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Author Topic: Channel Z Radio 6240 AM 1407 UTC 11 December 2016  (Read 907 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Channel Z Radio 6240 AM 1407 UTC 11 December 2016
« on: December 11, 2016, 1408 UTC »
Very good reception

1407z Jingle Bells medley
1410z OM talking about last few songs to "Last Christmas"  something about being played on Radio 1.
1413z Fade to almost no signal.
1422z Signal recovering, music just over noise.  Chipmunk-like Christmas song.
1426z "Christmas Wrapping"
1432z About end of show, song from 1978..."White Christmas"
1434z Channel Z..sign off

Thanks for the Holiday spirit this morning!
« Last Edit: December 11, 2016, 1434 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Unid 6240 am 1407 UTC 11 December 2016
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2016, 1411 UTC »
1409- rock song by The Greedies  S7-8 and superb AM audio!
1410- OM mentioned the previous song can't be Shazam'd into "Last Christmas" Florence and The Machine
1415- "Fairy Tale Of New York" Florence and The Machine per Shazam
1418- Channel Z Radio ID along with gmail address and BRS, PA maildrop for reports
1420- "December Will Be Magic Again" Kate Bush per Shazam
1424- "I Hate You This Christmas" Kate Nash per Shazam
1428- "Christmas Wrapping" The Waitresses, signal down to S2-3
1432- Channel Z ID along with Xmas greetings into "White Christmas" Patty Smith Group
1434- ID jingle and off.

 Thanks for the show Z!  :)
« Last Edit: December 11, 2016, 1434 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Channel Z Radio 6240 AM 1407 UTC 11 December 2016
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 1429 UTC »
S9 light fade, good signal

1425 Xmass tune w/YL singer
1426 another Holiday tune, familiar but I forget the band.
1431 OM "We are almost at the end..." into tune by Patti Smith.
1433 ID, OFF

Thanks
« Last Edit: December 11, 2016, 1435 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Channel Z Radio 6240 AM 1407 UTC 11 December 2016
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2016, 1436 UTC »
Channel Z Radio 6240 AM S2-S3 in NY

1432: White Christmas
1434: Channel Z I.D. and off the air

Only caught the last 2 minutes of the broadcast ; (
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