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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025  (Read 510 times)

Offline Radiouser

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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« on: November 02, 2025, 2221 UTC »
2219 "Lucky" - Laura Nyro.
2221 "Lu"- Laura Nyro.
2224 "Sweet Blindness" - Laura Nyro.
2226 Poverty Train" - Laura Nyro.
2231 ID into "Combination of the Two" - Big Brother & The Holding Company.
2236 "I Need a Man to Love" - Big Brother & The Holding Company.
2242 "Too Long in Exile" - Van Morrison.
2248 "Big Time Operators" - Van Morrison.
2254 "We Can Talk" by The Band.
2257 "Long Black Veil" by The Band.
2300 Host with ID and signoff message.
2301 OTA.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2305 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2025, 2224 UTC »
Strong S10+ signal and good audio heard via the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland, with some fading and moderate noise ...

2224 UTC: "Sweet Blindness" by Laura Nyro.
2226 UTC: "Poverty Train" by Laura Nyro. Weak interference in the background from peskies or other chatting.
2231 UTC: Male host talking about the music, giving Ion Radio ID, and introducing the next tune, "Combination of the Two" by Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin.
2237 UTC: "I Need a Man to Love" by Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin.
2242 UTC: "Too Long in Exile" by Van Morrison.
2248 UTC: "Big Time Operators" by Van Morrison.
2254 UTC: Host talking about the just-played music, saying he's wrapping up after a couple more songs, and giving ID. That was followed by "We Can Talk" by The Band.
2257 UTC: "Long Black Veil" by The Band.
2300 UTC: Host naming the just-played songs, then saying: "This is Ion Radio. It's time to sign off. Good night."
2301 UTC: Off.

Thanks for the music, Ion Radio!
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2301 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2025, 2224 UTC »
S7-8  SIO 343   SINPO 35333

2222 UTC Lu by Laura Nyro
2224 Sweet Blindness by Laura Nyro
2228 Poverty Train by Laura Nyro

Thanks!!
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2233 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2025, 2226 UTC »
2226Weak music  YL
2227"Poverty Train " Laura Nyro
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2229 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2025, 2227 UTC »
2225 Sweet Blindness by Laura Nyro, one of my favorites!
2226 Poverty Train
2231 "A few tunes by Laura Nyro.  Up next Big Brother and the Holding Company, and this is Ion Radio." into Combination of the Two
2236 I Need a Man to Love
2242 Too Long in Exile
2248 Big Time Operators
2254 ID "Gonna wrap it up with two songs by The Band, thanks for listening" into We Can Talk
2257 Long Black Veil
2300 back announced two songs, ID, and sign off

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« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2300 UTC by jackroberts »

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Re: UNID 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2025, 2229 UTC »
S7-8 In the noise hard copy.. Thx THW
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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2025, 2229 UTC »
Nice signal S9

2226 - "Poverty Train" - Laura Nyro
2231 - ION Radio ID into: "Combination of the Two" - Big Brother & The Holding Company
2236 - "I Need a Man to Love" - Big Brother & The Holding Company
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2237 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2025, 2229 UTC »
2229 - Poverty Train - Laura Nyro                 S9+10
2242 - Too Long in Exile - Van Morrison
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2245 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: ION RADIO 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2025, 2230 UTC »
2230utc SIO433 direct

Poverty train
2231utc  id  ION RADIO
Combination of the two
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2232 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2025, 2241 UTC »
22.30 UTC, listening via websdr NA5B, SONPO - 45545, S9 on peak, 22.31 UTC - ID, 22.36 UTC  - I Need a Man to Love - Big Brother & The Holding Company, 22.43 UTC - Too Long in Exile - Van Morrison.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2249 UTC by AlexRadioDX »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 2219 UTC 2 NOV 2025
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2025, 2244 UTC »
Direct -- Excellent reception on Receive Array
Floor: -90 dBFS
SNR: ~40dBFS
Artifacts from 6890 -region Utility
2254 -- ID -- ION Radio
« Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 2255 UTC by 73MJNKY »
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