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Author Topic: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022  (Read 1293 times)

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ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« on: October 30, 2022, 1903 UTC »
Very good reception, thanks ION for Eve of Halloween broadcast  8)

1902 Radio Drama
1905 OM "If I didn't warn you...."
1907 "According to the paper they haven't been able to spot one single wolf....."
1910 YL "I dropped the bottle of wine and cut my hand...."
1916 Diet 7-Up ad, Shoprite ad
1924 OM "Say nothing, do nothing to give away the fact."  "Count Dracula? Come in." - Excellent reception now
1930 Bud ad "Man-size chugs", ION ID
1932 OM "There's no chill like a graveyard chill."
1938 OM "She must sleep in her own coffin before daybreak...."
1945 Thomas' Onion English Muffin ad, Thomas' Bakery ad to Radio Mystery sponsored by Bud....."Pleasant? Dreams?"
1947 Radio news Watergate story then lengthy news report including milk prices, Middle East peace
1957 ION ID to announcer discussing WKBW "War of the Worlds" broadcast
2000 "War of Worlds" broadcast begins. WKBW/Western NY/1960's adaptation
2007 "Elenore" The Turtles, ION ID over song "This is the Sandy Beach Show on WKBW"
2014 "Hey Jude" The Beatles
2017 Sandy Beach talking about meteor
2024 "Several lives lost in Grand Island."
2034 "There's a high pitch sound.  I'm going to have to move back now."  One Stop Paint Center ad
2054 "Yes, Henry I just made it across the bridge."
2104 "All the power in that area is knocked out"
2114 Conclusion of "WoW" broadcast ION ID to "Ghostly Ghouls" Stardiva, Monty Python "Bring out ya dead" audio
2116 "India-Oscar-November" ID
2119 ID, email addy, to "Riboflavin Flavored, Noncarbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood" Don Hinson & Rigamorticians
2122 "Shakin' All Over" Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
2125 "Children's Day at the Morgue" Sheldon Allen    Time for dinner
2155 ID, cut short by screams, to "Halloween"Siouxsie & the Banshees"
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2156 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2022, 1904 UTC »
Weak in the noise here, sounded like some howling and cries into some talk.
2004 UTC: Signal is getting stronger, War of the Worlds broadcast. Many mentions of Buffalo and Lackawanna and joining the Peace Corp.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2005 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2022, 1905 UTC »
Just tuned in to VG signal & ads for Kellogg's & Suburban
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2022, 1906 UTC »
signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Vermont
19.00 ID (a woman)
19.00 radio drama (short)
19.01 ID (a woman)
19.01 radio drama start again
19.02 advertising "Kellogg's"
19.03 ID (a woman)
19.03 advertising
19.05 radio drama
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 1909 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2022, 1908 UTC »
S9 Great signal IOn!
1905 - 'Wolf-type" Radio drama. Never invite Count Dracula inside for a cocktail!
1929 – Budweiser Beer Commercial
2119 – “Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood” – Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians
2125 – “Children’s Day At The Morgue” – Sheldon Allman
2207 - Off
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2210 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2022, 1911 UTC »
1910 UTC Old Dracula radio show. 10 over S9 via k3fef web sdr. Thanks for the show.
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2022, 1913 UTC »
1913 SIO 444
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2022, 1917 UTC »
Nice signal and audio ION.
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2022, 1918 UTC »
1916 UTC Om talking will return with Act 2.
1917 UTC Yl suger use free diet 7up :D, Shoprite store commercial
1918 UTC station id as WORD ??
1919 UTC signal starting to fade

S-7 Direct, thanks for the show ION
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2022, 1930 UTC »
1930 UTC Budweiser commercial, YL with "This is ION Radio" ID, into the story of Dracula  8)
(S9 here with very nice sounding audio)
1950 UTC Newscast about Watergate and Richard Nixon...milk price scandal...talks on the Golan Heights
1957 UTC YL with ID, followed by OM "WKBW" talk about War of the Worlds....how it can be covered by a modern newsroom. Events remain the same.
2000 UTC Stand by for news from WKBW (Program started)
Time to kick back and enjoy the story!  :)
2005 UTC "Elenore"-Turtles (LOL!)
2009 UTC "White Room"-Cream
2013 UTC "Hey Jude"-Beatles
2034 UTC "8 Track Tape Player only $49.95!
2054 UTC "WE GOT ONE! IT'S DOWN!"  :)
2113 UTC This is WKBW in Buffalo...it's 15 minutes after midnight
2114 UTC YL with ID followed by instrumental orchestral music and "Bring Out Your Dead"  ;D
2118 UTC YL with ID and email addy
2119 UTC Sounds like a parody of Monster Mash...uncarbonated, unsaturated blood...
Time for dinner after that last song.... :-X
2122 UTC "Shakin All Over"-Johnny Kidd & Pirates version?


Interestingly, DJ "Sandy Beach" started off as "Jack Diamond" during the early Beatles era on local WSPR Springfield 1270 AM. You could write in to get your Jack Diamond Club Card and if they read your name on the air and called in to the station you could win prizes! I won a Beatles EP I wish I still had, but we played the thing to death with a nickel on the tone arm of the pressed board cheapie record player. I lost the club card a long time ago.....

Thank you very much for an enjoyable show! I heard this a couple times over the years, but it has been a long time!
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2123 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2022, 1935 UTC »
1935 UTC with Halloween show
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2022, 1936 UTC »
1930 utc  good signal  fade in and out sometimes

Halloween show    thanks!!  🎃 🎃 🎃
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2022, 1947 UTC »
1956 UTC S7 Fading AM Water Gate Tapes rerun... Old Tricky Dick!
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2022, 1951 UTC »
S9+20 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR.

1950 UTC-Watergate news program
1957 UTC-“This is ION Radio”
1957 UTC-This is WKBW about to broadcast a modern version of War of the Worlds
2000 UTC-War of the Worlds program beginning
2007 UTC-“This is ION Radio”
2017 UTC-“This is ION Radio”
2114 UTC-War of the Worlds program over
2114 UTC-ION Radio ID over Ghostly Ghouls by Stardiva
2116 UTC-Phonetic alphabet ID
2119 UTC-ID and email
2119 UTC-Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood by Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians
2122 UTC-Shakin' All Over by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
2125 UTC-Children's Day At the Morgue by Sheldon Allman
2127 UTC-YL talking about Thriller over the music
2129 UTC-ID and email
2129 UTC-Devil Doll (feat. The Roses) by Roy Orbison
2131 UTC-ION Radio ID
2131 UTC-Witches’ Brew by Hap Palmer
2134 UTC-Fake advertising
2134 UTC-ID and email
2135 UTC-Fake ad for “plague of the wolf bomination”
2137 UTC-ION Radio ID
2137 UTC-Witch Doctor by Cartoons
2140 UTC-ION Radio ID
2141 UTC-Halloween skit with Homer Simpson
2143 UTC-ION Radio ID
2144 UTC-Unknown Music
2148 UTC-ID and email
2148 UTC-Fake ad for “Wolf curse of the blacksmith”
2150 UTC-ID and email
2151 UTC-Trick or Treat by Nekromantix
2155 UTC-ION Radio ID
2155 UTC-Halloween by Siouxsie & The Banshees
2159 UTC-ION Radio ID
2200 UTC-Unknown Music
2201 UTC-ION Radio ID
2201 UTC-Big Rock Dodge advertisement
2202 UTC-ION Radio ID
2203 UTC-This Is Halloween by Marilyn Manson
2207 UTC-ION Radio sign off message
2207 UTC-OFF
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2208 UTC by Shortwave_listener »
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Re: ION Radio Halloween Show 6955 AM 1902 UTC 30 OCT 2022
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2022, 1953 UTC »
SIO 455

1952 - news by OM from early 70s
1953 - 1973 Federal Energy Office was created in December 1973 so Im guessing this is a late 1973 broadcast
1959 - recreation of WAR OF THE WORLDS by WKBW
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2000 UTC by FelixChapel »
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