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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023  (Read 326 times)

Offline N2MLP

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Ion Radio 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023
« on: March 30, 2023, 1938 UTC »
S5 station playing 40's music
1947  talking about movie roadhouse
started playing  jazz
2028 STARTED PLAYING BLUES
Bounce blues

1952 moved to 1950 AM
« Last Edit: March 30, 2023, 2035 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2023, 2018 UTC »
2017 Old timey Jazz music live, very nice. Decent reception.
2020 CW ID Ion Radio(?). My CW skills are poor.
2022 DJ on the mic, ID WCNI. Relay of Connecticut College Radio station.
2024 "Bird Note", Like on NPR.
2026 "Our next B-Day, Ben Webster".
2032 CW.
2047 With info on Ben Webster into "Bye Bye Black Bird". Good reception.
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« Last Edit: March 30, 2023, 2101 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: UNID 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2023, 2023 UTC »
1936 sign on per the SDR recording.
2020 Ion Radio ID in CW
2023 Tuned in, SIO 433, some fading.
« Last Edit: March 30, 2023, 2035 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Ion Radio(?) 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2023, 2030 UTC »
Nothing at all here.  No hint of a carrier on the waterfall.
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Re: UNID 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2023, 2035 UTC »
What Chris said. Best in synchronous AM. Solid S-7 on a quiet band

I missed the "Roadhouse" commentary. That was a classic of American cinema. Did Patrick Swayze ever make a movie worth watching?

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Re: Ion Radio 6950 AM 1938 30 MARCH 2023
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2023, 2038 UTC »
CW, probably the method ION is using to ID this one.

 

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