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Author Topic: ION Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025  (Read 1064 times)

Online Radiouser

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ION Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« on: May 25, 2025, 2101 UTC »
2100 YL talking.
2101 Voice of Ronald Reagan.
2102 "Apache".
2105 "Cascades" by Ryan Teague & Tom Edwards.
2108 ID by YL (muffled) into "I Only Have Eyes for You" by The Flamingos.
2111 "In My Room" by The Beach Boys.
2113 ID by YL into "Fever" by Peggy Lee.
2117 ID by YL into "Ain't That Peculiar" by Fanny.
2121 "Gild the Lily" by Billy Strings.
2126 ID into "Reach Out of the Darkness" by Friend & Lover.
2129 ID into "Steal My Sunshine" by LEN.
2133 "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung.
2137 ID into "Sweet Home Alabama".
2142 YL "End of Side A".
2143 "Over Now" by Alice In Chains.
2149 ID into "Moonlight Mile" by The Rolling Stones.
2155 ID
2158 ID into "UnShazam-able" song.
2202 ID.
2203 OTA.

Thanks for today's show!

« Last Edit: May 25, 2025, 2203 UTC by Radiouser »
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Offline Ct Yankee

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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2025, 2118 UTC »
Quite faint
2115 "Fever" Peggy Lee, just can make it out
2117 Someone talking?
2119 "Ain't That Peculiar" Fanny, reception improving - now good
2121 "Gild The Lily" Billy Strings, time for dinner will be listening
« Last Edit: May 25, 2025, 2122 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2025, 2118 UTC »
21.17 UTC Fanny - Ain't That Peculiar
21.21 UTC Billy Strings - Gild The Lily
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21.46 UTC Alice In Chains - Over Now
21.49 UTC The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
21.55 UTC Free Radio trailer and station IDs ION Radio
21.58 UTC female singer and harmonica

fairly good on the AB1KW Concord, NH KiwiSDR
« Last Edit: May 25, 2025, 2200 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2025, 2119 UTC »
2117 Talk by OM .....
        Ain't That Peculiar - Fanny
2129 Ion Radio ID
        Steal My Sunshine - LEN
2134 Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
2203 OTA after ID/email.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2025, 2203 UTC by ChrisLobdell »
Receiver: Tecsun S-2200x, JRC NRD-525, 535 and 545, Icom IC-7300, Kiwi2SDR
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near Lowell Massachusetts - Gateway To The Merrimack Valley.
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ION Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2025, 2119 UTC »
Good Signal

2118 - "Ain't That Peculiar" - Fanny
2121 - "Gild The Lily" - Billy Strings
2151 - "Moonlight Mile" - Rolling Stones
2155 - YL w/ID "This Is Ion Radio"
« Last Edit: May 25, 2025, 2156 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2025, 2125 UTC »
2124 S8 with occasional deep fades. Fidelity sounding good with about a 10 KHz wide signal.
2130 Signal steadying a bit, closer to S9.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2025, 2131 UTC by Professor »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2100 UTC 25 MAY 2025
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2025, 2156 UTC »
2155: Very weak unid music. Just above the noise here.
Northeast Ohio
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