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Author Topic: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023  (Read 714 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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2334 UTC OM DJ with British accent, into unid 60's pop song-OM singer
2336 UTC OM DJ with mention of Cliff Richards, followed by "First of May"-Bee Gees
2354 UTC "Where Do You Go to My Lovely"-Peter Sarstedt  :)
0000 UTC "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"-Marvin Gaye
0002 UTC OM with ID, then restarted previous song
(This is where the first broadcast ended)
0009 UTC "Sorry Suzanne"-Hollies
0012 UTC British accented OM ID's last song, into "Windmills of Your Mind"-Noel Harrison
0018 UTC "The Way It Used to Be"-Englebert Humperdinck
0021 UTC I do not recognize this song...must have been a European hit
0024 UTC BBC DJ with rundown of the Top 20
0026 UTC "Where Do You Go to My Lovely"-Peter Sarstedt
0030 UTC "Boom Bang a Bang"-Lulu
0031 UTC DJ says Bye Bye, followed by instrumental music

Thanks for Part 2 of the show! Here's my recording from 0002-0032 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C7A5Rh1Z62ypXdul8Pw-PFmRarqy7mrz/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: March 12, 2023, 0039 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2023, 2341 UTC »
Music
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2023, 2341 UTC »
I have it with a fair signal.  Female vocalist on now. Thanks for the show.
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2023, 2342 UTC »
SINPO=34222

2341- "Surround Yourself With Sorrow" by Cilla Black.
2342- "Please Don't Go" by Donald Peers.
2345- Archival recording of OM IDing BBC World Service and briefly talking tunes.
2346- "If I Can Dream" by Elvis Presley.
« Last Edit: March 11, 2023, 2347 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2023, 2344 UTC »
2342 music
2347 " If I Can Dream "  Elvis
2356 Music  noise shazam no help
« Last Edit: March 11, 2023, 2357 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2023, 2345 UTC »
SINPO 55555 in Milford
23:42 "Please Don't go" by Donald Peers
23:46 "If I can dream" by Elvis Presley
23:49 "Monsieur Dupont" by Sandie Shaw
23:54 "Where do you go to" by Peter Sarstedt
23:59 "I heard it through the grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
00:06 "Monsieur Dupont" by Sandie Shaw
« Last Edit: March 12, 2023, 0007 UTC by Pravotorov »
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2023, 2347 UTC »
signal S8 on the SDR in Rockport, Maine

the same program as on 10 Mar
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2023, 2350 UTC »
SINPO: 44444 in Uniontown PA

2346 - sound like Elvis


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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2023, 0004 UTC »
Excellent reception
0003 "Heard It Through The Grapevine"  Marvin Gaye  followed by Brit OM talking
0007 "Monsieur Dupont" Sandie Shaw
Same program as the other day.
2309 OM mentions Lulu will sing Britian's Eurovision entry at end of show to "Sorry Suzanne" The Hollies
« Last Edit: March 12, 2023, 0011 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: BBC Countdown 6919.7 AM was 6936.9 AM 2334 UTC 11 MAR 2023
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2023, 0011 UTC »
0008 UTC- Monsieur Dupont Sandie Shaw
0009 UTC- OM ID
0010 UTC- Sorry Suzanne Hollies
0012 UTC- Windmills Of Your Mind Noel Harrison

S9+10 With Some Fading In Ma. On RSPdx Direct
« Last Edit: March 12, 2023, 0014 UTC by mlpearl53 »
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