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Author Topic: KSKO Relay via ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025  (Read 446 times)

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KSKO Relay via ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« on: April 15, 2025, 2000 UTC »
2000 KSKO 89.5 ID into "Led Boots" by Jeff Beck.
2001 NPR News by YL.
2006 KSKO ID (relay) by OM.
2007 "Get Ready" by Eric Clapton.
2010 KSKO time and temp (36F) and Alaskan weather check.
2013 "Monkey Man" by The Rolling Stones.
2017 KSKO ID by YL and ryanairalska.com url.
2018 "Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side" by Aerosmith.
2021 KSKO ID and question of the day. Can a frog jump higher than a house?
2022 "With a Shout (Jerusalem)" by U2.
2026 "Uncomplicated" by Rick Derringer.
2030 ID and weather and time check.
2037 "Just My Imagination" by The Rolling Stones.
2041 HOPE Crisis councelors commercial.
2041 "Please Please Me" by The Beatles.
2044 "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison.
2047 KSKO ID with a mention of a flood risk and facebook page.
2049 "Zulu" by Jokie Man.
2052 "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James & The Shondells.
2056 "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner.
2100 Short clip of "House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals and short clip of NPR News then dead air.
2102 Carrier OTA.

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« Last Edit: April 16, 2025, 2249 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2025, 2001 UTC »
2001 - sounds like a news report
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2025, 2004 UTC »
2002 Varying from S8 all the way up to S9+10. Rebroadcasting NPR News. I guess since Trump is cutting their funding, they have to go pirate!
2006 IDed as KSKO, a public station in McGrath, Alaska. I guess someone is rebroadcasting their internet stream. Not sure they, or the FCC would like that.
2016 Stones "Monkey Man". Audio quality is very good with a 12 KHz wide AM signal.
« Last Edit: April 15, 2025, 2017 UTC by Professor »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2025, 2007 UTC »
2006: Very weak talk in the noise.
2008: Get Ready by Eric Clapton.
2012: Sounds like weather forecast. Did catch the word Anchorage. 
2014: Monkey Man by The Rolling Stones.
2044: Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison.
« Last Edit: April 15, 2025, 2044 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2025, 2007 UTC »
20:06 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY, audio in the noise.
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KSKO relay 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2025, 2013 UTC »
Good reception with noise and fades.  Thought this was a local report with mention of "UConn" at first, actually Yukon.  ;D
Probably ION again like in 1500 hour.

2012 Weather report for Alaska and Yukon
2014 "Monkey Man" Rolling Stones
2052 "Crystal Blue Persuasion" Tommy James and The Shondells
« Last Edit: April 15, 2025, 2053 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2025, 2014 UTC »
Nice signal this afternoon
2014 - "Monkey Man" - Rolling Stones
2017 - Public Radio PSA into: "Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side" - Aerosmith
2021 - KSKO id
« Last Edit: April 15, 2025, 2022 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2025, 2014 UTC »
S2  SIO 222  SINPO 25222

2013 UTC Monkey Man by The Rolling Stones
2017 ID, info
2018 Dulcimer Stomp/ The Other Side by Aerosmith
2021 KSKO, question of the day
2023 With a Shout (Jerusalem) by U2 (relayed live, listened to KSKO-FM 89.5 Radio- Listen Live)
2027 Uncomplicated by Rick Derringer
2030 DJ comments, lunch baked potato calories, weather report 36 Deg in McGrath
2037 Just My Imagination by The Rolling Stones
2041 Commercial YL voice
2042 Please Please Me by The Beatles
2044 Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
2047 info, sports, ticket info, song info
2049 Zulu by Jokie Man
2053 Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James & The Shondells
2056 Comments into Proud Mary by Ike & Tina Turner
2100 Comments, news begins then silence

Thanks!!
« Last Edit: April 15, 2025, 2100 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2025, 2018 UTC »
20.13 UTC listening via websdr NA5B, SINPO - 35543, S8, Alaska weather, and rock music.
Receiver: any world websdr, home RTL-SDR, Antenna: LW, Discone.
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Re: KSKO Relay 6955 AM 2000 UTC 14 APR 2025
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2025, 2030 UTC »
2030 Fair signal this afternoon. SIO 333
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