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North American MW Pirate Radio / UNID 1710 AM 1159 UTC 7 FEB 2024
« on: February 08, 2024, 0118 UTC »
Another "barely there" signal with "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited heard at 1159z, briefly above the noise floor, very weak.
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MW Loggings / Re: Possible Pirate 1680 AM 2220 UTC 31 JAN 2024
« on: February 04, 2024, 1437 UTC »
This is WPRR in Ada, Michigan. JW's song list matches my overnight recording 39 miles from their tower. You should see the carrier hovering around 1680.01
This station has a history of problems and the failure to ID doesn't surprise me at all.
This station has a history of problems and the failure to ID doesn't surprise me at all.
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North American MW Pirate Radio / UNID 1710 AM 0453 UTC 2 FEB 2024
« on: February 04, 2024, 0532 UTC »
Triumph "Lay it on the line" bubbled up over the noise floor just briefly, very weak for a few seconds and then lost.
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Re: Community Radio Network 1710 AM 0053 UTC 25 DEC 2023
« on: December 25, 2023, 0101 UTC »
1709.9981 with old time "CBS Radio Network" Christmas program, fair with slight interference from the Hudson County, NJ. TIS Community Radio Network Affiliates ID, live time check, contact info, etc. at 0100z TOH
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North American MW Pirate Radio / UNID 1710 AM 0412 UTC 23 NOV 2023
« on: November 23, 2023, 0415 UTC »
Weak with occasional audio:
0412z: Ten Years After "I'd Love to Change the World"
0412z: Ten Years After "I'd Love to Change the World"
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Re: UNID 1717 AM 0300 UTC 22 NOV 2023
« on: November 23, 2023, 0144 UTC »
This one is being heard again tonight and just as weak as last night with occasional audio peaks rising above the noise floor.
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Re: UNID 1717 AM 0300 UTC 22 NOV 2023
« on: November 22, 2023, 1551 UTC »
Thanks for the sanity check, Chris. Further review of my recordings only yielded small bits of music, which was still going when I stopped my recording at 1200 UTC.
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North American MW Pirate Radio / (1550 WQCD/1580 WWCD SPUR) 1717.68 AM 0300 UTC 22 NOV 2023
« on: November 22, 2023, 1332 UTC »
Edit 11/23/23: After a second night of hearing this I've finally identified the source of the programming as coming from AM 1580 WWCD "CD 92.9", an alternative rock station in Columbus, Ohio with an FM translator on 92.9. 1580 WWCD programming is parallel to 1550 WQCD in Delaware, OH. I'm guessing this is some sort of spur or mixing product.
This math may explain it: 1717.68-1580=137.68 kHz & 1717.68-1550=167.68 kHz, 167.68-137.68=30 kHz which of course is the difference between 1580 kHz & 1550 kHz.
This thread can probably be moved.
Very faint music heard on my overnight SDR recording right at the noise floor, carrier measuring 1717.6784 @ 0302 UTC. This station appeared to be on for several hours but much too weak to discern music genre or much of anything else. Anyone else catch it?
This math may explain it: 1717.68-1580=137.68 kHz & 1717.68-1550=167.68 kHz, 167.68-137.68=30 kHz which of course is the difference between 1580 kHz & 1550 kHz.
This thread can probably be moved.
Very faint music heard on my overnight SDR recording right at the noise floor, carrier measuring 1717.6784 @ 0302 UTC. This station appeared to be on for several hours but much too weak to discern music genre or much of anything else. Anyone else catch it?
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Re: 1620 Oldies
« on: November 22, 2023, 0205 UTC »
Loud in Michigan as usual.
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Community Radio Network 1710 AM 0039 UTC 21 NOV 2023
« on: November 21, 2023, 0041 UTC »
1709.9978-1709.9970 (carrier slowly drifting downward) with Man and woman speaking, way down in the static. Not any of the usual TIS stations.
0045z: Old commercial for Sears Roebuck & Company
0053z: Instrumental music, John Fox "Being with you"
0057z: Live time check and Community Radio Network ID mentioning 1710 and an FM frequency
0100z: Phone number and time pips at TOH
0045z: Old commercial for Sears Roebuck & Company
0053z: Instrumental music, John Fox "Being with you"
0057z: Live time check and Community Radio Network ID mentioning 1710 and an FM frequency
0100z: Phone number and time pips at TOH
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Community Radio Network 1710 AM 0000 UTC 31 OCT 2023
« on: October 31, 2023, 0011 UTC »
Very very weak at my noise floor with occasional fade-ups. Time pips heard at 0000z TOH and then "That's All" by Genesis during another fade-up at 0007z. No sign of Hudson County, NJ - did it finally drop back down to 10w?
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North American MW Pirate Radio / Re: Signature Radio 1709 AM 0136 UTC 27 OCT 2023
« on: October 31, 2023, 0009 UTC »
I think you guys may be hearing 1660 WTOU, which has been spewing out harmonics up and down the x-band for the past week or so, including a big ugly one on 1709.
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North American MW Pirate Radio / KRAP 1730 AM 0100-0137* UTC 04 SEP 2023
« on: September 04, 2023, 0101 UTC »
Just saw this pop-up on my waterfall, S7-S9 with wideband audio into West Michigan was a dance tune right now at 0101 UTC.
0104z: Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
0107z: Live announcer with KRAP ID, mention of broadcasting C-QUAM Stereo on 1730 kHz.
0108z: Looking Glass - Brandy
0111z: Argent - Pleasure
0120z: Chicago - Along Comes a Woman
0121z: DJ chatter, KRAP AM Stereo ID
0125z: Brother Beyond - Girl I Used to Know (per announcer)
0126z: Gentle Giant - I am a Camera
0129z: ID "KRAP AM Stereo 17-30" and into song intro for "Dead Skunk"
0132z: DJ mentioning monitoring signal on Maryland remote SDR at "10 over"
0133z: The Who - Slip Kid
0137z: Carrier dropped after end of song
0141z: Dead carrier cycling on & off
Stereo recording of reception: https://youtu.be/vXqmdasPiFU?si=7oYU-sBkIKzaaD9J
Great music, great signal, would love a QSL! Thanks for the broadcast, Fred!
0104z: Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
0107z: Live announcer with KRAP ID, mention of broadcasting C-QUAM Stereo on 1730 kHz.
0108z: Looking Glass - Brandy
0111z: Argent - Pleasure
0120z: Chicago - Along Comes a Woman
0121z: DJ chatter, KRAP AM Stereo ID
0125z: Brother Beyond - Girl I Used to Know (per announcer)
0126z: Gentle Giant - I am a Camera
0129z: ID "KRAP AM Stereo 17-30" and into song intro for "Dead Skunk"
0132z: DJ mentioning monitoring signal on Maryland remote SDR at "10 over"
0133z: The Who - Slip Kid
0137z: Carrier dropped after end of song
0141z: Dead carrier cycling on & off
Stereo recording of reception: https://youtu.be/vXqmdasPiFU?si=7oYU-sBkIKzaaD9J
Great music, great signal, would love a QSL! Thanks for the broadcast, Fred!
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North American MW Pirate Radio / WDOG 1720 LSB 0301-0432* UTC 05 FEB 2023
« on: March 05, 2023, 0303 UTC »
Started and ended with Gary Numan with a bunch of good 80s tunes in between. Up to S9 here at times with occasional rapid fading but overall good. It was great to catch WDOG on MW, thanks for the show tonight!
Recording: https://youtu.be/Rf2OxtBev3M
Recording: https://youtu.be/Rf2OxtBev3M
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM 4185 AM 0103 UTC 4 MAR 2023
« on: March 05, 2023, 0149 UTC »
Great signal and great music in my backyard, thanks for the show!
