Pirates Week podcast

Pirates in the news this week include A post on Radio Survivor alerted me to the fact that the movie “Corporate FM” Premieres at Kansas City Film Festival. Corporate FM, You may also want to keep an eye out for the french movie “Radio Stars”. We look at the actions of the FCC against free radio stations including  the denial of Alexander Kissi  petition by the FCC.
‭Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly
‭Off Air Recordings include the stations of: Raio Free Mars, Rave on Radio, Northwoods Radio, Dit Dah Radio, Wolverine Radio and the Euro Pirates Radio Bogusman and Radio Spaceman.
Check out Tim Trons discussion on Radio Clandestine from his  4/14/12 show .
Legendary transmitter maker Harris is getting out of the broadcasting business .and check out the zine-Paper Radio. DJ Fredrick is always looking for interviews and infoWayne Hepler Associate Professor at Harford Community College is looking to put Pirate Ops in his video documentary.
‭Background music from the Podsafe Music Network by the artists;brandon_ ollins,
‭Thanks for listening

‭For link go to: http://shortwavepirate.info/?p=1766


(via Gary Drew)

Wed May 16

4015 2050 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart show. The Monkees "A Little Bit of You, A Little Bit of Me." SINPO 44433.

6240 2025 Radio Spaceman. Polka, ID and mention tomorrow day off, World Party "Ship of Fools." SINPO 54444.

6285 2005 Radio Osaka. ID jingle, reggae song. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6291 2000 Radio Caroline Int. Pop music, ID jingles, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6550 2010 Radio Rising Sun. German folk music, ID and greetings, good with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6980 2020 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Tues May 15

4015 1945 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6291 1940 Radio Caroline Int. Oldies and jingles, weak signal, occasional fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6315 1920 Radio Old Timer. "In the Year 2525" then "Eloise," ID jinfgles. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305 1910 Radio Altrex. Weak signal, msic just audible. SINPO 24332.

6980 1857 Laser Hot Hits. Recordings from Radio Caroline, The Who "Who Are You." SINPO 34333.

New address for the MW blog

"Hi there

A short email from this side to let you know that my MW Pirate blog can now be found at: http://mwfreeradio.blogspot.co.uk

Sorry for the inconvenience but please tell your radio friends about this change.

Many thanks
David"

Sun May 13

4015 2050 Laser Hot Hits. 60s music, ad for Laser sweatshirt (£25), fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815 2025 WMR Hoaxer. Replaying old WMR shows, song about a Harley Davidson then theme tune. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6285 2012 Radio Kanibaal. "A Walk in the Park," then "In Zaire," greetings to listeners in the pirate chat. SINPO 34333.

6325 2005 Radio Caroline Int. Pop music, ID jingles. SINPO 34333.

6420 2032 Radio Tidalwave. Donna Summer "I Feel Love," ID and greetings, then Italian song. SINPO 44433.

6950 2040 IMR. "Move Over Darling," fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6980 2020 Laser Hot Hits. Banarama then Dire Straits songs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sat May 12

4015 1755 Laser Hot Hits. J-Lo song, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815 1730 Weekend Music Radio. Jack talking about DXing, Christmas shopping, rock music. Obviously old programme ... WMR or the hoaxer? SINPO 34333.

6236 1835 Unid. Polka and German songs, off with no ID, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6291 1900 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingles and pop music, fair signal but occasional bursts of utility. SINPO 33333.

6305 1828 Osaka Radio. ID jingle, Dutch music. Fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6940 1910 Trans Europe Radio. The Cure "A Forest," ID and greetings. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6950 1705 IMR. Ian Drury "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick," IMR ID. SINPO 34333.

6980 1722 Laser Hot Hits. Marillion "Kayleigh", good signal. SINPO 44433.

Over 60 Degree Radio QSL

QSL received from Over 60 Degree Radio. In a reply the operator said he was using a Kenwood TS 480 with multi-band folded dipole, running 80W in USB mode. Many thanks.

Fri May 11

3905 2225 Skyline International Radio. Roxy Music "Let's Stick Together," good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015 2235 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, talk about the weather, good signal but some fady. SINPO 44433.

6250 2215 Radio Spaceman. ID and greetings, country music then "At Seventeen." Strong. SINPO 54444.

6305 1850 Radio Altrex. Many IDs, cow sounds, oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6324 2210 Radio Underground. Tina Turner "Private Dancer," then "Oxygene,"  good signal, closing soon. SINPO 44433.

6950 2205 IMR. The Troggs "Wild Thing," strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6980 2200 Laser Hot Hits. Abba "Knowing Me Knowing You", good signal. SINPO 44433.

Thurs May 10

4015 2052 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Paul McCartney & Wings "Girls School," SINPO 34333.

6291 1937 Radio Caroline Int. Dance music, ID jingle, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6305 1932 Top Radio. Dutch music, ID jingles. SINPO 24332.

6310 1950 Cupid Radio. AC-DC, ID and jingles, using 30W. SINPO 34333.

6385 1942 Radio Bravo Sierra. Nena song, SINPO 34333.

6950 1947 Irish Music Radio. Dance music, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6980 2047 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart reading Facebook messages, Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over." SINPO 34333.

Wed May 9

4014 2142 Laser Hot Hits. Orson "No Tomorrow" then Jimi Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6980 1837 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart show. "Don't Dream It's Over," then Dollar "Shooting Stars." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Tues May 8

6240 1930 Radio Spaceman. Led Zep  "Whole Lotta Love," then AC-DC track, ID and greetings. SINPO 54444.

6300 1925 Radio Tarzan. Dutch music, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6980 1843 Laser Hot Hits. Phil Collins "That's All", then Madonna "Power of Goodbye", good signal. SINPO 44433.

Mon May 7

4015 1935 Laser Hot Hits. Theme from the 70s comedy "The Liver Birds," then "You Are My Love." SINPO 34333.

6295 1910 Unid. African then Chinese music, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6325 1920 Radio Onda Caliente. ID, weak signal, music just audible. SINPO 24332.

6960 1900 Atlantic Radio. David Bowie "Space Oddity," ID jingle. SINPO 44433.

6980 1725 Laser Hot Hits. Alice Cooper "No More Mr Nice Guy," SINPO 34333.

Geronimo Shortwave QSLs

Hi free radio friends from all of us here at Geronimo Shortwave.

Just to let you know.  Geronimo Shortwave now has no less then TEN different designs of electronic QSL's available.   These include the original e-QSL series, the three studio e-QSLs, and now we have two brand new photo collage e-QSLs.  One featuring a selection of previous Geronimo SW QSLs and another with great photos of different pirate radio ships.

So please listen out for us on the air again very soon, and drop us an email with a reception report (your comments on our programmes are also very much appreciated!), and we'll send you one of our brand new electronic QSLs.

All the best and 73's


THE GERONIMO TEAM
GERONIMO SHORTWAVE
PO Box 101 145, 99801 Eisenach, Germany
PO Box 2702, 6049ZG, Herten, Netherlands
email:  geronimoshortwave@hotmail.com

Free Radio, for Radio People!

The Geronimo Team
Station Manager/Engineer:  Chris Watson
Presenters:  Dave Scott, Keith Jones, Dave Simpson and Peter Verbruggen
Please provide return postage if QSL cards required by post (2 Euros or $US3)

Sun May 6

4015 1825 Laser Hot Hits. Pop/dance music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820 0750 Orion Radio. Charlie Rich "Did You See the Most Beautiful Girl," fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6140 0900 MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal. Sign on in German and English, the Beatles "Revolution." SINPO 44444.

6200 0755 Radio Torenvalk. ID, oldies, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6240 1802 Sundown Radio. ID jingle, "Yellow River," off 1810. SINPO 34333.

6240 1848 Radio Rainbow. Talking about democracy in Ukraine, Alessi Brothers "Oh Lori." SINPO 34333.

6260 1755 Radio Spaceman. Dutch song, greeting Radio Forever, country rock. SINPO 54444.

6294 0800 Radio Altrex. ID, oldies, weak. SINPO 24332.

6300 0805 Tower Radio. ID, Dutch music. SINPO 34333.

6325 0810 Radio Sonic. Reggae version of "I Shot the Sheriff" then "Belfast Child." SINPO 34333.

6325 Radio Nachtegaal. FM pirate via relay. Dutch music, SINPO 44433.

6325 1832 Radio Flying Dutchman. Instrumental music, only using 6W, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6330 0920 Radio Condor. Dance music, IDs, occasional strong utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6373 1737 Radio Sallandse Boer. "Lady Marmalade," good signal. SINPO 44433.

6550 1745 Radio Rising Sun. IDs, oldies. SINPO 34333.

6950 0815 IMR. "Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache," then IMR ID. SINPO 34333.

6960 0840 Atlantic Radio. "It's Got to be You," ID jingle, then Eagles "Take It Easy." SINPO 44433.

6980 0850 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart show. "Rush Hour", talk about Wave 105FM. SINPO 34333.

Sat May 5

4015 1945 Laser Hot Hits. The Tubes "Don't Touch Me Now," SINPO 34333.

6207 1800 Ramm Radio (tent). Rammstein music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6207 2115 Radio Sluwe Vos. Patrick Hernadez "Born to be Alive," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6211usb 2300 Over 60 Degree Radio. Moved from 6400/6390 to escape utilities. SINPO 24432.

6240 2110 Free Radio Victoria. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6285 1927 The Ghoul. Moved from 6307. SINPO 54444.

6292 1432 Radio Flying Dutchman. Roxette "It Could've Been Love" and Supertramp "Dreamer." SINPO 34333.

6292 1920 Radio Witte Reus. "Black Betty", fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1424 Radio Tower. ID and said from "east side of the Netherlands", Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me." SINPO 34333.

6307 1925 The Ghoul. Talk about radio valves, Nik Kershaw song. Moved to 6285 at 1927 avoid strong carrier on 6310. SINPO 53443.

6310 2105 Radio Spaceman. Dutch songs, ID and greetings. Usual strong signal. SINPO 54444. Heard on 6305 at 2210, still strong.

6325 1740 Top Radio. Music and IDs, signing off, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6325 1750 Trans Europe Radio. Came on after Top Radio, Diana Ross "Chain Reaction," fair. SINPO 34333.

6325 1940 Radio Nachtpiraat. Dutch music, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6340sb 1745 Radio Geostar. "The Logical Song," then "You Make Me Feel", testing in USB. SINPO 24432.

6375 2145 Radio Ascona. Dutch music and IDs, good-strong signal. SINPO 44433 to 54444.

6385 1935 Radio BS. Dutch music, only using 5W. SINPO 34333.

6400usb 2235 Over 60 Degree Radio. Jazz music, talk, weak signal with utility QRM. SINPO 23432. Moved to 6390 at 2250 ... still utility problems. SINPO 23432.

6424 1840 Uncle Sam Radio. Dutch music, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6920 1320 Trans Europe Radio. ID and email address, "Cathy's Clown." Weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

6925 1815 Radio Black Arrow. Waterboys "Whole of the Moon", moved to 6919 at 1818. Good with strong peaks. SINPO 44433 up to 54444 at 1835.

6950 1828 IMR. Muse "Feeling Good", ID jingle,  IMR seems to have settled on this frequency now. SINPO 444433.

6960 0840 Atlantic Radio. Rock music then ID jingle. SINPO 44433. But no audio at 1830, just a carrier again. Music again at 2212 - SINPO 54444.

6980 0825 Laser Hot Hits. Madonna "Girl Gone Wild", SINPO 34333.

15880usb 1330 Radio Spaceshuttle. "I Want Money (That's What I Want)", ID jingle. Weak but clear. SINPO 24433.

Fri May 4

3905 2200 Skyline Radio International. Sonny & Cher "I've Got You Babe", good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015 2225 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, good signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

5810 2012 Radio Relmus. Rock n roll, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6285 2005 Bogusman. 10,000 Maniacs "The Colonial Wing" and chat, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6400 1940 Radio Mustang. "Glad All Over" Dave Clarke Five, strong. SINPO 54444.

6420 2206 Radio Tidalwave. ID jingle, dance music, strong but some splash from ute on 6415. SINPO 54444.

6950 2213 IMR. Lionel Ritchie "All Night Long," ID, then Cream "I Feel Free." SINPO 54444.

6960 1755 Atlantic Radio. Reggae and 60s soul, SINPO 44433.

6980 1750 Laser Hot Hits. Blondie "Denis Denis" and New Seekers "Something Tells Me." SINPO 44433.

Wizard's medium wave blog

Email received:
Greetings from England

My new blog is up and running. You can see my MW logs here, along with news, pictures, videos and recordings. You will also be able to download my month MW Pirate Review from here. This is the address http://mwpirates.blogspot.co.uk

There will be regular updates, so please look in as often as you can!

All the best
David

Thurs May 3

4015 2215 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

6291 2005 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingles, Russian dance music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6324 2000 Radio Underground. Dutch music, ID and greetings, then "The Laughing Policeman." SINPO 44433.

Pony and Geostar QSLs

Two nice QSLs arrived in the last few days from Pony Radio and Radio Geostar. Thanks.

Tues May 1

4015 2020 Laser Hot Hits. Reading report from Ukraine, then Atlantic Ocean tunes. SINPO 44433.

6205 1750 Cool AM via Sluwe Vos Radio. Blondie "Call Me", jingles. SINPO 34333.

6210 1900 Radio Nordsee Int. "Man of Action," IDs, 60s music. SINPO 24332.

6240 1940 Artem's World Music Show. Music from around the world, SINPO 34333.

6295 1905 Unid. "The Final Countdown" Europe, strong, off a few minutes then back on again. SINPO 54444.

6305 1908 Radio Altrex. Cow noises, oldies, moved from 6298 to avoid strong station on 6295. SINPO 34333.

6325 1944 Radio Underground. Greeting listeners, "Love is the Message" MFSB, strong. SINPO 54444.

6525 1950 Mustang Radio & Radio Tidalwave. "No Milk Today," very strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6940lsb 1935 Baltic Sea Radio. "Yes Sir I Can Boogie," then ID jingle. SINPO 24432.

6950 1917 IMR. Marianne Faithful song, then "I'm Telling You Know." new frequency, coming in well. SINPO 54444.

6960 1923 Atlantic Radio. Reggae version of "Tide Is High", R Dean Taylor "Gotta See Jane." Strong and good audio. SINPO 54444.

6980 1930 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, ad for Offshore Echoes, FSN News, then Phil Collins, also strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Mon Apr 30

4015 2225 Laser Hot Hits. Talking about Radio Seagull. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5800 2210 Shoreline Radio. Rammstein then "Venus." Good signal tonight. SINPO 44444.

6210 2220 Radio Sluwe Vos. Greetings, The Cure "A Forest", fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6240 2015 Artem's World Music. Indonesian music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1655 Radio Flying Dutchman. Chris Montez "Let's Dance," instrumental music. SINPO 34333. On 6325 at 1716 - SINPO 34333.

6305 2200 Radio Fox 48. Polka music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6307 1750 Radio Python. Oldies, talk and ID. SINPO 34333.

6920lsb 2150 Baltic Sea Radio. Baccara "Yes Sir I Can Boogie," SINPO 34433.

6960 2155 Atlantic Radio (pres). Audio again tonight, "Singing in the Rain," strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6980 1705 Laser Hot Hits. Killing Joke "Love Like Blood," reading report from Italy. SINPO 34333.

AM-Forum to close for a month

The popular Dutch AM-Forum is to shut down for a month. A (translated) statement on the forum said: "The AM-Forum goes a month down. The reason, the team has to refurbish the forum and that needs time. And time is a scarce item in the team, because of the flame wars on the forum. The flame wars takes more time than necessary. On the first of June the forum is back on the air."

It seems there have been a lot of quarrels on the forum which have kept the administrators busy so they have decided to take it down during May to return on June 1.

More on the AM Forum at  http://www.am-forum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=18410

Sun Apr 29

4015 0815 Laser Hot Hits. "Love and Devotion", good signal. SINPO 44433.

5820 0750 Orion Radio. Dutch songs and jingles. Good today. SINPO 45444.

6045 0940 Radio Iceman via Wertachtal. "I Can't Say Goodbye" ID, strong. SINPO 54444.

6172 0920 Misti Radio. Dutch songs, weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

6200 0755 Radio Orang Utan. "Japanese Boy," ID and giving out email address. SINPO 34333.

6205 2030 Radio Jan Kachel (Black Bandit). Strong signal but transmitter problems, said closing down. SINPO 54443.

6208 2135 Radio Mi Amigo. Jingle ID, "Summer Wine," greetings from Tony Stevens, then "Walk Like A Egyptian." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210 0900 Radio Devalon. Reading reports from last broadcast, giving out mailing address. SINPO 34333.

6240 2155 Radio Frieloo. Lively music, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6255 0805 Radio Geronimo SW. Weak signal, ID, rock music. SINPO 24332. Signal improved by 0955 to SINPO 44433.

6280 0810 Radio Merlin Int. Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper," fair-good. SINPO 34333.

6281 2150 Radio Jan Kachel. ID and easy listening music, transmitter problem fixed. SINPO 54444.

6295 0800 Misti Radio. ID jingle, Dutch song. SINPO 34333.

6295 0927 Radio Shadowman. Madonna "Like A Prayer," then "Spanish Stroll," strong. SINPO 54444.

6300 1538 Radio Sallandse Boer in QSO with Witte Reus. Splash from Reflections Europe on 6295. SB 43433 and WR 33333.

6300 1618 Radio Flying Dutchman. Pussycat "Mississippi", fair-good signal, bit of splash 6295. SINPO 43433.

6305 2020 Radio Merlin Int. "Put Your Hands Up," ID, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6323 2005 Magic AM. "Going to Ibiza" Vengaboys, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6323 2145 Radio Flying Dutchman. ID jingle, country music, good with strong peaks. SINPO 44444.

6325 1418 Radio Merlin Int. Faithless song, then "Whole Lotta Loving." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325 2053 Radio Spaceman. Queen "Killer Queen," strong. SINPO 54444.

6395 2032 Delta Radio. "Jungle Rock," ID jingles. SINPO 44433.

6525 2125 Pony Radio. Dutch music, ID, strong. SINPO 54444.

6550 2045 Radio Rising Sun. Jennifer Rush "Power of Love," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 1530 IMR. Current R&B sounds (which I don't recognise!). SINPO 34333.

6980 0915 Laser Hot Hits. Simple Minds "Alive & Kicking," SINPO 34333.

7610 1638 Radio Geronimo SW. Programme from Keith Jones from New Zealand. Rock music. Strong clear signal. SINPO 55444.

Sat Apr 28

4015 1930 Laser Hot Hits. Songs by Air then Motley Crue. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6240 1920 Radio Caroline & Radio Rainbow. Dance music and jingles, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6245 1815 Ramm Radio. Music by Rammstein, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6295 1757 Radio Brandaris Int. Instrumental music, ID and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6295 0825 Radio Altrex. Instrumental music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300 1703 Radio Shadowman. Steve Miller Band "The Joker", report to Sallandse Boer. SINPO 54444.

6304 1804 Magic AM. Killing Joke "Love Like Blood," ID and greetings. SINPO 44433.

6324 1840 Radio Fox 48. Polka, ID jingle, "Fox on the Run." SINPO 34333.

6920lsb 1908 Baltic Sea Radio. "Yes Sir I Can Boogie," jingle ID with seagull sounds. SINPO 34433.

6930 1708 IMR. Meatloaf "Bat Out of Hell," good signal. SINPO 44433.

6950 1900 Radio Waves Int. Country music, woman talking in French. SINPO 34333.

6980 0840 Laser Hot Hits. Alexander O'Neill "The Lovers", fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

Long Live Radio morse test

ADDITIONAL "LLR" special Morse test is planned for Saturday 28th April 2012 ! Frequency is 5780 kHz or about. Time is 1600-1845 UTC (start time may vary, may starts later). "LLR" letters in Morse code
will be transmitted in AMPLITUDE MODULATION.

Fri Apr 27

3905 2050 Radio Likedeeler. "Don't Fear the Reaper" Blue Oyster Cult, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4015 2230 Laser Hot Hits. "One Night in Bangkok," reading report from USA. SINPO 44433.

6292usb 2237 Radio Flying Dutchman. Abba "Money Money Money", ID and thanking listeners in chat. Fair-good but audio not sounding great in SSB. SINPO 34333.

6300 2035 Radio BS. Weak signal, music just adible. SINPO 24332.

6307 2243 Radio Caroline Int. Dance music and IDs, fair. SINPO 34333.

6375 2005 Radio Caroline Int. Dance music, ID jingles, fair signal, some slight CW QRM. SINPO 34333.

6384 1955 Radio Underground. Dutch music, greetings and mention of this blog (thanks). Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6400 2000 Unid. Slade "Radio Wall of Sound", strong but off with no ID. SINPO 54444.

6450 1950 Radio Mustang. ID, Shakira "In the House," strong. SINPO 54444.

6930 2025 IMR. JJ Cale then Bruce Springsteen songs, strong. SINPO 54444.

6980 2015 Laser Hot Hits. Britney Spears "Oops I Did It Again," SINPO 54444.

Thurs Apr 26

4015 2010 Laser Hot Hits. It Bites "Brave New World," Paul Stuart talking about buying radio equipment. SINPO 44433.

6980 2000 Laser Hot Hits. Songs from Blondie and Procul Harem. SINPO 44433.

Wed Apr 25

3930 2030 Radio Batavia. IDs, Irish musc, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

4015 2035 Laser Hot Hits. Joe Jackson "Stepping Out," Laser jingles. SINPO 34333.

6305 2005 Hans Radio. Dutch music, IDs. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Tues Apr 24

4015 1905 Laser Hot Hits. Jonah Lewie "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen At Parties." SINPO 34333.

6240 1915 Radio Caroline Int. Dance music, jingles and IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Mon Apr 23

4015 2025 Laser Hot Hits. George McRae "Rock Your Baby", talk about Irish radio. SINPO 44433.

6305 2005 Radio Osaka. ID, email, said closing down soon. Fair signal but splash from strong unidentified station on 6295. SINPO 33333.

6325 2010 Bad Boys Radio. Florence & The Machine song, ID jingles, off 2018. SINPO 34333.

6980 2019 Laser Hot Hits. KC & The Sunshine Band song, good signal. SINPO 44433.

Sun Apr 22

4015 1720 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Pretenders "Talk of the Town," SINPO 34333.

5800 1340 Polaris Radio. Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now," ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

5820 0805 Orion Radio. Dutch songs, good signal. SINPO 44333.

6005 0910 Radio Gloria via Radio 700. "Gloria", also on 6140. SINPO 34333.

6045 0925 XVRB via Wertachtal. Eddie Daniels "I Want to Know," talk about website, then Elvis "Hound Dog." SINPO 55444.

6095 0838 Radio Scotland Int. ID and greetings, Creedence Clearance Revival, off at 0900 to make way for KBC. SINPO 55444.

6095 KBC via Wertachtal. Sign on with Rolling Stones "Satisfaction." SINPO 55444.

6140 0908 Radio Gloria via Wertachtal. Talk about station's name, comes from The Doors "Gloria", which he then played. SINPO 55444. Also on 6005.

6200 0752 Radio Orang Utan. Dutch song, then Supertramp "Give A Little Bit." SINPO 34333.

6205 0920 Misti Radio. Rock n roll, weak with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6234 0757 Delta Radio (Gelderland). Dutch songs, ID 0803. SINPO 44433.

6240 1800 Sluwe Vos Radio. Weak signal, music heard, ID through the pirate chat. SINPO 24332.

6255 2147 Radio Mi Amigo. Blur "Girls & Boys" then Swing Out Sister "Your On My Mind." Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6280 1030 Radio Merlin Int. Boney M "Brown Girl in the Ring", good signal but quite fady. SINPO 44433.

6290 1335 Radio Rainbow. Talk about peace, music, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6296 1015 Neutron Radio (Radio Black Bandit). Country music, fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

6304 0843 Ghost Radio. Shocking Blue "Venus", ID and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6307 2145 The Ghoul. The Police "Every Breath You Take" then Tenpole Tudor "Swords of A Thousand Men," then transmitter went off. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6375 0855 Radio Sallandse Boer. Boston "More than a Feeling," ID, SINPO 44433.

6930 1110 IMR. Song called "In My Dreams," ID and jingles. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6980 1100 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me." SINPO 34333.

Rage FM raided

Rage FM, an FM pirate broadcasting from Taunton, Somerset (in the west of England), was taken off the air on Wednesday after a raid by Ofcom.

A statement on their Facebook page said: "Rage Taunton has been killed off as a result of an ofcom raid on our Taunton Transmitter apparatus. We are pleased to confirm nobody from Rage was onsite at the time. We shall NOT be defeated by this fairly minor mishap or any of the killjoy straight edge bores!!!!! Thanks to everyone who've supported this positive project in Taunton area over the past year, thank you very much indeed!
we'll be back...as soon as possible ;)."

The station has been on the air just over a year broadcasting what it calls "an alternative to mainstream media."

The Bristol Radio Recordings blog reported yesterday that Rage was back testing on 100.6 and 104.5.

Information from: http://www.facebook.com/ragefmradio and http://bristolradiorecordings.blogspot.co.uk/

Sat Apr 21

3905 1915 Skyline International Radio. Dutch song and ID, closed down 1917. SINPO 34333.

4015 1643 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. Siouxsie & The Banshees "Hong Kong Garden." SINPO 34333.

5885 1840 Radio Morning Star. Music heard but signal quite weak. SINPO 24332.

6199 1618 Delta Radio (Gelderland). Polka, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6210 1840 Radio Grolschman. Rock music and IDs, fair signal but audio quite low, strange noise just below (6207-8). SINPO 33333.

6240usb 1825 Radio Fox 48. Country music, fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6256 0901 Radio Focus Int. Squeeze "Tempted," ID, Scorpions "Winds of Change," fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6295 1800 Radio Spaceman. Abba "Ring Ring" , ID and greetings, usual strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6320 1815 Skyline International Radio. Head briefly here, utility splash. SINPO 33333.

6510 1925 Radio Rising Sun. Depeche Mode "Can't Get Enough", fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 0810 IMR. Current dance/r&b tunes, IDs. SINPO 34333.

6950 1905 Radio Waves Int. Country music, fair signal but dead air after record ended. SINPO 34333.

6960 1625 Atlantic Radio (pres). Relay of legal Irish station Newstalk with sports programme. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6980 0816 Laser Hot Hits. Katy Perry song, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

9510 0900 Radio City via IRRS. 60s music, "station of the cars" ID, off 0900. SINPO 44433.

15843usb 0910 Radio Spaceshuttle. "Knock on Wood," IDs, weak signal with occasional peaks. SINPO 24432. Better signal at 1648, "The Final Countdown." SINPO 34433.

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Information: AM Forum

EMR, Gloria & HH Lokalradio

Dear Listeners,

European Music Radio, R. Gloria and HH Lokalradio are on the air this Sunday (22nd April)

Schedule for 9480 / 6140 & 6005 KHz:

HH Lokalradio            07.00  to  08.00           7265 kHz    via MVBR

Radio Gloria               08.00  to 10.00            9480 kHz       via MVBR

Radio Gloria               09.00  to 10.00            6140 kHz       via Media Broadcast / Issoudun

Radio Gloria               09.00  to 10.00            6005 kHz       via Radio 700

E.M.R.                          10.00  to  11.00           9480 kHz        via MVBR  
( EMR Birthday Programmes )

Radio Gloria               11.00  to 13.00            9480 kHz       via MVBR

HH Lokalradio            13.00  to 15.00           7265 kHz   via MVBR

All Reception reports to HH Lokalradio: m.kittner@freenet.de

All Reception reports to Radio Gloria: radiogloria@aol.com  

All Reception reports to E.M.R: studio@emr.org.uk

EMR Programmes via 9480 KHz:  

10.00 to 10.30 Tom Taylor programme

10.30 to 11.00 Mike Taylor “mail box programme”

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday    

Programme repeats are at the following times: 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 UTC

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button

which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

73s Tom

Fri Apr 20

4015 2000 Laser Hot Hits. Reading reception report, Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown." SINPO 44433.

5810 2025 Radio Relmus. "New York Groove," ID and greetings, Alan Parsons Project "Eye in the Sky." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240 2005 Radio Caroline Int. Pop music, ID jingles, splash from strong utility on 6245. SINPO 33333.

6256 2010 Radio Focus Int. Olivia Newton John & John Travolta "You're the One that I want," ID and giving hotline number and email. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6295 1855 The Ghoul. Talking about radio valves and the Cold War, Nik Kershaw "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down." SINPO 54444. Strongest signal tonight! Off at 2205.

6304 2145 TRX Radio. Jingle ID, blues music, squeezed between strong signals on 6295 & 6308. SINPO 53443.

6308 2150 Radio Sallandse Boer. Sixties music, ID and greets to Dr Tim, some splash from 6304. SINPO 53443.

6325 2015 Radio Zodiac Int. ID and greetings, blues rock, good signal with strong peaks, said using 100W. SINPO 44433.

6510 1908 Radio Rising Sun. ID, then The Beatles "From Me to You." SINPO 34333.

6735 2200 Cool AM. Unusual frequency, weak signal, offshore radio feature. SINPO 24332.

6930 1912 IMR. Pussycat "Mississippi", ID, utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6980 1917 Laser Hot Hits. Windsurfers "Surfing," The Beatles "Paperback Writer." SINPO 54444.

Thurs Apr 19

4015 2036 Laser Hot Hits. Laser Goes DX with Gary Drew, shortwave news. SINPO 34333.

6305 2012 Radio Spaceman. Donna Summer "State of Independence," ID and greetings. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6325 2018 Unid. Phil Collins "I Can't Dance", off with no ID. SINPO 34333.

6980 2023 Laser Hot Hits. Barbara Dickson song, reading report from Germany. SINPO 34333.

Wed Apr 18

6980 1715 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Voyage "From East to West," SSB QRM, occasionally strong. SINPO 43433.

Tues Apr 17

4015 2147 Laser Hot Hits. Recording of Caroline 558, Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5815 1905 Radio Relmus. ID, greetings, The Who song, SINPO 34333.

6295 1855 Radio Tarzan. Dutch songs. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6980 1900 Laser Hot Hits. Ultravox "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes," SINPO 44433.

Mon Apr 16

4015 2023 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love" and Gerry Rafferty "Get It Right Next Time." The station is celebrating its 22nd birthday ... happy birthday! SINPO 34333.

6240 2035 Bad Girls Radio. Laura Branigan "Self Control," ID by woman with email address. SINPO 34333.

6980 2015 Laser Hot Hits. Al Stewart song, ad for FSN News, then Devo from 80s. SINPO 34333.

Sun Apr 15

3930 2036 Radio Batavia. Talk and music, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

4015 2031 Laser Hot Hits. Kate Bush "Running Up the Hill," SINPO 34333.

6210  1743 Bluestar Radio. Bryan Adams "Summer of 69," ID. SINPO 44444.

6240 1938 Sluwe Vos Radio. ID and greetings, oldies. SINPO 34333.

6325 1740 Radio Rainbow. ID, Talking Heads "Take Me to the River," SINPO 34333.

6374 2010 Radio Caroline Int. Rock music, recordings of offshore Radio Caroline, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6383  1835 Radio Underground. ID and greetings, Depeche Mode "Leave in Silence. " SINPO 34333.

6420 2018 Radio Tidalwave. ZZ Top "Sharp Dressed Man", ID and greetings to listeners on the chat. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6510 1840 Radio Rising Sun. T'Pau "Take My Breath Away," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6526 2042 Wizard Radio. Testing, dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6930 1905 IMR. Ian Dury "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick," IDs at "IMR", SINPO 44433.

6960 1850 Atlantic Radio. Relay of legal Irish station Newstalk, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6980 1845 Laser Hot Hits. Relay of Radio Caroline from the 80s, iding as "Caroline 558". SINPO 44433.

Sat Apr 14

3901 1803 Delta Radio. Dutch song, ID and said testing new transmitter and modulation. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015 1720 Laser Hot Hits. Billy Joel "Moving Out", Laser jingle then Spandau Ballet "Communication." SINPO 34333.

6240 1745 Radio Onda Caliente. IDs and instrumental music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300 1757 Radio Spaceman. "Una Paloma Blanca," moved from 6295 where was another station. Strong. SINPO 54444. Back on 6295 at 1840 to avoid station on 6305.

6295 1654 Radio Flying Dutchman. ID jingle, instrumental music, running 100W. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305 1640 Radio Osaka. Oldies, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6510 1817 Radio Rising Sun. Culture Club "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me." Weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

6930 1645 Irish Music Radio. "This Old Heart of Mine," then "Magic Potion," fair-good. SINPO 34333.

6980 1650 Laser Hot Hits. Level 42 "Heaven in My House", good signal but SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.

Fri Apr 13

4015 2155 Laser Hot Hits. Instrumental music and start of Paul Stuart show, Travis "Sing," fair-good signal but some utility splash. SINPO 44433.

6240 1940 Radio Caroline Int. Barry White "Let The Music Play," ID jingles. SINPO 34333.

6305 1950 Radio Countdown. Moby "Why Does My Heart," good signal. SINPO 44433.

6420 1935 Radio Mustung. The Monkees "I'm A Believer," strong. SINPO 54444.

Thurs Apr 12

4015 2045 Laser Hot Hits. Peter Gabriel song, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6295 2003 Radio Mi Amigo. Billy Idol "White Wedding," "Death of a Clown." SINPO 44433.

6305 2015 Radio Witte Reus. Abba "Dancing Queen." SINPO 34333.

6980 2035 Laser Hot Hits. Music heard but weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Wed Apr 11

4015 2045 Laser Hot Hits. Alice Cooper "No More Mr Nice Guy", good signal but occasional QRM. SINPO 43433.

6295 2015 Radio Spaceman. A very entertaining show with Major Tom singing along to records, including the Beatles "Let It Be." SINPO 54444.

6980 2030 Laser Hot Hits. Talking about shortwave QRM, expensive haircuts, song "Don't Shed A Tear." SINPO 44433.

Tues Apr 10

4015 1925 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence show. James "Born of Frustration." SINPO 44433.

6290 1740 Radio Tarzan. Dutch music, talk in Dutch and English. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305 1745 Radio Osaka. "Dragon's Lair" music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325 1915 Radio Caroline Int. Dance music, recordings of offshore Radio Caroline. SINPO 34333.

6980 1905 Laser Hot Hits. Madonna "Power of Goodbye," talk about price of stamps going up. SINPO 44433.

Nord AM this Saturday

Dear listeners and friends,
 We hope that you were enjoying your Easter holidays and that the first signs of spring are already visible at your hometown. Well, we would like to support that by sending you some funky tunes through the magical world of shortwave-radio.

To sum it up: The sixth edition of NordAM will be broadcast next Saturday 14/04/2012
 1400-1500 UTC on 6005 kHz
 2000-2100 UTC on 3995 kHz

 We use Radio 700's transmitters in Kall-Krekel, Germany (with 1000 Watts). Furthermore, we can be heard on Radio 700's online live streaming. Just go to <http://radio700.de/player/player_kw.php?p=1> and select the frequency we are currently broadcasting on. These streams and frequencies normally carry the broadcasts of Radio 700.

 Once again, we will bring you some current (Indie) pop and rock music from all over the world and hope to bring you 60 minutes of entertainment and joy. Furthermore, we have a short listeners' mailbox-program and invite you to send us again your comments and reception reports.

 Detailled and correct reports will be verified with our new QSL card (by regular mail or email).
 Please send all your letters and reports to: nordam @ shortwaveservice.com
 Or visit our Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/NordAM/231948116860158

 We would like to thank all listeners for writing and sending reports regarding our previous transmission. Some of you may not have received our QSL yet, but your reception reports are not forgotten. We simply run out of QSL cards and have to design & print some new ones. But be sure that everyone who sends in a correct and detailled report will get his or her deserved QSL. ;-)

 Of course we are also glad to hear from you what you think about our choice of music or if you have any advice for us regarding new bands etc.

 We are excited to read where our little "student-radio-project" can be received. Feel free to forward these information to your DXing friends.

 Let's meet in the 49 and 75 metre-band next Saturday!

 All the best,
 Torben & Daniel

 P.S: More details about Radio 700: www.radio700.eu. Our transmission is made
 possible thanks to www.shortwaveservice.com (see this page for technical details and schedule updates!).
(infor via Dr Tim Yahoo group)

Mon Apr 9

I'm afraid I missed all the action today but there are still a few stations around....

4015 2145 Laser Hot Hits. Chris Jones song. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6210 2150 Radio Sluwe Vos. Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing," ID jingle. Fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6240 2110 Radio Focus Int. Coldplay song, ID jingles. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 2125 Irish Music Radio. More Coldplay. SINPO 34333.

6980 2115 Laser Hot Hits. "Amigo." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sun Apr 8

4015 2130 Laser Hot Hits. "Send Me An Angel", reading reception reports, good signal. SINPO 44433.

5820 0737 Orion Radio. Mention Saxonia, Abba "Chiquitita", good signal. SINPO 44433.

5820 0920 Radio Scotland Int. Report to Orion, "Pepperbox," off 0922, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200 0745 Radio Orang Utan. Rock music, fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6220 1203 Bogusman. Reading reception reports from Scotland, Germany, Sweden and France. Also said he hasn't got QSLs at the moment. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6240 0802 Radio Focus Int. Keith Archer programme. ID,  Dio "Rock n Roll Children." SINPO 44433.

6265 1405 Radio Geromino SW. ID, ELO song, Dave Scott talking about the pirate radio chatroom. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6280 0755 Radio Merlin Int. Lou Reed "Take A Walk on the Wild Side," ID. Good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44444. Heard on 6305 at 1420 - SINPO 44433

6290 0840 Radio Spaceman. Dutch music, greeting listeners (thanks for mention), strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6295 0944 Wizard Radio. Report for Radio Spaceman. Fair signal but fady. SINPO 34333.

6300 0800 Crazy Wave Radio. Rock music, weak with splash from 6305. SINPO 23332. Also on 7425. Big difference in the signal strength by 2100 ... SINPO 53443, although some splash from Reflections Europe on 6295 and strong station on 6305.

6305 0750 Radio Tarzan. Dutch music, ID. SINPO 34333.

6310 1015 Radio Condor. ID, email address, instrumental music. SINPO 34333.

6325 0933 Radio Scotland Int. Moved from 5820, ID, "Wipeout", strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6325 1425 Pony Radio. BZN, good to strong signal. SINPO 44433.

6326 1740 Bad Boys Radio. ID and email address by woman and off, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6374 1010 Wizard Radio. Moved from 6295, ID, fair signal. SINPO 34333. Heard again at 2045 with SINPO 34333.

6383 1430 Radio Underground. ID and greeting listeners, Dutch music. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Moved to 6325 at 1439, still 44433.

6420 1530 Radio Tidalwave. ID, dance music, then dance version of "China in Your Hand." Good-strong signal. SINPO 44433.

6450 1535 Radio Mustang. Kim Wilde "You Came," ID, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6450 2050 Uncle Sam Radio. Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive", strong. SINPO 54444.

6510 1545 Radio Rising Sun. IDs, "I've Been Around the World", weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6930 0815 Irish Music Radio. Elkie Brooks "The Way You Do the Things You Do." SINPO 34333.

6940 0807 Radio Waves Int. ID, country music. SINPO 34333.

6980 0810 Laser Hot Hits. Kate Bush "Never Forever," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

7265 0937 Radio Pacman. Voice only transmission, using 20W, greeting Wizard. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

7265 1005 Trans Europe Radio. Report to Pacman, ID, and off 1007. SINPO 34333.

7425 0907 Crazy Wave Radio. Andy Walker talking, oldies but poor signal. SINPO 24332.

9480 0900 MV Baltic Radio. Signing on, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Sat Apr 7

3930 2238 Radio Batavia. Toto "Africa", fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4015 2225 Laser Hot Hits. Laser 558 recordings, "Boogie Woogie No More." SINPO 44433.

6291 2045 Radio Sallandse Boer. ID and music, only weak here with utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6300 2040 Unid. Funky music, good signal but no ID. SINPO 44433. Maybe CWR testing?

6305 2050 Radio Spaceman. Band closing earlier tonight, only weak signal with splash from 6300. SINPO 23332.

Fri Apr 6

4015 2202 Laser Hot Hits. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240 2235 Radio Frieloo. Dutch music, ID and email address at 2241. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6295 1810 Radio Spaceman. Shadows "Apache", ID, then Dutch music. Strong. SINPO 54444. Signal still powering out at 2210 - SINPO 54444.

6305 1815 Radio Osaka. Blues rock, fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305 2250 Radio Marconi. Dutch music, ID and greetings. Good signal but quite fady. SINPO 44433.

6325 1850 Radio Waves Int. Long talk, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6585lsb 2215 Unid. Italian music and talk in Italian. Fair-good strength. SINPO 44433.

6925 1818 Radio Black Arrow. ID and greetings, Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This. SINPO 44433.

6930 1820 Irish Music Radio. Oldies and IDs, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6980 2155 Laser Hot Hits. "Let the Music Play," strong but utility QRM. SINPO 53443.

Thurs Apr 5

6295 1523 Misti Radio. "Rock Around the Clock," heard on 6292 at 1536. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305 1510 Radio Altrex. "Just Leave the Light On" and "Lady in Red." ID and cow noises at 1531. SINPO 34333.

6328 1518 Stress Radio (Black Bandit). Country music, strong signal, off 1537. SINPO 54444.

6980 1545 Laser Hot Hits. Talk Talk "It's My Life." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Radio Saxonia this Easter

Hier das Radio Saxonia Osterprogramm im Überblick:
This is the Easter-schedule of Radio Saxonia in overview:

Freitag,  
06.04.12  08.00 UTC  6.255 kHz.  +

Sonntag, 08.04.12
07.00 UTC  6.255 kHz.
08.00 UTC   9.480 kHz. Via MV Baltic Radio
09.00 UTC   6.255 kHz.
11.00 UTC   9.480 kHz. Via MV Baltic Radio

Montag,  09.04.12
08.00 UTC   9.480 kHz. Via MV Baltic Radio
09.00 UTC   6.255 kHz.  +
11.00 UTC
via MV Baltic Radio 1KW ,  “+” -  700 W Relaystation.

Jede Sendung läuft 1 Stunde / 1-h-program each.

Kontakt / Contact: radiosaxonia@web.de
SRS Deutschland, Saxonia, PF 10 11 45, D-99801 Eisenach

Reports and comments much appreciated, verification by QSL-card
Empfangsberichte und Kommentare werden mit QSL-Karte

bestätigt.
Keep in touch and good listening

Best 73, fffr,

Augustus Rex  

(via Dr Tim Yahoo group)

Wed Apr 4

3910 2010 Radio Festivum. Eurythmics "Here Comes the Rain", then ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

4015 2005 Laser Hot Hits. Talk about the Eurovision Song Contest, Engelbert Humperdinck "Please Release Me" (he's the UK entry this year!). SINPO 54444.

6295 1913 Radio "High Voltage". "Born to be Wild", "Heat is On," then Laser 558 recordings. No ID but operator in pirate chat, said using 20W. Good with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6300 1946 Radio Witte Reus. 60s guitar music, ID and email address, some spalsh from 6295. SINPO 43433.

6980 1951 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Pretenders "Talk of the Town." SINPO 54444.

Tues Apr 3

4015 1935 Laser Hot Hits. Electronic "Get the Message," Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6293 1735 Radio Altrex. ID and chat, Golden Earring. Was on 6290 & 6295 before. SINPO 34333.

6305 1730 Radio Tarzan. Country rock, ID and greetings, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325 1750 Top Radio. Dutch music. Weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

6325 1920 Radio Skywire. Johnny Cash "Walked the Line", fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6450 1740 Radio Merlin Int. "Let's All Chant" Michael Zager Band. SINPO 44433.

6980 1925 Laser Hot Hits. Britney Spears "Criminal," SINPO 44333.

Sun Apr 1

4015 1920 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." SINPO 34333.

6240 1911 Radio Focus Int. ID jingle, Ultravox "Vienna." SINPO 44444.

6325 1900 Radio Underground. Reggae, SSB QRM. SINPO 43433. Moved to 6304 at 1906, talking about the HF global pirate weekend. SINPO 44444.

6375 1842 Radio Caroline Int. IDs and pop music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6420 1837 Unid. "Telstar" tune, good signal, off with no ID, QRM with 6423. SINPO 43433.

6423 1830 Radio Oscar Zulu. Moody Blues "Whiter Shade of Pale." QRM from 6420. SINPO 43443.

6930 1846 IMR. Calvin Harris & Rihanna song, occasional bursts of utility. SINPO 43443.

6980 1853 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. Lightning Seeds "Pure" (which according to a listener was a secret code record used by Caroline to signify a successful tender delivery!). Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Sat Mar 31

4015 1615 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Dollar "Give Me Some Kind of Magic", then Van Morrison song. SINPO 44433.

6208 1830 Unid. The Cure "A Forest", then Blur song. Strong signal but some utility splash. Maybe Armadillo. SINPO 54444.

6240 0900 Radio Focus International. "Shout to the Top", ID jingle, Prince "Purple Rain." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1555 Radio Tower. Instrumental music, ID and giving out email address. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305 0845 Radio Altrex. IDs and chat, oldies. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6305 1640 Radio Osaka. "Mexican Girl," weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6420 1707 Radio Tidalwave. ID and greetings, giving out email address, "Big In Japan." Strong but fady. SINPO 54433.

6510 0908 Radio Rising Sun. Murray Head "One Night in Bangkok", weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6930 0913 Irish Music Radio. ID, then Elton John "Crocodile Rock." SINPO 34333.

6980 0918 Laser Hot Hits. The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me." SINPO 34333.

Global HF pirate weekend

19 stations have signed up for this weekend's global HF pirate weekend (March 31/April 1) when operators switch on their transnmitters and tune to the higher frequencies to see how far their signals will travel. It is organised by Harri in Finland and there is much more on his blog at: http://hkdx2.blogspot.com

Fri Mar 30

3905 2219 Skyline International Radio. ID and greetings, Michael Jackson "Beat It." SINPO 44433.

3930 2225 Polaris Radio. ID, greetings, mention this blog (thanks), music by Dutch group. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

4015 1750 Laser Hot Hits. Belinda Carlisle "Circle in the Sand," SINPO 44433.

6240 1738 Rado Focus Int. New station on the air, "Knock on Wood", then "Shout to the Top," ID jingle and giving out email address: focus (@) live.co.uk. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6300 1733 Radio Paardenkracht. ID, QSO with Radio Rob. SINPO 34333.

6930 1744 Irish Music Radio. ID and links between records, "Sugar Candy Kisses." SINPO 34333.

6980 1747 Laser Hot Hits. Jonah Lewie "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties," SINPO 44433.

Wed Mar 28

4015 1840 Laser Hot Hits. Genesis song. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1755 Unid. Flash & The Pan "Waiting for a Train." No ID heard, strong. SINPO 54444.

6325 1800 Unid. Blackbyrds "Walking in Rhythm," fair. SINPO 34333.

6375 1835 Radio Tina. ID, Abba "Dancing Queen" fair. SINPO 34333.

6980 1840 Laser Hot Hits. Diana Ross "My Old Piano." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues Mar 27

4015 1925 Laser Hot Hits. Altered Images from the 80s with "Don't Talk to Me About Love." SINPO 34333.

6305 1725 Radio Tarzan. Paul Young "Love of the Common People," good signal. SINPO 44433. Still going strong at 1930.

6980 1735 Laser Hot Hits. Another frequency change. Paul Stuart programme. Talking about there being no beer, playing Gary Numan and George McRae songs. SINPO 34333.

Sun Mar 25

4015 0835 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott programme. Cathy Dennis "Fallen," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820 0815 Orion Radio with Radio Tina. Dutch music, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6045 0935 Iceman Radio via Wertachtal. ID jingle, rock n roll. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6095 0925 KBC via Wertachtal. America "Ventura Highway," strong. SINPO 54444.

6140 0905 Radio Gloria via Wertachtal. The Verve song, then Johnny Depp song. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6215 0820 Radio King Shortwave (tent). "More than A Woman to Me," modulation seems to be getting worse. SINPO 34332.

6375 1835 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingles, pop/dance music. SINPO 34333.

6420 0930 Radio Tidalwave. Dutch music, utility QRM from 6425. SINPO 43433.

6930 0825 Irish Music Radio. ID, then The Who "My Generation." SINPO 44433.

6985 0830 Laser Hot Hits. Adele song, it seems the station moved to avoid Galei Zahal which has returned to 6973. SINPO 44433.

7630 0950 Free Radio Victoria. Rod Stewart "Maggie May," ID, then Manfred Mann "Blinded By the Light." SINPO 44433.

9480 1007 European Music Radio via MV Baltic Radio. Black Sabbath "Paranoid," weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Radiofax shows online

Andy Burnham (ex of Radiofax) writes: “We are approaching the 20th anniversary of the closedown of the shortwave station Radiofax later this year and I have taken on the task of uploading archive programmes from my weekly technical programme Sparks and others, from the early programmes, going right up until the closedown in September 1992.

“I am finding some fascinating stuff in these programmes, the period of the early 1990s when digital technologies were just starting to take off, but before the Internet took hold is often overlooked so I’m hoping to redress the balance a little.

“I’m hoping to restart the uploads over the weekend - I’m working on it now - but I thought I must get in touch in the hope you can add a mention from the Media Network blog before it closes. I will be adding more over the coming weeks and months, much like Jonathan Marks is doing on his Media Network archive blog.”

Andy Sennitt of Media Network adds: The URL is www.radiofax.org and I have added it to the list of links on the right of this page. Radiofax was featured a number of times on Media Network, and of course the team included the late Bob Tomalksi, who was a friend of the programme and sadly passed away in 2001. I often wonder what Bob would have made of all the changes that have taken place in international broadcasting in the first decade of this century.

Radiofax was an unlicensed station that believed in producing quality programming rather than just playing records. Programmes included science, technology and media news.Co-founders Andy Burnham and Trevor Brook fought a valiant campaign to get a licence to broadcast on shortwave. The case even reached the International Court of Human Rights.

Info via Radio Netherlands Media Network

This was one of the final items posted to the Media Network weblog which closed yesterday. I for one will be sorry to see it go. It was a great source for news from the world of shortwave and radio in general.

Sat Mar 24

3905 1700 Radio Spaceman. 10CC "I'm Not In Love," good signal. SINPO 44433. By 1900 very good - 54444.

4015 0850 Laser Hot Hits. Country rock, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

4026 1827 Unid. Toto "Hold the Line", non-stop oldies, earlier were offshore recordings. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6095 0925 KBC via Wertachtal. Emperor Rosko with country music. SINPO 44433.

6300 1710 Radio Witte Reus. Signing off, off at 1712. SINPO 34333.

6300 1750 Radio Tarzan. Dutch music ID, splatter from what is possibly's Cairo's transmitter putting out S9+40db noise on 6283. SINPO 43433. Moved to 6305 at 1753 - SINPO 44433.

6315 0948 Radio Altrex. Weak signal heard through the noise. SINPO 24332.

6325 0935 Radio Black Bandit. Greeting Pluto, country music, occasional strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6375 1853 Radio Caroline Int. ID jingle, pop/dance music, signal good tonight. SINPO 44433.

6420 1805 Radio Tidalwave. IDs and greetings, Robert Plant song, utility splash. SINPO 53443.

6450 1740 Radio Universe. Human League "Don't You Want Me Baby," co-channel QRM. SINPO 53443.

6510 1825 Radio Rising Sun. Oldies, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 0840 Irish Music Radio. Rock n roll megamix, Theme from A Team, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6985 0830 Laser Hot Hits. Change of frequency, Dave Simpson show. Eagles "What Do I Do With My Heart." SINPO 44433.

7625 1800 Radio Northpole. Oldies, good signal. SINPO 44433.

9305usb 1740 Radio FSM. Greetings, ID, New Order song, then off. Fair signal but clear. SINPO 35443.

New pirate radio forum

There's a new UK pirate radio forum, which is mainly focused on London FM pirates, but also has a lot of other more general pirate radio categories. It seems to be quite popular with more 1,300 posts already so worth a visit. The address is: http://www.radionecks.com/index.php

Fri Mar 23

3905 2305 Skyline International Radio. Techno version of "Aquarius", ID and greetings. Good signal but bit fady. SINPO 44433.

4015 2315 Laser Hot Hits. Weak signal with some sort of ute noise on lower sideband. SINPO 23332.

EMR, Radio Gloria, HH Lokalradio this Sunday

E.M.R. /Radio Gloria/ HH Lokalradio are on the air this Sunday - 25th of March 2012

HH Lokalradio 05.00  to  08.00   7265 kHz   via MVBR (MV Baltic Radio)
Radio Gloria     08.00  to 10.00    9480 kHz   via MVBR
Radio Gloria     09.00  to 10.00    6140 kHz   via Media Broadcast
Radio Gloria     09.00  to 10.00    6005 kHz   via Radio 700
E.M.R.             10.00  to 11.00    9480 kHz   via MVBR
HH Lokalradio  11.00  to 12.00    7265 kHz   via MVBR
Radio Gloria      12.00  to 14.00    9480 kHz   via MVBR          
HH Lokalradio   14.00  to 18.00    7265 kHz   via MVBR        

All Reception reports to HH Lokalradio: m.kittner@freenet.de
All Reception reports to Radio Gloria: radiogloria@aol.com
All Reception reports to E.M.R: studio@emr.org.uk

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday    
Programme repeats are at the following times: 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 UTC
                                                                                                                                         
Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).
                                                   
Good listening!    73s Tom
 (via Tom Taylor)

QSL from Telstar Radio

QSL received from Dutch station Telstar Radio (after a follow-up). He says he uses a SK010 with 50W using inverted V antenna, 6 metres off the ground. He started on FM and he has been on shortwave since 2004. Thanks for the QSL.

The Pirates Week returns

American DXer Ragnar Daneskjold is bringing back his Pirates Week show from April 1 after a break of nearly a year and is looking for contributions which can be sent to piratesweek@gmail.com and files can be uploaded uploaded to his website. More information on his website: http://shortwavepirate.info/?p=1752

Thanks to Gary Drew for letting me know about this.

While looking at Ragnar's site I saw he also has a very good directory of American pirate addresses (plus a few Euro-pirates logged over there) at: http://piratedatabase.webhop.net/

Sun Mar 18

4015 1750 Laser Hot Hits. Moody Blues song, some utility splash. SINPO 43433.

5280 0907 Orion Radio. "It Never Rains in Southern California," promo for summer meeting, ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6005 0900 European Music Radio via Radio 700. Sign on with Tom Taylor, Pink Floyd "Arnold Layne," parallel with 9480. SINPO 44433.

6200 0850 Radio Orang Utan. IDs and oldies, weak-fair reception. SINPO 24332.

6210 1600 Misti Radio. Light music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6214 0938 Radio King Shortwave (tent). "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," fair signal but again poor mod. SINPO 34333.

6220 1045 Bogusman. Alternative music, talking about poetry and The Ghoul. SINPO 54444.

6250 1150 Wizard Radio. Weak and noisy signal, heard with talk and music. SINPO 24332. On 6262 at 1200, a bit better - 34333.

6256 1552 Radio Rainbow. ID, greeting Achim, Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me." SINPO 34333.

6265 1129 Cupid Radio. ID, dance music, good with strong peaks but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6283 1535 Radio Mi Amigo (UK). Alan Parson Project "Eye in the Sky" and then "You Can Do Magic," talk and IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Heard on 6288 at 1655 - strong but some ute QRM. SINPO 53443.

6295 1015 Radio Blackbird. Female singer, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6305 1605 Radio Osaka. Jingle ID, oldies. SINPO 34333.

6306 0855 Radio Countdown. Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al." SINPO 34333.

6320 0952 Skyline International Radio. Yazz "The Only Way Is Up," ID and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6325 1545 Radio Telstar (NL). ID and email address, song "Tequila." SINPO 24332.

6326 1730 Radio Caroline-Rainbow. Caroline jingle, pop music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6330 1110 Radio Zodiac. ID, The Clash "London Calling", fair signal with some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6420 1633 Radio Mustang. ID, Fleetwood Mac "You Can Go Your Own Way." SINPO 54444.

6450 0945 Radio Universe. Spencer Davis Group "Keep on Running," then ID, The Cure "Boys Don't Cry." SINPO 34333.

6930 1007 Irish Music Radio. Saying one year old today, Joe Dolan song. SINPO 34333.

6960 1615 Atlantic Radio (pres). Back on the air, dance music, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6970 1000 Laser Hot Hits. Sad Cafe "Strange Girl," then Talking Heads "Psycho Killer." Strong. SINPO 54444.

7475 1038 Trans Europe Radio. ID, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love," good signal. SINPO 44433.

7490 1105 Radio Geronimo SW. Faded in now, ELO song, Dave Scott giving contact details, reading emails. Strong now. SINPO 54444.

9480 0902 EMR via MV Baltic Radio. Running parallel with 6005, no as strong. SINPO 34333.

New date for global pirate HF weekend

The global pirate HF weekend organised by Harri in Finland has been moved from the weekend of March 24-25 to the weekend of March 31-April 1.

Harri will be publishing details of stations taking part nearer the time although one new station Balkan Radio International plans to launch that weekend. It has a website at: http://www.balkanradiointernational.blogspot.co.uk/

Harri's blog for more information about the weekend is at: http://hkdx2.blogspot.co.uk/

Sat Mar 17

4015 1925 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love." Strong. SINPO 54444.

6095 1220 KBC via Wertachtal. The Applejacks "Tell Me When," then giving out email and web address. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6214 0925 Unid. Jean Michel Jarre music, then rock, possible ID but poor modulation. Maybe King Shortwave. SINPO 34333.

6240 0947 Unid. Non-stop oldies, Rubettes song at 0947, fair signal. SINPO 34333. (I was told in the pirate chat that this station has been on since Friday with no IDs!)

6293 1525 Misti Radio. BZN music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1555 Radio Witte Reus. "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," then "Black Betty." SINPO 34333.

6300 1940 Geostar Radio. Lots of IDs, "Walking on Sunshine", fair signal but strong peaks, some splash from 6310. SINPO 33333.

6304 1550 Delta Radio. Testing with 10W, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6306 1605 Radio Countdown. Boney M then Nirvana. Fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6310 1945 Radio Tarzan. Boney M "Ma Baker" then ID and Madonna "Like A Prayer." SINPO 54444.

6315 1530 Old Timer Radio. Dutch music, good with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6325 1935 Radio Underground. Greetings and mention MW test, Dutch music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6375 1747 Radio Caroline Int. Pop/dance, jingle IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6420 1800 Radio Tidalwave with Radio Mustang. ID, said short test, Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy," then U2 "In the Name of Love." utility splash. SINPO 53443.

6510 1755 Radio Rising Sun. Eighties music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 1010 Irish Music Radio. Pussycat "Mississippi", weak with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6940 1543 Trans Europe Radio. Peter Henn "Flip Flap", good signal, off few minutes later to test in 19mb. SINPO 44433. Heard on 6920 at 1937 - SINPO 34333.

6970 1000 Laser Hot Hits. Ad for FSN news, The Who "My Generation." SINPO 34333.

Fri Mar 16

3907 1935 Unid. Rock music followed by Dutch song. No ID but strong signal. SINPO 54444.

4015 1945 Laser Hot Hits. "Invitation to Saturday Night," fair. SINPO 34333.

European Music Radio 9480 & 6005 KHz

Dear Listeners,
European Music Radio is on the air this Sunday, the 18th of March 2012

EMR Schedule for 9480 & 6005 KHz with 1 KW:

09.00 to 10.00 UTC     9480 kHz    via MV Baltic Radio
09.00 to 10.00 UTC     6005 kHz    via Radio 700

Please send all E.M.R. reports to:  studio@emr.org.uk

EMR Programmes via 9480 and 6005 KHz:
09.00 to 09.30 Tom Taylor programme
09.30 to 10.00 Mike Taylor “mail box programme”

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday
Programme repeats are at the following times:
09.00, 1400, 18:00, 21:00 UTC

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button
which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

73s Tom