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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025  (Read 1572 times)

RainBrandy

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Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« on: December 24, 2025, 1858 UTC »
18.55 UTC KDT - Memories and station IDs quite often: India Oscar November - this is ION RADIO
18.56 UTC Ho-ho-ho- and bells
18.58 UTC KDT - Memories and station IDs quite often: India Oscar November - this is ION RADIO
18.56 UTC Ho-ho-ho- and bells
18.59 UTC e-mail address given, The Fontane Sisters - Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
19.02 UTC Christmas greetings and e-mail given, Anydy Williams - Happy Holiday

fair reception on the K1RA Warrenton, VA KiwiSDR
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 1903 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2025, 1901 UTC »
1959 "Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  - The Fontane Sisters.
1902 ID and email into "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season" - Andy Williams.
1905 ID into "Let It Snow! "Let It Snow! "Let It Snow! - Frank Sinatra.
1908 ID into "A Marshmellow World" - Dean Martin.
1910 "A Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives.
1913 Shout-out and email into "Sleigh Ride" - Johnny Mathis.
1916 Shout-out, ID, email
1917 Story about Santa.
1919 Shout-out and ID into Blue Christmas" - Elvis Presley.
1921 "Frosty the Snowman" - Willie Nelson.
1923 ID and US Savings Bond commercial by Elizabeth Montgomery "Samantha".
1924 Shout-out, ID and email into "Santa Baby" - Ertha Kitt "Catwoman".
1928 Shout-out, ID into "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Andy Williams.
1931 "Carol of the Bells" - John Williams.
1932 Shout-out, ID and email into "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" - Mannheim Steamroller.
1934 "Silver Bells" - Tony Bennett.
1937 "Christmastime Is Here"- Vince Guaraldi Trio.
1940 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Burl Ives.
1942 "Silver and Gold" - Burl Ives.
1944 "Frosty the Snowman" - Johnny Mathis.
1946 "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - Thurl Ravenscroft".
1947 Commercial for a toaster and a hair dryer.
1948 DING FRIES ARE DONE DISSTRACK" - MANGEGANG COLLECTIVE.
1949 ID into a song.
1950 ID and email into "Santa Under Analysis" - Chris Clay.
1952 "2000 Miles" - Pretenders.
1956 "Music of Christmas" - ASMR Playlist & ASMR Sleeping and ID's and email.
1958 "Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas" - Frickin' A.
2001 "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - Weezer.
2003 ID into "White Trash Christmas" - Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 2004 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2025, 1903 UTC »
S9 Direct, Excellent Signal
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2025, 1906 UTC »
1902 ID/address
1902 Andy Williams "Happy Holidays"
1905 "This is ION Radio"
1905 "Let it Snow"
1908 Dean Martin "A Marshmallow World"
1910 Burl Ives "Holly, Jolly Christmas"
1912 ID/address
1913 Johnny Mathis "Sleigh Ride"
1916 ID "Merry Christmas to those on HFU"
1916 story about St Nicohlas
1919 Elvis "Blue Christmas"
1921 "Frosty the Snowman"
1923 christmas seals ad into ID
1924 Eartha Kitt "Santa Baby" - she also played Catwoman on The Batman TV show
1928 ID
1928 Andy Williams "Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
1931 "Carol of the Bells"
1932 ID/address
1932 "God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen"
1935 "Silver Bells" Mel Torme?
1937 Vince Guaraldi "Christmas Time is Here"
1940 music from  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV show into Frosty the Snowman TV show into Santa Claus is Coming to Town TV show into Grinch TV show
1947 british commericals
1948 Burger King ad
1948 ID
1951 Elmur Fudd singing Blue Christmas parody
1957 ID with background christmas music
2004 Bob Rivers "White Trash Christmas"
2033 OTA

S9 signal
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 2034 UTC by Kenwood »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2025, 1906 UTC »
1905z Great signal S9 55545 excellent audio.
- Let it snow
- India Oscar November, this is ION Radio
- A Marshmallow World
- A Holly Jolly Christmas
- ID and email "Merry Christmas to HFU"
- Sleigh Ride
- Merry Christmas Belfast commercial. All About Santa
- Blue Christmas
- Frosty the Snowman
- TB every 7 min, Bewitched-buy US Savings Bond
- ID
- Santa Baby
- India Oscar November, this is ION Radio
- It's the most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Carol of the Bells
- God Rest Ye, Merry Gentleman


Great show, thank-you, Merry Christmas ION Radio
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« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 1933 UTC by Dutch Master »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2025, 1913 UTC »
19.01 UTC, listenibg via websdr NA5B, SINPO - 23532, S6 on oeak, week signal, 19.02 UTC, ID and email, Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams, 19.06 UTC, ID, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Frank Sinatra, 19.08 UTC, ID, A Marshmellow World - Dean Martin, 19.11 UTC, Holly, Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 1915 UTC by AlexRadioDX »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2025, 1916 UTC »
1916 Ion Radio ID
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2025, 1918 UTC »
24 Dec 25, 19:14 UTC 6955 AM SINPO 45454 in Maryland
19:14 Sleigh ride" by Johnny Matis
19:16 ID, talk about Christmas traditions
1918 "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley
19:21 "Frosty the snowman" by Willie Nelson
19:24 ID, Greetings, "Santa baby" by Elize Kitt
19:28 ID, I'ts the most wonderful time of year" by Andy Williams
19:30 "Carol of the bells" by John Williams
19:32 "God rest ya, Merry Gentlemen" Manhein Steamroller
19:34 "Silver bells" by Tony Bennett
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 1935 UTC by Pravotorov »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2025, 1919 UTC »
ION with Christmas broadcast -- thanks ION!
Much better at New Hampshire
Off after 2030
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 2034 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2025, 1929 UTC »
Broadcaster: ION Radio
Listening date: 24 December 2025
Listening time: 19:05 to UTC time
Frequency: 6955 AM
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Cape May County, NJ (USA)
Antenna used: Azillop Active Orthogonal Loop
Details of the programme listened to
1905 "Let It Snow! (Let It Snow! "Let It Snow!) - Frank Sinatra
1908 "A Marshmellow World - Dean Martin
1910 "A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
1913 "Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis
1919 "Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
1921 "Frosty the Snowman - Willie Nelson
1924 "Santa Baby" - Ertha Kitt (Catwoman)
1928 "I'ts the most wonderful time of year - Andy Williams
1930 "Carol of the bells - John Williams
1932 "God rest ya, Merry Gentleme - Manhein Steamroller
1934 "Silver bells - Tony Bennett
1937 "Christmastime Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
1940 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Burl Ives

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Merry Christmas.
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 1945 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2025, 1938 UTC »
1938 UTC

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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2025, 1951 UTC »
Weaker than usual today with high noise level. I can hear some music playing. Thanks for the show! Merry Christmas

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1956 - ID heard - maybe conditions are improving
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 1956 UTC by aurora »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2025, 1959 UTC »
VG signal that's getting severe QRM from the dishwasher--recording here. Also, listening via W3HFU. Excellent signal there with Christmas standards: "Happy Holidays," "Sleigh Ride," "Blue Christmas," etc. Nice show to listen to while working on Christmas eve dinner!

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« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 2037 UTC by Andrew Yoder »
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Ion Radio 6955 AM 2001 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2025, 2003 UTC »
on 6954.98          direct in Europe !
 
1958 trace, 2000 audio?
2001 "We wish you a merry Xmas", very weak, then down to a trace

>> that's Ion Radio in America
« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 2012 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1855 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2025, 2009 UTC »
S2-3  SIO 222  SINPO 25232

2008 UTC Christmas Bounce by Adryx-G
2010 YL speaking
2011 OM speaking commercial
2012 ID, email YL into Please Come Home for Christmas by Bon Jovi
2015 Last Christmas by Jimmy Eat World
2019 YL ID, Santa into O Come All Ye Faithful by Twisted Sister

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« Last Edit: December 24, 2025, 2020 UTC by Chuck54 »
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