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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025  (Read 1007 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« on: July 05, 2025, 0058 UTC »
0058: Wildfire IS
0241: SSTV - missed decoding it, sign off announcements
0243: Wildfire IS
0245: carrier off
« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0245 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Ballsmacker 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2025, 0058 UTC »
0058 Wildfire IS ...
0101 ID into American Woman - Guess Who
0105 Power Increase?- Beautiful Day - U2 Now 10 over S9
0109 Living In America - James "popcorn" Brown.
0118 You Can Do Magic - America
0121 Beautiful Life - Ace of Base


Cool playlist tonite - I'm impressed.
« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0123 UTC by ChrisLobdell »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2025, 0059 UTC »
0058 "Wildfire "by Michael Martin Murphey.
0100 "American Woman" by The Guess Who.
0105 "Beautiful Day" by U2.
0109 "Living In America" by James Brown.
0115 "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera.
0118 "You Can Do Magic" by America.
0122 "Beautiful Life" by Ace of Base.
0127 "America" by Neil Diamond.
0129 "Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna.
0133 "(You Can Still) Rock In America (Live)" by Night Ranger
0137 ID by YL into "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt.
0141 "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde.
0144 "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens.
0148 ID into "American Storm" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
0152 "It's a Beautiful Day" by Michael Bublé.
0155 "American Girl" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
0158 Email.
0159 "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'" by Hugh Jackman.
0202 "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad.
0205 "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction.
0208 ID into "Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)" by Joey Scarbury.
0211 "A Beautiful Morning" by The Rascals.
0214 "Breakfast In America" by Supertramp.
0217 ID into "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" by Dr. Hook.
0219 "Flavor Of The Weak" by American Hi-Fi.
0222 "Beautiful in My Eyes" by Joshua Kadison.
0226 ID.
0227 "American Pie" by Don Mclean.
0235 "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker.
0238 ID into "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles.
0241 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
0243 YL signing off with email into "Wildfire "by Michael Martin Murphey.
0244 OTA.

« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0244 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2025, 0101 UTC »
0100: American Woman by The Guess Who. Into station id.
0127: America by Neil Diamond.
0137: You're Beautiful by James Blunt.
0219: Flavor Of The Week by American Hi-Fi.
0222: Beautiful in My Eyes by Joshua Kadison.
« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0223 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2025, 0101 UTC »
10 over and sounding good
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2025, 0102 UTC »
Broadcaster: Ballsmacker Radio
Listening date: 5 July 2025
Listening time: 01:00 to UTC time
Frequency: 6960 AM
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Fair Hill, Maryland (USA)
Receiver used: kiwiSDR Fair Hill, Maryland (USA)
Antenna used: Wellbrook Loop or OCFD Dipole
Details of the programme listened to:
0100 "The Guess Who - American Woman
0105 "U2 - Beautiful Day
0109 "James Brown - Living In America
0115 "Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
0119 "America - You Can Do Magic
0123 "Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
0127 "Neil Diamond - America
0129 "Madonna - Beautiful Stranger (William Orbit Radio Edit)
0133 "Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock In America (Live)
0138 "James Blunt - You're Beautiful
0141 "Kim Wilde - Kids In America
0143 "Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful
0148 "Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - American Storm
0153 "Michael Bublé - It's a Beautiful Day
0156 "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl
0159 "Hugh Jackman - Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: laradioymuchomas@gmail.com

Thank you for your show.
« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0201 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Offline Sky Waves

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2025, 0102 UTC »
0100 S8 with QRN into my SDR direct
0100 American Woman by The Guess Who
0101 YL giving Ballsmacker Radio then
0105 Beautiful Day by U2
« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0106 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Offline Ct Yankee

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2025, 0106 UTC »
Excellent reception
0106 "Beautiful Day" U2
0109 "Living in America" James Brown
« Last Edit: July 05, 2025, 0110 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2025, 0114 UTC »
0059  Wildfire' (IS), 0100 bit of 'American Woman' - The Guess Who, "You are listening to Ballsmacker Radio. 6960 AM", 'American Woman' - The Guess Who, 'Beautiful Day' - U2, 'Living in America' - James Brown'.

S8.  Good audio but noisy.
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Offline mount intermod

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2025, 0120 UTC »
nice s-9+15 am signal here in cny, nice bandwidth
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2025, 0120 UTC »
0119utc SIO322  bad copy tonight
You can do magic
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2025, 0149 UTC »

I used a Perseus SDR Receiver in Bogota Colombia, The signal was a bit weak but still went smoothly

And here is my report (All in UTC) !
-Very Important for all the sound names i used Shazam
1:00:"American Woman" of The Guess Who is Played
1:05:"Beautiful Day" By U2 is Played
1:09:"Living in America" By James Brown is Played
1:14:"Female voice announce the Ballsmacker Website and the sound Beautiful of Christina Aguilera"
1:18:"You can do Magic" By America is Played
1:21."Beautiful Life" By Ace Of Base is Played
1:25:"Female voice talking about the mail to sent a report to receive an eQSL"
1:27:"America of Neil Diamond is Played"
1:29:"Beautiful Stranger of Madonna is played"
1:33:"(You Can Still) Rock in America by Night Ranger is played"
1:37:The jingle of th radio with the bowling sound
1:37:"You're Beautiful by James Blunt is Played"
1:41 :"Kids in America by Kim Wilde is Played"
1:44"Everything is Beautiful by Ray Stevens is Played"

For a eQSL please send it to this email alejandrosaavedrah11@gmail.com
(Already sent a report to the proton Mail but i wanted to post it) 8)

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2025, 0157 UTC »
SIO 433

0156 - American Girl- Tom Petty
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 July 2025
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2025, 0158 UTC »
0155 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair/noisy S9+10 signal, "she's an American girl" by Tom Petty,
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