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What does your FM band look like? (96.1-99.9)

D

danikayser84

Week 3 of 5

Here in Schenectady, NY...
96.1 - either WODZ (oldies, Utica) or WAJZ splatter
96.3 - WAJZ (rhythmic CHR, JAMZ 96.3)
96.5 - mix of WAJZ and WPTR splatter
96.7 - WPTR (oldies, Legends 96.7)
96.9 - WOUR (rock, Utica, pretty weak) or WPTR splatter
97.1 - nothing (picked up WZRT during tropo when I lived in Troy)
97.3 - WMYY (repeater of WHAZ 1330)
97.5 - either WHAZ-FM or W248AX (is the latter even on anymore? didn't hear it last time I drove past Albany)
97.7 - WEXT (adult alternative "97.7 EXT")
97.9 - WRIP (Windham, very weak)
98.1 - WTRY splatter
98.3 - WTRY (oldies, Rotterdam)
98.5 - WCKM (oldies, Lake George) or WCTW (Hot AC "98.5 The Cat", Catskill), almost always WCKM
98.7 - WLZW ("98.7 Lite FM", Utica, fair to weak)
98.9 - nothing (picked up WOKO during tropo before)
99.1 - nothing
99.3 - WRVE splatter
99.5 - WRVE (mainstream-leaning Hot AC, 99.5 The River)
99.7 - WRVE splatter
99.9 - nothing
 
30 miles south of Indianapolis...

96.1 WQLK Richmond,IN
96.3 WJAA Austin,IN and WHHH Indianapolis,IN
96.5 W243CL Shelbyville,IN
96.7 WBWB Bloomington,IN and WORX Madison,IN and W Alexandria,IN
96.9 WLHK IBOC and WKLO Hardinsburg,IN
97.1 WLHK Shelbyville,IN
97.3 WLHK IBOC
97.5 WAMZ Louisville,KY and Franklin,IN Translator
97.7 WCLS Spencer,IN
97.9 WGNR Anderson,IN
98.1 WBUL Lexington,KY and WRAY Princeton,IN
98.3 WRDZ Plainfield,IN
98.5 WHUM-LP Columbus,IN and WSHI-LP Shelbyville,IN
98.7 WQME Andreson,IN
98.9 WNRW Lyndon,KY and WBYR Van Wert,OH
99.1 WHKO Dayton,OH and WYXY Savoy,IL
99.3 WSCH Aurora,IN and WZPL IBOC
99.5 WZPL Greenfield,IN
99.7 WZPL IBOC and WDJX Louisville,KY
99.9 WLQT Kettering,OH and WTHI Terre Haute,IN
 
From Warminster PA:

96.1: WCTO Easton PA(Cat Country) or WTTH Margate NJ
96.3: splatter from WRDW
96.5: WRDW Philly(Wired)
96.7: splatter from WRDW
96.9: WFPG Atlantic City NJ
97.1: W246AR Bensalem PA(WRDV Tx) or WQHT(Hot 97) New York
97.3: sometimes WENJ Millville NJ
97.5: WPEN-FM Burlington NJ/Philly(sports)
97.7: splatter from WPEN-FM
97.9: splatter from WOGL
98.1: WOGL Philly
98.3: splatter, sometimes WMGQ New Brunswick NJ
98.5: WBBO Asbury Park NJ(weak signal)
98.7: vacant
98.9: WUSL Philly(Power 99)
99.1: WUSL splatter or WAWZ Somerset NJ
99.3: vacant
99.5: WJBR Wilmington DE
99.7: vacant
99.9: WODE Easton PA(The Hawk)
 
Durham, North Carolina...


96.1: WBBB, Raleigh, NC
96.3: WROV, Martinsville (Roanoke), VA or WRHT, Morehead City, NC
96.5: WFLB, Laurinburg (Fayetteville), NC or WKLR, Fort Lee (Richmond), VA
96.7: WKRX, Roxboro, NC
96.9: WYMY, Goldsboro (Raleigh), NC
97.1: WQMG, Greensboro, NC
97.3: IBOC splatter from WQOK (formerly WNMX, Wilmington, NC, WGH-FM, Newport, News, VA or WKBC-FM, North Wilkesboro, NC)
97.5: WQOK, Carrboro (Raleigh), NC
97.7: IBOC splatter from WQOK (formerly WEQR, Walnut Creek (Goldsboro), NC)
97.9: WPEG, Concord, NC, WTRG, Gaston, NC or WNBB, Bayboro, NC
98.1: WQSM, Fayetteville or, sometimes, WBRF, Galax, VA
98.3: WLUS, Clarksville, VA
98.5: WDWG, Rocky Mount, NC or W253AZ, Creedmoor, NC (WRTP translator)
98.7: WSMW, Greensboro, NC or WRMR, Jacksonville, NC
98.9: W255AM, Raleigh, NC (WRTP translator) or WNBR, Bethel (Greenville), NC
99.1: W256AX, Morrisville, NC (WRTP translator), WSLQ, Roanoke, VA or WZFX, Whiteville (Fayetteville), NC
99.3: WZAX, Nashville (Rocky Mount), NC
99.5: WMAG, High Point, NC
99.7: IBOC hash from WCMC (formerly WYFI, Norfolk, VA or WRFX, Kannapolis (Charlotte), NC
99.9: WCMC, Holly Springs (Raleigh), NC
 
From Fresno CA

96.1 KSLK Visalia Spanish sports
96.3 KUBB Marposa- country
96.5 KVMX-Max-FM Bakersfield-Classic Hits
96.7 KALZ-Alice- Fowler- Modern AC
97.1 KSEQ Visalia- Top 40 Hip Hop
97.5 KABX Merced-50s, 60s, and 70s Oldies
97.9 KMGV Fresno- R&B Oldies and Old School 50s, 60s and 70s.
98.3 K-Love- Huron repeater
98.5 KDFO-Bakersfield- The Fox Classic Rock
98.5 KUFX-San Jose- The Fox Classic Rock
98.5 KRXQ-Sacramento- AOR/Active Rock
98.9 KSOF- Fresno- Soft AC
99.3 KJWL K-Jewel-Fresno- Adult Hits
99.7 KIOO- Porterville Classic Rock
99.9 KCIV-Mariposa Christain Talk
 
From Manassas, VA

96.1 WHUR IBOC
96.3 WHUR DC (Urban adult)
96.3 HD-2 (World music/jazz)
96.5 WHUR IBOC
96.7 very weak, both WDLD Hagerstown, MD (Top 40) and WCEI Easton, ME (AC)
96.9 WASH IBOC and sometime WWUZ Bowling Green, VA (Classic rock)
97.1 WASH DC (AC)
97.1 HD-2 once smooth jazz, now top 40/hot AC
97.3 WASH IBOC
97.5 WLTF Martinsburg, WV (AC)
97.7 Pretty much empty and some WIYY IBOC
97.9 WIYY Baltimore (98 Rock)
98.1 very weak WTVR Richmond, (AC, Lite-98)
98.3 either WSMD (adult hits) in Mechanicsville, MD or WKSI Stephens City, VA (Top 40)
98.5 WMZQ IBOC
98.7 WMZQ DC (country)
98.7 HD-2 (classic country)
98.9 WMZQ IBOC
99.1 WLZL Annapolis, MD (Spanish CHR)
99.3 WIHT IBOC
99.5 WIHT DC (Top 40)
99.5 HD-2 (Also top 40)
99.7 IBOC hash
99.9 WFRE Frederick, MD (country)
99.9 HD-2, when its signal is strong enough (classic country and classic rock mixed in)
 
From Greenville, PA

96.1-Nothing
96.3-WKQW, Oil City
96.5-WAKS, Cleveland, Ohio (weak)
96.7-WLLF, Mercer
96.9-WRRK, Pittsburgh (weak)
97.1-WREO, Ashtabula, Ohio
97.3-WKWK, Wheeling, West Virginia (very seldom and weak)
97.5-WONE, Akron, Ohio
97.7-Nothing
97.9-WXTA, Edinboro
98.1-WKDD, Akron, Ohio
98.3-WYBL, Ashtabula, Ohio
98.5-WGYI, Oil City
98.7-Nothing
98.9-WMXY, Youngstown, Ohio
99.1-Nothing
99.3-WHMJ, Franklin
99.5-Nothing
99.7-WSHH, Pittsburgh (weak)
99.9-WXKC, Erie
 
from southern end of Pittsburgh, PA

96.1 - WKST, Pittsburgh
96.3 - nothing/splatter
96.5 - nothing
96.7 - nothing/splatter
96.9 - WRRK, Pittsburgh
97.1 - nothing
97.3 - WKWK, Wheeling, WV
97.5 - nothing
97.7 - WLER, Butler, PA (weak)
97.9 - nothing
98.1 - WKDD, Akron, OH (sporadic/weak)
98.3 - WPKV, Duquesne, PA (K-Love)
98.5 - nothing
98.7 - WOVK, Wheeling, WV (weak)
98.9 - WMXY, Youngstown, OH
99.1 - WRKW, Ebensburg, PA (sporadic, weak)
99.3 - WPKL, Uniontown, PA (weak)
99.5 - nothing/splatter
99.7 - WSHH, Pittsburgh
99.9 - nothing/splatter

IBOC clearly blasts a wide path on my locals
 
Bothell, WA

96.1: KXXO Olympia, WA/sometimes CHKG Vancouver, BC, usually on Airplane scatter
96.3: IBOC
96.5: KJAQ Seattle, WA
96.7: IBOC
96.9: KGY McClearly, WA (sometimes CKLG Vancouver, BC, but not as often as a couple years ago to say the least)
97.1: IBOC
97.3: KIRO Tacoma, WA
97.5: IBOC
97.7: KOMO Oakville, WA (FM repeater for KOMO-AM 1000, usually pointed toward the South Sound)
97.9: IBOC
98.1: KING Seattle, WA
98.3: IBOC
98.5: CIOC Victoria, BC
98.7: IBOC
98.9: KLCK Seattle, WA (formerly KWJZ and Smooth Jazz, now KLCK with a "Modern AC" format, that sucks)
99.1: IBOC
99.3: KDDS Elma, WA
99.5: some splatter of 99.3/99.9, KWJJ Portland, OR in tropo
99.7: IBOC
99.9: KISW Seattle, WA

-crainbebo
 
And when I'm down with relatives in Wapato, WA...

96.1: KLKY Stanfield, OR (Classic Rock)
96.3: KRCW Royal City, WA (Mexican)
96.5: KWLZ Warm Springs, OR (KBNW 1340 repeater) I don't think I've heard KJAQ down here at all.
96.7: splatter, but one time caught KMMG Benton City, WA (Mexican) when 96.9 was off
96.9: KZTA Naches, WA (ANOTHER mexican!)
97.1: KXRX Pasco, WA (Rock)
97.3: KIRO Tacoma, WA (Talk) in spots
97.5: KOLW Basin City, WA (Oldies)
97.7: KOMO Oakville, WA (News, VERY reliable signal at about 110 mi+!)
97.9: KYYR-LP Yakima, WA (Christian Rock I think)/KZTB Milton-Freewater, OR (Mexican again. Getting tired of these stations already!)
98.1: usually nothing, once caught KISC Spokane, WA (about 200 mi or so, Soft Rock) and once also caught KING Seattle, WA (Classical)
98.3: KEYW Pasco, WA (Hot AC)
98.5: splatter, and lots of it. I don't think I've ever caught KEYG Grand Coulee here, but over in Ellensburg area, it's possible
98.7: KMNT Mabton, WA (Mexican)
98.9: splatter, not once have I caught KWJZ (now KLCK) in Wapato. Twice going up and/or down the Manastash Ridge near Ellensburg, but never here.
99.1: KUJ Tri-Cities, WA (CHR)
99.3: KQMY Yakima, WA (Adult Contemporary)
99.5: splatter. May have caught KAAP Rock Island, WA but not sure.
99.7: KHHK Yakima, WA (Hip Hop)
99.9: VERY rarely KXLY Spokane, WA (Country)

-crainbebo
 
Location: Vermilion, OH (along Lake Erie shore, 35 miles west of Cleveland)

Consistently strong signals shown in bold.

96.1 - WKFM/Huron, OH 'K96' (Country)
96.3 weak WDVD/Detroit '96-3 DVD' (Hot AC)
96.5 - WAKS/Cleveland 'Kiss FM' (Top-40)
96.7 - CHYR/Leamington, ON 'Mix 96-7' (AC)
96.9 - WLRD/Willard, OH '96-9 the Word' (Gospel/Religious)
97.1 - WREO/Ashtabula, OH 'Star 97.1' (AC) sometimes mixed with WXYT/Detroit '97.1 the Ticket' (Sports)
97.3 - WJZE/Oak Harbor (Toledo, OH) 'Hot 97.3' (Hip-Hop)
97.5 - WONE/Akron (Rock)
97.7 - WGGN/Castalia, OH (Christian)
97.9 - weak WJLB/Detroit (Hip-Hop) with some slop from 97.7 WGGN
98.1 - WKDD/Akron (Hot AC)
98.3 - IBOC from 98.5/WNCX/Cleveland with WMIM/Luna Pier, MI (Toledo, OH) occasionally showing up
98.5 - WNCX/Cleveland '98.5, NCX' (Classic Rock)
98.7 - IBOC from WNCX with WDZH/Detroit occasionally coming through
98.9 - weak WMXY/Youngstown 'Mix 98-9' (AC)
99.1 - WFRO/Fremont, OH 'Eagle 99' (AC)
99.3 - IBOC from WGAR/99.5/Cleveland With some tropo, CJBC/London, ON (broadcasts in French) will appear
99.5 - WGAR/Cleveland (Country) When there is tropo, WYCD/Detroit (also country) will cause interference
99.7 - IBOC from WGAR
99.9 - WKKO/Toledo 'K100' (Country)
 
Continuation from Decatur, Texas
96.3 KSCS (Fort Worth, Texas)
96.7 WBAP-FM (Flower Mound, Texas)
97.1 KEGL (Fort Worth, Texas)
97.9 KBFB (Dallas, Texas)
98.3 KBOC (Bridgeport, Texas)
98.7 KLUV (Dallas, Texas)
99.1 KFZO (Denton, Texas)
99.5 KPLX (Fort Worth, Texas)
99.9 KLUR (Wichita Falls, Texas)
 
In Coldwater, MI-

96.1- WMAX- Holland, MI or WMTR- Archbold, OH
96.3- WNHT- Churubusco, IN, W242BH- Marshall, MI or WDVD- Detroit, MI
96.5- WKZO- Portage, MI
96.7- WUFN- Albion, MI
96.9- WNKL- Wauseon, OH or WLAV- Grand Rapids, MI
97.1- W246AU- Coldwater, MI
97.3- WMEE- Fort Wayne, IN
97.5- WJIM- Lansing, MI
97.7- WZOW- Goshen, IN
97.9- WGRD- Grand Rapids, MI
98.1- WDFM- Defiance, OH
98.3- Usually WNWN slop, but sometimes WCSY- Hartford, MI or WMIM- Luna Pier, OH
98.5- WNWN- Coldwater, MI
98.7- Usually WNWN slop, but sometimes WDZH- Detroit, MI or WFMT- Chicago, IL
98.9- WBYR- Woodburn, IN
99.1- WFMK- East Lansing, MI
99.3- WBET- Sturgis, MI
99.5- WYCD- Detroit, MI, WZPL- Greenfield, IN and WUSN- Chicago, IL
99.7- WKSD- Paulding, OH or WUGN- Midland, MI
99.9- WHFB- Benton Harbor, MI or WKKO- Toledo, OH
 
From NW Houston, TX.


96.1- KAGG-Madisonville, TX. (Country Aggie 96) weak
96.1- KYKZ-Lake Charles, LA. (Country Kicks 96) tropo from the east
96.3- nothing
96.5- KHMX-Houston, TX. (Hot AC Mix 96-5)
96.7- nothing
96.9- KNTE-El Campo, TX. (Spanish Dance Baila 96-9) weak SW rimshot
97.1- KTHT-Cleveland, TX. (Classic Country Country Legends 97.1) N rimshot
97.3- nothing
97.5- KFNC-Beaumont, TX. (Sports ESPN 97-5) E rimshot
97.7- splatter from KBXX
97.9- KBXX-Houston, TX. (Hip Hop 97-9 The Box)
98.1- splatter from KBXX (an occasional visit from KLTO-McQueeney Active Rock 97-7 Rock)
98.3- KORA-Bryan, TX. (Country Texas Country 98.3 KORA) tropo from the north
98.5- KTJM-Port Arthur, TX. (Regional Mexican 98.5 La Raza) E rimshot
98.7- KTXN-Victoria, TX. (Variety Hits 98-7 Jack FM) Tropo from SW
98.9- splatter from KODA
99.1- KODA-Houston, TX. (AC Sunny 99.1)
99.3- splatter from KODA
99.5- KNFX-Bryan, TX. (Classic Rock 99-5 The Fox) tropo from NW
99.5- KISS-San Antonio, TX. (Active Rock 99-5 KISS) tropo from W
99.5- KNGT-Lake Charles, LA. (Country Gator Country 99.5) tropo from E
99.7- KVST-Willis, TX. (Country K-Star Country 99.7 FM)
99.9- KSHN-Liberty, TX. (Variety Shine All Nine) weak NE rimshot
99.9- WACO-FM- Waco, Tx. (Country Waco 100) tropo from NW
 
From Whitman, MA

*= Non-commercial
#= IBOC
All stations are in Stereo

#96.1 WSRS Worcester
#96.5 WTIC-FM Hartford, CT
#96.9 WTKK Boston
97.3 WJFD-FM New Bedford
97.5 WOKQ Dover, NH
#97.7 WKAF Brockton, MA
98.1 WCTK New Bedford
#98.5 WBZ-FM Boston
98.9 WORC-FM Webster
99.1 WPLM-FM Plymouth
*#99.5 WCRB Lowell
99.9 WQRC Barnstable
 
From McKinney, TX Just North Of Dallas

96.3 KSCS Fortworth (Country)
96.7 WBAP-FM Flowermound (News/Talk)
97.1 KEGL Fortworth (Rock)
97.5 KLAK Tom Bean (Yesterday & Today)
97.9 KBFB Dallas (Hip Hop)
98.3 KBOC Bridgeport (Spanish)
98.7 KLUV Dallas (Classic Hits)
99.1 KFZO Denton (Spanish)
99.5 KPLX Fortworth (Country)
99.9 KQRO McKinney (Oldies)
 
Homosassa Springs, Fl

96.1 WTMP Dade City (Very Weak)
96.3 WXOF Yankeetown
96.5 WHTQ Orlando (Sometimes I've been picking up this sucker strong, Otherwise spatter from WXOF.)
96.7 WEKJ Chassahowitzka
97.1 WSUN Holiday (Very Weak)
97.5 WPCV Winter Haven (Very Weak)
97.9 WXTB Clearwater
98.5 WKTK Crystal River
99.3 WXRA Inglis
99.5 WQYK St.Petersburg (Very Weak)
 
Concord,CA (35 miles east of San Francisco,consistant stations are in Bold)
96.1-KYMX Sacramento
96.3-KUBB Merced
96.5-KOIT San Francisco
96.7-KMRQ Manteca OR KALZ Fowler
96.9-KSEG Sacramento OR KWAV Santa Cruz
97.1-KSEQ Fresno
97.3-KLLC San Francisco
97.5-KABX Merced
97.7-KWIN Stockton OR KFFG Los Altos
97.9-KLMG Esparto
98.1-KISQ San Francisco
98.3-KWNN Turlock
98.5-KRXQ Sacramento OR KUFX San Jose
98.7-KXTS Santa Rosa
98.9-KSOL San Francisco
99.1-KARA Williams OR KSQL Santa Cruz
99.3-KJOY Stockton OR KVYN Napa
99.5-Nothing
99.7-KMVQ San Francisco
99.9-KRCX Marysville OR KCIV Mount Bullion
 
Crystal Lake, IL (40 miles NW of Chicago)

96.1 WLKG Lake Geneva, WI; Tropo: WMAX Holland, MI
96.3 WBBM Chicago
96.5 WKLH Milwaukee
96.7 WKGL Loves Park, IL; WSSR Joliet, IL; Tropo: WCOE La Porte, IN*
96.9 WWDV Zion, IL; Tropo: WLAV Grand Rapids, MI
97.1 WDRV Chicago
97.3 WRNW Milwaukee; Skip: WAIA Miami, FL (heard in the 70's!)
97.5 WZOK Rockford, IL; Tropo: WHMS Champaign, IL
97.7 empty; Tropo: WLQI Rensselaer, IN
97.9 WLUP Chicago; WGRD Grand Rapids, MI (when Chicago off-air)
98.1 WMGN Madison
98.3 WRLR-LP Round Lake, IL; WCCQ Crest Hill, IL; Tropo: WJMR Menominee Falls, WI*
98.5 WXXQ Freeport, IL
98.7 WFMT Chicago
98.9 empty; Tropo: WVCX Tomah, WI
99.1 WMYX Milwaukee; Tropo: WYXY Danville, IL (former WIAI)
99.3 empty; Tropo: WAJK La Salle, IL; WKVI Knox, IN
99.5 WUSN Chicago
99.7 empty; Tropo:
99.9 WCPQ Forest Park, IL; WFEL-LP Antioch, IL; WJVL Janesville, WI; Tropo: WHFB Benton Harbor, MI*

* during Tropo conditions 3 or 4 of these stations are often mixed together!
 
Here’s what normally received 24/7 here in Poughkeepsie, NY.

96.1 LOCAL WPKF Poughkeepsie, NY
96.3 WCAA New York City
96.5 W243BZ xltr WOSR Ellenville, NY Northeast Public Radio; WTIC Hartford, CT
96.7 WCTZ Port Chester, NY; WTSX Port Jervis, NY
96.9 LOCAL WRRB Arlington, NY
97.1 WQHT New York City
97.3 WZAD Wurtsboro, NY
97.5 WALK Patchogue, NY
97.7 LOCAL WCZX Hyde Park, NY
97.9 WSKQ New York City
98.1 WKZE Salisbury, CT
98.3 WSUL Monticello, NY; WDAQ Danbury, CT
98.5 WCTW Catskill, NY
98.7 WRKS New York City
98.9 LOCAL WGNY Rosendale, NY
99.1 WPLR New Haven, CT; WAWZ Zarepath, NJ
99.3 WKIP Ellenville, NY
99.5 WBAI New York City; WRVE Schenectady, NY
99.7 WJUX Monticello, NY
99.9 WEZN Bridgeport, CT
 
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