After a May with 0 minutes of Es...zilch, nada, zip-a-dee-do-dah, whatever you want to call it, the ionosphere arrived late and turned great. 1,700 mile 2Es noted tonight, as well as SEVERAL new stations to the Yakima logbook. Let's go!
5:05PM (PT) - 97.1 KCMI Terrytown, NE; EAS Tornado warning for a western Nebraska county, then back to Christian talk. NEW #922, 100KW at 901 miles.
5:06 - 88.7 KLNE-FM Lexington, NE; NPR and RDS. Relog, 60KW at 1138 miles.
5:07 - 91.7 KZAN Hays, KS; faded up with NPR programming and RDS PI match, "High Plains" Radiotext. Relog, 8KW at 1194 miles.
5:08 - 93.3 KMOR Gering, NE; severe weather coverage, tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warning. RDS "KMOR". Relog, 100KW at 890 miles.
5:09 - 105.5 KVSV-FM Beloit, KS; with "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler, later heard with a Gold Standard KVSV ID. One of my favorite radio stations to stream. A chestnut in the Midwest. NEW #923, 50KW at 1232 miles. Previously heard in Ellensburg during the spectacular 2021 Es season.
5:10 - 104.3 KIMB Dix, NE; with 308 area code mention, KIMB ID, and into Fox News update. NEW #924, 26KW at 917 miles.
5:11 - 98.5 KHAQ Maxwell, NE; very strong with The Hawk, classic rock. Heard several times in Idaho on meteor scatter, and a relog here, 100KW at 1053 miles.
5:12 - 100.7 KHOK Hoisington, KS; RDS, Eagle Country, "Wild One" Faith Hill. Relog, 100KW at 1236 miles.
5:13 - 98.3 KERM Torrington, NE; country music (Westwood One network), ID "The Valley's Best, KERM." NEW #925, 3KW at 868 miles.
5:14 - 96.5 KRGI Grand Island, NE; RDS match. Relog, 100KW at 1172 miles.
5:15 - 92.5 KQMA Phillipsburg, KS; ID mentioning Decades of Music, KQMA, and into "Take Back the Night" by Justin Timberlake. NEW #926, 100KW at 1172 miles.
5:16 - 92.7 KZUH Minneapolis, KS; KJIL with night DJ Craig. Relog, 50KW at 1270 miles.
5:17 - 102.3 KPNY Alliance, NE; 'Voice of Truth' Casting Crowns, RDS PI matching to MyBridge's KRKR station. NEW #927, 100KW at 925 miles.
5:20 - 91.5 KJWM Grand Island, NE; big fadeup with Spirit Catholic Radio. Local translator is off. NEW #928, 35KW at 1168 miles.
Faded out for about 40 minutes. Then came back in a BIG WAY
5:59 - 89.3 KXNE-FM Norfolk, NE; Nebraska Public Media ID // 89.1 88.7. NEW to Yakima logbook, #929, 42KW at 1184 miles.
5:59 - 89.1 KHNE Hastings, NE; way over KFAE with Nebraska Public Media ID. Relog, 64KW at 1189 miles.
6:00 - 90.5 KETW Ogallala, NE; KVSS mentions over and under an UNID AFR station. NEW #930, 2.5KW at 1,004 miles.
6:03 - 95.7 KROA Grand Island, NE; MyBridge radio RDS, over unid with SRN or Townhall news. NEW #931, 100KW at 1,176 miles.
6:05 - 98.9 KKPR Kearney, NE; very strong with classic hits, The Vibe RDS. Relog, 100KW at 1156 miles.
6:07 - 100.7 KRNP Sutherland, NE; with Stone Temple Pilots, Flatrock 100.7 ID, MASSIVE signal 52.6dBf and higher. NEW #932, 100KW at 1029 miles.
6:10 - 93.1 KRVN-FM Lexington, NE; Jason Aldean, RDS 3F13 PI. Relog, 100KW at 1,113 miles.
6:11 - 93.5 KZTL Paxton, NE; Dan & Shay "Tequila" and Z93.5 RDS ID. Relog, 100KW at 1,029 miles.
6:16 - 101.5 KROR Hastings, NE; RDS ID. NEW #933, 100KW at 1,156 miles.
6:17 - 94.7 KCNB Chadron, NE; weather forecast and ID "B94.7." Relog, 100KW at 919 miles.
6:21 - 95.9 KWHF HARRISBURG, ARKANSAS...DOUBLE HOP!!! St. Louis Cardinals baseball had been in and out for about five minutes or so. Faded up to full-quieting, then back out a bit, regional ads, actually thought this was Monett MO at first (also on the Cardinals network). Then a SLAM DUNK 95.9 the Wolf ID!! NEW #934, 42KW at 1,705 miles!! This is double hop #4 from Yakima and a NEW state on FM!
Also had a 95.1 mentioning the Ozarks and West Plains. Very likely, KTKS MO. Will confirm with a local DXer there. It would be new and over 1,500 miles, very long single-hop.
6:24 - 94.1 KNEB-FM Scottsbluff, NE; Weatherology weather, ID "The Brand." NEW #935, 75KW at 890 miles.
6:25 - 88.3 KAIX Casper, WY; Air 1 and RDS PI A1E7. Relog, 4KW at 749 miles.
Recordings coming later...what a start to the season!
5:05PM (PT) - 97.1 KCMI Terrytown, NE; EAS Tornado warning for a western Nebraska county, then back to Christian talk. NEW #922, 100KW at 901 miles.
5:06 - 88.7 KLNE-FM Lexington, NE; NPR and RDS. Relog, 60KW at 1138 miles.
5:07 - 91.7 KZAN Hays, KS; faded up with NPR programming and RDS PI match, "High Plains" Radiotext. Relog, 8KW at 1194 miles.
5:08 - 93.3 KMOR Gering, NE; severe weather coverage, tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warning. RDS "KMOR". Relog, 100KW at 890 miles.
5:09 - 105.5 KVSV-FM Beloit, KS; with "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler, later heard with a Gold Standard KVSV ID. One of my favorite radio stations to stream. A chestnut in the Midwest. NEW #923, 50KW at 1232 miles. Previously heard in Ellensburg during the spectacular 2021 Es season.
5:10 - 104.3 KIMB Dix, NE; with 308 area code mention, KIMB ID, and into Fox News update. NEW #924, 26KW at 917 miles.
5:11 - 98.5 KHAQ Maxwell, NE; very strong with The Hawk, classic rock. Heard several times in Idaho on meteor scatter, and a relog here, 100KW at 1053 miles.
5:12 - 100.7 KHOK Hoisington, KS; RDS, Eagle Country, "Wild One" Faith Hill. Relog, 100KW at 1236 miles.
5:13 - 98.3 KERM Torrington, NE; country music (Westwood One network), ID "The Valley's Best, KERM." NEW #925, 3KW at 868 miles.
5:14 - 96.5 KRGI Grand Island, NE; RDS match. Relog, 100KW at 1172 miles.
5:15 - 92.5 KQMA Phillipsburg, KS; ID mentioning Decades of Music, KQMA, and into "Take Back the Night" by Justin Timberlake. NEW #926, 100KW at 1172 miles.
5:16 - 92.7 KZUH Minneapolis, KS; KJIL with night DJ Craig. Relog, 50KW at 1270 miles.
5:17 - 102.3 KPNY Alliance, NE; 'Voice of Truth' Casting Crowns, RDS PI matching to MyBridge's KRKR station. NEW #927, 100KW at 925 miles.
5:20 - 91.5 KJWM Grand Island, NE; big fadeup with Spirit Catholic Radio. Local translator is off. NEW #928, 35KW at 1168 miles.
Faded out for about 40 minutes. Then came back in a BIG WAY
5:59 - 89.3 KXNE-FM Norfolk, NE; Nebraska Public Media ID // 89.1 88.7. NEW to Yakima logbook, #929, 42KW at 1184 miles.
5:59 - 89.1 KHNE Hastings, NE; way over KFAE with Nebraska Public Media ID. Relog, 64KW at 1189 miles.
6:00 - 90.5 KETW Ogallala, NE; KVSS mentions over and under an UNID AFR station. NEW #930, 2.5KW at 1,004 miles.
6:03 - 95.7 KROA Grand Island, NE; MyBridge radio RDS, over unid with SRN or Townhall news. NEW #931, 100KW at 1,176 miles.
6:05 - 98.9 KKPR Kearney, NE; very strong with classic hits, The Vibe RDS. Relog, 100KW at 1156 miles.
6:07 - 100.7 KRNP Sutherland, NE; with Stone Temple Pilots, Flatrock 100.7 ID, MASSIVE signal 52.6dBf and higher. NEW #932, 100KW at 1029 miles.
6:10 - 93.1 KRVN-FM Lexington, NE; Jason Aldean, RDS 3F13 PI. Relog, 100KW at 1,113 miles.
6:11 - 93.5 KZTL Paxton, NE; Dan & Shay "Tequila" and Z93.5 RDS ID. Relog, 100KW at 1,029 miles.
6:16 - 101.5 KROR Hastings, NE; RDS ID. NEW #933, 100KW at 1,156 miles.
6:17 - 94.7 KCNB Chadron, NE; weather forecast and ID "B94.7." Relog, 100KW at 919 miles.
6:21 - 95.9 KWHF HARRISBURG, ARKANSAS...DOUBLE HOP!!! St. Louis Cardinals baseball had been in and out for about five minutes or so. Faded up to full-quieting, then back out a bit, regional ads, actually thought this was Monett MO at first (also on the Cardinals network). Then a SLAM DUNK 95.9 the Wolf ID!! NEW #934, 42KW at 1,705 miles!! This is double hop #4 from Yakima and a NEW state on FM!
Also had a 95.1 mentioning the Ozarks and West Plains. Very likely, KTKS MO. Will confirm with a local DXer there. It would be new and over 1,500 miles, very long single-hop.
6:24 - 94.1 KNEB-FM Scottsbluff, NE; Weatherology weather, ID "The Brand." NEW #935, 75KW at 890 miles.
6:25 - 88.3 KAIX Casper, WY; Air 1 and RDS PI A1E7. Relog, 4KW at 749 miles.
Recordings coming later...what a start to the season!
