An awesome opening to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia on FM is just wrapping up now. Here in MA, I had CBC english and french, K Rock, and Oz FM all over the dial. Most stations were in NF and NS, but at least 2 were in eastern areas of Quebec. I will post a log when everything is sorted out.
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Newfoundland and much of eastern Canada was very strong in southern Rhode Island today. Among my catches:
-A country station on 92.7 that never identified itself. Anyone know any possibilities?
-101.9 "The Dawg" out of Ottawa!
-A station out of Oshewa, Ontario at 94.9 - an amazing catch considering the blowtorch that is 94.9 WHOM
-97.1 CBC Radio/Newfoundland
-101.1 - Religious - Anyone have any ideas?
-A French broadcaster at 107.5
-An unidentified classic rocker at 96.3
From southern Rhode Island, prior to today, my northernmost catch was Bangor, Maine. My southernmost catch was my hometown of West Palm Beach.
-A country station on 92.7 that never identified itself. Anyone know any possibilities?
-101.9 "The Dawg" out of Ottawa!
-A station out of Oshewa, Ontario at 94.9 - an amazing catch considering the blowtorch that is 94.9 WHOM
-97.1 CBC Radio/Newfoundland
-101.1 - Religious - Anyone have any ideas?
-A French broadcaster at 107.5
-An unidentified classic rocker at 96.3
From southern Rhode Island, prior to today, my northernmost catch was Bangor, Maine. My southernmost catch was my hometown of West Palm Beach.
ScottBurns said:
Did you hear the 92.7 this morning? The band was open to Florida this morning, and 92.7 WAVW was in here.
I don't think you had Ottawa on 101.9, because it appears that station isn't even on the air yet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDG-FM
107.5 would probably be either CBAF-6 or CBAF-11, both in NS.
96.3 was probably CIOZ, one of the Many Oz FM stations in Newfoundland.
I heard the 92.7 station this afternoon, with the Canadian stations. I know WAVW well; it is on my second set of pre-sets on my car in Florida. It is out of Stuart, Florida. The 92.7 I heard today had no promos or station IDs in between songs. I am sure it was bird-fed. I couldn't find anything country out of Eastern Canada.
My mistake, it was 100.9 "The Dawg," and it was out of Truro, Newfoundland. I heard a weather forecast, but they never gave a city (weird hearing about a low of 3 above in May).
And since I posted my original, I also picked up 94.9 The Cape, out of Sydney, NS.
My mistake, it was 100.9 "The Dawg," and it was out of Truro, Newfoundland. I heard a weather forecast, but they never gave a city (weird hearing about a low of 3 above in May).
And since I posted my original, I also picked up 94.9 The Cape, out of Sydney, NS.
Same opening noted here in Poughkeepsie, NY. I first noticed it around 5:20pm in the car, first with French on 92.5, then tuning around I caught a CBC English on 89.5, HAL-FM-89.9 from Halifax blasting in.. sounded like 150% modulaton!! Then I settled on 104.1, trying to ID a music station in French.
When I got home, I logged in the following new ones.
CITU-104.1 Petit-de-Grat, NS (the one I had in the car), with RDS "citu" in lower-case letters. Played kind of a country French Cajun music... definitely different!
CBHB-106.7 Mulgrave, NS, CBC Radio One, with ID for CBC New Glasgow-89.5 whom they relay. That New Glasgow station might be what I heard in the car.
CBAF-17-105.9 St. John 's, NF "La Premier Chaine"
CBN-106.9 St. John's NF has to be the one with CBC Radio Two, "Canada Live",
VOCM-97.5 St. John 's NF "K-Rock" (my first "V" call)
CHER-98.3 Syndey, NS, ID'd through local ads, including "Steve's 24 Hour Towing" with exact phone number match.
CBYM-98.7 Mt. St. Margaret, NF, from very desolate Northern New Foundland, with "As It Happens" and news from CBC One.
I noticed a French station on 107.5 also, around 6:20pm, although I didn't stay with it. Probably one of the CBAF relays, can't tell which one.
I also had analog TV, several stations to a channel on 2,3,4,5 & even 6 where digital WRBG normally has a good signal. Didn't actually ID anyting... I was concentrating on FM!
Conditions died pretty quickly around 6:40pm here. Anyone notice when this opening started? It was sure going gangbusters when I stumbled upon it at 5:20pm. It was a great way to start the weekend!
When I got home, I logged in the following new ones.
CITU-104.1 Petit-de-Grat, NS (the one I had in the car), with RDS "citu" in lower-case letters. Played kind of a country French Cajun music... definitely different!
CBHB-106.7 Mulgrave, NS, CBC Radio One, with ID for CBC New Glasgow-89.5 whom they relay. That New Glasgow station might be what I heard in the car.
CBAF-17-105.9 St. John 's, NF "La Premier Chaine"
CBN-106.9 St. John's NF has to be the one with CBC Radio Two, "Canada Live",
VOCM-97.5 St. John 's NF "K-Rock" (my first "V" call)
CHER-98.3 Syndey, NS, ID'd through local ads, including "Steve's 24 Hour Towing" with exact phone number match.
CBYM-98.7 Mt. St. Margaret, NF, from very desolate Northern New Foundland, with "As It Happens" and news from CBC One.
I noticed a French station on 107.5 also, around 6:20pm, although I didn't stay with it. Probably one of the CBAF relays, can't tell which one.
I also had analog TV, several stations to a channel on 2,3,4,5 & even 6 where digital WRBG normally has a good signal. Didn't actually ID anyting... I was concentrating on FM!
Conditions died pretty quickly around 6:40pm here. Anyone notice when this opening started? It was sure going gangbusters when I stumbled upon it at 5:20pm. It was a great way to start the weekend!
Received in Westchester County, NY (a half hour north of NYC):
98.3 MAX -FM Sydney, Nova Scotia (Not to be confused with the FL station)
CKMY OZ-FM 95.9 Rattling Brook, Newfoundland "The Rock of the Rock"
K-ROCK 102.3 Grand Falls-Windsor, Nova Scotia
Un-ID bluegrass on 92.7 and hip-hop on 99.1
98.3 MAX -FM Sydney, Nova Scotia (Not to be confused with the FL station)
CKMY OZ-FM 95.9 Rattling Brook, Newfoundland "The Rock of the Rock"
K-ROCK 102.3 Grand Falls-Windsor, Nova Scotia
Un-ID bluegrass on 92.7 and hip-hop on 99.1
I was driving around Robert Moses State Park (Long Island south shore) around 6pm last night and heard French programming on 88.1. Thought it might have been coming out of Jersey as we often get Tropo from the lower Jersey Shore. It was definately not a Pirate because it sounded way too professional. It makes sense that What I heard was coming out of Canada. Anyhow it was overpowering the local station from the mainland which operates on 88.1 FM.
dx1ng said:
That would make sense given the direction of the other stations I received.
ScottBurns said:
Scott,
I have received these eastern Canadians in central Indiana twice in my
life. The first time was in 1983 and again in the 1990's. The 92.7 I heard
was a class A from Norway, ME. I'd bet this was your 92.7
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WOXO&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
Couldn't pick up an ID on the station, but had Power 105.1 on while I was sitting in a parking lot in Farmingdale, can't remember the song, but some r&b song was on overtook Power for a few minutes, then was getting both the station and Power at the same time for a little bit, but wasn't able to get an ID. The cloest station that looks like could have possibly fit is WHQT in Coral Gables Florida
Here's my complete log from last Friday's openings
@=New Time(EDT) Calls Freq City St. Slogan/Notes Distance
10:11 WAYF 88.1 West Palm Beach FL Way FM 1176
10:12 WMGE 94.9 Miami Beach FL Mega 94-9, HD, RDS 1232
10:13 WPOW 96.5 Miami FL Power 96, RDS, HD 1232
10:14 WRMB 89.3 Boynton Beach FL RDS 1196
10:19 WLRN 91.3 Miami FL 1230
10:20 WMKL 91.9 Hammocks FL 91.9 The Call, RDS 1281
10:21 WHDR 93.1 Miami FL 93 Rock 1232
10:21 WMIA 93.9 Miami Beach FL 93-9 MIA 1232
10:26 WAVW 92.7 Stuart FL Wave 92.7, HD, RDS 1151
10:29 WXDJ 95.7 North Miami Beach FL El Sol 95, RDS 1243
10:30 ZNL 97.5 Nassau, Bahamas Love 97 FM ~1232
10:30 WRMF 97.9 Palm Beach FL RDS 1194
10:30 WRTO 98.3 Goulds FL La Kalle, HD, RDS 1265
10:31 WEDR 99.1 Miami FL 99 Jamz, HD 1232
10:33 WKIS 99.9 Boca Raton FL 99.9 Kiss Country, HD 1229
10:37 WKEY 93.5 Key West FL Key-Z FM 1358
@ 10:38 WCTH 100.3 Plantation Key FL Thunder Country 1305
10:41 WFKZ 103.1 Plantation Key FL Sun FM 1305
10:41 WMIB 103.5 Fort Lauderdale FL Super X, HD, RDS 1232
@ 10:48 WRMA 106.7 Fort Lauderdale FL Romance 106.7 1229
10:50 WBGG 105.9 Fort Lauderdale FL Big 105.9, RDS 1229
@ 10:51 WIRK 107.9 West Palm Beach FL 1181
10:52 WHQT 105.1 Coral Gables FL Hot 105, HD 1232
10:55 WFLC 97.3 Miami FL 97.3 The Coast, HD 1232
@ 10:56 WLLY 99.5 Palm Beach Gardens FL La Ley 1178
10:58 WAMR 107.5 Miami FL Amor 107.5, HD, RDS 1232
11:03 WCZR 101.7 Vero Beach FL Real Radio 1127
11:16 WQCS 88.9 Fort Pierce FL HD 1144
11:18 WJUF 90.1 Inverness FL WUFT, RDS 1123
11:19 WXEL 90.7 West Palm Beach FL RDS 1192
11:24 WKGR 98.7 Fort Pierce FL The Gater, RDS 1164
11:28 WOSN 97.1 Indian River Shores FL Ocean 97, RDS 1127
11:38 WUFT 89.1 Gainsville FL RDS 1067
11:47 WJCB 88.5 Clewiston FL 91 Jams //WJFP 1202
11:54 WCNO 89.9 Palm City FL 1163
11:55 WZZR 94.3 Riviera Beach FL Real Radio 1178
13:06 WUWF 88.1 Pensacola FL HD, RDS 1202
16:44 VOCM 97.5 St John's NF K Rock, RDS 962
16:44 CKSJ 101.1 St John's NF Coast 101.1, RDS 961
16:45 CHOZ 94.7 St John's NF Oz FM, RDS 964
@ 16:47 CKPE 94.9 Sydney NS 94-9 The Cape, RDS 601
16:50 CIOZ 96.3 Marystown NF OZ FM 847
16:52 CKUL 96.5 Halifax NS Kool 96 dot 5, RDS 404
16:58 CBAF-10 88.7 New Glascow NS Première Chaîne 475
@ 17:01 CBN-2 91.1 Corner Brook NF CBC Radio 1 783
@ 17:10 CHVO 103.9 Carbonear NF Kixx Country 946
17:13 CBN 106.9 St John's NF CBC Radio 2 961
17:15 CBAF-17 105.9 St John's NF Première Chaîne 961
@ 17:18 CBN-5 91.7 Mayrstown NF CBC Radio 2 848
@ 17:23 CBAZ 97.3 Sheet Harbor NS CBC Radio 1 464
@ 17:24 CHER 98.3 Sydney NS Max 98.3, RDS 601
@ 17:31 CFOZ 100.3 Argentia NF Oz FM 902
17:32 CKTO 100.9 Truro NS Big Dog 100.9 451
17:35 CJCH 101.3 Halifax NS 101-3 The Bounce, RDS 404
@ 17:36 CBAX-1 88.9 Charlottetown PEI Espace Musique 470
17:36 CBAX-2 101.9 St John's NF Espace Musique 961
@ 17:38 CKJM 106.1 Cheticamp NS //stream 578
@ 17:41 CBAF-11 107.5 Mulgrave NS Première Chaîne 531
@ 17:44 CKQK-1 103.7 Elmira PEI 105.5 K Rock
17:45 CKQK 105.5 Charlottetown PEI 105.5 K Rock 470
@ 17:47 CBGC 92.5 Carmanville NF CBC Radio 1 947
@ 17:48 CBNL 93.7 Clarenville NF CBC Radio 1 923
17:49 CBAF-16 94.3 Port Au Port NF Première Chaîne 743
17:49 CKXG 102.3 Grand Falls NF K Rock 894
@ 17:54 CBIC 107.1 Cheticamp NS CBC Radio 1 579
@ 17:59 CKXD 98.7 Gander NF 98.7 K Rock 915
18:02 CJFX 98.9 Antigonish NS XFM, RDS 503
@ 18:07 CHTN-1 99.9 Elmira PEI Ocean 100
@ 18:08 CBHF 93.9 North-East Margaree NS CBC Radio 1, tenative 572
@ 18:17 CJMY 105.3 Clarenville NF Oz FM 923
@ 18:18 CBNR 95.5 Ramea NF CBC Radio 1 759
@ 18:20 CILE 95.1 Havre-St-Pierre QC //stream 662
@ 18:25 CKBC 104.9 Bathurst NB Max 104.9 461
@ 18:35 CBGA 102.1 Matane QC Première Chaîne 497
20:40 KDHX 88.1 Saint Louis MO HD 1058
@=New Time(EDT) Calls Freq City St. Slogan/Notes Distance
10:11 WAYF 88.1 West Palm Beach FL Way FM 1176
10:12 WMGE 94.9 Miami Beach FL Mega 94-9, HD, RDS 1232
10:13 WPOW 96.5 Miami FL Power 96, RDS, HD 1232
10:14 WRMB 89.3 Boynton Beach FL RDS 1196
10:19 WLRN 91.3 Miami FL 1230
10:20 WMKL 91.9 Hammocks FL 91.9 The Call, RDS 1281
10:21 WHDR 93.1 Miami FL 93 Rock 1232
10:21 WMIA 93.9 Miami Beach FL 93-9 MIA 1232
10:26 WAVW 92.7 Stuart FL Wave 92.7, HD, RDS 1151
10:29 WXDJ 95.7 North Miami Beach FL El Sol 95, RDS 1243
10:30 ZNL 97.5 Nassau, Bahamas Love 97 FM ~1232
10:30 WRMF 97.9 Palm Beach FL RDS 1194
10:30 WRTO 98.3 Goulds FL La Kalle, HD, RDS 1265
10:31 WEDR 99.1 Miami FL 99 Jamz, HD 1232
10:33 WKIS 99.9 Boca Raton FL 99.9 Kiss Country, HD 1229
10:37 WKEY 93.5 Key West FL Key-Z FM 1358
@ 10:38 WCTH 100.3 Plantation Key FL Thunder Country 1305
10:41 WFKZ 103.1 Plantation Key FL Sun FM 1305
10:41 WMIB 103.5 Fort Lauderdale FL Super X, HD, RDS 1232
@ 10:48 WRMA 106.7 Fort Lauderdale FL Romance 106.7 1229
10:50 WBGG 105.9 Fort Lauderdale FL Big 105.9, RDS 1229
@ 10:51 WIRK 107.9 West Palm Beach FL 1181
10:52 WHQT 105.1 Coral Gables FL Hot 105, HD 1232
10:55 WFLC 97.3 Miami FL 97.3 The Coast, HD 1232
@ 10:56 WLLY 99.5 Palm Beach Gardens FL La Ley 1178
10:58 WAMR 107.5 Miami FL Amor 107.5, HD, RDS 1232
11:03 WCZR 101.7 Vero Beach FL Real Radio 1127
11:16 WQCS 88.9 Fort Pierce FL HD 1144
11:18 WJUF 90.1 Inverness FL WUFT, RDS 1123
11:19 WXEL 90.7 West Palm Beach FL RDS 1192
11:24 WKGR 98.7 Fort Pierce FL The Gater, RDS 1164
11:28 WOSN 97.1 Indian River Shores FL Ocean 97, RDS 1127
11:38 WUFT 89.1 Gainsville FL RDS 1067
11:47 WJCB 88.5 Clewiston FL 91 Jams //WJFP 1202
11:54 WCNO 89.9 Palm City FL 1163
11:55 WZZR 94.3 Riviera Beach FL Real Radio 1178
13:06 WUWF 88.1 Pensacola FL HD, RDS 1202
16:44 VOCM 97.5 St John's NF K Rock, RDS 962
16:44 CKSJ 101.1 St John's NF Coast 101.1, RDS 961
16:45 CHOZ 94.7 St John's NF Oz FM, RDS 964
@ 16:47 CKPE 94.9 Sydney NS 94-9 The Cape, RDS 601
16:50 CIOZ 96.3 Marystown NF OZ FM 847
16:52 CKUL 96.5 Halifax NS Kool 96 dot 5, RDS 404
16:58 CBAF-10 88.7 New Glascow NS Première Chaîne 475
@ 17:01 CBN-2 91.1 Corner Brook NF CBC Radio 1 783
@ 17:10 CHVO 103.9 Carbonear NF Kixx Country 946
17:13 CBN 106.9 St John's NF CBC Radio 2 961
17:15 CBAF-17 105.9 St John's NF Première Chaîne 961
@ 17:18 CBN-5 91.7 Mayrstown NF CBC Radio 2 848
@ 17:23 CBAZ 97.3 Sheet Harbor NS CBC Radio 1 464
@ 17:24 CHER 98.3 Sydney NS Max 98.3, RDS 601
@ 17:31 CFOZ 100.3 Argentia NF Oz FM 902
17:32 CKTO 100.9 Truro NS Big Dog 100.9 451
17:35 CJCH 101.3 Halifax NS 101-3 The Bounce, RDS 404
@ 17:36 CBAX-1 88.9 Charlottetown PEI Espace Musique 470
17:36 CBAX-2 101.9 St John's NF Espace Musique 961
@ 17:38 CKJM 106.1 Cheticamp NS //stream 578
@ 17:41 CBAF-11 107.5 Mulgrave NS Première Chaîne 531
@ 17:44 CKQK-1 103.7 Elmira PEI 105.5 K Rock
17:45 CKQK 105.5 Charlottetown PEI 105.5 K Rock 470
@ 17:47 CBGC 92.5 Carmanville NF CBC Radio 1 947
@ 17:48 CBNL 93.7 Clarenville NF CBC Radio 1 923
17:49 CBAF-16 94.3 Port Au Port NF Première Chaîne 743
17:49 CKXG 102.3 Grand Falls NF K Rock 894
@ 17:54 CBIC 107.1 Cheticamp NS CBC Radio 1 579
@ 17:59 CKXD 98.7 Gander NF 98.7 K Rock 915
18:02 CJFX 98.9 Antigonish NS XFM, RDS 503
@ 18:07 CHTN-1 99.9 Elmira PEI Ocean 100
@ 18:08 CBHF 93.9 North-East Margaree NS CBC Radio 1, tenative 572
@ 18:17 CJMY 105.3 Clarenville NF Oz FM 923
@ 18:18 CBNR 95.5 Ramea NF CBC Radio 1 759
@ 18:20 CILE 95.1 Havre-St-Pierre QC //stream 662
@ 18:25 CKBC 104.9 Bathurst NB Max 104.9 461
@ 18:35 CBGA 102.1 Matane QC Première Chaîne 497
20:40 KDHX 88.1 Saint Louis MO HD 1058
I am very impressed with your pick up of Love 97 out of Nassau. I have never picked up a Nassau station from anywhere in Florida after many years of trying.
C
cd637299
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@Scott: It's no easy trick getting Bahamas...at all. Where are you?
Few people know this, but there is now 104.5 in Freeport, and I suppose it's the easiest for me now, here in south Florida......easy to ID, as it is //AM 810 Freeport. But----I have to point the antenna slightly away from Freeport, as Sunny 104.3's IBOC is all over it. (I dunno how Freeport got that allocation, being so close to WPB, but I digress.)
I also occasionally get Star 106.5 Nassau---few people know this station exists....but power is at par with the other Nassau stations.
If I DX from the Keys with an outdoor antenna, Nassau is fairly easier.
Cool 96.1 & Mix 102.1 Freeport should be easy catches from my home, but they aren't. I've never caught 102.1 from home, and I have not heard 96.1 from home in over 10 years!
cd
Few people know this, but there is now 104.5 in Freeport, and I suppose it's the easiest for me now, here in south Florida......easy to ID, as it is //AM 810 Freeport. But----I have to point the antenna slightly away from Freeport, as Sunny 104.3's IBOC is all over it. (I dunno how Freeport got that allocation, being so close to WPB, but I digress.)
I also occasionally get Star 106.5 Nassau---few people know this station exists....but power is at par with the other Nassau stations.
If I DX from the Keys with an outdoor antenna, Nassau is fairly easier.
Cool 96.1 & Mix 102.1 Freeport should be easy catches from my home, but they aren't. I've never caught 102.1 from home, and I have not heard 96.1 from home in over 10 years!
cd
CD, I am from the same general area as you. While I have never tried to DX 104.5 in Freeport, I have never picked up any Bahamas FM whatsoever, including from various points in the Keys. Tropo seems rarer in our parts than in other areas of the country. The only tropo I ever pick up brings in other Florida stations. For example, from West Palm Beach, I have picked up 103.3 out of Daytona, and many Space Coast stations. Occasionally, while in southern Palm Beach County and northern Broward, I can pick up some Ft. Myers stations. In terms of the 104.5 in Freeport, Sunny 104.3, with its monster signal that comes in perfectly in Belle Glade, makes that very, very difficult.
C
cd637299
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@Scott---I know we are going OT, so I'll just say this---
If you have a fairly decent car radio, take US 1 south from Florida City to Key Largo. Check 104.5 AND 810. I get a spotty Freeport on 104.5 on that road....and, on that nice bridge at Mile Marker 108 when the road's height increases greatly, 104.5 should be no problem! Just drive carefully & keep speed limit; leave car radio at 104.5 & don't fiddle with the knobs.
cd
If you have a fairly decent car radio, take US 1 south from Florida City to Key Largo. Check 104.5 AND 810. I get a spotty Freeport on 104.5 on that road....and, on that nice bridge at Mile Marker 108 when the road's height increases greatly, 104.5 should be no problem! Just drive carefully & keep speed limit; leave car radio at 104.5 & don't fiddle with the knobs.
cd
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