- Log last updated: 11/21/17
I have visited the Baltimore, MD area several times in recent years. At 56 miles away from home, most signals received in Baltimore were tropo targets of which I already have logged in my FM DX log. However, Baltimore is just far enough away from home to receive a different set of deadband-condition FM signals via groundwave. At home, these signals that fade in over the noise level are from Richmond and Norfolk, VA, while in Baltimore the signals are from Philadelphia, southern Pennsylvania and Delaware.
It is only 35 miles from center of Washington to the middle of Baltimore. In other locales, one set of signals would likely cover the entire area, given how close the cities are to each other. However, this is not the case with the Nation’s Capital and Charm City. Both cities have their own set of radio and TV stations. Indeed, most of the signals come in strong enough to provide great reception in either city. But what makes these two markets somewhat unique is how short-spaced their respective stations are. For example, DC’s 104.1 WPRS and Baltimore’s 104.3 WZFT both run IBOC. This means that, with IBOC’s characteristic ‘silencing’ of adjacent-to-local frequencies with digital hash, 104.3 WZFT is hard to pick up in a car radio until you get about 15 miles south of Baltimore (the same thing for 104.1 WPRS when you get closer to DC).
The 2014 loggings were received in downtown Baltimore and nearby White Marsh, MD, while the 2017 log was received in southern Baltimore suburb Linthicum Heights, MD.
Click here to download the full Excel log of 62 FM stations received in Baltimore. The gallery below only shows stations from the Excel log that I received RDS and/or HD Radio from.
- 88.1 WYPR Baltimore, MD, 5/10/14, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 88.1 WYPR Baltimore, MD, 5/10/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 88.1 WYPR Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 88.1 WYPR Baltimore, MD, 10/5/17, RDS, tropo, 56 miles
- 88.5 WAMU Washington, DC, 5/10/14, HD Radio, tropo, 39 miles
- 88.5 WAMU Washington, DC, 5/10/14, RDS, tropo, 39 miles
- 88.5 WAMU Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 39 miles
- 88.5 WAMU Washington, DC, 11/10/17, RDS, tropo, 21 miles
- 88.9 WEAA Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 4 miles
- 89.3 WPFW Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 32 miles
- 89.3 WPFW Washington, DC, 5/5/17, RDS, tropo, 21 miles
- 89.7 WTMD Towson, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 5 miles
- 89.7 WTMD Towson, MD, 5/10/14, RDS, tropo, 5 miles
- 90.1 WCSP Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 32 miles
- 90.1 WCSP Washington, DC, 5/10/14, RDS, tropo, 32 miles
- 90.1 WCSP Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 32 miles
- 90.1 WCSP Washington, DC, 7
- 90.9 WETA Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 36 miles
- 90.9 WETA Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 36 miles
- 90.9 WETA Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 36 miles
- 91.5 WBJC Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 6 miles
- 91.5 WBJC Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 91.5 WBJC Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 91.9 WGTS Takoma Park, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 30 miles
- 91.9 WGTS Takoma Park, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 30 miles
- 91.9 WGTS Takoma Park, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 30 miles
- 92.3 WERQ Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 92.3 WERQ Baltimore, MD, 5/10/14, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 92.3 WERQ Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 92.3 WERQ Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 92.3 WERQ Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 93.1 WPOC Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 6 miles
- 93.1 WPOC Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 93.1 WPOC Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 93.1 WPOC Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 93.9 WKYS Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 35 miles
- 93.9 WKYS Washington, DC, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 93.9 WKYS Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 93.9 WKYS Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 94.5 WDAC Lancaster, PA, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 45 miles
- 95.1 WRBS Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 5 miles
- 95.1 WRBS Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 5 miles
- 95.1 WRBS Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 5 miles
- 95.1 WRBS Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 5 miles
- 95.5 WPGC Morningside, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 35 miles
- 95.5 WPGC Morningside, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 95.5 WPGC Morningside, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 95.5 WPGC Morningside, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 95.9 WWIN Glen Burnie, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 9 miles
- 95.9 WWIN Glen Burnie, MD, 5/10/14, RDS, tropo, 9 miles
- 95.9 WWIN Glen Burnie, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 9 miles
- 95.9 WWIN Glen Burnie, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 9 miles
- 96.3 WHUR Washington, DC, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 96.3 WHUR Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 96.3 WHUR Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 97.1 WASH Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 31 miles
- 97.1 WASH Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 97.1 WASH Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 97.9 WIYY Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 97.9 WIYY Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 97.9 WIYY Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 97.9 WIYY Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 98.7 WMZQ Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 31 miles
- 98.7 WMZQ Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 98.7 WMZQ Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 99.1 WNEW Bowie, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 21 miles
- 99.5 WIHT Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 31 miles
- 99.5 WIHT Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 99.5 WIHT Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 100.3 WBIG Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 100.3 WBIG Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 100.7 WZBA Westminster, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 15 miles
- 100.7 WZBA Westminster, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 15 miles
- 100.7 WZBA Westminster, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 15 miles
- 101.1 WWDC Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 31 miles
- 101.1 WWDC Washington, DC, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 101.1 WWDC Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 101.1 WWDC Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 31 miles
- 101.9 WLIF Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 101.9 WLIF Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 101.9 WLIF Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 101.9 WLIF Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 102.3 WMMJ Bethesda, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 32 miles
- 102.3 WMMJ Bethesda, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 32 miles
- 102.7 WQSR Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 6 miles
- 102.7 WQSR Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 102.7 WQSR Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 102.7 WQSR Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 6 miles
- 103.1 WRNR Grasonville, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 36 miles
- 103.5 WTOP Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 29 miles
- 103.5 WTOP Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 29 miles
- 103.5 WTOP Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 29 miles
- 103.7 WXCY Havre De Grace, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 33 miles
- 104.3 WZFT Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 104.3 WZFT Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 104.3 WZFT Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 104.3 WZFT Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 104.9 W285EJ White Marsh, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 5 miles
- 105.1 WAVA Arlington, VA, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 105.1 WAVA Arlington, VA, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 105.7 WJZ Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 105.7 WJZ Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 105.7 WJZ Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 105.7 WJZ Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 106.1 W291BA Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 106.5 WWMX Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 1 mile
- 106.5 WWMX Baltimore, MD, 5/18/14, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 106.5 WWMX Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 106.5 WWMX Baltimore, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 1 mile
- 106.7 WJFK Manassas, VA, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo
- 106.7 WJFK Manassas, VA, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo
- 107.3 WRQX Washington, DC, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 35 miles
- 107.3 WRQX Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 107.3 WRQX Washington, DC, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 35 miles
- 107.9 WLZL Annapolis, MD, 11/11/17, HD Radio, tropo, 23 miles
- 107.9 WLZL Annapolis, MD, 5/10/14, RDS, tropo, 23 miles
- 107.9 WLZL Annapolis, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 23 miles
- 107.9 WLZL Annapolis, MD, 11/11/17, RDS, tropo, 23 miles