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South East Tropo Logs 29-March 2008

R

Rob

Radio is located in Navarre (pensacola), FL
Besides from the usual panama city stations here are some unusual catches this morning

No ID's were heard as this was weak (05:00 this morning saturday)

92.1 - Country overpowering WFFY (local)
92.3 - Country
94.3 - Country
95.9 - a morning show (bob and tom?)
97.1 - "magic" R&B
97.3 - Classic Rock
99.7 - R&B
100.5 Lite FM & Talk overpowering
101.3- Religion
101.9 -Soul (sounded like georgia)
102.3- Church (southern gosp)
102.5- Dothan (I think)
103.7 - country
103.9 - "my 1039"
104.3 - religon (southern gosp)
104.5 - rock
105.1 - CBS radio network 44 tone
105.3 - R&B
105.5 - Soft favourites overpowering our own "country 105.5"
105.7 - Soft favourites
106.3 - country overpowering "WSBZ" (which barely comes in here anyway)
107.1 - "Magic"
107.3 - top 40 overpowering WYCL
 
Rob, here's what I can identify based on your report:





No ID's were heard as this was weak (05:00 this morning saturday)

92.1 - Country overpowering WFFY (local) ******** prob WKUL Cullman, AL
92.3 - Country ******** WLWI Montgomery, AL "I-92"
94.3 - Country ********* prob WQZX Greenville, AL "Q-94.3"
95.9 - a morning show (bob and tom?) ** prob WRBA Springfield / Panama City
97.1 - "magic" R&B *********** WWMG Milbrook / Montgomery, AL good catch, only 1300 watts
97.3 - Classic Rock prob WRAK Bainbridge, GA "Magic 97.3" they are adult contemporary format but play classic rock too
99.7 - R&B ************** maybe WJMI Jackson, MS "99 Jamz"
100.5 Lite FM & Talk overpowering ******** no "Lite FM" anywhere in the southeast on 100.5, a few in the area are adult contemporary format. WOYS Apalachicola, FL or WLDA Ft Rucker / Dothan, AL most likely
101.3- Religion *********** prob WQIL Chauncy / Valdosta, GA
101.9 -Soul (sounded like georgia) ******** nothing in the area would fit an "urbanish" format, all adult contemporary or top 40 type formats, hard to say for sure without ID's. If you heard a Georgia mention most likely WBGE Bainbridge, GA "Live 101.9" they play quite a variety of music
102.3- Church (southern gosp) ******* WYVC Camden, AL
102.5- Dothan (I think) ******* "Rock 102-5 WESP" they ID after almost every song.
103.7 - country ******** prob. WAAO Andalusia, AL
103.9 - "my 1039" **********WJRL Ozark / Dothan, AL
104.3 - religon (southern gosp) ******* WHLW Luverne/ Montgomery, AL
104.5 - rock ********** most likely WXRR Hattiesburg, MS "Rock 104"
105.1 - CBS radio network 44 tone *********** hard to say for sure
105.3 - R&B ************* most likely in this order : WBFZ Selma, AL / WSTI Quitman, GA / WACR Aberdeen, MS, hard to say without ID
105.5 - Soft favourites overpowering our own "country 105.5" ********* not sure what "soft favourites" are exactly, maybe WFCT Apalachicola, FL "Coast 105.5" which is adult standard format
105.7 - Soft favourites ********* , WSCN Orange Beach, AL is adult contemporary "Sunny 105.7"
106.3 - country overpowering "WSBZ" (which barely comes in here anyway) *********** prob WKNU Brewton, AL "Coyote Country"
107.1 - "Magic" *********** WTLY Thomasville, GA (Tallahassee)
107.3 - top 40 overpowering WYCL *********** likely WCGQ Columbus, GA "Q-107.3"
 
Thanks, the 105.1 is panama city, (sports radio)

I didn't know the name for soft, I think soft A/C is more suitable

More to come (I hope)

-Rob
 
Trope noticed here (NE PA) late Sunday afternoon while I was in the car.

Nothing much to report aside from WDSD 94.7 Dover DE. It's about 115 miles. WDSD was always a good trope barometer in my more active DX days on Long Island.

And downstate WLAN-FM 96.9 was as loud and clear as local WAVT 101.9.

Btw: Is there a somewhat faithful trope indicator or predictor which can be anticipated from surfing the average national weather map (highs, lows, temperatures, etc)?
 
Looks like were in the yellow tomorrow hopefully some E*Skip too.
and some red coming this week

(FWB area included)

..so to my FWB neighbour.. get ready! (you probably have better gear then me.. a portable grundig)

-Rob
 
Give it at least another month for E skip to really kick in. Last night's tropo was pretty good, better than the forecast map predicted. Many FM's from Texas were strong and a few from Mexico as far as Monterrey almost 900 miles were in.
On the WTFDA DX forums are some recordings to give you an idea the difference a directional antenna and IF filters will make.
http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?p=4585#post4585
 
The next few mornings may have similar tropo across the Gulf.
 
heard at 12:30 AM:

101.1 - classic rock over "wave"
102.3 - country
104.7 - oldies
106.5 - soft AC "strap us on and take us for a ride"
107.7 - country
93.1 - Urban (heard faintly over powerful WNCV - thanks for ruining this view)
93.7 - coast to coast am (poss dothan) /soft ac
94.3 - "country"
94.7 "oldies (sounded like a satellite fed "jones" station)
 
UPDATE

106.5 - now playing rap (urban)
105.7 - pop + urban
101.9 - "y102" & unknown (urban)
103.3 "mix 103" - tri county area ads
99.1 - country (heard this before its pascagula, ms)
93.7 - music and news (top of hour)
93.5- news over pcb (unknown)

end update
 
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