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Author Topic: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1817-1902* UTC 21 November 2020  (Read 834 times)

Offline Big Badfish Al

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ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1817-1902* UTC 21 November 2020
« on: November 21, 2020, 1821 UTC »
Frequency: 6869.70
Mode: AM
Date: 21 November 2020
Time: 1817 UTC
SINPO: 33333 via Uniontown PA sdr/33333 via NA5B in Washington PA
Signal meter: S7+ in Uniontown and S5+ in DC

Program details
1820 - Progressive Rock
1821 - ID 'This is ION Radio'
1822 - folk tune or alt country like tune.
« Last Edit: November 21, 2020, 1913 UTC by DimBulb »
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Favorite stations of the past were WDX, KPRC, KQRP,  Radio Clandestine, Radio Newyork International, and The Electric Budda.

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Re: ION RADIO 6969.70 AM 1817 UTC 21 November 2020
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2020, 1825 UTC »
Fair signal S8 with some deep QSB

1853z Wings Band On The Run, now S9+ peaks
1900z ION CW and then off - Big QRM from truckers so no copy of CW signoff
« Last Edit: November 21, 2020, 1902 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: ION RADIO 6969.70 AM 1817 UTC 21 November 2020
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2020, 1826 UTC »
1822 Because I Got High - Afroman   S-8 with fades, good audio.
1828 Parody AD for a new mop.
1830 Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
1843 Talk "If I Were The Devil" by Paul Harvey.
1846 Mama, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne.
1850 ID by YL.
1850 Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings.
1900 Morse then off 1902*  Some SSB traffic QRM as well
« Last Edit: November 21, 2020, 1917 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: ION RADIO 6969.70 AM 1817 UTC 21 November 2020
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2020, 1842 UTC »
1842 SIO 444
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Re: ION RADIO 6869.70 AM 1817-1902* UTC 21 November 2020
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2020, 1935 UTC »
1747: Big band mx; ID then e-mail address of ionshortwaveradio@gmail.com
1748: Baked beans spoof ad
1750: ID; 1812: Bicentennial ad for a synthetic candy bar
1812: ID; 1843: Paul Harvey commentary
1846: ID; Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
1857: S/off anmts then Ray Charles "American, the Beautiful."