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Quick question.

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CalebC

What's the farthest anybody has ever received a translator FM? I'm only asking because I happened to be messing around on the radio (around 2:30 central time) and came across a station at 101.9 that I didn't recognize. I listened and heard them mention Public Radio International, soon following was station identification of KOSU-FM. Immediately I checked 107.5 KOSN(which airs a satellite to KOSU) to see if I heard the same thing, sure enough I did. KOSU has a translator at 101.9 in Okmulgee, OK, but that's 103 miles away from Coffeyville, KS which is where I heard this. Wondering if it could be something else, or if I'm actually hearing a translator from this far away.
 
These new-fangled 250 watt translators can get out pretty good distances if they're on open frequencies. My local AM station has an FM translator on 95.5, and if you drive in the right direction, you can easily hear it from 30 miles out. I personally got a couple sniffs of them between Charlotte and Potterville, MI, a good 50 mile jog! And this was on a car stereo.

Another 250 watt translator, W241AD (96.1) in South Bend, IN very frequently makes it into my home set-up (Insignia HD Radio and a Winegard 6055P antenna @ 32 feet) at 67 miles.

My radio dial is a bit crowded. I don't doubt 100 mile translator reception in Kansas where the dial is a lot more open. I'd say you got this station!
 
K295AV 106.9 Walla Walla, WA gets out a LOT. The station has its own ID as "K-Hits 106.9"-which is 80s music. I heard them 120 miles away across 2500 ft hills in ELLENSBURG!

-crainbebo
 
Well, I've heard a translator from Colorado twice... I live near Nashville... have also heard a Kansas translator.

But that's all by sporadic-E skip.

In terms of regular daily reception, I routinely hear the translator on 100.5 relaying WGNS-AM 1450 Murfreesboro, Tennessee. That's about 60 miles away.
 
Thanks for the replies everybody. Always a joy hearing what other people have to say. It's still fading in and out as of right now, but is listenable. I'm still a little confused, but with this station carrying the KOSU branding, the translator from Okmulgee is the only thing that makes sense to me!
 
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