The NWR Southeast Report
Radio Shack Model 12-239 7-Band Weatheradio Cube

April 26, 2000 - May 11, 2000

4/26/2000
I-29 in Missouri:
I listened to KEC-77 in St. Joseph between mile post 53 and 46. The signal was strong. Hourly observations are at St. Joseph. The forecast introduction is "Forecast for the St. Joseph listening area".
At Exit 31, KEC-77 came in marginal, and KID-77 came in moderately well.
At Exit 61 on I-435 near Independence, MO, KID-77 in Kansas City came in well. The hourly observations are at Kansas City International and the forecast is "the forecast for the Kansas City metropolitan area".

I-70 in Missouri:
At Mile 150 near Fulton, MO, WXL-45 located in Fulton came in well. The station serves "Central Missouri" and the hourly observations are at Columbia Regional Airport. The forecasts are for the "Mid-Missouri area, including Columbia and Jefferson City". WXL-45's signal began to break up at Mile 154, but came in again near mile 156.
I was not able to get a good signal from KDO-89 St. Louis until I was nearly in the downtown area. At STL Int'l I was not able to get a good signal as there was too much background noise. The KDO-89 forecast introduction is "and now your local forecast for the St. Louis Metropolitan area", and the observations are at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. KDO-89 serves "St. Louis and surrounding areas".

I-64 in Illinois:
At Mile 42 near Okawville, KDO-89 was the only station that would come in. The reception was marginal.
At Mt. Vernon, WXM-49 Marion came in with a moderate signal. Hourly observations are at Carbondale, Mt. Vernon, Cape Girardeau, and Paducah.

I-64 in Indiana:
I turned on my radio at Mile 29 north of Evansville. Instead of getting the Evansville signal as I has expected, WWG-83 in Edwardsport was the only station that came in. Observations are at Lawrenceville / Vincennes and Terre Haute. The transmitter is provided by the State Police in Edwardsport. WWG-83 came in from Mile 29 to Mile 43 near Folsomville. At Mile 38 near Lynnville, I was able to get a faint signal from Evansville. The forecasts are for "Evansville and the tri-state area".
At Mile 76, near St. Croix, I was able to get a very faint signal from Louisville, KY.

I-64 in Kentucky:
In Louisville, at Exit 12, the Louisville station came in well. Observations were at Louisville International Airport.

At the Shoney's Inn, located in Georgetown, KY (Scott County), the Lexington station came in. The forecast was for "East-central Kentucky". Observations were at Lexington. The observations were announced with "Here is a look at conditions around the Bluegrass region".

4/27/2000

On the Mountain Parkway, near Mile 9 (Westbend), WWG-61 in Stanton came in moderately well. At Mile 11, the reception was better. The best reception was in the town of Stanton.
At the rest area located near Slade, Richmond NWR came in moderately well. The programming was the same as the Lexington station, except that the station ID said that the frequency was 162.525.
At Mile 39 on the Mtn. Pkwy, near Rogers, the station transmitted from Frenchburg came in. At Mile 45 (Campton), Frenchburg and Beattyville came in, both poor reception. At Mile 65 (near Burkhart), West Liberty and Jackson came in, both poor reception.
At Prestonburg, I listened to the Pineville transmitter, which provides forecasts for Eastern Kentucky. Hourly observations are at Jackson Hazard Airport. At Pikeville, the Pikeville transmitter came in very well. Programming was the same as on the Pineville transmitter.
At North Pound Lake in Virginia, one of the Eastern Kentucky stations came in. It was probably the Pikeville transmitter.

At Exit 51 on I-181 in Tennessee, near Johnson City, WXK-47 came in moderately well. WXK-47 serves the Tri-cities area on 162.550 MHz. Observations are at the Tri-cities Regional Airport, and the forecast is for "Northeast Tennessee, Extreme Southwest Virginia, and Northwest North Caroling, including the Tri-cities vicinity".

At Mile 36 near Candler, NC, WXL-56 on Mt .Pisgah came in moderately well. The reception was very good at Mile 32. Observations were at Asheville Regional Airport.
At the Best Western in Maggie Valley, WXL-56 came in fairly well.

4/28/2000

At Travelers Rest, SC, WXJ-21 on Paris Mtn. came in well. Observations are at the Greenville Spartanburg Airport. Sunrise and Sunset data was for Greenville Spartanburg Airport. Forecasts are for "Beaches of the Carolinas", "Mountain Resort Areas of the Western Carolinas, Northern Georgia, and Eastern Tennessee" and "South Carolina Lake Forecast".

At I-26 Exit 97 in Columbia, SC, WXJ-20 Columbia came in well. The observations are at Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

At Mile 179 (Harleyville) on I-26, I was unable to get NWR Cross, but I did get a good signal from KHB-29 in Charleston.

4/28/2000 and 4/29/2000

In North Charleston, KHB-29 came in very well.

4/30/2000

On HWY 17 in South Carolina, near the HWY 174 junction, both KHB-29 Charleston and WXJ-23 Beaufort came in. KHB-29 came in better. At Jacksonboro, WXJ-23 came in better than KHB-29. By Green Pond, the transmitter location for WXJ-23, I no longer could get KHB-29. WXJ-23 came in very well. WXJ-23 also came in very well at the Beaufort - Colleton county line on US 17.

On I-95 in Georgia, near Richmond Hill, KEC-85 Savannah came in moderately well. Observations are at "Savannah Airport" and "Hunter Army Airfield". KEC-85 came in better near Belfast.

On I-95 in Georgia, near Eulonia (Exit 67), WXJ-28 in Jesup came in moderately well. Reception is poorer at Exit 58. Forecasts were for Southeast Georgia.

At Exit 49 on I-95, WWH-39 came in moderately well, but better at Exit 42. WWH-39 came in moderately well at Jekyll Island.

5/1/2000

In Florida, near Exit 127 on I-95 (north of Jacksonville), KHB-39 Jacksonville came in moderately well. Forecasts are for "Northeast Florida and the Adjacent Coastal Waters" and observations are at Jacksonville International Airport. KHB-39 serves the "Jacksonville Metropolitan Area".

At St. Augustine, KHB-39 came in, but the reception quality was poor.

At the Interstate rest area south of St. Augustine, KIH-26 in Daytona Beach came in. Reception was poor.

Near National Garden, FL, KIH-26 Daytona Beach came in well. KIH-26 serves "East Florida". The local forecast is for "Daytona Beach". Hourly observations are at Daytona Beach.

At Daytona Beach (I-95 Exit 87C), KIH-26 came in very well.

At Exit 80 on I-95, near Titusville, two stations came in. Reception was poor for both stations. The stations were KIH-26 and WXJ-70 Melbourne.

5/1/2000 and 5/2/2000

At Cocoa Beach, FL (5th floor, Hampton Inn), WXJ-70 came in very well. A second station also came in, poor reception. Observations on WXJ-70 are at Melbourne and Kennedy Space Center.

5/3/2000

Near Palm Bay, WXJ-70 came in well.

Near Barefoot Bay, both WXJ-70 and WWF-69 Fort Pierce came in well.

At Exit 69 on I-95 in Florida, near Sebastian, WXJ-70 and WWF-69 came in. WXJ-70 came in better.

At Exit 68 on I-95 in Florida, near Vero Beach, WWF-69 came in very well. WXJ-70 came in with poor reception quality.

WWF-69 Notes: "Local Forecast for Fort Pierce". Observations at "Fort Pierce" and "Vero Beach". WWF-69 serves "Fort Pierce and Vicinity".

At the I-95 rest area near St. Lucie, only WWF-69 came in.

At Exit 63C on I-95 in Florida, near Port St. Lucie, WWF-69 came in well, but the signal was not as strong as it was near Fort Pierce and St. Lucie.

Near Hobe Sound, at Exit 60 on I-95, KEC-50 West Palm Beach came in, with moderate to good reception. The signal from WWF-69 was very faint.

At West Palm Beach, KEC-50 came in very well. KEC-50 shares programming with WXM-58 in Belle Glade. Observations were at "West Palm Beach" and "Miami". The Weather Synopsis was for "South Florida". Local forecasts were provided for regions of southern Florida. It is possible that WXM-58 also came in, but I do not know for sure as the stations sound alike.

KEC-50 breaks up near Lake Worth (I-95 Exit 47) but comes in again south of town near Lantana (Exit 46). Moderate Reception at Exit 42, Delray Beach. At Exit 42, KHB-34 Miami also came in moderate. KEC-50 came in better.

At I-95 Exit 36C in Deerfield Beach, KEC-50 and KHB-34 both came in moderate. KHB-34 came in a little better than KEC-50, which was starting to break up.

At I-95 Exit 33 in Fort Lauderdale, KEC-50 no longer came in. KHB-34 came in, but reception was still moderate.

KHB-34 Notes:
Observations at Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Key West. KHB-34 serves "Southeast Florida".

At Exit 31 on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale, KHB-34 finally came in well.

On I-75 at the third rest area from Fort Lauderdale, appx. 20 miles west, KHB-34 reception was moderate.

At Exit 14 on I-75, three stations came in. KHB-34 still came in, with moderate reception. WWG-92 Naples also came in moderately well. WXM-58 in Belle Glade also came in, but the reception was not very good.

Ten miles east of Exit 14A on I-75, WWG-92 came in, moderate to good reception. WXM-58 came in, poor reception.

12 miles east of Naples, WWG-92 came in very well. I also picked up a signal from WXK-83 Fort Myers, but the reception was not very good.

At Naples, WWG-92 came in very well. Hourly observations are for "Naples". WWG-92 serves "Southwest Florida" on 162.525 MHz, from the WAVV tower.

WWG-92 begins to break up near Exit 17 on I-75. WXK-83 Fort Myers also comes in moderate.

5/3/2000 and 5/4/2000

At Fort Myers Beach, WXK-83 came in best. WWG-92 also came in, but the signal was not as clear as WXK-83. I also could get a weak signal from WWG-59 in Venice. Observations on WXK-83 are from Fort Myers Page Field and Punta Gorda. WXK-83 serves "Southwest Florida". The transmitter is located at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center. WXK-83 transmits on "Channel 4". Channel 4 is 162.475 MHz.

5/5/2000

Just north of the Charlotte County line on I-75, WXK-83 came in well, and WWG-59 came in moderately well. At Exit 27, Tropical Gulf Acres, WXK-83 came in well, and WWG-59 came in moderately well.

At Punta Gorda, WXK-83 and WWG-59 came in; moderate reception.

At North Port and Venice, WWG-59 came in well. WXK-83 no longer came in.

At Sarasota, WWG-59 came in well, but not quite as well as at Venice. Observations are at Sarasota Bradenton Airport and Punta Gorda. WWG-59 broadcasts on "Channel 1", or 162.400 MHz. The signal was beginning to break up when the transmitter location was listed, so I only caught part of it. All I heard was "Near Interstate 75". There are towers near Exit 35 on I-75. Those towers are probably where the transmitter is located.

Near Gillette, at Exit 44 on I-75, WWG-59 came in moderate. KHB-32 Tampa Bay came in moderately well.

At Exit 49 near Riverview, KHB-32 came in very well. KHB-32 is broadcast from Riverview, on "Channel 7", which is 162.550 MHz. KHB-32 serves "West Central Florida". Observations are at Tampa International and St. Pete Clearwater Airport.

Near Spring Lake, FL, the only station that came in is WWF-38 Inverness. Reception was poor.

Near St. Catherine, FL, the stations in Inverness and Orlando both came in. The signal was very faint on both frequencies.

At Exit 63, near Bushnell Center, WWG-38 reception was moderate to good. Observations are at Ocala.

Near Lake Panasoffkee, WWG-38 started to break up. I picked up a faint signal from WWF-85 Ocala.

At Ocala, WWF-85 comes in well. WWF-85 forecasts are for the "North Florida Peninsula". WWF-85 broadcasts at 162.525 MHz.

Near Fairfield, WWF-85 began to break up. WXJ-60 also came in, but not very well.

Near Gainesville, WXJ-60 came in moderately well. WXJ-60 broadcasts at 162.475 MHz. WXJ-60 forecasts are for the "North Florida Peninsula".

At I-75 Exit 80, near Providence, WWG-30 Live Oak and WXJ-60 Gainesville both came in. WXJ-60 came in better.

At Lake City, both WXJ-60 and WWG-30 came in. WWG-30 came in better.

WWG-30 is transmitted from Suwannee County Emergency Services at 162.450 MHz. Forecasts are for "North Florida" and observations are at Lake City.

At Live Oak, WWG-30 came in well. I also picked up a very faint signal from NWR Valdosta, GA.

At Exit 38 near Lee, FL, WWG-30 came in moderately well. WWF-88 in Salem, FL also came in moderately well. WWF-88 provides weather data for "North Florida, Southeast Alabama, and Southwest and South Central Georgia". Observations were at Tallahassee. The signal began to break up right as the transmitter data was broadcast, so I did not get that information. At Exit 38, NWR Valdosta came in. The signal quality was poor.

At Exit 34 on I-10 nearAucilla, FL, WWF-88 and KIH-24 (Tallahassee, FL) both came in moderately well. By Tallahassee, WWF-88 no longer came in. KIH-24 reception was good. KIH-24 broadcasts on 162.400 MHz, serving "North Florida". Hourly observations are recorded at Tallahassee, Panama City, Apalachicola, Dothan, Albany, and Valdosta. The forecasts were for "North Florida, Southeast Alabama, and Southwest and South Central Georgia".

East of Tallhassee at Exit 26, near Quincy, KIH-24 came in well, and I got a faint signal from KGG-67 Panama City.

At Exit 23, near Sneads, FL, I was unable to pick up any stations. At Marianna, FL, I got a signal from WWH-20 Holmes County. There was no background noise, yet the sound was very quiet. I assumed that WWH-20 was having signal problems. That would also explain why I got no signal near Sneads.

At Exit 19, near Cottondale, FL, I still was unable to get a good signal from WWH-20. There was a heavy background snapping sound which made it impossible to hear anything. At Youngstown, WWH-20 and KGG-67 both came in. The signal was very faint from WWH-20. KGG-67 came in slightly better.

5/5/2000 and 5/6/2000

At Panama City Beach, KGG-67 (Panama City Beach) and KEC-86 (Milton) both came in well. KEC-86 actually came in a little better. KGG-67 had fairly strong interference from another station. At 7:45 a.m. on the 6th, I caught a faint signal from "KIH-41, 162.475 MHz". KIH-41 is located in Buras, LA, and broadcasts the same program as KHB-33 New Orleans. The interference on KGG-67 sounded similar to the programming on KIH-41. While it is unlikely, it is possible that the interference was from KHB-33 162.550. There was slight interference on KEC-86, probably from KGG-67.
KGG-67 Notes:
162.550 MHz, serving the "Florida Panhandle Area"
Forecast for "North Florida, Southeast Alabama, and Southwest and South Central Georgia"
Hourly observation locations: Tallahassee, Panama City, Apalachicola, Marianna, Perry, Cross City. "Over Southeast Alabama"... Dothan, "Over Southwest and South Central Georgia"... Albany, Valdosta.
Tide predictions were for Shellpoint? and Apalachicola.

KEC-86 Notes:
Milton, FL
162.400
Tower facilities provided by Santa Rosa County Emergency Management.
Marine observations observed at: New Orleans, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, East End of Dauphin Island, and Mobile Bay.
Marine Reports for Destin, Pensacola Naval, and Fort Walton Beach. The primary report is for Destin.
Hourly observations were at Pensacola, Mobile, and Crestview.
Forecast introduction: "Now let's take a detailed look at your forecast".

WXL-41 Notes:
Marine observations were at Mobile. Hourly weather observations were at "New Orleans International Airport".

5/7/2000

KEC-86 comes in fairly well at Santa Rosa Beach. Two miles west of Santa Rosa Beach, there was strong interference and KEC-86 faded out. At Destin, KIH-59 in Dozier, AL, came in moderately well. KEC-86 came in, but not nearly as well as KIH-59. At times when KIH-59 would fade out, I would get a faint signal on the same frequency (162.550) from another station. That station was probably KGG-67. There was moderately heavy interference and background noise on all frequencies.

At Mary Esther, KEC-86 came in moderately well. KIH-59 hourly observations were at Evergreen, Dothan, and possibly Crestview. I say possibly as the station signal was breaking up when I heard the hourly weather roundup, and I'm not sure if the Crestview report was on KIH-59 or KEC-86. Just west of Mary Esther, KGG-67 came in moderately well again for couple of miles. Near Navarre, KEC-86 came in very well. The signals from KGG-67 and KIH-59 were colliding as the two stations operate on the same frequency. At Gulf Breeze, KIH-59 no longer came in at all. KEC-86 came in very well, and KGG-67 was breaking up again.

Along I-10 in Alabama near the Florida line, KEC-86 came in, moderate to good reception. I got a faint signal from KEC-61 in Mobile. At Exit 38, near Malbis, KEC-86 and KEC-61 both came in. KEC-61 came in better.
KEC-61 Notes
162.550
Observations at Mobile and Pensacola.
At Exit 20 in Mobile, KEC-61 reception was good.

At Pascagoula, MS, KEC-61 came in moderately well. KIH-21 Gulfport also came in, but the signal was fairly weak.

At Pass Christian, MS, KIH-21 came in moderately well.
KIH-21 162.400 Notes:
Transmitter located in Gulfport, MS.
Observations at Biloxi, Gulfport, and Pascagoula.
Forecast introduction: "The Forecast for the Gulfport Area"

At Slidell, LA, KHB-33 came in moderately well.
At Exit 254 near New Orleans, KHB-33 reception was good.

KHB-33 Notes:
Forecast Introductions: "Forecast for Southeast Louisiana. including the Metropolitan New Orleans Area - the forecast for the Slidell area" and "Forecast for Southeast Louisiana. including the Metropolitan New Orleans Area - the forecast for the New Orleans area". Forecasts were also provided for Lake Ponchartrain.
Hourly Observations were taken at New Orleans International Airport, Audubon Park, and Slidell. The KHB-33 transmitter is located at the Marriott Hotel New Orleans.

The KHB-33 signal began to break up near Garyville.
At Garyville, three stations came in. KHB-33 reception was poor to moderate. On 162.400, NWR Baton Rouge came in. The signal quality was poor. On 162.475, either NWR Buras or NWR Morgan City came in. The signal was very faint.

At I-10 Mile 192, west of Garyville, NWR Baton Rouge came in poor to moderate. KHB-33 came in very faint.

Just east of Gonzales, NWR Baton Rouge reception was good, and NWR Morgan City reception was moderate.

KIH-52 Morgan City Notes
Forecast Introduction: "The Forecast for Southwest Louisiana, including the Morgan City area - The Forecast for the Morgan City area"
162.475 MHz

Near Mile 175 both Morgan City and Baton Rouge faded out.

At the I-12 Microtel Inn in Baton Rouge, KHB-46 Baton Rouge reception was very good. I picked up a very faint signal from a second station which I was unable to identify.

KHB-46 Notes
Hourly observations at Baton Rouge and Lafayette.
Forecast Introduction: "Here is the Forecast for East Central Louisiana, including the metropolitan Baton Rouge area - The forecast for the Baton Rouge area"
KHB-46 162.400 Baton Rouge. Transmitter located in Baton Rouge.

5/8/2000

At St. Francisville, KHB-46 came in moderately well. I also picked up NWR Bude, MS. The signal quality was poor.

NWR Bude Notes
"Your Local Forecast for Natchez and surrounding areas". Observations recorded at Natchez, Jackson, McComb, and Vicksburg.

At Dolorose, MS, NWR Bude signal quality was poor to moderate. At Sibley, NWR Bude came in moderately well. At Natchez, I was able to get a very faint signal from Bude, MS. At Vidalia, LA, WXK-78 Jena / Alexandria came in moderately well. NWR Bude came in poor.

Near Lorman on the Natchez Trace Parkway, NWR Bude came in, moderate to poor reception.

At the Ramada Limited in Vicksburg, MS, two stations came in. Both signals were very faint.

5/9/2000

At Tallulah, LA, NWR Monroe came in. The signal quality was poor. Ten miles north of Tallulah, reception was better. Hourly Observations were at Monroe.
No stations come in at Transylvania, LA.
6 mi. north of Lake Providence, one station came in. Reception quality was poor.

At Eudora, AR, NWR Inverness, MS reception quality was poor to moderate.
"Your Local Forecast for Greenville, Greenwood, and surrounding areas"
Hourly observations were at Greenwood, Greenville, Jackson, and Tupelo. Reception was better 10 miles north of Eudora.
Near Moscow, AR, NWR Pine Bluff (WXJ-54) reception was good. NWR Little Rock reception was moderate.

WXJ-54 Notes
"Forecast for Southeast Arkansas"
Observations were at Fayetteville, Harrison, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Texarkana.
WXJ-54 Star City 162.400

3 miles east of Pine Bluff, both WXJ-54 Star City and WXJ-55 Little Rock came in. Reception was good on both stations. WXJ-54 came in a little better. At Prattsville, WXJ-48 (Gurdon), WXJ-54, and WXJ-55 both came in. WXJ-55 came in best. Reception quality was moderate for WXJ-48 and WXJ-54.
At Hot Springs, WXJ-48 and WXJ-55 came in. WXJ-55 came in better.

WXJ-48 Notes
Observations were at Fayetteville, Harrison, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Texarkana.
"Forecast for Southwest Arkansas"
WXJ-48 Gurdon 162.475

WXJ-55 Notes
Observations were at Fayetteville, Harrison, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Texarkana.
"Forecast for Central Arkansas"
WXJ-55 Little Rock 162.550

I also picked up a very faint signal on a third frequency early morning on 5/10.

5/10/2000

3 mi. south of Hollis, NWR Russellville came in moderately well. The signal began to break up at Hollis. At Centerville, NWR Russellville reception was good.
Notes
"Forecast for the Arkansas River Valley"
Observations were at Fayetteville, Harrison, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Texarkana.

At Russellville, only NWR Russellville came in. Reception quality was very good.

At I-40 Mile 48 near Hunt, only NWR Russellville came in. Reception quality was moderate to good. No other stations came in.

At I-40 Mile 25 near Mulberry, NWR Fort Smith came in. Reception quality was good.
WXJ-50 Fort Smith Notes
Observations at Fort Smith and Fayetteville
Climate information for Fort Smith
Forecasts for the Fort Smith Area
(Individual forecasts for county groups)

At I-540 Exit 34 near Chester, WXJ-50 reception quality was moderate to good. WXJ-52 Fayetteville reception quality was not quite as good as WXJ-50. On hill slopes facing north WXJ-52 came in better. On hill slopes facing south WXJ-52 came in better.

WXJ-52 Fayetteville Notes
Observations at Fort Smith and Fayetteville
Climate information for Fayetteville
Forecast for the Fayetteville Area

Near West Fork, both WXJ-52 and WXJ-50 came in. WXJ-52 came in slightly better.

At Fayetteville, only WXJ-52 came in. Reception quality was good.

At Springdale, only WXJ-52 came in. Reception quality was moderate.

At Bentonville, only WXJ-52 came in. Reception quality was poor.

At Missouri / Arkansas State Line, WXJ-52 reception quality was poor to moderate. NWR Grove, OK reception was poor.

At Pineville, MO, only NWR Grove came in. Reception quality was moderate to good on hills and poor in valleys. Observations were at Tulsa, Joplin, and Springfield. Climate data and forecasts were for Grove and Joplin.

At Neosho, both NWR Grove and NWR Joplin came in. NWR Joplin (WXJ-61) came in a little better.

5 miles south of Joplin, NWR Grove and NWR Joplin came in. Both stations had some signal breakup. NWR Joplin came in better.

WXJ-61 Notes
"Forecast for Southeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri, including the cities of Joplin, Pittsburg, Neosho, and Carthage"
Hourly observations were at Joplin.
WXJ-61 "KMO" Avilla 162.425

South of Lamar, WXJ-61 came in well. The signal was down to moderate reception at Lamar. At Sheldon WXJ-61 still came in but the signal quality was only moderate.

At Nevada, WXJ-61 reception quality was poor. No stations came in at Rich Hill. At Adrian and Archie, KID-77 Kansas City came in, poor signal quality.
KID-77 Notes
Good reception at Benton
Very good reception at Overland Park, KS
Very good reception at Lenexa
Very good reception at Shawnee
Very good reception at Kansas City / Edwardsville
Good reception at Kansas City
Moderate to good reception at Kansas City International. Signal began to break up.
The hourly observations are at Kansas City International and the forecast is "the forecast for the Kansas City metropolitan area." KID-77 Kansas City 162.550

At Exit 17 on I-29 (I-435 / I-29 junction) KID-77 reception quality was slightly below moderate level. At Platte City, KEC-77 reception quality was moderate to good. KID-77 signal quality was poor.

Kansas City - St. Joseph I-29 Notes KEC-77 and KID-77
Exit 20 (Tracy) KID-77 Poor Reception
Mile 23 KEC-77 Moderate Reception
Mile 24 KEC-77 Moderate Reception
Exit 25 (Weston) KID-77 Poor to Moderate Reception, better on hills
KEC-77 Moderate Reception
Rest Area KID-77 Moderate Reception
KEC-77 Poor to Moderate Reception
Exit 30 (Dearborn) KID-77 Moderate Reception
KEC-77 Poor to Moderate Reception
Mile 34 KID-77 and KEC-77 Moderate Reception
Mile 36 KID-77 and KEC-77 Good Reception
Mile 38 KEC-77 Good Reception KID-77 Moderate Reception
Exit 44 (St. Joseph) KEC-77 Very good reception
KID-77 Weak signal

At Mile 62 near Savannah, KEC-77 St. Joseph reception was very good.

KEC-77 Notes
Hourly observations are at St. Joseph. The forecast introduction is "Forecast for the St. Joseph listening area".
KEC-77 St. Joseph 162.400

At I-29 Mound City Rest Area
Moderate to good reception of KEC-77
Moderate reception of WXK-94 Concordia, KS

NOTE
On previous trips through this area I have always been able to pick up WXM-20 in Lincoln, NE. On the evening of May 10 I was unable to get WXM-20 until I crossed into Nebraska. I got moderate to strong signals from two Kansas weatheradio stations: WXK-94 162.550 Concordia and WXK-91 162.475 Topeka. WXK-91 broadcasts on the same frequency as WXM-20.

KEC-77 breaks up near Mile 88 between Mound City and Craig.

At Mile 92 on I-29, WXK-94 reception was poor to moderate.

WXK-94 Notes
Hourly observations at Concordia
WXK-94 162.550 Concordia KS

Between Mound City, MO and Hamburg, IA, I was able to get a moderate to good signal from WXK-94.

At Mile 96 near Corning, KEC-77 signal reception quality dropped from poor to moderate to faint signal.

At Rock Port, MO (Mile 109), WXK-91 signal quality was poor to moderate. At Exit 116, I got a poor to moderate strength signal from WXK-94.

At Nebraska City, NE, KIH-61 Omaha and WXM-20 Lincoln both came in. Usually WXM-20 comes in better, but that evening it was KIH-61 that came in better.

Nebraska City - Gretna, NE Notes
Hwy. 2 - Nebraska City - Syracuse

6 miles west of Nebraska City WXM-20 poor to moderate reception
KIH-61 Poor reception
At Syracuse, WXM-20 moderate reception
KIH-61 poor reception

Hwy. 50 - Syracuse to Hwy. 31 junction south of Springfield
WXM-20 comes in better than KIH-61. Signal strength even near Louisville.

Hwy. 31 - Hwy. 50 Jct. to Gretna
WXM-20 comes in better than KIH-61. Signal strength close to even.
KIH-61 slowly begins to come in better than WXM-20 heading north on Hwy. 31 south of Gretna. The signal is not strong until north of Gretna.

North of Gretna, KIH-61 reception quality is good to very good. WXM-20 reception quality is good.

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