• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Orlando, FL 3/4-3/11

F

ftballfan

I just returned from a week in Orlando, FL. While there, I had some interesting catches on FM from my hotel (which was by Sea World and I was in a south-facing room). Here is what I got at least once (many were received multiple times):
88.1 WJIS Bradenton (100kW @ 105 mi)
88.3 WPOZ Union Park (98.4kW @ 26 mi)
88.5 WMNF Tampa (7kW @ 63 mi)
88.7 WDLV Fort Myers (75kW @ 137 mi)
88.7 WMYZ Clermont (1.2kW @ 24 mi)
88.9 WKTO Edgewater (25kW @ 47 mi)
88.9 WQCS Fort Pierce (100kW @ 95 mi)
89.1 WLAZ Kissimmee (5.2kW @ 19 mi)
89.1 WSMR Sarasota (54kW @ 106 mi) – had to aim the whip just right to get this mixing in with WLAZ
89.3 WFLJ Frostproof (10kW @ 58 mi)
89.3 WPIO Titusville (7.1kW @ 39 mi)
89.5 WAYJ Naples (100kW @ 158 mi)
89.5 WKSG Cedar Creek (22kW @ 60 mi)
89.7 WUSF Tampa (72kW @ 62 mi)
89.9 WUCF Orlando (5.6kW @ 20 mi)
90.1 WGCU Fort Myers (100kW @ 111 mi)
90.3 WLVF Haines City (750W @ 22 mi) – not a K-Love station despite having similar calls to K-Love stations
90.3 WIGW Eustis (9.4kW @ 43 mi)
90.5 WREH Cypress Quarters (100kW @ 79 mi)
90.7 WMFE Orlando (100kW @ 26 mi)
90.9 WSOR Naples (36kW @ 143 mi) – very easy to ID as it was // to WKES
91.1 WKES Lakeland (100kW @ 42 mi)
91.3 WSEB Englewood (62kW @ 118 mi)
91.5 WJYO Fort Myers (3kW @ 133 mi)
91.5 WPRK Winter Park (1.3kW @ 15 mi)
91.7 WJFH Sebring (2kW @ 70 mi)
91.7 WVIJ Port Charlotte (1.9kW @ 105 mi)
91.9 WYFO Lakeland (25kW @ 42 mi)
92.1 WCTQ Venice (11.5kW @ 106 mi)
92.3 WWKA Orlando (100kW @ 27 mi)
92.5 WFSX Estero (25kW @ 145 mi)
92.5 WYUU Safety Harbor (50kW @ 87 mi)
92.7 WKIE-LP Kissimmee (28W @ 5 mi)
92.7 WBHQ Beverly Beach (5.3kW @ 74 mi)
92.9 WIKX Charlotte Harbor (100kW @ 114 mi)
92.9 WMFQ Ocala (50kW @ 60 mi)
93.1 W226BT Orlando (99W @ 11 mi)
93.1 WFEZ Miami (100kW @ 184 mi)
93.3 WFLZ Tampa (100kW @ 63 mi)
93.5 W228BK Union Park (38W @ 18 mi)
93.5 WBGF Belle Glade (15.5kW @ 126 mi)
93.7 WNKQ-LP Kissimmee (51W @ 5 mi)
93.7 WOGK Ocala (100kW @ 71 mi)
93.7 WXNX Sanibel (43kW @ 133 mi)
93.9 WMIA Miami Beach (100kW @ 184 mi)
93.9 WWRT-LP Conway (85W @ 13 mi)
94.1 WLLD Lakeland (81kW @ 64 mi)
94.3 WZZR Riviera Beach (50kW @ 141 mi)
94.5 WCFB Daytona Beach (100kW @ 40 mi)
94.5 WARO Naples (100kW @ 143 mi) – took out WCFB's analog signal on at least two occasions (WCFB's HD would show up eventually)
94.9 WWRM Tampa (100kW @ 63 mi)
94.9 W235CJ Orlando (250W @ 14 mi)
95.3 WPYO Maitland (12kW @ 12 mi)
95.3 WOLZ Fort Myers (79kW @ 133 mi) – walked right over WPYO at times
95.5 WLDI Juno Beach (100kW @ 110 mi)
95.7 WBTP Clearwater (100kW @ 80 mi)
95.7 WHOG Ormond-by-the-Sea (25kW @ 62 mi)
95.9 W240BV Orlando (99W @ 14 mi)
95.9 WSJZ Sebastian (25kW @ 65 mi)
96.1 W241BP Kissimmee (19W @ 5 mi)
96.1 WRXK Bonita Springs (100kW @ 137 mi)
96.5 WDBO Orlando (100kW @ 27 mi)
96.7 W244BJ Lakeland (250W @ 42 mi)
96.9 W245CL Deltona (250W @ 14 mi)
96.9 WINK Fort Myers (100kW @ 112 mi)
97.1 WOSN Indian River Shores (23kW @ 76 mi)
97.1 WSUN Holiday (11.5kW @ 81 mi)
97.3 WFLC Miami (100kW @ 184 mi)
97.3 WSKY Micanopy (50kW @ 94 mi)
97.5 WPCV Winter Haven (100kW @ 20 mi)
97.7 WTLQ Punta Rassa (14.5kW @ 135 mi)
97.9 WRMF Palm Beach (100kW @ 146 mi)
97.9 WXTB Coldwater (100kW @ 81 mi)
98.1 WNUE Deltona (50kW @ 39 mi)
98.3 WWRZ Fort Meade (27kW @ 45 mi)
98.5 WKTK Crystal River (100kW @ 90 mi)
98.5 WLVO San Carlos Park (18.5kW @ 133 mi)
98.5 WSBH Satellite Beach (6kW @ 50 mi)
98.7 WBRN Holmes Beach (50kW @ 91 mi)
98.7 WKGR Wellington (100kW @ 123 mi)
98.9 WMMO Orlando (44kW @ 12 mi)
99.1 WWOJ Avon Park (10kW @ 61 mi)
99.3 WLRQ Cocoa (50kW @ 47 mi)
99.3 WWCN Fort Myers Beach (50kW @ 135 mi)
99.5 WQYK Saint Petersburg (100kW @ 66 mi)
99.7 WBVL-LP Kissimmee (89W @ 5 mi)
99.9 WOGJ-LP Orlando (48W @ 7 mi)
99.9 WKIS Boca Raton (100kW @ 184 mi)
100.1 WZJZ Port Charlotte (84kW @ 113 mi)
100.3 WRUM Orlando (100kW @ 27 mi)
100.7 WMTX Tampa (100kW @ 63 mi)
101.1 WJRR Cocoa Beach (100kW @ 27 mi)
101.5 WPOI Saint Petersburg (100kW @ 63 mi)
101.9 WQMP Daytona Beach (100kW @ 37 mi)
102.3 WMBX Jensen Beach (100kW @ 123 mi)
102.3 WTRS Dunnellon (50kW @ 79 mi)
102.5 W273CA Orlando (250W @ 14 mi)
102.5 WHPT Sarasota (100kW @ 84 mi)
102.7 W274BB Haines City (38W @ 24 mi)
102.7 WHKR Rockledge (50kW @ 42 mi)
102.7 WMXJ Pompano Beach (100kW @ 184 mi)
102.9 W275AX Bartow (240W @ 42 mi)
102.9 WJGO Tice (96kW @ 135 mi)
102.9 WXXJ Jacksonville (100kW @ 129 mi)
103.1 WOTW Windermere (22kW @ 14 mi)
103.1 WIRK Indiantown (90kW @ 123 mi)
103.3 WVYB Holly Hill (6kW @ 62 mi)
103.5 WFUS Gulfport (62kW @ 63 mi)
103.7 W279CO Eatonville (250W @ 12 mi)
103.7 WQOL Vero Beach (50kW @ 76 mi)
103.9 WXKB Cape Coral (100kW @ 137 mi)
104.1 WTKS Cocoa Beach (100kW @ 27 mi)
104.3 WKZM Sarasota (25kW @ 100 mi)
104.5 W283AN Altamonte Springs (221W @ 14 mi)
104.7 WRBQ Tampa (100kW @ 66 mi)
104.7 WSGL Naples (20kW @ 158 mi)
104.9 WCVU Solana (6kW @ 110 mi)
105.1 WOMX Orlando (100kW @ 27 mi)
105.3 WZSP Nocatee (4.1kW @ 89 mi)
105.5 W288CJ Oveido (250W @ 23 mi)
105.5 WBTT Naples Park (23.5kW @ 145 mi)
105.5 WDUV New Port Richey (33kW @ 81 mi)
105.7 WWLL Sebring (19kW @ 72 mi)
105.9 WOCL DeLand (100kW @ 37 mi)
106.1 W291AG Highland City (250W @ 42 mi)
106.1 WAFC Okeechobee (12.5kW @ 89 mi)
106.3 W292DZ Orlando (215W @ 14 mi)
106.3 WJPT Fort Myers (50kW @ 135 mi)
106.5 WLTQ Sarasota (13kW @ 90 mi)
106.7 WXXL Tavares (100kW @ 14 mi)
106.9 WZZS Zolfo Springs (5kW @ 74 mi)
107.1 WAOA Melbourne (100kW @ 50 mi)
107.1 W296CS Lakeland (250W @ 42 mi)
107.1 WCKT Lehigh Acres (23.5kW @ 145 mi)
107.3 W297BB Orlando (250W @ 12 mi)
107.3 WXGL Saint Petersburg (100kW @ 77 mi)
107.5 WAMR Miami (95kW @ 184 mi)
107.7 WMGF Mount Dora (100kW @ 37 mi)
107.9 WEAT West Palm Beach (100kW @ 136 mi)
107.9 WSRZ Coral Cove (47kW @ 106 mi)
 
Thanks for the report; what floor were you on to receive such good reception and what type of radio?
 
Those are some good catches, ftballfan!

You're making me home sick for Florida again.

What floor were you on?

I remember from my travels through Orlando from Tampa that 93.3 FLZ always hung in well, even a ways past Orlando going to Daytona Beach.
 
I was on the second floor, facing south (away from the Orlando sticks). Radios used were an Insignia NS-HDRAD and a Tecsun PL-390.

Several Tampa stations were strong along parts of I-Drive (mostly 93.3, 94.1, 100.7, 101.5, and 103.5)
 
Yeah - Orlando is incredible for FM DX, especially late in the evening and night after sea fronts have passed for the day.
 
110+ miles away for FM?
That's great.
Doing an internet search on FM coverage maps, one finds 30-40 miles, with 60-70 miles tops for reliable signals.
I know FM goes a lot further.
 
There are many more LPFMs and translators now than there were in 2016, on 94.1, 97.1, 98.5, 99.5, 101.5, and 103.5 (and a CP for one on 100.7)
 
Dondd said:
110+ miles away for FM?
That's great.
Doing an internet search on FM coverage maps, one finds 30-40 miles, with 60-70 miles tops for reliable signals.
I know FM goes a lot further.
Click to expand...
Try about 120 to 130 miles out here. Normal day. No tropo. And RDS about half of the time. I love DXing in eastern WA......
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.
Back
Top Bottom