Here's a few FM DX logs from Northwest Pennsylvania in the last little while. This isn't everything I've logged but what I find interesting for one reason or another and is presented in no particular order.
Details: Ridgway PA (NW corner of the state halfway between Olean NY and State College, PA). 2000 feet elevation free of nearby terrain obstructions, one of the highest residential points in this part of the state. Equipment: Sony XDRF1HD radio, Kathrein Scala YA7 Yagi antenna and Zoom H1 handheld digital recorder. Now for the actual logs: NEW!! NEW!! CJDL 107.3 Tillsonburg, Ontario 7.8KW at 738 feet, 155 miles NW of me. This was possible since 50KW local blowtorch WCOH Du Bois was off the air due to a power outage on Friday March 2nd. Reception happened in the 8 and 9am hours and the fade ups didn't last long when they occured., The signal on fade ups was FAIR, I'd say. Here some audio: "Anywhere With You" by The Dungarees: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvMUSa-5ABjGgveopauCjpMqWWrVNCZ7/view?usp=sharing "Are You Sure Hank Done It This way" by Waylon Jennings followed by Country 107.3 liner and then followed by another song: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xYseKFnp3DMxqelMOAkYLbhL2DtBs7aB/view?usp=sharing Here's a Country 107.3 weather forecast with temperatures and Country 107.3 jingle https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kVROqj7Ah31qSHgqYARfX1BFI8K_vXFy/view?usp=sharing (The picture in this post is the tower holding the CJDL antennas on Plank Line at the Union Road intersection in Ingersoll, Ontario.) NEW!! "Country 89" CKYY 89.1 Welland, Ontario 4.5KW/428 feet at about 120 miles. YES! I've been trying for this one for MONTHS well, JUST because. I have to get past WKSV Thompson, OH, WCOV Friendship/Olean, NY and CBLA-FM-2 Kitchener, Ont to hear CKYY... all of them with alot more power and height and more potent signals. Heck, WKSV lights up RDS here regularly and has even locked on HD. Well, on Monday March 5pm I *FINALLY" heard a country song on 89.1, Chris Young's "Aw Naw" followed by a "Country 89" liner then "When you call my name" by Paul Brandt. The station was gone after about a minute, but it COUNTS as a logging in my book! Here's the audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sof-cx77ZjLtXEo-__4g46-PhIJKwlLW/view?usp=sharing "105.1 The River" CJED Niagara Falls, Ontario. 15KW/420 feet , 120 miles. A recent format flip from Top 40/pop music to Adult Hits type stuff. I've heard it as 2DAY FM before but this was the first time with the new format. It produced a pretty good signal on and off for several hours on Monday March 5th. Here's two audio clips: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nw4v6OncSSJKpzBjdq7ATF2fTSkWntP2/view?usp=sharing anf this one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JqQvXJgM3-p78mmvEAg7j3cUaCAnyz6N/view?usp=sharing "KFun 99.5" CKKW Hamilton, Ontario. 4.3KW at 364 feet, about 160 miles. Heard with music and KFun 99.5 liners. This station is not new but rare, as WGAR Cleveland and WDCX Buffalo are more often heard here, usually WDCX. I have heard CKKW before but usually fairly weak and not lasting long. This day, KFun 99.5 produced a really good signal for about 5 minutes. Here's the audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sof-cx77ZjLtXEo-__4g46-PhIJKwlLW/view?usp=sharing "Country 105" CFDC 104.9 Shelburne, Ontario. 38.5KW at 316 feet at 211 miles. This isn't new, but rare here because of WRKT North East, PA and another nearby translator. It produced a fairly decent signal at times on Saturday March 3 in the 9pm. The brusts of signal weren't super log but overall ok. Here's some audio: A song then dj Casey Clark talking https://drive.google.com/file/d/1901ogB4bGP3a1skq8eOK0SDiRNNL1KKN/view?usp=sharing Weather forecast https://drive.google.com/file/d/17MjbU-ikwu4wMdIglML-5ljAUsEABpnw/view?usp=sharing More music, Eric Church's "Creepin" https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z09RZvL-xaOKeObNWEH9Euky8vVDO4Qw/view?usp=sharing "KX94.7" CHKX Hamilton, Ontario 100kw Max ERP/40KW minimum ERP, 458 feet at 135 miles NW of me (I don't think i'm in the main lobe of CHKX, but im not in a huge null, either) I am 1 1/2 miles from W233BS 94.5 with 250 watts so hearing stuff on 94.3 and 94.7 isnt too hard but CHKX while not new and not rare, isnt heard terribly often. Ir produced a good signal on Monday March 5th for about 5 minutes at 1025. Here's the audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ZDbR9Ef90rvsFjnQSQRHAfCR11l-5oa/view?usp=sharing CKNC-FM 99.7 Simcoe, Ontario. 18kw at 85 feet, about 120 miles. This one is usually fairly weak if it's heard. Not rare but not too regular. I got a good signal out of it for a few minutes Monday March 5pm in the 10pm hour. Here's some audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11YwyOU98ls94ED9y6S8V2HDm7PW6qHNY/view?usp=sharing "Country 106.7" CIKZ Kitchener, Ontario. 5KW at 650 feet, 170 miles NW of me. This one is somewhat kinda regular, but often not too strong. Monday March 5th produced a pretty good signal with some music and spots. Here's audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-HNIlhs7ClP3qA_52FYG1To_bmq6wX0a/view?usp=sharing "97.7 Hitz FM" CHTZ SAint Catharines, Ontario 50KW/392 feet at about 120 miles. This one is surprisingly rare, due in large part to WLER 97.7 Butler, PA which is a 6KW Equivalent about 60 miles away thats heard fairly well. CHTZ showed up Monday March 5th about 730 pm with a pretty good signal for about 10 minutes. Here's the audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-HNIlhs7ClP3qA_52FYG1To_bmq6wX0a/view?usp=sharing _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
