FM bandscan to the south from Duluth, MN

Location: About 9 mi W of downtown Duluth, MN, elevation 1300 ft.
Radio: Sony XDR-F1HD
Antenna: APS-9B @ 25-30' (about 8m) above ground level on Radio Shack rotator (not rotated for video - pointed south)

88.1 KVSC, St. Cloud, MN, 16.5 kW, 127 mi / 204 km
88.3 WHWC, Menomonie, WI, 71 kW, 121 mi / 193 km
88.5 KBEM, Minneapolis, MN, 2.15 kW, 132 mi / 212 mi
88.7 WRFW, River Falls, WI, 3 kW, 131 mi / 211 km
88.9 WOJB, Reserve, WI, 100 kW, 77 mi / 124 km
89.3 KCMP, Northfield, MN, 100 kW, 148 mi / 238 km
89.5 WJRF, Duluth, MN, 2.85 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
89.9 WHSA, Brule, WI, 38 kW, 41 mi / 66 km
90.1 KSJR, Collegeville, MN, 100 kW, 139 mi / 223 km
90.3 WHBM, Park Falls, WI, 17.5 kW, 112 mi / 181 km
90.5 KDNI, Duluth, MN, 2 kW, 9 mi / 15 km
90.9 WIRR, Virginia-Hibbing, MN, 100 kW, 55 mi / 89 km, (tent.)
91.1 KNOW, Minneapolis, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km, under KUWS IBOC
91.3 KUWS, Superior, WI, 83 kW, 9 mi / 15 km
91.7 KLSE, Rochester, MN, 94 kW, 188 mi / 303 km
91.9 prob. W220DO, North Branch, MN, 38w, 93 mi / 150 km
92.1 WWAX, Hermantown, MN, 5.4 kW, 9 mi / 15 km
92.3 WRLS, Hayward, WI, 6 kW, 64 mi / 103 kW
92.5 KQRS, Golden Valley, MN (Minneapolis), 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
92.9 WSCD, Dulth, MN, 70 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
93.1 probably KATO, New Ulm, MN, 204 mi / 329 kW. Under WSCD IBOC.
93.3 WIZM, La Crosse, WI, 100 kW, 209 mi / 337 km
93.7 KXXR, Minneapolis, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
93.9 probably WTBX, Hibbing, 100 kW, 54 mi / 86 km (opposite direction)
94.1 K231BI, Duluth, MN,
94.3 KKIN, Aitkin, MN, 14 kW, 62 mi / 100 km
94.5 KSTP, St. Paul, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
94.9 KQDS, Duluth, MN, 100 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
95.3 WGMO, Shell Lake, WI, 7.1 kW, 77 mi / 124 km
95.5 either KBEK Mora, MN or WIFC, Wausau, WI
95.9 WLKX, Forest Lake, MN, 3 kW, 108 mi / 174 km
96.1 WJMC, Rice Lake, WI, 50 kW, 83 mi / 134 km
96.3 KTTB, Glencoe, MN (Minneapolis), 100 kW, 149 mi / 239 km
96.5 WKLK, Cloquet, MN, 25 kW, 6 mi / 9 km
96.7 KZRV, Sartell, MN, 50 kW, 112 mi / 180 km
97.1 KTCZ, Minneapolis, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
97.3 KDNW, Duluth, MN, 40 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
97.5 KNXR, Rochester, MN, 100 kW, 188 mi / 303 km
97.7 WAQE, Barron, WI, 15.5 kW, 89 mi / 143 km
97.9 WEVE, Eveleth, MN, 100 kW, 58 mi / 93 km
98.3 WCQM, Park Falls, 100 kW, 108 mi / 174 km
98.5 KTIS, Minneapolis, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
98.9 KTCO, Duluth, MN, 100 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
99.1 WKFX, Rice Lake, WI, 44 kW, 98 mi / 158 km
99.5 KSJN, Minneapolis, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
99.9 probably WUSZ, Virginia, MN, 100 kW, 54 mi / 87 km, off back of antenna
100.5 WSCN, Cloquet, MN (Duluth), 97 kW, 9 mi / 15 km
100.9 WCMP, Pine City, MN, 25 kW, 67 mi / 108 km
101.3 KDWB, Richfield, MN (Minneapolis), 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
101.7 KLDJ, Duluth, MN, 18.5 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
102.1 KEEY, St. Paul, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
102.5 KHQG, Superior, WI (Duluth), 100 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
102.9 WLTE, Minneapolis, MN, 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
103.3 KUMD, Duluth, MN, 95 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
103.7 probably WWIB, Hallie, WI, 100 kW, 128 mi / 205 km
104.1 KZJK, St. Louis Park, MN (Minneapolis), 100 kW, 124 mi / 200 km
104.3 KZIO, Two Harbors, MN, 50 kW, 19 mi / 31 km
104.5 WAXX, Eau Claire, WI, 100 kW, 159 mi / 256 km
104.7 KCLD, St. Cloud, MN, 100 kW, 135 mi / 217 km
104.9 WLMX, Balsam Lake, WI, 22 kW, 88 mi / 142 km
105.1 KKCB, Duluth, MN, 100 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
105.3 WGVY, Cambridge, MN, 25 kW, 93 mi / 150 km
105.5 mix
105.7 WXCX, Siren, WI, 6 kW, 65 mi / 105 km
105.9 WEGZ, Washburn, WI, 100 kW, 62 mi / 100 km
106.1 KLCI, Elk River, MN, 9.1 kW, 125 mi / 201 km
106.3 WPLT, Sarona, WI, 3.4 kW, 77 mi / 124 km
106.5 Not sure, probably needed to be rotated.
106.7 WATQ, Chetek, WI, 35 kW, 113 mi / 181 km
106.9 WMOZ, Moose Lake, MN, 6 kW, 25 mi / 41 km
107.1 WFMP, Coon Rapids (Minneapolis), MN, 22 kW, 125 mi / 200 km
107.3 WNXR, Iron River, WI, 21 kW, 44 mi / 72 km
107.5 KBGY, Faribault, MN, 48 kW, 183 mi / 295 km
107.7 KBMX, Proctor (Duluth), MN, 7.7 kW, 9 mi / 14 km
107.9 KQQL, Anoka, MN, 100 kW, 112 mi / 180 km

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[dxnerd86]

Are all of these stations permanent reception, or was there tropo about? I'm posting my own bandscans soon from Sydney,Australia.

How much country is on the dial?!

[tvdxer]

Normal reception in the summer (maybe slightly better than normal reception). Can't say the same for the winter, although many of the same stations would be there, just weaker.

[etherbreaker]

no dutch pirates? haha

[tvdxer]

Nope. Only two pirates here - 97.7 and 103.9 - both weak (vertically polarized AFAIK) and run by the same guy.

[Mrtraveler01]

Is it me or were you picking up stations from the Twin Cities?

[tvdxer]

From the Twin Cities and beyond.

[ElliotJohnNovak]

Does this mean you can get WRFW on a standard consumer radio in Duluth? Or just with special equipment? Or both, based on the weather? Thanks.

[djcrazy65]

I can easlily get these stations and a few more once atop the hill going south on I 35. Try in the car at the country kitchen located by the proctor exit. I live in the cities now but was born and raised in Duluth and lived there for 27 years. I distinctly remember picking up lots of twin cities stations. Back in the hot summer of 1988 I still lived in Duluth but was able to listen to 104.1 (was hot rockin 104 at the time) clearly even on a ghetto blaster portable. Still have 1 of the tapes

[THEMIKON8ER]

92.5 in Greater Toronto is "Toronto's Best Rock Veriety" 92 5 JACK FM!

[Ubstudios]

I want that radio so bad, can't afford it though.