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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026  (Read 2949 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« on: May 23, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0058: "Wildfire" interval signal, CW QRM nearby that is notched out
0100: ID by YL, Tom Petty "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
0104: "Last Kiss" - Pearl Jam
0128: waterfall pic of bowling pins and bowling ball around 6955 and other freqs

another pic/text says "we <3 ball smacker" (where "<3" is like sideways heart symbol)


Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0151 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Well, it's come to this: It's midnight and I'm listening to a heavy metal cover version of "The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round" on pirate short wave radio on Sternradio. Is life great, or what!?
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0059 S9+30 with annoying cw (sounds like a straight key with poor character spacing) underneath
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0725 UTC by Quasar »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0059utc   CW in background
Good signal

Wildfire
Mary Jane's last dance
Last kiss
You're the first the last my everything
Save tonight
Suddenly last summer
Last Friday night
This will be
Last night a D.J. saved my life
Everlasting love



Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0131 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0058 Wildfire interval signal with CW QRM
0100 ID
0100 Tom Petty "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
0104 Pearl Jam "Last Kiss"
0107 Barry White "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"
0112 ID/address into Eagle Eye Cherry "Save Tonight"
0116 The Motels "Suddenly Last Summer"
0119 Katy Perry "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
0123 Address/Special Theme into Natalie Cole "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
0126 Indeep "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life"

S8 signal
CW QRM very strong
switched to LSB to get rid of CW-thanks RFS
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0127 UTC by Kenwood »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0100 - ID into Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty              S9+10
0104 - Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
0153 - Last Child - Aerosmith
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0155 UTC by Sarge94 »
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Radio Free Spirit

Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0058 - Wildfire interval, some CW QRM at the edge (6963)
   Filtering and ATT helps, so does switching to LSB on the RX
0100 - Last Dance With Mary Jane
0104 - Last Kiss
0108 - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
0112 - ID into Save Tonight
0116 - Suddenly Last Summer
SINPO 52554
0119 - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
0127 - Home At Last
0137 - This Night Won't Last Forever
0143 - One Last Breath
0150 - Nothing Lasts Forever
0153 - Last Child
0157 - Home At Last
0202 - Save the Last Dance
0208 - I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night
0211 - Last Song (hope not)
0213 - Last Train To Clarksville
0220 - George Strait
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0221 UTC by Radio Free Spirit »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2026, 0102 UTC »
0100 ID into Mary Jane's Last Dance' by Tom Petty.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2026, 0103 UTC »
0102: Mary jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Good S9 with some noise.
0104: Last Kiss by Pearl Jam.
0109: You're The First, The Last, My Everything by Barry White.
0211: Last Song by Edward Bear.
0228: Save The Best For Last by Vanessa Williams.

« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0240 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Professor

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2026, 0103 UTC »
0103 S9+20 with Tom Petty
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DJ Kraze

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2026, 0122 UTC »
Listening from the W3HFU 900Ft sky loop signal is a 7 to 8 out of 10 with lots of CW QRM

0057 [Signal On]
0058 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0100 [Ballsmacker Radio Opening Announcement]
0100 1994-063 - Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance
0104 1999-020 - Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
0107 1975-039 - Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
0112 [Check Out Our Website -Liner]
0112 1999-037 - Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
0116 1983-074 - The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer
0119 2011-009 - Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) [I am NOT Passed out in the yard]
0123 [Special Theme - Liner]
0123 1975-078 - Natalie Cole - This Will Be
0126 1982-NCS - Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Whoa! Waterfall images of bowling pins!
0131 1984-128 - Howard Jones - Everlasting Love
0135 [Wires In The Trees -Liner]
0135 1997-NCS - Sawyer Brown - This Night Won't Last Forever
0138 1965-095 - The Rolling Stones - This Will Be The Last Time
0142 [Waterfall Art says "We <3 Ball Smacker"]
0142 2002-034 - Creed - One Last Breath
0146 [Ballsmacker Station ID]
0146 1978-033 - Donna Summer - Last Dance
0149 1997-NCS- Echo & the Bunnymen - Nothing Lasts Forever
0153 1976-141 - Aerosmith - Last Child
0157 [Special Theme - Liner]
0157 1978-127 - Steely Dan - Home At Last
0203 1960-008 - The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
0205 2023-001 - Morgan Wallen - Last Night (Uncensored)
[I'm a little jealous, I have to play clean ones at work]
0208 1967-115 - The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
0211 1972-042 - Edward Bear - Last Song
0214 1966-020 - The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
0216 [Nothing But The Hits -Liner]
0216 1974-073 - Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
0219 1988-NCS - George Strait - Famous Last Words Of A Fool
0222 1972-078 - The 5the Dimension - (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
0225 [Playing the greatest Hits of all time -liner]
0225 1997-NCS - Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last
0228 1992-005 - Vanessa Williams - Save the Best for Last (Uncensored)
0232 [Check Out Our Website -Liner]
0232 1992-117 - Elton John - The Last Song
0235 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0235 [SSTV]
0236 [Closing Message]
0237 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0237 [Program End]
0238 [Transmission Ended]

So far my computer's clock is behaving this week

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All chart rankings are from the "Billboard POP-ME (1890-2026)" 20260228 edition

A further note, there are other charts (Rock singles, R&B, Disco, Country and Bubblers)
I wish I had more time and other systems set up to search those databases for the ones that I put NCS (non-charting single) as they DO have rankings in the other charts
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0301 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Currently hunting the elusive 104.5 oldies station somewhere in Northern Middlesex County, CT. [HEY! I want to do your voice-overs]

RadioMon

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2026, 0130 UTC »
S-8 to 10/S-9 in NCOH - 0125 UTC. I should know some of these tunes but don't.  :o

Heard their ProtonMail eQSL advertisement - may do that after the show.

ETA:

The CW may be driftnet beacons. HORRIBLE fist, whatever it is - and I can easily copy 30WPM.

ETA 2:

Last Dance - 0147
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0147 UTC by RadioMon »
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Sky Waves

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2026, 0133 UTC »
0131 S9 with QRM into my SDR
0131 Everlasting Love by Howard Jones
0135 YL announcing Ball Smacker ID
0135 The Night Won't Last Forever by Sawyer Brown
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0136 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Danx73

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2026, 0136 UTC »
0134 utc
Good reception via SDR Westminster MD
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2026, 0155 UTC »
0123  ID at tune in, 'This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)' - Natalie Cole … 'This Night Won't Last Forever' - Sawyer Brown. 

Out of room briefly and came back at 0150 to signal having faded down from S9 to S6. 
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 23 MAY 2026
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2026, 0201 UTC »
0200 on Empire MI sdr1 with weak/fair S7-S9+10 signal, soft rock, songs with the word "last" in them such as "save the last dance for me" The Drifters, "last train to Clarksville" The Monkees, 0235 SSTV/FAX, goodbye announcement, piano interval, off.   
« Last Edit: May 23, 2026, 0241 UTC by William Hassig »
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