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Loggings => FM DX Loggings => Topic started by: Ct Yankee on April 13, 2018, 0615 UTC

Title: Armed Forces Network 105.9 mHz 0600 utc 13 Apr 2018
Post by: Ct Yankee on April 13, 2018, 0615 UTC

Excellent reception in Catania, Sicily.  A little online research showed this to be broadcast from Sigonella (Sicily) Naval Base.  While spinning the AM & FM dial, the only English broadcast I found.  Perhaps the first time I have heard AFN in 40 years, I remember when they did a live baseball game nightly.

0600z ID (AFN, The Eagle), ABC News (Syria lead), baseball scores (Yanks lose 6-3 to Sox  :o)
0605z Two unid pop tunes.
0617z YL interviewing OM service member about his podcasts concerning sports
0657z "Stuck in the Middle with You" Stealers Wheel
0700z ID, ABC News, Baseball and Hockey playoff scores
1300z ID, AP News (Comey/Trump spat, Syria), Fox Sports News to "Bon-Jour-No-o-o-o-o" (annunciated as in the "Good Morning" from said Robin Williams movie to DJ Captain Fantastic radio personality

Title: Re: Armed Forces Network 105.9 mHz 0600 utc 13 Apr 2018
Post by: Ct Yankee on April 18, 2018, 1421 UTC

I have since learned that mere hours after I posted the above, and six miles from me at the time, Naval Air Base Sigonella was involved/supported the Joint Air Strike on Syria.  I wonder if Captain Fantastic announced the launch as his show concluded.

http://www.voltairenet.org/article195940.html.  (Fourth bullet point down)