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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026  (Read 1963 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« on: April 25, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0058: Wildfire IS
45444
0100: ID by YL w/mx, "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
0104: "Age of Aquarius" - 5th Dimension
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0120: "Sunshine on My Shoulders" - John Denver ; 55555
0229: SSTV
0231: EOT

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0233 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2026, 0059 UTC »
Tonight, I tried the KiwiSDR NA5B and got a signal of about 6 to 7 out of 10 with some deep dropouts
Shortly after, I tired the KiWISDR in Niantic, CT (second closest to my QTH) and had similar results


0057 Signal on
0058 [Wildfire Interval signal]
0100 Opening Announcement
0100 Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
0104 The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (Medley)
0109 Pat Benetar - Shadows of the Night
0113 [Most Friday Nights - Liner]
0113 Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
0117 Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
0120 John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders
0125 [Special Theme/e-mail - Line]
0125 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
0129 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
[At this point, the kiwi in niantic lost signal, seemed an antenna failure or similar, so I switched back to NA5B]
0133 [A digital signal of some kind, not sure what it was]
0133 The Bangles - A Hazy Shade Of Winter
0136 [Wires In The Trees - Liner]
0136 The Mills Brothers - Bring Me Sunshine [I figured it out, I think]
0140 Cat Stevens - Moon Shadow
0143 Bill Whithers - Ain't No Sunshine
0145 [Station ID]
0145 Four Tops - Shadows Of Love
0147 KC and the Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love
0151 Anne Murray - Shadows In The Moonlight
0154 [Guesses and reception Reports - Liner]
0154 Len - Steal My Sunshine
0158 Oasis - Cast No Shadow
0202 The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
0205 [Nothing But The Hits - Liner]
0205 Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr - Me and My Shadow
0208 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of Life
0211 Ashlee Simpson - Shadow
0215 [Greatest Hits Of All Time - Liner]
0215 Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer
0221 Mike Oldfield featuring Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow
0224 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0224 Sting - Shadows In The Rain
0228 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0228 [SSTV]
0230 [Closing Message]
0231 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0232 program end
0232 [Transmission Ended]



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« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0232 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2026, 0100 UTC »
0101utc  good signal   direct
Wildfire
Shadow dancing
Aquarius
Shadows of the night
Walking on sunshine
I got to wear shades
Sunshine on my shoulder
A Whiter shade of pale
Sunshine of your love


Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0131 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2026, 0107 UTC »
0107 - Signal is S9 into my NYC shack.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2026, 0111 UTC »
SIGNAL REPORT
Listen Time (UTC): 0110
SDR++ Signal Strength (dBFS): -60
SDR++ S/N (dB): 45
SINPO: 55445
RST: 58

Great AM signal.  Great tunes.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2026, 0112 UTC »
s9 here

0111 "Shadows of the Night" by Pat Benatar.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2026, 0112 UTC »
0112 S9+20 into NYC. Usual sounding signal. Tnx for the broadcast.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2026, 0114 UTC »
0110 on Empire MI sdr2 with fair/weak S7-S9+10 signal, ID with bowling ball sound, pop/rock music, song "walking on sunshine" Katrina and the Waves, "sunshine on my shoulders" John Denver, 0126 "whiter shade of pale" Procol Harum, "sunshine of your love" Cream, 0140 "moonshadow" Cat Stevens,     
« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0143 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2026, 0115 UTC »
0113 S7 with some QSB into my SDR direct
0114 Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
0117 The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear  Shades by TimBuk 3
« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0118 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2026, 0122 UTC »
I have it with an excellent signal and John Denver song playing.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2026, 0134 UTC »
0134 - Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles                   S9+
0140 - Moonshadow - Cat Stevens
0143 - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
0155 - Steal My Sunshine - LEN
« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0156 UTC by Sarge94 »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2026, 0151 UTC »
01050: Keep It Comin' Love by KC and the Sunshine Band. Noisy S7.
0152: Shadows In the Moonlight by Anne Murray.
0156: Steal My Sunshine by LEN.
0200: Cast No Shadow by Oasis.
0213: Shadow / Autobiography / La La / Better Off by Ashlee Simpson.
0221: Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield.

« Last Edit: April 25, 2026, 0232 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2026, 0200 UTC »
A steady S9 into MoCo / DC, though a lot of atmospheric f-ery with more inbound rain later tonight.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2026, 0217 UTC »
Station: Ballsmacker Radio
Listening date: 25 April 2026
Listening time: 01:58 - xx:xx (UTC time)
Frequency: 6960 AM
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Tokyo (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: 130ft end-fed Antenna
Details of the programme listened to:
  0158 "Steal My Sunshine" by LEN
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  0202 "Cast No Shadow" by Oasis
  0203 "Good Day Sunshine" by Beatles
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  0214 "Shadow" by Ashlee Simpson

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 25 APR 2026
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2026, 0225 UTC »
0225 Usual big signal with excellent audio here on Long Island at S9+20.
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