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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6870 AM 2025 UTC 26 May 2019  (Read 720 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6870 AM 2025 UTC 26 May 2019
« on: May 26, 2019, 2025 UTC »
2025 S7 carrier
2027 Instrumental music, pretty sure this is Ion Radio. SIO 444
2120 ID, email address, end of the show!

Thanks Ion Radio! Sorry for the lack of details, I was too busy listening and enjoying the music to take notes  ;D
« Last Edit: May 26, 2019, 2120 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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ION RADIO 6869.8ish AM 2026 UTC 26 May 2019
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2019, 2028 UTC »
S9 open carrier noted at 2026 UTC
2027 UTC Music box IS?
2030 UTC YL with "India Oscar November....this is ION Radio", into "Conquest of the Sea"-Peter Crowley (Per Shazam)
2034 UTC ID same as 2030 UTC, followed by YL with countdown and siren, into "Firm"-Jincheng Zhang (Per Shazam)
2037 UTC YL with "This Is ION Radio
2041 UTC YL with ID, into "Eleven"-Jincheng Zhang
2043 UTC YL with ID, followed by music and CW
2045 UTC "Galway Girl Story"-Jincheng Zhang
2048 UTC "Signe"-Eric Clapton alternating with YL with "ION RADIO....you are listening to ION Radio.... ionradioshortwave@gmail.com
2051 UTC "All For Me Grog"-The Jolly Rogers (deep fade-out at 2053 UTC  :( )
2059 UTC I'm hearing some weak CW now

Just getting bits and pieces since the big fade out....no joy  :(

Thanks for the show ION! It was sounding excellent while the prop held out!  :)
« Last Edit: May 26, 2019, 2111 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ion Radio 6870 AM 2025 UTC 26 May 2019
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2019, 2036 UTC »
Barely a trace of a carrier locally; listening on the Westminster kiwi, S7 and static crashes there.
2044 - CW ID
2049 - ID and email
2120 - off
Thanks for the show
« Last Edit: May 26, 2019, 2122 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Ion Radio 6870 AM 2025 UTC 26 May 2019
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2019, 2037 UTC »
ION Radio 6870 AM S2-S3 in NY

2036: Jincheng Zhang "Firm"
2037: I.D. into Peggy Miller "Head Metal"
2041: Another I.D. into Jincheng Zhang "Eleven"
2043: ION Radio Jingle
2044: CW I.D.
2045: Topher Mohr & Alex Elena "Vespers" ?
2048: Eric Clapton "Signe" with "You Are Listening To ION Radio, IONRadioShortwave@gmail.com" over the music
2050: "India Oscar November, This Is ION Radio" into The Jolly Rogers "All For Me Grog"
2054: Aurelio Voltaire "The Ship's Going Down"
2059: CW I.D. into Flintstones Cigarette Commercial
2100: The 126ers "The Low Seas"
2103: "India Oscar November, This Is ION Radio" into Silent Partner "Don't Look"
2107: BERTYSOLO "Soul Balllad"
2111: "India Oscar November, This Is ION Radio" into BERTYSOLO "Cet Amour La"
2120: "Listen For More ION Radio On The 43 Meter Band, This Is ION Radio Signing Off" then off the air
« Last Edit: May 26, 2019, 2120 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Ion Radio 6870 AM 2025 UTC 26 May 2019
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2019, 2050 UTC »
pretty weak, some audio. I'm recording & hope it improves
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