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Author Topic: Radio Halloween - Witch City Radio 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026  (Read 267 times)

ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Halloween - Witch City Radio 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« on: Today at 12:21 »
1221 Just signed on after Art Bell. Bells chiming.
1223 Radio Halloween, [email protected]
1224 "Ghostbusters" theme
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Re: Radio Halloween - Witch City Radio 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:22 »
1221 Bells chiming.
1223 Radio Halloween ID and [email protected] email info.
1224 "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
1228 Halloween Story.
1243 "The Witch Queen of New Orleans" - Redbone.
1246 email info and OTA.

1246 With City Radio signed on with ID, postal address and [email protected] email.
1247 Cackling witch.
1249 ID
1250 "Dracula" - Lucky Dube.
1255 Bubbling sound and ID.
1256 "The Vampire Sleeps" - Boris Karloff.
1301 ID into "Welcome to My Nightmare" - Alice Cooper.
1307 ID into another story.
1317 "Dracula" - Peter Tosh.
1319 Cackling witch and ID 2x, postal address and [email protected] email.
1320 Host Ralph signing off then OTA.
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Re: Radio Halloween 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #2 on: Today at 12:24 »
1224 Music right at noise floor
1226 Better now "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr.
1228 ID "...to all you pirate listeners out there."
1229 Story
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Re: Radio Halloween 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #3 on: Today at 12:25 »
Broadcaster: Radio Halloween
Listening date: 30 October 2026
Listening time: 12:23 to 12:46 UTC time
Frequency: 6950 USB
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Cape May County, NJ (USA)
Antenna used: 250 Ft end fed, 35 ft AGL
Details of the programme listened to
Radio Halloween [email protected]
1224 "Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
1229 Story Halloween
1243 "The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone
1246 OTA

1246 [email protected] email.
1250 "Dracula - Lucky Dube
1256 "The Vampire Sleeps - Boris Karloff
1301 "Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
1317 "Dracula- Peter Tosh
1319 [email protected] email.
1320 OTA

I would be grateful to  - your eQSL at: [email protected]

Thank you for your excellent show.
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DJ Kraze

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Re: Radio Halloween 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #4 on: Today at 12:31 »
Listening in from the Cape May County, NJ KiwiSDR
Signal is about S5 to S7

1221 Art Bell Speaks (from the grave) Sign-off message and closing theme was playing when I heard a slight glitch and that glitch was a second of the Ghostbusters Theme (foreshadowing?)
1223 Radio Halloween Station ID w/e-mail info
1224 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Single Edit)
1227 Announcer intro to next skit
1228 Halloween Story
1243 Announcer doing a show wrap up and announcing into next song
1243 Redbone - The Witch Queen of New Orleans
1246 Announcer giving e-mail twice and closes with "Happy Halloweeen" twice
1247 After a brief silence, the announcer is back and introduces "Witch City Radio" (new station?)
1248 Lots of cackling
 


Sorry if my times are a bit off, I haven't been watching them because  for some reason my computer's clock keeps sticking or going backwards, I think it might be HAUNTED!


Please send an eQSL to [email protected] and thank you for the show.
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Re: Radio Halloween 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #5 on: Today at 12:35 »
S8  SIO 444  SINPO 45444

1233 UTC Halloween Story
1243 The Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone
1319 Witch laughing
1320 Email address, OTA

Thanks!!
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Re: Radio Halloween 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #6 on: Today at 12:46 »
VG/excellent signal at 1243 UTC with ad for "Amazing Colossal Man" then IDs

Witch City R with "Fall of the House of Usher" story at about 1310. Signal still VG
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Re: Radio Halloween 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #7 on: Today at 12:51 »
Very good reception S6
1250 - OM w/qsl info about Witch City Radio into music about Dracula
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Re: Radio Halloween - Witch City Radio 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #8 on: Today at 13:03 »
1258 ID by Ralph ....
1301 Alice Cooper "Welcome To My Nightmare"
1309 The Fall Of The House Of Usher - Poe
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Re: Radio Halloween - Witch City Radio 6950 USB 1221 UTC 30 OCT 2026
« Reply #9 on: Today at 13:11 »
1310; Man with a story. Very noisy.
1316:Witch City Radio station id, signing off with QSL info. Into chanting like song.
1319: Laughing followed by station id. Belfast mail drop address and email address.
1320: Off
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