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Author Topic: Hip To Be Square Radio 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019  (Read 1089 times)

Offline PirateSWL

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Hip To Be Square Radio 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019
« on: July 06, 2019, 1924 UTC »
Hip To Be Square Radio 6925 USB S5 in NY

1924: On the air with Huey Lewis & The News "Hip To Be Square" (parked on frequency)
1928: OM with a possible I.D. into Huey Lewis & The News "The Heart Of Rock & Roll"
1932: OM talking, heard him mention PirateSWL into Huey Lewis & The News "Walking On A Thin Line"
1937: OM talking again but just can't pull out I.D. into Huey Lewis & The News "Build Me Up"
1942: Hip To Be Square Radio I.D. (got it that time) & HipToBeSquareRadio@gmail.com e-mail given
1943: Huey Lewis & The News "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
1946: OM with another I.D. into Huey Lewis & The News "Doin' It (All For My Baby)"
1950: OM with shout to Brian D. and gave another I.D. into Huey Lewis & The News "Whole Lotta Lovin'"
1955: Huey Lewis & The News "Honky Tonk Blues"
1957: OM with another I.D. and mention of the HFU and an I.D. into Huey Lewis & The News "You Crack Me Up"
2003: Huey Lewis & The News "I Want A New Drug"
« Last Edit: July 06, 2019, 2005 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2019, 1925 UTC »
1924 "Hip To Be Square", SIO 433
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Re: UNID 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2019, 1927 UTC »
Thanks to CS tip, Huey Lewis and the News at 1927 tune in, good level.
Numerous Hip to be Square Radio IDs -- the Voice of Huey Lewis.
2013 preparing to go off with another Huey Lewis song....thanks Hip to be Square for the program!
« Last Edit: July 06, 2019, 2013 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: UNID 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2019, 1941 UTC »
Good signal - S5-6

1924 - Hip To Be Square
1928 - The Hear of Rock & Roll
1932 - Walking On The Thin Line
1937 - ID/Address: Hip To Be Square Radio
1938 - Build Me UP

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Re: Hip To Be Square Radio 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2019, 1950 UTC »
19.47 UTC Huey Lewis & The News - Doing It All For My Baby
19.49 UTC male announcer, ID: Hip To Be Square Radio, e-mail, New York mentioned
19.50 UTC HipToBeSquareRadio@gmail.com, IDs quite often
19.52 UTC Huey Lewis & The News - Whole Lotta Lovin'
19.54 UTC announcement by OM over the song, Huey Lewis & The News - Honky Tonk Blues
19.57 UTC Announcer about Honky Tonk Blues, hello to RainBrandy, thank you for listening..
Thank YOU for the shout out, OM!
19.58 UTC Huey Lewis & The News - You Crack Me Up
20.01 UTC ID and announcement, thank you, Hip To Be Square Radio, HFU information
20.02 UTC e-mail, ID, Huey Lewis & The News - I Want A New Drug
20.07 UTC ID, e-mail, Huey Lewis & The News - Little Sally Walker

via W1HB Arlington, VA KiwiSDR, fair reception, SINPO 33333, noisy band today
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« Last Edit: July 06, 2019, 2008 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Hip To Be Square Radio 6925 USB 1924 UTC 6 July 2019
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2019, 2112 UTC »
Thanks for the Nuey Hewis and the Lews show!
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