"Unlicensed broadcaster" (or something) on 540 AM in Belmont area

[Dan Strassberg]

I first noticed this signal on my car radio last Wednesday or Thursday. Of
the places I've driven while listening to it, it seems to be strongest
(albeit not really stong) between Belmont Center and Waverley Square.
Coverage is pretty wide, though; although weaker, the signal did not fade
out in East Arlington or Arlington Heights. I even heard it near Kendall Sq
Cambridge last night, although I wouldn't say that it was listenable there.
I have not tried to pick it up on any radio other than my car radio. I
suspect that it isn't strong enough to be received on even the Super Radio
III.

I'm not sure what name you would use to characterize the music. The first
day it was almost 100% instrumental. None of the selections was recognizable
to me but all of them seemed to have an alto- or soprano sax carrying the
melodic lead. I would describe the tempo of all of the selections as
languid. This was over a period of several hours--listening on and off.

The next day, there were a lot more vocals and no more saxophones--at least
none I remember hearing that day. I guess you might call that day's music
soft AC, but very little of what I heard were selections I recognized.

At no time have I heard any IDs or announcements. There is little dead air
between selections--possibly suggesting that the mix was created for
broadcast--as opposed to being just a CD changer. I remember hearing one
unusual selection twice (on two different days). It began with a woman
speaking to a group of laughing small children who sound as if they are
about five years old. This mixes into the woman singing (to the tune of "You
Are My Sunshine") "You Are My Raccoon." IIRC, it sounds as if the woman is
accompanying herself on the guitar. I wondered whether this cut might have
been recorded as some sort of PSA, although I couldn't connect it with any
noncommercial entity.

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Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
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