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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026  (Read 695 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« on: August 29, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0057: carrier appears
0058: "Wildfire" IS
0000: YL w/ID VO music, "Joshua" - Dolly Parton

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: August 29, 2026, 0144 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2026, 0059 UTC »
Beat me to it!  ;D

0059: S8 from SE PA, w some noise
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2026, 0059 UTC »
Listening from the KiwiSDR Amsterdam NY
Signal is 7 to 8 out of 10 with some static crashes


0057 [Carrier On]
0058 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0100 [Ballsmacker Radio Sign On]
0100 c1971-016 - Dolly Parton - Joshua
0103 c1971-043 - Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors
0106 p1974-320 & c1974-011 Dolly Parton - Jolene
0109 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0109 p1982-281 & c1974-028 & c1982-038- Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
0111 c1974-026 & b1974-062 & u1976-095b2 - Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly
0113 c1974-037 - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Please Don't Stop Loving Me
0116 [Wires In The Trees - Liner]
0116 p1978-06 & c1977-002 - Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
0119 p1978-128 & c1978-012b - Dolly Parton - Two Doors Down
0122 c1978-012 - Dolly Parton - It's All Wrong But It's All Right
0125 [Special Theme - Liner]
0125 p1979-157 & c1978-302 & d1979-095.1 - Dolly Parton - Baby I'm Burnin'
0128 p1980-205 & c1980-025 - Dolly Parton - Starting Over Again
0132 c1980-030 - Dolly Parton - Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)
0135 [Station ID]
0135 p1981-008 & c1981-045 & d1981-330.1 - Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
0138 p1983-009 & c1983-001 & c2020-077 & u1984-095- Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream (REC)
0142 c1984-020 - Dolly Parton - Tennessee Homesick Blues
0145 [Special Theme w/e-mail - Liner]
0145 p1985-398 & c1985-003 - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Real Love
0149 c1987-039 - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - To Know Him Is To Love Him
0153 c1989-049 - Dolly Parton - Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That
0156 [Most Friday Nights - Liner]
0156 c1991-025 - Dolly Parton & Ricky Van Shelton - Rockin' Years
0159 2001-NCS - Dolly Parton - Shine
0204 1985-NCS - Dolly Parton - Together You and I
0208 1975-NCS - Tim Curry & RHPS Cast - Sweet Transvestite
0212 1975-NCS - Tim Curry & RHPS Cast - I Can Make You A Man
0215 1975-NCS - Tim Curry & RHPS Cast - Planet Schmanet Janet
0218 [Greatest Hits Of All Times - Liner]
0218 1975-NCS - Tim Curry & RHPS Cast featuring Richard O'Brien - Rose Tint My World
0221 {digital signal packet for 5 seconds on 6962}
0223 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0223 1975-NCS - Tim Curry & RHPS Cast - I'm Going Home
0226 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0226 [SSTV]
0227 [Closing Message]
0227 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0228 [Program End]
0229 [Transmission Ended]



Short form code list:
C= Country Chart
B= Bubblers Chart
P= Pop Chart
U= UK Chart
D= Disco/Dance Chart (the decimals represent which track on an LP or 12 inch single made the chart)
(REC) = Recurrent or Recharted

Please send an eQSL to [email protected], and as always thanks for the show and the chance to give my memory a good workout.


Extra note: as soon as the station signed off, MRI/Radio 48 resumed waterfalls (They must be listening too)

« Last Edit: August 29, 2026, 0300 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2026, 0100 UTC »
0100 UTC

S-9 +20

MUSIC
« Last Edit: August 29, 2026, 0111 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: BALLSMACKER RADIO 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2026, 0100 UTC »
0101utc good signal
Wildfire
Joshua   DOLLY🥰❤💜
Coat of many colors
Jolene
I will always love you
Love is like a butterfly
Please don't stop loving me
Here you come again
Two doors down
It's all wrong but it's all right
Baby I'm burnin



Thanks for the show on Dolly!!
« Last Edit: August 29, 2026, 0126 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2026, 0100 UTC »
0059 - "Wildfire" being played, signal is S7 into my NYC shack.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0101 S9+20 tonight. Excellent signal and audio. Tnx for the broadcast.
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2026, 0104 UTC »
0059 UTC
Michael Martin Murphy - Wilfdife
0100 UTC unreadable ID?

S7
SINPO 43332
Minor sig improvement during Dolly Parton

0103 Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors  :'(

Getting stronger into WNY

0118 UTC ish
Fade to almost unreadable level :(
« Last Edit: August 29, 2026, 0124 UTC by E.C.P.R. »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2026, 0104 UTC »
S7 with Dolly
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2026, 0107 UTC »
0100 "Joshua" - Dolly Parton.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2026, 0110 UTC »
0107 S9 SDR direct
0108 BallSmacker ID
0108 I will Always Love You by Dolly Parton
0111 Life Is Like a Butterfly by Dolly Parton
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2026, 0110 UTC »
0106 - Jolene (one of her best songs!)
0109 - I Will Always Love You
0112 - Love is Like a butterfly
0114 - Dolly and Porter Waggoner
0130- Starting Over...signal fading then coming back
0132 - Old Flames
0136 - 9 to 5
0140 - Islands in the Stream w/ Kenny Rogers (formerly of The First Edition)
0200 - Shine... WOW, that's awesome... never knew she covered that song. Thanks for playing that!


S9 in Tunkhannock, Vertical antenna is doing better than the EFHW sloper.
Thanks for the show.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2026, 0201 UTC by Que si es? »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2026, 0112 UTC »
0110 - Dolly Parton, I Will Always Love You
0111 - Love Is Like a Butterfly
0114 - Please Don't Stop Loving Me
0119 - Here I Go
(QSB)
0120 -Two Doors Down
0136 - Nine to Five (if 5/4 is Star Wars Day and 10/4 is CB day, 9/25 should be Dolly Parton Day... just sayin.)
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2026, 0115 UTC »
0111 >S9 Good Audio
0114 Love is like a Butterfly - Dolly, RIP
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 29 AUG 2026
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2026, 0124 UTC »
0123 on Empire MI sdr2 with weak/fair S7-S9+10 signal, light static, tribute to the late Dolly Parton, at 0208 "sweet transvestite" and other songs from the movie Rocky Horror Picture Show, 0226 bowling ball sound, SSTV/FAX, goodbye announcement, piano interval, off, nice program, thanks. 
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