FCC Makes Franken FMs Permanent

The Federal Communications Commission today (7/21) voted to permit a limited number of low power television (LPTV) stations operating on TV channel 6 (TV6) to maintain their existing analog FM radio services (FM6 operations) on an ancillary or supplementary basis...
Multihop Es – East Coast NA to Azores

Multihop Es – East Coast NA to Azores

Saturday morning, June 24th was a good morning for FM DXers looking for TA catches. At least 5 DXers heard RTP Antenna 3, 87.7mhz from Pico de Barrosa, Azores from roughly 8am to 10am EDT. Distances ranged from 2400 – 2700 miles. These fortunate DXers live in...

FCC Opens New LPFM Filing Window in November

But with many LPFMs in financial difficulty, who will file? The Media Bureau (Bureau) announces a filing window for applications for low power FM (LPFM) new station construction permits. The filing window will open at 12:01 am EDT on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, and...
Coast to Coast Double Hop FM Skip!

Coast to Coast Double Hop FM Skip!

While most DXers in the Eastern half of the country were drowning in single hop Es on May 31st, WTFDA member Randy Zerr in Goldfield, Nevada was raking in the double hop skip from Tennessee and North Carolina, much of it over 2,000 miles from his location. Here is a...