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89.8

Post by teckniqs » Thu Jan 01, 2026 1:35 pm

Receiving silent carrier on 89.8 so looks like Station FM planning a reappearance for 2026.

....Anyone else receiving this?

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Re: 89.8

Post by teckniqs » Thu Jan 01, 2026 1:48 pm

Just been told someone else I know receiving it as well other side of London so should be banging out a good signal on it's return....

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Re: 89.8

Post by famefm » Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:01 pm

Yes I got it aswell and with station fm it's seems to be weak for a and comes stronger for a while but in the recent past they are normally on lower power

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Re: 89.8

Post by famefm » Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:02 pm

It's also their 35th birthday this week

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Re: 89.8

Post by teckniqs » Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:41 am

I had a feeling this would happen, it's OFF now :|

....Was just a couple of weeks of pure silence without ever any audio and now back to nothing again.

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Re: 89.8

Post by mixfm » Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:54 am

probley testing the water; i had it on london dx, good signal they got new website https://stationfm.online/ still running tings,

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Re: 89.8

Post by Twista UK » Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:56 pm

I see this saying its off but it did came back again for couple days again and nows off again bit fuzzy some places but quite good signal hammersmith ways

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Re: 89.8

Post by Versatile » Mon Jan 26, 2026 1:23 am

I see they're still on now putting out a dead carrier on 89.8... Why though its been like it for weeks

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Re: 89.8

Post by duncanorak » Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:23 am

Station FM are back on 89.8 with increased power compared to the silent carrier. They were initially over-modded yesterday, OK now but too much heavy bass causing pumping on the limiter.
Check out my Headless TEF SDR at http://anorak.hopto.org:8083

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Re: 89.8

Post by famefm » Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:48 pm

That's an impressive scanner and I don't know how to find the same thing for the Windsor area if someone can show me please

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Re: 89.8

Post by Shiv » Thu Jan 29, 2026 2:15 pm

famefm wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:48 pm That's an impressive scanner and I don't know how to find the same thing for the Windsor area if someone can show me please
Nearest atm would be

South London: https://south.dxlondon.com

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Re: 89.8

Post by duncanorak » Thu Jan 29, 2026 2:47 pm

The Reading SDR is nearer to Windsor than the South London one
https://dxtuner.iankelly.co.uk

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