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WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« on: April 18, 2020, 2348 UTC »
Boston then a v  e  r  y   s  l  o  w  S  o  m  e  t  h  i  n  g  "Radio" I  D  that I didn't understand into another rock song, WTF Radio ID.

S6 with good audio.
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2020, 2350 UTC »
wtf sounding good here s7 to s8

bands are full tonight


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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2020, 2354 UTC »
S7 at 2352 . Music Shazam  no help
 2355 ID  "WTF Radio broadcasting from ? "
 2357 " Sad and Lonely " Secret Machines
 2359 Earache my Eye " Cheech and Chung
 0001 "Talk to ya later " The tubes
 If your so inclined a QSL would be  appreciated . Thanks for the program .
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0018 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2020, 2356 UTC »
S9 @ 2354 with "A Quick One, While He's Away" The Who
2356 - ID
0017 - "Hyacinth House" The Doors
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0018 UTC by refmo »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2020, 2357 UTC »
Good reception

2355  "A quick one while he's away" The Who
Perhaps "Sound of Silence" Simon & Garfunkel?
0031 "Strange" R. E. M.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0035 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2020, 2358 UTC »
2356- "Sad and Lonely" by Secret Machines.
000- ID by man as "WTF Radio Worldwide, broadcasting from the East Coast of North America, to the World, _____ Canada" followed by comedy routine of dad and kid fighting about going to school.
001- "Talk to Ya Later" by The Tubes. Male voice with number station type copy under music at 004.
006- "Some Might Say" by Oasis.
010- Same ID by man as before.
010- "Time" by David Bowie.
015- DJ mentions his name as "in the studio tonight" and is playing songs about social distancing and isolation.
015- "Hyacinth House" by The Doors.
018- DJ IDs as WTF Worldwide and says something different.
019- "Pulling Teeth" by Green Day.
021- "The Ocean" by Zeppelin.
025- DJ IDs and thanks listeners for reception reports.
025- "My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders.
By 030 lost entirely under the QRN.
033- DJ IDs again mentioning "East Coast of North America," then into another song, but lost again under noise.
Checked back in and signal reacquired at 046 with rock music and male singer.
048- DJ IDs briefly
048- "Sick as a Dog" by Aerosmith.
[Lost signal for a bit due to localized QRN, I believe]
108- "Foreplay/Long Time" by Boston.
110- Super Slo-mo voice effect DJ IDing.
110- Kate Bush song.
114- DJ IDs and then "Hello Americans, this is Paul Harvey, standby for...news..."
114-Off

At 2356, SINPO=23222, with some localized QRN making copy difficult, but can make out basics.
By 000, signal strengthening to SINPO=34343.
By 010, signal going under the QRN, SINPO back to 23222.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0116 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2020, 2359 UTC »
Good sometimes excellent signal via na5b SDR in/near DC with Sad and Lonely by Secret Machines 2357 UTC
Thanks WTF !
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2020, 0001 UTC »
Tuned in at 0000utc, fair/poor signal, playing "earache my eye" by Cheech and Chong, variety of music, at 0016 said "WTF Radio Worldwide", at 0027 a Pretenders tune (Ohio?), nice variety of tunes from 1970's, at 0105 ID as "WTF Radio Worldwide", Nice program, thanks.     
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0108 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2020, 0005 UTC »
At 0003 weak signal under very noisy conditions.
ID @ 0015 with just the op and the Roomba.  Music by the Doors.
Big improvement  in signal as night as progressed.  Strong signal and good audio at 0105.
ID  at 0115 as WTF Radio Worldwide.  Audio clip of Paul Harvey; "Stand by for the news." Then,  Pfftt! Gone.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0119 UTC by JohnS »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2020, 0008 UTC »
0006 UTC "Some Might Say"-Oasis (Solid S9 here!)
0010 UTC OM with ID "WTF Radio...broadcasting from the East Coast of North America", into "Time"-David Bowie
0015 UTC OM DJ chatting..."WTF Radio Worldwide", into "Hyacinth House"-The Doors
0018 UTC OM DJ...."WTF Radio...hopefully propagation is being kind to us tonight", into "Pulling Teeth"-Green Day
0021 UTC "The Ocean"-Led Zeppelin
0026 UTC OM DJ with shoutout to the listeners, into "My City Was Gone"-Pretenders
0031 UTC OM DJ with ID, into "Strange"-R.E.M.
0033 UTC OM DJ with ID, into "I Want to Live On An Abstract Plain"-Frank Black
0036 UTC OM DJ, into "This Must Be the Place"-Talking Heads
0040 UTC OM DJ...."What's the frequency....from the East Coast of North America...hope you're having a good evening", into "Stand or Fall"-The Fixx
0044 UTC OM DJ, into "Isolation"-Buzzcocks
0048 UTC OM DJ into "Sick As a Dog"-Aerosmith
0052 UTC OM DJ with "WTF Worldwide", into "Sissyneck"-Beck
0056 UTC OM DJ "Hope you had a good evening", into "Crime of the Century"-Supertramp
0101 UTC "It Never Rains"-Dire Straits
0105 UTC OM DJ "This is WTF Radio Worldwide", into "Foreplay/Long Time"-Boston
0110 UTC OM with slowed down speech "W-T-F Worldwide", into "Wuthering Heights"-Kate Bush
0114 UTC OM with "WTF Worlwide", then "Hello Americans, this is Paul Harvey....then OFF

Thank you for a very enjoyable show WTF Worldwide! Great signal and great tunes!  :)
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHiTB8IW7YSnYODO-PBMK-bBWrfBWh4-/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0133 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2020, 0011 UTC »
0008 - Pretty good signal into NYC S7
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2020, 0023 UTC »
signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Milford, PA
00.21 song (a woman)
00.25 ID and talking about reports (a man)
00.26 song (a man)
00.31 id (a man)
00.31 song (a man)
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2020, 0038 UTC »
Catching WTF on 4920 USB with a 5 over S9 and great audio with ID at 003. Talking Heads at 0035. Thanks for the show WTF, first time catch of your station! :)

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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2020, 0038 UTC »
0036 UTC: Loud and clear with Talking Heads' "This Must be the Place." I'm hearing it via NA5B SDR in Washington, D.C.
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Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2020, 0057 UTC »
WTF Radio 4920 USB S4-S6 in NY

0055: Beck “Sissyneck”
0057: This is WTF Radio Worldwide I.D. into Supertramp “Crime Of The Century”
0102: Dire Straits “It Never Rains”
0105: Boston “Foreplay/Long Time”
0110: Another I.D. into Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights”
0114: Another I.D. then off the air
« Last Edit: April 19, 2020, 0115 UTC by PirateSWL »
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