The Magazine for TV and FM DXers October 2020 The Official Publication of the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association

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Ed Phelps logs his 1,000th DTV Station using just himself and his DTV Box. No autologger needed. THE VHF-UHF DIGEST

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VHF-UHF Digest 2 October 2020 DUES RECEIVED HAPPY 3000th LOGGED

DATE NAME S/P EXP Also congratulations go out to John Zondlo on his 9/1/2020 David Lang CT 8/21 lifetime achievement of logging his 3,000 FM station 9/8/2020 Stephen Kellat OH 10/21 from his home in Yukon, OK. It only took him 41 9/11/2020 William Mitchell OH 10/24 9/11/2020 Ron Cesarek FL 10/21 years to do it but when you’re married and working, 9/20/2020 Mike Bugaj CT 9/21 you just don’t have the time to devote to a hobby as 9/24/2020 John Lentz WI 11/22 someone does who has lots of time on their hands. 9/24/2020 Pete Giacopelli NY 1/23

VUD READER SURVEY This month we welcome Stephen Kellat to the Think about the following pages or columns: WTFDA. Stephen holds the call KC8BFI and he’s into ham radio, DTV and FM DXing. Welcome Stephen! VUD Cover And thank you to all of you who renewed this month Mailbox TV News for your support of the WTFDA. FM News Facilities Page Northern FM News Southern FM News #1000 Photo News TV News Congratulations go out to Mr Ed Phelps, who has ***** become the first TV Dxer in the world to log one What column(s) are you most interested in ? What column(s) are you least interested in? thousand DTV stations. Ed lives in Benton, Kentucky, What would you like to see more of in the VUD? which seems to be the thunderstorm capital of the What would you like to see less of in the VUD? world. If Ed isn’t DXing and posting on the WTFDA I get my DX information mostly from online sources Y/N logger, then he is disconnecting his antennas and I get my DX information mostly from the VUD Y/N hiding under a desk somewhere in his house waiting From a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being the most) how for a storm to pass by. important is the VUD to you in your pursuit of DX? Will anyone or anything ever duplicate Ed’s feat? His only real competition will probably come from If there were no VUD, only our online offerings (the Forums, WTFDA Website, WTFDA Logger and Loggermap, FM the autologger in Milford, Illinois (see last month’s Database) would you stay a WTFDA member? VUD). But that’s a machine, not a human. And Ed did Please reply ASAP to any Bod member. See page two for it all by himself with his clunky old DTV box. names and email addresses. Your input and comments are most welcome.

VHF-UHF Digest 3 October 2020 Internet: Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months

22 September 2020 (BBC News)

Switching off the problem television fixed the issue for Aberhosan villagers, Openreach says

The mystery of why an entire village lost its broadband every morning at 7am was solved when engineers discovered an old television was to blame. An unnamed householder in Aberhosan, Powys, was unaware the old set would emit a signal which would interfere with the entire village's broadband. After 18 months engineers began an investigation after a cable replacement programme failed to fix the issue.The embarrassed householder promised not to use the television again. The village now has a stable broadband signal.

Openreach engineers were baffled by the continuous problem and it wasn't until they used a monitoring device that they found the fault. The householder would switch their TV set on at 7am every morning - and electrical interference emitted by their second-hand television was affecting the broadband signal. The owner, who does not want to be identified, was "mortified" to find out their old TV was causing the problem, according to Openreach. "They immediately agreed to switch it off and not use it again," said engineer Michael Jones.

Engineers walked around the village with a monitor called a spectrum analyser to try to find any "electrical noise" to help pinpoint the problem. "At 7am, like clockwork, it happened," said Mr Jones. "Our device picked

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VHF-UHF Digest 4 October 2020 TV News – October 2020

Douglas E. Smith Nashville, TN [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com

Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Alabama Dothan 20 WJJN-LD Moved from 49. Gulf Shores 27 WFNA To ATSC 3.0. Mobile 12 WMOE-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Mobile 15 WPMI To be carried in ATSC 3.0 on WJTC Pensacola, Fla. Mobile 18 WMPV-TV Returned to the air Sept. 19th. Mobile 20 WKRG-TV To be carried in ATSC 3.0 on WFNA Gulf Shores. Moody 38 WBMG-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Tuscaloosa 21 W21DM License canceled Sept. 21st. Tuscaloosa 29 W29DT License canceled Sept. 21st.

Alaska Alyeska 4 K04GP OFF Sept. 30th. Station relays KTVA Anchorage which went dark on Sept. 3rd after sale. However, there’s no staff available to travel to the translator site to turn it off… Anchorage 28 KTVA OFF Sept. 3rd. Station sold, and CBS affiliation went to KYES- 5. KTVA told the FCC the main transmitter was off on the 3rd, but RabbitEars.info reports it’s still on transmitting “nothingness”. Homer 11 K11VP See K04GP Alyeska. Juneau 24 KXLJ-LD OFF Sept. 18th, same reason as KTVA Anchorage. (but no zombie translators {grin}) Juneau 26 KYEX-LD Calls changed from KYES-LD. Kasilof 29 K29KH See K04GP Alyeska. Kenai 8 K08LW See K04GP Alyeska. Ninilchik 15 K15AG See K04GP Alyeska. Palmer 50 K50MO See K04GP Alyeska.

Arizona Prescott 47 KDFQ-LP License canceled Sept. 21st. Salome 16 K16NM Permit granted for new LPTV, 1.5kw/10m, 33-35-26/113-28-18 (Landover 2 LLC) Shonto 23 K23PL Moved from K38CX, 2kw/46m, 36-37-10/110-34-53.

Arkansas Forest City (sic) 10 NEW-756256 Requests STA 17.5kw/139m, 35-02-57/90-47-04; see text. Gaither 11 NEW-756257 Requests STA 850w/323m, 36-10-09/93-14-59; see text. Mena 8 NEW-756258 Requests STA 3kw/383m, 34-41-26/93-56-35; see text. Russellville 11 NEW-756266 Requests STA 3kw/150m, 35-26-18/93-09-41; see text. Yancy 8 NEW-756251 Requests STA 12kw/116m, 33-51-11/93-48-35; see text.

California Calexico 8 K08QK Requests power to 300 watts/50m, 32-42-00/115-30-02; amendment to prevent interference to K07ZF. Cherry Valley 8 KILA-LD Requests power to 600 watts/748m, 33-47-57/117-37-24; granted.

VHF-UHF Digest 5 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Chico 19 K19FY Requests conversion to digital, 2kw/3m, 39-45-04/121-45-32; granted & converted. Chico 20 KNVN Moved from 24, 300kw/567m. Clovis 27 KNSO Calls changed from KGMC. Desert Center 14 K14SO Permit granted for new LPTV, 1kw/190m, 33-39-18/115-59-08 (Landover 2 LLC) Fresno 28 KFSN-TV Requests STA to share on the KMPH-TV Visalia transmitter when necessary due to power cuts resulting from nearby wildfires. Mariposa 11 K11XT From K27GZ, 100w/665m, 37-33-33/120-04-33; granted & moved. Merced 11 KGMC Calls changed from KNSO. Monterey 7 KOTR-LD From 24, 3kw/776m, 36-02-13/121-37-37. Palm Springs 10 K10QV Requests power increase to 230w/194m, 33-48-06/116-13-31; granted. Paradise 30 KCVU Requests STA for this channel, 51.43kw/372m, 39-57-45/121-42-44. To avoid land-mobile interference by returning to former analog channel. STA is for interim antenna, pending permanent permission to move to this channel. Granted. Requests permanent move to this channel. Redding 32 K32OU Permit granted for new LPTV, 15kw/445m,40-39-15/122-31-16 (Point Broadcasting Co.) Redding 50 K50GP License canceled Sept. 21st. San Diego 10 KGTV Granted power increase to 160kw/256m, 32-50-20/117-14-59. San Diego 16 KDTF-LD Requests STA 3kw/568m; to operate at 20% power to ensure it isn’t interfering with Los Angeles County public safety operations. Granted. San Francisco 28 KBCW Applications for new auxes: 500kw/362m & 680kw/517m, both on the same (Sutro) tower as the main. Santa Barbara 19 K19MO OFF June 10th. Moved from K28GY but received interference complaint from KCOY-TV Santa Maria.

Colorado Avon 36 K36DB Returned to the air Sept. 10th after replacing defective encoder & repairing power lead. Colorado Springs 11 K11XJ Converted to digital from analog K43CG, 3kw/-29m, 38-53-46/104-47-56; returned to the air Sept. 17th. Denver 27 KAVC-LD From 33, 2kw/61m, 40-05-59/104-54-04; CL from Loveland. Granted & moved. Lamar 36 K34NM Requests STA for new translator, 250w/156m, 38-02-05/102-26-12. To add a KXRM-21 Fox translator to an existing ABC/CBS/NBC/PBS site. Not sure why the channel 34 callsign is attached to this application. K34NM is the existing KRDO-13 ABC translator at this site. Pueblo 23 K23OU Converted to digital from analog K48CU, 15kw/129m, 38-21-45/104-33-36; returned to the air Sept. 16th. Woodland Park 16 KOAA-DRT Moved from 47. Woodland Park 23 KPDD-LD Moved from 33, 15kw/48m.

District of Columbia Washington 36 WDCA See sharing host WTTG. Washington 36 WTTG Granted power increase to 1000kw/235m, 38-57-50/77-06-17.

Florida Alachua 32 WACX-LD Moved from 40.

VHF-UHF Digest 6 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Fort Myers 15 WBBH-TV Granted power increase to 1000kw/455m, 26-49-22/81-45-54. Fort Walton Beach 14 WFGX To be carried in ATSC 3.0 on WFNA Gulf Shores, Ala. Gainesville 23 WUOF-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Gainesville 24 W24DM License canceled Sept. 21st. Inverness 26 W26DP Request for silent authority, but withdrawn when station returned to the air Sept. 4th. Jacksonville 19 WJAX-TV Granted new aux, 851kw/149m; on the air. Application for STA for same facilities dismissed. (unnecessary) Jupiter 5 W05DH Granted power reduction to 3kw/50m, 26-45-43/80-04-41. Key West 29 WKIZ-LD Returned to the air Feb. 4th. Melbourne 47 W47DA Returned to the air Sept. 11th. Miami 4 WMDF-LD Requests site change to 3kw/192m, 25-46-20/80-11-29; granted & moved. Miami 18 W17DG Moved from 17. Naples 16 WANA-LD OFF Sept. 3rd, land-mobile interference. Naples 18 WUVF-LD Requests STA 4kw/214m, 26-19-02/81-47-12; to temporarily return to former site pending resolution of land-mobile intererence. Ocala 18 WQFT-LD Granted power reduction to 800 watts/134m, 29-11-00/82-02-17. Orlando 16 WRCF-CD Converting to ATSC 3.0; will be simulcast in ATSC 1.0 on WVEN-TV Melbourne. Orange City 18 WESH-DRT Power increased to 15kw/168m. Orlando 28 WRBW Moved from 41, 1000kw/447m, 28-36-14/81-05-10 Orlando 33 WOFL Moved from 22, 1000kw/447m. Panama City 16 W16CX OFF July 5th, “Applicant had a misunderstanding that stations had to be shut off on this date.” Panama City 19 WIDM-LD OFF July 5th, “Applicant had a misunderstanding that stations had to be shut off on this date.” Pensacola 17 WEAR-TV To be carried in ATSC 3.0 on WJTC. Pensacola 19 W19CO OFF Sept. 15th, power feed destroyed by Hurricane Sally. Pensacola 35 WJTC To ATSC 3.0. St. Petersburg 34 WDNP-LD Requests STA 2kw/95m; to operate post-repack facility at reduced power pending installation of permanent transmitter. Granted. Sebring 38 WALM-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Tallahassee 31 WDDM-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Tallahassee 33 WUFX-LD From 38, 15kw/260m, 30-34-28/84-12-09; granted. Tampa 31 W15CM Moved from 15, 13kw/127m.

Georgia Albany 23 WQDU-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Albany 38 W38EM License canceled Sept. 21st. Athens 46 WUEM-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Atlanta 32 WSB-TV Application for new aux, 305kw/328m, 33-48-26/84-20-22; granted & on the air. Atlanta 32 WSB-TV Application for new aux, 327kw/242m, 33-45-52/84-21-42; granted & on the air. Atlanta 35 WDTA-LD Granted power reduction to 6kw/331m, 33-44-41/84-21-36. Augusta 20 WCZC-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Augusta 21 WDRF-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Augusta 25 WQEP-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Cochran 9 WMUM-TV Granted power increase to 126kw/330m. La Grange 20 WCGZ-LD From 21, 15kw/133m, 32-43-57/85-01-21; granted. La Grange 26 W26DS License canceled Sept. 21st. La Grande 32 W32DU License canceled Sept. 21st. Macon 34 WDYI-LD License canceled Sept. 21st.

VHF-UHF Digest 7 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Thomasville 20 WCTV Moved from 46, 570kw/617m.

Hawaii Kilauea Military Camp 17 K17NC Canceled Sept. 11th. Wailuku 21 KLEI Requests STA 2.1kw/-119m; interim site pending move. Granted.

Idaho Boise 14 K14TE Permit granted for new LPTV, 1kw/111m, 43-50-44/116-45-24 (Stan V. Smith Trust) Requests power increase to 15kw/111m; granted. Boise 19 K19MV Requests power increase to 15kw/124m, 43-51-45/116-46-56. Boise 33 KBSE-LD Requests conversion to ATSC 3.0; granted. Burley 39 K39GV License canceled Sept. 21st. Fish Creek 34 K49ND Moved from 49, 5kw/314m, 42-52-26/112-30-49. Ketchum 20 KSVT-LD Canceled Sept. 15th. Pocatello 32 K41JC Moved from 41, 15kw/289m, 42-52-40/112-30-58. Twin Falls 27 KBAX-LD Returned to the air Sept. 1st. Twin Falls 23 KPIF-LD Moved from 48, 15kw/170m.

Illinois Champaign 15 WFDE-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Jacksonville 49 WEEJ-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Peoria 14 WDLF-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Peoria 16 WKMH-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Peoria 19 W51DT Granted digital conversion from analog ch. 51, 1.62kw/39m, 40-50-36/89-54-40; city from Galesburg. (site is roughly midway between the two cities) Peoria 32 W32EF License canceled Sept. 21st. Peoria 35 W35DE License canceled Sept. 21st. Rockford 17 WIDN-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Springfield 14 WBDI-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Springfield 45 WODK-LD Operating at 50% power since Sept. 13th pending amplifier replacement. Returned to full power Sept. 24th. Sterling 35 W19CX Moved from 19, 3.44kw/69m, 42-14-43/89-21-13. (between Rockford & Freeport, near the other Rockford stations’ towers)

Indiana Evansville 8 NEW-181937 Application for new LPTV dismissed. Would interfere with WSIU-TV Carbondale, Ill. on the same channel. Fort Wayne 32 WANE-TV From 31, 1000kw/245m; granted. Marion 15 WCZA-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Wolcott 9 KPDS-LD Moved from 49, 3kw/82m, 41-17-24/87-18-00 Wolcott 39 WUDM-LD License canceled Sept. 21st.

Iowa Cedar Falls 26 KBBA-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Cedar Falls 30 KMIK-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Cedar Rapids 38 KRUB-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Cedar Rapids 45 KCDR-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Des Moines 8 KCCI Requests power increase to 44.6kw/597m; amendment from 49.7kw, to prevent interference with KLKN Lincoln, Nebraska. Granted. Des Moines 31 K44FK Granted digital conversion from analog ch. 44, 2.9kw/37m, 42-11-05/92-37-46; city from Waterloo.

VHF-UHF Digest 8 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes (site is roughly midway between the two cities)

Kansas Topeka 16 KTKA-TV From 49, 150kw/448m; granted & moved. Topeka 17 KAJF-LD OFF Sept. 15th while rigging crew works on tower. Topeka 28 KCMN-LD OFF Sept. 15th while rigging crew works on tower. Topeka 35 K35KX Power increased to 15kw/152m, 38-48-20/95-43-04. Site is roughly ten miles south of town. Topeka 35 KQML-LD Requests STA ??kw/98m, 39-00-57/94-30-25; ERP field left blank on form. Tower rigger died of a heart attack while working on the antenna (?!). Station is presumably operating at reduced power until someone else can be found to finalize the antenna. Site is the 93.3/94.1 FM tower in Kansas City. OFF Sept. 15th, a new rigging crew is working on the tower.

Kentucky Glasgow 29 W29ER Permit granted for new LPTV, 5 watts/113m, 37-06-39/85-58-44 (Richard & Lisa Goetz)

Louisiana Alexandria 31 KLAX Requests STA 3.55kw/21m, 31-18-59/92-29-00; operating from studio tower with portable generator since Hurricane Laura destroyed the electric grid in the area. Also requests to maintain this facility as a permanent backup (auxiliary) transmitter; granted & on the air. Baton Rouge 26 WEAZ-LD Moved from 49, 2kw/32m, 30-50-34/90-41-17. Crowley 36 K36MG License canceled Sept. 21st. Lake Charles 7 KPLC Later posts on the KPLC website say the station’s transmission facility is intact. However, as of Sept. 1st the station was still OFF due to damage at the studio. Returned to the air Sept. 21st, allowing withdrawl of the request for permission to remain off. Lake Charles 18 KVHP Reported as “probably” OFF Aug. 27th last month, confirmed by FCC filing. Shreveport 21 K30EA Moved from 30, 2kw/53m, 33-06-40/93-53-24. West Monroe 18 KWMS-LP License canceled Sept. 4th. Reason not given but I suspect it was off over a year.

Massachusetts Boston 5 WFXZ-CD See sharing host WGBH-TV. Boston 5 WGBH-TV Requests STA 34kw/363m. To increase power beyond the normal limit to overcome the limitations of VHF. Springfield 13 WGBY-TV Requests STA 62.4kw/303m. To increase power beyond the normal 30kw limit to overcome the limitations of VHF. Granted new aux, 30kw/293m; on the air.

Michigan Detroit 32 WDIV-TV Moved from 45, 720kw/307m. Flint 30 W30ET Converted to digital from analog W18BT, 2kw/58m, 45-00-53/84-02-24. Lansing 29 WLNM-LD Requests STA 15kw/94m; to operate with requested facilities pending Canadian concurrence. Granted. Midland 23 WIEK-LD License canceled Sept. 21st.

Minnesota

VHF-UHF Digest 9 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Minneapolis 20 KMBD-LD Moved from 43, 3kw/246m. Rochester 28 KILW-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Rochester 36 KMQV-LD Requests STA 1.25kw/243m; to operate at reduced power pending completion of construction. Returned to the air Sept. 6th. Worthington 18 K18MO OFF July 29th, antenna damage; returned to the air Sept. 11th.

Mississippi Bruce 14 WYMP-LD From W07BN, 3kw/108m, 34-24-12/89-24-13; amendment to change site. Granted & back on the air as of Aug. 28th. Calls were briefly W14EW. Calhoun City 26 WMPJ-LD From 34, 3kw/107m, 34-24-12/89-24-13; granted, and returned to the air on this channel Sept. 12th. Columbus 25 W25AD Power increased to 15kw/85m, 33-40-10/88-40-08 Greenville 47 W47EM License canceled Sept. 21st. Lumberton 19 W19EB License canceled Sept. 21st. Lumberton 33 W32EM Moved from 32, 15kw/99m, 30-33-00/88-33-24.

Missouri Joplin 38 KIAP-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Kansas City 23 K23MS Power reduced to 2.41kw/16m, 39-05-57/95-35-38.

Montana Colstrip 26 K26OX Moved from K38MC. Thompson Falls 4 K04QV Requests power increase to 100 watts/303m; requests STA to use higher power pending Canadian concurrence.

Nebraska Lincoln 8 KLKN Granted power increase to 53kw/435m, 40-52-59/97-18-20. Lincoln 19 KJII-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Lincoln 24 KIJK-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Lincoln 31 KBLI-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Lincoln 34 KQLD-LD License canceled Sept. 21st.

New Hampshire Littleton 23 WLED-TV Power increased to 65.4kw/382m.

New Jersey Newark 12 WNET Application for new aux, 20kw/298m, 40-45-22/73-59-11. (One Times Square, NYC) Granted. West Orange 5 W22EW Moved from 22, 570 watts/135m, 40-47-18/74-15-18.

New Mexico Roswell 26 K36GD Moved from 36, 5.11kw/100m, 32-46-56/104-12-32. Roswell 33 K33OB From K50IA, 2kw/12m, 33-23-03/104-35-16; granted. Santa Fe 30 KWPL-LD Moved from 50, 15kw/116m, 35-04-04/106-46-49.

New York Buffalo 34 WKBW-TV Moved from 38, 660kw/432m. Cobleskill 14 WYBN-LD Requests STA 5kw/336m; reduced power at request of FCC. Dismissed. Hamburg 18 WDTB-LD Granted STA for this channel pending Canadian approval. Was interfering with CKVP-DT Fonthill, Ont. on the latter’s post-repack channel 29. OFF Aug. 14th pending regular permit for this channel. Manhattan 12 WNDT-CD See sharing host WNET Newark, N.J. New York 12 WMBQ-CD See sharing host WNET Newark, N.J.

VHF-UHF Digest 10 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Port Jervis 22 WXNJ-LD Calls changed from W22EW. Rochester 11 WNIB-LD OFF Sept. 3rd pending tower structural work. Rochester 22 WXXI-TV New auxiliary on the air, 195kw/133m, 43-08-07/77-35-02. Syracuse 27 WIXT-CD Moved from 40, 12kw/57m, 43-03-30/76-09-59. Syracuse 35 WWLF-LP Converted to digital, 5kw/34m. Syracuse 38 WDSS-LD OFF Aug. 13th pending move below ch. 37.

North Carolina Durham 14 WRDC Moved from 28, 1000kw/624m, 35-40-29/78-31-39. Lumberton 34 WPEM-LD Requests STA 15kw/147m; interim antenna, originally-planned unit too heavy for tower. Granted. Moved from ch. 47, 2.3kw/147m. Oxford 23 WLXI-DRT See sharing host WUNC-DRT. Oxford 23 WRAY-DRT See sharing host WUNC-DRT. Oxford 23 WUNC-DRT Requests STA 4kw/89m; to operate at half power because air conditioning can’t keep up. Granted. Roanoke Rapids 27 WUNP-TV Moved from 36, 248kw/364m.

North Dakota Bismarck 28 K28MS Requests power reduction to 2kw/74m, 46-49-32/100-46-02. Granted & reduced. Fargo 35 K35KD Requests conversion to digital, 2kw/31m, 46-51-24/96-44-26. Granted & converted. Minot 21 K21GQ Requests power reduction to 2kw/24m, 48-17-00/101-24-15. Granted & reduced. Valley City 24 KRDK-TV Moved from 38, 285kw/573m. Seeks permission to add second transmitter, becoming a DTS. 46-52-40/96-47-16; 500 watts/38m. To overcome shadowing from a new 18-story building in Fargo which is blocking reception at the DirecTV pickup site. Williston 28 K28QQ From K40DE, 1kw/42m, 48-10-45/103-33-44. Granted & moved.

Ohio Canton 34 WIVM-LD Moved from 11, 4.5kw/117m. Loudonville 13 WIVX-LD Requests power increase to 3kw/139m, 40-59-06/81-41-34. Granted.

Oklahoma Oklahoma City 19 KAUT-TV ATSC 3.0 host for KOKH-TV, KOCB, and KFOR-TV. Oklahoma City 21 KTOU-LD Returned to the air January 2019. (not sure why they’re reporting it now...) Oklahoma City 24 KOKH-TV ATSC 3.0 guest on KAUT-TV & host for KAUT 43.2 & 43.3. Oklahoma City 27 KFOR-TV ATSC 3.0 guest on KAUT-TV & host for KAUT 43.1. Oklahoma City 33 KOCB ATSC 3.0 guest on KAUT-TV & host for KAUT 43.4.

Oregon Portland 23 KGWZ-LD Moved from 46.

Pennsylvania Harrisburg 30 WCZS-LD From W07DP, 5kw/219m; granted. Calls were briefly W30EV. Philadelphia 32 WZPA-LD Moved from 33, 15kw/206m, 39-44-04/74-50-27. This makes requested silent STA unnecessary. Pittsburgh 26 WOSC-CD Requests power increase to 15kw/178m; granted. Pittsburgh 30 WPTG-CD From 49, 30kw/178m; granted. Red Lion 3 WRZH-LD Calls changed from WEVD-LD.

VHF-UHF Digest 11 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes Shippensburg 30 WCZS-LD Moved from 7, 1kw/244m, 40-05-49/77-12-27; calls changed from W07DP.

Puerto Rico Anasco 8 W08EJ Requests STA 100 watts/311m, 18-19-26/67-10-12; to operate at reduced power from alternate site pending repairs to licensed tower. Fajardo 13 WORO-DT Requests STA 38kw/832m; to operate with antenna 23m lower than authorized, pending permanent approval. Ponce 24 WQQZ-CD OFF Sept. 5th pending transmitter repairs. San Juan 5 W05DK Application for new LPTV, 200 watts/331m, 18-17-35/66-09-54; amendment from 300 watts to avoid interference to W05DA Fajardo. Granted. (Mako Communications)

Rhode Island Providence 12 WNAC-TV Operating at 75% power since Sept. 12th due to amplifier failure.

South Carolina Myrtle Beach 31 W31EM OFF Sept. 2nd pending repairs to electrical feed.

South Dakota Rapid City 17 KHJL-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Rapid City 18 K18IW License canceled Sept. 21st. Rapid City 31 K31KU License canceled Sept. 21st. Rapid City 32 K32JG License canceled Sept. 21st. Sioux Falls 23 K23PM From K56GF, 2kw/56m, 43-34-26/96-38-55; granted & already operating on this channel.

Tennessee Adamsville 18 W18BL OFF Sept. 8th pending electrical inspection of new W32EV displacement facility. Adamsville 32 W32EV From W18BL; 15kw/94m; 35-13-56/88-21-37; granted & moved. Knoxville 33 WKXT-LD Requests STA 2kw/125m, 35-59-44/83-57-23; unable to complete displacement from ch. 43 in time.

Texas Austin (several) See text for information on ATSC 3.0. Beaumont 16 K16JC License canceled Sept. 21st. Dallas 34 KDFW Granted permission to become a guest on ATSC 3.0 host KSTR-DT Irving. Harlingen 22 KTLM-DRT OFF Sept. 2nd, transmitter failure. Main transmitter on channel 14 still operating. Laredo 4 KXDO-LD From 5, 300 watts/180m, 27-31-13/99-31-20; granted. Laredo 10 KXNU-LD Power increased to 3kw/278m, 27-40-22/99-39-52. Laredo 13 KYLX-LD Power increased to 3kw/278m, 27-40-22/99-39-52. Lubbock 32 K24GP Converted to digital from analog ch. 24, 15kw/122m, 33-30-58/101-50-56 Lufkin 18 KEID-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Lufkin 20 KAKH-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Midland 5 K05NI Granted 300 watts/34m, 31-59-44/102-15-29. Rio Grande City 22 KTLM Returned to the air Sept. 21st. San Angelo 29 K29NR Permit granted for new LPTV, 2kw/44m, 31-30-02/100-22-45 (Landover 2 LLC) San Antonio 6 KFLZ-LP Requests digital conversion, 3kw/147m, 29-41-07/98-26-58.

VHF-UHF Digest 12 October 2020 Location RF Ch Callsign Notes San Antonio 8 KCWX-DRT Requests power increase to 3kw/117m, 29-14-40/98-44-28. San Antonio 16 KHCE-TV Granted power increase to 1000kw/328m, 29-17-25/98-15-21. Uvalde 24 K15BV Application for Digital Companion Channel, 4.28kw/55m, 29-31-55/99-44-40. Waco 22 K22OK Moved from K38OD, 3.2kw/44m; city from Calvert. West Lake Hills 24 KTXU-LP Requests digital conversion from ch. 47, 10kw/127m; amendment from 15kw; granted. Wichita Falls 16 K49GC Moved from 49, 4.86kw/47m, 34-14-45/98-25-51; CL from Lawton, Okla.

Utah Logan 8 KUTA-LD OFF Sept. 17th pending delivery of receiving equipment to convert to a translator of KCSG-14 Cedar City. Logan 22 K22MH Requests power increase to 1.8kw/550m, 41-33-03/111-56-13. Ogden 31 KQTI-LD Power increased to 15kw/1125m, 40-40-56/112-12-12 Vernal 39 K39AK Permit to convert to digital canceled.

Vermont Bennington 21 WZPJ-LP Calls changed from W21CQ.

Virginia Fairfax 8 WDCN-LP Requests digital conversion from analog ch. 6, 3kw/189m, 38-52-28/77-13-24. Strasburg 24 WHSV-DRT Moved from 42, 15kw/399m. Woodstock 26 WAZT-CD Requests site change to 39-02-30/77-35-44.

West Virginia Huntington 10 WVPB-TV Requests STA to share on the WOWK-TV transmitter temporarily, between the end of September when STA for channel 34 expires, and when construction of WVPB’s own channel 9 can be completed. Huntington 22 WSAZ-TV New aux granted, 601kw/332m, 38-30-36/82-13-10. Parkersburg 8 WVMY-LD Returned to the air Aug. 27th, but off again the next day pending move to new site. Parkersburg 35 WTAP-TV New aux on the air, 285kw/170m.

Wisconsin Eau Claire 24 WEAU-DRT Application for new translator, 15kw/123m, 44-48-00/91-27-57 (former tower, at the studio on Hastings Way in town) Janesville 24 WDMW-LD From 45, 250 watts/22m, 42-48-34/88-40-30. Supersedes application for channel 7 – Daystar has found VHF receiver antenna performance unacceptable. Site is near Whitewater. La Crosse 33 WLAX Moved from 17, 1000kw/295m. Milwaukee 27 WVTV Moved from 18, 1000kw/318m, 43-05-48/87-54-18. Rhinelander 18 K32GF Moved from 32, 1.64kw/85m, 45-34-23/88-52-59 (Crandon) Waupaca 21 W36DH Moved from 36, 7.86kw/32m, 44-05-54/88-32-57 (Oshkosh) Wausau 14 WWEA-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Wausau 19 WODR-LD License canceled Sept. 21st. Wausau 29 WEHG-LD License canceled Sept. 21st.

Wyoming Casper 16 K16JI OFF Sept. 2nd, delivery truck caught guy wire & pulled antenna off tower. Clarks Fork 8 K06KT From 6 dismissed; license canceled.

VHF-UHF Digest 13 October 2020 ARKANSAS ETV:

The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) has requested five VHF LPTV stations to fill gaps in the area reached by their full-power stations. The filing says they cannot wait for the normal filing process as they’re using federal CARES Act (coronavirus relief) money, which must be spent by the end of the year. With many Arkansas schools relying on at-home learning, the state argues they need to fill out their coverage.

ION: MAJOR PROGRAMMING CHANGES COMING:

The E. W. Scripps Company has, with help from Berkshire Hathaway, purchased the ION television network and 39 of its owned-and-operated stations. 23 ION stations will be sold – a buyer has been identified but not disclosed. The 23 stations will continue to be ION affiliates.

Scripps owns sixty TV stations spread around the country. These stations are affiliated with all major networks and a few of the smaller ones. It also owns Katz Networks, which operate five “subchannel networks” - Bounce TV, Court TV, Court TV Mystery, Grit, and Laff.

The press release says Scripps will move these subchannel networks onto the subchannels of the ION stations as affiliation contracts with other stations expire. Networks that would be displaced are qubo, ION Plus, QVC, HSN, and an infomercial channel sometimes known as ION Shop. The move will also leave programming gaps on those stations which used to carry one of the Katz Networks

VHF-UHF Digest 14 October 2020 channels.

ATSC 3.0:

Two Mobile, Alabama stations are converting to 3.0, and will host two additional stations:

ATSC 3.0 hosts: WFNA-25 RF 27 Gulf Shores, Ala. WJTC-44 RF 35 Pensacola, Fla.

ATSC 1.0 simulcasts: WJTC 44.1 Independent WJTC 44.2 Grit WJTC 44.3 Dabl WFNA 55.1 CW WFNA 55.2 Bounce WFNA 55.3 Justice WFNA 55.4 Grit

And in Austin, Texas, KBVO-CD and KXLK-CD are converting and will host four stations:

ATSC 3.0 hosts: KBVO-CD 14 RF 31 Austin KXLK-CD 40 RF 14 Austin

ATSC 1.0 simulcasts: KNVA 14.1 My KEYE-TV 14.2 Bounce TV KEYE-TV 14.3 Heroes & Icons KXAN-TV 14.4 Antenna TV KTBC 40.1 Univision

Finally, in Oklahoma City, KAUT-TV will host three stations:

ATSC 3.0 host: KAUT-TV 43 RF 19 Oklahoma City

ATSC 1.0 simulcasts: KFOR-TV 43.1 Independent KOKH-TV 43.2 Court TV KOKH-TV 43.3 Escape KOCB 43.4 Cozi TV

VHF-UHF Digest 15 October 2020 “LOW-MOTION TELEVISION”:

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has proposed to change the regulatory scheme applicable to “low-motion” TV services. “Low-motion” includes channels which broadcast only a series of stills; it also includes channels on which a camera is pointed at an everyday event and not moved. Examples include The Fireplace Channel and Aquarium.

On the one hand, cable TV firms and the companies that provide channels to be carried are much more tightly regulated than in the U.S.. On the other hand, in Canada these are often the same company. (in the U.S., the owners of CNN, Fox News, ESPN, HBO, etc. don’t own any cable systems. In Canada, the owners of similar channels do often own systems.)

A Canadian cable operator carrying one channel they own must carry one channel they don’t own. “Low-motion” channels don’t count. On the other hand, sometimes low-motion channels are run by firms that don’t have any cable systems. These firms benefit from the 1:1 ratio of owned-to- independent channels rule.

NOT GONNA BE GRANTED:

An application has been filed for Special Temporary Authority for a TV station in Washington, D.C.. Applicant is (or claims to be) the U.S. Space Force. They wish to use 100kw/69m on channel 51, with the antenna located on an oil rig at coordinates that plot to… the South Lawn of the White House.

There is one applicant, well-known to those who read the FCC applications for filing these strange (and wholly ungrantable) applications. She is not responsible for this Washington application. Either way, don’t be bothering to scan channel 51. These applications are summarily dismissed as not suitable for filing.

VUD Publishing Dept.

VHF-UHF Digest 16 October 2020 FM NEWS - OCTOBER 2020 Editor: Bill Hale [email protected] Visit db.wtfda.org to stay up-to-date on the latest FM programming changes

PLEASE NOTE 99% of the changes that appear in FM News, and thus are copied into the WTFDA database, are compiled from commercial sources the WTFDA subscribes to: ‘StationIntel’ and ‘radioINSIGHT’. The remaining items are furnished by readers who report differences. So, if you hear a station locally or via DX, and the format/slogan differs from that which appears in our database, let us know and we’ll do our best to make it right. Submit updates only in the format seen here, making it easier to update the database and the column. We have several listings where the Formats and slogans are Unknown (highlighted in Red). If you can help, please do. Updates this month are from the following: . We appreciate your help!

AR Hot Springs 97.9 K250CE Move from 94.5 as K233DO AR Paragould 99.3 KTPG AL Attalla 102.9 WKXX Hot AC: ‘Jill FM 99.3’ Sports: ‘Fox Sports 102.9’ AR Rogers 99.9 K260CS AL Centre 100.5 W263BW Spanish Hits: ‘Las Americas 1140 AM and Country: ‘WEIS 100.5 FM - 990 AM’ // 99.9 FM’ // KLTK-1140 WEIS-990 AR Searcy 96.3 K242AZ AL Florence 97.1 W246BS Country: ‘Dam Country’ // KAWW-1370 News-Talk: ‘News, Talk and Sports - 97.1 and 1240 WBCF’ // WBCF-1240 BC Campbell Road 102.3 VF2378 AL Marion 94.3 W232AN License cancelled; calls deleted Urban Gospel: ‘WJUS AM 1310 - 94.3 FM’ BC Campbell Road 103.9 VF2377 AL Tallassee 98.5 W253CZ and License cancelled; calls deleted AL Tallassee 101.1 W266BJ BC Donald 94.5 VF2000 Classic Hits: ‘WACQ License cancelled; calls deleted 580 AM - 98.5 FM - BC Donald 100.1 VF2002 101.1 FM’ // WACQ- License cancelled; calls deleted BC Hagensborg 92.7 VF2287 580 License cancelled; calls deleted AL Troy 106.3 W292HL BC Hagensborg 94.1 VF2288 Format Unknown // WXKD-920 License cancelled; calls deleted BC Moberly Mountain 95.1 CFAH-FM AK Nenana 99.1 KNNA-FM License cancelled; calls deleted Format Unknown BC Parson 92.7 VF2044 License cancelled; calls deleted AB Lethbridge 94.1 CJOC-FM BC Parson 98.7 VF2297 License cancelled; calls deleted Classic Hits: ‘Juice FM’ BC Valemount 91.1 VF2122 License cancelled; calls deleted AZ Yuma 91.9 KYRM BC Valemount 95.5 VF2123 Contemporary Christian: ‘Manantial FM License cancelled; calls deleted 91.9’ BC Valemount 104.1 VF2221 License cancelled; calls deleted

VHF-UHF Digest 17 October 2020 CT Litchfield 97.3 WZBG Adult Contemporary: ‘FM 97.3 WZBG’

CA Bakersfield 92.1 KQKZ FL Cross City 88.5 WUFQ Rhythmic CHR: ‘Q92.1’ Contemporary Hit Radio CA Carmel Valley 91.3 KZBV FL Daytona Beach 101.9 WQMP Is Silent Modern/Alternative Rock: ‘FM 101.9’ CA Mecca 104.3 KHCV FL Gainesville 89.1 WUFT-FM Oldies: ‘CV 104.3’ CA Pasadena 106.7 KROQ-FM News/Talk: ‘WUFT 89.1 - 90.1’ Rock: ‘KROQ 106.7 FM’ [includes KROQ- FL Gainesville 103.7 WRUF-FM FM1 Santa Clarita] Country: ‘103.7 The Gator‘ CA Wofford Heights 98.1 KRWI FL Inverness 90.1 WJUF Hot AC: ‘Rewind 98.1’ News/Talk: ‘WUFT 89.1 - 90.1’ FL Jacksonville 98.7 W254CW Is Silent, as is // WZAZ-1400 FL Panama City 101.7 W269DR Rhythmic CHR: ‘Hot 101.7’ // WLTG-1430

CA Yucaipa 92.5 KQLH-LP-2 Call assigned to new station; will be Adult Standards // KQLH-LP FL Ridge Manor 102.7 WXIO-LP Returns to the air with Variety FL Sanibel 93.7 WXNX Country: ‘Trump Country 93.7’ FL Sarasota 89.1 WSMR Classical: ‘Classical WSMR’ CO Alamosa 104.1 K281BC and FL Tampa 89.7 WUSF CO Colorado Springs 100.3 K262AQ and News/Talk/Jazz: ‘WUSF 89.7’ CO Del Norte 104.1 K281CU and FL Titusville 93.7 WSVJ-LP CO Trinidad 104.1 K281BC Returns to the air with Religious Teaching Country/Farm: ‘KSPK 102.3 and 100.3 FM’ FL Vero Beach 99.7 WJKD [// KSBK 100.3] Adult Hits: ‘99.7 Jack FM’ CO Bayfield 107.1 KLJH FL Vero Beach 105.7 W289CF Contemporary Christian: ‘KLJH 107.1’ Talk: ‘NewsRadio 1490 - 105.7 WTTB’ // [includes their four booster stations] WTTB-1490 CO Blanca 100.3 KSBK Country/Farm: ‘KSPK 102.3 and 100.3 FM’ [// KSPK 102.3] CO Towaoc 100.9 KZNM News/Talk/Ethnic: ‘Tribal Radio’ CO Vail 88.5 KVQI Adult Alternative: ‘Indie 102.3’ // KVOQ-FM 102.3 GA Atlanta 88.5 WRAS CO Walsenburg 102.3 KSPK-FM News/Talk/Adult Alternative: ‘GPB Radio’ Country/Farm: ‘KSPK 102.3 and 100.3 FM’ GA Douglas 106.3 W292FQ [// KSBK 100.3] Contemporary Christian: ‘106.3 The Tree’ // WOKA-1310

VHF-UHF Digest 18 October 2020 GA Forsyth 89.1 WBIB-FM IL Taylorville 92.7 WUSW Contemporary Christian: ‘WBIB-FM 89.1’ Talk: ‘News-Talk 94.7 and 970 WMAY’ GA St. Marys 94.3 W232AO Returns to the air with Contemporary IN Bedford 99.3 WBED-LP Christian/Religious Teaching: ‘The Variety: ‘Stars 99.3 WBED’ Lighthouse’ // WWIO-1190 IN Portland 91.7 WZJR GA Union City 96.7 WRDG Changes call from WBSJ; Is Silent Urban AC: ‘105.3 The Beat’ IN Wabash 89.5 W208BY GA Valdosta 90.9 WVVS-FM Move from 88.5 as W203AS News/Talk/Variety: ‘GPB Radio’ IA Ankeny 106.3 KXNO-FM ID Nampa 95.3 K237HA Sports: ‘Des Moines` Sports Station’ Sports: ‘93.1 FM The Ticket’ / KTIK-1350 [KXNO-1460] and IA Decorah 88.7 KLNI ID New Plymouth 93.1 KTIK-FM News/Talk: ‘Minnesota Public Radio’ Sports: ‘93.1 FM The Ticket’ [remains silent due to electrical work]

KS Colby 98.7 K254DD ID Sun Valley 94.5 KSKI-FM Country: ‘790 KXXX’ // KXXX-790 Rock: ‘94.5 K-SKI’ KS Dodge City 95.5 KAHE Classic Hits: ‘SuperHits 95.5 - 1470’ [// IL Ava 103.9 WXAN KSMM-1470] Southern Gospel/Religious Teaching: ‘The KS Goodland 92.7 K224FS Home of Southern Gospetality’ Talk: ‘NewsTalk 730 KLOE’ // KLOE-730 IL Chicago 95.5 WCHI-FM KS Liberal 93.3 K227DH Rock: ‘Rock 95.5’; call change from WEBG Classic Hits: ‘SuperHits 95.5 - 1470’ // IL DuQuoin 97.1 W246DU KSMM-1470 [KAHE 95.5] Oldies: ‘97.1 MeTV-FM’ // WDQN-1580 KS Ottawa 103.7 K279CS IL Farmer City 98.3 WEXG Country: ‘Country Favorites’ // KOFO-1220 Classic Rock: ‘Classic Rock 98.3’ KS Wichita 95.9 KYOM-LP IL Galesburg 95.7 WVCL-LP Is Silent Is Silent KY Lexington 92.9 WVLK Country: ‘K 92.9’; call change from WLXX KY Owensboro 99.1 W256CF Talk: ‘WOMI 1490 AM - 99.1 FM’ // WOMI- IL Hoopeston 100.9 WHPO 1490 Country: ‘101 Country WHPO’ KY Paris 96.9 WGKS IL Irondale 88.9 WWHN-FM Classic Hits: ‘Kiss-FM’ Is Silent IL Kankakee 92.7 WVLI Oldies: ‘The Valley 92.7‘ IL Kankakee 95.1 WFAV KY Richmond 101.5 WLXX-FM CHR: ‘WFAV 95.1’ Call change from WVLK IL Mattoon 101.3 WMCI KY Winchester 102.9 W275CO Country: ‘101.3 WMCI’ Soft AC: ‘Winchester’s Own’ // WWKY-990 IL Rockford 105.3 W287BY Oldies: ‘Luv Radio’ // WLUV-1520 LA Baton Rouge 89.3 WRKF IL Springfield 107.9 WLJX-LP News/Talk: ‘WRKF 89.3’ Is Silent VHF-UHF Digest 19 October 2020 LA Lafayette 98.5 K253CO MN Crookston 92.1 K221GU and News/Talk: ‘News Talk 98.5 // KFXZ-1520 ND Grand Forks 105.7 K289CE LA Lake Charles 93.9 K230CJ Variety: ‘KROX 105.7 FM - 1260 AM’ // Is Silent, as is // KXZZ-1580 KROX-1260’ LA New Iberia 99.1 KXKC Country LA Moss Bluff 104.9 KZWA Is Silent MN Winona 92.5 KSMR LA Port Sulphur 106.7 KKND Religious Teaching: ‘Presence Radio’ Hot AC: ‘106.7 The Krewe’ MS Batesville 96.7 W244ED Classic Country: ‘106.9 Country Legends’ // WJBI-1290 MS Batesville 100.5 WBLE Country: ‘The New Sound Of Country 100.5’ LA Ville Platte 107.3 K297CD MS Columbia 102.7 W274CB Move from 93.3 as K227DJ Classic Hits: ‘102.7 The Pearl’ // WCJU- 1450 ME Lewiston 95.3 W237ET and MS Crenshaw 106.9 WHKL ME Lewiston 105.5 W288CW Classic Country: ‘106.9 Country Legends’ Adult Hits // WIGY-1240 MS Prentiss 98.3 WJDR ME Rumford 98.3 W252DS Talk: ‘Talk of Southern Mississippi’ Adult Hits // WEZR-780 MS Prentiss 104.9 WCJU-FM Classic Country: ‘The Legend’ MS Winona 98.1 W251CN MD Baltimore 94.3 W232CL Gospel Music Religious Teaching: ‘AM 1230 WRBS’ // WRBS-1230 MO Kansas City 96.5 KRBZ Rock: ‘Alt 96.5’ MI Benton Harbor 94.9 WSJM-FM MO Liberty 91.9 KWJC News/Talk/Sports: ‘Sports Radio 1400’ Is Silent MI Ecorse 99.1 W256EA MO Osage beach 93.5 KMYK Classical/Jazz // WRCJ-FM 90.9; move Classic Rock: ‘93.5 Rock The Lake’ from 97.5 as W248CC MO Osage Beach 97.5 K248BP and MI Holland 99.7 W259CO MO Osage Beach 103.3 K277DJ News-Talk: ‘1450 AM - 99.7 FM WHTC’ Talk: ‘KRMS 1150 AM - 97.5 FM - 103.3 MI Munising 97.7 W249DR FM’ // KRMS-1150 Oldies: ‘Good Times Oldies’ // WQXO-1400 MO St. Joseph 102.5 K273BF MI Spring Arbor 89.3 WJKN-FM Classic Hits: ‘KY 102’ // KGNM-1270 Contemporary Christian: ‘89.3 The Arbor’ MO St. Joseph 105.5 KKJO-FM Hot AC: ‘KJO 105.5’ MO Springfield 101.3 KWTO-FM Classic Country: ‘101.3 Real Country’

MI Spring Arbor 106.9 WSAE Contemporary Christian/Adult Contemporary: ‘Home.FM’ MI Zeeland 96.5 W243BD and MT Kalispell 103.9 KZMN MI Zeeland 98.9 W255DI Classic Rock: ‘The Monster 103.9 & 106.7’ Contemporary Christian: ‘Joy Worship’ // [includes // K294CK 106.7] WPNW-1260

VHF-UHF Digest 20 October 2020 NE Sutherland 100.7 KRNP NM Reserve 90.1 KDNM Classic Rock: ‘Flat Rock 100’ News/Talk: ‘Four Corners Public Radio’ NM Roswell 95.7 KPQN New station signs on with Regional Mexican: ‘Radio Amigo’ NM Socorro 91.9 KXFR Returns to the air with Religious Teaching: NL Makkovic 99.5 CKML-FM ‘Family Radio’ New station signs on with Aboriginal/ Variety: ‘Makkovic Radio Society’ NY Calcium 94.1 WOTT Rock: ‘94 Rock’ NV Elko 94.5 KUOL NY Hempstead 95.9 W240DF Call change from KZBI Ethnic (Mandarin): ‘WGBB 1240 AM’ NV Goldfield 89.1 KGFN NY Ithaca 107.1 W296CP and Variety: ‘Radio Goldfield KGFN 89.1’ NY Watkins Glen 107.1 W296DH NV Las Vegas 101.1 KVXL-LP Sports: ‘ESPN Ithaca’ // WPIE-1160 NY Mina 95.9 WEBG Religious Teaching: ‘101.1 FM KVXL’ Call change from WLTM NV Pahrump 107.5 KXTE NY Saranac Lake 93.3 WSLP Rock: ‘Alt 107.5’ Classic Hits: ‘Classic Hits Lake FM’ NY Tupper Lake 102.1 WRGR Classic Hits: ‘Classic Hits Lake FM’ NY Wethersfield Township 107.7 WLKK Rock: ‘Alt 107.7 - 104.7’ [includes W284AP NV Reno 92.5 K223AL Buffalo] Oldies: ‘Oldies 92.5’ // KBZZ-1270 NV Reno 97.7 KWNK-LP NC Jacksonville 106.1 W291DO Variety: ‘Jive Radio’ Classic Hits: ‘The Q’ // WAVQ-1400 NC Swan Quarter 88.5 WHYC NH Claremont 94.3 W232DN Returns to the air with Classical Sports: ‘94.3 ESPN Radio’ // WTSV-1230 NC Wilmington 91.3 WHQR NH Swanzey 93.5 WEEY News/Talk: ‘WHQR Public Media’ Sports: ‘WEEI Sports Radio Network’ ND Harvey 91.3 K217GL NJ Egg Harbor Township 90.5 WLOM Move from 91.1 as K216DI Call change from WXGN [remains Silent] NJ Ocean City 92.7 WLOM-LP OH Columbus 92.9 W225CS and Call change from WXGN-LP OH Delaware 92.9 W225CM NJ Wayne 88.7 WPSC-FM Classic Hits: ‘My 92.9’ // WDLR-1550 and Variety: ‘WPSC Brave New Radio’ WMYC-1580

NM Albuquerque 101.3 KRKE-FM Adult Contemporary: ‘Sunny 101.3’ NM Belen 97.7 KLVO Regional Mexican: ‘Radio Lobo 97.7 FM’ NM Farmington 95.7 KPCL OH Elyria 100.3 W262DM Contemporary Christian: ‘KPCL 95.7 The News/Talk/Sports: ‘WEOL AM 930 and Passion’ 100.3 FM’ // WEOL-930 NM Fruitland 91.7 KTGW OH Fostoria 96.7 WBVI Religious Teaching: ‘The Word KTGW 91.7 Classic Hits: ‘Classic Hits 96.7’ FM’ OH Ottawa 106.3 WBUK NM Grants 91.9 K220KE Classic Rock: ‘106.3 The Fox’ Move from 91.1 as K216AW OH Swanton 107.3 WJUC NM Grants 96.7 KSFE Urban Adult Contemporary: ‘The Juice Spanish: ‘La Zeta 106.3’ 107.3’ VHF-UHF Digest 21 October 2020 OH Sylvania 105.5 WQQO OR Salem 104.3 K282BY CHR: ‘Q 105’ Talk: ‘KSLM 104.3 FM - 1220 AM’ // KSLM- OH Zanesville 98.9 WTLL-LP 1220 Returns to the air with Religious Teaching

OR Talent 94.5 K233DQ Is Silent, as is // KSJK-1230

OK Tulsa 102.7 K274CX Spanish Hits: ‘Las Americas 1380 AM - 102.7 FM’ // KMUS-1380

ON Bellville 104.7 CBO-FM-1 New station is ON THE AIR with News- PA Bellefonte 95.3 WZWW Talk: ‘CBC Radio One’ // CBO-FM 91.5 Adult Contemporary: ‘Happy Valley’s Best ON Brantford 93.9 CFWC-FM Mix’ Country: ‘Hot Country 93.9’ PA Bloomsburg 103.9 W280FJ ON Hawkesbury 102.1 CHPR-FM Move from 104.3 as W282AP Hot AC: ‘WOW 104.9/102.1’ (// CIME-FM PA Lewistown 92.9 W225CK 103.9 Oldies: ‘Big Lewie 92.9 - 670’ // WLUI-670 ON Listowel 100.1 CHLP-FM PA Lewistown 95.7 WMRF-FM New station is ON THE AIR with Country: Hot AC: ‘MERF Radio 95.7’ ‘The Ranch’ PA Mansfield 92.3 WOGA ON Orangeville 103.5 CIDC-FM Classic Hits: ‘WOGA 92.3-93.1-93.5 FM’ Contemporary Hit Radio: ‘Z103.5 FM’ PA Mexico 92.5 WIBF Country: ‘92.5 - 106.3 FM, Bigfoot Country PA Mt. Union 106.3 WDBF-FM Country: ‘92.5 - 106.3 FM, Bigfoot Country PA Renovo 106.9 WVSQ Rock: ‘92.1 WVSQ The Valley`s Best ON Sarnia 106.3 CHKS-FM Rock’; call change from WQKK [includes Variety Hits: ‘Cool 106.3’ WVSQ-FM1; ‘92.1’ refers to WSQV Lock ON Tobermory 91.9 CFPS-FM-1 Haven] Calls assigned to new station; will partially PA Ridgebury 96.9 WZBF be // CFPS-FM 97.9 Port Elgin with Adult Country: ‘96-104-107 FM Bigfoot Country’ Contemporary: ‘98 The Beach’ PA St. Marys 94.5 W233BS Adult Standards: ‘Classy 1400 and 94.5’ // WKBI-1400 PA St. Marys 97.5 WDDH Country: ‘The Hound 97.5’ PA Tidioute 89.1 WCGT Is Silent PA Wellsboro 104.5 WNBT-FM OR Coos Bay 101.1 K266CD Country: ‘96-104-107 FM, Bigfoot Country Talk: ‘KWRO 630 - 101.1’ // KWRO-630 [// WZBF Ridgebury/WZBF-FM2 Towanda OR Ione 99.5 KZLY 96.9 and W297BG Ulster] Regional Mexican: ‘La Raza 99.5’ OR North Bend 94.9 KTEE QC Lachute 104.9 CJLA-FM Hot AC: ‘The Tee 94.9 & 95.7’ [// K239AL Hot AC: ‘WOW 104.9/102.1’ (// CIME-FM 95.7] 103.9)

VHF-UHF Digest 22 October 2020 QC Lévis 102.9 CFOM-FM TX Beeville 107.1 KRXB Soft AC: ‘M 102.9’ Tejano: ‘Dale 107.1 FM’

TX Cedar Park 93.3 KGSR CHR: ‘93.3 New Music Now’

QC Maniwaki 99.3 CFOR-FM License cancelled; calls deleted QC Petit-Saguenay 101.3 CBJ-FM-5 Calls assigned to new station; will be News- TX Diboll 103.7 K279DC Talk (French): ‘Ici Radio-Canada Premiere’ Sports: ’KSML 1260 AM - 103.7 FM’ // // CBJ-FM 93.7 KSML-1260 TX Hawley 101.7 KTJK RI Woonsocket 99.9 W260DC Adult Hits: ‘101.7 The Raider’ Move from 95.1 as W236CW TX Moody 99.1 KLTO Spanish CHR: ‘Latino 99.1’ SD Custer 99.1 K256DD TX New Boston 95.1 KEWL-FM Is Silent, as is // KFCR-1490 Alternative Rock: ‘The River 95.1’ SD Pierre 95.3 KLXS-FM Country: ‘Country 95.3’ SD Pierre 98.9 K255DE Classic Hits: ‘KCCR 1240 AM’ // KCCR- 1240 SD Sioux Falls 97.3 KMXC Call change from KKRC-FM TX O’Donnell 97.7 KWNF License cancelled; calls deleted TX San Antonio 101.5 KEPJ-LP Frequency change from 96.5 TX Sanderson 102.7 KEVG License cancelled; calls deleted TX Santa Anna 104.3 KXXU CHR: ‘Kiss FM’ TN Chattanooga 103.9 WYAB Talk: ‘103-9 WYAB, Stimlating Talk’ [// UT Cedar City 100.7 K264DD WSFZ-930] Call change from K264DB TN Cleveland 99.1 W256DQ and TN Cleveland 101.3 W267BI VA Centreville 92.9 W225CN and Spanish Hits: ‘Juan 1570 and 99.1’ // VA Alexandria 97.5 W248BN WCLE-1570 Spanish Hits: ‘La Mega Capital 97.5 FM - TN Jackson 90.1 WKNP 92.9 FM - 730 AM’ // WTNT-730 Is Silent VA Gainesville 106.3 W292EC and TN Kingston 90.1 WKTS VA Reston 97.7 W249DX Is Silent Regional Mexican: ‘97.7 FM - 106.3 FM - TN Livingston 89.1 WOCG 1460 AM La Ley’ // WKDV-1460 Religious Teaching: ‘WOCG 89.1 FM’ VA Narrows 101.3 WZFM TN Loudon 105.3 WFIV-FM Classic Hits: ‘Z 101.3 FM’ [// WKEX-1430 Oldies: ‘The New 105.3 WFIV’ and its translators W290CU 105.9 and W299CU 107.7]

VHF-UHF Digest 23 October 2020 VA Richmond 102.1 WRXL WV Ravenswood 92.5 WTHM-LP Modern/Alternative Rock: ‘Alt 102.1’ Country

WI Algoma 96.7 WBDK Adult Standards: ‘WDBK 96.7 FM’ WI Marshfield 98.7 W254DL Classic Hits: ‘Kool Gold 1450’ // WDLB- WA Hamilton 90.1 KSVU 1450 Is Silent WA Mabton 98.7 KMNA Regional Mexican: ‘La Maquina’ WA Mount Vernon 102.9 K275CV Classic Hits: ‘The Brick 102.9 FM - 1430 WI Menomonie 105.3 WPHF-LP AM’ // KBRC-1430 Is Silent WA Pullman 90.7 KZUU WI Spencer 92.3 WOSQ Is Silent Sports: ‘Sports Radio 92.3 WOSQ’ WA Seattle 89.5 KNHC WI Tomahawk 100.7 W264CH Dance: ‘C 89.5’ Sports: ‘WJJQ 100.7 FM - 810 AM’ // WJJQ-810 WI Wisconsin Rapids 97.5 W248DE Talk/Sports: ‘WFHR 1320’ // WFHR-1320

WV Beckley 99.5 WJLS-FM Country: ‘99.5 WJLS - The Big Dawg’ WV Parkersburg 98.1 W251CP and WV Saint Marys 107.9 W300AQ Oldies: ‘True Oldies’ // WHNK-1450

VHF-UHF Digest 24 October 2020 Jeff Kruszka 1909 Lost Lake Place Pearland, TX 77581 PH TO NEWS [email protected] October 2020

More new repack photos from Eric Bueneman, Hazelwood, MO:

KFVS-11 Cape Girardeau, MO 115 mi Tr seen 8/17/20

WRSP-16 Springfield, IL 80 mi Tr seen 7/20/20

WTVW-22 Evansville, IN 165 mi Tr seen 8/17/20

VHF-UHF Digest 25 October 2020 And some recent tropo:

KMBC-29 Kansas City, MO 225 mi Tr seen 9/16/20

WKEF-34 Dayton, OH 340 mi Tr seen 9/16/20

WHMB-7 Indianapolis, IN 240 mi Tr seen 9/16/20

VHF-UHF Digest 26 October 2020 OCTOBER 2020

This information is reprinted from Doug Smith’s FM News Information posted in the WTFDA Forums. The WTFDA FM Database is also updated with this information.

Abbreviations: CC – Call Change NW – New Station On The Air RA-Returns to the Air CL – City of License PC-Power and/or Height Change Granted ROA-Request of Applicant Cx – License Canceled PG-Power Change Granted XG-new site granted NS – New Station Granted QG-Frequency Change Granted XC-transmitter site changed

AL Brewton 95.3 W237BE PC>250w/82m, 30-37-31/87-26-39 (WNRP-1620 Gulf Breeze, Fla. via Internet) AL Harvest 97.3 W247AT OFF Aug. 31st, transmitter overmodulating. AL Phenix City 100.1 WGSY CC from WHTY AK Tanana 99.1 KTYU OFF July 30th, city can't afford to provide power. AB Leduc 93.1 CJLD-FM PG>5.6kw/48m, 53-18-26/113-27-15 AZ Chinle 98.3 K252ER PG<10w-V/471m, 36-27-06/109-58-51 (KBDX-92.7 Blanding, UT OTA) AZ Prescott 93.5 K228DF PG>250w-V/484m, 34-29-25/112-32-05 (KAHM-102.1 Spring Valley OTA); PC AZ Taylor 100.5 K263CA QC from K264CX-100.7, 250w-V/264m, 34-12-22/109-56-34 (KXSL-1470 Show Low via microwave) AZ Tucson 107.1 K296GT PG<50w/30m, 32-13-20/110-52-57 (KCEE-690 via Internet) AR Hot Springs 97.9 K250CE PG 180w/276m, 34-33-56/93-05-04 (KZNG-1340) AR Sherwood 97.9 K250CF QG from K249FE-97.7, 250w-V/87m, 34-37-26/92-20-43 (KMTL-760 via Internet) BC Sechelt 104.7 CFUN-FM PG>350w/-143m, 49-28-08/123-44-11 BC Vernon 97.9 CFAV-FM NS 1kw/-148m, 50-15-40/119-12-59; English community station. CA Big Pine 90.1 KWBP QC from 90.3, 290w/892m CA Chualar 91.7 K219LL OFF Aug. 25th, wildfires near transmitter. CA Yucaipa 92.5 KQLH-LP2 NS 13w/-84m, 33-58-46/116-57-27 CO Golden 98.1 K251CV PG 250w/209m, 39-43-59/105-14-14 (KVCU-1190 Boulder via Internet) CT New Haven 105.5 W288DV NW 125w/99m, 41-20-59/72-58-21 (WYBC-1340 via Internet) CT Westport 107.9 WEBE PC 20.5kw/202m, 41-16-44/73-11-06 FL Bradenton 96.1 W241DH OFF May 1st pending relocation. FL Florida City 88.5 WMFL OFF Aug. 20th, lease cancelled. FL Golden Gate 95.7 W239CL QC from W291CE-106.1, 250w-V/291m, 26-20-30/81-42-38 (WNPL-1460 OTA) FL Graceville 101.7 WTID CC from WTOT-FM FL Hialeah 96.1 W241DI PG>250w/161m (WACC-830) FL Naples 105.9 W290DB PC>250w/312m, 26-20-30/81-42-38 (WNOG-1270 OTA) FL Orlando 93.5 W228DF PG>180w-V/83m, 28-33-59/81-35-07 (WOCL-105.9 Deland via Internet) FL Sebring 104.9 WVDV-LP OFF Aug. 7th, operation from STA site interfering with neighbor's security

VHF-UHF Digest 27 October 2020 system. FL St. Petersburg 90.1 WPBW-LP QG from 102.1 FL St. Petersburg 97.5 W248CA PG>180w/163m (WTMP-1150 Egypt Lake) FL Tallahassee 93.7 W229AD NW 145w-V/88m, 30-26-23/84-17-29 FL Tallahassee 96.9 W245CB NW 250w/97m, 30-29-17/84-16-47 (WCVC-1330) FL Tampa 90.9 W215CJ PG>38w/79m, 27-47-41/82-40-07 (WKES-91.1 Lakeland via Internet) GA Bridgeport 106.1 W291CF QC from W290BT-105.9, 200w/108m, 34-56-51/85-39-30 (WKWN-1420 Trenton via Internet) GA Canton 103.9 W280FY OFF Aug. 24th, changing sites. GA Franklin Springs 89.1 W206CG PG 250w/142m, 34-15-01/83-07-24 (WHTD-1400 Elberton via Internet) GA Macon 99.5 W258AP PC<99w/203m, 32-44-59/83-33-35 (WBML-1350 Warner Robins via Internet) GA Tallapoosa 93.7 W229CI PC>250w/194m (WKNG-1060 via microwave) HI Honolulu 100.7 K264BL QG from K209AA-89.7, 99w-V/668m, 21-19-38/157-45-14 (KIPO-89.3 OTA) ID Grangeville 92.1 K221BA PC>250w-V/-95m, 45-51-48/116-07-25 (KORT-FM 92.7 via microwave) ID Grangeville 96.9 K245CH NW 166w/709m, 45-51-48/116-07-27 (KORT-1230 via Internet) ID Mountain Home 102.3 K272DV PG<10w-V/735m (KEFX-88.9 Twin Falls OTA); PC ID Victor 107.5 K298CS NW 250w/-222m, 43-35-47/111-06-17 (KJCV-1450 Jackson, Wyo. via Internet) IL Chicago 95.5 WCHI-FM CC from WEBG IL Irondale 88.9 WWHN-FM OFF Sept. 11th, lost site. IL Lincoln 106.5 W293DJ OFF Sept. 23rd, tower lease expired. IN Lafayette 94.3 W232DV NW 250w/28m, 40-25-06/86-53-08 (WHLP-89.9 Hanna via W265CP) IN Lanesville 96.5 WGZB-FM PG 1.5kw/203m, 38-10-25/85-54-50 IN Portland 91.7 WZJR OFF Aug. 18th pending relocation; CC from WBSJ. IN Wabash 89.5 W208BY PG 55w/30m, 40-49-14/85-48-09 (WPCS-89.5 Pensacola, Fla. via satellite) IA Davenport 107.9 KRQC-LP OFF July 8th, lightning strike. IA Keokuk 93.3 K227DO NW 250w/102m, 40-22-51/91-21-08 (KOKX-1310 via microwave) IA Mount Vernon 89.7 KRNL-FM CX Sept. 9th. IA Spencer 91.9 K220HY OFF Sept. 8th, antenna failed. KS Pratt 96.1 K241AN PG 150w-V/72m, 37-39-10/98-44-33 (KPRD-88.9 Hays OTA) KS Topeka 99.3 KWIC PC>19kw/164m, 39-03-50/95-45-50 KS Wichita 95.9 KYOM-LP OFF Aug. 30th, financial reasons. KY Danville 103.9 W280FM PG<250w/47m, 37-40-27/84-45-57 (WHIR-1230 studio feed) LA Lake Charles 97.1 K246CK OFF Aug. 26th, power lost during Hurricane Sally. LA Many 91.3 K217EC PG>19w/91m, 31-32-12/93-25-23 (WJFM-88.5 Baton Rouge via satellite) LA New Llano 98.3 KDLA OFF Aug. 27th, transmitter damaged by Hurricane Laura. LA Ruston 107.5 KXKZ OFF Sept. 22nd, studio-transmitter link antennas damaged by Hurricane Laura and Tropical Storm Beta has made repairs impossible. LA Sulphur 89.1 KRLR OFF Aug. 26th, lost power during Hurricane Sally. ME Augusta 94.7 W234DQ NW 250w/-6m, 44-19-41/69-45-52 (WWWA-95.3 Winslow studio feed) ME Mexico 100.7 WIGY-FM CC from WRMO-FM MD Mountain Lake Park 98.9 WKHJ CC from WKHJ-FM MD Pocomoke City 106.5 W293DN NW 250w/24m, 38-03-11/75-34-10 (WGOP-540) MD Pocomoke City 106.5 W293DN PG<250w/24m (WGOP-540) MA Quincy 102.1 W271CG PG 10w/363m, 42-18-37/71-14-12 (WWRN-88.5 Rockport via W279BQ) MI Bay City 91.3 WCHW-FM CX?, failed to file license renewal by June 1st deadline MI Ecorse 99.1 W256EA QG from W248CC-97.5, 88w/293m (WRCJ-FM 90.9 Detroit via Internet)

VHF-UHF Digest 28 October 2020 MI Grand Haven 102.5 W273CI PG>250w/83m, 43-13-33/86-10-50 (WLHT-FM 95.7 Grand Rapids via Internet) MI Plainfield Township 99.9 W260CQ PG>220w/139m (WLHT-FM 95.7 Grand Rapids via Internet) MN La Crescent 102.7 WKBH-FM CC from KQEG MN Montevideo 96.7 KRAM-LP PG>100w/17m MN St. Paul 92.9 W225AP PC 250w-V/236m, 44-58-36/93-16-16 (KTCZ-FM 97.1 Minneapolis via microwave) MO Cape Girardeau 107.9 KHEZ-LP PC 100w/22m, 37-20-14/89-36-24 MO Lebanon 96.3 K242AN OFF Aug. 3rd, construction at site. MO Poplar Bluff 89.5 KOKS PG<30kw/129m MO Springfield 101.5 KWTO-FM CC from KTXR MO Springfield 98.7 KTXR CC from KWTO-FM MT Bozeman 95.1 K236CY QC from K233DR-94.5, 99w/190m, 45-38-20/111-15-58 (KMMS-1450 via microwave) MT Great Falls 106.9 K295CG PG>165w/74m (KGFJ-88.1 Belt OTA); PC NE Allen 100.9 KWTN OFF Sept. 21st pending move to new location. NE Gering 93.3 KMOR NW 1kw/7m, 41-51-50/103-42-24 (aux) NE Hastings 104.1 K281CW PG>250w/70m, 40-34-03/98-22-31 (KHAS-1230 OTA) NE Nebraska City 99.3 K257GW PG<250w/20m, 41-06-33/96-08-52 (KRKR-95.1 Waverly OTA) NV Elko 94.5 KUOL CC from KZBI NH Manchester 103.5 W278CJ QG from 96.3, 250w-V/16m, 43-00-38/71-30-13 (WGAM-1250); QC NJ Ocean City 92.7 WXGN-LP CC from WLOM-LP NM Grants 91.9 K220KE QG from K216AW-91.1, 10w-H/175w-V/46m, 35-07-09/107-54-04 (KANW-89.1 Albuquerque OTA) NM White Rock 101.1 KSFR PC>2.9kw/538m, 35-53-09/106-23-15 NY Batavia 106.1 W291DI NW 250w/43m, 42-58-37/77-59-34 (WBTA-1490) NY Bath 95.7 W239BK QG from W238AK-95.5, 50w/-39m, 42-21-27/77-19-16 (WMTT-820 Horseheads via W267CJ) NY Dunkirk 101.5 W268CX PG>250w/4m, 42-27-50/79-21-23 (WDOE-1410 studio feed) NY Greece 99.3 W257EQ PG 250w/88m, 43-09-51/77-47-01; CL from Logan, OH (WHIC-1460 Rochester NY Hornell 93.1 W226AP PG>250w/76m, 42-24-06/77-39-36 (WZHD-97.1 Canaseraga OTA) NY Malone 96.5 WVNV PG 23.5kw/105m NY Mina 95.9 WEBG CC from WLTM NY Portville 96.7 WUDE CC from WAGL NY Utica 98.3 W252DO PG>250w/198m, 43-08-41/75-10-32 (WNRS-1420 Herkimer) NC Bolivia 106.3 WYAY CC from WPGI NC Eden 92.5 W223DJ NW 250w/78m, 36-26-25/79-39-45 (WLOE-1490) NC Mayodan 97.5 W248DG NW 250w/88m, 36-13-12/79-48-31 (WMYN-1420) NC Pinehurst 90.3 WLXZ NW 3.2kw-V/97m, 35-09-13/79-34-17 (WAFR-88.3 Tupelo, Miss.) ND Minot 99.9 KMXA-FM PC<42kw/169m, 48-03-11/101-26-05 OH Bryan 103.5 WKJH-LP CX?, failed to file license renewal by June 1st deadline OH Columbus 102.1 WCRX-LP CX?, failed to file license renewal by June 1st deadline OH Coshocton 102.7 W274CG NW 250w/127m, 40-16-30/81-49-38 (WTNS-1560) OH Fostoria 104.1 WLBJ-LP CX?, failed to file license renewal by June 1st deadline OH Marietta 96.1 WVVP-LP CX?, failed to file license renewal by June 1st deadline OH Nelsonville 97.5 WLCI-LP CX?, failed to file license renewal by June 1st deadline

VHF-UHF Digest 29 October 2020 OH Youngstown 99.7 W259DI NW 200w/234m, 41-03-23/80-38-43 (WKTX-830 Cortland via Internet) OH Zanesville 98.9 WTLL-LP LC 100w/-10m, 39-56-28/82-00-26 OK Ada 94.1 K231DH QC from K230BF-93.9, 250w/117m, 34-59-06/97-01-06 (KQCV-800 Oklahoma City via Internet) ON Meaford 99.3 CJGB-FM PG>850w/177m OR Ashland 107.9 K300BE OFF Sept. 8th, lost in Almeda fire. OR Burns 92.7 KZHC-FM CC from KSQB OR Medford 98.1 K251AX OFF Sept. 8th, fiber cable feeding site destroyed by wildfires. OR Pendleton 104.1 KCUW-LP QG from 104.3, 100w/-57m, 45-38-53/118-40-46 PA Allentown 101.7 W269DY QG from W258BM-99.5, 4w-V/190m, 40-35-55/75-25-11; CL from Bethlehem. (WV-1400 Easton studio feed) PA Bloomsburg 103.9 W280FJ PG 115w/73m, 41-00-28/76-22-18 (WKRZ-98.5 Freeland OTA) PA Exton 92.1 W221DG OFF Aug. 24th, interference complaint cannot be promptly resolved. PA Renovo 106.9 WVSQ CC from WQKK PA Tidioute 89.1 WCGT CC from WGIP; OFF Aug. 20th pending relocation; PG>2.3kw/129m, 41-26-31/79- 26-34. PR Aguadilla 107.9 WYKQ-LP PC>16w/74m, 18-26-33/67-09-03 PR Mayaguez 106.9 W295BU PC>250w-H/335m (WZET-92.1 Hormigueros studio feed) PR Patillas 94.3 W232DR PG 250w/-24m, 18-00-29/66-01-27 (WEXS-610 studio feed) QC Petit-Saguenay 101.3 CBJ-FM-7 NS 250w/-196m; to relay CBJ-FM Saguenay. RI West Warwick 105.5 W288EE PG>250w/56m, 41-41-35/71-37-53 (WPVD-1450 via Internet) SC Georgetown 93.7 WPGI CC from WYAY SD Sioux Falls 105.5 K288GA XG 220w/68m, 43-29-14/96-47-05 (KNWC-FM 96.5 OTA) TN Athens 104.9 W285GC NW 250w/91m, 35-26-11/84-34-54 (WENR-1090 Englewood via Internet) TN Franklin 106.3 W292ED PG<99w/179m, 36-00-17/86-50-02 (WBUZ-102.9 La Vergne OTA) OFF Sept. 1st pending move. TN Jackson 89.3 W207CQ NW 10w/108m, 35-39-15/88-47-14 (WAYW-89.9 New Johnsonville via Internet) TN Jackson 90.1 WKNP OFF Aug. 14th, transmitter issues. TN Memphis 98.5 W253DF NW 250w-V/229m, 35-12-34/89-49-01 (WHBQ-560) TN South Pittsburg 104.9 W285FW PC>180w/199m, 34-56-51/85-39-30 (WEPG-910 via Internet) TN White Pine 104.7 WLNQ QC from 92.9, 2.8kw/148m, 36-13-00/83-11-38 TX Atascocita 89.3 KSBJ-FM1 NS 4kw/52m, 29-59-38/95-14-59 TX Austin 96.3 K242DE QG from K241DA-96.1, 250w/358m, 30-19-24/97-48-00 (KTSN-1490) TX Bay City 105.3 K287CK PG>250w/87m, 29-03-56/95-48-32 (KQUE-FM 88.1 OTA); PC TX Beaumont 98.1 K251AL OFF Aug. 26th, power lost during Hurricane Sally. TX Borger 88.7 K204GS QC from K256BJ-99.1, 75w-V/109m, 35-38-34/101-29-03 (KRBG-88.7 Umbarger via Internet) TX Cuney 99.7 KVUT OFF Sept. 4th pending relocation. TX Dallas 106.5 K293CM QG from K237FY-95.3, 100w-H/163m, 32-45-53/96-52-25 (KBFB-97.9 via Internet) TX Dumas 103.7 K279AT PC<120w-V/119m, 35-51-51/101-55-46 (KDDD-800 via microwave) TX El Campo 91.1 K216EI PC>250w/96m, 29-04-42/96-13-04 (KPAL-91.3 Palacios via Internet) TX Groves 94.7 K234AM OFF Aug. 26th, power lost during Hurricane Sally. TX Houston 95.3 K237HG PG 250w-V/76m, 29-57-07/95-30-08 (KLVL-1480 Pasadena) TX Lubbock 101.7 K269FZ PG>99w/206m (KLZK-FM 107.7 Idalou studio feed) Continues on Page 46

VHF-UHF Digest 30 October 2020 Harry Hayes - Wilkes-Barre, PA Equipment: Sony XDR-S3HD rcvr., FM-6 in attic

15-Aug Es

1830 KSJQ 92.7 Savannah MO "Q Country 92.7" 1832 KZUH 92.7 Minneapolis-Salina KS "92.7, The New Zoo"

9-Sep Tr

1958 WZRG 91.9 Kulpmont PA WGRC ID, 57 mi. 2300 WZAD 97.3 Middletown NY "97.3 & 97.7 Hudson Valley's New Country" strong, 75 mi. 2310 WKZE 98.1 Salisbury CT "98.1 KZE" good, 145 mi. 2325 WRWB 99.3 Ellenville NY ID as WRWD, strong, 90 mi. 2330 WJUX 99.7 Monticello NY "The Bridge, 89.7 and 99.7, 65 mi. 2340 W282BF 104.3 Honesdale PA Local strength, RDS ID, 40 mi.

10-Sep Tr

0001 WHYN 93.1 Springfield MA Call ID, "Mix 93.1", 180 mi.

Log total 1564.

Jerry Bond Rochester, NY Dxing mobile in 2014 Chevy Traverse

6/3/20 Es

1305 WAYJ 89.5 Naples FL Way FM 1309 WDLV 88.7 Ft. Myers FL Presumed, K-Love

VHF-UHF Digest 31 October 2020 1316 WKES 91.1 Lakeland FL Moody Radio 1320 WMFE 90.7 Orlando FL ID, NPR 1323 WRXK 96.1 Bonita Springs FL local spots 1327 WSOR 90.9 Naples FL RDS-Moody Florida

6/8/20 Tropo

1109 CICZ 104.1 Midland ON 104-1 The Dock

6/9/20 Tropo

0954 WSLJ 88.9 Watertown NY North Country Public Radio 1021 W283CC 104.5 Black River NY Tunes 92-5 and 104-5 1029 CKWS 104.3 Kingston ON Fresh Radio 2337 CIQB 101.1 Barrie ON Big 101-1

6/13/20 Es

2143 WMAE 89.5 Booneville MS RDS-Think. Miss. Public Broadcasting 2145 KEDM 90.3 Monroe LA ID 2148 WMAO 90.9 Greenwood MS RDS-MPB 90.9. in HD. 2151 WBAD 94.3 Leland MS RDS-WBAD R & B, Urban and Hip Hop 2153 KPCH 99.3 Monroe LA RDS-KPCH 2200 KHCD 89.5 Salina KS Radio Kansas. ID as KHCC, KHCD & KHCT 2205 KVCW 94.3 Wichita KS presumed, RDS- Bott Radio Network 2211 KYEZ 93.7 Salina KS Salina’s #1 for country- Y93.7 2305 KAIG 89.9 Dodge City KS Presumed, Air One

6/14/20 Tropo

1100 WAMC 90.3 Albany NY ID, NPR

6/14/20 Es

1356 WJFP 91.1 Ft. Pierce FL preacher from church in Palm Bay 1357 WSCF 91.9 Vero Beach FL Christian FM slogan 1401 WMIA 93.9 Miami Beach FL 93-9 MIA 1412 WQCS 88.9 Ft. Pierce FL RDS-WQCS. HD 1938 KQSD 91.9 Lowry SD RDS-SDPB and ID 2030 UNID 90.7 Win tickets to the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City 2034 KLCU 90.3 Ardmore OK RDS-KLCU -Your Public Radio Station, Ardmore, OK

6/15/20 Tropo

1102 WVLF 96.1 Norwood NY ID as WVLF-Norwood, Massena & Cornwall

6/15/20 Es

1905 WOGK 93.7 Ocala FL c/w, K-Country 1907 WGSG 89.5 Lake City FL Son Life, fund drive 2004 WDLV 88.7 Ft. Myers FL presumed, K-Love 2012 WAYJ 89.5 Naples FL Way FM

VHF-UHF Digest 32 October 2020 2015 UNID 93.1 Kool Country 2020 WKRO 93.1 Daytona Beach FL presumed, Today’s Best Country 2024 WKES 91.1 Lakeland FL RDS-Moody radio 2049 UNID 93.1 The Beat- where R and B lives.

06/15/20 Tropo

2344 W255DC 98.9 Fulton NY The New Beat of Syracuse 96.5 local WBZA off 2351 CKLC 98.9 Kingston ON Pure Country. Local WBZA 98.9 off 2359 CBLA 99.1 Toronto ON ID as CBC Radio 1 in Toronto. Rarely heard.

06/16/20 Tropo

0004 CHRI 99.1 Ottawa ON No censorship necessary, we are family radio CHRI 0018 WLZW 98.7 Utica NY Lite 98-7. The best of the 80’s through today.

06/16/20 Es

1135 KQSD 91.9 Lowry SD RDS-SDPB 1143 KRCS 93.1 Rapid City SD Hot 93.1 and 97.5. RDS-Hot 93.1 1150 KDDX 101.1 Spearfish SD RDS- X-Rock, local spots 1159 KKMK 93.9 Rapid City SD 93-9 The Mix, local mentions.

06/17/20 Es

1654 KLDV 91.1 Morrison CO RDS-KLDV-FM, K-Love. 1700 KPRD 88.9 Hays KS Praise Radio for Midwest Kansas. 1713 KTSO 100.9 Sapulpa OK RDS-KTSO-FM, HD 1715 KGVE 99.3 Grove OK Good News Radio, casino spot. 1718 KXXY 96.1 Okla. City OK local spots. 1720 KHMY 93.1 Pratt KS local spots. 1724 KOLI 94.9 Electra TX 94-9 The Outlaw. 1726 KBZQ 99.5 Lawton OK 99-5 The Breeze, local spots. 1733 KGRD 105.3 Orchard NE presumed, RDS-Goodnews. 1735 KAIG 89.9 Dodge City KS presumed, Air One. 1736 KZRD 93.9 Dodge City KS presumed – SS talk. 1741 KWOX 101.1 Woodward OK c/w, K-101 1750 KFBZ 105.3 Haysville KS The Buzz, Wichita weather. 1800 KKDT 93.5 Burdett KS c/w. ID into news. 1802 KJCC 89.5 Carnegie OK CSN 1806 KANZ 91.1 Garden City KS NPR, High Plains wx. 1813 KCBI 90.9 Dallas TX ID, phone calls , Metroplex spots. 1828 KXOO 94.3 Elk City OK RDS-KOOL94. 1831 UNID 99.3 Local OK school BB results, OK college sports news-possibly a translator of KREF- Norman, OK. 1833 KKZU 101.7 Sayre OK classic rock, The Zoo. 1836 KLSR 105.3 Memphis TX said KLSR Memphis, Texas – the right stuff. 1851 KKJQ 97.3 Garden City KS /w, Q97 1903 KSWN 93.9 McCook NE Bank spot, sports talk.

VHF-UHF Digest 33 October 2020 1948 KUWR 91.9 Laramie WY Wyoming Public Radio, local events calendar.

06/18/20 Es

1050 UNID 89.5 The Worship Station. Maybe KVNE-Tyler, TX. 1059 WBRH 90.3 Baton Rouge LA ID, Jazz for the Capital City. 1122 KALK 97.7 Winfield TX local spots 1124 KAPW 99.3 White Oak TX SS, Mega 99.3 1128 UNID 88.9 Air One 1132 KBPC 93.5 Crockett TX part of the KHCB Network 1135 KLTY 94.9 Arlington TX ID, Inspire, Cont. Christian. 1146 KOYN 93.9 Paris TX COIN 93.9 slogan 1159 UNID 90.3 mentioned Wichita Falls Symphony Orch. Concert cancelled. Maybe KLCU-Ardmore, 1810 KATI 94.3 California MO 94.3 Cat Country, c/w 1814 KIAI 93.9 Mason City IA presumed. Farm Progress Show will go on in Boone, Iowa. 1815 KDOG 96.7 N. Mankato MN Today’s Hottest Hits. 1824 CHIQ 94.3 Winnipeg MB RDS-The Drive-Winnipeg’s Classic Rock. 1827 CKXL 91.1 St. Boniface MB presumed, FF, soft music. 1830 CKCK 94.5 Regina SK Jack 94.5, local phone call. 1834 CFWM 99.9 Winnipeg MB Bob FM. Traffic report. 1835 CFQX 104.1 Winnipeg MB QX 104, local spots, traffic. 1842 CBW 98.3 Winnipeg MB CBC Music. 1844 CJEL 93.5 Winkler MB The Eagle 93-5. Altona mention. 1847 CKMW 88.9 Winkler MB c/w, presumed. 1849 CJLR-4 90.3 Regina SK Sask. Indigenous Radio Network (MBC) 1901 CBKF 97.7 Regina SK FF, News. 1914 CBK-FM2 101.5 Warmley SK CBC Music 2041 KQSD 91.9 Lowry SD RDS-SDPB 2043 KIPI 93.5 Eagle Butte SD An Iheart radio station – KIPI.

06/21/20 Es

0938 WMAE 89.5 Booneville MS RDS- Think MPB. 0942 KYFJ 93.7 New Iberia LA RDS-KYFJ BBN. 1022 KKTX 96.1 Kilgore TX local spots. 1208 WMIA 93.9 Miami Beach FL 93-9 MIA. 1213 WGMX 94.3 Marathon FL presumed-spot for car dealer in SW Fla. 1220 WMFE 90.7 Orlando FL NPR, Orlando mentions in break of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me show. 1225 WRXK 96.1 Bonita Spgs. FL spot for gun show in Ft. Myers. 1229 WWCN 99.3 Ft. Myers FL ESPN Radio. 1606 UNID 88.7 K-Love. 1621 WFLF 94.5 Parker FL Newsradio 94.5. ID as WFLA. 1622 WIZB 94.3 Abbeville AL RDS-The JOYFM. Local spots. 1632 WHBX 96.1 Tallahassee FL ID. 1636 WTNT 94.9 Tallahassee FL WTNT- #l for new country. 1640 UNID 90.3 NPR – The People’s Pharmacy show. 1651 WDKS 106.1 Newburgh IN Kiss 106. 1651 WJLT 105.3 Evansville IN playing “Beat It.” Matches playlist on website. 1652 KYMO 105.3 East Prairie MO local East Prairie spot.

VHF-UHF Digest 34 October 2020 1654 WIKY 104.1 Evansville IN 104 FM- WIKY. Promo for Village People coming to Evansville.

06/24/20 Es

1432 KBPC 93.5 Crockett TX “Welcome to Bible Study on KHCB” (sister station).

06/25/20 Es

0946 KOYN 93.9 Paris TX c/w. hometown station- “Coin” 93.9. 0953 KHCJ 91.9 Longview TX Dr. Evans Study Bible show. 0954 UNID 89.7 SS -Talk. Possibly KTYR- Trinity, TX. 1000 UNID 91.9 Radio Exitos, Mega mention. 1006 KCKR 91.9 Church Point LA presumed- Donnie Swaggart website mention. 1011 UNID 93.7 Chuck Swindell program coming up/ 1025 UNID 93.9 Air One. 1030 KSMB 94.5 Lafayette LA “94.5 KSMB plays all the hits.” 1032 KHMY 93.1 Wichita KS local spots 1033 KYLC 90.3 Lake Charles LA presumed. Family Talk show. 1046 UNID local spots for Lake Charles. 1106 KLSA 90.7 Alexandria LA RDS-KLSA-FM.

06/26/20 Es

1447 WAYJ 89.5 Naples FL This is WAY FM- serving the people of southwest Florida.

07/5/20 Es

1242 KLSA 90.7 Alexandria LA RDS-KLSA-FM. Comedy bit. 1254 KQBT 93.7 Houston TX RDS-Beat FM. 1300 KAVX 91.9 Lufkin TX A Voice for Others- KAVX. 1302 UNID 88.9 Mentioned translator K241CE. Maybe K205AA in Fayetteville, AR? 1305 KXKS 93.7 Shreveport LA RDS-KXKS. local spots. 1306 KRUF 94.5 Shreveport LA RDS-KRUF. 1308 KKTX 96.1 Kilgore TX Celebrating an American Independence Weekend- we are classic rock 96-1. 1313 UNID 96.7 spots in EE and mostly SS. 1327 KABZ 103.7 Little Rock AR local spots. 1330 KKUS 104.1 Tyler TX “The Ranch” slogan. Sixteen Tons record. 1332 KRLD 105.3 Dallas TX RDS-Cross. Local spots. 1333 KHKS 106.1 Denton TX Top 40, Kiss FM jingle 1342 WRR 101.1 Dallas TX presumed, classical. 1344 KBOC 98.3 Dallas TX presumed, SS talk. 1345 KTCK 96.7 Flower Mound TX local spots, Fox Sports radio. 1351 KCKB 104.1 Moran TX Positive Radio Network. Join us on Y-100.5 1358 KUAF 91.3 Fayetteville AR NPR, ID. 1359 KOUA 91.9 Ada OK NPR, Read list of Okla stations & translators 1408 KHTT 106.9 Muskogee OK K-Hits. 1411 KMGL 104.1 Okla. City OK KMGL jingle. Today’s Magic 104.1. 1415 UNID 103.7 K-Love. probably KYLK-Okemah, OK.

VHF-UHF Digest 35 October 2020 1418 KRMG 102.3 Tulsa OK ID. 1421 KRXO 107.7 Okla. City OK presumed. Sports talk. 1437 KUCO 90.1 Edmond OK RDS-KUCO. 1442 KIMY 93.9 Watonga OK “The Home for the Best Music-The Gospel Station.” Gospel Stn. Network. 1448 KWEY 95.5 Clinton OK RDS-KWEY-FM, local spots. 1454 UNID 93.7 EWTN. Maybe KPIO-Pleasanton, KS. 1457 KBDD 91.9 Wichita KS presumed. Son Life Radio. 1459 KANQ 90.3 Chanute KS Kansas Public Radio. KPR. 1502 UNID 88.9 Bott Radio. 1511 KZCH 96.3 Derby KS local spots. 1514 KCVW 94.3 Wichita KS RDS-Bott Network. 1515 KZRD 93.9 Dodge City KS Dial 811 Kansas before you dig. Then SS music. 1517 KCFN 91.1 Wichita KS AFR Network. 1520 KHCC 90.1 Hutchinson KS RDS-KHCC. 1903 WFSS 91.9 Fayetteville NC RDS-North Carolina Public Radio- WUNC. 1907 WNCU 90.7 Durham NC RDS – WNCU-FM. 1909 WLFH 88.9 Claxton GA Lauren Daigle song on “His Radio.” 1911 WSSB 90.3 Orangeburg SC “Soul of Jazz” show. 1914 WOEZ 93.7 Burton SC EZ FM, local spots. 1916 WRHD 94.3 Farmville NC Fox Sports Radio. 1917 WCFB 94.5 Daytona Beach FL RDS-WCFB-FM, local spots. 1920 WLGI 90.9 Hemingway SC RDS-Baha’i. 1922 WKNC 88.1 Raleigh NC RDS-WKNC-FM. 1927 WKNS 90.3 Kinston NC RDS- Pre WKNS. 1932 WRBK 90.3 Chester SC oldies, jingle-classic waxie. 1936 WHRE 91.9 Eastville VA RDS-WHRE. Bluegrass show. 1938 WDRR 93.9 Martinez GA RDS-The 80’s. local Augusta spots. 1939 WMTM 93.9 Moultrie GA RDS-Cruisin. Cruisin 94 slogan. 1941 WNFB 94.3 Lake City FL Mix 94.3. classic rock. 1943 WIXV 95.5 Savannah GA playing My Sharona-matches website playlist. 1945 WQPW 95.7 Valdosta GA RDS-WHQC-FM. Charlotte spots. 1946 WKSP 96.3 Aiken SC 96-3 Kiss FM. 1947 WDJR 96.9 Hartford AL c/w, 96-9 The Legend. 1947 WSRV 97.1 Gainesville GA playing Mony Mony – matches website playlist. 1949 WHHD 98.3 Clearwater SC RDS- WHHD, Hits. Augusta’s home for all the hits- HD98-3.

07/6/20 Tropo

1030 CISO 89.1 Orillia ON Max FM, local WBSU off.

07/7/20 Es

1900 KAVX 91.9 Lufkin TX Voice of Christ.

07/7/20 Tropo

1925 CIMF 94.9 Gatineau PQ FF

07/8/20 Tropo

VHF-UHF Digest 36 October 2020 1900 CKYC 93.7 Owen Sound ON Country 93

07/17/20 Tropo

2022 CKYY 89.1 Welland ON We’ve got you covered on Country 89.

07/18/20 Tropo

1055 CKLP 103.3 Parry Sound ON The Moose. 1110 CBBP 103.9 Peterborough ON CBC Radio. Rare with local WDKX on.

08/8/20 Tropo

2237 CJGM 99.9 Gananoque ON strong, RDS-MYFM 99.9. 2239 WTOJ 103.1 Carthage NY strong, RDS-Magic 103.1 the North Country’s Best Mix. 2246 CKWS 104.3 Kingston ON Toronto Blue Jays BB. 2254 WLFK 95.3 Gouverneur NY Country Hits Back to Back- 95-3 The Wolf. 2259 WSLJ 88.9 Watertown NY rare, North Country Public Radio. 2300 WSLU 89.5 Canton NY North Country Public Radio. 2345 W287CV 105.3 Lockport NY Fox Sport Radio, WLVL-1340 translator.

08/9/20 Tropo

0903 W262CQ 100.3 Lockport NY Family Life Network. 1318 WOBF 97.1 Canaseraga NY Bigfoot Country 95, 96 and 97. 1328 WLVY 94.3 Elmira NY 94 Rock.

08/12/20 Tropo

0947 CKMF 94.3 Montreal PQ FF Rock Music, The Power Play -Energie coming at 10am. 0959 CKCU 93.1 Ottawa ON rare, You’re tuned to CKCU 93.1 in Ottawa.

08/13/20 Tropo

0854 CISX 105.9 Orillia ON c/w, in weak spot of local WJZR. 1038 WKVU 107.3 Utica NY K-Love, through local WNBL. 1041 CKQB 106.9 Ottawa ON Jump 106-9, strong. 1138 WCIZ 93.3 Watertown NY Z-93, through local WFKL. 1144 CHOM 97.7 Montreal PQ rare, The Spirit of Rock- CHOM 97.7. 1145 CHMP 98.5 Montreal PQ rare now – through local Spanish LPFM. 1155 WRVJ 91.7 Watertown NY NPR, very strong. 2327 WKRL 100.9 N. Syracuse NY K-Rock 106.5 and 100.9, rare through local LPFM.

08/14/20 Tropo

0015 WWHT 107.9 Syracuse NY RDS-Hot 107-9 Syracuse. Rare now with local WMHN translator on. Hot 107-9 All the Hits, also HD 1,2,3.

08/15/20 Es

VHF-UHF Digest 37 October 2020 1756 UNID Chicago White Sox BB, maybe ESPN WYTK Rogersville, AL. 1842 KLSA 90.7 Alexandria LA RDS-Red River Radio. 1900 KYFJ 93.7 New Iberia LA RDS-KYFJ BBN.

08/17/20 Tropo

1003 CBO-FM-1 104.7 Belleville ON new CBC station just signed on.

08/21/20 Tropo

2153 W291CN 106.1 Buffalo NY Family Life Network translator. ID at 2200 as “You’re listening to Family Life at 106.1 in Buffalo and WBUF HD 2.”

08/24/20 Tropo

0859 CJBC-4 99.3 London ON FF 0903 CBCL 93.5 London ON CBC news.

08/27/20 Tropo

1950 CJMU 102.3 Parry Sound ON strong, Country 102, new.

09/9/20 Tropo

0938 W230CZ 93.9 Penn Yan NY ID-850 and 93.9-WYLF. 0939 WPIG 95.7 Olean NY jingle- sizzlin’ country-WPIG. 0946 WJQZ 103.5 Wellsville NY local spots. 0956 WHOT 101.1 Youngstown OH Hot 101. 1003 WXHC 101.5 Homer NY Legal ID- into ABC News. 1022 WQXK 105.1 Salem OH local spots. 1044 WBNW 105.7 Endicott NY local spots.

09/11/20 Tropo

1856 WBKV 89.9 Buffalo NY K-Love. 1901 WQGR 93.7 N. Madison OH presumed, spots for NE Ohio. 1906 WDDH 97.5 St. Mary’s PA The old legends of the jukebox live here on the Hound. 1929 CIHR 104.7 Woodstock ON Heart FM. 1938 WXMT 106.3 Smethport PA Classic Hits 106.3 XMT.

09/12/20 Tropo

1231 WKJC 104.7 Tawas City MI This is WKJC-Your Hometown Station.

09/15/20 Tropo

2357 WRCD 101.5 Canton NY The Fox, new.

9/16/20 Tropo

VHF-UHF Digest 38 October 2020 0003 WKBI 93.9 St. Mary’s PA B94, local wx. 0017 WHOT 101.1 Youngstown PA local mentions. 0051 WLZW 98.7 Utica NY Lite 98.7-non stop variety. 0056 WRIF 101.1 Detroit MI WRIF and WRIF HD Detroit. 0102 WOMC 104.3 Detroit MI Crank Up WOMC on your smart speaker while you work at home. Very strong. HD2 and HD 3 also in. 0109 CHKS 106.3 Sarnia ON K00L-106.3 -Great Hits and Real Classics. 0114 WCKY 103.7 Pemberville OH New Country- CKY. Buckeye Country. 0125 WXYT 97.1 Detroit MI Michigan Dept. of Health message. 0126 WDVD 96.3 Detroit MI ID, RDS-WDVD 0128 WKQI 95.5 Detroit MI 10K Cash Call promo. 0133 CIDR 93.9 Windsor ON More Variety- 93.9 The River. 0155 WDET 101.9 Detroit MI Detroit Public Radio. WDET.org. 0201 WNIC 100.3 Dearborn MI The At Work Station- 100.3- WNIC. 0224 CKMB 107.5 Barrie ON Kool FM. 0929 CFHK 103.1 London ON local spots. 1025 CKGW 89.3 Chatham ON 1102 CJBC-2 89.9 Kitchener ON FF. 1955 WKZA 106.9 Lakewood NY ID as WKZA-Lakewood, Warren, Jamestown. 2056 WCRF 103.3 Cleveland OH Moody Network. Read list of OH stations. 2100 WMMS 100.7 Cleveland OH ID during Indians BB game. 2112 WGAR 99.5 Cleveland OH c/w, matches stream. 2131 WQAL 104.1 Cleveland OH Q104. Matches stream. 2141 WHLK 106.5 Cleveland OH 106.5 The Lake. 2357 WQMX 94.9 Medina OH c/w. ID.

09/17/20 Tropo

1211 WKSU 89.7 Kent OH …here on WKSU…

09/24/20 Tropo

0009 CKHA 100.9 Haliburton ON Canoe FM, local mentions. 1133 WAMC 90.3 Albany NY NPR, pledge drive.

Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia ) Grid FN20id

2 each RSP1a SDR,

Time CALL FREQ CITY ST RDS PI & PROG DETAILS DIST

9/7/2020 Tropo

000 WXPK 107.1 Briarcliff Manor NY ID, RDS Capture - PI 92F4 100 100 WGBH 89.7 Boston MA ID 259 159 WWRX 107.7 North Stonington CT ID 197 255 WSFL 106.5 New Bern NC Station promo 370 300 WJJF 94.9 Montauk NY ID 183

VHF-UHF Digest 39 October 2020 355 WBOS 92.9 Brookline MA ID 265 358 WSUS 102.3 Franklin NJ Rock, ID 79 530 WVIP 93.5 New Rochelle NY ID 89 530 WNNJ 103.7 Newton NJ ID 76 556 WHFM 95.3 Southampton NY Rock, WBAB ID 161 600 WMJX 106.7 Boston MA ID 265 657 WKCI 101.3 Hamden CT ID 150 659 WLNG 92.1 Sag Harbor NY ID 163 700 WBEA 101.7 Southold NY ID 150 702 WEEI 93.7 Lawrence MA Sports talk // 103.7 276 900 WVKR 91.3 Poughkeepsie NY ID 122 900 WVEI 103.7 Westerly RI Sports talk, ID 214 900 WBWL 101.7 Lynn MA ID, RDS Capture - PI 173E 265 900 WKVB 107.3 Westborough MA Multi-station ID 238 927 WBMW 106.5 Pawcatuck CT ID 197 949 WBTJ 106.5 Richmond VA ID 221

9/9/2020 Tropo

000 WBEA 101.7 Southold NY ID 150 003 WMJX 106.7 Boston MA ID 265 357 WCIB 101.9 Falmouth MA Rock, ID with local WBEB;'s IBOC off 263 357 WHUD 100.7 Peekskill NY Station promo over semi-local WLEV 109 357 WROR 105.7 Framingham MA Rock, ID 265 358 CKHZ 103.5 Halifax NS Country, ID - New 668 358 WRNR 103.1 Grasonville MD ID 96 359 WAVA 105.1 Arlington VA ID 127 359 WSUS 102.3 Franklin NJ Rock, ID thru 102.1 IBOC 79 401 CFRQ 104.3 Halifax NS ID 668 403 WWLI 105.1 Providence RI RDS Capture - PI 8FE6 229 410 WKNL 100.9 New London CT ID, w/ local WBEB's IBOC off 186 429 WAAI 100.9 Hurlock MD Country, ID with local WBEB's IBOC off 110 429 WBTJ 106.5 Richmond VA ID 221 458 WBOC 102.5 Princess Anne MD ID mixing with semi-local WRFY 142 500 WLNG 92.1 Sag Harbor NY ID 163 530 WBGB 103.3 Boston MA ID - New 258 600 WKVB 107.3 Westborough MA Multi-station ID 238 600 WPZZ 104.7 Crewe VA ID - New 251 700 WDCJ 92.7 Prince Frederick MD ID 124 700 WVIP 93.5 New Rochelle NY ID 89 700 WXPK 107.1 Briarcliff Manor NY RDS Capture - PI 92F4 100 705 WJJF 94.9 Montauk NY ID 183 707 CKWM 94.9 Kentville NS ID 644 715 WHFM 95.3 Southampton NY Rock, WBWB ID 161 730 WNPR 90.5 Meriden CT Multi-station ID - New 160 730 WXCI 91.7 Danbury CT ID - New 127 743 WGBH 89.7 Boston MA ID 259 743 WBOS 92.9 Brookline MA Boston-oriented DJ banter 265 754 WZLX 100.7 Boston MA ID over semi-local WLEV - New 265 757 CBHA 90.5 Halifax NS CBC News intro 668 759 WHUS 91.7 Storrs CT ID - New 194 800 WHRB 95.3 Cambridge MA Jazz, ID 264 804 WWBX 104.1 Boston MA ID 265 825 WBWL 101.7 Lynn MA Country, ID 265 (Continues on Page 47)

VHF-UHF Digest 40 October 2020 Southern FM DX John Zondlo – 4009 Driftwood Circle – Yukon, OK 73099 [email protected] – Deadline: 20th October 2020

Eric Bueneman - 631 Coachway Lane - Hazelwood, MO 63042-1347 – CDT – miles/km Equipment: Kenwood AR-304 AM/FM/FM Stereo receiver, Channel Master CM-3020 VHF/UHF/FM Yagi at 28 feet (8.5 meters) above ground level, Uniden Bearcat BCD996P2 VHF/UHF analog/digital scanner, Radio Shack discone antenna at 32 feet (9.7 meters) above ground level.

7/24 Tr 0139 WPBG 93.3 IL Peoria, “93-3 The Drive,” classic hits 140/225 0144 KBKB 101.7 IA Fort Madison, “101-7 The Bull,” local ads, through KWUL 125/201 0159 WIUM 91.3 IL Macomb, multi-station legal ID, BBC news 115/184 0215 WQLZ 97.7 IL Petersburg, “QLZ,” rock music, through KHZR 90/145 0226 WSOY 102.9 IL Decatur, “Y-103,” CHR, over K275BU/K275CI 110/177 0228 KGRS 107.3 IA Burlington, “Mix 107.3,” hot AC, over 297BI 140/225 0242 WYDS 93.1 IL Decatur, “93-1 The Party,” CHR, KBDZ nulled 110/177 0250 WXL61 162.475 IA Cedar Rapids, wx forecast, local and IA weather conditions 230/370 0256 WXJ71 162.475 IL Peoria, wx forecast, Midwest wx conditions, CDT time check 140/225 0257 WWVR 98.5 IL Paris, “98-5 The River,” classic rock, legal ID, KTJJ nulled 145/233 7/28 Tr 0118 WLFZ 101.9 IL Springfield, “101-9 The Wolf,” local ads, country music, K270BW nulled 80/128 0125 WMIX 94.1 IL Mount Vernon, “Today’s Hot Country, 94.1 WMIX,” local ads, weather forecast, KPVR nulled 85/137 0128 KPOW 97.7 MO LaMonte, “Power 97-7,” classic hits, over KHZR 165/266 0132 KXMV 93.3 MO Kansas City, “Mix 93.3,” CHR 225/362 0137 KCMQ 96.7 MO Columbia, “96-7 KCMQ,” rock music, K244FO nulled 105/169 0150 WDDD 107.3 IL Johnston City, CMT After Midnite, legal ID, over 297BI 100/161 0256 KMZU 100.7 MO Carrollton, “100.7 KMZU,” country music, over KFNS, KGMO 210/338 0311 KOQL 106.1 MO Ashland, “Q 106.1,” CHR, over K291CW 100/161 8/17 Tr 0140 KMXV 93.3 MO Kansas City, “Mix 93.3,” local ads, CHR 225/362 0153 KLOZ 92.7 MO Eldon, “Mix 92-7,” hot AC, over W244DC 140/225 0154 KIOA 93.3 IA Des Moines, “93-3 KIOA,” classic hits 255/410 0215 KZNN 105.3 MO Rolla, “The Super Station 105.3 KZNN,” local ads, country music, K287BY Nulled 95/113 0255 KAMS 95.1 AR Mammoth Spring, “K-Country 95,” country music, over K236CS 175/282 0334 KYLS 95.9 MO Ironton, “Froggy 96,” country music, over K240ES 80/128 0336 KGRS 107.3 IA Burlington, “The New Mix 107.3,” CHR, over K297BI 140/225 0341 KWKZ 106.1 MO Charleston, “C-106,” classic country, over 291CW 145/233 0346 KBKB 101.7 IA Fort Madison, “101-7 The Bull,” local ads, country music, over KWUL 125/201 0403 WLFZ 101.9 IL Springfield, “101-9 The Wolf,” country music, over K270BW 80/128 0505 WPBG 93.3 IL Peoria, “93-3 The Drive,” classic hits 140/225 0509 WDNL 102.1 IL Danville, “D-102,” hot AC, over KJFM 175/282 0646 Mount Vernon IL 88.9, 89.7, 94.1$, 102.1 85/137 0656 Cape Girardeau MO 100.7$, 102.9$ 115/184 8/28 Tr

VHF-UHF Digest 41 October 2020 0109 WDNL 102.1 IL Danville, “D-102,” hot AC, over WIBV 175/282 0113 WUSW 92.7 IL Taylorville, “US 92-7,” country music, W224DC nulled 70/113 0117 Springfield IL 89.7, 91.9$, 101.9, 104.5 80/128 0119 Decatur IL 93.1, 102.9 110/177 0133 WPBG 93.3 IL Peoria, “93-3 The Drive,” classic hits 140/225 0136 Quincy IL 88.5, 99.5, 105.1 110/177 0138 Hannibal MO 91.7, 92.9 85/137 9/3 Tr 0120 WUSW 92.7 IL Taylorville, “WMAY 970,” local ads, Red Eye Radio 70/113 0129 WPCD 88.7 IL Champaign, call letters, alternative rock, through WSIE 150/240 0209 KWJK 93.1 MO Boonville, “Jack FM,” adult hits, KBDZ nulled 125/201 0230 WDNL 102.1 IL Danville, “D-102,” hot AC, no sign of KJFM or WIBV 175/282 0235 KWN55 162.425 MO Jamestown, legal ID, wx forecast, over KXI79 and WNG728 120/193 0240 WXK82 162.475 MO Hannibal, legal ID, wx forecast, over KXI49 85/137

Mostly tropo under 200 miles was noted during this period. I did catch WUSW 92.7 one more time before they started their simulcast of sister station WMAY 970 Springfield, IL. Taylorville is in the AM station’s null toward WITY 980 Danville; at night, WMAY has to further pull back their signal to protect a co-channel station in Louisville, KY. Before the format switch, Springfield had three Country music stations, so one had to go. WFMB 104.5 is long established in the format; WLFZ 101.9 has only been doing Country for a few years. I wasn’t surprised that WUSW would be the one to dump Country music. So far, the tropo has been disappointing, after a dud of an E-skip season. 73 and good DX from the Florissant Valley Dial Twister. ************************ John Zondlo – 4009 Driftwood Circle – Yukon, OK 73099 – CDT – all new Sony XDR-F1HD, APS-9B @ 16’

8/14 Tr 1040 KDRL 103.3 TX Pampa, local spots, call letters, classic rock 180 9/12 Tr 2230 K226CW 93.1 OK Stillwater, KOKP translator, sports talk, owner is former boss at iHeart OKC 58 2240 KOMT 93.5 AR Lakeview, Art Bell’s Somewhere in Time 299 2322 KUKU 100.3 MO Willow Springs, classic country, call letters 339 9/18 Tr 1204 KHWL 98.7 OK Lone Wolf, end of National Anthem, country music, “Red Dirt Rebel,” #3,000! 91

Finally, after 41 years in Oklahoma, I’ve reached the 3,000 stations heard mark, and it was a station I’ve been chasing a while. It’s only 91 miles away, but with 1100 watts and 98.7 pests in Wichita and Dallas usually dominating the frequency, it was a challenge. Nice to see the $ in Eric’s report as I haven’t seen it for a while. For those unfamiliar with it, it means he was receiving the station in stereo. It’s the symbol the late Bruce Elving used in the FM Atlas for broadcasts in stereo. For some of the newer DXers here, it may be hard to believe but at one time FM stations in stereo were not all that common. OK, enough reminiscing, see y’all next time!

VHF-UHF Digest 42 October 2020 Coast to Coast TV DX

Featuring reports from the entire United States and all of Canada.

Send reports by the 15th of each month to: Nick Langan 42 Holly Park Drive Tabernacle, NJ 08088 E-mail: [email protected]

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The Editor’s Note

What a great September for tropo in many portions of the eastern half of the continent. The WTFDA propagation bulletin board could be routinely seen filled with blue, be it on the 5th (MO to GA DTV reported), the 7th (NY to NC DTV reported), the major enhancement across the I-95 eastern corridor on the 9th, KY to MN DTV on the 15th, and a significant opening from the Midwest to the east coast on the 16th, including a number of DTV decodes to OH, MI, and IN from Chris Lucas in NY and Scott Levitt in PA. Long-haul tropo also developed on the 26th and 27th across the Midwest and plains, with Ed Phelps in Kentucly logging KPNE-DT-9 North Platte at 739 mi. (congrats to Ed as well for his 1000th DTV log!)

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Glenn Hauser RF 23, KSBI OKC is normally marginal or not PO Box 1684 decoding with its inferior tower/power situation, but Enid OK 73702 now it`s boosted so I explore its lineup: [email protected] 52-1 KSBI; 52-2 Bounce: 52-3 Laff; 52-4 Grit; 52-5 http://www.worldofradio.com Mystery. These match rabbitears.info listings, but http://worldofradio.com/tvdxfoto.html W9WI.com does not show any beyond 52-1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TVDX to Enid OK by Glenn Hauser, July 13- September 15, 2020 ** U S A. Level 1-2 tropo William Hepburn forecast around this part of OK, KS, July 17 at 1500 UT, and ** OKLAHOMA. July 13 at 1455 UT, level-5 tropo I bandscan starting at 1525: most open blob centred around OKC per Hepburn prediction, UHF channels, 20-36 have at least a Bad signal lesser rings out to the fringe here. Bandscan and several of the OKC channels are not decoding with broken antenna gets many Bad signals on the due to DX QRM. Also RF ch 6 Bad despite no few open channels, including 6, presumably KBSD apropos antenna, presumed KBSD Ensign=Dodge Ensign = Dodge City KS. And some of the City KS. OKC channels are not decoding, RF 27 & 29, obviously due to DX QRM,and even our local Enid A few do decode so I explore their subs: K17JN-D translator invisible. Derby=Wichita KS:

RF 20, 19-1 KQCW `News on 6` Tulsa market`s RF 31: 31-1 KDCU-DT Spanish; 31-2 Grit; 31-3 CW is the only clear decoder, as it often is, but no Escape=Mystery; 31-4 Laff; subchannels on it. 31-5 Court.

VHF-UHF Digest 43 October 2020 Hepburn`s maps does get something: a mostly Two from Tulsa: solid signal on RF 20 into my still broken antenna, RF 34: 41-1 KMYT-TV; 41-2 GetTV; 41-3 GritTV: from DTV 42-1 KBZC-LD. A rare glimpse of an 41-4 HNI ``Enid`` TV station, in Enid! Axually, Enid is only the RF 22: 23-1 KOKI-TV; 23-2 MeTV; 23-3 EscapeT community of license, why? while the transmitter [sic]=Mystery site is the NE OKC Antenna Farm along with all the major TV and many FM stations, All these lineups match W9WI.com listings (Glenn just south of the Kilpatrick Turnpike, per Hauser, Enid, WOR) rabbitears.info, 7.2 kW ERP at 328 feet above ground. Approx. 100 km from Enid. Has 7 ** OKLAHOMA. RF20, July 30 at 1533 UT, regional channels, all with same PSIP ID: KBZC-LD. First I tropo enhancement showed a Bad signal only on survey the content of each channel, then compare this open channel earlier, so I stayed on to r-e listings: it and by now has visiblized with stable Dr Oz show on KQCW-HD Tulsa market; no subchannels. This 42-1, commercials, but is Quest, logo circle-Q in is the one most likely to decode with any lower right, 0400 enhancement. OKC RF 27 KFOR is blocked by DX reality show Ice Road Truckers as is RF 17 3ABN translator in Enid (Glenn Hauser, 42-2, infomercials, no bug OK, WOR) 42-3, BUZZR, bug LR, game shows 42-4, GetTV, bug LR showing part-time ** CANADA. 61.26 MHz, August 12 from before 42-5, infomercials, no bug; but at 0400, `Bonanza`, 0300 UT, this site http://www.livemeteors.com/ whence?? is live-monitoring frequency for meteor-scatter 42-6, infomercials, no bug pings at the annual peak of the Perseid shower; 42-7, ShopLC - formerly Liquidation Channel explains that from the Wash DC area a yagi This is one of those DTV America outlets providing is aimed at Timmins, Ontario, where there still a minimum of real programming, certainly nothing exists a full-power analog TV station, on channel new or informative. A3, video offset-plus, i.e. 100 kW CITO-TV per W9WI.com. I have indeed heard a RF 21, at 0358 UT Sept 3, slightly weaker bad few pings in a few minutes. It also warns that signal starts to decode while a top-of-screen prolonged pings would be something else, streamer IDs as ch 19, KUOT. Listed as 5 and from 0405 I am getting some of those which I channels of 3ABN stuff, 15 kW ERP from much suspect are MS-induced sporadic E probably from further, the SE corner of OKC, near SE 95th and same station. It seems that on the KiwiSDR roster Bryant (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) there are NONE tuning the FM band, or any VHF from 30 to 108 MHz. Chris Mackerell in NZ explains ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Area tropo levels 1-2 and that those SDRs are not designed to do so. A barely 3 over northern OK per Hepburn maps check of our northern sky found it clear for a predicted for 1500 UT September 13, so change but too much Enid light pollution and UHF/VHF bandscan via my still-broken antenna mosquitoes to watch it from 1507 finds the following situation, by RF very long. 73, (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) channels only:

** U S A. RF-31, Aug 8 around 1500 UT, minor OKC channels no good due to DX QRM: 33, 29, tropo boost from Kansas allows KDCU Derby 27, 23, 18, 15, 13, 7 BAD DX signals only, not (Wichita) to decode briefly with infomercial in decoding: 36, 35, 32, 30, 26, 21, 11, 10, 9 Spanish, after having spotted Bad signals on 8 and DX decodes: Tulsa mkt 34, 28, 22, 20; Wichita tho 10 likely also Wichita into my broken UHF/VHF beyond map area: 31 antenna (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 20, Sept 3 at 0345 UT a UHF/VHF bandscan prompted by minor area tropo of levels 3-2-1 between here and OKC, per Bill

VHF-UHF Digest 44 October 2020 Eric Bueneman (NØUIH) 0528 KFVS 11-1 MO Cape Girardeau 115/184 631 Coachway Lane 0529 KFVS 11-2 MO Cape Girardeau (CW) Hazelwood, MO 63042-1347 115/184 0530 KFVS 11-3 MO Cape Girardeau (Circle) Equipment: 1984 Samsung 19-inch color TV, 115/184 1999 Daewoo 13-inch color TV, two Zenith 0531 KFVS 11-4 MO Cape Girardeau (Me-TV) DTT-901 ATSC-1 digital TV tuners, Channel 115/184 Master CM3020 at 28 feet (8.5 meters) above 0532 KFVS 11-5 MO Cape Girardeau (Grit) ground level. All times CDT; all distances in 15/184 mikes/kilometers New logs have their calls 0544 WSIL 34-1 IL Harrisburg 130/209 underlined; new repacks have their new 0545 WSIL 34-2 IL Harrisburg (Heroes & channel numbers underlined.. Icons) 130/209 0546 WSIL 34-3 IL Harrisburg (Justice) July 28, 2020 (tropo) 130/209 0546 WSIL 34-4 IL Harrisburg (Court TV) 0240 WTTV 27-1 IN Bloomington 210/338 130/209 0241 WTTV 27-2 IN Bloomington (second 0547 WSIL 34-5 IL Harrisburg (Ion) 130/209 channel) 210/338 0557 KDKZ-LD 18 MO Farmington (America 1) 0245 WTTV 27-3 IN Bloomington (Comet) 70/113 210/338 0610 KBSI 36 MO Cape Girardeau (MO DTV 0312 WCIA 34-1 IL Champaign 150/240 #40) 115/184 0313 WCIA 34-2 IL Champaign (WCIX 11) 0618 WTVW 22-1 IN Evansville (IN DTV #45) 150/240 165/266 0314 WCIA 34-3 IL Champaign (Bounce) 0619 WTVW 22-2 IN Evansville (Bounce) 150/240 165/266 0315 WCIA 34-4 IL Champaign (Grit) 150/240 0619 WTVW 22-3 IN Evansville (Escape) 0432 WTCT 30-1 IL Marion 100/161 165/266 0434 WTCT 30-2 IL Marion (TCT standard 0620 WTVW 22-4 IN Evansville (Ion) 165/266 definition) 100/161 0435 WTCT 30-3 IL Marion (Light TV) 100/161 Three new repacks logged this time around in the forms of KFVS 11, WTVW 22 and KBSI 36. August 17, 2020 (tropo) The repack has salvaged what has been a disappointing tropo season after the E-skip 0230 KMOS 15-1 MO Sedalia 155/249 season was a dud. KDKZ-LD 18 was a 0231 KMOS 15-2 MO Sedalia (Create) pleasant surprise; my first low-power digital TV 155/249 station from Missouri outside of Saint Louis. 0234 KRBK 22-1 MO Osage Beach 140/225 Missouri joined the 40-DTV station club on 0235 KRBK 22-2 MO Osage Beach (Me-TV) August 17 with the log of KBSI 36; Illinois and 140/225 Indiana are the other two states from where 0236 KRBK 22-3 MO Osage Beach (Movies!) I’ve logged 40 or more DTV stations. In fact, I 140/225 only need to log one more DTV from the Land 0238 KRBK 22-4 MO Osage Beach of Lincoln to hit 50 DTV stations. The DTV (infomercials) 140/225 logbook now sits at 195 stations. 73 and good 0500 WCIA 34-1 IL Champaign 150/240 DX from the Florissant Valley Dial Twister. 0501 WCIA 34-2 IL Champaign (WCIX 11) 150/240 0502 WCIA 34-3 IL Champaign (Bounce) 150/240 0503 WCIA 34-4 IL Champaign (Grit) 150/240

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up a large burst of electrical interference in the village. "It turned out that at 7am every morning the occupant would switch on their old TV which would, in turn, knock out broadband for the entire village."

The TV was found to be emitting a single high-level impulse noise (SHINE), which causes electrical interference in other devices. Mr Jones said the problem has not returned since the fault was identified.

Suzanne Rutherford, Openreach chief engineer's lead for Wales, said anything with electric components - from outdoor lights to microwaves - can potentially have an impact on broadband connections. "We'd just advise the public to make sure that their electric appliances are properly certified and meet current British standards," she said. "And if you have a fault, report it to your service provider in the first instance so that we can investigate." (Thank you Paul Mitschler for the link to the article).

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TX Lubbock 102.1 K271BW PG>250w/158m, 33-30-08/101-52-22 (KLZK-FM 107.7 Idalou via Internet) TX Matagorda 106.1 KPYM OFF Aug. 10th, power outage. TX Mauriceville 98.9 K255BB OFF Aug. 26th, power lost during Hurricane Sally. TX Richardson 95.7 K239DA NW 200w/1m, 32-46-13/96-57-38 (KKLF-1700 via Internet) TX Splendora 89.3 KSBJ-FM2 NS 3kw/132m, 30-03-55/95-16-11 TX Stanton 89.9 KTPR PC>100kw/200m, 32-10-59/101-27-56 TX Weatherford 90.5 K213CS PG<250w-H/138m, 32-47-12/97-38-16 (KDKR-91.3 Decatur OTA) TX Woodlands 89.3 KSBJ-FM3 NS 5.6kw/116m, 30-08-05/95-28-46 UT Draper 94.5 K233DV PG>250w-V/11m (KNIT-1320 Salt Lake City via Internet) UT Toquerville 89.5 K211BJ NW 250w-V/211m, 37-17-21/113-16-29 (KCHG-88.9 Cedar City OTA) WA Hamilton 90.1 KSVU OFF Sept. 4th, lost lease. WA Yakima 88.5 KYVT PC>650w/258m WV South Charleston 102.3 W272DW PG>250w/87m, 38-22-34/81-42-12 (WSCW-1410 studio feed) WV St. MDs 107.9 W300AQ PC<175w/108m (WHNK-1450 Parkersburg via Internet) WI Eagle River 101.7 W269DZ PG<250w/35m (WERL-950 studio feed) WI Menomonie 105.3 WPHF-LP OFF July 22nd, technical problems.

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829 WKCI 101.3 Hamden CT ID, with local WBEB's IBOC off 150 830 WZRV 95.3 Front Royal VA ID 176 848 WEBE 107.9 Westport CT ID o/ semi-local WPPZ 130 858 WWWT 107.7 Manassas VA WTOP news // 103.5 168 900 WBBT 107.3 Powhatan VA ID - New 225 902 WELJ 104.7 Montauk NY Station promo over semi-local WLEV - New 914 WEEI 93.7 Lawrence MA New England Sports // 103.7 over semi-local WSTW 270 914 WVEI 103.7 Westerly RI New England Sports talk // 93.7 214 924 WBMW 106.5 Pawcatuck CT Station promo 197 950 WWRX 107.7 North Stonington CT Station promo 197 1000 WVKR 91.3 Poughkeepsie NY ID 122

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