Vantage WA / Ginkgo Petrified bandscan, 4/28/2017

There must have been tropo, pure luck, or the Columbia River was an influence. I've never received more from eastern Oregon than I did today! Nothing counts in the logs because this is far east Kittitas County. I wish this was a Yakima scan! Taken today near the Ginkgo Petrified Forest, a few hundred feet above Vantage. Radio is a Radio Shack DX-402 with whip fully extended. Love the 150khz filter mod, without it I wouldn't be able to get several of the stations today. Grids were DN06AX and CN96XX.

88.1 - KTCV Kennewick (Variety) 3.5KW 61mi / UNID with Spanish programming under KTCV. KYRS Medical Lake, or something in Oregon?
88.3 - KMLW Moses Lake (Religion) 4kw 35mi
88.5 - KLRF Milton-Freewater, OR (LifeTalk) 7.4KW 106mi
88.7 - KDMB Moses Lake (Catholic) 4.6KW 35mi
89.1 - KFAE Richland (Northwest Public Radio) 100KW 61mi (IBOC blocking 88.9 and 89.3)
89.5 - Very faint KSOH Wapato (LifeTalk) 9.5KW 40mi / Very faint SSer, likely K208BY Moses Lake (Spanish Religion) 99W 36mi
89.7 - KWWS Walla Walla (Northwest Public Radio) 3.2KW 109mi
89.9 - KPLW Wenatchee (Positive Life Radio) 5KW 28mi
90.1 - KOLU Pasco (Religion) 4.1KW 61mi
90.3 - K212DB Moses Lake (// CSN KAWZ) 250W 35mi - Apparently flipped back to KAWZ, was relaying KTBI-810 Ephrata a couple years ago / very faint KNWY Yakima (Northwest Public Radio) 1.9KW 33mi / UNID NPR station running PRI program at 11:30AM PT. KTVR La Grande, OR or ???.
90.5 - UNID Religious station, running pledge fundraiser with phone number of 800-877-5247. A call sign was given as "KN??". Not // KMBI. Will post clip soon.
90.7 - KNWR Ellensburg (Northwest Public Radio) 5KW 26mi
90.9 - KRBM Pendleton, OR (OPB) 25KW 107mi / K215AD Chelan (// KMBI-107.9) 75W 60mi
91.1 - KPBX Spokane (NPR) 56KW 131mi / faint KYPL Yakima (Positive Life Radio) 26KW 33mi
91.3 - KGTS Walla Walla (Positive Life Radio) 7KW 109mi
91.5 - KLWS Moses Lake (Northwest Public Radio) 7.2KW 35mi
91.7 - KBLD Kennewick (Religion) 1.8KW 61mi
91.9 - KDNA Granger (Spanish) 18.5KW 37mi / KPBW Brewster (NPR) 1KW 77mi
92.1 - KUMA-FM Pilot Rock, OR (Classic Hits) 6.9KW 118mi
92.3 - KZUS Ephrata (Regional Mexican) 26KW 32mi
92.5 - KZHR Dayton (Regional Mexican) 54KW 108mi
92.7 - KNCW Omak (Country) 4.1KW 101mi
92.9 - K225CJ Walla Walla (// KGDC-1320) 115W 109mi - very strong at times / KDBL Toppenish (Country) 17KW 37mi / KZZU Spokane (Hot AC) 81KW 131mi
93.1 - K226AK Ephrata (// KFAE-89.1) 41W 32mi (Horrific 60hz humming on audio!)
93.3 - KRKL Walla Walla (K-LOVE) 42KW 109mi
93.5 - KOZI Chelan (Adult Contemporary) 600W 70mi
93.7 - KQFM Hermiston (Adult Contemporary) 5.3KW 86mi / KDRK Spokane (Country) 60KW 131mi
93.9 - KTAC Ephrata 18KW 32mi
94.1 - KXIX Sunriver, OR (briefly with 'That's What I Like' Bruno Mars) 18.5KW 211mi / KMPS Seattle (Country) 69KW 100mi / UNID Religious, likely KBXL Boise, ID at 290 miles
94.3 - KSAE-LP Kennewick (Spanish Religion) 100W 61mil
94.5 - KATS Yakima (Rock) 100KW 40mi / K233CJ College Place (Fox Sports) 250W 109mi / KHTQ Hayden, ID 83KW 149mi
94.7 - KZAL Manson (Country) 10.3KW 63mi
94.9 - KIOK Pasco (Country) 100KW 61mi
95.3 - K237DP Kennewick (// KLKY-96.1) 34W 61mi (No sign of KXLE!)
95.7 - KKSR Walla Walla (Adult Contemporary) 94KW 109mi
95.9 - KZML Quincy (Regional Mexican) 11KW 25mi
96.1 - KLKY Stanfield, OR (Classic Rock) 8.5KW 91mi
96.3 - KRCW Royal City (Regional Mexican) 19.5KW 13mi
96.5 - K243CK Pendleton, OR (// KUMA-1290) 250W 107mi / KJAQ Seattle (Adult Hits) 49KW 100mi
96.7 - KWWW Quincy (Top 40) 440W 22mi
97.1 - KXRX Walla Walla (Rock) 100KW 109mi
97.5 - KOLW Basin City (Top 40) 50KW 58mi
97.9 - KZTB Milton-Freewater, OR (Regional Mexican) 100KW 106mi
98.3 - KEYW Pasco (Hot AC) 50KW 61mi
98.5 - KEYG Grand Coulee (Classic Rock) 100KW 81mi
98.7 - KMNA Mabton (Regional Mexican) 11.5KW 53mi / KUBQ La Grande, OR (Rock) 2.25KW 159mi - Very poor increasing to fair with elevation gain. La Grande's in a bowl between mountains. Signal had to cross through Saddle Mountain, then the Blue Mountains and Meacham to reach me! Very impressive!
98.9 - KKZX Spokane (Classic Rock) 100KW 131mi
99.1 - KUJ-FM Burbank (Top 40) 52KW 61mi
99.3 - KDRM Moses Lake (Hot AC) 3KW 32mi
99.5 - KZLY Ione, OR (Regional Mexican) 1.8KW 103mi
99.7 - K259CT Milton-Freewater, OR (// KTEL-1490) 170W 105mi / KHHK Yakima (Rhythmic Contemporary) 4.1KW 33mi
99.9 - KXLY-FM Spokane (Country) 37kw 131mi / KWRL La Grande, OR (Adult Contemporary) 25KW 167mi
100.1 - KQFO Pasco (Bob FM) 8KW 61mi
100.3 - KKRZ Portland, OR (Top 40) 95KW 165mi
100.5 - KWIQ Moses Lake (Country) 50KW 32mi
100.7 - KHSS Athena, OR (Catholic Religion) 6.3KW 108mi
100.9 - KARY Grandview (Classic Hits) 7.8KW 33mi
101.1 - K266AZ Ephrata (// KPLW-89.9) 60W 32mi / KEYF Cheney (Classic Hits) 100KW 132mi / KOHO Leavenworth (Adult Contemporary) 930W 53mi
101.3 - KGDN Pasco (Religion) 2.75KW 61mi / K267AX Brewster (// KCSY-106.3 Sunny FM) 10W 77mi!
101.7 - KLES Prosser (Regional Mexican) 3.5KW 55mi
101.9 - KZIU Weston, OR (Classic Country) 13.4KW 110mi
102.1 - KPQ-FM Wenatchee (Classic Rock) 35KW 25mi
102.3 - K272ED Kennewick (Smooth Jazz) 38W 61mi / KHKF Island City, OR (Classic Country 'Hank FM', new to air) 900W 159mi! Strong signal at times. Was thinking KICR Coeur D'Alene flipped formats from K-102 Country, based on the Spokane FMs. I was very surprised on the impressive signal of this one. Best La Grande signal by far, overpowering Kennewick with the turn of the antenna.
102.5 - KZOK Seattle (Classic Rock) 68KW 100mi
102.7 - KORD Richland (Country) 100KW 61mi
102.9 - UNID Country station briefly, likely KSJJ Bend OR, would have been over 200 miles
103.1 - K276EU Kennewick (K-LOVE) 15W 61mi / faint parallel so KYKV Selah, 5.4KW 32mi / K276GF Pendleton, OR (// KTIX-1240) 190W 108mi - was thinking this was the even-farther KVBL Union OR at first, but Dan Patrick's affiliates showed no sign of KVBL. So it's K276GF, parallel to 1240 KTIX Pendleton.
103.3 - KWLN Wilson Creek (Regional Mexican) 25KW 51mi
103.5 - KWHT Pendleton, OR (Country) 100KW 109mi
103.9 - K280GI Richland (// KGTS-91.3) 155W 61mi
104.1 - KXDD Yakima (Country) 100KW 33mi / possibly a second, even fainter signal under KXDD, but could have been my imagination. KXDD was very weak already.
104.3 - K282AA Kennewick (// KMBI-107.9) 274W 61mi
104.7 - KKRV Wenatchee (Country) 6.5KW 28mi / possibly KCMB La Grande (Country) under KKRV, but couldn't get confirmation. Would have been 100KW 159mi
104.9 - K285FN Kennewick (Exitos 104.9) 250W 61mi / UNID with CHR/Top 40 and English female DJ, no ID and faded away within a minute. Did not have the 'meteor scatter' sound to it. Maybe KUBE Eatonville, format/calls ex-93.3 Seattle?
105.3 - KONA-FM Pasco (Adult Contemporary) 100KW 61mi
105.7 - KDIL-LP Kennewick (Spanish Catholic) 8W 61mi!! Very impressed with this one, being such low power. / KRSE Yakima (Classic Rock) 100kw 33mi / tentative KZBD Spokane (Top 40) 100KW 131mi
105.9 - KRJT Elgin, OR (Classic Hits) 115W 147mi!! Best log of the day! Have a full TOH ID recorded. / UNID with conservative talk show, gave phone number but haven't listened to it again. I don't see any AM xlators on 105.9 in the NW.
106.1 - K291BS Richland (Classic Hits // KALE-960) 250W 61mi / KZFN Moscow, ID (Top 40) 62KW 143mi
106.3 - KLOO Corvallis, OR (Classic Rock) 100KW 228mi, briefly and only possible match with no Es.
106.5 - KEGX Richland (Classic Hits) 100KW 61mi
106.7 - KKWN Cashmere (News/Talk) 6KW 44mi
106.9 - K295AV Walla Walla (106.9 the Oasis) 240W 101mi
107.3 - KFFM Yakima (Top 40) 100KW 33mi / K297BE Kennewick (// KWCQ-106.1 The Beat) 50W 61mi
107.7 - KWVN Pendleton, OR (Top 40) 72KW 109mi
107.9 - KMBI-FM Spokane 64KW 132mi

Audio clips are here, including UNIDs on 105.9/90.5.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wv80172m24oz5r1/KZAL_94.7_Manson_-_Vantage_WA_4_28_17.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/gz2agjmmgiz130g/KRJT_105.9_Elgin_OR_115W_-_Vantage_WA_42817_CLIP_1.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jjr55lcrdub3jvt/KRJT_105.9_Elgin_OR_115W_-_Vantage_WA_42817_Clip_2.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ki1loodmio83228/K225CJ_92.9_Walla_Walla_-_Vantage_WA_42817.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/03mz5l7n812x2u8/KXLY_99.9_Spokane_-_Vantage_WA_42817.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/60a2ns4znaz26r6/KUMA-FM_92.1_OR_Vantage_WA_42817.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/1x4sm316frb3h0q/KUBQ_98.7_La_Grande_OR_-_42817_Vantage_WA.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/82dta...and_KNWR_90.7_comparison_42817_Vantage_WA.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/kj8za...ndleton_OR_Dan_Patrick_-_42817_Vantage_WA.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/icmkr7mz5xgt6pk/KKRZ_100.3_OR_4_28_17_Vantage_WA.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bhs162v0334p924/UNID_105.9_from_Vantage_WA_42817.WMA
http://www.mediafire.com/file/x1eslxmel0634mg/UNID_90.5_from_Vantage_WA_4-28-17_Religious.WMA

Good job!

Confirmed both UNIDs.
The unid 105.9 u/ KRJT Elgin is KOLH-LP Hermiston, OR which is 100W at 84 miles. It's an EWTN affiliate and the phone number in the clip matches the EWTN network.
The unid 90.5 is K213DM Heppner, OR // KVIP-98.1 Redding. I looked in the database and found a match to the calls, 'KVIP'. And yes if you count the AM 540 (which I've heard), they have four full-powered stations and 29 translators. This is 23 watts at a whopping 114 miles!!

Nice list of FM stations. The ol' DX-402/ATS505 is definitely getting the job done.

Ginkgo Petrified Forest.... man! It's been years since I've been over there. Or Vantage, for that matter. I remember us going east on old Highway 10 from Kittitas to Vantage and the Ginkgo park. Almost like driving through a time warp. Probably different now.

I took Old Vantage Highway back to Ellensburg, which then becomes University Way and passes by CWU. Then to Canyon Rd back home. KZOK-102.5 was loud and clear in Ellensburg yesterday, and KJAQ-96.5 even had a brief RDS decode for about a mile going up I-82/Manastash.
Too bad 103.1 was a mess of stations - Pendleton just had to fire up an AM translator. And the hunt for KCDA Coeur D'Alene continues... Also didn't hear KVBL Union OR, which I figured would come in with even low power La Grande's on 105.9/102.3. Never thought I would be next to the Columbia River pulling in 115 watts from 147 miles. 94.5 had too much Walla Walla to try for KJDY-FM John Day, which with a 23w translator from Heppner in on 90.5, may have had a chance. When it wasn't Walla Walla, either KATS faded up or it was KHTQ Hayden.
There was a third UNID on 105.9 fading up with a Shilo Inn commercial and a commercial for a local event mentioning a Subway store. I didn't have my recorder out at the time...darn it!! Could have been either KFBW Vancouver WA or KCIX Garden City, ID. Didn't check to see if the 94.1 rel. was in at the same time. Would have been cool to confirm the Boise market at 290+ miles.

BTW, I saw so much petrified wood out there, there was one piece which had an equal length to a sagebrush bush! Lots of pieces looked rather recent, but no they were petrified. Went through a couple of rock fields where some of the rock was in fact petrified wood. The little interpretive trail is cool but the views are much better in the backcountry. Bighorn sheep were out.

I wonder if some of the signals sort of bounce up the walls of the Columbia...

RE: Petrified Forest: very cool. I don't remember much of it, actually -- last time I as at the part was when I was in high school and my dad and mom and I stopped there on a camping trip. I've been to Vantage more recently, but even that was some years ago... Need to get over to Eastern Wash. and dry out some time this year.