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Author Topic: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015  (Read 1932 times)

Offline refmo

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Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« on: April 26, 2015, 1334 UTC »
Interval signal.  ID @ 1332 'Radio Casablanca, the voice of free French Morocco', and into swing music.
S9 +10 this morning !
Still S9+ @ 1359 with ID.
Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 1400 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2015, 1341 UTC »
Nice healthy signal this Sunday morning
signal widely variable - S9 at times, S4 at times

1339 - Blue Skies
1345 - Positive ID by OM as: "This is Radio Casablanca"
1345 - Casablanca snippet
1349 - Stormy Weather
1352 - I'll be Seeing You
1355 - a nice clarinet / vocal number
1358 - ID by OM - E-Mail given as: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
1359 - Casablanca snippet
1404 - Am I Blue?
1405 - Is that Edith Piaf I hear? Yes!
1407 - Sentimental Journey
1410 - Casablanca snippet
1412 - Night & Day
1416 - some more nice clarinet work
1417 - Cheek to Cheek
1424 - ID by OM - E-Mail given as: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
1424 - Casablanca snippet
....... - had some 12 grain wheat toast with jelly
1444 - Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
1449 - ID by OM
1449 - Casablanca snippet
1455 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
1503 - ID by OM - E-Mail given as: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
1507 - La Marsailles
1508 - S/Off - QRT


Thanks for the pleasant surprise this Sunday Morning!
« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 1509 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2015, 1350 UTC »
Good copy in NH, S5-S7

1350z Stormy Weather
1352z Billie Holiday - I'll Be Seeing You
1356z Benny Goodman - Memories of You
1359z ID, radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
1400z Benny Goodman - Let's Dance
1402z Alfredo's Band -Am I Blue?
1405z Edith Piaf - Tu Es Partout
1407z Sentimental Journey - Doris Day w/ Les Brown
1410z ID
1412z Ella Fitzgerald - Night and Day
1415z Benny Goodman - It's Only a Paper Moon
1418z Fred Astaire - Cheek to Cheek
1421z Frank Sinatra - Fools Rush In
1425z Benny Goodman - The Wang Wang Blues
1428z Benny Goodman - How High the Moon? v/ Helen Forrest
1431z Billie Holiday - The Very Thought of You
1433z Jimmy Dorsey - Blue Champagne v/ Bob Eberle
1436z Mae West - I'm No Angel
1441z Florence Desmond - The Deepest Shelter in Town (nice...)
1444z Shirley Temple - On The Good Ship Lollipop
1447z The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care
1451z Glenn Miller - Flying Home
1454z Benny Goodman - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes v/ Helen Forrest
1457z Fred Astaire - They Can't Take That Away From Me

Signal has dropped a bit, S4-S5 but still good copy

1500z Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
1504z Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again
1507z La Marseillaise and Off

Thanks for the show Radio Casablanca, nice tunes for a Sunday morning
« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 1509 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2015, 1356 UTC »
13:55 gmt
came across S9+ signal this morning, playing the great oldies.
Great sudio

Thanks for the QSL card from the last show!!
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2015, 1413 UTC »
So faint that it is "unusable."

I tuned in at 1343 and at 1412 is it 'gone,' but I can see the carrier on the waterfall.  Oh, there is a bit of music, but still unusable.


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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2015, 1417 UTC »
About an S5 here at 1417z.
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2015, 1425 UTC »
Not even a hint of a trace of audio here with the next door microinverter QRN at S6 wrecking any chance of hearing anything at this time of day >:(
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 1330 UTC 26 APR 2015
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2015, 1505 UTC »
Radio Casablanca, 6939.8, 1503, 4.26.15.  "Moonlight Serenade," ID, Casablanca snippit, "Till we meet again." club being closed, "Mariseille," "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," 1509 off.

Good with some fading.
« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 1511 UTC by Markokpik »
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