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Title: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Skipmuck on July 05, 2020, 0030 UTC

0028 UTC "Music box interval signal, then YL with ID in phonetics, into a song sounding like the Godfather theme
0031 UTC YL with ID, into "Born In the USA"-Bruce Springsteen
(S8 peaks with very nice sounding audio)
0036 UTC "Saturday In the Park"-Chicago
0040 UTC YL with "This is ION Radio", into "Philadelphia Freedom"-Elton John
0045 UTC "American Idiot"-Green Day
0049 UTC "Living In America"-James Brown
0053 UTC YL with ID, into "R.O.C.K. In the USA"-John Mellencamp
0056 UTC "What A Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong
0059 UTC "This Land Is Your Land"-Peter, Paul, and Mary
0102 UTC "4th of July"-Soundgarden
0107 UTC "The Star Spangled Banner"-Whitney Houston Live?
0109 UTC YL with ID and email addy, into "America the Beautiful"-Ray Charles
0112 UTC OFF

Thanks for the 4th of July show ION!  :)

Here's what it sounded on my old NRD-515:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HtP6KTWL6mbZCbdA22UGiMrtz5Ko1xtN/view?usp=sharing

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0029 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: hammarhead on July 05, 2020, 0032 UTC

Noisy S8 signal into NE Ohio with Fiddler on the Roof music at 00:30 UTC.
- ID as Ion Radio followed by "Born in the USA"

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: DimBulb on July 05, 2020, 0033 UTC

Fair signal in NH, S8 which is about even with the noise here tonight

0032z Springsteen - Born In The USA
0036z Chicago - Saturday In The Park
0040z ION ID into Elton Jonn -  Philadelphia Freedom
0049z James Brown - Living In America
0054z John Mellencamp - Rockin' In The USA

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0029 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Radio Star on July 05, 2020, 0033 UTC

SINPO: 44444 S8-S9 (very nice audio)
0030 - "Speak Softly, Love" - David Davidson
0031 - YL w/phonetic ID  "India Oscar November"
0031 - "Born In The USA" - Springsteen
0036 - "Saturday In The park" - Chicago
0040 - YL: "This is ION Radio" into: "Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John
0046 - "American Idiot" - Green Day
0049 - "Living In America" - James Brown
0054 -  YL w/phonetic ID "India Oscar November", into " R.O.C.K in the U.S.A. - John Mellencamp
0057 - "What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
0059 - YL w/ ID. "This Land Is Your Land" - Peter, Paul & Mary
0102 - "4th Of July" - Soundgarden
0107 - "The Star Spangled Banner" - Whitney Houston
0109 - YL w/ ID and reception report info
0110 - "America The Beautiful" - Ray Charles
0113 - OFF

Thanks for the special show ION. It was much appreciated! Happy Independence Day to you sir.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: The Web on July 05, 2020, 0037 UTC

Very weak into Orlando, just above the floor but there. Can make out music at peaks.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: intellman on July 05, 2020, 0037 UTC

0036 - Barely a signal above the noise into NYC S5
0036 - Chicago - Saturday In The Park
0040 - Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Kestrel on July 05, 2020, 0038 UTC

0036  Saturday In the Park - Chicago
0040  Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
0046  American Idiot - Green Day
0048  Living In America - James Brown
0110  America the Beautiful - Ray Charles
0113  off the air

SIO = 433

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Bali_Frank on July 05, 2020, 0043 UTC

signal S9+10 on the SDR in Milford, PA
00.42 song (a man)
00.45 song (a man)
00.48 song "Living In America"
00.53 ID (a woman) "India Oscar November, this is ION Radio"
00.53 song (a man)

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Ct Yankee on July 05, 2020, 0047 UTC

0046 Hear music but too many fades to ID

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Treehouse SWL on July 05, 2020, 0050 UTC

Fair via NA5B SDR, but with some fading ...

0045 UTC: "Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John, right into "American Idiot" by Green Day.
0048 UTC: "Living in America" by James Brown.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: MDK2 on July 05, 2020, 0106 UTC

0106 Noisy signal on the Smolinski SDR, "Fourth of July" by Soundgarden just ended.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6869.8 AM 0028 UTC 5 July 2020
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on July 05, 2020, 0107 UTC

Down in the high noise floor here.  Tough copy