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Good Tropo in Southern Michigan!

L

Lawppy

This Summer has been pretty disappointing with tropo and e-skip. I have caught a few stations via e-skip and some tropo stations through short-haul DX, but tonight was probably the first good tropo this summer.

Here's a look at what I got from Coldwater, MI.

93.5- WRQN- Bowling Green, OH- Oldies

93.7- WRCL- Frankenmuth, MI- Hip-hop- (Club 93-7)

97.9- WJLB- Detroit, MI- Hip-hop- (FM 98 WJLB)

And then I found out which direction the best tropo was coming from...

93.7- WFRR- Walton, IN- Religious- WFRN repeater. Probably the best i've heard this one come in!

98.1- WIBN- Earl Park, IN- Oldies

92.3- WPWX- Hammond, IN- Hip-hop (Power 92) This station is a pretty frequent visitor here.

95.9- WKUZ- Wabash, IN- Country- Not a new catch, but strong enough to wipe out semi-local WLKM Three Rivers, MI. Always nice to hear this one.

96.1- WHNN- Bay City, MI- Oldies (Oldies 96) This one is way out in center field compared to these other stations, but it still made it in, so it's pretty noteworthy.

96.5- WAZY- Lafayette, IN- CHR (Z-96.5) Probably the best i've ever heard this station. Crushed semi-local WFAT-Portage, MI.

100.1- WFRI- Winamac, IN- WFRN simulcast. This is only the 2nd or 3rd time i've heard this one.

89.7- WUBS- South Bend, IN- Not sure of an official format on this one. They were playing gospel when I first tuned in and hip-hop 30 minutes later when I closed up shop for the evening.

97.5- WHMS- Champaign, IL- AC- (Lite Rock 97.5) Heard with Delilah and official TOH. Only the third time i've heard this one.

99.3- WKVI- Knox, IN- AC- Wiped out local WMSH-Sturgis, MI. Didn't get an official ID on this one, but I knew it was them because of the crappy processing and sleepy music that I remember sitting through when I first confirmed this one in March of 2004.

100.5- WWKI- Kokomo, IN- Country- (KI-100.5) Pretty frequent tropo visitor here.

102.1- WIMT- Lima, OH- Country- (T-102) Heard over semi-local WMUK-Kalamazoo, MI

88.7- WPCD- Champaign, IL- College- (The Beat) Hip-hop program. WPCD is usually a sure sign of tropo from the southwest.

95.3- WAOR- Niles, MI- Classic Rock- Heard over semi-local WBXX-Battle Creek, MI

99.1- WXLS- Danville, IL- Classic Rock- (Extra 99.1) With mention of Champaign Co. fair.

99.7- WSHW- Frankfort, IN- Hot AC- (Shine 99) Playing 'Beverly Hills' by Weezer. Was hoping this was Springfield's Kiss FM, as I didn't think Shine would ever touch this song..

100.3- WIXY- Champaign, IL- Country (Wixy 100.3) Not only is this my lone new catch (#636) of the night, it's also my most impressive catch. I pulled this in over local WLKI-Angola, IN which is only 17 miles away from my location.

103.7- WHZR- Royal Center, IN- Country. Only the 2nd or 3rd time i've heard this one.

105.3- WKOA- Lafayette, IN- Country (K105) Another good sign of tropo from the southwest.

92.1- WROI- Rochester, IN- Oldies. Heard over local WCSR-Hillsdale, MI, just 17 miles away from my location. <P ID="signature">______________
Lawppy.. Southern Michigan FM DX Freak
635 stations and counting</P>
 
Good to hear T-102 comin' in strong in southern michigan! WHat time did you hear it?
MAT
 
> Good to hear T-102 comin' in strong in southern michigan!
> WHat time did you hear it?
> MAT
>

This was between 9:30 and 10:00 on Monday night.

It's pretty funny that I heard this, because it's totally in left-field compared to everything else I was getting from Champaign/Urbana and Lafayette. I actually tuned it to 102.1 trying to get D102 from Danville, IL but the imaging voice clearly said 'The New T-102'.<P ID="signature">______________
Lawppy.. Southern Michigan FM DX Freak
635 stations and counting</P>
 
> > Good to hear T-102 comin' in strong in southern michigan!
> > WHat time did you hear it?
> > MAT
> >
>
> This was between 9:30 and 10:00 on Monday night.
>
> It's pretty funny that I heard this, because it's totally in
> left-field compared to everything else I was getting from
> Champaign/Urbana and Lafayette. I actually tuned it to 102.1
> trying to get D102 from Danville, IL but the imaging voice
> clearly said 'The New T-102'.

I've been hearing that, too... they and WMUK are really having to fight it out for dominance on my radio. And this isn't just during tropo, this is happening every night!<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
> > Good to hear T-102 comin' in strong in southern michigan!
> > WHat time did you hear it?
> > MAT
> >
>
> This was between 9:30 and 10:00 on Monday night.
>
> It's pretty funny that I heard this, because it's totally in
> left-field compared to everything else I was getting from
> Champaign/Urbana and Lafayette. I actually tuned it to 102.1
> trying to get D102 from Danville, IL but the imaging voice
> clearly said 'The New T-102'.
>
I'll have to tell Gordy and the crew at WIMT that you heard them. When I head up to chicago I usually loose T 102 about Columbia City with MUK starting to come in. Early Tuesday morning I was getting Detriot stations over local WFGF 93.1 and WLWD 93.9. My best one was 107.7 Kalamazoo and 98.5 Coldwater(I think).
I have yet to hear Chicago stations here, as well as, big signals like WBCT or WOOD.
MAT
 
> > > Good to hear T-102 comin' in strong in southern
> michigan!
> > > WHat time did you hear it?
> > > MAT
> > >
> >
> > This was between 9:30 and 10:00 on Monday night.
> >
> > It's pretty funny that I heard this, because it's totally
> in
> > left-field compared to everything else I was getting from
> > Champaign/Urbana and Lafayette. I actually tuned it to
> 102.1
> > trying to get D102 from Danville, IL but the imaging voice
>
> > clearly said 'The New T-102'.
>
> I've been hearing that, too... they and WMUK are really
> having to fight it out for dominance on my radio. And this
> isn't just during tropo, this is happening every night!


How long had this been going on? They did do some antenna work back months ago after the ice storm.
MAT

>
 
>Early Tuesday
> morning I was getting Detriot stations over local WFGF 93.1
> and WLWD 93.9. My best one was 107.7 Kalamazoo and 98.5
> Coldwater(I think).
> I have yet to hear Chicago stations here, as well as, big
> signals like WBCT or WOOD.
> MAT
>

98.5 is WNWN from Coldwater, which happens to be my hometown.

Also, if you were getting WRKR and WNWN, then WBCT should have been a gimme for you. WOOD, not so much. Probably not with WZOM in Defiance. Next time you hear WRKR or WNWN, definitely try for 'Big Daddy' B-93.<P ID="signature">______________
Lawppy.. Southern Michigan FM DX Freak
637 stations and counting</P>
 
> > I've been hearing that, too... they and WMUK are really
> > having to fight it out for dominance on my radio. And
> this
> > isn't just during tropo, this is happening every night!
>
>
> How long had this been going on? They did do some antenna
> work back months ago after the ice storm.
> MAT

It started quite some time after the storm, fairly recently... I'd say back around mid-May.<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
> > > I've been hearing that, too... they and WMUK are really
> > > having to fight it out for dominance on my radio. And
> > this
> > > isn't just during tropo, this is happening every night!
> >
> >
> > How long had this been going on? They did do some antenna
> > work back months ago after the ice storm.
> > MAT
>
> It started quite some time after the storm, fairly
> recently... I'd say back around mid-May.
>
Where about are you in Michigan? Can you get T 102 during the day?
 
Re: Good Tropo FROM Southern Michigan!

Heard a couple of things last night near Dayton, OH in the car. T102 Lima (what a kick-butt signal..they were full quieting, then I believe I heard WMUZ on 103.5 with religious programming about even with WGRR. I heard the Smooth Jazz on 98.7, no WOMC though. I heard something on 102.5 that wasn't WMDH, New Castle, In or WHIZ, Zanesville, OH, with Classic Rock and mention of "Citadel".<P ID="signature">______________
Soon to set the world record for recieving Nigerian scam and phising e-mails!</P>
 
> Where about are you in Michigan? Can you get T 102 during
> the day?

I'm in Hillsdale County. I can't pick T 102 up during the day.<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
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