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Author Topic: All India Radio 11620 am 0130 utc 15 Aug 2020 74th Independence Day  (Read 394 times)

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Very good reception, in Hindi.  Signed on right at 0130 as article notes (without IS or ID though):
http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2020/08/all-india-radio-slated-for-special.html
Broadcast is part of celebration for 74th anniversary of independence.  First I have heard AIR since shutdown for Covid-19.

0130 OM talking
0135 ID in English "This is All India Radio"
0136 YL Talking
0146 2YL in conversation
0149 OM talking, celebration noise in background?
0150 Snippet of March music, OM talking, another OM in distance shouting orders?
0153 OM in distance shouting military-like commands
0155 2YL talking, OM in distance can be heard over them
0200 Military march music
0206 Speech being given to audience
« Last Edit: August 15, 2020, 0206 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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