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Author Topic: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020  (Read 813 times)

Offline Big Badfish Al

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ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« on: October 31, 2020, 1358 UTC »
Tuned at 1355  strong carrier with some light music audio with some hum. SIO:444 Signal S7+ to S9+

1400 - electro music very
1404  - ION RADIO ID
1405 - CBS MYSTERY THEATER RELAY



« Last Edit: October 31, 2020, 1406 UTC by Big Badfish Al »
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Re: UNID 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2020, 1402 UTC »
Just heard the music start at 1400. VG signal
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Re: ION Radio 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2020, 1405 UTC »
weak to good signal, 333

1401 - unknown musical tones
1404 - ID, "This is ION Radio..."
1406 - E.G. Marshall hosts CBS Radio Theater's Frankenstein
1408 - Budweiser commercial
1410 - radio show begins

Thanks I.R. for the Halloween show!
« Last Edit: October 31, 2020, 1413 UTC by aurora »
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Re:ION Radio 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2020, 1405 UTC »
signal S9+10 on the SDR in Milford, PA
14.04 music
14.04 ID + frequency (a man) + music in the background
14.06 talking (a man) "The CBS Radio Mistory Theater presents ..."
14.06 radio play (Frankenstein)
« Last Edit: October 31, 2020, 1419 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: UNID 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2020, 1406 UTC »
1405 "This is Ion Radio, 6-8-7-0 kilohertz AM mode on shortwave" repeating

CBS Radio theater presents . . . E. G. Marshall with a scary radio show
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Re: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2020, 1426 UTC »
1426 Just tuned into the radio drama, SIO 444.
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Re: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2020, 1427 UTC »
1426 UTC Awesome S7 signal here with radio play (CBS Radio Mystery Theater Episode 59 "Frankenstein Revisited" narrated by E.G. Marshall)  8)
1435 UTC YL with ID "Thanks for listening to Ion Radio....our email address is ionradioshortwave@gmail.com
1438 UTC We will return to the Castle of Bad Dreams
1439 UTC Ad mentioning the Better Business Bureau with advertisement(signal starting to fade)
1446 UTC YL with ID and email addy
1456 UTC "This message brought to you on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service". followed by names of cast members.
1458 UTC Closing statement by E.G. Marshall
1459 UTC "KRLD Dallas", followed by YL with IDs...this is ION Radio signing off

Thanks for the show ION! Excellent reception here today!  :)

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« Last Edit: October 31, 2020, 2322 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2020, 1429 UTC »
1425 Coming in pretty well here around S-7 with some fades ... thanks for the show!
1446 Quick YL ID.
« Last Edit: October 31, 2020, 1447 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1355 UTC 31 October 2020
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2020, 1924 UTC »
Via remote SDR.
1433: Tuned into CBS Mystery Theater; thanks to Big Badfish Al for the program ID.
1435: ID by YL; ionshortwaveradio@gmail.com.
1439: BBB and Dubanay wine ad.
1502: S/off.