Ion Radio 6955 AM 2017 UTC 9 MAY 2023

[ChrisSmolinski]

2017 Just signed on, SIO 433

[Skipmuck]

2020 UTC "My Angel Baby"-Toby Beau (S7 peaks with moderate to heavy selective fading and excellent audio)
(There have been a number of M-class flares over the last 24 hours)
2024 UTC "Stumblin In"-Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro
2028 UTC YL with "This is ION Radio", followed by "It's Magic"-Pilot
2031 UTC "Fool If You Think It's Over"-Chris Rea
2035 UTC "Last Song"-Edward Bear (Fading down to light to moderate now...signal up to S8 peaks)
2038 UTC YL with ID, followed by "You Don't Have to be a Star(To be in My Show)"-Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr
2042 UTC "Right Back Where We Started From"-Maxine Nightingale
2046 UTC YL with ID, followed by one I forgot the name of...(heavy fading is back)
(2056 UTC In the midst of yet another M-class flare on the way up...if this keeps up, tinfoil hats will be mandatory)
2130 UTC YL with sign off announcement, then OFF 2131 UTC


Time to kick back and chill a bit here...enjoying the MOR tunes from the good old days! Also thanks for the change of genre to some great AOR tunes!

[Ct Yankee]

Very good reception, some fades
2023 "My Angel Baby" Toby Beau
2027 Deeper, longer fades
2030 "It's Magic" Pilot
2034 "Fool" Chris Rea

[~SIGINT~]

20:30 UTC - Weak unreadable to my location with just a hint of audio above the noise. No surprise based on the current propagation conditions.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD and Wellbrook loop antennae

[Bali_Frank]

signal S7 on the SDT in Fair Hill, Maryland
20.35 song "The Last Song"
20.38 ID (a woman)
20.38 song "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be In My Show)"
20.42 song "Right Back Where We Started From"
20.46 ID (a woman)
20.46 song "Space Age Love Song"
20.49 song "Hands Clean"

Thank you for the show. If possible, please QSL. Thank you.

[N2MLP]

2036 UTC
s 9 SIGNAL
GOOD AUDIO
MUSIC
THE LAST SONG --Edward Bear

ID AS ION RADIO

[Radio Star]

S6 Thanks ION!
2055 - "Blue Sky" - Allman Brothers Band
2059 - YL w/ID into: "Sweet Home Chicago" - Robert Johnson
2103 - "Runaway" - The Traveling Wilburys
2115 - "Swingtown" - Steve Miller Band
2119 - "Brown Sugar" - Rolling Stones
2123 - "Georgia On My Mind" - Peter Frampton (reception has recovered nicely)
2131 - YL w/thanks and email addy, then Off.

[TRI International]

2105 UTC Tweeter and the monkey man"

S 8 with slight noise / direct.

[ION Radio]

Thanks for listening!!