WREC 6950 USB 1538 UTC 12 Nov 2023

[WREC RadioFreeEastCoast]

@Skipmuck Thanks for that OM! I can always count on you guy

[Buccaneer]

I’m testing my new WREC 3.0 audio chain this afternoon with old Radio Free East Coast 1990s era shows on trusty old fashioned cassette tapes.  Thanks for listening and any audio quality comments are welcome! 🤗

1912 solid S7 and good audio quality for USB. Got to say the comedy parody's are funny!

[hammarhead]

1934 UTC - Amish music show spoof. S6 signal here this afternoon.

[Nomadiq]

S9 in Boston - banter between DJ Sparx and his XYL?

[TRI International]

2022 UTC just tuned in to hear a man and young lady talking.
2029 UTC Dj Sparks & Miss Kitty with station id.

S 3 to 5 with moderate noise with noise reduction on, thanks for the show, pls qsl and thanks.

Audio quality: https://voca.ro/1GQ4Xcpv0nC4

[Buccaneer]

2037 heard the explanation for the WREC name and the announcers name it's not DJ Sparx it's "PJ Sparx".

[dxwingr]

2042utc SIO222direct
Miss kitty and the news
2110utc signal got better
2120utc band on the run

Thanks for show

[WREC RadioFreeEastCoast]

Miss Kitty and myself are thankful for all the posts!  Keep on listening please 🙏

[JustGreg]

I have with a Good signal.  PJ Sparks just gave ID and  history of WREC.  Thanks for the show.

[Jim Renfrew]

Heard at 2212 UTC in Cappahayden, Newfoundland. Good signal, but a lot of propagational noise

2106 UTC "Teenager in Love"
2211 UTC. Pitch to join ACE.
2212 UTC. Free East Coast Radio ID, reports to POB 1 Belfast NY, with three first class stamps.
WREC at WRECradio@aol.com
2219 UTC. "Pirate's Life for Me"

Jim Renfrew
DXing from Cappahayden, NL, Canada
WellBrook Loop, Perseus SDR
PSE QSL jim(dot)renfrew(at)Gmail(dot)com

[✠ Blue Max]

Finally had a chance to upload my off-air recording of this broadcast from yesterday. It's about 5 hours and 16 minutes long, from 1744 UTC to sign-off at 2300:
https://archive.org/details/wrec-6950-usb-1744-utc-12-nov-2023

Thanks again for the marathon broadcast and for re-transmitting these classic tapes from your archive, PJ Sparks!

I thought I'd transcribe the brief history of WREC heard a little after 2200 UTC because I found it interesting:

You are tuned to Radio Free East Coast’s fifth anniversary program. This is your host, PJ Sparks. If this is the first time you’re hearing WREC, or for you veteran listeners who are curious about how WREC got started, here is some background information on my station. WREC’s first test broadcast was way back on September 28, 1992 at 0012 UTC on the frequency of 7415 kHz. WREC continued testing on or around 7415 until early October of 1992 when the Johnson Viking II transmitter broke down. While the transmitter was being repaired, the North American Pirate Relay Service was kind enough to air a couple of WREC programs during January and February of 1993. After making final transmitter repairs and an antenna adjustment, the Viking II rig was finally back on the air in March and Radio Free East Coast’s first program was broadcast on March 13, 1993 at 0036 UTC on 7417 kHz. Since then, Radio Free East Coast has been active relaying numerous other pirate stations as well as WREC programming. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the listeners who voted for WREC as the best pirate station of 1997. Your support of Radio Free East Coast is very much appreciated. I hope you enjoy this fifth anniversary program.