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Online Ray Lalleu

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Radio Cuckoo 6240.2 2306 utc 18 apr 2019
« on: April 18, 2019, 2308 UTC »
on 6240.2+
2306 music, 2309 coucou coucou!, next pop, 2311

(2324 trace ? )
« Last Edit: April 18, 2019, 2325 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Radio Cuckoo 6240.3 AM 2318 UTC 18 Apr 2019
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2019, 2320 UTC »
2318 UTC "The Weight"-The Band featuring the Staples Singers-LIVE (Signal mostly above the noise floor here with nice audio! I have it closer to 6240.3 AM)
2322 UTC OM with "You're listening to Radio Cuckoo", into "Still the Same"-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (I'm getting an S7 peak here at local sunset!)
2325 UTC Sound of a cuckoo! Then YL and OM with ID, into "Mirrors"-Sally Oldfield
2329 UTC "It's A Miracle"-Culture Club
(Signal has faded into the noise quite a bit....still audible though!)
2336 UTC A bit of a fade up with "Shattered Dreams"-Johnny Hates Jazz
2339 UTC OM with ID, into "The Riddle"-Nelson Kershaw (S6 signal peak this song!)
2344 UTC Deep fade into the noise...
2346 UTC Back up again with "Too Shy"-Kajagoogoo
2347 UTC "CUCKOO CUCKOO"  8) , into "Hold Me Tight"-Thompson Twins
2353 UTC "Poison Arrow"-ABC
2356 UTC Noise level here has gotten bad, but I hear "Don't Go"-Yazoo
2358 UTC "Temptation"-Heaven 17
0003 UTC Signal has pretty much disappeared.

My first logging of Radio Cuckoo! Very happy to finally hear you across the big pond!  :)
« Last Edit: April 19, 2019, 0004 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Cuckoo 6240.2 2306 utc 18 apr 2019
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2019, 0001 UTC »
I tuned in around 2340. I don't think I could ID any songs, but I am hearing threads of audio. Also my 1st time to hear this one
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