I heard so many stations that any other DXpedition that focuses on FM is bound to be disappointing.
Curtis is in the eastern Upper Peninsula.
Mediumwave:
570: WMAM Marinette, WI, at 1120 w/sports. Faint. Van radio. 9 Aug.
580: WTCM Traverse City at 2100 w/nx. Exc sig. 4 Aug.
600: WCHT Escanaba at 1958 w/ID, ads. Weak. 4 Aug.
680: WDBC Escanaba at 1959 w/ID. Standards. Good sig. 4 Aug.
750: WLDR Petoskey at 1958 w/80s c&w. //WLDR 101.9. 4 Aug.
790: WSGW Saginaw at 2300 w/ID, nx. Mod sig. Heard in Tawas City. 9 Aug.
940: WIDG St. Ignace at 2000 w/ID. Sports. Parent of 94.5. 4 Aug.
1110: WJML Petoskey at 2003 w/nx. Exc sig. Logged //1210 WJNL last year but not this year. 4 Aug.
1230: WSOO at 1251+ w/ads. Barely audible in Curtis on DX-440. Lite rock. 5 Aug.
On 9 Aug better reception at 1200 going east along US-2 toward the Bridge on van radio.
1250: WNEM Saginaw at 2154 w/ads. Mod sig. Heard in Tawas City. 9 Aug.
1270: WMKT Charlevoix at 2105 w/local nx. Mentioned 92.1 but not heard. 4 Aug.
1310: WCCW Traverse City at 1130 w/ID, sports. Deep fades. Not //107.5. 9 Aug.
1340: WMBN Petoskey at 1248 w/standards. Moderate signal. 5 Aug.
WLEW Bad Axe at 2130 w/c&w. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas. Not //102.1. 9 Aug.
1440: WMAX Bay City at 2158 w/EWTN. Heard in Tawas City. 9 Aug.
1450: WNBY Newberry at 1951 w/classic country. Exc sig. Not //93.9 WNBY. 4 Aug.
1480: WIOS East Tawas at 2255 w/oldies. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City. 9 Aug.
1490: WTIQ Manistique at 1950 w/ads. Good signal. Not //92.7. 4 Aug.
88.1: CBON Soo at 0200 w/nx in French. Exc sig, but usually under WBLW. 3 Aug.
WBLW Gaylord at 1500 w/ID, nx. Religion. 4 Aug.
88.5: WCTP Bad Axe at 1835 w/weird religious stuff. Heard in Tawas City.
Exc sig. Address is actually in Gagetown.
URL is WCTP.
They are also selling a used toilet seat riser as a fund raiser. 9 Aug.
--WIAB Mackinaw at 0220 w/classical mx.
//88.7 WIAA and 100.9 East Jordan. Interlochen Public Radio.
See note below. 3 Aug. (1)
88.7: WIAA Interlochen at 0220 w/classical mx.
//88.5 WIAB and 100.9 WICV East Jordan. Interlochen Public Radio.
See note below. 3 Aug. (1)
89.3: WTLI Boyne City at 1500 w/cont Chr mx, ID. //91.3 WJOG. 8 Aug.
89.5: CBSM Soo, ON at 2220 w/CBC-1. Good sig. 3 Aug.
89.3: WPNE Green Bay at 2215 w/NPR. Exc signal. Wisconsin Public Radio.
//89.7 WHND Sister Bay and //91.9 WHDI Sister Bay. 3 Aug. See note (2).
89.7: WJOJ Harrisville at 0058 w/cont Chr. Heard in Tawas. Mod sig. 10 Aug.
WHND Sister Bay at 2215 w/NPR Wisconsin Public Radio. 3 Aug.
//89.3 WPNE Green Bay and //91.9 WHDI Sister Bay. See note (2).
89.9: WLJN Traverse City at 2230 w/rx. 3 Aug.
89.9: WHWG Trout Lake at 0110 w/rx.
Parent of W216BF 91.1 and W259AD 99.7, but not // to either.
90.1: WNMU Marquette at 0230 w/prg called "Songs of the Lake". 4 Aug.
--WUCX Bay City at 1850 w/drama. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City.
Delta College sponsors some programming on this frequency.
9 Aug. See note on WCMU below. (3)
90.5: WPHN Gaylord at 1400 w/cont Christian mx. Exc sig. 4 Aug.
91.1: W216BF Manistique at 0100+ w/cont Chr mx. Good signal.
Parent is 89.9 WHWG, but not //.
See //99.7 W259AD Newberry and WHWL Marquette. 5 Aug.
91.3: WJOG Petoskey at 1958 w/cont Chr mx, ID. Fair sig. //89.3 WTLI. 7 Aug.
--WZHN East Tawas at 0059 w/cont Chr. Heard in Tawas.
//106.1 WHST. 10 Aug.
91.7: WCML Alpena at 2331 w/"American Roots". Exc sig. 3 Aug.
See note below. (3)
91.9: WHDI Sister Bay at 2215 w/WNPR. Exc sig. Wisconsin Public Radio.
//89.3 WPNE Green Bay and //89.7 WHND Sister Bay. 3 Aug. See note (2).
92.3: KYUS Miles City, MT at 2328-2349 w/lovely e-skip signal. No QSB.
Ad for Muds-n-Suds in Bridge. Rock music. Gone without warning at 2349.
Radio Montana. 3 Aug.
--WJPD Marquette at 0215 w/80s c&w. Moderate. 4 Aug.
92.5: WFDX Atlanta at 1502 w/classic rock. Good sig. //WFCX 94.3. 4 Aug.
92.7: WTIQ Manistique at 0000+ w/hunting program. Long ad about gun cases.
Not //1490 WTIQ. 4 Aug.
92.9: WJZQ Cadillac at 0100 w/ID, lite jazz. Good signal. 7 Aug.
93.1: WIMK Iron Mountain at 0019 w/classic rock. Deep fades. 8 Aug.
93.3: WKQZ Midland at 0108 w/rock. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City. 10 Aug.
93.5: WBCM Boyne City at 0300+ w/c&w. //103.5 WTCM Traverse City. 6 Aug.
93.9: WNBY Newberry at 2102 w/oldies. Not //1450. Exc sig. 6 Aug.
94.3: WFCX Leland at 1502 w/classic rock. Good sig. //WFDX 92.5. 4 Aug.
94.5: WCBY Cheboygan at 2008 w/local nx. 6 Aug.
--WLZJ Mackinaw at 1700 w/classic country. 7 Aug.
94.9: WKZZ Manistee at 1858 w/ID, c&w. Exc sig. 4 Aug.
WKJZ Alpena at 1530 w/ads, 70s hits.
Daughter of WQLB Tawas City, heard in Tawas but not in Curtis. 5 Aug.
95.5: WJZJ Traverse City at 0000 w/ID, rock. Good sig. 7 Aug.
95.7: WHWL Marquette at 1649 w/cont Chr mx. Parent is WHWG but not //.
//91.1 W216BF Manistique and//99.7 W259AD Newberry. 5 Aug.
--WCMB Oscoda at 1850 w/drama. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City.
See note on WCMU below. (3) 9 Aug.
96.1: WHNN Bay City at 1841 w/rock. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City. 9 Aug.
96.7: WLXT Petoskey at 0200 w/John Tesh show. 5 Aug. (4)
--WMJT Newberry at 1900 w/pop mx. Last year 60s/70s format. 7 Aug.
96.9: WWCM Standish at 1850 w/drama. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City.
See note on WCMU below. (3) 9 Aug.
97.1: WGLQ Escanaba at 1802 w/ID, ads. Pop mx. Exc sig. 5 Aug.
97.5: WKLT Kalkaska at 0030 w/rock. Exc sig. //98.9 WKLZ Petoskey. 5 Aug.
97.9: WIHC Newberry at 1257 w/morning show. //98.1 unid.
See note below. 6 Aug.
98.1: WGFN Traverse City at 0154 w/ads, classic rock.
Not always audible. 8 Aug.
--Unid at 1257 and other times // to 97.9 WIHC.
After checking sources, I believe that this was exceptionally
clear splatter from 97.9. 6 Aug.
98.3: WCMZ Soo at 1911 w/classical mx. CMU Public radio.
Occasionally under WRUP. (3). 5 Aug.
--WRUP Munising at 1941 w/hard rock. Fair. Over WCMZ. 5 Aug.
98.5: WUPS Houghton Lake at 0200 w/"I Can't Hold Back" by Survivor.
Exc sig-sounds local. 6 Aug.
98.9: WKLZ Petoskey at 0030 w/rock. Exc sig. //97.5 WKLT Kalkaska. 5 Aug.
99.5: WYSS Soo at 1630 w/pop mx. Good signal. Van radio. 6 Aug.
99.7: W259AD Newberry at 0100+ w/cont Chr mx. Good signal.
Parent is WHWG, although not //.
See //91.1 W216BF Manistique and //95.7 WHWL Marquette. 5 Aug.
99.9: WHAK Rogers City at 1853 w/oldies. Moderate. 6 Aug.
100.7: WOBE Iron Mountain at 1459 w/pop.
Moderate to good, some deep fades. 7 Aug.
100.9: WICV East Jordan at 0220 w/classical mx.
//88.5 WIAB and //88.7 WIAA. Interlochen Public Radio.
See note below. 3 Aug. (1)
101.3: WSUE Soo at 1955 w/classic rock. Fair. 6 Aug
101.5: WMJZ Gaylord at 2000 w/pop. Moderate. 6 Aug.
101.9: WLDR Petoskey at 1958 w/80s c&w. //WLDR 750. 4 Aug.
102.1: WLEW Bad Axe at 0111 w/rock. Exc sig. Not //1340. Heard in Tawas. 10 Aug.
102.5: WCMM Manistique at 2100 w/ID, ads. Exc signal. 7 Aug.
WIOG Bay City at 0102 w/dance mx. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City. 10 Aug.
102.9: WMKC Indian River at 2359 w/c&w. Exc sig. 7 Aug.
103.3: WFXD Marquette at 0101 w/ID, c&w. Exc signal. 8 Aug.
WQLB Tawas City at 0130 w/70s hits. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City. 10 Aug.
103.5: WTCM Traverse City at 0300+ w/c&w. //93.5 WBCM. 6 Aug.
103.9: WCMW Petoskey at 1900 w/nx. See note below. (3) 6 Aug.
104.3: CJQM Soo at 1940 w/c&w. Moderate. (p). 6 Aug.
104.7: WKJC Tawas City at 0118 w/c&w. Exc sig. Heard in Tawas City. 10 Aug.
105.1: WGFM Cheboygan at 1945 w/ads. Moderate. 6 Aug.
105.5: WSRJ Traverse City at 2002 w/rock. //106.7 WSRT. 6 Aug.
105.9: WKHQ Charlevoix at 1930 w/wx. Exc sig. Dance mx. 6 Aug.
106.1: WHST Tawas City at 0059 w.cont Chr. Heard in Tawas City. //91.3. 10 Aug.
106.7: WSRT Gaylord at 2002 w/rock. //105.5 WSRJ Traverse City. 6 Aug.
-----WMXG Escanaba at 1600 w/80s rock. Moderate. 7 Aug.
107.5: WCCW Traverse City at 1516 w/oldies. Moderate. Not //1310 WCCW. //107.9 WCZW. 5 Aug.
107.7: WMQT Marquette at 2323 w/ads. Alternating w/unid which I think is from WI. Moderate 6 Aug.
107.9: WCZW Charlevoix at 1516 w/oldies. Moderate. Not //1310 WCCW. //107.5 WCCW. 5 Aug.
TIS:
530: WNHC787, St. Ignace at 1717 just south of Mackinac Bridge. //1610. 2 Aug. 1610: WNHC787 Mackinaw City at 1725 as above. 2 Aug. //530
NOAA weather:
162.400: KIH22 Traverse City at 1100. 3 Aug. 162.425: WXN69 Sister Bay, WI at 1114. 3 Aug. 162.450: WNG576 Newberry at 0140. 3 Aug. 162.475: WMJ572 Good Hart at 0130. Fairly new station. 3 Aug. 162.525: WNG684 Manistique at 0142. 3 Aug. 162.550: KIG83 Alpena at 1120. 3 Aug.
Longwave Beacons:
382 SJX, St. James, Beaver Island, at 1247. Good. 7 Aug. 392 CVX, Charlevoix at 1248. Good. 7 Aug.
(1)Interlochen Public Radio (2)Wisconsin public Radio (3)CMU Public Radio (4)John Tesh