All times UTC // parallel frequency *sing-on sign-off*Ann Hoffer Radio
6925USB 2050-2107. Good signal, Ann with only a guitar singing Bloody Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Beatles tune, and Harvest Moon. Nice show (Majewski CT)
6925AM 2050. SINPO 45433 Ann's playing her guitar and singing Sunday Bloody Sunday, Desperate Hearts, Harvest Moon. (Ragnar-MI)
Dead Cat Radio
6925USB 1727-1810* SIO=444. A program of oldies rock including Run Around Sue, Del Shannon's Runaway, We Want the Airwaves, Spirit's Animal Zoo, Simon and Garfunkel's At the Zoo. No IDs until close, when a cat meow was followed by a clear male/female ID. No address announced. (Zeller-OH)
Dot Com Radio
6925USB 1711-1715* SIO=242. I list this as tentative, since the only ID was at QRT, and I had fair copy on the ID. Confusing prgm of Commander Bunny rants about the Monkey Boys. Odd sounds and other material mixed into this short and confusing bcst. (Zeller-OH)
KIPM Illuminati Prima Materia
6925USB, 1820-1849:15.* Alan Maxwell's Voyage of the Illuminati. Alan explained how he gets into our receivers and the origin of WHYP transmissions among other illuminating things.gave obsolete Elkorn NE drop. About a minute of howling after KIPM program ended. SIO=2+53+ with considerable QSB. (Frodge-MI)
MAC Shortwave
macshortwave@yahoo.com
11/8, 1720-1737, 6950/AM; Ultra Man Radio via MAC Shrotwave. SIO 433. Young male announcer playing oldies and cutting up on the air. Played Eve of Destruction and Red Rubber Ball. (Coatsworth at Brighton MI)
Northwoods Radio
northwoodsradio@yahoo.com
*2215-2247, 6925USB. SIO=211. Program of rock mx with usual Loon noise interval signal clips. Extremely weak and very poor copy. Bad QRM from a dead carrier on 6925.5 kHz at the time. (Zeller-OH)
Old Turkey Radio
6925USB 1825-1907. SIO=343/242. Return of the old-timer announcer with the gruff vox who plays Thanksgiving comedy and novelty material. Lengthy program also included some rock music, recorded remarks by Jay Smilkstein, old DJ banter and comedy material from WMAQ in Chicago and WGAR in Cleveland. Plenty of Thanksgiving novelty material, including the I Love Butterball parody of the rock tune I Love Rock and Roll." Political argument among the Pilgrims about whether the Indians would win the election if they let them vote, to segment about turkey hunting, a segment blaming Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years for the reason that Americans are too fat, and plenty of gobbling turkey noises. Gave oldturkeyradio@yahoo.com for reception reports, but, a report to that address bounced. (Zeller-OH)
Possum Hunting Radio
6925USB. From 2033 tune in to 2055 sign off. ID as "This is Possum Hunting Radio, do you understand?" Repeated that "you don't want to come out here and get lost," and mentioned that his brother just got back from the road. ID at 2055 and then announced he was going to have a Halloween Party with his brother and mama. Ended with motorcycle sounds. SIO=354.(Insinger, NJ)
Purple Nucleus of Creation
6925USB. 2058 to 2130. Relay of an old show via another station, since they mentioned the Elkhorn mail drop. ID'd as "You are listening to the sounds of Purple Nucleus of Creation, your ethereal nucleus station." Excellent blend of new age style music! SIO=353. (Insinger, NJ)
Radio Jamba International
P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711
0028-0047(faded), 6925/USB. The signal was initially good/fair and then faded. Played a song about having a frontal lobotomy Followed by a discussion from male announcer of a world with heroin legal and coffee is illegal. (Majewski CT)
Radio Outhouse
6925U, 10/23 0154, Old-time radio news, with info about the Rosenburg spy. Was getting modem noise, so I'm not sure if it was just during the trial or if the verdict had been given. ID at the end. I listened to the audio clip a few times, so I think it's right. Is there any contact info for Radio Outhouse? (Yoder,PA)
6925USB *0048-0111* SIO=131. Poor signal with a program of country tunes, including two renditions of the old Convoy CB song. One of the tunes was about Santa Claus going to Arizona. Fortunately two clear males IDs at 0101 and 0102 during a peak. No address copied. (Zeller-OH)
Tangarine Radio
6955USB. 2039-2100+. North America's anti-authoritarian SW station, Tangerine Radio; very eclectic collection of bits & tunes, including Jeepers Creepers and ad for Home Psychiatrist kit. Old show. SIO=353+ (Frodge-MI)
The Dark Side
6925USB *0050-0101* Sign-on with Wichita Lineman and then into an ancient 1930's pop tune by orchestra. Also had a mellow tune by OM singer. ID by young male came only at QRT. No address announced. (Zeller-OH)
The Hole
kahn@whoever.com
0429-0443+, 6930USB. Open Season album cut, Hank Williams Jr.to anti-Obama commentary. QSL via kahn@whoever.com. SIO=344. (Frodge-MI)
Toynbee Radio
6925USB. 2205-2207. Typical phrases broadcast, with ID at end. The signal ranged from fair to good. "...will look good in the newspaper...Toynbee Radio" "only by the destruction of the media can this movement survive...you of the American media... Toynbee Radio." "you shall exist in the afterlife in the Jupitarian atmosphere...will live the afterlife in Jupiter. Toynbee Raido" (Yoder,PA)
Undercover Radio
UndercoverRadio
6925USB, 0135. Poor signal just above noise floor but no static, Dr. Benway talks of trip to south Pacific islands, talk of being stung by cone(?), ominous music, song Monster Mash. (Hassig-IL)
WBNY
P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711 rodentrevolutionhq@yahoo.com)
*2208-2212* 6925USB. SIO=242. Last minute plea by Commander Bunny for votes on election day. Vote Commander Bunny repeated more than a dozen times. Also said, It's election day. Bunny- Kracker will save the world. Did not actually give a WBNY ID, but it was obvious given the content of the pgm. No addr ancd. The advertising did not work, since the Bunny-Kracker ticket did not carry a single state in the election. (Zeller-OH)
We Monkey Radio
6625USB 2121-2126 Good signal with short songs. Played a parody song, Cat in Kettle (based on Cat in the cradle) and rock tune. All were cut short. The announcer said they kept the songs short for the monkeys. (Majewski CT)
WNKR
WNKR Relay, 6925USB 2240-2306+ SIO=242. Given the signal level, this clearly was a North American relay of Andy Walker's Europirate. Prgm of rock oldies and classic rock with station jingle IDs. (Zeller-OH)
WPON
0103-0148+, 6925USB. Good signal, one of the better ones recently. A show about money. A rap song, followed by Steve Miller Band, Take the Money and Run, followed by then Money Makes the World Go Round. Another station was under WPON, but I could not identify it. Male announcer discussed 9-11 attack. (Majewski CT)
WTPR
6925USB *1850-1904* The call letters stand for the slogan of Tire Pressure Radio." Said that listeners should turn off their radios now to avoid the grim fate of Harold in Paw Paw, WV who heard an earlier broadcast and did not turn off his radio. He got four flat tires. Others such as Al Fansome, John T. Arthur, and George Zeller were said to have suffered the same grim fate. Some rock oldies music to Twilight Zone noises at open and close. No address announced. (Zeller-OH)
Zex Chettel Alien
0209-0212*, 6925USB. SIO=242. Sign-on with All Hail the Zex Chettel, message as; a communication to earthlings from the Zex Chettelbaliens. They pointed out that Obama had beaten Clinton & McCain, but the aliens will arrive at Obama's inauguration & take over the world. There were plenty of political references in the announcement. The aliens have demands of, Tina Fey and Sarah Palin in bikinis, saxophone reeds, Mr. Peabody and a wayback machine. At close said, "end of message." No address announced. (Zeller-OH).
(Harold Frodge/FRW # 661; Greg Majewski/FRW #663; Bill FInn/FRW #664; Greg Majewski/FRW #665; Harold Frodge/FRW #666; Ed Insinger/FRW #667)
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