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Shortwave Broadcast / Talking Machine Show WWCR 4840 am 1100 utc 10 Mar 2018

« on: March 10, 2018, 1103 UTC »

Excellent reception....program features music on cylinders from 1904-23.  It appears this is a "stately" episode.

1100z OM introducing show to "Marching in Georgia". 1904
1108z "Beautiful Ohio" Metropolitan Quartet 1919. State song of Ohio (I thought it was " Hang on Sloopy  ")
1113z "I Lost My Heart Way Down in Alabama" 1906.
1116z "Tennessee" 1923
1119z "Hawaiian ? Song" 1923. (Reception fading with sunrise)....end of state songs.
1123z "Banjo March"

2177

North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio 6770 am 2326 utc 6 March 2018

« on: March 06, 2018, 2327 UTC »

Fair reception

2326z YL singing into YL and OM in conversation
2329z NBC chimes

2178

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece 9420 am 2057 utc 3 Mar 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 2057 UTC »

Excellent reception....on the '36 Zenith Console 8S154

2057z Traditional Greek music, OM in Greek between tunes.
2100z Music continues straight through top of the hour, no ID/time pip
2102z Possible computer generated YL with ID (I don't understand Greek), not same OM in between music

2179

Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 7550 am 2043 utc 3 Mar 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 2047 UTC »

Very Good Reception

2043z Indian music
2045z ID, frequency....YL talking
2047z Indian music

2180

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Itahuka 15420 am 1850 utc 3 Mar 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 1852 UTC »

Very good reception...in Kirundi per short-wave.info

1850z OM in long monologue
1859z Loud buzzing mid-sentence, probably now off

2181

Huh? / Funny but true......

« on: March 03, 2018, 1523 UTC »

We have an employee funded gym at work.  I am a charter member of said gym with the exercise bike being my favorite piece of equipment.  I did more road biking in younger years.  The Gym Board members informed me they were securing a Peloton Bike for me.  I responded with, "If I wanted to sit in front of a screen and be yelled at, I could just go home  ". Ah, you can take the boy out of NYC but you can't take NYC out of the boy.

2182

Shortwave Broadcast / Athmeeya Yatra Radio 15235 am 1514 utc 3 Mar 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 1516 UTC »

Excellent reception...in Meitei per short-wave.info

1514z Address given, then music
1515z Beginning of new program with music, language change (Bengali) YL radio host speaking.
1516z Traditional, local music to YL talking again.

2183

Shortwave Broadcast / IRRS Radio Warra Wangeelaa 15515 am 1510 utc 3 Mar 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 1511 UTC »

Excellent reception...in Oromo (as opposed to Orono  ) per short-wave.info

1510 am Two OM's in conversation

2184

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Hope Africa 13680 am 1309 utc 3 Mar 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 1311 UTC »

Good Reception

1309z unid music...instrumental jazz
1316z Music continues
1328z Instrumental music continues....must have been what attracted the bluebird to land on the box out front.   

2185

North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio 6770 am 1255 utc 3 March 2018

« on: March 03, 2018, 1257 UTC »

Faint reception

1255z Possible sign on at 1252z, just hearing OM above noise and music in background

2186

North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio 6770 am 2214 utc 2 March 2018

« on: March 02, 2018, 2215 UTC »

Fair reception....but surprising at all, we are in the rainy half of the nor'easter, 60 mph winds

2214. Two OM's and YL talking in skit
2217z Musical interlude

2187

Shortwave Broadcast / HCJB Quito 6050 am 2312 utc 27 Feb 2018

« on: February 27, 2018, 2314 UTC »

Good reception

2312z "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in Spanish
2328z Andes flute music

2188

North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio 6770 am 2233 utc 27 Feb 2018

« on: February 27, 2018, 2234 UTC »

Fair reception

2133z Just making out some words between two OM's talking in skit.

2189

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC Carabao Cup Final 17640/15400 now 9915 am 1158 utc 25 Feb 2018

« on: February 25, 2018, 1604 UTC »

Very Good reception, will probably need to switch frequencies at 1700z ...the Carabao (League) Cup is one of four Major Trophies an English club can win in a given year (the others: UEFA Champions or Europa (can't win both - think NCAA/NIT), the FA Cup, and Premier League).  Oddly, this match has turned out to be bigger match than anticipated for participants Manchester City and Arsenal.  Arsenal needs a win to have this season have any sort of respectability.  Manchester City was thought a viable contender to win all four trophies this season was knocked out (sigh  ) of FA Cup this past Monday.  While the Premier League Trophy (regular season Champ) is all but wrapped up with two months to play, a season without at least two trophies this year will be deemed a failure.

Oddly, Arsenal was due to host Man City today in London's Emirates Stadium in a regular league match if they weren't meeting in this Cup Final in London's Wembly Stadium - that match has been moved to Thursday March 1.

1558z Bow Bells IS into Sportsworld intro
1600z Time pips into news (including Christian/Palestinian issues)
1612z Pre-match analysis
1623z Man City line up
1627z "God Bless the Queen"
1630z Start of match, comment about Sane's return from injury for City
1637z Near goal for Arsenal
1649z Goal by Augerro on a break. Arsenal 0 - Man City 1.      OM "Five goals for Augerro in last five matches vs. Arsenal."
1653z Free kick for Wilshire just outside box, low shot, saved by Bravo.
1658z YL over play by play announcing BBC will be leaving frequency
Now 15400 am - very good reception
1659z BBC ID to time pips to news
1706z Resumption of play by play, Villa almost on a steal in front of Arsenal goal.
1718z "Halftime.  Manchester City lead 1-nil in a somewhat disappointing half for them."
1734z OM "Second half is under way"
1747z Vincent Kompany deflects a shot on goal into the nearside corner, Manchester City 2-Arsenal nil. (City partisan begin singing "Blue Moon" in background).
1754z David Silva with a shot on goal from a deflected pass, he scores into the far side corner.  3-nil City.
now 9915 am (better reception, RRE 15390 starting to interfere with 15400)
1759z Time pips, upcoming Cup Final coverage in 5 minutes to news
1806z Return to play by play, Gabriel Jesus substituted in for Leroy Sane for City.
1823z Final whistle 3-nil

2190

Shortwave Broadcast / NHK World 9765 am 1839 utc 24 Feb 2018

« on: February 24, 2018, 1840 UTC »

Good reception

1839z Japanese music, YL in between songs talking in Japanese
1847z Japanese instrumental music
1849z YL singing Japanese ballad
1900z Off