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Author Topic: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016  (Read 2470 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« on: January 30, 2016, 1349 UTC »
Just signing on now, I am pretty sure this is Channel Z.
Solid SIO 555.
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1351 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2016, 1350 UTC »
1349- music suddenly on S7-8
1352- jazzy music
1358- "Channel Z" song by B52's
1400- signal dropped to S4-5 and noisy now here
1404- the unmistakable voice of Andy Walker
1406- music below the noise level now  :(
1409- slowly coming back up with country sounding tune "Texas Ain't The Biggest Anymore"
1410- Andy Walker mentioned "Before They Were Famous Part Six" S8-9 now and great sounding audio
1413- ID into Four Tops song
1417- signal dropped again to S5-6 with tune "Miracle"
1419- Andy Walker giving BRS,PA maildrop for a QSL
1420- gave the gmail address for eQSL
1423- "Let Me Be Your Boy" Wilson Pickett
1428- unknown song by OM singers S6-7
1430- Channel Z ID jingle into John Denver song
1444- "Can't Help Myself" ? tune S7-8
1446- ID and Austin Powers soundbyte "oh groovy baby!"
1453- 1960s psychedelic sounding song
1459- Mott The Hoople tune
1502- "On behalf of Channel Z Radio this is Andy Walker...." into Looney Tunes soundbyte
1503- off.
 Thanks for the morning show!
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1502 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2016, 1351 UTC »
1350 - Hearing music JBA
          Jazzed up version of "Also Sprach Zarathrustra" I've heard before
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1353 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2016, 1352 UTC »
Awesome S9+15 signal in the Boston burbs at 1351, playing some funky organ jazzy stuff.
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2016, 1412 UTC »
S9+ some fade, noise

Before They Were Famous part 6

1412 preacher talking
1413 ID. tune by The Four Tops
1416 ID Channel Z, "Miracles"
1419 ID, mail drop, email addy channelzradio@gmail.com
1422 "Let me be your boy" Wilson Picket
1425 "Give her my regards"
1427 Steven Stills with Au Go Go Singers "San Francisco Bay"
1429 ID, "That's the way it's gonna be" John Denver
1432 tune by The Fifth Dimension  
1435 ID by Andy Walker. shoutouts to HFU, always fun to hear your name mentioned
1437 Emerson Lake and Palmer
1440 "Don't go away little girl" The Shame
1443 "I must be mad" Carl Palmer
1446 ID. "Love is beautiful thing"
1448 ID. Stevie Nicks "Where was I"
1451 Greg and Duane Allman in the band - The 31st of February (WOW)
1455 ID. Mott the Hoople
1500 ID w/Andy Walker in London, email addy
1502 OFF

Thanks for the awesome show AW



« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1502 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2016, 1417 UTC »
Z here with Andy Walker show S-7 with fades 1405, nice audio.
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2016, 1417 UTC »
Channel Z putting a great signal into New Hampshire this morning, S9+10

1416z Channel Z ID
1416z OJays - Miracles
1418z ID, channelzradio@gmail.com
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1420 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2016, 1427 UTC »
S5 peaks here with occasional deep fades here at 6925.1 AM at 1405 UTC with what sounds like an early Elvis tune
1407 UTC Andy Walker ID'ing last song as "My Happiness"
1412 UTC AW ID'ing next song followed by "Lonely Summer"-Four Tops
1416 UTC AW, followed by "Miracles"-O'Jays
1419 UTC AW with postal addy for reports, into early Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tune from 1961
1422 UTC AW and Channel Z jingle, into "Let Me Be Your Boy"-Wilson Pickett
1425 UTC AW, into early Steve Marriot from 1963 and "Give Her My Regards
1427 UTC AW...1964 early Stephen Stills with Au Go Go Singers :) "San Francisco Bay Blues"
1430 UTC AW, then Chad Mitchell Trio (with John Denver) "That's the Way It's Gonna Be
1432 UTC AW then early Fifth Dimension "The Versatiles" and "You're Good Enough For Me"
1435 UTC AW giving shoutouts to folks on the HF Underground and others(Thanks for the mention AW! :))
1438 UTC Early Keith Emerson(of ELP) with "The Nice" from 1967 and "I'm Going Down?"
1440 UTC Early Greg Lake with "Don't Go Away Little Girl" from 1967
1444 UTC Early Carl Palmer on drums from 1967 and "I Must Be Mad"-King Bees
1446 UTC AW..."Before They Were Famous-Part 6"...Channel Z jingle followed by early Cozy Powell with "Love Is a Beautiful Thing"-Sorcerers
1449 UTC AW, followed by "Where Was I"-early Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks with the group Fritz Rabyne Memorial Band
1452 UTC AW then early Greg and Duane Allmen with "Morning Dew"-The 31st of February demo
1456 UTC AW followed by "Rock and Roll Dream Queen"? (early Mott the Hoople in 1969)
1500 UTC AW "just about winding up the show"....Channel Z jingle....email addy channelzradio@gmail.com and postal addy Channel Z Radio PO Box 109 Blue Ridge Summit PA 17214, then closing announcements by AW and Loony Tunes clip and OFF

Thanks for another superb edition of "Before They Were Famous"! I missed the first few times due to bad propagation or being away from the radio...Got most of it this time with very good to excellent reception and great audio...thanks Z and thanks Andy Walker!  8)
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1506 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2016, 1432 UTC »
1431 - S5, fades to S3 - sounds like John Denver
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2016, 1438 UTC »
Picked up the station at 14:30 with an old time rock song.

 14:35 UTC- A Channel Z station ID with Andy Walker talking about all the HF Underground reports by logger, and e mail reports.
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2016, 1454 UTC »
1454 Dwayne and Greg/ morning dew
1456 Mott the Hoople/rock and roll queen
1500 Andy Walker in London "wrapping up"
1501 off
S7
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1505 UTC by Davep »
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Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2016, 1458 UTC »
14.45 UTC tuned in via K2SDR, music
14.48 UTC Talky by Andy Walker, Channel Zeeeee
14.49 UTC Music, by Fleetwood Mac female singer
14.51 UTC Announcement by AW, Duane & Greg Allman - Morning Dew
14.55 UTC AW with announcement, early 70ies, broadcasting, jingle
14.56 UTC Mott The Hoople - Rock And Roll Queen
15.00 UTC AW announced Mott the Hoople, album version, Channel Z
15.01 UTC E-mail address channelzradio@gmail.com, BRS address in PA
15.01 UTC QSL, that's about it from me, 16th winterfest mentioned, final words
sign off then

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Thanks for the nice show AW and Channel Z, Please QSL!
« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 1506 UTC by RainBrandy »
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