Very strong e-skip on 7/24

[nd2023]

I had 112 stations today, 8 in HD, and 2 translators. Shortest skip 530 miles, longest 1380 miles. From central NJ.

The e-skip started out strong at 9 in the morning to Florida, specifically south of I-4. Many strong enough to show call letters in HD, some strong and steady enough to completely decode in HD. Miami was in for the entire opening, other areas faded in and out. Faded out around 1 in the afternoon. The skip returned at 4:30 in the afternoon, weak at first, then all hell broke loose. Almost all of the local stations were not just unlistenable, they were GONE! Every frequency 3-5 stations deep, not including locals.

morning skip
92.9 WIKX CHARLOTTE HARBOR FL
92.1 WRLX WEST PALM BEACH FL
94.9 WWRM TAMPA FL (HD)
93.1 WFEZ MIAMI FL (HD)
93.9 WMIA MIAMI FL (HD)
95.3 WOLZ FORT MYERS FL
98.7 WKGR WELLINGTON FL
92.3 WCMQ MIAMI FL
104.3 WMSF WEST PALM BEACH FL (HD)
103.9 WXKB CAPE CORAL FL
97.9 WRMF PALM BEACH FL
93.3 WFLZ TAMPA FL (HD)
95.3 WPYO ORLANDO FL
96.5 WPOW MIAMI FL (HD)
107.7 WMGF MOUNT DORA FL
98.7 WSJT TAMPA FL
98.3 WRTO GOULDS FL
106.3 WJQB SPRING HILL FL
106.7 WRMA MIAMI FL
105.9 WBGG FORT LAUDERDALE FL
102.7 WMXJ MIAMI FL
102.5 WHPT SARASOTA FL
107.1 WAOA MELBOURNE FL
93.5 WKEY KEY WEST FL
92.5 WFSX ESTERO FL
95.7 WXDJ MIAMI FL
95.9 WSJZ SEBASTIAN FL
96.9 WKEZ KEY WEST FL
97.1 WSUN HOLIDAY FL
102.1 WKLG ROCK HARBOR FL
95.5 WLDI FORT PIERCE FL
107.5 WAMR MIAMI FL (HD)
101.9 WJHM ORLANDO FL
101.7 WKYZ KEY COLONY BEACH FL
101.3 WHLG PORT ST LUCIE FL
99.7 WJKD VERO BEACH FL
99.3 WLRQ COCOA FL
93.7 WGYL VERO BEACH FL
102.3 WMBX JENSEN BEACH FL (HD)
103.7 WQOL VERO BEACH FL
105.5 WDUV TAMPA FL
95.3 W237BD POMPANO BEACH FL
92.7 WEDW KEY WEST FL
97.3 WFLC MIAMI FL
99.1 WEDR MIAMI FL
99.9 WKIS BOCA RATON FL
100.3 WCTH PLANTATION KEY FL
100.7 WHYI FORT LAUDERDALE FL
103.1 WFKZ PLANTATION KEY FL
103.5 WSHE FORT LAUDERDALE FL
105.1 WHQT CORAL GABLES FL
93.5 WBGF BELLE GLADE FL
94.3 WZZR RIVIERA BEACH FL
97.1 WOSN INDIAN RIVER SHORES FL
98.7 WKGR WELLINGTON FL
99.5 WLLY PALM BEACH GARDENS FL
104.7 WFLM WHITE CITY FL
107.9 WEAT WEST PALM BEACH FL
106.3 WHFS JUPITER FL
92.7 WAVW STUART FL
96.7 W244BD STUART FL
105.5 WBTT NAPLES PARK FL
92.1 WLTQ VENICE FL
100.1 WZJZ CHARLOTTE HARBOR FL
102.9 WJGO TICE FL
107.9 WSRZ CORAL COVE FL
104.7 WRBQ TAMPA FL
97.5 WPCV WINTER HAVEN FL
106.7 WXXL ORLANDO FL
92.9 WMFQ OCALA FL
afternoon/evening skip
92.9 KLSC MALDEN MO
92.3 KIPR PINE BLUFFS AR
94.9 KHKN MAUMELLE AR
93.7 KKNG BLANCHARD OK
92.9 KNIN WICHITA FALLS TX
93.3 WKYQ PADUCAH KY
92.9 KGRC QUINCY IL
93.9 WLIT CHICAGO IL
93.9 KSPQ WEST PLAINS MO
106.5 KTMO KENNETH MO
105.9 KLAZ HOT SPRINGS AR
103.7 KABZ LITTLE ROCK AR
102.9 KARN SHERIDAN AR
103.9 KCJF JONESBORO AR
102.1 WLLE MAYFIELD KY
98.5 KURB LITTLE ROCK AR
97.5 KOEA DONIPHAN MO
96.9 WDDJ PADUCAH KY
93.7 KJBR JONESBORO AR
94.1 KKPT LITTLE ROCK AR
95.5 KJEZ POPLAR BLUFF MO
102.9 KHOZ HARRISON AR
101.7 KHST LAMAR MO
100.9 WLUN PINCONNING MI
95.1 WNKS CHARLOTTE NC
94.9 WREW CINCINNATI OH
100.5 KSWF AURORA MO
92.5 KSYN JOPLIN MO
95.1 KTKS VERSAILLES MO
96.1 KITO VINITA OK
97.7 WGPB ROME GA
99.7 KMAC GAINESVILLE MO
94.9 KCMO KANSAS CITY MO
102.5 KIXQ JOPLIN MO
98.1 WWLS VILLAGE OK
95.9 KWHF JONESBORO AR
97.7 KHZR SAINT LOUIS MO
102.3 KRMG SAND SPRINGS OK
92.9 KBEZ TULSA OK
92.9 KTGL LINCOLN NE
92.1 KTBT TULSA OK
94.9 KJLT NORTH PLATT NE

(HD) means the station decoded completely in HD on my HD radio. There were several others that showed call letters but no full HD decode.

 

[nd2023]

Something else interesting, last night NJ 101.5 talked about someone calling from Arkansas saying that they were hearing it there, and others complaining about not being able to hear it in NJ.

 

[cd637299]

Good long list there Nick, but I am surprised (especially when you got the xltr on 95.3) that you did not hear Cuba, the Bahamas, or one of our numerous pirates in south FL!

BTW WAMR 107.5's HD has been off for a few days....that allowed me to bag WWWT 107.7 Manassas VA yesterday. No problem for me if they keep it that way.

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[nd2023]

I do remember the display showed "HD - FM" with no calls on 107.5, and there were no subchannels. WAMR was in analog and I presumed that the same station would have been coming in HD.

 

[cd637299]

I do remember the display showed "HD - FM" with no calls on 107.5, and there were no subchannels. WAMR was in analog and I presumed that the same station would have been coming in HD.

WMSF 104.3's HD reads as HD-FM too. Is it possible that you caught 107.5 in a brief test moment? I am trying to think of other 107.5's in FL which might have it---can't think of any. Anyway, great catches all.

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[nd2023]

There were a few which showed up as "HD - FM", but I only remembered the ones in which the HD indicator was solid, indicating a lock.

I wonder if the stations I got in HD are transmitting at the -10 HD power. That would be 10,000 HD watts. 10,000 analog watts would certainly make it on e-skip. WFEZ was in HD almost the whole time, and its IBUZ was interfering with my local 93.3 WMMR (when WFLZ was not coming in). I wish we had the Easy 93.1 soft AC format (and also the Party 93.1 HD2 format) all the time, I discovered it last year during an e-skip opening and it's my favorite soft AC station.

 

[Unregistered]

Locally, Sarasota is the most effected by this WDUV/WBTT interference! Despite that, WDUV is STILL #1 EVEN THROUGH THAT INTERFERENCE! ARE THERE MORE OLD people than young adults (20-50) in Tampa Bay?

 

[nd2023]

Sarasota is pretty far from Tampa and its 105.5 The Dove. Impressive that WDUV is still #1 there.