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Author Topic: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022  (Read 692 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« on: June 12, 2022, 2129 UTC »
2127 UTC Unid song ending, followed by YL with ID, into Unid rock tune (artist sounds familiar)
(S9 peaks with excellent AM audio)
2133 UTC Howling winds intro to unid hard rock song
2139 UTC "Mama I'm Coming Home"-Ozzy Osbourne
2159 UTC "I Can See For Miles"-The Who  8) (Thank you for the Who tunes!)
2213 UTC OFF

Kicking back and enjoying the tunes!
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2213 UTC by Skipmuck »
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UNID 6870 AM 2128 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2022, 2129 UTC »
2128 SIO 444
Chris Smolinski
Westminster, MD
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2022, 2135 UTC »
S7-S8 SIO 444 sounding good this afternoon! Thanks for the show!
2130 - "Perfect Strangers" - Deep Purple
2134 - "Holy Diver" - Dio
2139 - YL w/ID: "India-Oscar-November, this is ION Radio"
2139 - "Mama, I'm Coming Home" - Ozzy Osbourne
2143 - "Band On The Run" - Paul McCartney & Wings
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2144 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2022, 2140 UTC »
barely copyable - 111-222 / signal greatly improved, 444

2144 - Wings / Band On The Run
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2146 UTC by aurora »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2022, 2145 UTC »
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Vermont
21.41 song "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
21.43 ID "This is ION Radio"
21.43 song "Band On The Run"
21.48 talking (a man) / advertising ?
21.49 music "Baby Elephant Walk"
21.52 ID "This is ION Radio"
21.52 song "Give Me Back My Man"
21.56 song "Our Lips Are Sealed"
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2158 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2022, 2152 UTC »
2152 Very weak music ?
2213 ION Id Female  OFF
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2213 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2022, 2200 UTC »
Frequency: 6870
Mode: AM
Date: 12 June 2022
Time: 2150
SINPO: 44444 via NA5B
Signal meter: s9+

2150 - instrumental
2152 - Close Caption ION Radio ID
2152 - B-52's - Give Me Back My Man
2157 - Go-go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
2159 - id
2159 - The Who - I Can See For Miles (according to Shazam) 
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2022, 2200 UTC »
SINPO=34222, decent signal but noisy with fading here.

2200- "I Can See for Miles" by The Who.
2203- "The Acid Queen" by The Who.
2207- "You Better You Bet" by The Who.
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2207 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 2127 UTC 12 JUN 2022
« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2022, 2202 UTC »
Excellent reception

2202 "I Can See For Miles" The Who
2204 "The Acid Queen" The Who
2207 "You Better You Bet" The Who
2211 Reception has sunk deep into noise, peaks above noise floor
« Last Edit: June 12, 2022, 2212 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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