Thurs May 30

4026 1953 Laser Hot Hits. Bill Wyman "Je Suis Un Rock Star." SINPO 44333.
6284 1959 Radio Onda Caliente. Weak music. SINPO 24332.
6291 1855 Radio Skywire. Polka. SINPO 44333.
6307 1846 Radio Dr Tim. Polka, jingle. SINPO 44433.
6324 1842 Radio Odynn. "Good the Bad & The Ugly," some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.
6910L 1942 Baltic Sea Radio. "Una Paloma Blanca.," ID jingle. SINPO 34433.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed May 29

4026 1950 Laser Hot Hits. "Endless Love," then "Angie." SINPO 44433.
6245 2010 Shortwave Gold. ID jingles, 80s disco. SINPO 54444.
6285 2150 Radio Tina. Summermeeting promo, German song. SINPO 44433.
6295 2153 Radio Black Arrow. ID, Rolling Stones, The Cure. SINPO 55444.
6305 2145 Radio Powerliner. "Hey Mickey," greets Verona. SINPO 44433.
6306 2002 Radio Verona. Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
6325 2158 Radio Etherfreak. Music just audible. SINPO 24332.
6326 1925 Radio Dr Tim. Polka, Dr Tim promos. SINPO 54444.
6720 1931 Cool AM. IDs and greeting jingles, dance mx, occasional bursts of strong QRM. SINPO 33333.
6745 1943 Radio Pioneer. Polka, "Stars on 45." SINPO 54444.
6910L 1958 Baltic Sea Radio. ID jingle, oldies. SINPO 34443.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues May 28

4026 2100 Laser Hot Hits. Elton John "Are You Ready For Love," ID jingle, news headlines, SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.
6245 2055 Shortwave Gold. Latin sounding mx, ID jingle. SINPO 44433.

Mon May 27

4026 1919 Laser Hot Hits. Dance mx. SINPO 34333.
6206 1843 Radio Onda Caliente. Music just above noise level. SINPO 24332.
6257 2147 Radio Mi Amigo. Tony Stevens px. Nick Lowe "Cruel to be Kind." SINPO 44433.
6285 1835 Radio Focus Int. Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict A Riot," SINPO 44433.
6299 2129 Radio Underground. Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
6306 1853 Radio Verona. Dutch music. SINPO 24332.
6325 2135 Radio Centurion. "Sultans of Swing," QSO Scotland. SINPO 54444.
6325 2138 Radio Scotland Int. QSO, greetings, "Dragon Slayer." SINPO 54444.
6400 1911 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingle, pop/dance. SINPO 44433.
6436 1900 Radio Zwarte Panter. "Rhythm of the Night", then Robbie Williams. SINPO 34333.
6553 1906 Radio Pink Panther. "Goodbye Mary Lou." SINPO 44433.
6745 1840 Radio Pioneer. John Farnham "You're the Voice." SINPO 54444.

(via Twente SDR)

Focus to test on 32 metres

Radio Focus will test on 9.295 from midday {12.00 UTC BST} on the 1st of June any reports will be most welcome, RF power could be just 50 watts re a 807 should be on for quite some hours.

(SW Pirates Yahoo group)

Sun May 26

3905 1823 Radio Activity. Instrumental mx, greetings. SINPO 24332.
4026 1829 Laser Hot Hits. "I'm Telling You Now," "Never Can Say Goodbye." SINPO 44333.
6005 0911 Radio Gloria v R700. David Sylvian, Half the Time songs. SINPO 44433.
6200 0745 Radio Orang Utan. "Don't Leave Me This Way," ID. SINPO 24332.
6201 0902 Radio Likedeeler. "Don't Stop Believing", "Eye of the Tiger." SINPO 34333.
6245 1935 Radio Underground. Dance mx, giving out phone nos. SINPO 54444.
6265 1812 Bogusman. Talk about Margaret Thatcher's death, alternative mx. SINPO 54444.
6285 0755 Radio Focus Int. Exile "Kiss You All Over." SINPO 24332 - 34333.
6300 1750 Radio Merlin Int. "You Can" Leave Your Hat On. SINPO 34333.
6305 1735 Radio Odynn. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6325 0928 Radio Norton. Abba "I Have A Dream." SINPO 24332.
6325 1730 Radio Norton. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6450 1836 Radio Universe. "I Want to Break Free," Queen. SINPO 54444.
6932 1900 Irish Music Radio. Oldies. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat May 25

3905 1914 Radio Alice. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
3906 2223 Radio Sallandse Boer. Moved here after Alice c/d. "Mad About the Boy." SINPO 54444.
3920 2200 Radio Sallandse Boer. Phil Collins "I Can't Dance."Some ute splash. SINPO 53443.
4026 1809 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James px. 60s mx. SINPO 34333.
6205 1835 Sluwe Vos Radio. "Crocketts Theme." SINPO 34333.
6220 1830 Radio Mustang. Dance version of Patti Smith's "Because the Night." SINPO 44433.
6280 1735 Radio Foxfire. 10cc "Wall Street Shuffle." SINPO 34333.
6285 1655 Radio Focus Int. Garry Stevens px. "I Want to Kiss you All Over," "Up on the Roof." SINPO 3433.
6290 1715 Radio Tidalwave. Level 42 "Lessons in Love." SINPO 44433.
6295 1825 Radio Telstar. Crazy World of Arthur Brown "Fire," splash 6300. SINPO 34443.
6300 1704 Radio Tower. ID, Dutch song, slight het. SINPO 43433.
6305 1750 Radio Waldmeister. Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody," ID, splash 6300. SINPO 33333.
6325 1708 Radio Odynn. "Popcorn", ID, greetings, email. SINPO 34333.
6449 1720 Studio 52. "Captain Scarlett", ID. SINPO 44433.
6550 1820 Radio Norton. Female singer, ID, some SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.
6740 1853 U Boat 66 Radio. "Freedom", then guitar tune, canned ID. SINPO 44433.
6932 1903 Irish Music Radio. "I'll Never Find Another Girl," ID. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Fri May 24

3905 2045 Skyline Int Radio. Al Stewart "Year of the Cat". SINPO 54444.
3932 2200 MRF Radio. "Can You Feel the Force," ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
4026 2208 Laser Hot Hits. Talk about PLT, Jesse Ware song. SINPO 54444.
6210 2035 Artem's World Music  via Sluwe Vos. Latin Am mx, recordings of Puerto Rico stations. SINPO 54444.
6245 1605 Shortwave Gold. Tina Turner "Rollin on the River", ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6285 1616 Radio Focus Int. The Faces, then Keane "Is It Any Wonder," jingle. SINPO 34333.
6300 2008 Radio Underground. Greetings, Anooshka Shakir tune. SINPO 54444.
6325 2017 Radio Odynn. Led Zep "Whole Lotta Love," "Aquarius." SINPO 54444.
6400 2021 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingles, oldies, SSTV. SINPO 54444.
6540 2050 Free Radio Victoria. Instr mx "Change the World." SINPO 54444.
6903L 2032 Baltic Sea Radio. Jingle ID, "See You Later Alligator." SINPO 44433.
6935 2026 IMR. Four Seasons "Oh What A Night," "Locomotion." SINPO 34333.
15880u 1559 Radio Spaceshuttle Int. Music, ID/email jingle and off. SINPO 34433.

(via Twente SDR)

Thurs May 23

4026 2057 Laser Hot Hits. Johnny Hates Jazz song. SINPO 44333.
6285 2049 Radio Focus Int. Garry Stevens px. "I Want to Wake Up With You," "Poetry in Motion." SINPO 44433. (see comments)
6300 2037 Radio Morning Star. "The Giant Polka." SINPO 54444.
6745 2033 Radio Pioneer. "Broken Wings," some SSB QRM. SINPO 43333.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed May 22

4026 1953 Laser Hot Hits. Abba "Waterloo". SINPO 34333.
6295 1837 Telstar Radio. ID, 60s mx, closing down. SINPO 54444.
6295 1945 Radio Odynn. Bob Marley "Buffalo Soldier." SINPO 54444.
6325 1843 Radio Caroline & Rainbow. Human League "Electric Dreams", IDs. SINPO 54444.
6905L 1959 Baltic Sea Radio. ID/email ann, oldies. SINPO 34433.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues May 21

4026 2000 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott px. News hdlines, Alison Moyet "Is This Love?" SINPO 34333.
6207 1943 BNA Radio. ID jingles, pop music. SINPO 34333.
6245 1955 Shortwave Gold. ID jingle, Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes." SINPO 54444.
6725 1951 Cool AM. ID jingles, oldies. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

The Pirate Archive

The Pirate Archive is a UK-based website is dedicated to remembering the land-based stations from the past. It started life mainly focussing on stations in the Midlands but has been steadily growing and now covers most of the country.

It has station histories, artwork, recordings and video, mainly concentrating on the FM and medium wave stations.

The Pirate Archive recently had a makeover and now has a new clean look. It is always on the lookout for new recordings so if you fancy a trip down memory lane, visit: www.thepiratearchive.net

I'll also mention my blog dedicated to recordings from the 1980s called Pirate Memories. This is mainly shortwave land-based recordings from UK, Ireland and the rest of Europe. There also some clips from London land-based stations from FM and medium wave. These were taken from my piles of old cassette recordings that had been gathering dust in the attic for the past 20 years or so!

There is an index if there is any particular station you want to find, plus stations are tagged by band and country for easy searching. Go to www.piratememories.blogspot.com.

Mon May 20

4026 2015 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews talk about Eurovision Song Contest, song "Enough is Enough." SINPO 44333.
6245 2033 Shortwave Gold. Huey Lewis "Stuck With You," ID jingle. SINPO 54444.
6400 2023 Radio Caroline Int. Jingles, dance/pop. SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Sun May 19

3905 2019 Radio Alice. ID, greets Skyline, country mx. SINPO 54444.2025
4026 2027 Laser Hot Hits. Flock of Seagulls " I Ran." SINPO 44333.
6210 1940 Tip & Elvis Show. Yazoo song. SINPO 54444.
6220 2035 Radio Morning Star. Rock n roll. SINPO 54444.
6245 2013 Shortwave Gold. Bob Marley "Could You Be Loved," ID jingle. SINPO 44433.
6285 1851 Radio Karbiet. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6285 1930 Radio Black Arrow. ID and greetings, "Funky Town." SINPO 54444.
6300 1921 Crazy Wave Radio. Dance mix of "Another Brick in the Wall." SINPO 54444.
6305 1839 Radio Zodiac. ID, oldies. SINPO 44433.
6309 1925 Radio Zodiac. QSO with Radio Rob, "Green Onions." SINPO 54444.
6309 1927 Radio Rob. QSO with Zodiac. SINPO 34333.
6324 2046 Magic AM. IDs, KC & Sunshine Band. SINPO 54444.
6400 1945 Radio Caroline Int. "Goodbye Caroline." SINPO 44333.
6425 1934 Radio Underground. Jingles, dance mx. SINPO 54444.
6553 1958 Pink Panther Radio. ID, email address, country mx. SINPO 44333.
6932 2010 IMR. Mud then Beach Boys. SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat May 18

3885 1826 Radio Boomerang. Eruption "One Way Ticket," ID. SINPO 34333. 
4026 0818 Laser Hot Hits. "You Lost that Loving Feeling," Righteous Bros. SINPO 34333.
6216 0825 Radio King SW. Oldies, burbling audio. SINPO 34332.
6245 1821 Shortwave Gold. ID jingles, Commodores "Easy." SINPO 34333.
6267 1719 Radio Ascona. ID, greetings, Dutch mx, short test. SINPO 34333.
6280 1717 Radio Osaka. ID, Abba "Fernando." SINPO 34333.
6280 1803 Radio Boomerang. Tears for Fears "Shout," ID, short mod test. SINPO 54444.
6290 1741 Radio Waldmeister. Moved from 6325. SINPO 34333.
6300 1708 Radio Tower. Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays." SINPO 34333.
6320 1710 Radio Bonte Specht. QSO with Powerliner. SINPO 44433.
6320 1715 Radio Powerliner. QSO Bonte Specht. SINPO 44433.
6324 1758 Radio Vendor. ID, Beach Boys "Good Vibrations." SINPO 54444.
6325 1814 Radio Norton. Move from 6350. DT mx. SINPO 44433.
6325 1713 Radio Waldmeister. Oldies, utility QRM. SINPO 23332.
6340 1750 Radio Norton. Dutch instr mx, narrow filter to avoid strong QRM. SINPO 33333.
6350 1751 Radio Norton. Moved from 6340. Clearer channel.  SINPO 34333,
6530 1722 Sundown Radio. Imagination "Just An Illusion. SINPO 44433.
6540 1739 Radio Zeewolf. QSO. SINPO 34333.
6540 1747 Free Radio Victoria. QSO Zeewolf, instr mx. SINPO 44433.
6553 1753 Radio Pink Panther. "Lying in the Arms of Mary." SINPO 44433.
6932 1808 IMR. "Teenage Kicks" Undertones. SINPO 34333.
7320 1729 Radio Powerliner. Greetings, Gary Numan "Cars." SINPO 33333.

Radio Spaceshuttle tests

Hello friends everywhere,
We have already started on 15880 kHz (USB) our tests for today.

I wish many of yours can hear us. Please send your reports to spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com e-mail address.

Some SSTV-tests as well (few times during transmission- Scottie1 mode)
Best Saturday day to you,
Dick

Fri May 17

3905 2210 Skyline Radio International. "Theme from S'Express," then Suzi Quatro. SINPO 44333. 
4026 2221 Laser Hot Hits. Katy B "What Love is Made Of." SINPO 54444.
6245 2058 Shortwave Gold. ID jingle "Shortwave Gold from the tower of power," kd lang "Constant Craving." SINPO 44444. 
6326 2044 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingle, pop/dance, morse QRM. SINPO 33333.
6425 2047 Radio Underground. ID, Abba "Fernando." SINPO 44333.
6553 2050 Radio Pink Panther. Country music. SINPO 54444.
6910L 2054 Baltic Sea Radio. ID, "Jungle Rock" Hank Mizell. SINPO 34433.
6932 2053 Irish Music Radio. Roy Orbison "Lana," then Taylor Swift. SINPO 54444.

Thurs May 16

4026 2040 Laser Hot Hits. Waterboys "Whole of the Moon." Morse QRM. SINPO 43443.
6245 2028 Shortwave Gold. Kool & The Gang "Fresh." SINPO 44433.
6305 2020 Radio Tina. BZN "Islands in the Sun." SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues May 14

4026 2030 Laser Hot Hits.Ian Lawrence px.  Duran Duran song. SINPO 44433.
6245 2015 Shortwave Gold (tent). George Michael "Faith." SINPO 34333.
6300 2000 Cool AM. Oldies. SINPO 24332.

Mon May 13

4026 1942 Laser Hot Hits. Soul music, SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.
6282 1957 Radio Luxemburg. Instr mx, ID jingles, off. SINPO 44433.
6291 1933 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingles, pop/dance. SINPO 44433.
6299 1925 Radio Monique. IDs, oldies. SINPO 54444.

(heard via Twente SDR)

Sun May 12

4026 0835 Laser Hot Hits. "A Thousand Years," SINPO 34333.
6200 0740 Radio Orang Utan (pres). Music just audible. SINPO 24332.
6210 0754 Radio Marabu. Alternative music, talk in GM. SINPO 44433.
6262 1527 Cosmic Radio. English-accented DJ, oldies. SINPO 24332.
6285 0748 Technical Man. IDs, "Macarena." SINPO 34333.
6295 0934 Radio Scotland Int. Jingles and close down. SINPO 34333.
6305 1510 Radio Merlin Int. Kid Creole "Annie I'm Not your Daddy." SINPO 34333.
6345 1544 Radio ACDC. Ram Jam "Black Betty," occasional bursts of utility. SINPO 34333.
6450 1549 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6553 1600 Radio Pink Panther. "Save the Last Dance for Me." SINPO 34333.
6935 1700 Irish Music Radio. Elvis "Suspicious Minds," ID. SINPO 34333.

Sat May 11

3900 2157 Technical Man. REM "Everybody Hurts." SINPO 54444.
3932 2150 MRF Radio. Jimi Hendrix "Hey Joe." SINPO 34333. 
4026 0840 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, barely audible. SINPO 24332.
4026 2219 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Norris live. Fine Young Cannibals "I'm Not The Man." SINPO 54444.
6210 0849 Radio Marabu. David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes." SINPO 34333.
6240 1655 Radio Flying Dutchman. ID, greetings. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6245 1820 Shortwave Gold. Rod Stewart "Sailing", ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6282 1757 Radio Telstar. IDs, Ultravox "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes". SINPO 54444.
6294 1710 Radio Zeewolf. ID, greetings, DT instr music. SINPO 34333.
6300 1813 Radio Morning Star. Rock n roll. SINPO 24332.
6305 1700 Radio Merlin Int. Dennis Brown song, ID. SINPO 34333.
6305 2239 Radio Zodiac. Lady GaGa "Poker Face", ID, greets. SINPO 54444.
6306 2140 Radio Fox 48. Electro mx, greeting Mick in Finland. SINPO 44444.
6307 1640 Radio Skywire. Polka. SINPO 24332.
6530 1635 Sundown Radio. ID/email add, "Young Hearts Run Free." SINPO 34333.
6553 1630 Pink Panther Radio. Frankie Miller "Darling." ID. SINPO 34333.
6935 1625 Irish Music Radio. "You're The One That I Want", SINPO 34333.

Fri May 10

3905 2040 Skyline Radio Int. "Hungry Heart," "Walking in Memphis." SINPO 44433. 
4026 2045 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence px. N-Trance "Hold Me Forever". SINPO 44433.
6210 2004 Radio Marabu. Ultravox "Vienna", ID jingle in GM. SINPO 54444.
6220 2007 Radio Mustang. "Greased Lightning", jingle ID. SINPO 54444.
6245 1810 Shortwave Gold. 70s disco. SINPO 34333. 
6280 1753 Radio Klabautermann. "Get Down," ID, greetings, "Some Girls." SINPO 34333.
6286 2019 Radio Underground. BZN, ID, greetings, electro mx. SINPO 54444.
6290 2213 Radio Powerliner. Jigsaw "Sky High." SINPO 54444.
6305 0856 Radio Waves Int. Country music. SINPO 24332.
6305 2010 Radio Fox 48. Schlager. SINPO 34333.
6306 1740 Radio Telstar. "Jeans On" David Dundas. SINPO 44433.
6326 2202 Radio Zodiac. Moved from 6336. ID, greetings, rock. SINPO 54444.
6336 2147 Radio Zodiac. Email add, "Mexico." Good until co-ch ute came on. SINPO 44433.
6450 2030 Radio Zwarte Panter. ID, email, DT mx. SINPO 44433.
6553 1800 Radio Pink Panther. Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls," SSB QRM. SINPO 43333.
6935 1805 IMR. Jazz music and Northern Soul. SINPO 34333.

Sonnet Radio plans shortwave return

Message on Sonnet Radio's Facebook page:  
"Sonnet Radio Europe's new web site now at www.sonnetradio.com We've started our test stream before going back on to shortwave in July '13. Stream now testing at http://www.sonnetradio.com/

Thurs May 9

4026 1938 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence px. Simple Minds "Defy Yourself." SINPO 34333.
6240 2006 Radio Karbiet. Dutch songs, utility QRM. SINPO 43333.
6245 2059 Shortwave Gold. ID jingle, "What Goes Up." SINPO 44433.
6250 1951 Radio Flying Dutchman. Signing off. SINPO 54444.
6260 2015 Radio Karbiet. Move from 6240. Sixties songs. SINPO 44433.
6265 2143 Radio Borderhunter. "It Feels Like I'm in Love,"  whistling QRM. SINPO 54444.
6280 2140 Radio Karbiet. Dutch music. Move from 6260. SINPO 44433.
6290 1731 Radio Telstar. ID, greetings, instr mx. SINPO 34333.
6290 1953 Radio Odynn. Alice Cooper "Poison", greetings, jingles. SINPO 54444.
6300 2030 Radio Powerliner. Move from 6565, ID as "PL Radio International", Duran Duran. SINPO 54444.
6300 2158 Radio Ronin v PL. ID jingles, "2001: A Spece Odyssey" theme. SINPO 54444.
6305L 2000 Unid. Russian patriotic songs. SINPO 34433.
6540 1948 Free Radio Victoria. "Memories," "Don't Look Back," SINPO 54444.
6565 2012 Radio Powerliner. Spandau Ballet, close down. SINPO 54444.
6725L 2026 Cool AM. Oldies and jingles. SINPO 24332.
6745 2222 Radio Pioneer. Oldies. SINPO 34333.

Wed May 8

4026 1920 Laser Hot Hits. Back on this frequency. Hall & Oates "Maneater." SINPO 34333.
6292 2012 Radio Fox 48. AC-DC "Whole Lotta Rosie," first time on for 6 months. SINPO 34333.
6305 1657 Radio Osaka. Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6305 2000 Radio Python. ID, The Libertines. SINPO 34333.

Sluwe Vos Radio QSL

Nice QSL from Sluwe Vos Radio. Many thanks!

Sun May 5

6200 0720 Radio Orang Utan. ID, email, oldies. SINPO 24332.
6216 0730 Radio King SW. Oldies, poor mod. SINPO 34332.
6220 1708 Sluwe Vos Radio. ID, dance music. SINPO 34333.
6250 1713 Radio Norton. Dutch music. SINPO 24332.
6300 0754 Radio Waldmeister. ID, rock. SINPO 24332.
6305 1724 Radio Osaka & Tina. Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
6540 1003 Free Radio Victoria. "Eve of Destruction," "Sherry Baby," ID. SINPO 34333.
6553 1730 Pink Panther Radio. Buzzcocks "Have You Ever Fallen in  Love." SINPO 34333.
6935 1735 IMR. Rita Coolidge "You're All Alone." SINPO 34333.

Sat May 4

3905 2100 Radio Alice. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
4029 2214 Laser Hot Hits. Rpt from USA, "Wild One." SINPO 34433. 
6205 1624 Radio Mustang. "Working in A Coalmine", ID, greetings. SINPO 44444.
6240 1610 Radio Flying Dutchman. "Sweet Home Alabama." SINPO 44433.
6245 2040 Radio Karbiet. "Brown Girl in the Ring." SINPO 44333.
6280 2045 Radio Ascona. "Let Your Love Flow" (in Dutch). SINPO 34333.
6285 1608 Telstar Radio. Doors "Riders on the Storm", ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6305 1616 Radio Merlin Int. "You Can Leave Your Hat On", SINPO 34333.
6305 2157 TRX Radio. Blues mx, ID jingle 2210. SINPO 54444.
6324 1639 Radio Vendor. Dutch songs, ID 1644 Dt/Eg. SINPO 34333.
6423 2050 Radio Lowland. Toto "Africa," ID, utility QRM. SINPO 53443.
6735l 2145 Cool AM. Oldies, jingles. SINPO 24332.
6740u 2110 Over 60 Degree Radio. Oldies.SINPO 24332.
6935 1650 IMR. Northern Soul music show. SINPO 34333.
6992l  2150 Baltic Sea Radio. Black Sabbath "Paranoid,"  seagull sounds, ID/email. SINPO 44433.

Fri May 3

4029 2040 Laser Hot Hits. Supertramp "My Kind of Lady," SINPO 44433.
6286 2008 Radio Underground. ID, contact details, electro mx. SINPO 44433.
6295 2004 Radio Mustang. "Radar Love," greetings, ID. SINPO 54444.
6304u 2050 Over 60 Degree Radio. Santana. SINPO 24433.
6305 1958 Telstar Radio. Stranglers "Always the Sun." SINPO 44433.
6326 2056 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingles, pop/dance. SINPO 34333.
6540 2023 Radio Powerliner. ID, greetings, Electric Six song. SINPO 54444.
6553 2016 Radio Pink Panther. Rock n roll. SINPO 34333.
6935 2028 Irish Music Radio. "Layla", ID "all vinyl records." SINPO 34333.
6995l 2033 Baltic Sea Radio. "The Birdie Song," ID. SINPO 44444.

(all heard via Twente SDR)

Thurs May 2

4029 2010 Laser Hot Hits. Pet Shop Boys "It's Alright," talking about this blog, yesterday's QRM seems to have gone.
6290 2025 Radio Odynn. ID jingle, "Child of Time," ID. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR receiver)

Wed May 1

4029 2010 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. Oldies, het from carrier on 4028. SINPO 43443.
6307 1950 Bad Girls Radio. Jingles IDs, "Creatures of the Night." SINPO 44333.

(heard via Twente SDR receiver)

Pirate radio - its legacy

What did pirate radio give us anyway - and how long will it survive?
By James Cridland

(These are responses to a student's broadcast journalism degree questions. Disagree? That's what the comments box is for...)

How has pirate radio changed since the 60's - and how did pirate radio influence the radio we can listen to today?

The 1960s were a period without any official "pop" radio stations: so pirate radio fulfilled quite a need. Many of them copied the successful top-40 radio formats of the US, and imported them onto the UK airwaves - bringing a welcome sound that was unheard-of to radio listeners. The added 'subversive' nature of these broadcasts were also responsible for their success.
It's claimed that BBC Radio 1 was the government's reaction to the success of these pirates, almost all of which operated outside UK jurisdiction. Radio 1, however, was a part-time service when it started, and suffered for years from a requirement not to play more than five hours of commercially-available music ("needle time") a day: a restriction which, naturally, the pirate radio stations weren't required to adhere to. Nevertheless, pirate radio's influence began to wane with Radio 1's launch.

Some claim that the legalisation of UK commercial radio in the early 1970s was as a direct result of pirate radio activity; others that commercial radio would have happened anyway. Some point to pirate radio being responsible for much of the sound of Radio 1 (many of the network's original presenters were previously pirate broadcasters); others that pirate radio's sound in Europe was simply copied from US top-40 radio anyway.

The growth of commercial radio by the 1980s (and continued success for BBC Radio 1) resulted in many pirate radio stations ceasing operation, and new laws in the mid 1980s were successful in curbing pirate radio further.

Pirate radio in the UK is now not romantically based on a ship - but using transmitters sited at the top of buildings. Many pirate radio broadcasters operate legally as internet radio stations, but, as one industry veteran puts it, the stations "obligingly get re-broadcast on FM by some of their fans". Unlike the 1960s, Ofcom claim that today's pirate broadcasters have links to drug pushers and other illegal operations. A cursory sweep of the dial during a Friday evening in London, however, reveals that Ofcom don't appear to be successful in closing them - as this discussion makes clear.

Pirate radio use in the UK is measured by RAJAR under "other listening", which includes all non-subscriber stations - along with global internet radio and out-of-area stations. 3m people in the UK tune in to "other radio" each week: it has a market share of 2.4%.

To read whole discussion go to: http://www.mediauk.com/article/34423/pirate-radio-its-legacy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JamesCridlandsBlog+%28James+Cridland%27s+blog%29

(via the We Love The Pirate Stations Facebook group)