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Shortwave Broadcast / WBCQ test 4790 AM 2256 UTC 1 Feb 2022

« on: February 01, 2022, 2256 UTC »

Excellent reception via Milford PA SDR   Info: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2022/02/wbcq-testing-february-1-5.html

2256 "Long White Line" Sturgill Simpson
2259 "D Ray White" Hank Williams III
2300 Pre-recorded Allan Weiner "WBCQ The Planet" ID to "Ominous Man" The Verve Pipe
2305 "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Iron Butterfly - sounded like WWV or CHU briefly in song "Coordinated Universal Time is....."
2321 "Cars" Fear Factory   Preacher "To the father is..." in song
2325 Song starts, stops....."Freebird" Lynyrd Skynyrd  Preacher again midsong, too brief to understand
2329 Music stop to possible interview with performer nicknamed Pirate Troubadour and Bill Tilford on Melting Pot, ID
2332 Music by the aforementioned
2337 Interview continues about album Chapter 10 Breaking Cover after song, talks about how they asked Governors of NY/NJ to allow needed musicians to gather to record album during COVID
2343 Another selection from album played

917

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Bulgaria (really!) 3985 am 1830 UTC 31 Jan 2022

« on: January 31, 2022, 1832 UTC »

I had read about Radio Bulgaria returning to shortwave via 22 minute daily podcast on relay by ShortwaveService.  S9+10 reception via U/Twente sdr, English service.

1830 Shortwaveservice ID to Bulgaria National Radio ID
1831 Upcoming on program....YL "Bulgaria Today" to news
1832 OM with Budget Story
1833 Illegal acquired assets story, Historic Commission story
1834 Bulgaria/North Macedonia story on Route 8/ economic, trade concerns
1836 UNESCO/Bulgaria TV joint venture
1837 COVID stats update, only northeast area yellow but expected to turn red in 5 days
1838 Influenza A and COVID case detected, Radio Bulgaria ID
1840 Weather for Bulgaria - Snow/Rain expected, southwest heavy snow
1841 Bulgaria Today ID.....recap of headlines, YL Radio Bulgaria ID
1843 OM with report on algorithm discovery by Bulgarian scientists
1848 Song of the Day - "Na Na" Poli Genova
1851 OM ID's song, YL Bulgaria Nation Radio, off

Rather odd they are broadcasting this avenue as the Sofia site still transmits including: Radio Taiwan, Radio Dabanga, IRRS, BBC,
and programing which is mainly featured on WBCQ.  I sent reception reports to Radio Bulgaria and ShortwaveService🤞

918

North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6925 USB 2036 UTC 28 Jan 2022

« on: January 28, 2022, 2037 UTC »

Very good reception on Milford PA sdr while in Oakland CA

2036 Spacey Instrumental Music - new broadcast after earlier one went off
2050 Lengthy music piece concludes, long pause
2051 OM singing over electronic music, song concludes 2055 long pause to Off?

HSmith - Timing is everything.  Visiting Grandson for OUTSIDE first birthday party tomorrow.  I do have another son in Cleveland who told me he was snowshoeing last weekend. Thanks for well wishes

919

North American Shortwave Pirate / Clever Name Radio 6920 USB 2138 UTC 25 Jan 2022

« on: January 25, 2022, 2139 UTC »

Milford PA sdr while in Oakland, CA - very good reception.

2138 YL computer ID but could not make out to music.
2143 EDM, perhaps?
2146 YL "Welcome to....(pause)...Excuse me, Welcome to Clever Name Radio"
2147 Unid Electronic music
2150 Extended pause before next tune (rap?)
2154 YL with ID to next tune...will be listening while doing chores, thanks for broadcast 
2214 off?

920

North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6980 AM 2110 UTC 17 Jan 2022

« on: January 17, 2022, 2110 UTC »

Very Good reception, ID by Shazam.  Using PL 880 with only whip.

2109 "What We Talkin' About" Jay Z
2112 "Thank You" Jay Z, SSTV in song?, reception came way up now excellent
Request "Sunday Morning Jetpack" Big Sean?
2116 "D.O.A." Jay Z
2121 "Run This Town" Jay Z, Rhianna, & KanYe West
2126 "Empire State Of Mind" Jay Z & Alicia Keys, SSTV in song
2129 Signal went long or Off?

Thanks, Frank

921

North American Shortwave Pirate / WLIS 6920.75 AM 1501 UTC 15 Jan 2022

« on: January 15, 2022, 1501 UTC »

Fair reception, much noise, drops     Thanks for ID, Chris  !

1501 Music to OM speaking
1504 Reception a little better, OM making sounds?
1506 Noise overwhelming transmission, making out sounds...could be music or lone tones
1509 Reception got suddenly better but fades, OM talking but too many fades to understand
1510 Spiritual sounding music with OM talking over it, almost religious sounding
1518 Series of sounds to skit?
1525 OM "You are listening to...." ID
1526 Reception good.....jazz music ("Within You Without You" Big Daddy, per Shazam)

922

North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeah Man Radio 6925 AM 2108 UTC 14 Jan 2022

« on: January 14, 2022, 2109 UTC »

Thanks for starting weekend off  !

2108 Faint music
2109 Just came way up coincidentally with "Up, Up, and Away" The Fifth Dimension
2110 Possible jingle ID but not clear enough to ID
2111 "Happy Together" The Turtles, reception very good with some noise
2114 Went out of room missed ID   , to "Daydream Believer" The Monkees....booming in.
If this is Million Dollar Weekend, I'm guessing Yeah Man  .  How 'bout "Dominique" Soeur Sourile?
2117 YM mentions Monkees last song to "Dedicated to the One I Love" The Mamas & The Papas
2120 "How Can I Be Sure" The Young Rascals
2122 ID, Million Dollar Weekend, talking weather
2130 "98.6" Keith
2123 "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" Spanky & Our Gang....Great Music, sir 
2126 ID to "I Second That Emotion" The Miracles
2133 YM giving shout outs, wondering if meeting is happening...."I Say A Little Prayer" Dionne Warwick
2136 "To Love Somebody" The Bee Gees
2140 "Tell It Like It Is" Aaron Neville
2142 ID, shout outs, stay warm, stay happy, getting out of here after this one "Don't Sleep In The Subway" Petula Clark. 
2146 Off

923

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece 9420 AM 2019 UTC 14 Jan 2022

« on: January 14, 2022, 2021 UTC »

Excellent reception, Greek service - like local AM.  Shazam on ID's

2019 "As Mi Ximerone Pote" Haris Alexiou
2021 "Apopse Elinai Vareia" Charoula Lampraki & Ta Paidia apo tin Patra
2030 "Ftohia Pou Me Koureliases" Vaslis Tsitsanis & Poli Panou

924

Shortwave Broadcast / KBS World 3955 AM 2009 UTC 14 Jan 2022

« on: January 14, 2022, 2011 UTC »

Fair reception, good at peaks.  German service.  Fairly remarkable reception here from across the pond this afternoon.

2009 YL talking in German, mainly just above noise but very good peaks.
2014 Reception now much above noise floor, YL and OM in conversation
2023 Reception now very good, YL and OM continue in conversation

925

Utility / Unid Mil 8992 USB 1834 AM 14 Jan 2022

« on: January 14, 2022, 1835 UTC »

Godd reception

1834 OM phonetically pronouncing letters in English (Echo, etc.), ends with stand by.  Pauses and repeats.
1836 Off

926

Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 9620 AM 1811 UTC 14 Jan 2022

« on: January 14, 2022, 1816 UTC »

Fair reception, Arabic service.

1811 Subcontinental Music
1823 Music continues
1827 Reception now very good with fades, OM in chant like song
1840 OM talking for period in Arabic
1847 YL singing bhangra tune
1849 "Shikwa Koi Tumse Na Hai" Asha Bhosle  (ID by Shazam)
1853 "Thare Rahiyo O Banke Yaar Re" Lata Mangeshkar
1857 "Sangeet Jahan Hai Geet Wahan" Anuradha Paudwal & Suresh Wadkar, reception now very good
1907 "Jeevan Mein Piya Tera Saath Rahe" Master Ebrahim

927

Shortwave Broadcast / TWR Africa 15105 AM 1916 UTC 10 Jan 2021

« on: January 10, 2022, 1918 UTC »

Very good reception, Lingala service.

1916 Tail end of song by YL to OM speaking
1918 Reception drops or sinks deep into noise
1919 Reception returns to very good level with OM still speaking
1925 OM continues
1931 Choral group with religious sounding song
1933 OM with ID and what sounds like address
1934 Music, perhaps IS

928

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania International 15460 AM 1230 UTC 10 Jan 2021

« on: January 10, 2022, 1230 UTC »

Fair reception, noise & fades. English service, only frequency of a few in English now transmitting being received.

1230 OM with feature about Romanian Government
1238 Reception getting much better, unid Romanian folk music
1240 "Little Wonder" Orkid
1250 Reception just over noise, at peaks Romanian folk music.
1253 YL in Opera-like tune

929

Shortwave Broadcast / Mighty KBC 5960 AM 0000 UTC 9 Jan 2021 - Angel Theme

« on: January 09, 2022, 0003 UTC »

Excellent reception, English service.  Wonderful program/music! 

0000 ID to "Heaven" Dale Hawkins
0004 OM "All songs tonight will have an Angel connection" to "Heavenly Angel" The Satillites
0006 "Heavenly Angel" Sly and The Family Stone
0009 "Heavenly Love" Billy "Crash" Craddock
0012 "Baby Sittin'" Bobby Angelo & the Tuxedos
0014 "Angel Face" Billy Fury
0016 "Heaven Knows" Whirlwind, Hmmmmmm.....maybe "Angel in the Morning" soon?
0018 Acknowledging emails about last week's broadcast, ID, to "Angel of Love" The Kaisers
0020 ID, Commercial about KBC radio products, commercial in German to "He Ain't No Angel" Leola and the Lovejoys
0024 OM "Let's go to Motown" to "Heaven Must Have Sent You" The Elgins
0027 OM "Strut your funky stuff" to "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" Taveres
0031 "Angel Face" The Glitter Band
0034 "Angel Fingers" Wizzard
0039 "Angel Baby" Bay City Rollers (They did more than 1 song? )
0042 "Angel Angel" Bay City Rollers (THEY DID THREE SONGS!?!  )
0044 Commercial for KBC products, seeking sponsors/email addy to "Angel of Harlem" U2
0049 "Angel Interceptor" Ash
0053 "Heaven Knows" The Pretty Reckless
0057 "Eighteen Angels" Michael Monroe
0100 Eric Van Wilegen's "Giant Jukebox" show starts - "Twist and Shout" The Beatles

930

Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 15030 AM 1449 UTC 7 Jan 2021

« on: January 07, 2022, 1451 UTC »

Excellent reception, online search showed this to be Sinhala service of AIR.  Music sounds like subcontinent origin, ID's by Shazam.

1449 YL talking to "Tum Ki Dhadkan Mein" Abhjeet & Alka Yagnik
1453 YL talking
1457 "Tum Ki Dhadkan Mein" instrumental to YL talking
1459 "Bring in the Champions" Gyom to off