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There's so many FM radio signals on the air these days, so that made it even a more enjoyable exercise for me to come up with 20 spots in the U.S. where the dial is nearly empty.
I enlisted an ML model developed by my Villanova student, Minh Bigting, to help.
Have you been to any of these spots?
I enlisted an ML model developed by my Villanova student, Minh Bigting, to help.
Have you been to any of these spots?
The Top 20 U.S. Locations to Scan the FM Dial - Radio World
There's more FM stations on the air than ever these days. Where can you still travel to where the dials are nearly empty?
www.radioworld.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
There's so many FM radio signals on the air these days, so that made it even a more enjoyable exercise for me to come up with 20 spots in the U.S. where the dial is nearly empty.
I enlisted an ML model developed by my Villanova student, Minh Bigting, to help.
Have you been to any of these spots?
I enlisted an ML model developed by my Villanova student, Minh Bigting, to help.
Have you been to any of these spots?
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Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch now in effect until 06:00 UTC (Jan 3). Bz south at times and solar wind speed around 600 km/s. SolarHam.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch now in effect until 06:00 UTC (Jan 3). Bz south at times and solar wind speed around 600 km/s. SolarHam.com
ALL good things must come to an end…
End of the road for the International Reply Coupon (IRC) ei7gl.blogspot.com/2025/12/end-of… #hamradio
End of the road for the International Reply Coupon (IRC)
The International Reply Coupon or IRC was very much a part of amateur radio history for decades. If you wanted a QSL card from a station f...
ei7gl.blogspot.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ALL good things must come to an end…
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The enhanced solar wind environment has prompted a strong (G3) geomagnetic storm warning which is now in effect until 23:59 UTC (Dec 3). Despite the full moon, aurora sky watchers at higher latitudes should be alert for aurora should local weather conditions allow.
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The enhanced solar wind environment has prompted a strong (G3) geomagnetic storm warning which is now in effect until 23:59 UTC (Dec 3). Despite the full moon, aurora sky watchers at higher latitudes should be alert for aurora should local weather conditions allow.
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Our Sun Wakes Up! Soon to be named Region 4294 fires an M5.96-flare at an R2-level radio blackout now! Expect signal degradation on VHF and HF dayside radio bands in the western hemisphere over the next hour, especially western South America, Hawaii & Asian Pacific (colored regions in map).
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Our Sun Wakes Up! Soon to be named Region 4294 fires an M5.96-flare at an R2-level radio blackout now! Expect signal degradation on VHF and HF dayside radio bands in the western hemisphere over the next hour, especially western South America, Hawaii & Asian Pacific (colored regions in map).
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A look at big sunspot region 4294 as it rotates into view on Saturday. The region is currently producing occasional M-Flares and is likely a threat for an isolated strong X-Flare. SolarHam.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A look at big sunspot region 4294 as it rotates into view on Saturday. The region is currently producing occasional M-Flares and is likely a threat for an isolated strong X-Flare. SolarHam.com
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By Dec. 31, Spain’s Radio Nacional de España will stop broadcasting its RNE and @radio5rne.rtve.es networks on its approximately 32 AM radio frequencies. 🇪🇸
Spain's public broadcaster seeks to expand its digital radio DAB+ footprint.
My story for @radio-world.bsky.social: ⬇️
Spain's public broadcaster seeks to expand its digital radio DAB+ footprint.
My story for @radio-world.bsky.social: ⬇️
Spain's RNE to Shut Down AM Transmitters - Radio World
After 88 years, Spain's Radio Nacional de España will stop broadcasting its RNE and Radio 5 networks on medium-wave AM radio.
www.radioworld.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
By Dec. 31, Spain’s Radio Nacional de España will stop broadcasting its RNE and @radio5rne.rtve.es networks on its approximately 32 AM radio frequencies. 🇪🇸
Spain's public broadcaster seeks to expand its digital radio DAB+ footprint.
My story for @radio-world.bsky.social: ⬇️
Spain's public broadcaster seeks to expand its digital radio DAB+ footprint.
My story for @radio-world.bsky.social: ⬇️
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and @npr.org reached a settlement late Monday evening in a dispute over public media distribution.
While each side got something they wanted, tensions linger. CEO Patricia Harrison pushed back on accusations that CPB “kowtowed” to the Trump administration.
While each side got something they wanted, tensions linger. CEO Patricia Harrison pushed back on accusations that CPB “kowtowed” to the Trump administration.
NPR, CPB Settle Suit, but Public Media Wounds Are Evident - Radio World
After a contentious battle for the future pf public media distribution in court, NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting reached a settlement.
www.radioworld.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and @npr.org reached a settlement late Monday evening in a dispute over public media distribution.
While each side got something they wanted, tensions linger. CEO Patricia Harrison pushed back on accusations that CPB “kowtowed” to the Trump administration.
While each side got something they wanted, tensions linger. CEO Patricia Harrison pushed back on accusations that CPB “kowtowed” to the Trump administration.
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Les aurores boréales de la semaine dernière vue depuis l'espace !
© Zena Cardman
© Zena Cardman
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Les aurores boréales de la semaine dernière vue depuis l'espace !
© Zena Cardman
© Zena Cardman
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A very basic overview of Polar Modulation and the implications for Amateur Radio... ei7gl.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-ve...
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A very basic overview of Polar Modulation and the implications for Amateur Radio... ei7gl.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-ve...
November 13, 2025 FMDX via Sporadic E to Bermuda
YouTube video by @VO1FOG
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#FMDX via Auroral propagation youtu.be/kU8Qnv__cPU
November 12, 2025 FMDX via Auroral propagation
YouTube video by @VO1FOG
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#FMDX via Auroral propagation youtu.be/kU8Qnv__cPU
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🌀 Wednesday video update on two tropical systems expected to develop and bring impacts to the southwestern Atlantic region this week and next week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSp...
[Wednesday] Two Tropical Systems Expected to Form and Impact Southwestern Atlantic Region
YouTube video by Tropical Tidbits
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🌀 Wednesday video update on two tropical systems expected to develop and bring impacts to the southwestern Atlantic region this week and next week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSp...
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...This one via tropo is probably the craziest I've seen: the BBC mux received from transmitters in Scotland, all the way over in Czechia - at around 1600km/1000mi with pretty stable audio! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IuA...
DX DAB radio BBC, record in The Czech Republic via tropo (distance around 1600 km)
YouTube video by Libor D.X
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
...This one via tropo is probably the craziest I've seen: the BBC mux received from transmitters in Scotland, all the way over in Czechia - at around 1600km/1000mi with pretty stable audio! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IuA...
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Les océans recouvrent ~70% de la surface de la Terre, mais l'eau reste rare. La grosse bulle représente toute l'eau sur Terre. A côté, toute l'eau douce liquide (souvent sous Terre). Le minuscule point bleu c'est toute l'eau douce des lacs et rivières : celle que l'on peut boire.
September 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Les océans recouvrent ~70% de la surface de la Terre, mais l'eau reste rare. La grosse bulle représente toute l'eau sur Terre. A côté, toute l'eau douce liquide (souvent sous Terre). Le minuscule point bleu c'est toute l'eau douce des lacs et rivières : celle que l'on peut boire.
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Doctors often struggle to get clear images of the inner ear, a tightly protected organ encased in bone. Now a team of researchers has developed a nanoparticle-based MRI contrast that can grab on to inner ear cells and sneak its way inside. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪
Nanoprobe achieves sharper MRIs of the inner ear
A first-of-its-kind contrast crosses the blood-labyrinth barrier to reach the inner ear, offering prolonged imaging in mice
cen.acs.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Doctors often struggle to get clear images of the inner ear, a tightly protected organ encased in bone. Now a team of researchers has developed a nanoparticle-based MRI contrast that can grab on to inner ear cells and sneak its way inside. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪
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Switzerland’s Federal Council is sticking with plans to shut down analog FM by the end of next year. 🇨🇭
The country's public broadcaster, SRG SSR, is fully on the DAB+ digital mode and saw a dip in listenership this year, but the government remains unmoved.
My @radio-world.bsky.social story: 👇
The country's public broadcaster, SRG SSR, is fully on the DAB+ digital mode and saw a dip in listenership this year, but the government remains unmoved.
My @radio-world.bsky.social story: 👇
Swiss Federal Council Sticks With FM Sunset by End of '26 - Radio World
Switzerland’s government is proceeding to abandon all analog FM transmission, as it migrates to a DAB+ digital radio broadcast infrastructure.
www.radioworld.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Switzerland’s Federal Council is sticking with plans to shut down analog FM by the end of next year. 🇨🇭
The country's public broadcaster, SRG SSR, is fully on the DAB+ digital mode and saw a dip in listenership this year, but the government remains unmoved.
My @radio-world.bsky.social story: 👇
The country's public broadcaster, SRG SSR, is fully on the DAB+ digital mode and saw a dip in listenership this year, but the government remains unmoved.
My @radio-world.bsky.social story: 👇
@rcbstormpost.bsky.social Is there a particularly strong inversion between the Avalon Pen. and Sydney, NS at this time?
September 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@rcbstormpost.bsky.social Is there a particularly strong inversion between the Avalon Pen. and Sydney, NS at this time?
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The latest EPAM update at 20:01 UTC (9/1). is showing a spike in particle levels meaning the CME that left the Sun on Saturday is getting closer. Stay tuned for updates.
September 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The latest EPAM update at 20:01 UTC (9/1). is showing a spike in particle levels meaning the CME that left the Sun on Saturday is getting closer. Stay tuned for updates.
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A new look at the halo coronal mass ejection (CME) that is Earth directed, this time by LASCO C2. SolarHam.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A new look at the halo coronal mass ejection (CME) that is Earth directed, this time by LASCO C2. SolarHam.com
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Well... SquareSpace appears to be down currently, so there's no blog post to accompany my afternoon forecast!
Also, not included is the Rainfall Warning for parts of Central. #nlwx
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkJ...
Also, not included is the Rainfall Warning for parts of Central. #nlwx
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkJ...
Rain becomes widespread over eastern / central Newfoundland tonight and Tuesday -- August 18, 2025
YouTube video by Eddie Sheerr
www.youtube.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Well... SquareSpace appears to be down currently, so there's no blog post to accompany my afternoon forecast!
Also, not included is the Rainfall Warning for parts of Central. #nlwx
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkJ...
Also, not included is the Rainfall Warning for parts of Central. #nlwx
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkJ...
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🌀 Monday video update on Major Hurricane #Erin, which will spread dangerous coastal hazards along the U.S. eastern seaboard and the western Atlantic region this week
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MoA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MoA...
[Monday] Major Hurricane Erin to Spread Coastal Hazards Along Eastern US & Rest of Western Atlantic
YouTube video by Tropical Tidbits
www.youtube.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌀 Monday video update on Major Hurricane #Erin, which will spread dangerous coastal hazards along the U.S. eastern seaboard and the western Atlantic region this week
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MoA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MoA...
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The new #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast is up! Learn when the big coronal hole entering the Earth-strike zone will bring #aurora. Watch GPS & radio communication continue to be disrupted after the recent #solarstorm & find out what our Sun is cooking on the farside! www.patreon.com/posts/136605...
August 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The new #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast is up! Learn when the big coronal hole entering the Earth-strike zone will bring #aurora. Watch GPS & radio communication continue to be disrupted after the recent #solarstorm & find out what our Sun is cooking on the farside! www.patreon.com/posts/136605...
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While the storm is stronger than forecast just 24 hours ago, it is still too soon to say what, if any, impact it would have on Atlantic Canada.
Current projections continue to indicate the most likely scenario is a track SE of Newfoundland.
Stay tuned.
#nlwx
Current projections continue to indicate the most likely scenario is a track SE of Newfoundland.
Stay tuned.
#nlwx
August 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
While the storm is stronger than forecast just 24 hours ago, it is still too soon to say what, if any, impact it would have on Atlantic Canada.
Current projections continue to indicate the most likely scenario is a track SE of Newfoundland.
Stay tuned.
#nlwx
Current projections continue to indicate the most likely scenario is a track SE of Newfoundland.
Stay tuned.
#nlwx
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[Friday] Hurricane Erin Strengthening in the Central Atlantic
YouTube video by Tropical Tidbits
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM