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Author Topic: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026  (Read 1430 times)

sgreenstreet

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ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« on: March 24, 2026, 1913 UTC »
1911:  S9 with light QRN on the Shrewsbury VT KiwiSDR.  Hearing new age music.

1928:  ID'd as ION radio.

« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 1929 UTC by sgreenstreet »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2026, 1916 UTC »
1915 "Coffee & Jazz" - good signal, Ion Radio?
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2026, 1922 UTC »
S1-2  SIO 222  SINPO 25222

1921 UTC Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale
1924 December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) by Frank Valli & The Four Seasons
1928 It's a Good Day by Peggy Lee
1950 Sweet Dreams by The Hellecasters
1958 Blessings by Ahkan
2027 Blues For Allah: Sand Castles and Glass.... by Grateful Dead

Thanks!!
« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 2027 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2026, 1943 UTC »
S9+ signal and good audio heard via the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland, with some noticeable fading at times ...

1942 UTC: "Peter Gunn" by The Hellecasters.
1944 UTC: "Back on Terra Firma" by The Hellecasters.
1949 UTC: "Sweet Dreams" by The Hellecasters.
1953 UTC: Male-voiced ID over music: "This is Ion Radio in AM mode on shortwave." That was followed by "Cape Cod" by Anders Osborne.
1959 UTC: "From Space" by Anders Osborne.
2005 UTC: "Lafayette" by Anders Osborne.

Thanks for the afternoon tunes, Ion Radio!
« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 2008 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2026, 1954 UTC »
1953 ID Into "Cape Cod" by Anders Osborne.
1959 "From Space" by Anders Osborne.
2005 "Lafayette" by Anders Osborne.
2010 "Life Don't Last That Long" by Anders Osborne.
2014 ID into "Crazy Fingers" by Grateful Dead.
2021 "Sage & Spirit" by Grateful Dead.
2027 "Blues For Allah: Sand Castles and Glass" by Grateful Dead.
2036 ID into "Land of Confusion" by Genesis.
2042 "No Son of Mine" by Genesis.
2049 Jesus He Knows Me" by Genesis.
2054 ID into "New Song" by The Who.
2059 "Had Enough" by The Who.
2103 "905" by The Who.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )
« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 2104 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2026, 1955 UTC »
Very good signal.

1954 - "Cape Cod" - Anders Osborne
2135 - "Done Somebody Wrong" - Allman Brothers
2137 - YL w/ID
2138 - OFF
« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 2138 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2026, 1957 UTC »
VG signal with a poppish song
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2026, 2051 UTC »
2051utc  fair   kindy noisy  direct

Jesus he knows me
2054utc  id  ION radio
New song
Trick of the light



Thanks for show
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2026, 2052 UTC »
2052 - Jesus He Knows Me - Genesis                   S9
2054 - New Song - The Who
2133 - Done Somebody Wrong - The Allman Brothers Band
« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 2134 UTC by Sarge94 »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1911 UTC 24 MAR 2026
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2026, 2132 UTC »
Station:  ION Radio
Listening date: 24 March 2026
Listening time: 21:30 - 21:38 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6955 AM
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:
  2130 "Statesboro Blues" by The Allman Brothers Band
  2133 "Done Somebody Wrong" by The Allman Brothers Band
  2138 YL ID
          off

Thank you for your music show...

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« Last Edit: March 24, 2026, 2138 UTC by DXerKen »
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