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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025  (Read 550 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« on: October 10, 2025, 2057 UTC »
2057 Just signed on, good signal. Billy Strings "Be Your Man"
2101 Billy Strings "Gild The Lily"
2118 ID, shout outs, into ZZ Top
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2119 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2025, 2059 UTC »
2058 "Be Your Man" - Billy Strings.
2101 "Gild the Lily" - Billy Strings.
2106 "Pigs On the Wing, Pt. 1" - Pink FLoyd.
2117 Shout-outs with ION Radio ID.
2118 "Sleeping Bag" - ZZ Top.
2122 "Stages" - ZZ Top.
2126 "Woke up with Wood" - ZZ Top.
2129 Shout-out into "You're No Good" - Van Halen.
2133 "Dance the Night Away" - Van Halen.
2136 Shout-out into "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" - Van Halen.
2139 ID into "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin.
2145 "What Is and What Should Never Be" - Led Zeppelin.
2150 "The Lemon Song" - Led Zeppelin.
2156 ID, shout-outs and email for eQSL and Postal QSL's into "Green Grass & High Tides" - The Outlaws.
2204 "Hurry Sundown" - The Outlaws.
2208 ID into "Baby, I Love Your Way (Live)" - Peter Frampton.
2213 "I Wanna Go To The Sun" - Peter Frampton.
2220 "Penny For Your Thoughts (Live)" - Peter Frampton.
2221 "(I'll Give You) Money" - Peter Frampton.
2227 Shout-outs and ID into "Take the Long Way Home" - Supertramp.
2232 "Lord Is it Mine" - Supertramp.
2237 "Bad Company" - Bad Company.
2242 "Can't Get Enough" - Bad Company.
2246 Shout-out and ID into "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath.
2255 "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath.
2257 "Planet Caravan" - Black Sabbath.
2302 ID and shout-out into "Stranglehold" - Ted Nugent.
2311 "Stormtroopin'" - Ted Nugent.
2315 Email for eQSL's and Postal QSL's with ID then OTA.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )

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« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2316 UTC by Radiouser »
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ION Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2025, 2101 UTC »
Excellent reception
2100 "Be Your Man" Billy Strings
2101 "Gild the Lily" BS....ION has played this tune a few times this year on this frequency 🤔
2106 ION op introducing next song by Pink Floyd, no station ID......"Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 1" Pink Floyd
2109 "Dogs" PF    Is this WDOG?  ;)
2117 Shout outs...Ion Radio ID, ZZ Top Cassette coming up
2118 "Sleeping Bag" ZZ Top
2122 "Stages" ZZ Top
2134 "Dance the Night Away" Van Halen
2139 ID to "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2140 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2025, 2101 UTC »
2100 - Be Your Man - Billy Strings              S9+
2101 - Gild the Lily - Billy Strings
2106 - Pigs On the Wing Pt.1 - Pink Floyd
2118 - Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2124 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2025, 2102 UTC »
Gild the Lily - Billy Strings
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2025, 2109 UTC »
Broadcaster:  ION Radio
Listening date: 10 October 2025
Listening time: 21:05 to UTC time
Frequency: 6955 AM
SINPO: 45433
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Lodi, NY (USA)
Antenna used: 250 Ft end fed, 35 ft AGL
Details of the programme listened to:
2105 "Pigs On the Wing, Pt. 1 - Pink Floyd
2108 "Dogs - Pink Floyd
2118 "Sleeping Bag" (ZZ Top)
2122 "Stages - ZZ Top
2126 "Woke up with Wood - ZZ Top
2130 "You're No Good - Van Halen
2134 "Dance the Night Away - Van Halen
2137 "Somebody Get Me a Doctor - Van Halen
2139 "Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
2145 "What Is and What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin
2150 "The Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin
2157 "Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws

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

Thank you for your show.
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2157 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2025, 2112 UTC »
S5 to S7 signal heard via the Cape May County, New Jersey, SDR with good audio amid relatively high background noise ...

2110 UTC: "Dogs" by Pink Floyd.
2117 UTC: Man on mic with HFU shout-outs after mentioning the just-played songs. He also gave an ID -- "This is Ion Radio" -- and mentioned the songs coming up.
2118 UTC: "Sleeping Bag" by ZZ Top.
2122 UTC: "Stages" by ZZ Top.
2125 UTC: "Woke Up with Wood" by ZZ Top.
2129 UTC: Host on the mic again reviewing the just-played songs, giving another shout-out or two to HFU posters, and mentioning he's next playing Van Halen on vinyl records.
2130 UTC: "You're No Good" cover by Van Halen.
2133 UTC: "Dance the Night Away" by Van Halen.
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2307: "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent. The signal and audio are still at a good level.

Thanks for the music this afternoon, Ion Radio!
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2308 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2025, 2112 UTC »
21.05 UTC, listening via websdr NA5B, SINPO - 44544, S8 on peak, 21.06 UTC - Pigs On the Wing - Pink Floyd, 21.08 UTC - Dogs - Pink Floyd.
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2025, 2113 UTC »
2112utc SIO333

dogs
2117UTC  ID  ION RADIO  and shout outs
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2118 UTC by dxwingr »
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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2025, 2115 UTC »
S9 + Nice Signal

2114 - "Dogs" - Pink Floyd
2117 - OM with Shouts and ID: "Ion Radio"
2118 - "Sleeping Bag" - ZZ Top (via an old cassette tape)
2130 - "You're No Good" - Van Halen
2139 - OM w/ID: "This is Ion Radio" into: "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin

2252 - "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath
2254 - "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2255 UTC by Radio Star »
All Reception direct and local on Cape Cod, MA

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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2025, 2118 UTC »
Station: ION Radio
Listening date: 10 October 2025
Listening time: 21:13 - xx:xx (UTC time)
Frequency: 6955 AM
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Oosaki City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Cape May County, NJ, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Cape May County, NJ, USA
Antenna used: Active Low Noise HF Antenna
Details of the programme listened to:
  2113 "Dogs" by Pink Floyd
  2117 OM ID
  2119 "Sleeping Bag" by ZZ Top
  2122 "Stages" by ZZ Top
 

 

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: dxing.world888@gmail.com
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2123 UTC by DXerKen »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2025, 2127 UTC »
Listener Nouri Streichert
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Listening Time 2123 - 2220 UTc
SINPO 22222 (weak receive, very strong Interferences) at the beginning. Rised later to 43333
Please EQSL to n.streichert@googlemail.com
Thank you!!!!!

2123 ZZ Top - Stages
2126 ZZ Top Woke up with Wood
2130 Announce male speaker
2130 Van Halen - You´r no good (Here SINPO rise to 43333)
2133 Van Halen - Dance the Night away
2136 Announce male Speaker ID Ion Radio. Thank you for your greeting. Greetings back my friend!
2137 Van Halen - Somebody get me a doctor
2140 Announce
2140 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
2145 Led Zeppelin - What is and what should never be
2149 Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song 
2158 The Outlaws - Green Grass & Hight Tides
2204 The Outlaws - Hurry Sundown
2208 Peter Framton - Baby, I love your way
2213 Peter Framton - I wanna got to the Sund

Thank you for the Music in your Show
« Last Edit: October 10, 2025, 2220 UTC by Henry N. »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2025, 2145 UTC »
2143 - Whole lotta love - Led Zepplin
2145 - YL ID
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2025, 2147 UTC »
2146 UTC
A Led Zeppelin song, from LZ I or II
SINPO: 34333
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2057 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2025, 2205 UTC »
Tuned in at 2112 (not the song) to a VG signal. Have been in & out of the radio room & recording since then
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