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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026  (Read 506 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« on: September 12, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0057: carrier appears
0058: "Wildfire" IS
0100: YL w/ID "somewhere in the North-East", "Please Come to Boston" - Dave Loggins
0238: SSTV

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0251 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0058utc good signal
Wildfire
Please come to Boston
I'm afraid of Americans
Breakfast in America
Leaving on a jet plane
Beautiful morning
Jet
September Morn
Crash into me



Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0126 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2026, 0100 UTC »
0059 "Wildfire" IS - Michael Martin Murphy.
0100 ID into "Please Come to Boston" - Dave Loggins.
Dave in Hamilton, ON Please eQSL to [email protected]

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0100: Station id, into Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins.
0118: Jet by Paul McCartney & Wings.
0121: September Morn by Neil Diamond.
0130: It's The End Of The World As We Know It by R.E.M.
0140: Tuesday Morning by Melissa Etheridge.
0146: Tragedy by Bee Gees.
0150: Fire and Rain by James Taylor.
0151: Searchers by The Coasters.
0158: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by The Animals.
0207: Change in My Life by Poetic Junior.
0227: What's Going On by Marvin Gaye.

« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0245 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0101 S9+20 into NYC & sounding good as usual.
All reports given are direct from my station in NYC.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0058 UTC
Michael Martin Murphy - Wildfire

0100 Ballsmaker ID
Dave Loggins Please Come to Boston

S 9 but very high noise floor
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2026, 0102 UTC »
Listening from NA5B KiwiSDR, signal is very strong but is 5 out of 10 with heaps of noise. I loaded up a bunch of kiwis before the start and this is the best one so far.

0057 [Carrier On]
0058 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0100 [Ballsmacker Radio Sign On]
0100 p1974-064 - Dave Loggins - Please Come To Boston
0104 p1997-229 & m1998-159 - David Bowie - I'm Afraid Of Americans
0108 p1980-335 & m1979-184 & u1979-120 - Supertramp - Breakfast In America
0111 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0111 p1969-013 - Peter, Paul and Mary - Leaving on A Jet Plane
0114 p1968-034 & r1968-245 - Rascals - A Beautiful Morning
0117 p1974-086 & m1974-117 & u1974-083 - Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet
0121 [Wires In The Trees - Liner]
0121 p1980-114 Neil Diamond - September Morn'
0124 p1997-A12 & m1997-063 - Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me
0130 p1988-301 & m1987-136 - R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
0133 [Special Theme - Liner]
0133 p1977-072 & m1977-108 - Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner (Uncensored w/talk-up pad at the start)
0138 2004-NCS - Melissa Etheridge - Tuesday Morning
0143 p1979-012 & d1979-129 & r1979-257 & oz1979-003 & u1979-014 - Bee Gees - Tragedy
0148 [Station ID]
0148 p1970-031 m1970-192 & u1970-216 - James Taylor - Fire And Rain
0151 p1957-036 & r1957-001 & u1957-186 - The Coasters - Searchin'
0154 p1975-033 & d1975-062 & r1974-007 &y1975-402 - Ohio Players - Fire
0158 [Most Friday Nights - Liner]
0158 p1965-132 & u1965_035 - The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
0201 p1965-099 & u1965-051 - Del Shannon - Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
0203 p1985-075 & m1985-048 - Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
0205 [Special Theme w/e-mail - Liner]
0205 p1974-095 & m1974-031 - Chicago - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
0210 m1976-137 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Fire Down Below
0214 p2005-036 - Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
0219 [Nothing but the hits - Liner]
0219 p1970-009 & m1970-188 & r1970-057 & u1971-198 - Edwin Starr - War
0223 p1983-064 & d1982-052.1 & m1982-056 & u1982-269 - Clash - Rock the Casbah
0226 p1971-019 & r1971-003 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
0230 [Greatest Hits Of All Times - Liner]
0230 1980-NCS - The Cure - Killing an Arab
0232 p1971-036 & m1971-088 & u1975-085 - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Imagine
0236 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0236 2015-NCS - Zara Larsson featuring MNEK - Never Forget You
0238 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0238 [SSTV]
0239 [Closing Message]
0239 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0240 [Program End]
0241 [Transmission Ended]

Just after WDOG came on the air playing Blue Oster Cult - Burnin' For You


Short form code list:
C= Country Chart
M= Rock Singles chart
oz= The OzBurn chart (Australia & New Zealand combined charts)
P= Pop Chart
R= R&B Chart
U= UK Chart
during the 90's & 00's there were separate Pop Airplay and Sales charts in addition to the hot 100, this was signified by the letter A or S in the position column (See Dave Matthews Band above)


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


« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0246 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2026, 0103 UTC »
0102 - Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins               S9+
0117 - Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
0124 - Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band
« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0125 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2026, 0106 UTC »
0106 UTC
S-9 +10

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2026, 0114 UTC »
0112 S9 but QRN overtaking the signal. SDR Direct
0113 Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul & Mary
0114 A Beautiful Morning by The Rascals

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2026, 0116 UTC »
Signal is S5-6 in the noise. Barely audible.

0115 faint music
« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0259 UTC by Robot Matrix »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2026, 0119 UTC »
0118 UTC - Signal is S9 in WNY, audio making it above the static, Jet- Paul McCartney & Wings
0123 UTC - Neil Diamond - September Morn
« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 0123 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2026, 0129 UTC »
0129 - Just tuned in, signal is S3 into my NYC shack.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2026, 0147 UTC »
Excellent signal with Bee Gees "Tragedy" at 0144
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 12 SEP 2026
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2026, 0202 UTC »
Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM S9 in NY

0201: Del Shannon "Keeo Searchin'"
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