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Author Topic: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015  (Read 3878 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« on: February 08, 2015, 0207 UTC »
Just signed on. Radio Appalachia perhaps?

0218 ID
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0218 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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UNID, 6935 AM, 0206 UTC
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 0207 UTC »
Unidentified station on 6935 with bluegrass.
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Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2015, 0209 UTC »
02:09 just tuned into blue grass music - some type of concert mx. S-9+
02:15 new song - from a live concert, love bluegrass so this is refreshing!
02:19 Clear ID of Radio Appalachia - repeated several times
02:30 ID's with ad Jim Wallter home builders, "little or no money down" c/o Radio Appalachia (funny)
02:33 signal just tanked, barely audible now...
02:37 can still hear music, just above the QRN 02:42 ID's after 3 Stooges "Hello" greeting - signal up a bit.
 
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2015, 0211 UTC »
Beat me to it, Chris. :) I just happened to stumble across their carrier wave right before they started the music. Right now it's Blue Moon of Kentucky Pretty good signal too, peaking at an S7.
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2015, 0213 UTC »
Nice music and a very good signal here.

0218 Radio Appalachia ID, Stoogies

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« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0219 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2015, 0214 UTC »
Poor
6930.16 kHz

0206 - Bluegrass music / banjo pickin
0216 - sounds like a taped live show presentation of C/W
          bluegrass type music
0219 - Famous short Stooges audio bit - "Hello, Hello, Hello...Hello. Quiet numbskulls, I'm broadcasting"
0219 - Positive ID by OM as: "You are listening to Radio Appalachia"
0220 - into more music
.......
0233 - signal took a nose dive big time, barely audible
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0237 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: UNID, 6935 AM, 0206 UTC
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2015, 0219 UTC »
Weak signal here in the noise.

Heard someone singing and they faded out.
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2015, 0220 UTC »
0208 UTC tune in to a fair signal marred by noise level with a little C&W finger picking music
0209 UTC Man with live intro to another finger picking fiddle playing bluegrass tune
0212 UTC Same description as 0209 UTC!
Sounds like a live concert recording of some good bluegrass music!
0218 UTC ID by man announcer..."You are listening to Radio Appalachia...", into more bluegrass tunage
0224 UTC More bluegrass music (wish I knew more about this music besides Allison Kraus and maybe Flatt & Scruggs)
0226 UTC Some nice old boys with harmony vocals
0228 UTC ID by man announcer..."You are listening to Radio Appalachia, the free voice of the Ohio Valley.....", into something about a farm or barn...finest contruction???
0231 UTC More music now, then some old boys talking
0233 UTC Now more finger picking banjo man singer
0235 UTC More live bluegrass with man intro to song...
(I think this is all the same artists here playing live?)
0240 UTC Man announcer with ID..."You are listening to Radio Appalachia, the Free Voice of the Ohio Valley....???" Then a Three Stooges Clip ;D
0241 UTC Another live intro by man singer bluegrass tune
0244 UTC A slow familiar sounding mournful tune with harmonica and piano  and man singer with harmony vocals(sounded like Amazing Grace)
0249 UTC Another slow ballad with harmony vocals and slow picking
0253 UTC Slow gospel tune with lady singer and steel guitar(June Carter Cash?)
0256 UTC Another ballad by lady singer
0259 UTC Song with man talking intro into slow ballad Lady singer
0301 UTC OFF after the last song

Thanks for the down home music RA guy! Wish I knew the music and the artists you played, but I guess I'm just an old city boy.... :)
Signal varied from S5 with nice audio down to S2 and in the noise, but mostly above the noise and good copy 8)


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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2015, 0221 UTC »
Heard them for a minute. Faded out and noise now.
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2015, 0222 UTC »
0218z ID R. Appalachia
Bluegrass & various picking
0228z full ID
0229z ad for building a house, on your own lot
0233z Beverly Hillbillies [pickin' good  :D ]

***0229z Band is starting to go long :'(
***0238z band is back & better s7+ peaks using diversity  :P

Light but steady copy since 0209z

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« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0237 UTC by Rafman »
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2015, 0222 UTC »
signal in the static here at 0216 with music....talking at 0218...thought i heard anncr say "this is.... around 0218.  anncr talk then banjo tune cranks up at 0224.  ID at 0228.."this is, Radio Appalachia."  Song, "amazing grace" heard at 0248.
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0249 UTC by S. McArdle »
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2015, 0226 UTC »
Nice +10 signal into AL.  Sounding great.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2015, 0231 UTC »
Very good into GA tonight. Jim Walter home spot, ID 0231 UTC.

S9, pretty steady tonight

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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2015, 0232 UTC »
Excellent signal. Old country song, ID about broadcasting from above Moundsville, WV with echo. Jim Walker (I think?) home construction. "The Free Voice of the Ohio Valley" Please QSL again--I don't have your new card. Thanks!
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Re: Radio Appalachia 6935 AM 0206 UTC 8 Feb 2015
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2015, 0235 UTC »
Poor to Fair signal in Toronto.   Reminds me of WHBH-Hillbilly Heaven from many years ago.
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