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Author Topic: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023  (Read 749 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« on: December 23, 2023, 2208 UTC »
2208: BOT/sign-on - jazzy Christmas music on xylophone, drums, etc.
35333
2246: carrier gone/EOT/OTA
2247: signal sporadically reappearing for a few seconds at a time

Thank you for the show!
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2248 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2023, 2209 UTC »
2208 Jazzy / electronic Christmas music.
2231 Thought I heard an ID, something like Black Hole Radio?
2239 Black Coal Radio?
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2240 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2023, 2216 UTC »
2215utc SIO322 direct  Little weak
Music  instrumental
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2023, 2218 UTC »
2215z Christmas music.  S4 signal
2238z still there at S3.  Black Coal Radio?
2246z lost the signal
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2247 UTC by autovon »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2023, 2218 UTC »
2217  UTC
S 7

Slow Jazzy music
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2243 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2023, 2218 UTC »
Good reception, some fades
2217 Piano jazz Christmas tune.
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« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2227 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2023, 2222 UTC »
2221 UTC S5 with Christmas music just above the noise level. Thanks for the show!
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2023, 2227 UTC »
2226 Music
2245 " O Christmas Tree " ? Instrumental
 
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2246 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2023, 2230 UTC »
2229 Christmas tune playing, S9.
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Re: UNID 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 Dec 2023
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2023, 2230 UTC »
Just tuned in. Station ID of Blackpool Radio (I think...it was black something radio) then Sleigh Ride

2248 Signed off I think after saying the station ID and then Charlie Actor Alpha Lima. Someone is saying 'WUVR testing' now.
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2250 UTC by The_Snow »
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Re: UNID 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 Dec 2023
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2023, 2230 UTC »
Receiver Used: kiwiSDR Fair Hill, Maryland
Antenna Used: Wellbrook Loop or OCFD Dipole
Listened date: 23 December 2023
Listening time: 22:25 to 22:46 UTC
Frequency: 6950 KHz
SINPO: 55544
Details of the Program:
22:25 UTC Jazz music Christmas, piano...
22:46 UTC Clossed

Audio in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9tj6jsv8k23u0sm202iog/6950-KHz-2225-2300-UTC-23-12-2023.mp3?rlkey=9sm82u8ug9hmva3qfgke5n01l&dl=0

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« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2247 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2023, 2231 UTC »
Tuned in at 2228 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with weak S7-S9 signal, hear fast jazz "sleighride" then slow jazz "silent night" at noise level,
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2023, 2233 UTC »
2231: Silent Night on the piano? S5 signal.
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Re: Black Coal Radio 6950 AM 2208 UTC 23 DEC 2023
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2023, 2240 UTC »
2238 UTC Tuned in to a jazzy Christmas song on piano (Awesome S9 signal with excellent audio!)
2239 UTC OM DJ with ID..."Black Hole Radio?", followed by "Oh Christmas Tree" jazzy piano instrumental
2246 UTC OM with ID..."Black Coal Radio"...coal given phonetically...op signed off
« Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 2247 UTC by Skipmuck »
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