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Author Topic: Unknown 1680 AM 0835 22 Jan 2023  (Read 1074 times)

Offline IrvingtonVFD43

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Unknown 1680 AM 0835 22 Jan 2023
« on: January 22, 2023, 0914 UTC »
South of Norfolk, Ne on the car radio heading to work, 1680 AM W/90s R&B, dance. Strong with little fading. No ID. Taking me back to my High School days! Nice!
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Re: Unknown 1680 AM 0835 22 Jan 2023
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2023, 1508 UTC »
WPRR Grand Rapids, MI plays this format on 1680. Any chance it was them?
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Offline IrvingtonVFD43

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Re: Unknown 1680 AM 0835 22 Jan 2023
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2023, 2102 UTC »
WPRR Grand Rapids, MI plays this format on 1680. Any chance it was them?

Good question. Knowing my luck the ID probably popped up right after heading inside.
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Re: Unknown 1680 AM 0835 22 Jan 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2023, 1653 UTC »
There is a pirate station that plays hip hop, funk, old school from the 70s up to newer r&b on 1680. I picked it up in elk river and it's much clearer in North Minneapolis. There are no call letters, no dj, no commercials, just music. I downloaded the wprr app on my phone and it is definitely not them. I used to pick up wprr last year but this new pirate station prevents me from picking up wprr. Wprr would come in faintly, had commercials and a dj. This new station is clear, and does not need my passive loop antenna. The new pirate station started around the first of January, give or take a few weeks.