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

This is what I get from Gary, IN

96.1 - Empty (Occasionally get WLKG Lake Geneva, WI)
96.3 - WBBM-FM Chicago
96.5 - Splatter from WBBM-FM (occasionally get WAZY Lafayette, IN)
96.7 - Empty (can get either WSSR joliet, IL or WCOE LaPorte, IN)
96.9 - Splatter from WDRV (can sometimes get the simulcast of WWDV Zion, IL)
97.1 - WDRV Chicago
97.3 - Empty
97.5 - Empty
97.7 - Empty (sometimes get WLQI Renssaelaer, IN)
97.9 - WLUP Chicago
98.1 - Empty (some splatter from WLUP)
98.3 - Empty (sometimes get WCCQ Crest Hill/Joliet, IL)
98.5 - Empty
98.7 - WFMT Chicago
98.9 - Empty
99.1 - Empty (usually get WSMK Niles, MI or WMYX Milwaukee, WI)
99.3 - Empty (sometimes get WKVI-FM Knox, IN)
99.5 - WUSN Chicago
99.7 - Splatter from WUSN & WCPQ)
99.9 - WCPQ Park Forest IL (WHFB Benton Harbor, MI stomps on 99.9 during the summer months, due to 2 50kw stations being short-spaced)
 
Bristol, Connecticut

96.5 WTIC-FM Hartford, CT - Hot AC
96.9 WEHM Long Island - AAA (Weak if I can get them at all)
97.1 W246CC Bolton, CT - Spanish Tropical "Bomba 97.1" (simulcast of WMRQ 104.1 HD2) (Signal Strength Varies)
97.3 WZBG Litchfield, CT - AC (This station is owned by Dick Ebersol of NBC and Susan St. James)
97.5 WALK Long Island - AC
97.9 WPKX Enfield, CT - Country (Weak if I get them at all).
98.1 WX4ESPN Bristol, CT (This experimental station has been on the air from the ESPN Campus in Bristol for the past few years and trashed my reception of KIX 97.9 see above).
98.5 WBON Long Island - Spanish Tropical (Signal Strength Varies)
99.1 WPLR New Haven, CT - Classic Rock
99.9 WEZN Bridgeport, CT - AC
 
From between Gurnee and Libertyville, IL:

96.1 - WLKG Lake Geneva, WI (used to be better before blighted with higher/max powered IBOC jamming from WBBM-FM)
96.3 - WBBM-FM Chicago, IL
96.5 - WKLH Milwaukee, WI (sometimes have to overcome IBOC splatter from WBBM)
96.7 - empty
96.9 - WWDV Zion, IL (strong)
97.1 - WDRV Chicago, IL
97.3 - WRNW Milwaukee
97.5 - WZOK Rockford, IL
97.7 - empty
97.9 - WLUP Chicago, IL
98.1 - occ. WMGN Madison, WI
98.3 - WRLR-LP Round Lake, IL; often get WJMR Menominee Falls, WI when WRLR nulled
98.5 - occ. WXXQ Freeport, IL
98.7 - WFMT Chicago, IL
98.9 - empty
99.1 - WMYX Milwaukee, WI
99.3 - empty
99.5 - WUSN Chicago, IL
99.7 - empty (WZDR Sturgeon Bay, WI during strong tropo)
99.9 - this one is a mess, at least THREE signals are receivable at any one time: WFEL-LP Antioch, IL; WCPQ Park Forest IL; WJVL Janesville, WI; and, WHFB Benton Harbor, MI (when there's any tropo). There's even a fifth in there during tropo events which I have yet to ID.
 
RyanHoward said:
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)

I have also gotten a WBMR translator at 96.9.
 
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