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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024  (Read 845 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« on: February 19, 2024, 2051 UTC »
Very good reception....pass the popcorn  ;D
2051 "The Godfather" DJ Sonic (?)
2054 "Overture (Raiders of The Lost Ark)" The City of Prague Philharmonic
2058 "Jurassic Park" John Williams & Boston Pops Orchestra
2102 "The Kitchen/The Orgy (from Conan)" Basil Poledouris
2107 Ion Id to "Cascades" Ryan Teague & Tom Edwards
2110 "Dadra" Kaushiki
How about a movie song now just out?  Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" from Perfect Days (Great movie, BTW)
2114 ID, email addy to "Cucurrucucu Paloma" Camila Meza
2119 "Garrick" Gaby Moreno
2123 "India-Oscar-November....." to "Wunder geschehen" Nena
2127 ID, email addy to "Cape Cod" Anders Osborne
2133 "What You Gonna Do?" North Mississippi Allstars
2137 "Up and Rolling" North Mississippi Allstars
2141 ID, email addy to "Timothy" Dada, some noise creeping in
2146 "One Step Beyond" Madness
2149 "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba
2152 "Thanks for listening....signing off"
2153 Off
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2153 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: ION Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2024, 2053 UTC »
Here too. Just started. S7 and a bit noisy here.
Raiders of the Lost Ark at 2054
Jurassic Park at 2059
Conan the Barbarian at 2102
ION Radio ID then "Cascades" at 2106
Indian (as in South Asian) singing
ION Radio ID then Spanish music at 2114
More Spanish music
ION Radio ID then German music at 2123.
Noise and fading taking a real toll on the signal now....
ION Radio ID then "Cape Cod," Anders Osborne at 2127
Chumbawumba at 2149
OFF at 2153

Thanks for providing the soundtrack as I do my tax returns  ::)

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/ion-radio-6880-am-2051-utc-19-feb-2024
« Last Edit: February 22, 2024, 0241 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
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Re: Unid 6880 AM 2051 AM 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2024, 2056 UTC »
2055utc SIO433 direct
music
2106utc ION radio
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2111 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Unid 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2024, 2059 UTC »
ION Radio
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2107 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Unid 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2024, 2100 UTC »
Sounds like LJS?

I'm thinking Mix or Ion
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2118 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2024, 2104 UTC »
2103 - The Kitchen/The Orgy - Basil Poledouris                S9
2106 - Cascades - Ryan Teague & Tom Edwards
2127 - Cape Cod - Anders Osborne
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2129 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Unid 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2024, 2104 UTC »
2104 Just tuned in, SIO 555
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Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2024, 2104 UTC »
S9 SIO: 555
2102 - "The Orgy"(From  Conan) - Basil Poledouris
2106 - YL w/ID: "This is ION Radio"
2106 - "Cascades" - Ryan Teague
2153 - OFF
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2154 UTC by Radio Star »
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ION RADIO 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2024, 2107 UTC »
Frequency:6880
Mode:AM
Date:19 FEB 2024
Time: 2101
SINPO:44444 in Uniontown PA

2102- Basil Poledouris- The Kitchen/The Orgy
2106 - ION Radio ID by YL
2106 - Hooked On Infinity

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« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2111 UTC by Big Badfish Al »
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2024, 2114 UTC »
2113 Middle Eastern sounding music YL vox, good signal at W3HFU kiwi SDR
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2024, 2115 UTC »
2109 UTC Unid ethereal music from India with YL singer (S9+10 and sounding great!)
2114 UTC YL with Phonetic ID and email address, followed by foreign language acoustic song
2152 UTC YL with sign off announcement
2153 UTC OFF
Kick back and listen time!

Thanks for the eclectic mix of songs ION!
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2153 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2024, 2119 UTC »
on 6880.00      direct
2119 very weak, some music,
lost by 2145
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2152 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2024, 2126 UTC »
2125 UTC S7 just above noise hard copy here..
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2024, 2129 UTC »
2128 UTC
S 9+ 10

MELLO MUSIC
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Re: Ion Radio 6880 AM 2051 UTC 19 FEB 2024
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2024, 2135 UTC »
S9+20 with the K1VL KiwiSDR.

2134 UTC-What You Gonna Do? (feat. Mavis Staples) by North Mississippi Allstars
2136 UTC-Up and Rolling by North Mississippi Allstars
2141 UTC-ION Radio ID and email
2142 UTC-Timothy by Dada
2146 UTC-One Step Beyond by Madness
2148 UTC-Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
2152 UTC-ID, email, signing off
2153 UTC-OFF
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 2153 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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