Speg's 2016 Broadcast FM DX Log

Speg's 2017 Broadcast FM DX Log

Capitalized items are what were heard on the air to identify the station. Distances are in miles.
Red call letters indicate new stations. Tan call letters indicate new stations this year.
Explanation about estimation of critical frequency and electron density is at bottom of page.
Unidentified or unconfirmed list

             2017 Es
Days:                   3
Es Contacts:           74    
 Different Stations:   73
 New Stations:         44
States:                14 (AZ CA IA IL MI MN NC NV NY OH PA SC UT WI)
Canadian Provinces:     1 (ON)
Mexican States:         0
Countries:              2 (US CAN)


June 26, 2017 (Es) from Norman OK 
Est. Critical Freq: 20.39 MHz.    Est. Electron Density: 5.15 x 10¹² /m³ (based on ksne-fm)

 FREQ  CALL      Time  Dist    ST City                  Format         Other information

 96.7  kwmx    1039 am  829    az williams              classic rock   BOB AND TOM SHOW
 97.1  kxpt    1058 am 1013    NV LAS VEGAS             classic rock   
106.5  ksne-fm 1051 am  986    nv las vegas             ac             WEBSTREAM MATCH.

June 30, 2017 (Es) from Norman OK 
Est. Critical Freq: 21.67 MHz.    Est. Electron Density: 5.83 x 10¹² /m³ (based on kwkm)

 FREQ  CALL      Time  Dist    ST City                  Format         Other information

...Wave 1: Lunch hour...
 92.3  komp     148 pm 1013    nv las vegas             rock           KOMP 92.3 THE ROCK STATION
 93.9  kmgn     100 pm  794    az flagstaff             rock           THE MOUNTAIN
 94.1  kmxb    1257 pm  986    NV henderson             HOT AC         MIX 94.1. VEGAS AREA
 94.3  KDDL    1251 pm  855    az chino valley          COUNTRY        CATTLE COUNTRY
 95.5  kwnr     127 pm  986    nv henderson             COUNTRY        THE BULL
 95.7  kwkm     105 pm  692    AZ st. johns             hot ac         SHOW LOW AREA
 95.9  KKLD    1259 pm  830    AZ cottonwood            classic hits   RDS.
 97.1  kxpt     103 pm 1013    nv las vegas             classic rock   THE POINT. RDS: "KIM KELLY ON 97.1" 
 97.5  kmva     106 pm  849    az dewey-humboldt        hot ac         HOT 97.5 
 98.3  kkfr     105 pm  849    az mayer                 rhy top 40     POWER 98.3 
 99.7  khyz     120 pm 1019    ca mountain pass         hot ac         THE HIGHWAY. LAUGHLIN AREA REFERENCES. 
 99.9  KONY     113 pm  901    ut st. george            country        RDS: KONY
100.9  KWLP     134 pm  897    az peach springs                        STRONG. MAGIC MOUNTAIN H.S. REFERENCE. THE PEACH
101.5  KCLS     144 pm  901    ut leeds                 SOFT AC        RDS. STRONG
101.9  kwid     141 pm  988    nv las vegas             SPANISH        [likely] IN BRIEFLY OVER TWISTER
102.1  KAHM     128 pm  830    az PRESCOTT              EASY LIST      AREA WEATHER/FIRE INFO.
103.1  kurr     138 pm  901    ut hildale               top 40         MIX 103.1. HURRICANE AREA MENTIONS.
104.7  kjul     114 pm  958    NV moapa valley          STANDARDS      THE JEWEL. (noted again at 131 pm)
105.7  koas     124 pm  948    az dolan springs         RHYTH OLDIES   OLD SCHOOL 105.7
106.5  ksne-fm  112 pm  986    nv las vegas             ac             SUNNY 106.5. 702 AREA CODE.
...Wave 2: After work/OT...
 94.1  kmyi     913 pm 1148    CA SAN DIEGO             hot ac         star 94.1
 98.3  kkfr     926 pm  849    az mayer                 rhy top 40     RDS: POWER983. PHOENIX AREA ADS

July 27, 2017 (Es) from Norman OK 
Est. Critical Freq: 28.29 MHz.    Est. Electron Density: 9.92 x 10¹² /m³ (based on kiic)
50 stations caught. 34 new stations!

 FREQ  CALL      Time  Dist    ST City                  Format         Other information

 92.3  wkrk-fm  534 pm  962    oh CLEVELAND             SPORTS
 92.3  WTTS     657 pm  683    in bloomington           AAA
 92.9  wltj     654 pm 1015    PA PITTSBURGH            hot ac         Q-92.9. again at 714 pm
 93.7  wqio     702 pm  891    oh MOUNT VERNON          AC             RDS: SUPERQ
 94.1  whbc-fm  423 pm  958    oh akron                 hot ac         MIX 94.1. AREA WEATHER
 94.3  wlvy     424 pm 1205    ny elmira                top 40         AREA ADS (1.2kw)
 94.3  wvrh     453 pm 1079    nc norlina               CONT CHRI      THE JOURNEY
 94.3  wfcx     453 pm  904    mi leland                CLSC HITS      WEBSTREAM/PLAYLIST MATCH. 
 94.5  wned-fm  425 pm 1122    ny buffalo               CLASSICAL
 94.9  ckge     554 pm 1155 CN on OSHAWA                ROCK           RDS: THE ROCK
 94.9  kqds-fm  601 pm  844    MN duluth                CLASSIC ROCK   TWO HARBORS AREA AD. KQ TRAIN WRECK show
 95.3  wlkw-fm  538 pm 1086    ny celoron               sports         AREA AD: TACO HUT in JAMESTOWN
 95.3  wktn     538 pm  841    oh kenton                ac             AREA AD: PLAZA INN in MOUNT VICTORY. OHIO ST RADIO NETWORK
 95.3  kgsl     549 pm  680    mn WINONA                hot ac
 95.3  wxxz     557 pm  925    mn grand marais          classic rock   AREA AD. NORTHSTARFORD.COM
 95.3  cing     601 pm 1090 CN ON HAMILTON              hot ac
 95.5  wfhm-fm  426 pm  962    oh cleveland             CONT CHRI      THE FISH. strong signal. Again at 550 pm
 96.7  kiic     540 pm  473    ia albia                 clsc country   AREA AD: FREMONT (IA) COUNTRY STORE
 96.7  wbvi     541 pm  858    oh fostoria              hot ac         CINCINNATI REDS RADIO NETWORK.
 96.7  wkjx     642 pm 1208    nc elizabeth city        URBAN          THE BLOCK
 96.7  wllf     658 pm 1018    pa mercer                SPORTS         SPORTSRADIO967.COM
 96.7  WRGZ     700 pm 1000    mi rogers                country        WATZ/WRGZ
 97.1  wreo-fm  543 pm 1006    oh ASHTABULA             ac             MIX 97.1
 97.5  WONE-fm  529 pm  948    oh akron                 classic rock
 97.5  wqok     638 pm 1045    nc carrboro              URBAN          K-97.5
 97.7  wtgn     543 pm  817    oh lima                  RELIGIOUS      WEBSTREAM MATCH
 97.7  WCLS     704 pm  654    in spencer               classic hits
 97.9  WPXY-fm  545 pm 1190    ny rochester             TOP 40         RDS: 98PXY
 97.9  wnbb     636 pm 1162    nc bayboro               clsc COUNTRY   THE BEAR. COASTAL CAROLINA ADS.
 97.9  wgrd-fm  653 pm  819    mi grand rapids          ROCK           LOUDWIRE NIGHTS
 98.7  wqme     633 pm  719    in anderson              CONT CHRI      RDS: "98.7 THE [song]" . WEBSTREAM MATCH
 99.9  WJVL     520 pm  681    wi janesville            country
 99.9  wiii     520 pm 1246    ny cortland              CLASSIC ROCK   I-100 
 99.9  wcmc-fm  631 pm 1062    nc holly springs         SPORTS         ESPN
100.3  wlgp     631 pm 1159    nc harkers island        RELIGIOUS      [likely] FOCUS ON THE FAMILY PROGRAM BEGINNING
100.7  wbiz-fm  504 pm  738    wi eau claire            TOP 40         Z-100
100.7  WMMS     629 pm  951    oh cleveland             ROCK
102.5  wtss     623 pm 1129    ny buffalo               hot ac         AREA ADS. NIAGARA REGION
102.5  wbzv     640 pm  833    mi hudson                classic rock   BUZZ 107.5. AREA ADS (someplace on M50 in Brooklyn)
103.1  wgdn-fm  508 pm  910    MI gladwin               country        AREA ADS. CLARE COUNTY REFERENCE
103.3  wedg     614 pm 1126    ny buffalo               ROCK           103.3 THE EDGE. AREA ADS (HELIUMCOMEDY.COM CHUBBY'S PIZZA - WEST SENECA)
105.3  wyht     614 pm  894    oh MANSFIELD             hot ac         RICHLAND COUNTY
105.3  wosf     649 pm  915    sc gaffney               R&B OLDIES     RDS: "R & B". PLAYLIST MATCH (FUGEES)
106.5  WSFL-FM  625 pm 1132    nc NEW BERN              classic rock   RDS: WSFL
107.3  wcoh-fm  429 pm 1097    pa dubois                RELI/CONT CHRI FAMILY LIFE RADIO
107.3  wnwv     432 pm  933    oh elyria                JAZZ           WEBSTREAM MATCH
107.3  wbbl-fm  433 pm  840    mi greenville            SPORTS         WEBSTREAM MATCH
107.5  wgci-fm  447 pm  699    il chicago               URBAN          WEBSTREAM MATCH
107.5  wgpr     559 pm  914    mi DETROIT               URBAN
107.5  wzrx-fm  605 pm  816    oh fort shawnee          ROCK           PLAYLIST MATCH: ENTER SANDMAN - METALLICA > WISH YOU WERE HERE

The critical frequency and electron density of the sporadic-E layer are estimated by calculating the minimum values to allow the reflection of the radio waves from the station requiring the highest critical frequency of the broadcast frequencies and distances observed. The following assumptions are used: (1) The height of the Es layer is 105 km, and (2) constant (no tilt), and that (3) the signal is affected only by the Es layer and not the temperature profile or weather in the elevations below the Es layer. Given otherwise similar parameters, the signal needing the highest critical frequency and electron density of the Es layer are those of shorter reflection distances or higher broadcast frequencies. The values listed were derived mathematically, but the 105 km height was used to compare values to the PROPLAB-PRO radio propagation computer program (which agreed reasonably well).