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Hart, Michigan Video Bandscan
HART REST AREA / US-31, SHELBY, MICHIGAN VIDEO BANDSCAN
September 28, 2014 2230 - 2330 PM / 52-58°F
Location: 43°39'04.70"N 86°23'49.64"W (900 ft.)
Hart: 3 mi ne, Shelby: 3 mi se, on Port Huron Moraine
323 ft. above Lk Michigan, 6.5 mi e of Silver Lk Dunes
I've never bothered with taking a video bandscan before, let alone narrating it, but here is a bandscan from September 28th at my Hart Rest Area site taken on the way home from the beach. It's a quiet place. I can listen in the car all I want and have bathrooms nearby and virtually nobody to disturb me. The scan is in four parts. All of the stations are pretty much normal at this location. Nothing stands out at all aside from some additional IBOC interfering with big signals like 103.7 (vs. 103.5 IBOC in this video).
Since I was speaking off the top of my head as I commented, there are some mistakes - a few misidentified stations (all stations were IDed before or after the videos, so while the narration may be wrong, the text lists are correct), translator power, etc. They are corrected in the notes with each segment.
This is the bandscan at the Hart Rest Area (43°39'04.70"N 86°23'49.64"W), which lies on the Port Huron Moraine with direct uninterrupted line of site to Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Stations heard in the videos are listed below with narration in the clip, though the list doesn't include all stations heard at the time (due to the videos being taken only aiming in one direction), which are in the main bandscan list to be compiled at a later date.
* = Station received on seek.
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Part 1 of 4 (87.7 - 91.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
87.7 WGWG-LP IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*88.1 WMWK WI Milwaukee (85 mi.)
*88.3 WSMZ MI Crystal Valley (8 mi.)
88.5 WGVU MI Allendale (47 mi.)
*88.7 WIAA MI Interlochen (55 mi.)
88.9 WHEY MI N. Muskegon (26 mi.)
89.1 WLKB MI Bay City (121 mi.)
*89.3 WGNB MI Zeeland (60 mi.)
89.5 WNIJ IL DeKalb (174 mi.)
*89.7 WLMN MI Manistee (32 mi.)
89.9 WLJN MI Traverse City (86 mi.)
*90.1 WMBI IL Chicago (144 mi.)
*90.3 WBLV MI Twin Lake (19 mi.)
90.5 WPFF WI Sturgeon Bay (99 mi.)
*90.7 WHAD WI Delafield (109 mi.)
90.9 IBOC (WHAD)
91.1 WOLW MI Cadillac (55 mi.)
91.3 WSTM WI Kiel (83 mi.)
*91.5 WBEZ IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*91.7 WMCQ MI Muskegon (34 mi.)
91.9 WJCH IL Joliet (182 mi.)
Note: Correction about 88.9 - the station gets out about 5 miles before Grand Rapids wastes it away, though I had wanted to say instead that its RDS only reaches about 1 mile.
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Part 2 of 4 (92.3 - 95.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
92.1 WGHN MI Grand Haven (42 mi.)
92.1 WEZY WI Racine (100 mi.)
*92.3 WPWX IN Hammond (151 mi.)
*92.5 WLAW MI Newaygo (34 mi.)
*92.7 WYVN MI Saugatuck (68 mi.)
92.9 WJZQ MI Cadillac (88 mi.)
92.9 WNDV IN South Bend (142 mi.)
93.1 WXRT IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*93.1 WMPA MI Ferrysburg (42 mi.)
93.3 WLDB WI Milwaukee (85 mi.)
93.5 WVIX IL Lemont (163 mi.)
*93.7 WBCT MI Grand Rapids (83 mi.)
93.9 WLIT IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*94.1 WWKR MI Hart (8 mi.)
94.3 WJKL IL Glendale Hts. (147 mi.)
*94.5 WTNR MI Holland (59 mi.)
*94.7 WZOR WI Mishicot (84 mi.)
*94.9 WKZC MI Scottville (28 mi.)
*95.1 WIIL WI Union Grove (107 mi.)
*95.3 WGVS MI Whitehall (21 mi.)
*95.5 WQEZ MI Glen Arbor (83 mi.)
*95.7 WRIT WI Milwaukee (86 mi.)
95.9 IBOC (WRIT)
*96.1 WMAX MI Holland (63 mi.) +IBOC
96.1 W241AG WI Sheboygan (67 mi.) +IBOC
*96.3 WBBM IL Chicago (138 mi.)
Note: the 92.9 behind Cadillac was misidentified as Chilton (a very common station just to the north) in the video, but it was instead South Bend.
- "Power FM" is, of course, "Power 92". Talking to cameras make me nervous.
- 94.7 was suffering due to WLS Chicago interference.
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Part 3 of 4 (96.1 - 102.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
*96.1 WMAX MI Holland (63 mi.)
*96.3 WBBM IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*96.5 WKLH WI Milwaukee (85 mi.)
96.7 IBOC
*96.9 WWDV IL Zion (109 mi.)
*97.1 WDRV IL Chicago (137 mi.)
97.3 WDEE MI Reed City (40 mi.)
*97.5 WWSN MI Whitehall (19 mi.)
97.7 = 97.5
97.9 WGRD MI Grand Rapids (70 mi.)
*98.1 WMGN WI Madison (157 mi.)
98.3 WLCS MI N. Muskegon (26 mi.)
98.5 WUPS MI Harrison (93 mi.)
*98.7 WLDN MI Ludington (18 mi.)
98.9 WAXT-LP MI Whitehall (18 mi.)
*99.1 WMYX WI Milwaukee (97 mi.)
99.3 IBOC (WMYX)
*99.5 WUSN IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*99.7 WZDR WI Sturgeon Bay (91 mi.) +IBOC
*99.9 WCPQ IL Park Forest (178 mi.)
*100.1 WVIB MI Holton (26 mi.)
*100.3 WILV IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*100.5 WEEH-LP MI Hart (2 mi.)
*100.7 WKKV WI Racine (102 mi.)
100.9 IBOC
*101.1 WKQX IL Chicago (136 mi.)
101.3 WBFX MI Grand Rapids (67 mi.) +IBOC
101.5 IBOC (WMRR)
*101.7 WMRR MI Muskegon Hts. (26 mi.)
*101.9 WTMX IL Skokie (138 mi.) +IBOC
102.1 WLUM WI Milwaukee (86 mi.)
102.3 WYBR MI Big Rapids (41 mi.)
102.5 WNWC WI Madison (162 mi.)
*102.7 WMOM MI Pentwater (15 mi.)
*102.9 WHQG WI Milwaukee (90 mi.)
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Part 4 of 4 (103.1 - 107.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
103.1 WOGB WI Reedsville (93 mi.)
*103.3 W277BR WI Sheboygan / 55w (69 mi.)
*103.5 WKSC IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*103.7 WXSS WI Wauwatosa (85 mi.)
103.9 WXRD IN Crown Point (168 mi.)
103.9 WVBO WI Winneconne (109 mi.)
104.1 W281AV WI Sheboygan / 38w (69 mi.)
*104.3 WJMK IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*104.5 WXER WI Plymouth (83 mi.)
*104.7 WDDW WI Sturtevant (91 mi.)
104.9 WPCK WI Denmark (89 mi.)
*105.1 WOJO IL Evanston (136 mi.)
*105.3 WHTS MI Coopersville (34 mi.)
*105.5 WSRJ MI Honor (76 mi.)
*105.7 WAPL WI Appleton (93 mi.)
*105.9 WCFS IL Elmwood Park (138 mi.)
106.1 WMIL WI Waukesha (85 mi.)
*106.3 WKLA MI Ludington (28 mi.)
*106.5 WHBZ WI Sheboygan Falls (67 mi.)
*106.7 WPPN IL Des Plaines (132 mi.)
*106.9 WOOD MI Muskegon (33 mi.)
107.1 WZVN IN Lowell (168 mi.)
107.3 WBBL MI Greenville (68 mi.)
*107.5 WGCI IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*107.7 WVCY WI Milwaukee (97 mi.)
*107.9 WMUS MI Muskegon (26 mi.)
Note: 103.3 is 55 watts and 104.1 is 38 watts. The 8-watt station was mistaken to be 100.5 (misread at the time as 8 instead of 80, though it's actually 150 watts), received on seek earlier in Ludington (I often confuse the power of all of these). 90.1 is indeed Green Bay, not Sturgeon Bay (that's 90.5).
September 28, 2014 2230 - 2330 PM / 52-58°F
Location: 43°39'04.70"N 86°23'49.64"W (900 ft.)
Hart: 3 mi ne, Shelby: 3 mi se, on Port Huron Moraine
323 ft. above Lk Michigan, 6.5 mi e of Silver Lk Dunes
I've never bothered with taking a video bandscan before, let alone narrating it, but here is a bandscan from September 28th at my Hart Rest Area site taken on the way home from the beach. It's a quiet place. I can listen in the car all I want and have bathrooms nearby and virtually nobody to disturb me. The scan is in four parts. All of the stations are pretty much normal at this location. Nothing stands out at all aside from some additional IBOC interfering with big signals like 103.7 (vs. 103.5 IBOC in this video).
Since I was speaking off the top of my head as I commented, there are some mistakes - a few misidentified stations (all stations were IDed before or after the videos, so while the narration may be wrong, the text lists are correct), translator power, etc. They are corrected in the notes with each segment.
This is the bandscan at the Hart Rest Area (43°39'04.70"N 86°23'49.64"W), which lies on the Port Huron Moraine with direct uninterrupted line of site to Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Stations heard in the videos are listed below with narration in the clip, though the list doesn't include all stations heard at the time (due to the videos being taken only aiming in one direction), which are in the main bandscan list to be compiled at a later date.
* = Station received on seek.
* * * * *
Part 1 of 4 (87.7 - 91.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
87.7 WGWG-LP IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*88.1 WMWK WI Milwaukee (85 mi.)
*88.3 WSMZ MI Crystal Valley (8 mi.)
88.5 WGVU MI Allendale (47 mi.)
*88.7 WIAA MI Interlochen (55 mi.)
88.9 WHEY MI N. Muskegon (26 mi.)
89.1 WLKB MI Bay City (121 mi.)
*89.3 WGNB MI Zeeland (60 mi.)
89.5 WNIJ IL DeKalb (174 mi.)
*89.7 WLMN MI Manistee (32 mi.)
89.9 WLJN MI Traverse City (86 mi.)
*90.1 WMBI IL Chicago (144 mi.)
*90.3 WBLV MI Twin Lake (19 mi.)
90.5 WPFF WI Sturgeon Bay (99 mi.)
*90.7 WHAD WI Delafield (109 mi.)
90.9 IBOC (WHAD)
91.1 WOLW MI Cadillac (55 mi.)
91.3 WSTM WI Kiel (83 mi.)
*91.5 WBEZ IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*91.7 WMCQ MI Muskegon (34 mi.)
91.9 WJCH IL Joliet (182 mi.)
Note: Correction about 88.9 - the station gets out about 5 miles before Grand Rapids wastes it away, though I had wanted to say instead that its RDS only reaches about 1 mile.
* * * * *
Part 2 of 4 (92.3 - 95.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
92.1 WGHN MI Grand Haven (42 mi.)
92.1 WEZY WI Racine (100 mi.)
*92.3 WPWX IN Hammond (151 mi.)
*92.5 WLAW MI Newaygo (34 mi.)
*92.7 WYVN MI Saugatuck (68 mi.)
92.9 WJZQ MI Cadillac (88 mi.)
92.9 WNDV IN South Bend (142 mi.)
93.1 WXRT IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*93.1 WMPA MI Ferrysburg (42 mi.)
93.3 WLDB WI Milwaukee (85 mi.)
93.5 WVIX IL Lemont (163 mi.)
*93.7 WBCT MI Grand Rapids (83 mi.)
93.9 WLIT IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*94.1 WWKR MI Hart (8 mi.)
94.3 WJKL IL Glendale Hts. (147 mi.)
*94.5 WTNR MI Holland (59 mi.)
*94.7 WZOR WI Mishicot (84 mi.)
*94.9 WKZC MI Scottville (28 mi.)
*95.1 WIIL WI Union Grove (107 mi.)
*95.3 WGVS MI Whitehall (21 mi.)
*95.5 WQEZ MI Glen Arbor (83 mi.)
*95.7 WRIT WI Milwaukee (86 mi.)
95.9 IBOC (WRIT)
*96.1 WMAX MI Holland (63 mi.) +IBOC
96.1 W241AG WI Sheboygan (67 mi.) +IBOC
*96.3 WBBM IL Chicago (138 mi.)
Note: the 92.9 behind Cadillac was misidentified as Chilton (a very common station just to the north) in the video, but it was instead South Bend.
- "Power FM" is, of course, "Power 92". Talking to cameras make me nervous.
- 94.7 was suffering due to WLS Chicago interference.
* * * * *
Part 3 of 4 (96.1 - 102.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
*96.1 WMAX MI Holland (63 mi.)
*96.3 WBBM IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*96.5 WKLH WI Milwaukee (85 mi.)
96.7 IBOC
*96.9 WWDV IL Zion (109 mi.)
*97.1 WDRV IL Chicago (137 mi.)
97.3 WDEE MI Reed City (40 mi.)
*97.5 WWSN MI Whitehall (19 mi.)
97.7 = 97.5
97.9 WGRD MI Grand Rapids (70 mi.)
*98.1 WMGN WI Madison (157 mi.)
98.3 WLCS MI N. Muskegon (26 mi.)
98.5 WUPS MI Harrison (93 mi.)
*98.7 WLDN MI Ludington (18 mi.)
98.9 WAXT-LP MI Whitehall (18 mi.)
*99.1 WMYX WI Milwaukee (97 mi.)
99.3 IBOC (WMYX)
*99.5 WUSN IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*99.7 WZDR WI Sturgeon Bay (91 mi.) +IBOC
*99.9 WCPQ IL Park Forest (178 mi.)
*100.1 WVIB MI Holton (26 mi.)
*100.3 WILV IL Chicago (136 mi.)
*100.5 WEEH-LP MI Hart (2 mi.)
*100.7 WKKV WI Racine (102 mi.)
100.9 IBOC
*101.1 WKQX IL Chicago (136 mi.)
101.3 WBFX MI Grand Rapids (67 mi.) +IBOC
101.5 IBOC (WMRR)
*101.7 WMRR MI Muskegon Hts. (26 mi.)
*101.9 WTMX IL Skokie (138 mi.) +IBOC
102.1 WLUM WI Milwaukee (86 mi.)
102.3 WYBR MI Big Rapids (41 mi.)
102.5 WNWC WI Madison (162 mi.)
*102.7 WMOM MI Pentwater (15 mi.)
*102.9 WHQG WI Milwaukee (90 mi.)
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Part 4 of 4 (103.1 - 107.9)
[ WATCH VIDEO ]
103.1 WOGB WI Reedsville (93 mi.)
*103.3 W277BR WI Sheboygan / 55w (69 mi.)
*103.5 WKSC IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*103.7 WXSS WI Wauwatosa (85 mi.)
103.9 WXRD IN Crown Point (168 mi.)
103.9 WVBO WI Winneconne (109 mi.)
104.1 W281AV WI Sheboygan / 38w (69 mi.)
*104.3 WJMK IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*104.5 WXER WI Plymouth (83 mi.)
*104.7 WDDW WI Sturtevant (91 mi.)
104.9 WPCK WI Denmark (89 mi.)
*105.1 WOJO IL Evanston (136 mi.)
*105.3 WHTS MI Coopersville (34 mi.)
*105.5 WSRJ MI Honor (76 mi.)
*105.7 WAPL WI Appleton (93 mi.)
*105.9 WCFS IL Elmwood Park (138 mi.)
106.1 WMIL WI Waukesha (85 mi.)
*106.3 WKLA MI Ludington (28 mi.)
*106.5 WHBZ WI Sheboygan Falls (67 mi.)
*106.7 WPPN IL Des Plaines (132 mi.)
*106.9 WOOD MI Muskegon (33 mi.)
107.1 WZVN IN Lowell (168 mi.)
107.3 WBBL MI Greenville (68 mi.)
*107.5 WGCI IL Chicago (138 mi.)
*107.7 WVCY WI Milwaukee (97 mi.)
*107.9 WMUS MI Muskegon (26 mi.)
Note: 103.3 is 55 watts and 104.1 is 38 watts. The 8-watt station was mistaken to be 100.5 (misread at the time as 8 instead of 80, though it's actually 150 watts), received on seek earlier in Ludington (I often confuse the power of all of these). 90.1 is indeed Green Bay, not Sturgeon Bay (that's 90.5).
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