Finally - after a nearly 3 week wait for E-skip to return, I had a short but decent opening this morning from Yakima WA. Earlier in the day, there was good skip noted from ID/UT/WY to MO/AR/OK, at times near 108 MHz. Was doing some cleanup in my outdoor storage unit when the TEF6686 went off with skip.
11:30AM - First fadeups. 91.7 with reading of a folktale, and blues music. Suspected KOTO Telluride CO, but no ID. Also a 93.5 with adult alternative music from the '90s. Song ended, multiple seconds of silence, and then right into the next song. Suspecting KNCE Taos, no RDS, no ID, no log!!
11:40AM - 97.3 KKSS Santa Fe, NM; RDS triggered on the TEF, Kiss 97.3 in the Radiotext, PI 2C4E. Relog, 94KW at 1042 miles.
11:41AM - 98.5 KABG Los Alamos, NM; with ad for Rich Ford in Albuquerque. Relog, 100KW at 1042 miles.
11:43AM - 97.1 KCYN Moab, UT; perfect timing, jingle ID for Canyon Country. NEW #841, 29KW at 799 miles. A beautiful area, that I need to explore in the near-future.
11:45AM - 92.3 KRST, 93.3 KOBQ, 94.1 KZRR Albuquerque, all 1075 miles, all on the same tower, and all with RDS matches. The 93.3 was live on location at a car dealer. All relogs too!
11:45AM - 91.5 KFLQ Albuquerque, NM; overtook local translator with Focus on the Family, Family Life Radio, RDS. NEW #842, 20KW at 1075 miles. Heard in Ellensburg in 2022, and also heard in western Washington several years back on Es.
11:46AM - 96.3 KKOB-FM Albuquerque, NM; with RDS. Relog, 17.5KW at 1075 miles.
11:48AM - 97.7 KLVO Belen, NM; Regional Mexican music, RDS PI 2F3C. Relog, 98.4KW at 1085 miles.
11:49AM - 105.5 KQRI Bosque Farms, NM; with Air 1 // 89.9 translator. Relog, 97.5KW at 1085 miles.
11:50AM - 106.3 KXOT Los Lunas, NM; with RDS match on PI, "6432". Relog, 100KW at 1085 miles.
12:04PM - 96.1 KWRK-FM Window Rock, AZ; country music overtook local translator, RDS match 4BDC PI. Relog, 94KW at 966 miles.
12:48PM - 92.3 KTAR-FM Glendale, AZ; with news/talk programming matching stream, local ads. Relog, 98KW at 1019 miles.
12:52PM - 95.5 KYOT Phoenix, AZ; ad for QC Kinetix, 602 area code. Relog, 96KW at 1019 miles.
12:56PM - 94.1 KMXB Henderson, NV; very weak with stream match to 'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia. Relog, 100KW at 786 miles.
Audio and pictures to come!
11:30AM - First fadeups. 91.7 with reading of a folktale, and blues music. Suspected KOTO Telluride CO, but no ID. Also a 93.5 with adult alternative music from the '90s. Song ended, multiple seconds of silence, and then right into the next song. Suspecting KNCE Taos, no RDS, no ID, no log!!
11:40AM - 97.3 KKSS Santa Fe, NM; RDS triggered on the TEF, Kiss 97.3 in the Radiotext, PI 2C4E. Relog, 94KW at 1042 miles.
11:41AM - 98.5 KABG Los Alamos, NM; with ad for Rich Ford in Albuquerque. Relog, 100KW at 1042 miles.
11:43AM - 97.1 KCYN Moab, UT; perfect timing, jingle ID for Canyon Country. NEW #841, 29KW at 799 miles. A beautiful area, that I need to explore in the near-future.
11:45AM - 92.3 KRST, 93.3 KOBQ, 94.1 KZRR Albuquerque, all 1075 miles, all on the same tower, and all with RDS matches. The 93.3 was live on location at a car dealer. All relogs too!
11:45AM - 91.5 KFLQ Albuquerque, NM; overtook local translator with Focus on the Family, Family Life Radio, RDS. NEW #842, 20KW at 1075 miles. Heard in Ellensburg in 2022, and also heard in western Washington several years back on Es.
11:46AM - 96.3 KKOB-FM Albuquerque, NM; with RDS. Relog, 17.5KW at 1075 miles.
11:48AM - 97.7 KLVO Belen, NM; Regional Mexican music, RDS PI 2F3C. Relog, 98.4KW at 1085 miles.
11:49AM - 105.5 KQRI Bosque Farms, NM; with Air 1 // 89.9 translator. Relog, 97.5KW at 1085 miles.
11:50AM - 106.3 KXOT Los Lunas, NM; with RDS match on PI, "6432". Relog, 100KW at 1085 miles.
12:04PM - 96.1 KWRK-FM Window Rock, AZ; country music overtook local translator, RDS match 4BDC PI. Relog, 94KW at 966 miles.
12:48PM - 92.3 KTAR-FM Glendale, AZ; with news/talk programming matching stream, local ads. Relog, 98KW at 1019 miles.
12:52PM - 95.5 KYOT Phoenix, AZ; ad for QC Kinetix, 602 area code. Relog, 96KW at 1019 miles.
12:56PM - 94.1 KMXB Henderson, NV; very weak with stream match to 'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia. Relog, 100KW at 786 miles.
Audio and pictures to come!
