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Author Topic: VORW Christmas Special WWCR 7490 am 1500 utc 25 Dec 2019  (Read 580 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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VORW Christmas Special WWCR 7490 am 1500 utc 25 Dec 2019
« on: December 25, 2019, 1502 UTC »
Excellent reception, listening on ' 36 Emerson Ingraham ARS-176 while awaiting the opening of 🎁

Program to repeat 2200 utc today on 9350?

1500 "Merry Christmas, VORW 2019 Christmas Broadcast.  Hope you have a wonderful day."
1502 Times, frequencies, reception report to vorwinfo@gmail.com
1503 "Step into Christmas" Elton John
1508 Playing a request "White Winter Hymnal" Fleet Foxes, Very Nice!
1511 "Let it Snow" Frank Sinatra
1518 "Do They Know It's Christmas" Band Aid
1522 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Trans-Siberian Orchestra
1527 "I Won't Back Down" Tom Petty (a little deviation in program, says John)
1530 "Joy to the World" Three Dog Night (Sorta Christmasy, Holiday Bullfrog?)
1534 "Run Rudolph Run" Chuck Berry
1537 "Ave Maria"
1543 "Father Christmas"
« Last Edit: December 25, 2019, 1544 UTC by Ct Yankee »
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
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Re: VORW Christmas Special WWCR 7490 am 1500 utc 25 Dec 2019
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2019, 1532 UTC »
So weird , i woke up and flipped on the Grunow. It was on 7490 . VORW playing Three Dog night and CY logging it .
Great copy sounds excellent on the 1938 Grunow 1067 console. It will be on all day.
1535 Chuck Berry/ run run Rudolph

Merry Christmas CY
« Last Edit: December 26, 2019, 0326 UTC by Davep »
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Re: VORW Christmas Special WWCR 7490 am 1500 utc 25 Dec 2019
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2019, 1534 UTC »


Merry Christmas, sir.  The best to you and the family!
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
QTH:  Durham, Connecticut (rural setting, 15 miles north of Long Island Sound)
qsl please to:  jamcanner@comcast.net  (Thank you)