Tues May 31

6210U 2020 Radio Northern Ireland. "Word Up," "Lincolnshire Poacher" tune. SINPO 55544.
6285 2029 Alex Warner Radio Show. Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana." SINPO 43433.
6291 2049 Radio Desperado. ID, oldies. SINPO 33333.
6312 2034 Radio Batavier. Rock. SINPO 44433.
6395 2055 Hitmix Radio. Oldies. SINPO 44333.
6970U 2038 IBC. "Everytime You Go Away," Italian talk. SINPO 55444.

(via Twente SDR)

Marconi Radio Int new shortwave tests

Unlike previous information, MARCONI RADIO INTERNATIONAL will not be on the air on 2 June 2016. Instead a number of test broadcasts will be aired on Wednesday, 1 June 2016 on some new frequencies according to the following schedule (All times in UTC): 1800-1900 on 9290 kHz,  1930-2030 on 15070 kHz and 2100-2200 on 6390 kHz.

Reception reports can be sent by e-mail to: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com - Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least,  we need your help! If you use social networks, please post an announcement on Facebook  or send out a tweet the day  before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our  potential audience.

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about those test transmissions on some new frequencies.

Best 73's

Marconi Radio International (MRI)
Old style short wave broadcasts from Italy

Sat May 26

3903 2050 Radio Alice. "In the Year 2525," SINPO 54444.
4025 2045 Laser Hot Hits. Live, talk about EU referendum.Also on 6227. SINPO 33333.
6205 1814 Coast FM (tent). Pop music. SINPO 24332.
6212U 1830 Radio Minipower. Stevie Wonder. SINPO 34433.
6227 2040 Laser Hot Hits. EU talk. SINPO 24332.
6230 1753 Radio Merlin Int. "All of My Life," then "It's A Heartache." SINPO 44333.
6235 1840 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6235 2123 Free Radio Victoria. Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual," ID/email. SINPO 54444.
6260 2025 Radio Mazda. Dutch songs, splash 6267. SINPO 53443.
6290 1820 Sluwe Vos Radio. IDing as KGB Radio, talking Russian, polka. SINPO 54444.
6295 1804 Mike Radio. Rock, then off. SINPO 44333.
6295 2030 Radio Batavier. Duran Duran "Wild Boys," ID jingle. SINPO 54444.
6305 1632 Radio Marabu. German talk & music. SINPO 24332.
6319 1809 Radio Goofy. "Riders on the Storm." SINPO 34333.
6400 2058 Radio Jodelpiraat. Yodelling. SINPO 34333.
7585 1625 Radio Latino. Relay of Artem's Cuban music special. SINPO 25332.
7700U 2110 Marconi Radio Int. B52s "Rock Lobster." SINPO 24332.
13895U 1505 Mike Radio. "Radar Love," ID. SINPO 35443.

(via Twente SDR)

Pirate radio recordings

Crazy Radio Berlin

Super Oldies Shortwave

Radio Zhuravli

Radio Northlight-Civic FM

Radio Caroline Flashback

Ofcom commissions research into pirate radio

Ofcom has commissioned research into pirate radio: There is an anonymous online questionnaire you can fill in.

"Dr Angus Nurse Director of Programmes in Criminology and Sociology at Middlesex University is working with his colleague Dr Robin Fletcher to examine the phenomenon of pirate radio in the 21st century...The aim of the research is to, so far as is possible, examine the extent to which pirate radio remains a contemporary social and regulatory problem. We are examining why ‘pirate’ radio persists despite the existence of legal alternatives to unlicensed broadcasting. The research, which was commissioned by the regulator Ofcom, also aims to assess both why people continue with ‘pirate’ broadcasting on FM radio, as well as the reasons why audiences continue to consume ‘pirate’ radio broadcasts...We would like to hear from as many listeners and members of the public as possible."

More here
https://mdxminds.com/2016/05/24/is-pirate-radio-still-a-problem-in-the-digital-age/

(via Mike Barraclough, BDXC-UK Yahoo group)  
www.bdxc.org.uk

Wed May 25

4026 1948 Laser Hot Hits. "You've Got A Friend." SINPO 44333.
6280 1941 Anthony Radio. Dance music, jingles. SINPO 34333.
6290 1953 Mike Radio. IDs, greetings, Nena "Any Place, Any Where, Any Time." SINPO 55444.
6300 1925 Radio Merlin Int. John Lennon "Mind Games," greetings. SINPO 54444.
6307 1933 Radio Caroline Int. Ballads, jingles. SINPO 44333.
6396 1936 Radio GSV. Rory Gallagher song. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Mon May 23

4015 1923 Laser Hot Hits. Whitney Houston song, some utility QRM and static crashes. SINPO 54333.
4026 1928 Laser Hot Hits. In the clear tonight. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6265 1857 Radio Mustang. Pop, ID. SINPO 44333.
6285 1848 Anthony Radio. ID jingles, dance. SINPO 44333.
6300 1938 Radio Batavier. "Spanish Lullaby," "Crocketts Theme." SINPO 44232.

(via Twente SDR)

Radio De Zwarte Ruiter eQSL

Great eQSL received from this Dutch station. Quick reply as well. Many thanks.

Sun May 22

4015 2155 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, best in narrow filter to avoid utilities. SINPO 43443. But 4026 completely covered by strong utility.
6205 2120 Coast FM v relay. Oldies, splash from 6195. SINPO 43443.
6285 2106 Radio Desperado. Adam & the Ants "Goody Two Shoes, ID. SINPO 44444.
6295 2213 Radio Black Bandit. Polka, ID. SINPO 55544.
6316 2125 Radio Stalingrad. Russian singing, talk in Russian, SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.
6319 2220 Radio Caroline Int. Pop music, jingles. SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat May 21

4015 1930 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 44444.
4026 1937 Laser Hot Hits. KC & the Sunshine Band "Give It Up." SINPO 34333.
5805 1912 Unid. Recording of Radio Free London. SINPO 54444.
*6260 1520 Radio Experience. Spice Girls "Wannabe," SINPO 24332.
6260 1920 Radio Joey. Techno. SINPO 54444.
6285 1855 Radio Hitmix & Studio 52. "Rolling on the River," SINPO 44433.
6290 1955 Radio Astronaut. Song by woman, then off. SINPO 34333.
6319 1900 Radio Goofy. Slow music, jingles. SINPO 44433.
*6325 1535 Radio Python. Red Hot Chilli Peppers, ID, good peaks. SINPO 34333.

(*via Central England SDR/via Twente SDR)

Thurs May 19

4015 2045 Laser Hot Hits. Rock, very high level of noise on 75m. SINPO 44232.
4026 2040 Laser Hot Hits. Pop. SINPO 34232.
6285 2023 Radio Desperado. 60s music. SINPO 44433.
6300 2050 Radio Verona. Dutch songs, jingle ID. SINPO 44433.
6310 2030 Radio Zwarte Ruiter. "Searching for a Heart of Gold." SINPO 44333.
6970U 2026 IBC. Pop, off 2030. SINPO 54444.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed May 18

4015 2024 Laser Hot Hits. "Rock n Roll Dreams Come True," ID jingle. SINPO 54444.
4026 2028 Laser Hot Hits. Climie Fisher "Love Changes Everything." SINPO 34333.
5890 1945 Radio Batavia. "Save All Your Kisses Me," SINPO 44433.
6285 2017 Radio Batavier (different station). "Play that Rock n Roll Music," SINPO 44433.
6305 1950 Radio Batavia. Supertramp "The Logical Song." Different programme to 5890. SINPO 34333.
6319 2038 Radio Green Frog. ID, German music, echo effect, strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
7700U 2007 Marconi Radio Int. IDs, announcements, DX programme. SINPO 25332.

(via Twente SDR)

Marconi Radio Int on air tomorrow

Just a short reminder of our regular weekly brodcasts on Wednesdays. Marconi Radio International will once again be on air tomorrow 18 May 2016, from 1800 to 1900, 2000 to 2100 and from 2130 to 2230 UTC on 7700 kHz USB mode.  

The first half hour is always a DX programme in English (Italian Shortwave Panorama) followed by mailbag show in Italian or non-stop music interspersed with announcements in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Catalan.

MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of our broadcasts are welcome! We QSL 100%. Our electronic mail address is: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com - Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least,  we need your help! If you use social networks, please post an announcement on Facebook  or send out a tweet the day  before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our  potential audience.

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's
--
Marconi Radio International (MRI)

Mon May 16

4026 2050 Laser Hot Hits. Pop. SINPO 34333.
5835 2045 Laser Hot Hits. The Smiths "What Difference Does It Make." SINPO 34333.
6285 2040 Radio Batavier. Bill Haley & The Comets "See You Later Alligator," greetings. SINPO 44433.
6305 2055 Shortwave Pirate. Reggae, email address, bursts of utility. SINPO 33333.

(via Twente SDR)

EMR scheduled Short Wave Transmissions for 2016

Relay on 18th of June 2016:
23.00 to 00.00 (Eastern Time) on 7490 KHz - Central & North America via WBCQ.

Relays on 19th of June 2016:
07.00 to 08.00 UTC on 11650 KHz- Southern Europe - Portugal & Spain via KBC.
08.00 to 09.00 UTC on   6045 KHz - Western Europe & UK via KBC.
08.00 to 09.00 UTC on   9485 KHz - Western Europe & UK via MV Baltic Radio.
19.00 to 20.00 UTC on   6070 KHz - Western Europe & UK via Channel 292.

Relay on 15th of October 2016:
17.00 to 18.00 (Eastern Time) on 7490 KHz - Central & North America via WBCQ.
Relays on 16th of October 2016:
07.00 to 08.00 UTC on 11650 KHz - Southern Europe - Portugal & Spain via KBC.
08.00 to 09.00 UTC on   6045 KHz - Western Europe & UK via KBC.
08.00 to 09.00 UTC on   9485 KHz - Western Europe & UK via MV Baltic Radio.
19.00 to 20.00 UTC on   6070 KHz - Western Europe & UK via Channel 292.

Relay on 19th of November 2016:
17.00 to 18.00 (Eastern Time) on 7490 KHz - Central & North America via WBCQ

Relay on 17th of December 2016:
17.00 to 18.00 (Eastern Time) on 7490 KHz - Central & North America via WBCQ.

Relays on 18th of December 2016:
08.00 to 09.00 UTC on 9475 KHz  - Southern Europe - Portugal & Spain via KBC.
09.00 to 10.00 UTC on 6045 KHz  - Western Europe & UK via KBC.
09.00 to 10.00 UTC on 9485 KHz  - Western Europe & UK via MV Baltic Radio.
20.00 to 21.00 UTC on 6070 KHz  - Western Europe & UK via Channel 292

Good Listening!
73s
Tom

Sun May 15

5805 1642 Radio Focus Int. David Bowie song. SINPO 34333.
6262 1737 Radio Akenzo. Electro then rock music. SINPO 44433.
6263 1626 Telstar Radio Int. Art Garfunkel "Bright Eyes." SINPO 34333.
6285 1620 Radio Focus Int. Rolling Stones "Paint it Black." SINPO 54444.
6305 1615 Radio Merlin Int. David Lee show. Rock music. SINPO 34333.

(via Central England SDR)

Sat May 14

4015 1702 Laser Hot Hits. Pilot "Magic," SINPO 24332.
5805 1634 Radio Focus Int. Contact details, Chiffons "I Wonder Why." SINPO 34333.
6205 1645 Coast FM v relay. "Sweet Family," ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6285 1625 Radio Focus Int. Florence & The Machine. SINPO 34333.
6920 1655 Key Channel Radio. Oldies. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Pirate radio recordings

Radio Felix

Radio Uniek

Radio Antony (NL)

Unidentified Greek on shortwave

Thurs May 12

4015 2055 Laser Hot Hits. Simon & Garfunkel "The Boxer". SINPO 44333.
4026 2059 Laser Hot Hits. Not good with utility QRM. SINPO 32332.
5805 2040 Radio Focus Int. The Who "Baba O'Reilly." SINPO 44433.
5815 2035 Little Feat Radio. Oldies, ID, testing. SINPO 44433.
5835 2045 Laser Hot Hits. "Pictures of Matchstick Men," SINPO 44333.
6205 2030 Coast FM v relay. Babybird "You're Gorgeous," SINPO 44333.
6214U 2050 Radio Barraquda (pres). Clips of many rock tunes. SINPO 44444.
6255 2023 Unid. Peter Sarstedt "Where Do You Go To My Lovely." SINPO 33333.
6285 2015 Radio Focus Int. Hooray & The Henrys then Dire Straits. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Key Channel Radio this Saturday

Tues May 10

3930U 1956 IBC. Pop //6970. SINPO 24332.
4015 2022 Laser Hot Hits. Morris Minor & the Majors "Another Boring B side." SINPO 44433.
4026 2028 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, best in narrow filter to avoid utility. SINPO 23332.
5835 2014 Laser Hots Hits. Dionne Warwick "Heartbreaker." SINPO 24332.
6205 2004 Coast FM v relay. Pop, jingles. SINPO 34333.
6214U 2009 Radio Barraquda (pres). Rock. SINPO 44433.
6280 2045 Radio Witte Reus. "You're Better off Alone." SINPO 24332.
6290 1946 Radio Goofy. Greek music, jingles. SINPO 44433.
6300 1940 Radio Mazda. "Veronica," "Yellow Bird." SINPO 34333.
6970U 1952 IBC. Dire Straits, ID, Italian talk, off 2000. SINPO 44444.

(via Twente SDR)

Sun May 8

Bad conditions so no short skip...

4015 1839 Laser Hot Hits. Chris Farlowe "Out of Time," SINPO 34333.
4026 1843 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 23332.
5805 1850 Radio Focus Int (pres). Weak signal. SINPO 24332.
5835 1855 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, slight het from carrier. SINPO 23332.
6205 1859 Horizon FM via relay. Tenerife ads, news, pop. SINPO 34333.
6285 1905 Radio Focus Int. Rolling Stones "Paint it Black," comedy clips. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat May 7

4015 1827 Laser Hot Hits. Hermans Hermits. SINPO 34333.
4026 1831 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 23332.
5805 1607 Radio Focus Int. The Who "Baba O'Reilly", also running on 6285. SINPO 34333.
5835 1620 Laser Hot Hits. OMD "Electricity." SINPO 24332.
6205 1600 Horizon FM via relay. Tenerife ads, pop. SINPO 24332.
6214U 1932 Minipower Radio. Sylvester "Do You Want to Funk." SINPO 34433.
6285 1550 Radio Focus Int. Prince "1999." SINPO 34333.
6290 1755 Radio Caroline Int. Oldies, jingles. SINPO 34333.
6305 1745 Radio Merlin Int. "Pretty Woman", "Children of the Revolution." SINPO 54444.
6335 1937 Radio Lowland. Abba "Boom A Boomerang," greetings. SINPO 44333.
6423 1946 Studio 52. ID, BZN. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Studio Northlight eQSL

Studio Northlight sent me this eQSL for their recent broadcast via Channel 292. The operator was in Iann's pirate chat recently and said he had received 70 reception reports for this broadcast and was working his way through them all. Thanks for the QSL!

Wed May 4

4015 1950 Laser Hit Hits. "Treat 'Em Like A Lady," SINPO 54444.
5835 1944 Laser Hot Hits. Soft rock. SINPO 33333.
6205 1936 Coast FM via relay. Pop music and jingles. SINPO 44433.
6300 2018 Radio Relmus (tent). Koto "Dragons Legend." (ID in Iann's chat). SINPO 44433.
6970U 1926 Cool AM v IBC. Rock n roll. SINPO 55544.
7690U 2004 Marconi Radio Int. DX show in English. SINPO 24432.

(via Twente SDR)

New low-power medium wave licences in Netherlands

Stig Hartvig Nielsen posts on WRTH Facebook page 3 May:

Today Dutch minister Kamp has made it public that the Medium Wave band now will be open for low power stations operating with a power of max. 100 Watt. Full story here (in Dutch): http://radio.nl/810349/groen-licht-voor-laagvermogen-uitzendingen-op-am

One of the first stations to go on the air under the new legislation may be the long time pirate – Atlantis Radio 1521 – in Friesland. They got a license (?) from Commissariaat voor de Media in March 2016, and they recently purchased a new 75 W AM transmitter (300 W PEP). The format is golden oldies – and the station can be heard online here: http://www.atlantisradio.eu/radio/ - and more details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/RadioAtlantis1521KHz/

Info: British DX Club (BDXC-UK) http://www.bdxc.org.uk

Marconi Radio International on air today

As from Wednesday, 4 May 2016 Marconi Radio International will start a regular service according to the following schedule:

On Wednesdays, from 1800 to 1900 UTC, from 2000 to 2100 UTC, and from 2200 to 2300 UTC on 7690 kHz USB mode (alternative frequencies: 7700 and 7790 kHz).

The power is in the region of 100 watts. We have standardized our transmissions: there are now only broadcasts 60 minutes long. The first half hour is always a DX programme in English (Italian Shortwave Panorama) followed by mailbag (or DX) show in Italian or non-stop music interspersed with announcements in English, Italian, German, Spanish and Catalan.

MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of our broadcasts are welcome! We QSL 100%. IOur electronic mail address is: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com - Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least,  we need your help! If you use social networks, please post an announcement on Facebook  or send out a tweet the day  before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our  potential audience.

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's

--
Marconi Radio International (MRI)

Tues May 3

3930U 1920 IBC. Italian talk, also on 6970. SINPO 24332.
4015 1925 Laser Hot Hits. Queen "I Want to Break Free," SINPO 54444.
4026 1932 Laser Hot Hits. Pop, splash from utility covering 4021-4024 kHz, SINPO 43333.
5835 1938 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6205 1948 Coast FM via relay. Pop and jingles, utility splash. SINPO 53443.
6290 1725 Hitmix Radio. Schlager & polka. SINPO 44433.
6970U 1715 IBC. Abba "Winner Takes It All," Italian talk. SINPO 45444.

(via Twente SDR)

Mon May 2

4026 1742 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 23332.
5835 1738 Laser Hot Hits. Sade. SINPO 24332.
6205 1715 Coast FM Tenerife via relay. Non-stop pop and jingles. SINPO 34333.
6230 1725 Radio GSV. Rock, ID, greetings, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.
6260 1746 Radio Ronalisa. New Order "Blue Monday," testing new antenna. SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Sun May 1

4015 1724 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show, also 6212. SINPO 34333.
4026 1729 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence show. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
5835 1734 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson playing Bryan Ferry. SINPO 24332.
6212 1700 Laser Hot Hits via Blackbeard. Gary Drew show. Jazz funk. SINPO 34333.
6235 1650 Radio Pandora. Chat, oldies. SINPO 24332.
6262 1642 Hitmix Radio. Irene Cara "What A Feeling." SINPO 44433.
6300 1625 Radio Pioneer. Oldies. SINPO 33333.
6325 1716 Radio Goofy. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6330 1633 Radio Orion 2000. Travelling Wilberries. SINPO 44433.
6380 1638 Radio Panda. Oldies. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)