolf (AC) [weak] *
105.1-W??? Providence - Lite Rock 105 (AC) [weak]

93.3 WSNE, 99.7 WEAN-FM, 100.9 WKNL, 102.3 WMOS, 105.1 WWLI.