27 July 2023

by | Jul 27, 2023 | FM DX

FM DX today: KEXL 97.5 Pierce, NE 443 miles @ 9:36 AM KSRX 104.5 Omaha, NE 345 miles @ 8:47 AM WOI-FM 90.1 Ames, IA 269 miles @ 10:38 AM

24 July 2023

by | Jul 24, 2023 | FM DX, TV DX

FM DX: KNSK 91.1 Fort Dodge, IA 349 miles 11:48 AM (100,000 watts) KLFG 89.5 Fort Dodge, IA 349 miles 11:47 AM (34,000 watts) WOI-FM 90.1 Ames, IA 269 miles 1:21 PM (100,000 watts) KNWI 107.1 Osceola, IA 253 miles 7:33 AM (100,000 watts) WVIK 90.3 Rock Island, IL 190...

19 July 2023

by | Jul 19, 2023 | FM DX

Distant FM logs today: KSRZ 104.5 Omaha at 345 miles, 4:23 PM WOI 90.1 Ames at 269 miles, 4:17 PM and again at 9:46 KSUI 91.7 Iowa City at 209 miles, 8:41 PM WVIK 90.3 Rock Island at 190 miles, several times today, most recently about half an hour ago at 10:40...

17 July 2023 E-Skip

by | Jul 17, 2023 | FM DX

89.5 KVUD Bay City, TX 13kw (763 miles) 11:22 AM 89.5 KLUX Robstown, TX 42kw (867 miles) 11:35 AM 91.7 XHEOQ-FM Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas 3kw (990 miles) 11:37 AM

14 July 2023

by | Jul 14, 2023 | NWR DX

Logged NOAA Weather Radio KIH61 from Omaha, NE for several minutes, enough to hear Douglas County allergen/pollen count readings, station ID, hazardous weather outlook and Omaha/Council Bluffs forecast. This is a distance of about 340 miles and beats the old record of...

13 July 2023

by | Jul 13, 2023 | FM DX

FM DX so far today: 102.9 – KEZS Cape Girardeau at 105 miles 91.9 – KASU Jonesboro at 200 miles (clear signal with RDS and PI code, listening as I type this)

12 July 2023

by | Jul 12, 2023 | FM DX, NWR DX, TV DX

FM: KEZS Cape Girardeau 102.9 KGMO Cape Girardeau 100.7 KKLH Marshfield 104.7 KLRQ Clinton 96.1 KRXL Kirksville 94.5 KPOW La Monte 97.7 KTKS Versailles 95.1 WJKG Altamont, IL 105.5 Also many Columbia-Jefferson City, Rolla, and Springfield IL stations, in addition to...

29 and 30 June 2023 FM Tropo

by | Jun 30, 2023 | FM DX

KZSN 102.1 Hutchinson, KS (393 miles) KLFG 89.5 Fort Dodge, IA (349 miles) KXKT 103.7 Glenwood, IA (346 miles) KQKQ 98.5 Council Bluffs, IA (346 miles) KSRZ 104.5 Omaha, NE (345 miles) KOOO 101.9 La Vista, NE (345 miles) KMJX 105.1 Conway, AR (299 miles) WOI-FM 90.1...

22 June 2023 E-Skip

by | Jun 23, 2023 | FM DX

KCSP-FM 90.3 Casper, WY 877 miles (3:33 PM) KDUW 91.7 Douglas, WY 827 miles (3:34 PM) KCFR-FM 90.1 Denver, CO 798 miles (3:06 PM) WHCJ 90.3 Savannah, GA 703 miles (12:40 PM) WYFS 89.5 Savannah, GA 689 miles (12:39 PM)

“WXSL Telemundo St. Louis”

by | Jun 20, 2023 | Miscellaneous, TV DX

WXSL-LD in St. Elmo, IL appears to be poised to make a de facto move into the St. Louis market. Three job postings show on Indeed.com for positions at “WXSL Telemundo St. Louis”. The current WXSL is a low-power signal in St. Elmo, IL, southwest of...

11-June E-Skip event

by | Jun 12, 2023 | FM DX

Final log of FM stations received during yesterday’s E-Skip event, sorted by distance. KAFF-FM 92.9 Flagstaff, AZ (1196 miles), 10:04 PM CDT WAIL 99.5 Key West, FL (1103 miles), 6:21 PM WLRN-FM 91.3 Miami, FL (1063 miles), 8:03 PM KEMC 91.7 Billings, MT (1043...

E-Skip event in progress

by | Jun 11, 2023 | FM DX

See the latest updates here: https://rabbitears.info/tvdx/fm_one_tuner_map/90 I’ll post a final list of stations received during this event after it is over.

6/3/23 FM/TV DX

by | Jun 3, 2023 | FM DX, TV DX

TV: 8:59 AM 29 KXVO (ATSC 3.0) 10:33 AM 10 WGEM 10:38 AM 7 KHQA FM: 9:00 AM 96.7 KCMQ 9:33 AM 105.7 KXKX 9:36 AM 91.3 KBIA* 9:46 AM 105.5 KKJO 9:47 AM 106.9 KTXY 9:52 AM 94.3 KATI 10:10 AM 101.9 KZWV 10:13 AM 106.1 KOQL 10:39 AM 104.5 WFMB *KBIA usually comes in, but...

5/31/23 E-Skip

by | May 31, 2023 | FM DX

10:14 AM – KLYT Albuquerque, NM (920 miles) 10:32 AM – KOLZ Corrales, NM (941 miles) 10:34 AM – KLVO Belen, NM (950 miles) 10:41 AM – WAMU Washington, DC (716 miles) 10:43 AM – WVUD Newark, DE (786 miles)...

Florida FM E-Skip

by | May 19, 2023 | FM DX

Received 5/19/2023 between 5:08 and 5:36 PM: 89.5 WAYJ Naples, FL (1009 miles) 89.7 WMLV Miami, FL (1080 miles) 91.1 WKES Lakeland, FL (880 miles) 91.9 WHGN Crystal River, FL (821 miles)

TV and NWR DX in Gulf Shores, AL

by | May 17, 2023 | NWR DX, TV DX

I was in Gulf Shores earlier this month and recorded some distant TV and NWR reception. Thursday, May 11: 162.450 KEC38 Largo/Seminole, FL 162.500 WWF86 East Point, FL mixed with KPS505 Sumterville, FL Also received: 162.425 WNG607 Greenville, AL 162.425 WNG640...

NWR WNG728 Hawk Point, MO back on the air

by | Apr 3, 2023 | NWR DX

After close to two years out of service, NOAA Weather Radio WNG728 is back on the air from Hawk Point, Missouri. So far reception is a little weaker at my location in St. Louis County than I remember from the previous Bellflower site. Also see:...