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Author Topic: Ion Radio Pirate Radio Clip Show 6869.8 AM 1728 UTC 1 Jan 2020  (Read 789 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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1735 UTC Spoken word followed by OM with ID (S9 signal with excellent audio!)
1736 UTC "The Staircase(Mystery)"-Siouxie & The Banshees, into "Damaged Goods"-Gang of Four
1738 UTC Sounded like James Brownyard with a WHYP ID  :)

Hmmm.... sounds like a fast paced mix of old pirate shows! SSTV at 1741 UTC



1745 UTC "Big Black Dog"-Humble Pie
1747 UTC "Soviet Anthem heard on Radio Free Whatever and DJ DW ID" and Pearl Harbor Day show with Stavin
1752 UTC "It's Your Voodoo Working"-Charles Sheffield
1754 UTC "Zombie Jamboree"-Harry Belafonte
1759 UTC YL with "This is ION Radio"...hmmm....the frequency fits!  8)...followed by Yeah Man
1845 UTC OFF

My head is reeling! I'm going to kick back and listen while the recorder captures the moment! Now where did I put that roll of tinfoil?

THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT PROGRAM ION RADIO! A pleasure to hear this one today!  :) :) :)

And before I forget.....HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Here's a link to my recording of the show...it's a long one!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17OMzTUPOrZeqh7EfiSzurIfYntXU1HBt/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: January 01, 2021, 2117 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: XEROX Radio Duplicado 6869.8 AM 1 Jan 2020
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2021, 1737 UTC »
1728 Sign on per SDR recording
1735 XEROX ID
1737 SIO 444 - WHYP ID
1738 Random Radio International ID
1819 Ion Radio ID, 6870 AM.



« Last Edit: January 01, 2021, 1819 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Pirate Radio Clips 6869.8 AM 1728 UTC 1 Jan 2021
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2021, 1753 UTC »
Fair reception a little noisy here with fades

1752 "We report to you from Washington......" to Blues tune
1754 West Indies sounding tune, at peaks reception is very good
1757 ID in Mickey Mouse sounding voice, email addy
1758  "One Way Or Another" Blondie
1801 OM with ID, into jazz instrumental
1819 " This is Pirate Radio 6870....."  several times
1834 Bing Crosby tune maybe
1841 "Mack the Knife" Louie Armstrong
« Last Edit: January 01, 2021, 1842 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Pirate Radio Clip Show 6869.8 AM 1728 UTC 1 Jan 2020
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2021, 1810 UTC »
decent with fading. Clips from Pirate Radio Boston, Yeah Man, & Radio Cinco de Mayo and Deep Purple "Black Nights"
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Re: Pirate Radio Clip Show 6869.8 AM 1728 UTC 1 Jan 2020
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2021, 1819 UTC »
SIO: 333 via NA5B

1817 - clips of various pirate station - excellent blending and cut


Thanks for the broadcast and happy new years ION RADIO 
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ION Radio 6869.73 AM 1.Jan 2021 18.18 UTC
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2021, 1824 UTC »
signal S9+10 on the SDR in Milford, PA
18.18 ID + frequency (a man)
18.20 song "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"
18.23 ID (a woman)
18.23 song "Tonight You Belong to Me"
18.25 song "Good Morning"
18.28 ID (a woman)
18.28 song (a man)
18.30 song "Run Rabit Run"
18.32 ID (a woman)
18.33 song (a man)
18.35 song "Cigareetes, Whuskey And Wild Wild Women"
18.37 song "Ghost Riders In The Sky"
18.40 "Mack the Knife"
« Last Edit: January 01, 2021, 1841 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ion Radio Pirate Radio Clip Show 6869.8 AM 1728 UTC 1 Jan 2020
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2021, 1826 UTC »
Good signal but the noise floor is high so just readable with a lot of fading.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2021, 1831 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ion Radio Pirate Radio Clip Show 6869.8 AM 1728 UTC 1 Jan 2020
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2021, 1847 UTC »
Reception Into NE Ohio

SIO 222   SINPO 24222

1820 UTC  I Don't Want To Set the World on Fire

1824 Tonight You Belong to Me by Patience & Prudence

1825 Good Morning by Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds

1828 The Popcorn Song by Cliffie Stone

1830 Run Rabbit Run

1833 song, male voice

1835 Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women

1837 Ghost Riders in the Sky

1841 Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong

1844 ID, female voice, off air

Thanks for the variety tunes!
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