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Author Topic: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015  (Read 1992 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« on: December 31, 2015, 1834 UTC »
1833 UTC "Live and Let Die"-Paul McCartney & Wings in progress
1834 UTC OM with ID and "the weakest pirate station in the nation", into "American Woman"-Guess Who
(Signal is peaking at S3 here with some minor fading)
1838 UTC OM with ID, into "Don't Fear the Reaper"-Blue Oyster Cult
(OM talkover song with plug for Pirate Radio Cafe and the HF Underground)
1842 UTC Synth YL with ID, into "All Right Now"-Free
(Hey CCC....somebody's QRMing your broadcast by singing over the songs :D)
1845 UTC OM with shoutouts to me, Yankee Charlie, ChrisSmol... 8), into "Photograph"-Def Leppard
1850 UTC "My Sweet Lord"-George Harrison (duet with CCC op ;))
1854 UTC OM, then "Rocky Mountain Way"-Joe Walsh
1900 UTC "The Joker"-Steve Miller Band
1903 UTC "You Really Got Me"-Kinks
1906 UTC "Slow Ride"-Foghat
1909 UTC "Pride and Joy"-Stevie Ray Vaughn
1913 UTC OM with ID, into "Radar Love"-Golden Earring
2050 UTC and still have a listenable signal, but it's starting to fade a bit....
2110 UTC "Ghost of a Chance"-Rush :) Thanks CCC!
« Last Edit: December 31, 2015, 2110 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1835 UTC 31 Dec 2015
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2015, 1835 UTC »
A nice signal this afternoon, SIO 444.
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2015, 1907 UTC »
Good signal & great tunes - S9

1859 - ID (om)
1900 - The Joker
1903 - You Really Got Me
1905 - ID (YL) - Slow Ride

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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2015, 1915 UTC »
1914- "Radar Love" at tune in S4-5
1919- YL ID into "White Winged Dove" Stevie Nicks
1940- "Ramblin Man"
1945- "Rocket Man" Elton John
2022- Cheap Trick song
2027- Alice Cooper song
« Last Edit: December 31, 2015, 2027 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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6965USB at 1943 on 31 December
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2015, 1943 UTC »
Music and then an announcer, then more music.

Unusable here.


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Re: 6965USB at 1943 on 31 December
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2015, 2006 UTC »
Yeah, okay, let's try LSB.  Then it is Cold Country Canada on 6969LSB.  Almost had it tuned in USB.  Ha!


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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2015, 2008 UTC »
Just heard an ID at 2007 for Cold Country Canada.


The (again) chagrined,


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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2015, 2124 UTC »
S4 and good copy @ 2123 with "Roxanne".  voice over top saying 'happy new year everywhere'.
2209 - S4 to S5 with "Brass in Pocket"
« Last Edit: December 31, 2015, 2210 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2015, 2125 UTC »
2122z Cold Country Canada ID, S8 in New Hampshire
2122z The Police - Roxanne
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1833 UTC Dec 31, 2015
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2015, 2239 UTC »
2232 Black Betty
2234 Hang on Loosely
2238 American band
Fading signal in Central IL. S-3 signal
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UnId, 6969L, 2337, 12.31.15
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2015, 2246 UTC »
Music is more pronounced than voice, 2242 man came on & thanked listeners; said he would be back later.  Maybe an ID in there, but there was fading & I didn't get it.

S5 with fading.
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Music identified with help from Shazam.

 

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