What does your FM band look like? (87.5-91.9)

[danikayser84]

If there's been a thread like this before, it's probably buried deep in the forum and I don't want to dig it up... so, what does YOUR FM band look like from 87.5 to 91.9?

As for mine in Schenectady, NY...
87.5 - nothing
87.7 - used to be WRGB audio but since the DTV transition is now silent
87.9 - nothing
88.1 - WVCR splatter
88.3 - WVCR (Siena College radio station, with a Jack-style format on weekdays and special shows weekends)
88.5 - nothing
88.7 - nothing
88.9 - WMHT splatter
89.1 - WMHT-FM (NPR/classical radio station)
89.3 - WMHT splatter
89.5 - nothing
89.7 - WRUC (Union College radio station)
89.9 - WOPG (newly signed-on Catholic station in the Mohawk Valley, fairly weak)
90.1 - nothing
90.3 - WAMC-FM (Northeast Public Radio, good to fair signal)
90.5 - nothing
90.7 - WPGL (Sound of Life Christian radio)
90.9 - WCDB (SUNY Albany radio station)
91.1 - either WHVP (Hudson, Sound of Life station) or WSPN (Saratoga Springs, Skidmore College station) depending on antenna orientation
91.3 - nothing
91.5 - WRPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic radio station)
91.7 - nothing
91.9 - WNGN (Argyle, NY Gospel radio station, very weak)

 

[fybush]

Eastern suburbs of Rochester...

88.1 WFRW Webster (Family Radio)
88.3 WCOU Attica (Family Life Network)
88.5 WRUR (public radio/U of R)
88.7 WRUR splatter (soon to be WRUR IBOC)
88.9 WCIY Canandaigua (FLN)
89.1 WBSU Brockport (SUNY)
89.3 WMHN Webster (Mars Hill Network from Syracuse)
89.5 nothing (eventually to be WEOS Geneva when it moves here)
89.7 WITR Henrietta (RIT)
89.9 WRVO Oswego (public radio)
90.1 WGMC Greece (jazz)
90.3 very weak WXXY Houghton (public radio // WXXI)
90.5 WBER Rochester (modern rock, Monroe BOCES 1)
90.7 WGCC Batavia (Genesee Community College, weak)
90.9 WIRQ (Irondequoit High School, just moved here, weak)
91.1 CJRT Toronto (jazz, when I can get around WXXI-FM IBOC)
91.3 WXXI-FM IBOC
91.5 WXXI-FM (public radio, classical)
91.7 WXXI-FM IBOC
91.9 nothing (formerly FLN translator W220DE, which moved to 92.1)

 

[Darth_vader]

See the Portland-area bandscan that I did last December here: http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=180295.msg .

Things below 91.9 really haven't changed much over these last few months, although OPB have since put a second audio stream on the KMHD Ibiquity multiplex. (Not surprising, given OPB's unhealthy fascination with pushing the limits of multifeeds as of late.)

< ========= Excerpt from the bandscan linked above ========= >

FRQ Ch Description and call letters
 87.9 200
 88.1 201 
 .3 202 KBVM-FM
 .5 203 
 .7 204 KLVP-FM K-Love (Sandy, OR)
 .9 205
 89.1 206 KMHD-FM (DA 1 stream) (Gresham, OR) Or what's left of it.......
 .3 207
 .5 208 KPFR-FM Family Radio
 .7 209
 .9 210 KQAC-FM (DA 1s)
 90.1 211
 .3 212 KZRI-FM Air One (Welches, OR)
 .5 213
 .7 214 KBOO-FM (DA 1s)
 .9 215
 91.1 216 KTJC "Truth FM" (Calvary Chapel) (Kelso, WA)
 .3 217
 .5 218 KOPB-FM (DA 2s)
 .7 219 
 .9 220 K220IN-FX (KAWZ-FM) Calvary Chapel (Portland)

 

[stormy01]

Far Northwest Suburbs of Chicago (Crystal Lake area)

87.5 - nothing
87.7 - WLFM-LP Chicago
87.9 - nothing
88.1 - WMWK Milwaukee; WAES Linconshire, IL; WETN Wheaton, IL
88.3 - WFEN Rockford, IL; WCLR Arlington Heights, IL; WHCM Palatine, IL
88.5 - WGBK Glenview, IL
88.7 - WERN Madison, WI; WLUW Chicago; WSRI Sugar Grove, IL
88.9 - WEPS Elgin, IL; WYMS Milwaukee; WMXM Lake Forest, IL
89.1 - WONC Naperville, IL; W206AI Lake Villa, IL; W206BL Mount Prospect, IL
89.3 - WNUR Evanston, IL
89.5 - WNIJ DeKalb, IL; WBEW Chesterton, IN
89.7 - WUWM Milwaukee; WONU Kankakee, IL
89.9 - nothing
90.1 - WMBI Chicago (tx: Addison, IL)
90.3 - nothing
90.5 - WNIU Rockford, IL
90.7 - WHAD Delafield, WI; WAUS Berrien Springs, MI
90.9 - WDCB Glen Ellyn, IL
91.1 - WGSL Rockford, IL; WGTD Kenosha, WI
91.3 - W217BM Elgin, IL
91.5 - WBEZ Chicago
91.7 - WZKL Woodstock, IL; W219CD Elgin, IL
91.9 - WJCH Joliet, IL

 

[w9wi]

Pleasant View, Tennessee, 30 miles northwest of Nashville, scanned with an indoor wire dipole:

88.3 - WAYQ Clarksville, essentially parallel to WAYM
88.7 - WAYM Spring Hill, Way FM religious hot adcon
88.9 - WKYU-FM Bowling Green KY, NPR info & classical
89.3 - WNKJ Hopkinsville KY, religious
89.5 - WMOT Murfreesboro, jazz, classical, and some NPR talk
90.3 - WPLN-FM Nashville Public Radio (NPR talk & evening/overnight classical)
91.1 - WRVU Nashville, Vanderbilt University station with underground rock etc.
91.3 - WKMU-FM Murray KY, NPR and variety programming
91.9 - WAPX-FM Clarksville, variety. (classic rock & blues, for the most part...)

This scan would be a lot longer if done with the car radio (too cold!) or the big antenna. (too lazy...)

 

[mc_billy_bob]

Not much here in Greenville, PA:


88.5- WYSU/Youngstown State Univ.

89.1- WKSV/Thompson, Ohio

90.9- WCVJ/Jefferson, Ohio

91.1- WSAJ/Grove City, PA

91.9- WVME/Meadville, PA

 

[Buckeyes2001]

Location: Vermilion, OH

88.1 - WZIP/Akron (University of Akron)
88.3 - WBWC/Berea (Baldwin Wallace College) '88.3 the Sting' - Alternative
88.7 - CIMX/Windsor, ON '89X' (Alternative Rock)
89.1 - WNZN/Lorain (Spanish)
89.5 - WVMS/Sandusky (Religious)
89.7 - WKSU (Kent State University) - Classical
89.9 - CBE/Windsor, ON (Public Radio)
90.3 - WCPN/Cleveland (NPR)
90.7 - WNRK/Norwalk (same as WKSU 89.7)
91.1 - WRUW/Cleveland (Case Western Reserve University) - Variety
91.3 - WGTE/Toledo (NPR)
91.5 - WOBC/Oberlin (Oberlin College)
91.9 - WKJA/Brunswick (New religious station that I haven't yet heard sign-on. Upon checking the frequency, all I heard was some slop from WOHF/92.1)

 

[dx1ng]

Regular (dead-band) FM's in the non-commercial band, Poughkeepsie, NY.

88.1 WNYX Montgomery,NY; WMNR Monroe, CT
88.3 WFSO Olivebridge, NY; W202AR Newburgh, NY (xltr WFGB)
88.5 WEDW Stamford, CT; WNJP Sussex, NJ; WFCR Amherst, MA
88.7 WRHV Poughkeepsie, NY and WFMP Rosendale, NY - Share time
88.9 WRPJ Port Jervis, NY; WJMJ Hartford, CT
89.1 WMHT Schenectady, NY; W206AW Pawling, NY (xltr WFGB); WNYU New York City and WFDU Teaneck, NJ -- share time
89.3 WLJP Monroe, NY
89.5 WPKN Bridgeport, CT; WSOU South Orange, NJ
89.7 WFGB Kingston, NY
89.9 WKCR New York City
90.1 WMFU Mount Hope, NY
90.3 WAMC Albany, NY; W212CC Newburgh, NY (xltr WFSO)
90.5 W213AC Hyde Park, NY (xltr WFME); WJFF Jeffersonville, NY
90.7 WFUV New York City
90.9 WAMK Kingston, NY
91.1 WSHU Fairfield, CT; WFMU East Orange, NJ
91.3 WVKR Poughkeepsie, NY
91.5 WRPI Troy, NY; W218AV Warren, CT (xltr WMNR); WNYE New York City
91.7 WOSR Middletown, NY; WFRH Kingston, NY
91.9 WHDD Sharon, CT; WNTI Hackettstown, NJ

 

[Lawppy]

From Coldwater, MI
*- Weak stations that depend largely on weather conditions/terrain

88.1- WVPE- Elkhart, IN- Public Radio
88.3- WEAX- Angola, IN (Trine University) or WAYK- Kalamazoo, MI- CCM (Way FM)
88.5- WYSA- Wauseon, OH- CCM (Yes FM)
*88.7- CIMX- Windsor, ON- Alternative (89X)
*88.9- WSND- South Bend, IN (Notre Dame) or WDBM- E. Lansing, MI (Michigan State)
89.1- WBOI- Fort Wayne, IN- Public Radio
89.3- WJKN- Spring Arbor, MI- Religious- (The Message)
89.5- WOFR- Schoolcraft, MI- Religious- (Family Radio) or WBCY- Archbold, OH- Religious (WBCL)
89.7- Notta thing- But CP for WSPB Bedford, MI- Should be on the air soon.
*89.9- WYBV- Wakarusa, IN (Bible Broadcasting Network) or CBE- Windsor, ON (CBC Radio Two)
90.1- WYBA- Coldwater, MI- (Bible Broadcasting Network)
90.3- WBCL- Fort Wayne, IN- Religious- WBCL
90.5- WKAR- E. Lansing, MI- Public Radio (Michigan State University)
90.7- WAUS- Berrien Springs, MI- Classical (Andrews University)
90.9- WCFG- Springfield, MI- CCM/WCSG (Cornerstone University)
91.1- WGCS- Goshen, IN- (Goshen College) or WPCJ- Pittsford, MI- Religious
91.3- WCKZ- Orland, IN- CCM (Star 88.3)
*91.5- WJHS- Columbia City, IN- AAA (The Eagle)
91.7- WUOM- Ann Arbor, MI- Public Radio (University of Michigan)
91.9- WQKO- Howe, IN- Religious (Calvary Radio)

 

[cyberdad]

For my tastes interests....Better programming in this slice of the dial than the rest of the fm and am bands combined! ;D That goes for where I am and in the rest of the USA as well. In Canada, it's the same junk as anywhere else on the dial. In the UK it's mostly BBC stuff.

 

[RyanHoward]

From Warminster PA:

87.5: nothing
87.7: was audio from Philly's WPVI/6 until the DTV transition, now nothing
87.9: nothing
88.1: NJN Radio, Trenton NJ
88.3: WBGO Newark NJ
88.5: WXPN Philly
88.7: nothing
88.9: WBYO Sellersville PA(The Word FM)
89.1: WWFM Trenton NJ
89.3: WRDV Warminster PA(Hey, my area!)
89.5: WSJI Cherry Hill NJ
89.7: WDVR Stockton NJ or WGLS Glassboro NJ
89.9: nothing
90.1: WRTI Philly
90.3: nothing
90.5: WCVH Flemington NJ
90.7: nothing
90.9: WHYY Philly
91.1: nothing
91.3: WTSR Trenton NJ
91.5: WNYE New York
91.7: WKDU Philly; WBMR Telford PA; WLBS Levittown PA
91.9: WNTI Hackettstown NJ

 

[RadioDaze]

In Durham, North Carolina, the NCE end of the FM dial is very crowded with all the colleges in our market and neighboring ones.

87.7 MHz- silent now, but was once audio from WECT-TV in Wilmington, NC

87.9 MHz-silent

88.1 MHz-WKNC, Raleigh, NC (NC State)

88.3 MHz-WUAW, Erwin, NC (Triton High School), WRVL, Lynchburg, VA (Liberty University), or WVRL, Elizabeth City, NC (also Liberty University)

88.5 MHz-WRTP, Franklinton, NC or WFDD, Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest University)

88.7 MHz-WXDU, Durham, NC (Duke University)
or WAGO, Snow Hill, NC

88.9 MHZ-WSHA, Raleigh, NC (Shaw University)

89.1 MHz-WVTF, Roanoke, VA

89.3 MHz-WXYC, Chapel Hill, NC (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) or WTEB, New Bern, NC (Craven Community College)

89.5 MHz-fuzzy WTJY, Asheboro, NC or sometimes WHRV, Norfolk, VA

89.7 MHz-WCPE, Raleigh, NC

89.9 MHZ- WDAV, Davidson, NC (Davidson College) or WRVS, Elizabeth City, NC (Elizabeth City State University)

90.1 MHz-WCCE, Buies Creek, NC (former Campbell University station, now simulcasts WRTP), WNAA, Greensboro, NC (North Carolina A&T State University), or WMVE, Chase City, VA

90.3 MHz-WKNS, Kinston, NC (Lenoir Community College) and occassionally WHRO, Norfolk, VA

90.5 MHz-WVRD, Zebulon, NC (simulcasts WRVL), WDCC, Sanford, NC (Central Carolina Community College), WWIL, Wilmington, NC

90.7 MHz-WNCU, Durham, NC (North Carolina Central University)

90.9 MHZ-WRQM, Rocky Mount, NC (simulcasts WUNC)

91.1 MHz-W216BN, Raleigh, NC (WRTP Translator), WOKD, Danville, VA

91.3 MHz-WHQR, Wilmington, NC

91.5 MHz- WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC

91.7 MHz-WBKU, Ahoskie, NC

91.9 MHZ-WFSS, Fayetteville, NC (Fayetteville State University)

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Somerville MA, a few miles NNW of Boston, on the side of a hill with an open vista southeast to southwest.

87.7 PIRATE: Boston, MA
88.1 WMBR Cambridge, MA - Local
88.5 PIRATE: Boston, MA
88.9 WERS Boston, MA and HD1, HD2 - Local
89.3 PIRATE: weak, Boston, MA?
89.7 WGBH Boston, MA and HD1, HD2, HD3 - Local
90.1 PIRATE: weak, not always on - north of Boston?
90.3 WZBC Newton, MA - Local
90.5 WICN Worcester, MA and WSMA Scituate, MA (depends on antenna position, weak)
90.9 WBUR Boston, MA and HD1 - Local
91.3 PIRATE: Boston, MA
91.5 WMFO Medford, MA - Local
91.7 WMWM Salem, MA (weak)
91.9 WUMB, Boston and HD1 (HD barely locks on)

 

[ddsparxx]

Manassas, VA,

Call Sign Frequency Dist./Signal City Format
WPRZ 88.1 FM 35.4 mi. Brandy Station, VA Religious
88.3 FM WAMU IBOC
WAMU 88.5 FM 24.3 mi. Washington, DC American University Public Radio
88.7 FM WAMU IBOC
WVEP 88.9 FM 58.2 mi. Martinsburg, WV Public Radio
WPFW 89.3 FM 24.3 mi. Washington, DC Public Radio
WWED 89.5 FM 38.6 mi. Spotsylvania, VA Folk
WPER 89.9 FM 17.5 mi. Culpeper, VA Christian Contemporary
WCSP 90.1 FM 28.2 mi. Washington, DC C-SPAN talk
WCSP 90.1 HD2 and HD3 additional C-span talk
90.3 WCSP IBOC
WJYJ 90.5 FM 54.6 mi. Fredericksburg, VA Christian Contemporary
90.7 WETA IBOC
WETA 90.9 FM 20.9 mi. Washington, DC Classical
WETA HD-2 Opera
WETA FM 91.1 IBOC
WTRM 91.3 FM 57.3 mi. Winchester, VA Southern Gospel Music
WBJC 91.5 FM 59.3 mi. Baltimore, MD Baltimore Community College Classical
W219DL (WRVL) 91.7 FM 19.4 mi. Warrenton, VA Liberty University Religious
WGTS 91.9 FM 20.9 mi. Takoma Park, MD Columbia Union College Christian Contemporary

I did the Copy and Paste on the data from Radio Locator and did some editing.

 

[Bongwater]

In Bellingham, WA it's:

87.75 CHEK-TV 6 Victoria, BC
88.1 CBU-2-FM Vancouver (CBC Radio One)
88.3 K202DV Bellingham (KEFX/CSN)
88.7 K204BI Bellingham (KPLU)
88.9 CBUX-FM2 Victoria, BC (Espace Musique/French)
89.3 KUGS Bellingham (Alternative Rock - Western Washington University)
89.7 CJSU Duncan, BC (Sun FM - AAA format)
89.9 K210CN Bellingham (CSN)
90.1 KNWP Port Angeles, WA (Northwest Public Radio Classical Service)
90.3 K212FG Bellingham (KUOW)
90.5 CBCV Victoria, BC (CBC Radio One)
90.9 CBUX Vancouver, BC (Espace Musique/French)
91.1 K216EN Mount Vernon, WA (KPLU)
91.3 CJZN Victoria, BC (Alternative, The Zone @91-3)
91.7 KZAZ Bellingham, WA (Northwest Public Radio Classical Service)

 

[charlestondxman]

Just S of Charleston, SC on James Island, using Grundig S350DL, car radio and walkman:

87.5- nothing
87.7- nothing now, but before DTV transition, often one of WJBF Augusta, WECT Wilmington, or WKMG Orlando
87.9- Whatever comes up on a iPod
88.1- W201CH "S. Charleston" (Effect Christian contemporary), WRJA Sumter (ETV) mixes in. Only heard Savannah once.
88.3- WFCH slop, WMBJ far N
88.5- Local WFCH (Family Radio)
88.7- WAGP Beaufort, religion, and WFCH slop
88.9- W205BJ Charleston (KAWZ translator). WKVC or a couple others come in DX
89.1- WSCI slop, WLJK Aiken otherwise
89.3- WSCI Charleston (ETV Radio classical)
89.5- WSCI slop, WYFS picked up once
89.7- Often a weak WMHK Columbia
89.9- WJWJ Beaufort (ETV Radio news), WJCT?
90.1- WHMC Conway or others
90.3- W212CJ Mt. Pleasant (WYFH translator), or WHCJ Savannah or WSSB Orangeburg
90.5- Nothing
90.7- WYFH North Charleston (Bible Broadcasting Network)
90.9- WLGI Hemingway (Baha'i), weak
91.1- W216BJ (Way FM HD2) when on, otherwise, weak WSVH Savannah
91.3- Weak WLTR Columbia
91.5- WKCL Ladson (owned by local bible college, religion)
91.7- nothing
91.9- W220CN (His Radio Praise HD3) when on.

Others can come in from FL, GA, and other locations during skip.

 

[dxho]

The ones listed are normally available to me. DC is about 100 miles, Charlottesville is about 60, and Norfolk/Va Beach/Hampton Roads is 75-100.

The 'others' depend on atmospherics

88.1 WRIH Richmond
4 others
88.3 WGPS Elizabeth City (southeast of me)
88.3 WRVL Lynchburg (west of me)
3 others
88.5 WAMU DC (noth)
88.5 WVTW Charlottesville (west)
88.5 WJLZ Virginia Beach (s/east)
2 others
88.7 WCVE IBOC hash
88.7 WFOS Chesapeake (s/east)
88.7 WAGO Snow Hill (south)
88.9 WCVE Richmond
1 other
89.1 WCVE IBOC hash
89.1 WVTF Roanoke (west)
89.1 WWIP Cheriton (s/east)
1 other
89.3 WPFW DC (north)
89.3 WVTU Charlottesville (west)
89.3 WJYA Emporia (south)
1 other
89.5 WHRV Norfolk (s/east)
89.5 WWED Spotsylvania (north)
2 others
89.7 WAUQ Charles City (east)
3 others
89.9 WPER Culpepper (north)
89.9 WNRS Sweet Briar
2 others
90.1 WDCE Richmond (north)
90.1 WCSP DC (north)
90.1 WKYV Colonial Heights (south)
90.1 WPVA Waynesboro (west)
90.1 WMVE Chase City (s/west)
2 others
90.3 WHRO Norfolk (s/east)
5 others
90.5 WJYJ Fredericksburg (north)
3 others
90.7 WAZP Cape Charles (s/east)
5 others
90.9 WETA DC (north)
90.9 WCWM Williamsburg (s/east)
5 others
91.1 WHCE Highland Springs
91.1 WTJU Charlottesville (west)
91.1 WNSB Norfolk (s/east)
91.3 WVST Petersburg (south)
91.3 WESM Princess Anne (n/east)
2 others
91.5 WBJC Baltimore (north)
91.5 WYCS Yorktown (s/east)
4 others
91.7 W219CX Richmond
91.7 WBKU Ahoskie (south)
91.9 WNRN Charlottesville (west)
91.9 WCDX IBOC hash
2 others

 

[spunker88]

From Carthage-Watertown, NY

87.5 Blank
87.7 CJOH-TV-6 Deseronto, ON (Not sure about the fate of this one. Its parent station is in Ottawa which has been mandated by the CRTC to go digital, but this translator falls in the Kingston market which is exempt.)
87.9 Blank
88.1 W201CB Lowville, NY (WLSU)
88.3 WAER Syracuse, NY
88.5 Blank
88.7 CKYM Napanee, ON
88.9 WSLJ Watertown, NY (WSLU)
89.1 W206BH Lyons Falls, NY (WSLU)
89.3 Blank
89.5 WSLU Canton, NY
89.5 WUNY Utica, NY (WCNY)
89.7 Blank
89.9 WRVO Oswego, NY
90.1 WKWV Watertown, NY
90.3 WRUN Remsen, NY (WAMC)
90.5 WSLG Gouverneuer, NY (WSLU)
90.7 Blank (IBOC Hash)
90.9 WJNY Watertown, NY (WCNY)
91.1 Blank (IBOC Hash)
91.3 WCNY Syracuse, NY
91.5 Blank
91.7 WRVJ Watertown, NY (WRVO)
91.9 W220BO Lowville, NY (WMHR)

 

[eskipper411]

FM Band from WSW of Decatur, Texas (as received)
87.5: Nothing
87.7: Sound from KZFW 6 in Dallas (maybe)
87.9: Nothing
88.1: KNTU-FM (Denton, Texas)
88.3: KJCR-FM (Keene, Texas)
88.5: KEOM-FM (Mesquite, Texas)
88.5: KMQX-FM (Weatherford, Texas)
88.7: KTCU-FM (Fort Worth, Texas)
89.1: KSQX-FM (Springtown, Texas)
89.3: KNON-FM (Dallas, Texas)
89.5: KYQX-FM (Weatherford, Texas
89.7: KVRK-FM (Sanger, Texas)
90.1: KERA-FM (Dallas, Texas)
90.9: KCBI-FM (Dallas, Texas)
91.3: KDKR-FM (Decatur, Texas)
91.7: KKXT-FM (Dallas, Texas)

 

[purpledevil]

From north Houston:

87.7-87.9 empty
88.1 KFTG-Pasadena, Tx. (Spanish Religious)
88.3 KAFR-Conroe, Tx. (American Family Radio)
88.5 empty
88.7 KUHF-Houston, Tx. (Classical/NPR News-Univ. of Houston)
88.9 empty
89.1 empty
89.3 KSBJ-Humble, Tx. (Christian Contemporary)
89.5 empty
89.7 KACC-Alvin, Tx. (Rock-Alvin Community College)
89.9 empty
90.1 KPFT-Houston, Tx. (National Public Radio)
90.3 empty
90.5 KJIC-Santa Fe, Tx. (Religious)
90.5 KSHU-Huntsville, Tx. (Rock-Sam Hou. St. University)
90.9 KTSU-Houston, Tx. (Jazz/R&B-Tex. Sou. University)
91.1 empty
91.3 KPVU-Prairie View, Tx. (Jazz/R&B-Prairie View A&M Univ.)
91.5 K218DA-Houston, Tx. (Rice University Translator for KTRU)
91.5 KHML-Madisonville, Tx. (KHCB religious affiliate)
91.7 KTRU-Houston, Tx. (Indie Rock/Variety-Rice University)
91.9 empty