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Shortwave Broadcast / Mighty KBC 5960 am 0000 utc 25 Mar 2018 - new A18 frequency

« on: March 25, 2018, 0004 UTC »

Excellent reception


0000z Jingle, ID
0001z "My Baby Left Me" Elvis Presley
0004z "I'm A Fool For Loving You" Elvis Presley
0006z ID and new frequency
0011z Email/facebook info to "Hello Josephine" Fats Domino

2162

European Pirates and Private Stations / Laser Hot Hits 6205 am 2209 utc 24 Mar 2018

« on: March 24, 2018, 2210 UTC »

Good reception

2209z Unid Rock to YL talking
2211z Unid Rock
2252z FSN News Commercial, Pirate Radio Magazine ad - Excellent reception

2163

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI A18 Frenquencies

« on: March 24, 2018, 1419 UTC »

From their website:

25 Mar 2018 - 27 Oct 2018

UTC                   KHZ   TARGET   DAYS
04:59 - 06:58   1172   Pacific   Daily
06:59 - 10:58   7425   Pacific   Daily
10:59 - 12:58   7425   Solomon Islands, PNG   Daily
12:59 - 16:50   5980   Pacific   Daily
16:51 - 17:50   6115 DRM   Cooks, Samoa, Tonga   Sun - Fri
17:51 - 18:50   7285 DRM   Cooks, Samoa, Tonga   Sun - Fri
18:51 - 19:50   9760 DRM   Cooks, Samoa, Tonga   Sun - Fri
18:59 - 19:58   11725   Pacific   Sat
19:51 - 20:50   11690 DRM   Vanuatu, Solomon Islands   Sun - Fri
19:59 - 22:58   13730   Pacific   Sat
20:51 - 22:58   13730   Pacific   Sun - Fri
22:59 - 04:58   15720   Pacific   Daily

2164

Shortwave Broadcast / HCJB Quito 6050 am 1012 utc 24 Mar 2018

« on: March 24, 2018, 1016 UTC »

Good reception in Spanish

1012z Peruvian music
1015 Phone number given out as phone tones played
1016z Flute music

2165

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 9765 am 0940 utc 24 Mar 2018

« on: March 24, 2018, 0947 UTC »

Best reception of this frequency during the B season.  Music is pretty clear, OM speaking is a little garbled.

0940z A series of pop tunes, some I have heard before but can't ID.  I am guessing this is request program MDK2 had noted.
0947z Guitar instrumental
0958z C, S, N, & Y tune
1000z Time pips to news
1004z "Maybelline" Chuck Berry
1008z 70's Funky/disco song (I thought it was "Car Wash" at first)

2166

Shortwave Broadcast / REE World Cup Final Preview? 9690/15390 am 2125 utc 23 March 2018

« on: March 23, 2018, 2131 UTC »

Excellent reception....in Spanish

REE is airing a live friendly (exhibition) match between Germany (currently top ranked in world) and #6 Spain.  The match is in Germany.  This is a tune up for the World Cup in June in Russia, this also could wind up be the pairing for the final but keep an eye on the Red Devils of Belgium.

2125z "uno-uno". (Tied at 1 with about 10 minutes left in the match.)

2167

Shortwave Broadcast / VORW Schedule Update

« on: March 22, 2018, 2050 UTC »

From an email today:

Dear VORW Radio Listeners,

Happy Spring! I hope this year of 2018 has been fine for you so far. There are many time and frequency changes with our broadcasts, please take a look at the schedules below. For your convenience, broadcast times are listed in both Eastern and UTC.

Thursday:

6 AM Eastern - 1000 UTC - 9455 kHz to Mexico
4 PM Eastern - 2000 UTC - 7780 kHz, 9455 kHz to Europe / North America
5 PM Eastern - 2100 UTC - 7490 kHz to Eastern North America
6 PM Eastern - 2200 UTC - 9955 kHz, 9455 kHz to South America
8 PM Eastern - 0000 UTC - 7730 kHz, 9455 kHz to Western North America
8 PM Eastern - 0000 UTC - 9395 kHz to Eastern North America
9 PM Eastern - 0100 UTC - 5850 kHz, 7780 kHz to North America
9 PM Eastern - 0100 UTC - 5950 kHz to Caribbean

Sunday:

4 PM Eastern - 2000 UTC - 9395 kHz to Eastern North America
5 PM Eastern - 2100 UTC - 7780 kHz to Europe / North America

Please send correspondence to - vorwinfo@gmail.com

2168

MW Loggings / WIZZ 1520 am 1245 utc 18 March 2018

« on: March 18, 2018, 1352 UTC »

I only went out of my way to blog about them as I heard they may send out paper qsl cards, I emailed them - we'll see what happens.

This 10,000 watt daytime station in Greenfield, MA is 90 miles due north of me - much closer to Skipmunk.  I am familiar with Greenfield from having stopped for gas/food there a few times while taking a son to/fro college in New Hampshire a decade ago.

It took until 1245z to get decent reception, WWKB Buffalo 1520 am (350 miles away) was still overpowering them well past sunrise.  Did not hear song titles, nor artists, between pieces.

1245z Lottery Numbers (Mass Cash)
1246z Unidentified song, male crooner
1248z "Michael Row Your Boat Ashore" The Highwaymen
1258z Jazz instrumental
1300z Signal tone (V for Victory?), WIZZ ID, into news (includes Robert Mueller story, Syria/Turkey)
1306z Unidentified male crooner
1308z "Putting on the Ritz" female singer

2169

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 9700 am 1100 utc 17 Mar 2018

« on: March 17, 2018, 1104 UTC »

Fair signal....second time I have now received this broadcast.  Usually, according to their schedule, I only receive transmissions they deem broadcast to "Pacific", this broadcast is "Solomon Island" targeted.

1100z Time pips to news (Russian/England diplomatic issues).
1106z Gospel/Hymn music.

2170

Huh? / Fifty years ago today.....

« on: March 16, 2018, 2131 UTC »

New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade is always on March 17, unless it falls on a Sunday - then it is held on Saturday, March 16, in deference to St. Patrick's Cathedral on the parade route.  The turbulent year of 1968 was such a year the parade was on the 16th.  My first generation Irish teenage babysitter had asked my parents if she could take me (age 11) on the subway from our Queens neighborhood to Manhattan to watch the parade, permission was granted.

Little did we know that while traveling to the parade as straphangers, Grand Marshall NY Senator Robert F. Kennedy announced he was running for President.  This was very late in the game as the election was less than eight months away.  RFK treated the parade like a campaign swing, perhaps the slowest parade is history, shaking thousands of hands as he "marched' - mine included.  Two and a half months later he would be dead.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/senator-robert-f-kennedy-is-greeted-by-supporters-as-he-news-photo/515536046#/senator-robert-f-kennedy-is-greeted-by-supporters-as-he-marches-in-picture-id515536046

(I am not in said photo but it is a good representation of the blocks of handshaking he did.)

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Shortwave Broadcast / WBCQ Behavior Night 7490 am 2113z 16 Mar 2018

« on: March 16, 2018, 2115 UTC »

Excellent reception...a delightful program of music from the 20's and 30's

2113z "Everyday Away From You"

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Shortwave Broadcast / REE FCB v Chelsea 9690/15390 am 2107 utc 14 Mar 2018

« on: March 14, 2018, 2108 UTC »

Excellent reception on both in Spanish.  From Camp Nou in Barcelona.  FCB hosting London side Chelsea in the "Sweet Sixteen".  If the results stand, Spain will have 3, England 2, Italy 2, and Germany 1 in the final eight of the Champions league.  The English squads will have gone a disappointing 2-3 in this round while Spanish sides are 3-0.

2107z "Goal, goal, goal, goal.   Messi, Messi, Messi.  Barcelona tres, Chelsea cero." to Champions league theme.  (Draw for quarterfinals 7am eastern March 16 on Fox Sports 2)
2118z "Barcelona es magnifico"
2133z Barcelona fans singing team song behind play by play.
2135z Whistle, match over 3-0 Barcelona (Messi with a brace)

2173

Shortwave Broadcast / REE Champions League Live 9690/15390 am 2050 utc 13 Mar 2018

« on: March 13, 2018, 2058 UTC »

Excellent reception on both.....in Spanish on '36 Zenith Console 8S154, through a dwindling snowstorm.  Also, had it on 15500, then went off air at 2055z.

Background on the match between Seville at Manchester United.  This is the second leg of a home & home in the "Sweet Sixteen" .  The first match ended nil-nil, the second leg is nil-nil as the second half starts.  Aggregate goals sends a team through to the final 8 (the better team from Manchester is already through  ).  I am guessing another Spanish/English pairing will be on tomorrow afternoon when Barcelona hosts Chelsea.

2050z Near goal by Seville (2 OM's doing match)
2101z "Manchester United cero, Seville cero"
2108z Rashford will a direct kick on goal
2111z Valencia with near goal.
2115z "Goal, goal, goal, goal goal. Seville".  1-0 Seville. Champions League theme music playing in background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqd6T_A9LY
2118z Double substitution by United, Martial and Mata in to try to score.
2119z "Goal, goal, goal, goal, goal.  Seville" 2-0 Seville.  Champions League theme music. (This is all over but the crying, United needs three goals in 11 minutes to advance)

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey Live Super Lig 15350 am 1307 utc 11 Mar 2018

« on: March 11, 2018, 1321 UTC »

Excellent reception....in Turkish.  Another discovery of live sporting event.

1307z Pace of OM broadcast is clearly sporting event, OM said "Futbol" several times, the Turkish word for soccer.  While I have not recognized a team name yet, this is being broadcast as the lone Turkey Super Lig match is being played - Yeni Malatyaspor versus Fenerbahce.  The latter squad is one of the top squads in Turkey, a win here puts them 3 points out of first.
1322z Match broadcast interrupted for Call to Prayer (Asr) - The Redsox will clearly need a prayer session during each game in 2018 
1340z Back to match coverage
1349z Half time, presumably, play by play cadence has stopped

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Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 9700 am 1133 utc 11 Mar 2018

« on: March 11, 2018, 1133 UTC »

Good reception.....I generally never pick them up on this frequency.

1133z Om and YL discussing political issues