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Author Topic: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026  (Read 450 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« on: January 02, 2026, 2049 UTC »
2049: music, signal looks like Sternradioand sounds like their brand of music; "Storm The Gates" - Soulfly
2058: "Struck Dead" - Trivium
55555
2103: "Throw Them In The Van" - Dying Fetus

2105: pause in audio
2106: waterfall logo, "Crank the Heat" - Municipal Waste

2118: another set of waterfall logos, "Absent Friends" - Killing Joke

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2126: OM in EE w/ID; YL in GG mit ID
2157: pause in audio, no carrier most of time

Thanks for the show that I'm enjoying with homemade spaghetti - yum! That's right - it's kitty spaghetti. Now if I can just find my fava beans and a nice chianti.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2026, 2159 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2026, 2052 UTC »
Sternradio waterfall ID and into music, good signal here.
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2026, 2055 UTC »
2054 "The Diplomat" - Pig Destroyer.
2058 "Struck Dead" - Trivium.
2103 "Throw Them in the Van" - Dying Fetus.
2106 "Crank The Heat" - Municipal Waste.
2109 "Blood Diner" - Bonginator.
2113 "Crystal Mountain" - Death.
2119 "Absent Friends" - Killing Joke.
2125 "Crown Chakra" - Shitiz.
2126 "Kernkraft 400" - Zombie Nation with ID over top of music.
2128 "The Fog" - Bonginator.
2133 "Abhorrent Contraception" - Sanguisugabogg.
2140 "Narcissistic Paraphilia" - Devourment.
2145 "Bad Burger" - Peepeepoopooballsectomy.
2147 "Scatology Homework" - Pig Destroyer.
2152 "Forced Gender Reassignment" - Cattle Decapitation.
2157 OTA.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2026, 2158 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2026, 2101 UTC »
2059: Struck Dead by Trivium. Usual wide S9 signal.
2114: Crystal Mountain by Death.
2120: Absent Friends by Killing Joke.
2126: The Fog Interlude by Bonginator.

 
« Last Edit: January 02, 2026, 2153 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Offline Jim Renfrew

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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2026, 2106 UTC »
Strong signal in western NY SINPO 45334

2053z  Kind of glitchy to start
2054z  "Fight the Power"
2057z  "Struck Dead" by Trivium
2110z   "Blood Diner" by Bonginator

Shazam is working on only a few of these pieces.
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« Last Edit: January 03, 2026, 0106 UTC by Jim Renfrew »

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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2026, 2109 UTC »
2054 "The Diplomat" - Pig Destroyer.
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2103 "Throw Them in the Van" - Dying Fetus.
Dying Fetus and Pig Destroyer put on a hell of a show on NYE in Baltimore.  I saw so many bloody noses on the stage divers.  It was beautiful. \m/
Bitte warten, Sternradio hat technische Schwierigkeiten. Der Sender raucht. Rauchen wird dich töten.

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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2026, 2110 UTC »
Very good reception

2107 "Crank the heat" Municipal Waste
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2026, 2116 UTC »
2105 Stern Radio logo
2106 Crank The Heat - Municipal Waste
2109 Blood Diner- Bonginator
2113 Crystal Mountain - Death
Bandwidth is about 10 kHz wide, about S8-S9 here like last night.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2026, 2147 UTC by glellen21 »
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2026, 2119 UTC »
2118z - Stern Radio 3rd waterfall logo.
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2026, 2122 UTC »
2121utc  nice signal

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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2026, 2136 UTC »
2135 UTC

S-9 + 20

METAL MUSIC
ALL RECEPTION IS DIRECT  QSL's are greatly appreciated!

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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2026, 2144 UTC »
2143 S7 Good Audio
2152 Waterfall Image
2156 Double waterfall Image
OTA

Thanks for the show! Huge Signal here throughout
« Last Edit: January 02, 2026, 2200 UTC by Zenith.swl »
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2026, 2151 UTC »
2151 Z, absolutely slamming into NE Ohio, 40 over s-9 playing thrash metal.
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Re: Sternradio 6960 AM 2049 UTC 2 JAN 2026
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2026, 2159 UTC »
All done for today.  Thanks for listening.  Looks like another station TXed after I went QRT.  Wonder what they were up to. :)
Bitte warten, Sternradio hat technische Schwierigkeiten. Der Sender raucht. Rauchen wird dich töten.

 

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