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Author Topic: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022  (Read 1042 times)

Offline Ray Lalleu

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Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022
« on: February 02, 2022, 1648 UTC »
on 6950.0
1647 rock
(1701 gone)
ID thanks to Harmony (see below)

1713 back on the air, rock
1927 pop-rock, 1928 IDs, slogans, 1929 music

2358 very weak, music
0027 peaking
0100 time pips
« Last Edit: February 03, 2022, 1039 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: UNID 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2022, 1650 UTC »
Zenith.

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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2022, 2208 UTC »
Listening on Milford PA sdr while on west coast

2151 Music/OM talking but a bit muffled, USB better than AM
2156 English sounding OM speaking, wondering if this was Zenith but reception clearly better in USB than AM 🤔 . Unable to ID music or decipher talk.
2200 Time pips?
2205 Matched stream on U/Twente with Milford sdr, same song.  Milford PA sdr reception now better in AM.
« Last Edit: February 02, 2022, 2228 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2022, 2218 UTC »
2218 SIO 333 or slightly better direct here in the USA.
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2022, 2239 UTC »
2240 - Mellow mx just below wavy QRN. S-6, 333/322
2241 - Is that Jefferson Airplane's Today? Kinda sounds like Grace Slick's vocals there.
2243 - OM/ancr spkg, "...live version..."
2245 - Sounds like an ad spot.
2256 - OM/ancr spkg. Intro-ing song? (headphones on) I can hear the low end. Funky bass going here. Sounds a bit Shining Star.
2319 - Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" popped up out of the QRN, S-6/7, 333
2225 - "All By Myself" Eric Carmen, 433
2329 - In the fuzz again, dammit.
2332 - Sounded like a super-ID there.
2334 - Steve Miller? Guessing.
2343 - No mistaking "Love In An Elevator". Just popped up, S-6/7, SIO 322/333
2347 - Alice Cooper's "Eighteen"

This is a pirate station?!?


« Last Edit: February 02, 2022, 2348 UTC by ErikMattson »
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Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 0032 UTC 3 February 2022
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2022, 0038 UTC »
Jethro Tull at 0035 UTC tune in, fair signal in noise at Milford.   Clearer but weaker at na5b in VA
ID mentioning Ireland and Dublin before returning to music.  By 0046 much clearer and stronger
at na5b SDR in Virginia.
ID "This is Zenith Classic Rock" at 0050 UTC
« Last Edit: February 03, 2022, 0051 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 0032 UTC 3 February 2022
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2022, 0044 UTC »
I got a weak carrier with very little audio.  I know music is playing, but that it all.
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 0032 UTC 3 February 2022
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2022, 0049 UTC »
on 6950.0
0045 same on W3HFU (North-East Bevearge) as direct here in France,
IDed as Zenith several times and still at 0031 UTC
« Last Edit: February 03, 2022, 0058 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock (tentative) 6950 AM 0032 UTC 2 February 2022
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2022, 0051 UTC »
0050 - ID by OM "(something) Classic Rock" into bluesy R&B/rock song. S-6, 322/333
0053 - Gettin radar lasered.
0056 - "I Need You" by America. Audio sounds great when it approaches the surface. Heavy QRN, moderate QSB here.
0058 - Pink Floyd? Not sure. Sounds like one of their acoustic songs. Or intro at least.
0050 - ID by OM "(something) Classic Rock" into bluesy R&B/rock song. S-6, 322/333
0053 - Gettin radar lasered.
0056 - "I Need You" by America. Audio sounds great when it approaches the surface. Heavy QRN, moderate QSB here.
0058 - Pink Floyd? Not sure. Sounds like one of their acoustic songs. Or intro at least.
0100 - Time signal-like beep beep BEEP at the turn of the hour.
0102 - Steely Dan song. Not sure of title. Steady S-6, swinging from 322 to 333 with QRN, QSB. 
 

 
« Last Edit: February 03, 2022, 1824 UTC by ErikMattson »
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 0032 UTC 3 February 2022
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2022, 0055 UTC »
Nothing making it out to Seattle so far.  Will keep an ear open.
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Re: Zenith Classic Rock 6950 AM 1647 UTC 02 Feb 2022
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2022, 0128 UTC »
0120 Program of oldies rock ...... about S4/5 here..
0129 Full ID by OM .....
« Last Edit: February 03, 2022, 0129 UTC by clobdell »
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