E-Skip from Virginia
This is pretty cool for those of us who are broadcast enthusiasts etc. Last night I was driving around in Lincoln listening to a 99 watt low-power FM on 94.5 when for about three seconds the local station cut out and instead I was picking up a station from Richmond, Virginia due to atmospheric E-skip. I have a digital radio in my car (receives digital radio signals and displays identification/informative text about the station being received, if the station is digital). Instead of the “MYBRIDGE” identifier on the radio’s screen, when the signal cut over to modern pop the screen read “WRVQ-FM Q94″. A Google search revealed this is a 200,000 watt (superpower) FM station in Richmond! After a couple more seconds the radio cut back to the local signal and “MYBRIDGE” again appeared on the display.