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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026  (Read 1087 times)

ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« on: February 15, 2026, 1612 UTC »
1610 Jazz music. Fairly weak.
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2026, 1624 UTC »
6930.63
1623 sounds like a ten-tette
1625 vibes
1628 Silver?
1633 (over the music) "This is Ion Radio broadcasting on transmitter #1, at 6 watts") (good heavens!)  music continues
1635 tenor sax - Sonny?
1638 Silver again? or Milt Jackson? Yes, Milt
1641 Round Midnight with Monk playing - I wish someone would tune his piano
1645 Cherokee
wish I could hear more, but  I'm helping my wife with lunch - Thanks for the great music!

Can you tell that this is among my favorite music?
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« Last Edit: February 15, 2026, 1646 UTC by jackroberts »

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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2026, 1630 UTC »
16.25 UTC lo-fi music detected on 6930.6 kHz
16.28 UTC Horace Silver - Doodlin'
16.33 UTC within the song station ID by OM, but illegible
16.35 UTC new mellow lo-fi track Sonny Rollins - Namely You
16.39 UTC Milt Jackson - Bags' Groove
16.41 UTC Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight
16.44 UTC Clifford Brown - Cherokee

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« Last Edit: February 15, 2026, 1646 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2026, 1632 UTC »
1631 Jazz music playing S7 with solid audio.
1632 OM with ID, "Ion Radio, Broadcasting with 6 watts".
1645 Jazz continues, very good at K3FEF in PA.
« Last Edit: February 15, 2026, 1646 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2026, 1636 UTC »
1635 "Namely You" by Sonny Rollins.
1638 "Bag's Groove" by Milt Jackson.
1642 "'Round Midnight" by Thelonious Monk.
1645 "Cherokee" by Clifford Brown.
1650 "Bye Bye Blackbird" by Miles Davis.
« Last Edit: February 15, 2026, 1651 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2026, 1643 UTC »
fair/poor with jazz at 1640. Thought maybe it was 77LJS testing a backup transmitter before checking HFU
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 1610 UTC 15 FEB 2026
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2026, 1704 UTC »
1700

Thanks for the QRM on 6925 >:(,  Anyway, Broadcast was at 6 watts

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