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Author Topic: WDRC Hartford vintage jingles 6925 USB 1903 UTC 31 JUL 2025  (Read 325 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Music but faint/noisy
1904 WDRC Hartford ID's 🤣 (1360 AM, 102.9 FM)
(WDRC was THE music station in rock and roll's early years in Hartford)
1907 WDRC jingles continue, reception improving
1915 Jingles continue
1920 off
« Last Edit: July 31, 2025, 1922 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Unid 6925 USB 1903 UTC 31 JUL 2025
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2025, 1904 UTC »
1904 Just tuned in, radio station jingle?
1920 Off
« Last Edit: July 31, 2025, 1920 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Unid 6925 USB 1903 UTC 31 JUL 2025
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2025, 1905 UTC »
S9 here in Boston - some static-like noise

WDIC?? Hartford?

A 'homage' to WTIC on 1080 kHz?

WDRC?

Yes WDRC
« Last Edit: July 31, 2025, 1907 UTC by Nomadiq »
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Re: WDRC Hartford vintage jingles 6925 USB 1903 UTC 31 JUL 2025
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2025, 1911 UTC »
1909 music.
1912 WDRC jingles.
1919 OTA.
« Last Edit: July 31, 2025, 1920 UTC by Radiouser »
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