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Author Topic: WFAQ 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024  (Read 468 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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WFAQ 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024
« on: May 04, 2024, 1953 UTC »
ID per TRI - thanks.  ;D
1952 Very noisy, only hearing some music at peaks - "Barbara Ann"?
1954 YL talking, maybe "________ Radio" - still too noisy to decipher
2006 Music staying above noise floor but too noisy to understand
2007 YL talking
« Last Edit: May 04, 2024, 2008 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Unid 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2024, 1955 UTC »
1955 YL then into music, quite weak, SIO 222
1959 ID by synth YL. Then more music.
2007 Another ID, more music.
2009 Stronger now, ID in French then English.
« Last Edit: May 04, 2024, 2009 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: WFAQ 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2024, 1956 UTC »
1954 UTC Yl YL with station id "WFAQ"
1955 UTC song "Om singing
1957 UTC Yl with station id "This is WFAQ "then the song "Killing an Arab"
1959 UTC Yl with ID in French and English then the song "Killing an Arab" song repeated and the signal up to a S-7
2001 UTC Yl with id then a hard rock song (love the many id's )
2007 UTC spoof song  ;D ;D :-X
2009 UTC French Rap song.
2023 UTC Yl with several id's then OTA

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S 3 to 4 with severe noise and fading. Thanks for the show pls qsl and thanks.  8)
« Last Edit: May 04, 2024, 2024 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: Unid 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2024, 1958 UTC »
1958 UTC S7 with Punk Tune
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Re: WFAQ 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2024, 2000 UTC »
Nice ID 2000 UTC "This is WFAQ"
Back to music
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Re: WFAQ 6930 AM 1952 UTC 4 MAY 2024
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2024, 2007 UTC »
2006 UTC
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40's music
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