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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026  (Read 333 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« on: October 03, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0057: carrier appears
0058: "Wildfire" IS
0100: YL w/ID "good evening ham sandwiches" and music "Fade To Black" - Metallica
0107: "Blackbird" - Beatles
45444+
0109: "Black Friday" - Steely Dan
0112: net: ballsmacker.net, "Blue On Black" - Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Thanks you for the program!
« Last Edit: October 03, 2026, 0114 UTC by DangerKitty »
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dxwingr

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0059utc good signal
Wildfire

Fade to black
Blackbird
« Last Edit: October 03, 2026, 0107 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2026, 0101 UTC »
Listening from the N9KET KiwiSDR In Vienna, VA
Signal is very clear I'd say 9 out of 10 for strength


0057 [Carrier On]
0058 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0100 [Ballsmacker Radio Sign On]
0100 1984-NCS - Metallica - Fade To Black
0106 m1968-014 - The Beatles - Blackbird
0109 p1975-245 & m1975-161 & u1975-445 - Steely Dan - Black Friday
0112 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0112 p1998-282 & m1998-004 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Blue On Black
0118 u1953-019 - Guy Mitchell - Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie
0120 p1966-012 &m1966-049 & u1966-021 - Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
0124 [Wires In The Trees - Liner]
0124 p1994-A07 & m1994-003 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
0129 p2006-098 - KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree
0130 {I'm hearing another signal, sounds like peskies on LSB}
0132 p1991-002 & r1991-062 - Michael Jackson - Black Or White
0135 [Special Theme - Liner]
0135 p1971-042 & m1970-176 - Santana - Black Magic Woman
0139 p1972-130 & m1971-078 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
0144 p1972-021 - Three Dog Night - Black and White
0147 [Station ID]
0147 m1979-217 - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) [Live]
0152 p1968-095 & r1968-095 - James Brown - Say It Loud  -  I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)
0155 p1972-023 & m1972-067 & u1972-216 - The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
0158 [Most Friday Nights - Liner]
0158 m1993-066 - Soul Asylum - Black Gold
0202 p1975-021 & m1974-040 &u1974-422 - Doobie Brothers - Black Water
0206 p1977-126 & m1977-131 & u1977-081 - Ram Jam - Black Betty
0210 [Special Theme w/e-mail - Liner]
0210 p1990-025 - Janet Jackson - Black Cat
0215 1926-NCS - Blind Lemon Jefferson - That Black Snake Moan
0217 1997-A02 & r1997-071 - Will Smith - Men In Black
0221 [Nothing but the hits - Liner]
0221 p1990-011 & m1990-018 - Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
0225 p1981-187 & m1981-230 & oz1996-029c - AC-DC - Back In Black
0230 c1984-228 - Johnny Cash - The Chicken In Black
0233 [Greatest Hits Of All Time - Liner]
0233 p1999-086 & m1999-081 - Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon
0237 m2018-237 - Greta Van Fleet - Black Smoke Rising
0241 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0241 m1977-148 - Steely Dan - Black Cow
0246 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0246 [SSTV]
0247 [Closing Message]
0247 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0248 [Program End]
0249 [Transmission Ended]



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 Soundgarden & Will Smith 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: October 03, 2026, 0244 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2026, 0102 UTC »
0102 S9+20 with great audio
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2026, 0102 UTC »
0100 "Fade To Black" - Metallica.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2026, 0103 UTC »
0102: Fade to Black by Metallica.
0108: Blackbird by The Beatles.
0111: Black Friday by Steely Dan.
0118: Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie by Guy Mitchell.
0120: Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones.
0212: Black Cat by Janet Jackson.
0215: Black Snake Moan by Blind Lemon Jefferson.

« Last Edit: October 03, 2026, 0254 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2026, 0108 UTC »
0107 blackbird the Beatles.

My guess for tonight’s theme would be something about the colour black
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William Hassig

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2026, 0114 UTC »
0111 on Empire MI sdr1 with weak/fair S5-S9 signal, various rock tunes with the word black in them, at 0246 SSTV/FAX, goodbye announcement, piano interval, off. 
« Last Edit: October 03, 2026, 0247 UTC by William Hassig »
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Quasar

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2026, 0128 UTC »
0128 S7 audio lite this evening
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canswl

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2026, 0207 UTC »
Just tuned in at 0204 and hearing Black Water, by the Doobie Brothers.  Unfortunately, pescadero sideband on same frequency.  Fair otherwise into Masset (via our cruise ship off the Oregon coast)....Walt
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MrMomB

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2026, 0208 UTC »
0203 S-3 At the noise floor. BS is normally much stronger at this QTH.
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ButchKidd

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2026, 0220 UTC »
Rough copy in my part of the Southeastern US tonight with lots of noise.

0215 Blues song
0217 Sounds like 90s or 2000s hop hop
0220 signal improving... Will Smith - Men in Black into
0222 Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
0227 Faded for a while, then AC/DC - Back In Black when signal was audible again
0230 - sounds like Johnny Cash
0233 Goo Goo Dolls? - pretty sure it was Black Balloon

0248 Goodbye message into short interval signal
0249 off
« Last Edit: October 03, 2026, 0249 UTC by ButchKidd »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 OCT 2026
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2026, 0250 UTC »
0248 Ballsmackerradio at protonmail eQSL and then QRT with carrier still trailing on

0250 Carrier off
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