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Author Topic: Radio Cuckoo 6290 AM 2227 UTC 11 May 2020  (Read 488 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Cuckoo 6290 AM 2227 UTC 11 May 2020
« on: May 11, 2020, 2228 UTC »
2227 May have just signed on, music, SIO 222 or so.
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Re: Radio Cuckoo 6290 AM 2227 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2020, 2230 UTC »
I have the carrier here first noted at 2226 UTC but no clear audio yet
2235 UTC Have some audio now, but no idea what I'm hearing
2246 UTC Hearing some music now!
2248 UTC "Born Free"-Kid Rock
2250 UTC OM with clear Radio Cuckoo ID!, into "Take It Easy"-Eagles
(Hearing this directly from across the pond!)
2256 UTC "Everything I Own"-Boy George
2300 UTC DJ said something, into "Centerfield"-John Fogerty
2304 UTC OM DJ, then "Cuckoo Cuckoo"  :), into "The Joker"-Steve Miller Band
2310 UTC Peak signal seems to have passed now

Really great to hear you again Radio Cuckoo!  :)
« Last Edit: May 11, 2020, 2311 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Cuckoo 6290 AM 2227 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2020, 2236 UTC »
on 6289.95
2235 ID at once : 'contact radio Cuckoo at yahoo dot com', music
2239 ID, John Fogerty "Old man down the road",
2242 ID in It, "Heart of gold", 2246 Swiss coucou, next rock

2332 ID in Sp + It + E, music
frequent IDs
0031 break
« Last Edit: May 12, 2020, 0033 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Radio Cuckoo 6290 AM 2227 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2020, 2239 UTC »
It is Radio Cuckoo from Ireland

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Re: Radio Cuckoo 6290 AM 2227 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2020, 2350 UTC »
2348 -  ID: "Radio Cuckoo"
2349 - "Brewing Up A Storm" - The Stunning
2355 - "Ants" - Ham Sandwich
0000 - "Quicksand" - Hermitage Green
0002 - ID: "You are tuned to Radio Cuckoo"
0003 - "Sound Of The Underground" - The 4 Of Us
0006 - "Rocky Took A Lover" - Bell X1
« Last Edit: May 12, 2020, 0007 UTC by Radio Star »
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