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Author Topic: Pirate Radio Boston 6850.5 AM 0052 UTC 28 JUL 2017  (Read 1378 times)

Offline Davep

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Pirate Radio Boston 6850.5 AM 0052 UTC 28 JUL 2017
« on: July 28, 2017, 0053 UTC »
0053 Id over music
Charlie Loudenboomer / mention of HFU
100 George Strait/ somewhere down in Texas
105 Thanking PJ Sparx and others 25 anniversary and farewell broadcast
106 Paul Mauriat/ love is blue
109 Henry Mancini/ love theme from Romeo and Juliet
111 Sign off CL " goodbye" Bee Gees / Massachusetts
114 off
S7 very good audio
Thanks CL
« Last Edit: July 29, 2017, 1402 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6850 am 0052 utc 7/28/17
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2017, 0055 UTC »
Mostly a carrier here at 0055 UTC with some threshold audio....6850.5ish AM
0107 UTC Faded up a bit...sounds like "Love Is Blue"-Paul Mauriat
« Last Edit: July 28, 2017, 0110 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6850 am 0052 utc 7/28/17
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2017, 0100 UTC »
Pirate Radio Boston 6850.5 AM S5-S7 in NY

0058: Charlie Loudenboomer with Pirate Radio Boston I.D. and mention of a 25th Anniversary & Farewell Broadcast, If your a DXer, you worry about your postman stealing your QSL cards. E-mail address PirateRadioBoston@gmail.com
0059: George Strait "Somewhere Down In Texas"
0103: Thanking Mr. Excellence, Andy Yoder, George Zeller & PJ Sparx from WREC
0106: Muzikfabrik "Blue"
0108: Yoda ? with a shout out to Pirate Radio Boston
0109: Henry Mancini "Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet"
0111: Charlie Loudenboomer wishing everyone Happy Pirate DX, saying goodbye, final transmission
0112: Bee Gees "Massachusetts"
0114: FCC parody and off the air
« Last Edit: July 28, 2017, 0115 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6850 am 0052 utc 7/28/17
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2017, 0101 UTC »
S4 to S5 @ 0059.  Able to make out the music, but can't understand much of the announcements.
0100 - "Somewhere Down In Texas" George Strait
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6850.5 am 0052 UTC 7/28/17
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2017, 1551 UTC »
Heard from 0033 sign on, on the SDR recording. 25th anniversary show. Will be sorry to see you go, many thanks for all of the broadcasts over the years!
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