| << EG Prime | Random | All Pages >> |
This page covers my analog TV DX from Fort Myers, Florida. After moving in 2005 I rekindled my love of DXing 1,800 km from where it started 
. 2006 was one of my most active years, discovering the stations around Florida, and getting tropo to Cuba for two days in April. I played with the idea of getting a yagi antenna, but made due with a pair of rabbit ears and PVC pipe. It probably cost me some tropo catches, but e-skip was pretty much the same. It helped that I had fewer locals than on Long Island.
Numbers stations were also sought out after TV DX waned that fall, but they were disappearing just like everything else on shortwave. After two months of hearing Cuba's "V2" and nothing else, I let that part of the hobby go. Even V2 would be gone within a couple years.
Tropo was a whole new world, but some of the e-skip targets were familiar, being as far from Fort Myers as they had been from Patchogue. Texas was now common where it had been rare, and most of Canada was now out of range. Mexico and other countries were surprisingly absent, until 2008, when I also logged Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. These clips are now available on YouTube .
After three years in Fort Myers, with the analog TV shutoff looming, I decided to close out the hobby with 2008's e-skip season (which did not disappoint). I would return to the hobby in 2012, a hobby which now focused on digital TV and the FM band. A few of the analog low-power stations were still around, as well as foreign stations. Newer loggings from 2012 and later have their call letters in blue. Antennas were the same as my digital catches in Fort Myers.
No analogs have been logged since I moved to Orlando, but it's still possible due to e-skip targets in Canada and Central America.
includes 14 locals and 1 semi-local
does not include 31 tentatives
48 by tropo
6 over 500 km (WFSG 56 most logged)
farthest is WAPT 16 in Jackson, MS @ 1,033 km
States/Countries: AL, CUB, FL, LA, MS
32 by e-skip
1 over 2,000 km, and 8 under 1,400 km
farthest is KACV 2 in Amarillo, TX @ 2,136 km
shortest is XHY 2 in Mérida, YUC @ 1,006 km
States/Countries: DC, DOM, IL, KS, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC,
OK, OH, NY, ON, PA, PR, TAM, TN, TX, YUC
| Ch | Calls | City | km (mi) | kW | Video | Times Logged (first) | Notes |
| 2 | WUVF-LP | Naples, FL | 29 (18) | 0.023 | (semi-local) | Univision | |
| 4 | WEVU-CA | Fort Myers, FL | 9 (6) | 0.027 | | (local) | |
| 11 | WINK | Fort Myers, FL | 28 (17) | 316.0 | | (local) | CBS |
| 14 | WTPH-LP | Fort Myers, FL | 20 (12) | 55.2 | | (local) | Azteca America |
| 18 | WTLE-LP | Fort Myers, FL | 26 (16) | 46.0 | | (local) | |
| 20 | WBBH | Fort Myers, FL | 31 (19) | 5,000.0 | | (local) | NBC |
| 22 | W22CL | Fort Myers, FL | 7 (4) | 15.0 | | (local) | MTV2 |
| 26 | WZVN | Naples, FL | 30 (19) | 5,000.0 | | (local) | ABC |
| 30 | WGCU | Fort Myers, FL | 30 (19) | 1,320.0 | | (local) | PBS |
| 36 | WFTX | Cape Coral, FL | 26 (16) | 5,000.0 | | (local) | FOX |
| 38 | W38CO | Fort Myers, FL | 20 (12) | 30.1 | | (local) | TBN |
| 43 | WWDT-CA | Naples, FL | 7 (4) | 25.0 | | (local) | Telemundo |
| 46 | WXCW | Naples, FL | 30 (19) | 5,000.0 | | (local) | CW; originally WTVK |
| 49 | WRXY | Tice, FL | 26 (16) | 5,000.0 | | (local) | CTN |
| 65 | WLZE-LP | Fort Myers, FL | 20 (12) | 6.2 | | (local) |
| Ch | Calls | City | km | kW | Video | Times Logged (first) | Notes |
| 2 | WPBT | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 100.0 | | 11 (2006) Tr | PBS |
| 2 | WESH | Daytona Beach, FL | 269 (167) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | NBC | |
| 3 | WEDU | Tampa, FL | 145 (90) | 100.0 | | 12 (2006) Tr | PBS |
| 3 | CMEC (SFN) | Santa Clara, VC, Cuba | 513 (319) | 60.3 | 1 (2017) Tr | Cubavisión; distance to city | |
| 4 | WFOR | Miami, FL | 177 (110) | 100.0 | | 6 (2006) Tr | CBS |
| 5 | WPTV | West Palm Beach, FL | 164 (102) | 100.0 | | 13 (2005) Tr | NBC |
| 5 | CMRA | Santa Clara, VC, Cuba | 488 (303) | | 0 (tentative) Tr | distance to city | |
| 6 | WTVJ | Miami, FL | 180 (112) | 100.0 | | 10 (2006) Tr | NBC |
| 6 | WKMG | Orlando, FL | 238 (148) | 100.0 | 2 (2006) Tr | CBS | |
| 6 | WEYS-LP | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 3.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 7 | WSVN | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 316.0 | | 16 (2006) Tr | FOX |
| 7 | WJHG | Panama City, FL | 552 (343) | 316.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 8 | WFLA | Tampa, FL | 146 (91) | 316.0 | | 12 (2005) Tr | NBC |
| 9 | WFTV | Orlando, FL | 238 (148) | 316.0 | | 4 (2006) Tr | ABC |
| 9 | CMG (SFN) | Matanzas, MA, Cuba | 385 (239) | | 2 (2006) Tr | Cubavision; distance to city | |
| 10 | WPLG | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 316.0 | | 6 (2005) Tr | ABC |
| 10 | WTSP | St. Petersburg, FL | 200 (124) | 316.0 | | 9 (2005) Tr | CBS |
| 12 | WPEC | West Palm Beach, FL | 166 (103) | 316.0 | | 9 (2006) Tr | CBS |
| 13 | WTVT | Tampa, FL | 143 (89) | 316.0 | 16 (2005) Tr | FOX | |
| 13 | CMGQ | Matanzas, Cuba | 385 (239) | 0 (tentative) Tr | distance to city | ||
| 13 | WMBB | Panama City, FL | 544 (338) | 316.0 | | 2 (2006) Tr | |
| 16 | WUSF | Tampa, FL | 148 (92) | 1,620.0 | 3 (2005) Tr | PBS | |
| 16 | WAPT | Jackson, MS | 1,033 (642) | 4,790.0 | | 1 (2006) Tr | ABC; farthest tropo |
| 17 | WLRN | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 2,880.0 | 4 (2006) Tr | PBS | |
| 17 | WHRT-CA | Sebring, FL | 113 (70) | 27.5 | 2 (2012) Tr | AMG | |
| 20 | CMAx (SFN) | Pinar del Río, Cuba | 497 (309) | 631.0 | 1 (2014) Tr | CE2; distance to city | |
| 21 | WTCE | West Palm Beach, FL | 177 (110) | 5,000.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 21 | WDLP-CA | Marathon Key, FL | 220 (137) | | 0 (tentative) Tr | spanish; "Gen TV" | |
| 21 | CMBL | Havana, Cuba | 386 (240) | 3.2 | 1 (2014) Tr | Multivisión; distance to city | |
| 21 | CMxx | Cuba | (no matching) Tr | Cubavisión | |||
| 22 | WCLF | Clearwater, FL | 145 (90) | 5,000.0 | 1 (2007) Tr | CTN | |
| 22 | CMAx | La Palma, PR, Cuba | 462 (287) | 200.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 23 | WLTV | Miami, FL | 177 (110) | 4,470.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | Univision | |
| 24 | WMFE | Orlando, FL | 238 (148) | 1,350.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 24 | CMDx | Jacan, MA, Cuba | 429 (266) | 398.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 25 | WPBF | Tequesta, FL | 159 (99) | 5,000.0 | | 6 (2006) Tr | ABC |
| 26 | WXAX-CA | Tampa, FL | 147 (91) | 3 (2012) Tr | Azteca America | ||
| 27 | WRDQ | Orlando, FL | 208 (129) | 5,000.0 | | 4 (2006) Tr | |
| 27 | CMBW | Havana, Cuba | 386 (240) | 25.1 | 1 (2014) Tr | Canal Habana; distance to city | |
| 28 | WFTS | Tampa, FL | 146 (91) | 3,980.0 | | 6 (2005) Tr | ABC |
| 29 | WFLX | West Palm Beach, FL | 163 (101) | 5,000.0 | | 7 (2006) Tr | FOX |
| 32 | WMOR | Lakeland, FL | 142 (88) | 5,000.0 | | 3 (2006) Tr | |
| 33 | WBFS | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 5,000.0 | | 1 (2006) Tr | |
| 34 | WTVX | West Palm Beach, FL | 159 (99) | 5,000.0 | | 11 (2006) Tr | CW |
| 38 | WTTA | Tampa, FL | 146 (91) | 5,000.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | ||
| 39 | WSFL | Miami, FL | 177 (110) | 5,000.0 | | 8 (2006) Tr | CW; originally WBZL |
| 40 | WWSB | Sarasota, FL | 121 (75) | 2,880.0 | | 9 (2005) Tr | ABC |
| 40 | CMxx | Cuba | (no matching) Tr | Canal Habana | |||
| 41 | WJAN-CA | Miami, FL | 169 (105) | 101.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 42 | WXEL | West Palm Beach, FL | 163 (101) | 2,140.0 | | 3 (2006) Tr | PBS |
| 44 | WTOG | Tampa, FL | 145 (90) | 5,000.0 | | 6 (2006) Tr | |
| 48 | W48CN | Sarasota, FL | 105 (65) | 26.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 48 | WFUN-LP | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 50.0 | | 0 (tentative) Tr | |
| 48 | WWHB-CA | Stuart, FL | 2.1 | 0 (tentative) Tr | |||
| 50 | WFTT | Tampa, FL | 146 (91) | 5,000.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | ||
| 50 | WSBS-CA | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 0 (tentative) Tr | |||
| 51 | WSCV | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 5,000.0 | 6 (2006) Tr | ||
| 51 | WOGX | Ocala, FL | 312 (194) | 2,750.0 | | 3 (2006) Tr | FOX |
| 52 | WTGL | Cocoa, FL | 237 (147) | 5,000.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ||
| 53 | WLMF-LP | Miami, FL | 177 (110) | 50.0 | 2 (2006) Tr | ||
| 54 | WUPL | Slidell, LA | 888 (552) | 4,370.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | ||
| 55 | WBPG | Gulf Shores, AL | 718 (446) | 3,750.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | WB | |
| 56 | W56AZ | Miami, FL | 179 (111) | 1 (2006) Tr | |||
| 56 | WOPX | Melbourne, FL | 185 (115) | 5,000.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | ION | |
| 56 | WFSG | Panama City, FL | 579 (360) | 1,150.0 | | 3 (2006) Tr | PBS |
| 58 | W58BU | Hallandale, FL | 179 (111) | 78.3 | 2 (2006) Tr | NBC // WTVJ 6 | |
| 62 | WVEA | Tampa, FL | 145 (90) | 5,000.0 | 2 (2006) Tr | Univision | |
| 63 | WPPB | Boca Raton, FL | 179 (111) | 5,000.0 | 2 (2007) Tr | ||
| 65 | WRBW | Orlando, FL | 240 (149) | 5,000.0 | | 1 (2008) Tr | My Network |
| 66 | WXPX | Bradenton, FL | 95 (59) | 5,000.0 | 3 (2006) Tr | ION | |
| 67 | WPXP | Lake Worth, FL | 167 (104) | 5,000.0 | 0 (tentative) Tr | ION | |
| 69 | WAMI | Hollywood, FL | 179 (111) | 5,000.0 | 1 (2006) Tr | ||
| Ch | Calls | City | km (mi) | kW | Video | Times Logged (first) | Notes |
| 2 | XHY | Mérida, YUC | 1,006 (625) | 76.5 | | 1 (2008) Es | "SIPSE"; shortest Es |
| 2 | WFMY | Greensboro, NC | 1,049 (652) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 2 | WUND | Edenton, NC | 1,073 (667) | 100.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | "UNC TV" (PBS) |
| 2 | WETP | Sneedville, TN | 1,096 (681) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | ||
| 2 | WKRN | Nashville, TN | 1,152 (716) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 2 | KPRC | Houston, TX | 1,379 (857) | 100.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | |
| 2 | WMAR | Baltimore, MD | 1,497 (930) | 100.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | |
| 2 | HIJB | Santo Domingo, DOM (SFN) | 1,525 (948) | 25.0 | 4 (2008) Es | Tele Antillas; distance to city | |
| 2 | XHRIO | Matamoros, TAM | 1,563 (971) | 98.56 | | 2 (2008) Es | FOX |
| 2 | KDTN | Denton, TX | 1,606 (998) | 100.0 | 1 (2008) Es | ||
| 2 | KJRH | Tulsa, OK | 1,679 (1,043) | 100.0 | | 4 (2006) Es | NBC |
| 2 | KCWX | San Antonio, TX | 1,687 (1,048) | 100.0 | 2 (2006) Es | CW | |
| 2 | WCBS | New York, NY | 1,733 (1,077) | 21.4 | 0 (tentative) Es | CBS | |
| 2 | WGRZ | Buffalo, NY | 1,817 (1,129) | 93.3 | 1 (2008) Es | ||
| 2 | WKAQ | San Juan, PR | 1,876 (1,166) | 55.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | |
| 2 | XHHHN | Huajuapan, OAX | 1,904 (1,183) | 35.89 | | 0 (tentative) Es | Canal 5 Net |
| 2 | KGAN | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,970 (1,224) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 2 | KMID | Midland, TX | 2,071 (1,287) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 2 | KACV | Amarillo, TX | 2,136 (1,327) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | PBS; farthest Es | |
| 2 | XEFB | Monterrey, NLE | 1,844 (1,143) | 0 (tentative) Es | distance to city | ||
| 2 | CIII-2 | Bancroft, ON | 2,085 (1,296) | 100.0 | 2 (2017) Es | Global | |
| 2 | YNFA-302 | Managua, NCG (SFN) | 1,696 (1,054) | 20.0 | 1 (2017) Es | distance to city | |
| 2 | YSWR | San Salvador, SLV (SFN) | 1,633 (1,015) | 15.8 | 2 (2017) Es | ||
| 3 | WRCB | Chattanooga, TN | 1,007 (626) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 3 | WREG | Memphis, TN | 1,220 (758) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | ||
| 3 | WTKR | Norfolk, VA | 1,246 (774) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 3 | WSAZ | Huntington, WV | 1,324 (823) | 42.7 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 3 | KTBS | Shreveport, LA | 1,350 (839) | 100.0 | | 4 (2006) Es | |
| 3 | WSIL | Harrisburg, IL | 1,390 (864) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | ||
| 3 | KBTX | Bryan, TX | 1,453 (903) | 69.2 | 0 (tentative) Es | CBS | |
| 3 | KIII | Corpus Christi, TX | 1,564 (972) | 100.0 | | 3 (2006) Es | ABC |
| 3 | KYTV | Springfield, MO | 1,572 (977) | 95.5 | | 2 (2008) Es | NBC |
| 3 | KOET | Eufaula, OK | 1,601 (995) | 100.0 | | 2 (2006) Es | "OETA" (PBS) |
| 3 | KYW | Philadelphia, PA | 1,616 (1,004) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | CBS | |
| 3 | WCIA | Champaign, IL | 1,621 (1,007) | 100.0 | 1 (2008) Es | CBS | |
| 3 | WKYC | Cleveland, OH | 1,643 (1,021) | 93.3 | 1 (2005) Es | ||
| 3 | WPSU | Clearfield, PA | 1,645 (1,022) | 42.4 | | 1 (2008) Es | PBS |
| 3 | KFDX | Wichita Falls, TX | 1,798 (1,117) | 100.0 | | 2 (2006) Es | NBC |
| 3 | WWMT | Kalamazoo, MI | 1,814 (1,127) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | ||
| 3 | XHVST | Ciudad Valles, SLP | 1,815 (1,128) | 11.76 | | 0 (tentative) Es | |
| 3 | KTVO | Kirksville, MO | 1,830 (1,137) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 3 | XHCVT | Ciudad Victoria, TAM | 1,831 (1,138) | 20.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | Azteca-13 |
| 3 | KSNW | Wichita, KS | 1,925 (1,196) | 100.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | "KSN" (NBC) |
| 3 | CKVR | Barrie, ON | 1,983 (1,232) | 100.0 | 2 (2005) Es | "A-Channel" | |
| 3 | TGV | Guatemala City, GTM | 1,613 (1,002) | 240.0 | 1 (2017) Es | "El Super Canal"; distance to city | |
| 4 | KGBT | Harlingen, TX | 1,592 (989) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 4 | KDFW | Dallas, TX | 1,606 (998) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 4 | HISD (SFN) | Santo Domingo, DOM | 1,525 (948) | 16.0 | 1 (2017) Es | "4RD"; distance to city | |
| 4 | YNFA-304 | Managua, NCG | 1,696 (1,054) | 100.0 | 2 (2017) Es | distance to city | |
| 5 | WRAL | Raleigh, NC | 1,059 (658) | 100.0 | | 1 (2008) Es | |
| 5 | WTTG | Washington, DC | 1,445 (898) | 100.0 | 1 (2007) Es | ||
| 5 | KXAS | Fort Worth, TX | 1,606 (998) | 100.0 | | 1 (2007) Es | |
| 5 | KENS | San Antonio, TX | 1,640 (1,019) | 100.0 | 1 (2006) Es | ||
| 5 | WEWS | Cleveland, OH | 1,643 (1,021) | 93.3 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 5 | CBLT | Toronto, ON | 1,907 (1,185) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | CBC | |
| 5 | XHAE | Saltillo, COA | 1,916 (1,188) | 0 (tentative) Es | distance to city | ||
| 5 | HITM | Santo Domingo, DOM | 1,525 (948) | 1 (2017) Es | distance to city | ||
| 6 | KRIS | Corpus Christi, TX | 1,564 (972) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 6 | KAUZ | Wichita Falls, TX | 1,796 (1,116) | 100.0 | 0 (tentative) Es | ||
| 6 | XET | Monterrey, NLE | 1,843 (1,145) | 0 (tentative) Es | Canal 5 Net | ||
Current Posts
All From 2024
All From 2023
All From 2022
All From 2021