February 2004
Note: There was no Southern FM DX column for the January 2004 VHF-UHF Digest
For DXers in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, Cuba and Mexico
Stations in orange
indicate
a new logging for the DXer
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Steven C. Wiseblood
– Brownsville, TX – Stevenwiseblood.com – CST
Country codes: ES – El Salvador; GU – Guatemala; BE – Belize; HN – Honduras
12/29 Es
1659 XHCTN 89.9
CH Comitan de Dominguez, lots of slogans, “89.9,” SS rock & hip-hop,
reggae, and lots of Caribbean style music, SS announcer w/mention of “El
Puerto Libre,” slogan “La estacion que (hazita?) mueve,” mention of “El
Governador del estado de Chiapas”
1701 89.3
ES San Salvador, “Cool FM,” US/UK hot dance mx, hip-hop, “Vamos Salvadoreños
con Libertad,” ad for Banco Cuscatlan
1703 89.7
ES San Salvador, “Bautista FM,” male preaching in SS
1704 90.7
GU San Pedro la Laguna, “Radio Amistad,” light SS Christian vocal mx, male
in SS conducting a healing service
1704 92.1
GU Guatemala City, “Radio Universidad de San Carlos,” SS male announcer
w/mention of Guatemala, SS announcements and commentary
1708 90.5
BE Belize City, “Radio 2000,” male in EE w/announcements, “72 degrees farenheit
for tonight,” mention of Belize
1712 90.5
GU Guatemala City, “Periodisimo Cadena Radio Punto,” woman announcer in
SS, slogan “90.5,” “Radio Punto en todo el Pais”
1721 unID 93.3 ??
??, light SS pop/vocal mx
1724 105.1
GU El Quiche, “Radio Juda,” SS Christian preacher
1730 104.5
HN Cortes, “La Voz del Atlantico,” SS male talking to callers about futbol,
saying to each caller “buenos noches,” and mention of “Zona Oriental,”
also mention of neighboring country El Salvador
1733 unID 106.1
?? ??, possibly El Salvador, SS male talking on phone, remote broadcast
1733 unID 106.9
?? ??, possibly El Salvador, SS cumbia mx
1735 unID 103.5
?? ??, poss Honduras with light SS pop/rock/musica romantica
1736 102.7
GU ??, marimba mx, then talk by male in indigenous language
1738 TGTZ 103.5
GU Cobán, “TGTZ Radio Tezulutlán,” religious SS mx
1739 100.7
GU ??, SS religious vocal mx
1740 104.7
GU Chichicastenango, “Radio Maranatha,” SS male reading the Bible
1740 unID 104.7
?? ??, Cumbia mx, salsa (en el ritmo punto), male SS announcer w/saludos,
Mexican regional pop mx
1740 unID 105.3
?? ??, woman in SS w/announcements, male in SS preaching
1753 89.7
GU Guatemala City, “Emisoras Unidas, 2 males in SS w/political commentary,
political talk, mention of “14 Enero, Eleccion de la Justicia //89.9, remote
broadcast w/male in SS talking politics
1755 89.9 89.9 GU
??, “Emisoras Unidas,” //89.7 SS political talk and commentary
1758 unID 88.7 ??
??, “Radio Globo” slogan, vocal song about the state of Michoacan
1758 unID 88.7 ??
??, possibly Guatemala, SS woman w/Christian talk, testimonies
1801 unID 90.3 ??
??, SS male with pharmacy ad “Farmacia OTI”
1804 93.7
GU Guatemala City, “Radio Mia,” SS ads, promo, “Radio Mia 93-7,” light
pop/vocal mx
1809 92.3
HN San Pedro Sula, rockin’ pop, male in SS, US/Euro rock mx
1810 unID 93.5 ??
??, male in SS mentioning game show and giving away bicycles!, taking calls
from listeners
1812 94.1
GU Guatemala City, “94 Su FM,” US/Euro classic rock
1815 94.7
HN ??, “Radio America,” musica romantica
1816 96.5
GU Guatemala City, SS male announcer with “Retro Sounds,” promo, Beatles
mx
1822 94.3
GU ??, “Emisoras Unidas,” SS male announcer, “La Super Cadena Emisoras
Unidas,” mention of Guatemala
1824 94.9
GU Guatemala City, “FM-95,” Pepsi ad, SS male announcer, “FM-95, your super
station,” slogan in EE and then in SS
Joe Kureth – Uniontown, MD
2000 Saturn car radio
except WPRB and WGLS on Drake SW8 w/whip antenna. All new,
* = QSL’ed
8/21 Tr
1300 WSKE 104.3
PA Everett, k, WSMJ nulled by steel building in a nearby town 74
8/22 Tr
0830 WPRB 103.3
NJ Princeton, heavy j o/WARM
0835 WGLS 89.7 NJ
Glassboro, mx, Rowan College, o/WTMD 106
1300 WJRZ 100.1
NJ Manahawkin, ads, ID, thru WFRE 99.9 slop 154
1530 W269AS
101.7 PA Carlisle, WKDN 106.9 txltr
9/8 Tr
1140 WBLK 93.7 NY
DePew, local ads, calls
1145 WYGL 100.5
PA Elizabethville
1257 CIMX 88.7 ON
Windsor, “89-X,” slogan between each song, mx was rock but couldn’t
ID any song, ON & MI ads, confirmed by phone call, ID on hour
1303 WSLC 94.9 VA
Roanoke, “Star Country” 234
1330 WBFO 88.7 NY
Buffalo, Lionel Hampton mx, local news, calls, *
1340 WOGH 103.5
PA Burgettstown, local ads, calls, “Froggy 103”
1352 WUBZ 105.9
PA Phillipsburg, “The Buzz,” old WPHB-FM 110
9/11 Tr
0910 WGRX 104.5
VA Falmouth, “Thunder 104.5,” only heard on driveway on the south side,
in heavy WAYZ slop, these calls once used by a merchant ship!
1147 WCHX 105.5
PA Lewistown, “Chix 105”
1200 WFWM 91.1 MD
Frostburg, ID on the hour, WGTS nulled 96
1210 WVNW 96.7 PA
Burnham, “Star Country 96.7,” promo for sister station WCHX
1219 WZWW 95.3 PA
Bellefonte, “3WZ” 98
1234 WQZK 94.1 WV
Keyser, local ads, calls, it’s been many years since I’ve logged a new
WV station 100
1245 WJUN 92.5 PA
Mexico 62
1351 WWLY 106.3
PA Huntingdon, “Wally”
1407 WLZS 106.1
PA Beaver Springs, “Wheels 106.1 FM” 76
1426 WNNT 100.9
VA Warsaw, Farm Credit ad, VA Tech football promo 99
Some of the above aren’t much in distance, but cleans up some semi-locals I’ve been after. CIXM is my first Ontario, first Canadian by tropo and farthest tropo DX west! WBFO sent a nice hand written verie with coverage map and sticker. Mileages are approximate. Below is what I heard DXing from Maderia Beach, FL, using a DX-398 on the 22nd and 23rd and a rental car radio on the 24th.
10/22 Tr
0040 WFYV 104.5
FL Atlantic Beach
0045 WHJX 105.7
FL Baldwin, RDS “Lite FM”
0053 WMFQ 92.9 FL
Ocala, no sign of usual WIXK
1310 WWAV 102.1
FL Santa Rosa Beach, “Wave 102.1”
1315 WGLF 104.1
FL Tallahassee, “Gulf 104”
10/23 Tr
1152 WGBX 96.1 FL
Tallahassee
1156 WEGT 99.9 FL
Lafayette, “99.9 The Eagle”
1209 WUTL 106.1
FL Tallahassee, “U106”
10/24 Tr
1130 WGCM 102.3
MS Gulfport, “Coast 102.3” 430
1136 WOYS 100.5
FL Apalachicola
1140 WOSM 103.1
MS Ocean Springs, religion
1148 KMEZ 102.9
LA Belle Chase, “Old School 102.9”
1200 WBBE 103.3
LA Hammond 510
1210 WASJ 105.1
FL Panama City Beach, “Smooth Jazz”
1212 WKCW 92.3 LA
LaPlace, “The Point”
1348 WMJY 93.7 MS
Biloxi, “Magic 93.7” 420
1350 WEBZ 93.5 FL
Port St. Joe, “The Beat”
1352 WTIX 94.3 LA
Galliano, “Tix FM,” old calls used on 690 AM in New Orleans 480
1400 WKGC 90.7 FL
Panama City, NPR, classical
1400 WPCS 89.5 FL
Pensacola
1405 WPBH 99.3 FL
Mexico
1418 KNOU 104.5
LA Empire, “Hot 104.5,” rap 435
1421 WKNN 99.1 MS
Pascagoula, “K 99 FM,” k 400
1427 WKZN 105.3
LA Kenner, “The Zone”
1436 KCIL 107.5
LA Houma, “C 107.5”
1448 WNOE 101.1
LA New Orleans, k, “Ten in a row” 475
1457 WXBM 102.7
FL Milton
1510 WBUV 104.9
MS Moss Point, “V 104.9”
1515 WLMG 101.9
LA New Orleans, “Magic 101.9”
1525 WCSN 105.7
AL Orange Beach, “Sunny 105.7”
1527 KKND 106.7
LA Port Sulphur, “The End”
1535 WBLX 92.9 AL
Mobile, “93-BLX” 375
1536 WABB 97.5 AL
Mobile, jingle ID
1537 WMXC 99.9 AL
Mobile, “Lite Mix 99.9”
1539 WRKH 96.1 AL
Mobile, “96.1 The Rocket”
1546 WFBX 94.5 FL
Parker
1555 WXYK 107.1
MS Gulfport, “The Monkey”
1600 WMAH 90.3 MS
Biloxi, MS net, classical mx
1610 unID 100.5
?? ??, “Q-100”
1611 KLRZ 100.3
LA Larose, “Rajun Cajun”
1625 WXXF 94.7 LA
Lacombe
1557 TV 87.7 ??
??, channel 6 audio, no doubt New Orleans
2040 unID 96.1 FL
??, “Jams” and “Hot 96,” probably a pirate, mentioned local WTMP 1150 several
times, but not parallel to their programming
It was fun to DX
some of that famous “Gulf tropo!” First time I’d Dxed any FM outside of
the state and the 11 local 100kw’ers make adjacent channels difficult.
Originally went to a location to catch blue crabs, but they weren’t there.
Also, in the water, a nearby alligator convinced me to stay on dry land
and DX instead!