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Author Topic: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023  (Read 1366 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« on: October 30, 2023, 2000 UTC »
2000 UTC Unid instrumental music...electronic keyboards? (Solid S9 with light fades and excellent audio)
2003 UTC OM and YL with "This is Ion Radio" IDs...AM mode on shortwave"
2004 UTC CBS Mystery Theater presents...I'm E. G. Marshall...make yourself comfortable...
2005 UTC Story begins..."Frankenstein Revisited", followed by an long Budweiser commercial
2008 UTC Quaker State Oil and "Aluminum Jelly" commercial
2009 UTC Opens on a conference in a Madison Avenue bar...Frank and Tommy talking about Frankenstein, "Countdown to Midnight"...mention of "The Voice" and "Klaus"
(Time to kick back and enjoy the show!)
2020 UTC YL with ID, followed by a Kellogg Special K commercial, then General Motors Corporation PSA
2023 UTC Story continues
2023 UTC YL with ID, then back to the story
2055 UTC "And now a preview of our next show"..."Until next time...pleasant dreams?"
2057 UTC Advertisement...followed by YL with "Thanks for listening to ION Radio"..."This is ION Radio signing off"
2058 UTC OFF

Thank you ION Radio! I have never heard this story before and it was a good listen on this cold, rainy afternoon!  8)
« Last Edit: October 30, 2023, 2104 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2023, 2002 UTC »
ION Radio
Carrier than into keyboard instrument tune
Good signal Maryland as of 2000
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2023, 2004 UTC »
2003 UTC Steady S9 ION Radio ID
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2023, 2004 UTC »
Music box like music into station id and howling.
2007: Commercials and back to some spooky sounds. Talk of monsters.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2023, 2009 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2023, 2007 UTC »
S9 with occasional minor fading here, great signal.

2005 Radio Mystery Theater, "Frankenstein Revisited" with Budweiser jingle and commercials
2020 ION Radio ID and E-mail address
2058 KRLD Dallas station ID heard (from original broadcast), followed by ION Radio ID and E-mail address.

Off-air recording here:
https://archive.org/details/ion-radio-6925-am-2005-utc-30-oct-2023

THANKS for the show! QSLs appreciated.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2023, 2239 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2023, 2009 UTC »
20.08 UTC advertisement, Horror sounds, announcer
20.10 UTC fresh blood, Frankenstein, monster
20.14 UTC question to Klaus, ever saw Hamburg?, slight German slang faked
20.15 UTC about anniversaries, foot of the hill
20.17 UTC about evil, OM and YL (actress)
20.20 UTC talk about Frankensteins woods, Station ID by YL ION RADIO, e-mail
20.21 UTC advertisement, child talking with man, happy ending, special cake
20.22 UTC the driver was speeding, thunder&lightning, accident
20.23 UTC this message brought to you by General Motors Corporation 
20.25 UTC audience in background, nothing special happened, Flip,
20.26 UTC House of Horrors mentioned, Klaus, first dates, tunnel of love
20.29 UTC a voice with echo talked
20.31 UTC phone call, they want us out, Baron of Frankenstein
20.33 UTC ...a trick of your imagination ..., killed in war...midnight
20.33 UTC Thanks for listening to ION RADIO, e-mail, story continued
20.35 UTC YL talked about lying in bed, panic, nightmare perhaps with German accent
20.36 UTC castle of bad dreams, pitch, unordered merchandise, advertisement
 
nice reception on the W1NT, Newton, NH KiwiSDR!
Thanks for the entertaining Halloween show! My report will be on the way to you!
« Last Edit: October 30, 2023, 2038 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2023, 2017 UTC »
2014 UTC - Signal is S5 in WNY, audio is fair, in and out of the noise.
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2023, 2026 UTC »
VG signal. Tuned in just before the Special K ad & the GM PSA for car safety. Into the mystery of Frankenstein's woods
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2023, 2026 UTC »
2025 UTC Talk In the noise S7
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2023, 2037 UTC »
2035 utc weak signal
Man telling story    Gm car add
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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2023, 2042 UTC »
20:40 UTC - Weak unreadable and just barely noticeable on the spectrum display into N.E. Canada.


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Re: ION Radio 6925 AM 2000 UTC 30 OCT 2023
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2023, 2047 UTC »
Using NA5B websdr Washington DC
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2040utc  Story
2045 utc Thanks for watching ION Radio
Email , Story continues.
Good signal very  listenable.
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