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November 25, 2003
The Magic of 94.9 FM on Long Island
One of my part-time hobbies happens to be what is known as “FM Radio Dxing” which in non-geek terms translates into “being interested in listening to FM radio stations from outside of my local listening area.” This is an extension of a hobby I actively engaged in years ago when I used to listen to distant AM radio stations late at night from around the US.
During the past few months, using an ordinary car FM radio, I’ve enjoyed logging in stations from around 100 miles from where I was. On Eastern Long Island I can log on a regular basis FM stations from: Hartford, CT, Providence, RI and sometimes from Cape Cod and Springfield, MA. I just thought that was cool and something to do while I was driving in my car.
94.9 FM is an unassigned frequency on Long Island (it’s a real clear channel). On Sunday night around 6:30 pm I listened to 94.9 “The Point” from Virginia Beach, Virginia for a couple of hours. Last night on 94.9 at around the same time I heard “from Northern New England” 94.9, WHOM in Portland, Maine.
In all of my years of listening to FM radio, and not trying that hard to tune in distant FM radio stations, hearing stations from 300 and 400 miles away I still find to be a pretty cool experience.
Posted by jeff on November 25, 2003 07:19 AM | Permalink
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Comments
The station from Springfield, MA that I sometimes get is Rock 102, 102.1, Springfield's Classic Rock station.
Posted by: Jeff Pulver at December 1, 2003 12:58 AM
Just noticed you mentioned Springfield, MA. Which station there did you pick up? I miss Western MA now that I'm in Jax, FL.
Posted by: Scott at November 30, 2003 04:10 PM
Part of the reason you were able to hear WHOM is that the transmitter is at the top of Mt. Washington, the highest summit in the northeast.
Posted by: doug at November 26, 2003 01:50 PM