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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6930.37 AM 1619 UTC 19 Jan 2020  (Read 813 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6930.37 AM 1619 UTC 19 Jan 2020
« on: January 19, 2020, 1625 UTC »
1619 Sign on per SDR recording
1624 Just tuned in, SIO 222
1626 Blondie "One Way Or Another"
1634 Up to an SIO 333 now
1635 SIO 444 now.
1701 Grateful Dead, SIO 333 to 444 at times.
1723 Still a very good SIO 444 most of the time.
1755 Off
« Last Edit: January 19, 2020, 1822 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6930 AM 1624 UTC 19 Jan 2020
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2020, 1627 UTC »
ION Radio 6930 AM S1-S2 in NY

1626: Blondie "One Way Or Another"
1630: Blind Melon "No Rain"
1634: Can't I.D. song, almost sounds like an instrumental version of Secret Agent Man ?
1641: Exile "Kiss You All Over"
1648: The Speakeasy Three "When I Get Low, I Get High"
1652: Grateful Dead "Fire On The Mountain"
1706: Blackfoot "Fly Away"
1755: Off the air
« Last Edit: January 19, 2020, 1756 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930.37 AM 1619 UTC 19 Jan 2020
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2020, 1750 UTC »
1749 UTC - Signal is very weak in WNY, barely hearing the audio.  :(
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Re: Ion Radio 6930.37 AM 1619 UTC 19 Jan 2020
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2020, 1804 UTC »
Frequency: 6930
Mode: AM
Date: 19 January 2020
Time: 1730 - 1755
SINPO: 33333 to 44444 via Uniontown PA sdr
Signal Meter: S7+

Program Details:
 1736 - Grateful Dead - Willie and The Hand Jive
 1740 - Beat Farmers - Happy Boy (just hear this song on Radio 48 yesterday - got to love it) 
 1744 - Blackfoot - Highway Song  
 1751 - The Car - It Is All That I Can Do
Reciever: Degen DE-1103

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