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Author Topic: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC  (Read 3169 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« on: September 09, 2012, 2356 UTC »
Carrier up and off at 2342z, then back on again with IS at 2354z. Good signal, S9 on peaks. Off 0125z.  Good to hear Radio Casablanca again, thanks for the show!

« Last Edit: September 10, 2012, 1156 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2012, 2356 UTC »
Chris, you beat me to it, LOL.  I was just starting my post hehe.  About s-30 into NE Ohio with a bit of qsb.

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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2012, 0000 UTC »
9 Sep 2012

S9 on fades, S9+20 on peaks.

2353 Les Marseilles IS
2356 Les Marseilles anthem played twice
2359 "You are listening to Radio Casablanca, the Voice of Free French Morocco", movie clip, "Knock On Wood", "Blue Skies", "In the Mood"
0007 ID, reports to radiocasablanca1 at gmail dot com, movie clip, "I Cover the Waterfront", "The Very Thought of You"
0017 ID, addy, "I Hear a Rhapsody", "I Only Have Eyes For You", "I Wnna Be Loved By You"
0026 ID, addy, "How Could You Believe Me....", "She Broke My Heart"
0036 ID, addy, clip, YL song in FF, "No Other Love", "Fools Rush In"
0046 ID, addy, clip, "Night & Day", "How High the Moon"
0059 IS, addy, clip, "Roll Me Over", "Comes Love"
0109 ID, addy, clip "Blue Champagne", "If I Didn't Care"
0119 ID, addy, "Thanks For the Memories", "This Cafe Is Closed", Les Marseilles
0125 off

Thanks for the show Radio Casablanca!

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« Last Edit: September 10, 2012, 2123 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2012, 0001 UTC »
Really nice S9+10 signal at 0001z (9/10). Old swing style song.
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2012, 0008 UTC »
Solid S9 here with wide audio, sounding nice tonight.  ID @ 0007 UTC w/ gmail address for reception reports.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2012, 0008 UTC »
Radio Casablanca giving a gmail addy at 0008 UTC.

Very nice signal, topping S9 in GA this evening.


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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2012, 0011 UTC »
On at 2354z with interval signal.  ID at 2358 with email addy.  

0000z  "Like the Moon Above You"
0003   "Nothing but the Stars"
0005   "In the Mood"
0007   Radio Casablanca ID with email

Good signal, averaging about S9+10.  

Thanks for the nice music!
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2012, 0014 UTC »
6939.8 KHz AM S9 with fades

0012 Sounds like Billie Holiday, nice laid back jazz piece.
0017 Radio casablanca ID with email addy
0026 Another ID with email.

Good signal tonight, good copy on the music, wish I knew more of it.

Seems to be clear @ 0125

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« Last Edit: September 10, 2012, 0128 UTC by redhat »
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2012, 0100 UTC »
6939.8 AM, s9+ with very slight fading.  Great signal.

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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2012, 0102 UTC »
Radio Casablanca, 0050, 9/10/12.  "Dancing Cheek to Cheek", "Paper Moon", ID, ID & radiocasablanca1 at gmail dot com, clip from movie "Casablanca", "Roll me over"

Good.

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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2012, 0124 UTC »
Good-VG signal here with the sync detector on the R8 sometimes unlocking. As noted by everyone else, '40s big band & torch music, computer-voiced IDs with the gmail address, and Casablanca movie clips.

Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Casablanca 6940 AM 2354 UTC
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2012, 0215 UTC »
For anyone that missed it, here's audio from the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctnGqhXGYA8
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