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Author Topic: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014  (Read 4491 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« on: December 25, 2014, 2215 UTC »
Just signed on with Glenn Miller "In The Mood", S9 signal.
ID at 2226z.
« Last Edit: December 25, 2014, 2226 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2014, 2220 UTC »
S8 here at 2218 UTC with "In The Mood"-Glenn Miller ending, into "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"-Andrews Sisters
2221 UTC "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree(With Anyone Else But Me)-Andrews Sisters
2223 UTC UNID Jazz/Swing tune
2226 UTC Man announcer with ID..."You are tuned to Radio Casablanca...send your reception reports to radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
This was followed by a WW2 News Clip and then an UNID Jazz/Swing tune by Man singer and some nice clarinet playing
2230 UTC UNID tune by sultry voiced Lady Singer
2233 UTC Swing tune by Man singer..."I'll Be Seeing You"?
2236 UTC UNID Jazz/Swing tune Lady singer
2239 UTC Man announcer..."This is Radio Casablanca" followed by a clip from movie "Casablanca"
2241 UTC Song "Lets Misbehave" (Frequency is about 6939.8ish with some signal fading)
2244 UTC Song "My Girl Pussy" Man Singer
2248 UTC Song "Life Goes On Without You"?-Man Singer
2250 UTC song Young Lady singer cabaret style-Shirley Temple?
2253 UTC Man announcer "This is Radio Casablanca", followed by brief WW2 clip, then Song "Drinking Rum and Coca Cola"-Andrews Sisters
2257 UTC Song Uptempo Swing tune Man and Lady singers
2300 UTC Song Swing tune Man singer
2303 UTC Song Lady Singer-"Somebody's Rocking My Dreamboat"
2306 UTC Man announcer with ID..."You are tuned to Radio Casablanca. Send your reception reports to radiocasblanca1@gmail.com followed by movie clip from Casablanca and song "As Time Goes By" Man singer
2310 UTC Song by Lady Singer in German?
2313 UTC Song "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"-Lady singer
2316 UTC Song Man Singer (I should know this song but it escapes me...)
2319 UTC Man announcer with ID..."This is Radio Casablanca...Here's looking at you kid", into an UNID Swing/Jazzy tune
2321 UTC "Cheek to Cheek"-
2324 UTC Song "Without Your Love?-Lady Singer
2326 UTC Song "Night And Day"-Lady Singer
2329 UTC Man announcer with ID..."You are tuned to Radio Casablanca" followed by a clip from the movie then Song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
2333 UTC Jazz/Big Band Song (Sounds like Shirley Temple...hmmm another song I've heard but draw a blank)
2337 UTC "If I Didn't Care"-Man Singer
2340 UTC "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire"
2343 UTC Man announcer with ID..."This is Radio Casablanca. Send your reception reports to radiocasablanca1@gmail.com , then UNID Swing tune
2347 UTC Jazzy/Swing tune Lady Singer with long piano outro
2350 UTC UNID slow Swing tune-Man Singer
2352 UTC UNID Jazzy Swing tune Lady Singer..."Send Me Your Love"?
2355 UTC Man announcer with ID..."You are tuned to Radio Casablanca.Send your reception reports to radiocasablanca@gmail.com followed by song Man singer..."Girl I don't know where we began...I don't know where, I don't know when"
2357 UTC La Marseille and OFF

Thanks for the time travel back to a decade or so before I was born! I don't know a lot of these tunes, but some of them I did! Excellent show to end a nice family holiday. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you Radio Casablanca! It's always a good day to be American...
« Last Edit: December 26, 2014, 0003 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2014, 2223 UTC »
6940AM  22:22 GMT
"Don't sit under the apple tree"
Good signal into NE Ohio S8 with good audio

22:25 instrumental piece
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Re: UNID 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2014, 2225 UTC »
S7 into Georgia, older music being played. 2225 UTC

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Re: UNID 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2014, 2228 UTC »
2221z good signal into Southern-Central Virgina...
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2014, 2241 UTC »
S9 and good audio.
Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2014, 2250 UTC »
2250z Radio Casablanca sounding good in NH tonight, S7-S9
2330z ID, Still doing well here, S9-S9+10 ("Night and Day")
2359z La Marseillaise, Rick: "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" and off

Good to hear you again Radio Casablanca, thanks for the show...
« Last Edit: December 26, 2014, 0001 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2014, 2257 UTC »
Hearing Radio Casablanca with jazz here in South Carolina good signal plus 10+5 Glad to hear!
Radio ID a few minutes ago by male dee jay.
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2014, 2306 UTC »
ID and e-mail address given at 2306 UTC.   s7 in Toronto.  Reminds me a bit of a pirate "KOLD" from back in the 90s.
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2014, 2307 UTC »
252302Z Dec 14 - S-3 into Land of OZ.  Just barely above the noise floor. Passed ident @ 2306Z

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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2014, 2313 UTC »
2310 utc- As Time Goes By
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Over the Rainbow
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Good signal between utes. Good audio. S9. Signal best for me at 6.939.8 with SAM.

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: December 25, 2014, 2338 UTC by blw »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2014, 2314 UTC »
S1-S6 here in Oklahoma - quite a bit of QSB and noise.

2308 - "As Time goes by"
2310 - Woman vocal
2312 - "Smoke gets in your eyes"
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2014, 2324 UTC »
6940 AM  SINPO 4,4,4,3,4
23:19 utc ID
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2014, 2355 UTC »
S9 signal at 2350 utc. Id at 2355 utc followed Until We Meet Again. French national anthem followed and then signoff at 0000 utc.
« Last Edit: December 26, 2014, 0002 UTC by Tuco »

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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2215 UTC 25 Dec 2014
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2014, 0235 UTC »
SDR Recording Catch
SINPO: 43344 into Northern Illinois
signal peaks at -25 dB at times - great signal

2210 - First noted carrier on frequency
2215 - In The Mood - Glenn Miller
2218 - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
2221 - Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Andrews Sisters
.......
2319 - ID by OM as "This is Radio Casablanca, ...(pause)... that you're listening to".
2319 - Dancing Cheek to Cheek
2324 - Paper Moon
2326 - Night & Day - Ella Fitzgerald
2329 - Positive ID by OM as "You are tuned to Radio Casablanca"
2329 - Audio snippet from Casablanca - ..."Mr. Laszlo, you're under arrest"...
2331 - Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
2333 - At The Cotfish Ball - Shirley Temple
.......
2340 - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
2343 - ID by OM as "This is Radio Casablanca. Send your reception reports to: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com".
2349 - They Can't Take That Away From Me
2352 - Thanks For The Memories
2355 - ID by OM as "This is Radio Casablanca. Send your reception reports to: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com".
2355 - We'll Meet Again
2358 - Audio snippet from Casablanca - ..."Everybody is to leave here immediately. This café is closed til further notice"...
2359 - Le Marseillaise
0000 - Audio snippet from Casablanca - ..."Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"...
0000 - S/Off - QRT

Thanks for a great Christmas Day Show.
Great signal, great songs, great memories.
Hope to hear you again real soon.

« Last Edit: December 26, 2014, 1444 UTC by ByteBORG »
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