The Bell System 6935 USB 2343 UTC 10 MAR 2026

[Radio Star]

Very good reception


2343 - Phone operators answering calls.
Sound like The Bell System

[jackroberts]

2346 "You may stay on the line. An operator will answer" and many more telephone sounds
2350 "Operator 621" "This a recording in Cameron West Virginia"
2355 "What number are you calling please?" "Please make a note of it" "252-4199"
0000 ID -  "You have been listening to the Bell System.  This is the Bell System" - OM
0005 "A real helping hand in the kitchen is a handy wall phone in color"
0010 "This is a recording in Ashboro North Carolina"
0015 "Try to understand the motivation" "The number you have dialed is a party on your line"
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0036 same OM ID
0040 "If you remain on the line, an operator will answer"
0046 "Good evening telephone repair"

I say this every time I hear your broadcast, but it is weirdly compelling to listen to.  I made a recording, and I plan to use it to demonstrate to my music students the aesthetic of the aleatory music of John Cage
Please EQSL to [email protected]
Milford PA SDR
SINPO 55353   S9 +20

[intellman]

2346 - Telephone messages and ads, signal is S7 into my shack.

Thanks for the show!!

[DXerKen]

Station: The Bell System
Listening date: 10 March 2026
Listening time: 23:48 - 00:32 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6935 USB
SINPO: 45333
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Reinhold, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Reinhold, PA, USA
Antenna used: Center Fed Dipole
Details of the programme listened to:
  2348 Telephone Operators Calls
           *"Hello, Okay?  Whaterver. You call it?  Again. ..."
  0000 OM ID
          Telephone Operators Calls
           * WWV's announce at 0004, 0026
  0032

Thank you for your show...

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: [email protected]

[Radiouser]

2350 Phone operators answering calls.
2352 "This is a recording". "What number did you dial".
2353 "What number are you calling".
2356 "Your call did not go through".
0000 WWV voice ID and time ticks. "The number you dialed is not correct".
0007 "Please remain on the line and an operator will assist you".
0014 "What number are you dialing?", "What number are you calling?", "40 cents please".
0015 "Remember, haste makes waste".
0018 "Please remain on the line and an operator will assist you".
0026 WWV ID, "Remember, haste makes waste".
0036 ID "You have been listening to the Bell System".

[hflstnr]

2356 - phone noises] good signal!

[dxwingr]

2356utc fair signal direct

Lady phone  operator

Thanks for show!!

[Treehouse SWL]

S9ish signal and pretty good audio heard via the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland, amid moderate noise levels ...

2357 UTC: Montage of different operators talking along with various phone-related noises.
2359 UTC: A bit of French language in the mix.
0000 UTC: Male-voiced ID.
0007 UTC: The montage of usual phone sounds and operator voices continues. I always find this station to be strangely hypnotic.
0017 UTC: The phone noises and operators are punctuated at times by one female voice promoting phone services.
0021 UTC: I'm off to a board meeting, but The Bell System's still on and coming in nicely at this SDR.

Thanks again for the broadcast, The Bell System!

[DangerKitty]

0002: 2533[2-3], various telephone related sounds/announcements/sfx


Thanks you for the wonderful show!

[Sarge94]

0036 - Various telephone ops                   S9

[Quasar]

0055 solid S9 signal - Phone operators answering calls

[Andrew Yoder]

Fair/good strength, but buried in loud t-storm crashes at 0056. Operators and dial tones. Fun show to listen to normally, but not great tonight here

[ChrisSmolinski]

Good copy here on the SDR recording, just a little static from storms - thanks for the broadcast and helping to #keep43mweird !