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93.9 MIA

Posted by Shizam <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Shizam' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 22, 2023, 12:20 pm

Holy DX! I was sitting in the car just a bit ago and I flipped on 93.9 and I heard them ID as 93.9 MIA,90s to now. I said no way a station from Miami is coming in. Sure enough, I go to their website and verify that Christina Aguilera Genie in a Bottle is the song playing live on the air. Of course leaving it on for a bit Lite FM started coming back in and they were alternating back and forth back and forth as I was sitting still. It's faint right now, mostly out than in, but still there. Bizarre!!

Re: 93.9 MIA - DX on FM Band is erratic but DX distant today

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 22, 2023, 5:07 pm, in reply to "93.9 MIA"

The FM band is open then it is gone a few moments later. If you are away from the city you will have more and better results.

My friend was in his house, portable Sangean radio, just using the supplied metal whip, obliterating the LPMF & translators on 99.1. He heard:

100,000 watt - KHKX (99.1 FM), branded as "Kicks 99 Country", is a radio station that serves the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area with country music and live high school football for Odessa High School and Permian High School.

When he was hearing that, I was in the car and there were 3 signals battling it out. I think one was WMYX. The other one was spoken religious, the other was a country station (most likely KHKX). They were on top of each other, no positive ID's.

Z

Re: 93.9 MIA - DX on FM Band is erratic but DX distant today

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2023, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Re: 93.9 MIA - DX on FM Band is erratic but DX distant today"

Back in '99 when the 92.7 studios were still at the tower site in Arlington Heights, I lost our signal - ON THE STUDIO AIR MONITORS - for a few minutes to a country station in Georgia. It was coming in like a local. We were 100 yards from our tower! LOL - that was too much.

Re: 93.9 MIA - DX on FM Band is erratic but DX distant today

Jeffro,

Must have been one of those days the tower was swaying in the 10 MPH winds!

Re: 93.9 MIA probably via Sporadic E (a.k.a. E-skip)

Posted by PhilJSmith <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=PhilJSmith' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2023, 1:58 pm, in reply to "93.9 MIA"

35 miles south of Chicago yesterday afternoon I noticed a lot of erratic, distant stations from 88 up to about 98 MHz, starting with 93XRT going to static every 5 or 10 seconds — I scanned upward and heard 94.5 FMX playing Metallica Sad But True at 2:50pm CDT, verified it was KFMX Lubbock, 948 miles away, 100kW. It looks like Es is acting up again today. Signal was fluctuating from very clear to static with a religious talk station occasionally popping in, also distant based on the bits of conversation.

Live FM Bandscan on RabbitEars

Re: 93.9 MIA probably via Sporadic E (a.k.a. E-skip)

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2023, 2:01 pm, in reply to "Re: 93.9 MIA probably via Sporadic E (a.k.a. E-skip)"

There was a lot of E-Skip from Florida yesterday. Even some HD locks. WKIS Miami locked ontop of WRJN Racine's translator on 99.9. There was also some Orlando and Miami

Ended with KPGA Lubbock, TX (Air1) which I seem to get several times a year

Re: 93.9 MIA probably via Sporadic E (a.k.a. E-skip)

6 Meters HAM was open yesterday (rare @ my location and setup). 10 Meters was up and down.

Not sure about today I have not been able to turn on and listen.

Z

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