Local FM Dial Conditions 
HD RADIO TAKES A TOLL ON DXing

December 2007
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Here is a bandscan from my DX location in Northern Connecticut, about 10 miles due south of Springfield, Massachusetts, 20 miles due north of Hartford, CT, 110 miles north of midtown Manhattan and 90 miles west of Boston. This is what I hear at my location.

Stations in RED are locals.  
Stations transmiting HD Radio (IBOC) are shown underlined and shown in darker RED.

88.1 WESU Middletown, CT
88.1 WMNR Monroe, CT (when WESU is off)
88.3 IBOC hiss
88.5 WFCR Amherst, MA 30kw local  HD RADIO
88.7 IBOC hiss, some reception of WNHU West Haven to the SW, semi-local, good signal
88.9 WJMJ Hartford
89.1 WNPR Norwich, CT semi-local
89.1 WMHT Schenectady NY, fair but fadey
89.1 WEVO Concord, NH, poor-fair
89.3 WRTC Hartford,
89.3 WAMH Amherst, MA v.good semi-local
89.5 WPKN Bridgeport, CT semi-local
89.5 WSKB Westfield, MA
89.7 WDJW Somers, CT, 4 miles Editorial: another waste, re-broadcasts WWUH.
89.9 WSCB Springfield
90.1 WECS Willimantic and IBOC hiss from WAMC
90.1 WUSB Stoney Brook, NY fadey
90.3 WAMC Albany, a local w/xmtr in Mass HD RADIO
90.5 WPKT Middlefield, CT , IBOC hiss covers WPKT when aimed at Albany or Springfield
90.7 WTCC Springfield, HD RADIO
90.9 IBOC Hiss covering the channel in any direction
91.1 WSHU Fairfield, v strong semi-local,  HD RADIO, sometimes decodes covering 90.9
91.1 WMUA Amherst, MA
91.3 WWUH West Hartford
91.5 WGRS Guilford
91.5 WNYE New York, fadey
91.7 WHUS Storrs
91.9 WAIC Springfield
91.9 W220CH W. Hartford re-broadcasting WMNR
92.1 WLNG Sag Harbor NY, fair, some fades
92.1 WFEX Peterborough, NH, fadey
92.3 IBOC hiss with just a trace of WFLY Albany or WPRO-FM Providence
92.5 WWYZ Waterbury/Hartford HD RADIO
92.7 IBOC hiss
92.9 IBOC hiss
93.1 WHYN Springfield HD RADIO
93.3 IBOC hiss with WSNE Taunton, MA, sometimes fair-good through the hiss
93.5 IBOC hiss
93.7 WZMX Hartford HD RADIO
93.9 IBOC hiss with some WRSI Turners Falls MA to the north, whichalso has HD Radio.
94.1 WHJY Providence, fair, semi-local
94.3 WYBC New Haven, fair
94.5 WJMN Boston. WDAC/WNJO and WABY in other directions.
94.7 WMAS Springfield
94.7 WFME Newark, NJ when WMAS is off.
94.9 WHOM Mt.Washington or WKLL Frankfort NY. Take your pick.
95.1 WRKI Brookfield CT
95.3 WPVQ Greenfield, MA good
95.5 IBOC HISS
95.7 WKSS Hartford HD RADIO
95.9 IBOC HISS
96.1 WSRS Worcester HD RADIO
96.3 IBOC HISS from WTIC and WSRS
96.5 WTIC Hartford HD RADIO
96.7 IBOC HISS
96.9 WTKK Boston, some WOUR Utica, or WFPG/WLAN/Montreal HD RADIO
97.1 WQHT by tropo, sometimes Rutland Kiss HD RADIO
97.3 WZBG Litchfield, gets out great in this direction.
97.5 W248AB Bolton CT, WILI translator, good signal
97.5 WALK Patchogue NY good steady signal HD RADIO
97.7 IBOC HISS from WALK, WCTY when aimed SW
97.7 IBOC HISS
97.9 WPKX Enfield/Springfield HD RADIO
98.1 IBOC HISS
98.1 WCTK New Bedford, fadey
98.3 WILI Willimantic
98.3 WDAQ Danbury
98.3 WHAI Greenfield, MA, strongest of the 3. Bad DX freq.
98.5 WBMX Boston, fair, some fades
98.5 WTTW Catskill, NY, fadey
98.7 WNLC New London, fair, also WRKS, WLZW and WXOD
98.9 IBOC HISS but some Worcester when aimed at them.
99.1 WPLR New Haven  HD RADIO
99.3 WLZX Northampton HD RADIO  
99.5 IBOC HISS, some WCRB Boston when pointed NE
99.7 WLCQ-LP Agawam, MA with Christian heavy metal music. Editorial: what a waste.
99.9 WEZN Bridgeport, strong semi-local  HD RADIO
99.9 WCAT Athol, MA
100.1
IBOC hiss but still some WWFX Sturbridge in stereo aimed East
100.3 IBOC HISS
100.5 WRCH New Britain HD RADIO
100.7 IBOC HISS, possibly some WZLX Boston aimed E
100.9 WRNX Amherst, MA  HD RADIO
101.1 IBOC HISS
101.3 WKCI New Haven HD RADIO
101.5 IBOC HISS, possibly some WPDH Poughkeepsie aimed West
101.7 WBEA Southold, NY weak, fadey
101.7 WBRK Pittsfield, weak and fadey
101.9 mostly clear except for WQCD New York, weak
102.1 WAQY Springfield
102.3 WUXL Stonington CT
102.5 WKLB Boston, some fades, scatter from WRFY PA.
102.5 WBAZ Long Island, a pest when coastal trop is up.
102.7 IBOC HISS
102.9 WDRC Hartford HD RADIO
103.1 IBOC HISS
103.1 WHRL Albany, NY, better sig than WGNY
103.3 WODS Boston, weak-fair, fadey
103.3 WQQQ Sharon, CT fair, monaural
103.5 WCCH Holyoke, MA, WKTU weak, fadey and WQBJ-NY weak
103.7 WWRX Westerly, RI good
103.7 WKNE Keene, NH fair-good, WWRX hurts it a bit
103.9 IBOC HISS
104.1 WPHH Waterbury-Hartford HD RADIO
104.3 IBOC HISS
104.5 WXLO Fitchburg, MA fair and steady
104.5 WXLE Mechanicsburg NY weak-fair
104.7 WSPK Poughkeepsie NY, fair an steady
104.9 WIHS Middletown, CT
105.1 WWLI Providence, RI fair
105.1 WAMQ Great Barrington MA, good, NYC when tropo is up
105.3 IBOC HISS
105.5 WVEI Easthampton, MA HD RADIO
105.7 IBOC HISS from WHCN and WVEI
105.9 WHCN Hartford HD RADIO
106.1 IBOC HISS
106.3 WEIB Northampton, very good
106.5 WPYX Albany NY fair, fadey
106.5 WBMX Ledyard, CT , fair
106.7 IBOC HISS
106.9 WCCC Hartford. HD RADIO
107.1 IBOC HISS
107.3 WAAF Worcester, weak
107.5 WBLS-NY or WTHT-ME or WBYC in PA mix with WBLS
107.5 WFCC Chatham, MA fadey
107.7 WACC-LP Enfield, CT, 4 miles West of  my location
107.9 WEBE Westport, strong semi-local HD RADIO
107.9 WXKS Boston, fair, but WEBE kills it mostly

Updated on December 23, 2007