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Author Topic: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020  (Read 1016 times)

Offline refmo

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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2020, 0106 UTC »
Ballsmacker Radio ID
01:00 Private Eyes Hall and Oates
01:03 Eye in the Sky Allan Parsons Project. Allan Parsons also produce on Pink Floyds Darkside of the Moon in 1974
Finally! The confussion is over lol! The Real Ballsmacker.
Ballsmacker Addy Given for Valid reception report and Theme.
01:08 My Father's Eyes Eric Clapton The Slow Hand Guitarist for The Cream Also played with Derek and the Dominos
01:13 Your Lying Eyes The Eagles Iconic rock group of the 70s and still playing today! RIP Glenn Frye Many of the members also have a solo career..Eagles biggest album Hotel California and Eagles Greatest Hits
Ballsmacker ID.
01:19 These Eyes The Guess Who Most popular in early seventies..Still playing smaller venues these days.
01:23 Betty Davis Eyes Kim Carnes Betty Davis Hollywood star in the 40s and 50s with wonderful eyes! One of Hollywoods greatest female actresses in the heyday of Hollywood...The famous Hollywood sign up on the canyon used to spell Hollywoodland
Ballsmacker ID
01:26 Promises, Promises (Single Version) Naked Eyes Hit in the 1980s New Wave era

Need the old Kabala Eye ball game for this theme!

01:29 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes.

How about For your Eyes Only Sheana Easton?
Blue Eyes Elton John?
Smoke Gets in your Eyes The Platters

Ballsmacker Radio ID.
01:34 Green Eyed Lady Sugarloaf.
01:37 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison Lead singer of 60s group Them. Very successful Solo career and still singing today Van Morrison has one of the tightest bands ever!
Ballamacker ID
01:38 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol Hit maker in the new wave era and second wave punk
01:45 There he is Elton Hercules John Blue Eyes (Reginald Dwight) Elton first appeared in America in 1970 at the Trubadour! His first album made in America from that live performance.
Elton is Sir Elton today as he was dubbed Sir by the Queen of England.
Ballsmacker Addy Given
01:48 Eye of the Tiger Survivor
01:51 Naked Eye Luscious Jackson.
01:56 Cant Take My Eyes off of You Frankie Valli solo...his backing group The Four Seasons Jersey Boys! Know for his falsetto Vocals in his early hits.
01:59 My Eyes Adored You Franki Valli and the Four Seasons Franki provided hit tune Grease for the Movie production of Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. Grease was a big hit on the airwaves too
Nothing but the Hits Ballsmacker from somewhere in the Northeast
02:02 In Your Eyes Peter Gabrial Once lead singer of Genesis! Hit maker in the MTV genra with his hit Sledgehammer a monster video from MTV days in the eighties
02:07 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 2nd Wave English Invasion to America The Who still playing today without two of their original musicians RIP Keith Moon and John! The early Who known for destroying their guitars, drums and microphones. Peter Townsend with his trademark Windmill guitar riffs The Who and Elton John performed in Hollywood production of Tommy! Elton as the Pinball Wizard!
Ballsmacker ID on Shortwave
02:11 I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas. Black eyed peas a southern classic and consumed traditionally at New Years Day meals.
02:16 Hungry Eyes Eric Carmen One of Erics biggest Hits! Made hits back in the 1970s Im never gonna fall in love again was one
Ballsmacker Radio ID.
02:20 Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne. Hit maker in the 1970s and 80s.
02:23 Smoke Gets In your Eyes The Platters Hit maker of the 1950s. Was featured in the movie Rock Around The Clock featuring Allan Freed and Bill Halley and his Comets The Platters made music to slow dance too when you were at the Hop in the School Gym. SGIYE was used in the American Grafitti Soundtrack
02:26 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind.
Email addy given for valid reception report and theme.
Wildfire Interval.
Off the Air 02:32




« Last Edit: July 18, 2020, 0232 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2020, 0117 UTC »
0117 Your Lying Eyes - Eagles  just starting to be heard above the noise floor
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2020, 0118 UTC »
0117 some audio at the noise floor, sometimes above it. Seems typical for the long days, hopefully by mid August there will be more at this time. Looking forward to repeat broadcast.
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2020, 0131 UTC »
S7 into SWPA

0130: Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
0133: Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
« Last Edit: July 18, 2020, 0134 UTC by CigarBK »
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2020, 0132 UTC »
signal S9+5 on te SDR in Westminster, D
01.04 song (a man)
01.08 ID, email
01.08 song (a man)
01.13 song (a man)
01.19 ID
01.19 song "Lying Eyes"
01.23 song "Bette Davis Eyes"
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2020, 0143 UTC »
Really good sounding show tonight. Station is sometimes S9+10. Great audio. Thanks for the broadcast.

Heard some great tunes:

Eye In the Sky- Alan Parsons Project
Lyin' Eyes- The Eagles
Green Eyed Lady- Sugar Loaf

and plenty more great tunes
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2020, 0154 UTC »
0102 Songs with "eyes" theme with ID's every several songs.

S7 here. 

The fame Ball smacker was much weaker. 
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2020, 0204 UTC »
SINPO=24222.

203- Sound of bowling balls knocked down and the correct YL IDing BSR.
203- "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
208- "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who.
211- YL IDs and then sound of bowling balls knocked down.
211- "I Gotta A Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas.
216- "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen. Now SINPO=44343, very clear!
220- YL, "From some wires strung up in the trees, Ball Smacker Radio," then sounds of bowling balls knocked down.
220- "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne.
223- "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters. Signal suddenly overtaken by QRN, SINPO=24111, tough copy.

227- Hearing "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind, but tough to make out now.
230- YL announcement but can't copy. Longer than usual for an ID, so presume sign-off.

231- Electronic instrumental music booming in all of a sudden.

« Last Edit: July 18, 2020, 0233 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: The Real Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 17 Jul 2020
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2020, 0214 UTC »
HUGE signal with The Who "Behind Blue Eyes" into YL ID "the greatest hits of all time"
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