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Author Topic: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015  (Read 1771 times)

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Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« on: July 04, 2015, 2343 UTC »
Just signing on now. ID and then into music.
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2015, 2345 UTC »
Booming in here at S9 with UNID pop tune-YL singer :)
2345 UTC OM with ID, Stoneham address...Mr.X spells Stoneham! Mailbag program giving names of those who wrote in
(Nice to hear one of those old programs PBR :))
2350 UTC Reggae tune
2355 UTC "Hey Joe"-Reggae version by Black Uhuru
0000 UTC OM with ID, mention of 100% QSL, contest for T-shirt (ID the moldy oldy) followed by "Good Old Rock N Roll"-Dave Clark Five
0015 UTC "Spill The Wine"-Eric Burdon & War
0031 UTC OFF
Thanks for giving us a chance to hear that old program PBR! Enjoyed it very much :)

« Last Edit: July 05, 2015, 0036 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2015, 2345 UTC »
2344- "Love Will Find A Way" Amy Grant S9+ Great to hear PRB again!
2345- OM w/ID and Stoneham,MA maildrop
2346- mailbag segment which seems to be an old 90's broadcast
2353- Mr X playing some reggae tunes
2356- reggae version of "Hey Joe"
0001- said "QSL 100%" and mention of a contest with red white and blue t-shirt as a prize
0004- rock medley of "Sweet Little Sixteen" "Whole Lotta Shaking Going On" "Blue Suede Shoes" etc
0008- reading letters from listeners
0016- "Spill The Wine" tune
0023- song by Van Morrison
0030- mentioned best of PRB,gmail address and Happy Independence Day 2015
0031- off. Thanks for show PRB!
« Last Edit: July 05, 2015, 0032 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2015, 2348 UTC »
S9 on 6875 KHz USB. Seems to be an old show. Mention of "2nd broadcast". Shouts out to people who heard the prior (first?) broadcast. Many of the mentions date way back to the early 90's (CSIC!).
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2015, 2349 UTC »
S7-8 here in SE VA with great audio. My first time hearing PRB! Thanks for the show!
23:50 Announcing reggae music coming up.
23:51 "Don't Cry" - Lucky Dube
23:57 "Hey Joe" - Black Uhuru
00:02 Moldy Oldie Contest details.
00:05 Great montage of R&R oldies by unknown artist. Guess artist to win Moldy Oldies contest.
00:07 Reading listener letters from Al, Jay, Robert, Mike.  Signal starting to have some deep fades now, but still listenable.
00:16 "Spill the Wine' - Eric Burden and War
00:24 "In the Days Before Rock & Roll" Van Morrison
00:31 ID and sign off - Rebroadcast from 1982
« Last Edit: July 05, 2015, 0031 UTC by Big Al »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2015, 2353 UTC »
S 3 with static pops . Letter read from Canada.
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2015, 0005 UTC »
S9
0002z, whole lotta shaken going on, blue suede shoes
0006z, address, reception reports, Al Underwood...
0015z, Eric Burdon
0020z, more reception reports, QSLs
0023z, Van Morrison, "The Days before Rock and roll"
0028z, address, ID Pirate Radio Boston
0030z, sign off

Thanks for the show Charlie!
« Last Edit: July 05, 2015, 0031 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2015, 0025 UTC »
S5 at 2320 tune-in.  Mostly poor copy.
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6875 USB 2342 UTC 4 Jul 2015
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2015, 0029 UTC »
 Hearing Pirate Radio Boston but poor copy here in Western South Carolina at 00:29UTC.
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