Tropo is in force now on the coast. I noticed the beginnings of it a few weeks ago. Tonight was an interesting night with two stations on dozens of frequencies. I took the car down to the car wash in Orange Beach and was able to experience one of the magical quirks of FM radio. While the mechanics of the autowash system were in front of the car, I got crystal clear reception of WWOZ out of New Orleans on 90.7. When it moved to the back of the car, it seamlessly switched to WKGC out of Panama City. Back, and forth. Forth, and back.
It was rather amusing. (I guess you had to be there.)
Here's what the band was like this evening. It's not unusual for to have these kinds of conditions many nights a week. My first ever bandscan post:
88.1 - WUWF - Pensacola, FL - Public Radio (local)
88.1 - WOLM - D'Iberville, MS - Catholic
88.3 - WRBH - New Orleans - Reading Radio
88.5 - WBHY - Mobile - Religious (local)
88.9 - WWNO - New Orleans - Public Radio
88.9 - WILF - Monroeville, AL - Religious
89.1 - WPAS - Pascagoula, MS - Religious
89.3 - WRKF - Baton Rouge, LA - Public Radio
89.5 - WPCS - Pensacola - Religious (local)
89.9 - WJTF - Panama City, FL - Religious
89.9 - WWNO - New Orleans - Public Radio
90.1 - WTJT - Baker, FL - Religious
90.3 - WMAH - Biloxi, MS - Public Radio
90.3 - WDYF - Dothan, AL - Religious
90.5 - WTGF - Milton, FL - Religious (local)
90.7 - WKGC - Panama City, FL - Public Radio
90.7 - WWOZ - New Orleans - Public Radio
90.9 - WOWB - Brewton, AL - Religious
91.1 - WPSM - Fort Walton Beach, FL - Religious
91.3 - WHIL - Mobile - Public Radio (local)
91.5 - WSTF - Andalusia, AL - Religious
91.7 - WEGS - Milton, FL - Religious
91.9 - WMBV - Dixons Mills, AL - Religious
92.1 - WZEW - Fairhope, AL - AAA
92.3 - WRKN - Laplace, LA - Rock
92.5 - WPAP - Panama City, FL - Country
92.9 - WBLX - Mobile - Urban (local)
93.3 - WNCV - Shalimar, FL - AC
93.3 - WQUE - New Orleans - Urban
93.5 - WTKP - Port St. Joe, FL - Sports (no official ID, but only sports around)
93.5 - WMLV - Butler, AL - Religious
93.7 - WMJY - Biloxi, MS - AC
93.7 - WDBT - Hartfort, AL - Talk
94.1 - WMEZ - Pensacola - AC (local)
94.3 - WTIX - Galliano, LA - Oldies
94.3 - WIZB - Abbeville, AL - Religious
94.5 - WHOD - Jackson, AL - Classic Hits
94.5 - WFLF - Panama City, FL - Talk
94.9 - WKSJ - Mobile - Country (local+HD)
95.1 - WBPC - Ebro, FL - Oldies
95.3 - WZNF - Lumberton-Wiggins, MS - Classic Rock
95.5 - WTVY - Dothan, AL - Country
95.7 - WKBU - New Orleans - Classic Rock (no trace of semi-local WKPF Navarre, FL)
95.9 - WRBA - Springfield, FL - Classic Rock
96.1 - WRKH - Mobile - Classic Rock (local+HD)
96.5 - WZNS - Fort Walton Beach, FL - CHR (semi-local)
96.7 - WUJM - Biloxi, MS - Sports
96.7 - KCIL - Gray, LA - Country
96.9 - WDJR - Dothan, AL - AC
97.1 - WEZB - New Orleans - CHR
97.5 - WABD - Mobile - CHR (local)
97.9 - WCPR - D'Iberville, MS - Rock
98.1 - WHWY - Holt, FL - Country (local)
98.3 - WLVM - Chickasaw, AL - Religious (local)
98.5 - WYLD - New Orleans - Urban
98.7 - WYCT - Pensacola - Country (local)
98.9 - WBAM - Montgomery, AL - Country
99.1 - WKNN - Pascagoula, MS - Country (semi-local)
99.3 - WMFC - Monroeville, AL - Oldies
99.3 - WEBZ - Mexico Beach, FL - Urban
99.5 - WKSM - Fort Walton Beach, FL - Rock (semi-local)
99.5 - WRNO - New Orleans - Talk
99.7 - WOOF - Dothan, AL - AC
99.9 - WMXC - Mobile - AC (local)
100.1 - WVVE - Panama City Beach, FL - AC
100.3 - WWSL - Hattiesburg, MS - CHR
100.5 - WJRL - Slocomb, AL - Rock
100.7 - WCOA - Pensacola - Talk (local)
101.1 - WNOE - New Orleans - Country
101.1 - WYOO - Panama City, FL - Talk
101.3 - WJDQ - Meridian, MS - Hot AC
101.5 - WTKX - Pensacola - Rock (local+HD)
101.9 - WLMG - New Orleans - AC
102.1 - WQUA - Citronelle, AL - Religious (semi-local)
102.1 - WWAV - Santa Rosa Beach, FL - AC (semi-local)
102.3 - WGCM - Gulfport, MS - Oldies
102.5 - WJKX - Ellisville, MS - Urban AC
102.7 - WXBM - Pensacola - Country (local)
103.1 - WOSM - Pascagoula - Religious (semi-local)
103.1 - WZLB - Valparaiso, FL - Rock (semi-local)
103.3 - WRQQ - Hammond, LA - AC
103.5 - WKNK - Callaway, FL - Country
103.7 - WFFX - Hattiesburg, MS - Classic Rock
104.1 - WDLT - Mobile - Urban AC (local+HD)
104.5 - WXRR - Hattiesburg, MS - Classic Rock
104.7 - WAAZ - Crestview, FL - Country (semi-local)
104.9 - WBUV - Pascagoula, MS - Talk (semi-local)
105.1 - WASJ - Panama City, FL - AC (no trace of semi-local WPFL Century, FL)
105.3 - WWL - New Orleans - Talk
105.5 - WNSP - Bay Minette, AL - Sports (semi-local)
105.7 - WCSN - Orange Beach, AL - Variety Hits (local)
105.9 - WQBB - Pascagoula, MS - Variety Hits
105.9 - WILN - Panama City, FL - CHR
106.1 - WRRX - Gulf Breeze, FL - Urban AC (local)
106.3 - WKNU - Brewton, AL - Country
106.3 - WSBZ - Miramar Beach, FL - Smooth Jazz
106.3 - WZLD - Petal, MS - Urban
106.5 - WAVH - Daphne, AL - Talk (local)
106.7 - KMEZ - Port Sulphur, LA - Urban Oldies
106.9 - WRBE - Lucedale, MS - Country
106.9 - unknown - American Family Radio
107.3 - WRGV - Pensacola, FL - CHR (local+HD)
107.7 - WFXX - Georgiana, AL - Classic Hits
107.9 - WZKX - Bay St. Louis, MS - Country
The only real mystery here is the AFR outlet on 106.9. There are a few translators around here that are a) off air, and b) relay another local religious outlet, but nothing points back to AFR. Very strange.
It was rather amusing. (I guess you had to be there.)
Here's what the band was like this evening. It's not unusual for to have these kinds of conditions many nights a week. My first ever bandscan post:
88.1 - WUWF - Pensacola, FL - Public Radio (local)
88.1 - WOLM - D'Iberville, MS - Catholic
88.3 - WRBH - New Orleans - Reading Radio
88.5 - WBHY - Mobile - Religious (local)
88.9 - WWNO - New Orleans - Public Radio
88.9 - WILF - Monroeville, AL - Religious
89.1 - WPAS - Pascagoula, MS - Religious
89.3 - WRKF - Baton Rouge, LA - Public Radio
89.5 - WPCS - Pensacola - Religious (local)
89.9 - WJTF - Panama City, FL - Religious
89.9 - WWNO - New Orleans - Public Radio
90.1 - WTJT - Baker, FL - Religious
90.3 - WMAH - Biloxi, MS - Public Radio
90.3 - WDYF - Dothan, AL - Religious
90.5 - WTGF - Milton, FL - Religious (local)
90.7 - WKGC - Panama City, FL - Public Radio
90.7 - WWOZ - New Orleans - Public Radio
90.9 - WOWB - Brewton, AL - Religious
91.1 - WPSM - Fort Walton Beach, FL - Religious
91.3 - WHIL - Mobile - Public Radio (local)
91.5 - WSTF - Andalusia, AL - Religious
91.7 - WEGS - Milton, FL - Religious
91.9 - WMBV - Dixons Mills, AL - Religious
92.1 - WZEW - Fairhope, AL - AAA
92.3 - WRKN - Laplace, LA - Rock
92.5 - WPAP - Panama City, FL - Country
92.9 - WBLX - Mobile - Urban (local)
93.3 - WNCV - Shalimar, FL - AC
93.3 - WQUE - New Orleans - Urban
93.5 - WTKP - Port St. Joe, FL - Sports (no official ID, but only sports around)
93.5 - WMLV - Butler, AL - Religious
93.7 - WMJY - Biloxi, MS - AC
93.7 - WDBT - Hartfort, AL - Talk
94.1 - WMEZ - Pensacola - AC (local)
94.3 - WTIX - Galliano, LA - Oldies
94.3 - WIZB - Abbeville, AL - Religious
94.5 - WHOD - Jackson, AL - Classic Hits
94.5 - WFLF - Panama City, FL - Talk
94.9 - WKSJ - Mobile - Country (local+HD)
95.1 - WBPC - Ebro, FL - Oldies
95.3 - WZNF - Lumberton-Wiggins, MS - Classic Rock
95.5 - WTVY - Dothan, AL - Country
95.7 - WKBU - New Orleans - Classic Rock (no trace of semi-local WKPF Navarre, FL)
95.9 - WRBA - Springfield, FL - Classic Rock
96.1 - WRKH - Mobile - Classic Rock (local+HD)
96.5 - WZNS - Fort Walton Beach, FL - CHR (semi-local)
96.7 - WUJM - Biloxi, MS - Sports
96.7 - KCIL - Gray, LA - Country
96.9 - WDJR - Dothan, AL - AC
97.1 - WEZB - New Orleans - CHR
97.5 - WABD - Mobile - CHR (local)
97.9 - WCPR - D'Iberville, MS - Rock
98.1 - WHWY - Holt, FL - Country (local)
98.3 - WLVM - Chickasaw, AL - Religious (local)
98.5 - WYLD - New Orleans - Urban
98.7 - WYCT - Pensacola - Country (local)
98.9 - WBAM - Montgomery, AL - Country
99.1 - WKNN - Pascagoula, MS - Country (semi-local)
99.3 - WMFC - Monroeville, AL - Oldies
99.3 - WEBZ - Mexico Beach, FL - Urban
99.5 - WKSM - Fort Walton Beach, FL - Rock (semi-local)
99.5 - WRNO - New Orleans - Talk
99.7 - WOOF - Dothan, AL - AC
99.9 - WMXC - Mobile - AC (local)
100.1 - WVVE - Panama City Beach, FL - AC
100.3 - WWSL - Hattiesburg, MS - CHR
100.5 - WJRL - Slocomb, AL - Rock
100.7 - WCOA - Pensacola - Talk (local)
101.1 - WNOE - New Orleans - Country
101.1 - WYOO - Panama City, FL - Talk
101.3 - WJDQ - Meridian, MS - Hot AC
101.5 - WTKX - Pensacola - Rock (local+HD)
101.9 - WLMG - New Orleans - AC
102.1 - WQUA - Citronelle, AL - Religious (semi-local)
102.1 - WWAV - Santa Rosa Beach, FL - AC (semi-local)
102.3 - WGCM - Gulfport, MS - Oldies
102.5 - WJKX - Ellisville, MS - Urban AC
102.7 - WXBM - Pensacola - Country (local)
103.1 - WOSM - Pascagoula - Religious (semi-local)
103.1 - WZLB - Valparaiso, FL - Rock (semi-local)
103.3 - WRQQ - Hammond, LA - AC
103.5 - WKNK - Callaway, FL - Country
103.7 - WFFX - Hattiesburg, MS - Classic Rock
104.1 - WDLT - Mobile - Urban AC (local+HD)
104.5 - WXRR - Hattiesburg, MS - Classic Rock
104.7 - WAAZ - Crestview, FL - Country (semi-local)
104.9 - WBUV - Pascagoula, MS - Talk (semi-local)
105.1 - WASJ - Panama City, FL - AC (no trace of semi-local WPFL Century, FL)
105.3 - WWL - New Orleans - Talk
105.5 - WNSP - Bay Minette, AL - Sports (semi-local)
105.7 - WCSN - Orange Beach, AL - Variety Hits (local)
105.9 - WQBB - Pascagoula, MS - Variety Hits
105.9 - WILN - Panama City, FL - CHR
106.1 - WRRX - Gulf Breeze, FL - Urban AC (local)
106.3 - WKNU - Brewton, AL - Country
106.3 - WSBZ - Miramar Beach, FL - Smooth Jazz
106.3 - WZLD - Petal, MS - Urban
106.5 - WAVH - Daphne, AL - Talk (local)
106.7 - KMEZ - Port Sulphur, LA - Urban Oldies
106.9 - WRBE - Lucedale, MS - Country
106.9 - unknown - American Family Radio
107.3 - WRGV - Pensacola, FL - CHR (local+HD)
107.7 - WFXX - Georgiana, AL - Classic Hits
107.9 - WZKX - Bay St. Louis, MS - Country
The only real mystery here is the AFR outlet on 106.9. There are a few translators around here that are a) off air, and b) relay another local religious outlet, but nothing points back to AFR. Very strange.