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Author Topic: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022  (Read 1232 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« on: February 06, 2022, 1713 UTC »
1711 UTC Tuned in to the end of a Santana tune
1712 UTC YL with ID, into "Bobby McGee"-Janis Joplin
1716 UTC "I Can See Clearly Now"-Johnny Nash (Signal is a solid S9 here and the audio is awesome as usual!)
1720 UTC "Please Come To Boston"-Dave Loggins
1723 UTC "Lean On Me"-Bill Withers
1728 UTC YL with "This Is ION Radio", into "Brandy"-Looking Glass
1731 UTC "Dust In The Wind"-Kansas
1734 UTC "Your Momma Don't Dance"-Loggins & Messina
1737 UTC "When Will I See You Again"-Three Degrees
1740 UTC "Lowdown"-Boz Scaggs
1744 UTC YL with ID, into "More Than A Feeling"-Boston
1749 UTC "Best Of My Love"-The Emotions
1753 UTC "At 17"-Janis Ian (Signal starting to drop down a bit)
1757 UTC "Whenever I Call You Friend"-Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks
1802 UTC "I Go Crazy"-Paul Davis (signal back up to S9)
1805 UTC YL with ID, into "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"-Meatloaf
1811 UTC "After The Love Has Gone"-Earth, Wind, & Fire
1816 UTC "You're Only Lonely"-J.D. Souther
1819 UTC "Longer"-Dan Fogelberg
1823 UTC I forgot the name of this one...
1841 UTC YL with "Thanks for listening....email address....this is ION Radio signing off"

Thanks for the Sunday show ION!  8)
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1842 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2022, 1714 UTC »
1714 SIO 444, thanks for the broadcast!
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2022, 1716 UTC »
1714 Very good signal with "Bobby McGee" playing. Nice AM audio.
1745 "More Than A Feeling", S9+ with slight fade.
1830 Still on with "Cover of the Rolling Stone" playing. Great
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1841 Signing off, Thanks for tunes!
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1845 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2022, 1726 UTC »
1725 - Lean On Me, S-8/9, 444
1728 - Great signal here! Brandy
1740 - Niiiice, Boz Scaggs Lowdown; light, quick QSB starting here.
1755 - At Seventeen Janis Ian
1758 - Kenny Loggins Whenever I Call You Friend, S-7/8, SIO 433, QSB. Still sounding good!
1805- "This is ION Radio" ID, into Meatloaf's (RIP) Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
1820 - Longer Dan Fogelberg
1824 - Cheryl Lynn's Got To Be Real; epic bass line there.
1834 - QSB a little heavier here, Lady Marmalade Labelle
1837 - Love Blondie!, Tide Is High, S-8/9, SIO 433 (QSB, quick, tight)
1840 - "Thanks for listening to ION Radio", s/off, w/ email given.
1841 - Off.

Great show! 
Thanks, ION Radio!
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1843 UTC by ErikMattson »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2022, 1726 UTC »
S9+10 reception on Milford, PA sdr while out on west coast.  Thanks for Sunday brunch broadcast  ;D.

1725 "Lean On Me" Bill Withers
1728 ID to "Brandy" Looking Glass
1731 "Dust in the Wind" Kansas
1744 ID to "More Than A Feeling" Boston
1753 "At Seventeen" Janis Ian
1806 "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" The Late Great Former CT Resident/Little League Coach Meatloaf.........sigh :-[
1828 "Magnet and Steel" Walter Egan
1830 "Cover of The Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Hmmmmm.....maybe Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Elton John?
1833 "Lady Marmalade" LaBelle
1838 "The Tide Is High" Blondie
1840 Thanks for listening to ION Radio, email addy, this is ION Radio signing off (Off 1841)
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1842 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 06 FEB 2022
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2022, 1734 UTC »
17:33 UTC - Weak readable with Kansas - Dust In The Wind;
18:41 UTC - Station ID with e-mail address for reception report;
18:42 UTC - End of broadcast.

Thank you for the show.


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« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1842 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2022, 1747 UTC »
signal S9#5-10 on the SDR in Vermont
17.43 song "Lowdown"
17.44 ID
17.44 song "More Than A Feeling"
17.49 song "Best of My Love"
17.53 song "At Seventeen"
17.58 song "Whenever I Call You "Friend""
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1759 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2022, 1753 UTC »
Very nice signal with "Your Momma Don't Dance" & "More Than a Feeling"
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2022, 1759 UTC »
SINPO=34333, very solid signal here with great sound quality.

1758- "Whenever I Call You Friend" by Kenny Loggins.
1801- "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis.
1805- YL station ID.
1805- "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" by Meat Loaf (RIP).
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1807 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2022, 1803 UTC »
S6 with lots of fades
1802 - "I Go Crazy" Paul Davis
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2022, 1804 UTC »
I Go Crazy by Paul Davis 1804 UTC. Very nice S9+ signal, some light fading, VERY nice audio with great low end.
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2022, 1808 UTC »
S6 signal at 1807 UTC with Meatloaf "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1810 UTC by hammarhead »
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Re: ION Radio 6965 AM 1711 UTC 6 Feb 2022
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2022, 1815 UTC »
Frequency: 6965
Mode: AM
Date: 06 Feb 2022
Time: 1806 UTC
SINPO: 33333 in Vermont
Signal meter: S7+

1806 - Meatloaf - Two Out of There
1811 - Earth Wind and Fire - After The Love Is Gone (LP Mix)
1816 - JD Southern - When You Are Only Lonely
1842 - off

Thanks for the afternoon broadcast.
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 1842 UTC by Big Badfish Al »
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