Radio Bila Hora

Radio Bila Hora - a pirate station from the Czech Republic (3334 kHz) has a new web site: http://rbh.czechian.net/

It contains photos, copies of reception reports and a text on history of this station (in Czech). The station has been on the air always on the last day of the year

(Karel Honzik, the Czech Republic (Czechia), Jan 9, HCDX via DX Listening Digest)

(station widely reported on Dec 31/Jan 1 on 3334)

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Jan 8 & 9

Monday: Mystery Radio on 6220 with non-stop pop @ 2140. SINPO 44333.

Tuesday: Mystery Radio on 6220 with start of Chris Ise & Andy Walker show @ 1801. SINPO 44433. But unfortunately signal faded away after that good start and had gone by 1815. Signal is back now (2055) but only fair.

Sun Jan 7

3927: Radio Delmare playing dance music @ 0010. Difficult to hear until Cupid on 3925 signed off at 0005. SINPO 34333.

5965: MV Baltic Radio via Julich, Germany. Sign on in German and English @ 1300 followed by Rolling Stones "Start Me Up." Web address given as www.rrms.de SINPO 55555.

6210: Bogusman with his usual offbeat chat and indie music @ 1040. Strong signal (44444).

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1100. SINPO 33433.

6260: Radio Robbie (tent) heard with schlager @ 1025, splash from Premier Radio on 6265. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with the usual 70s music @ 0855. Good signal - strongest for a long time. SINPO 44433.

6265: Delta Radio playing oldies with jingles @ 1305. Announced and spelt out email address of deltapirate @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing 60s music and talking about the offshore station Radio Atlantis @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Zodiac (tent) @ 1435 playing Killing Joke and Soft Cell. Quite a lot of fading so couldn't be sure of ID. Also heard Flux AM mentioned. Off at 1445. SINPO 33333.

6280: Orion Radio @ 0900 reading messages, playing oldies, off at 0918. Some utility noise around the frequency but a good signal. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Scirocco (tent) heard playing Fine Young Cannibals song @ 1005. SINPO 33333.

6288: Unid. Station playing oldies @ 0920 but utility QRM made it difficult to get ID. I see from Cupid Radio on Alfa Lima's forum that it was Fox 48. SINPO 33433.

6291: Skyline International Radio in QSO @ 1210. SINPO 44433.

6292: Flux AM reading messages @ 1145 before going for QSO. SINPO 34433.

6292: West Coast Radio in QSO with Flux AM, Lycos and Brandaris @ 1157. SINPO 44444.

6295: Radio Enjoy Deluxe @ 1035 playing Kinks song, ID. Always a good, clear signal from this station. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Shadowman with a report to Enjoy Deluxe @ 1105. SINPO 44433.

6297: Radio Vrolijke Frans with voice report in Dutch to Shadowman and Enjoy Deluxe @ 1110. Weak signal (24332).

6300: Lycos Radio @ 1200 playing polka, ID, co-channel QRM. SINPO 33433.

6308: Radio Paardenkracht playing oldies @ 0910. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid. Non-stop pop from 80s and 90s @ 1530. Probably Radio Malaisy. SINPO 44433.

6324: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0925. SINPO 34333.

6387: Hot Radio with polka and schlager @ 1250 and ID in Dutch. SINPO 34433.

6403: Unid. Station heard @ 1245 playing pop in Dutch, sudden off at 1250 with no ID. SINPO 33433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rap music @ 1050, followed by ID and email address. Signal fair-good (34433).

6540: Radio Brigitte playing Boney M song @ 1015, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6550: Sparks Radio (tent) @ 1020 with dance music. SINPO 34333.

6575: Sparks Radio playing Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", followed by ID @ 1030. Station on 6550 gone so could've been Sparks moving to this frequency. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Caroline Eifel via Ulbroka, Latvia @ 0905 playing oldies with talk in German. Playing excerpts from numbers stations. SINPO 55444.

(updated 3.35pm)

Sat Jan 6

3922: Radio Boomerang playing pop from the 70s @ 2215. Off at 2230. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3925: Cupid Radio with rock music and IDs @ 2315. Mentioned had reports from Norway and Spain. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave heard @ 1000 announcing email address of kingshortwave @ hotmail.com and playing Beatles songs. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1545. SINPO 44433.

6265: Radio Blackbird with polka and country music @ 1330. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing 60s music @ 1050. Weak signal not helped by SSB QRM. SINPO 23432.

6292: West Coast Radio playing oldies @ 1315, but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Northpole calling Lycos Radio in Dutch @ 1041. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Shadowman moved from 6305 for QSO with Lycos and Northpole @ 1100. SINPO 44433.

6299: Radio Albatross with 60s music @ 1325. Gave email address as radioalbatross @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6300: Lycos Radio calling Shadowman @ 1035. SINPO 34433.

6300: Delta Radio with techo music, ID @ 1235. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Shadowman with "Eye of the Tiger," @ 1026, off at 1030 before returning for QSO. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Valenica playing schlager @ 1300. SINPO 34333.

6310. Unid. Station heard @ 1555 with "Tubular Bells" theme by Mike Oldfield but poor-fair and fading out. SINPO 23332.

6324: Radio Paardenkracht testing @ 1155, with IDs and email address. SINPO 44333.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka with talk in English about amber in Latvia @ 0850. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Ulbroka with Charlie Prince playing dance and techno music. ID and address in English and German @ 0945. SINPO 44444.

(updated 11.20pm)

MV Baltic Radio

MV Baltic Radio this Sunday, 7th of January 2007
at 1300 UTC on 5965 kHz (via Julich, in German)

(Tom Taylor)

Fri Jan 5

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 2030. SINPO 434433.

6309: Radio Valencia. Long programme. First heard @ 0945 with polka and schlager. SINPO 34333. Still on @ 1130 playing rock music by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and U2 but some SSB QRM on 6310. SINPO 43433. ID in Dutch and email address announced as pk152 @ hotmail.com Off at 1145.

(updated 10.30pm)

Thurs Jan 4

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 2135. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. Not back home in time to catch Andy and Chris.

No sign of Whitesnake on 6300. Signal obviously skipping over UK.

Wed Jan 3

6220: Mystery Radio with 80s disco music. Good signal @ 2030 but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Orion Radio heard playing "Bohemian Rhapsody" @ 1005, using 350W, closedown at 1035. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6298: Radio Paardenkracht in QSO with West Coast and Antonio @ 1130. SINPO 34333.

6300: Antonio Radio playing schlager and polka @ 1010, followed by QSO. SINPO 44433.

6300: West Coast Radio playing oldies, QSO with Antonio Radio @ 1040. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Free Radio Holland playing schlager @ 1020. Announced email address of freeradioholland @ hotmail.com

(updated 8.30pm)

Tues Jan 2

6295: Cupid Radio with a good signal in QSO @ 1115 with Antonio Radio, Dr Tim and West Coast. SINPO 44433.

6299: Antonio Radio heard in QSO from 1020. SINPO 44433.

6300: West Coast Radio with 80s music and QSO @ 1015. SINPO 44433.

6301: Dr Tim's was weakest signal. Only identified by the other stations (24332).

Mon Jan 1

Strange conditions again today. Nothing heard at all when I switched on at 0845 and it wasn't until an hour later that I heard anything.

6210: Radio Telstar South with oldies from the 1960s, playing Gilbert O'Sullivan song @ 1425 then signal suddenly faded out. SINPO 34433. By 1505 faded back again with a strong signal!

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) @ 1000 on fairly clear channel (for a change) playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing non-stop pop @ 1455, SINPO 34333.

6256: West Coast Radio putting in good signal @ 1415, playing New Order song, giving out hotline number. SINPO 44433.

6300: Orion Radio just caught signing off @ 0950 in Dutch. SINPO 44433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio playing music by King Crimson @ 0945. Fair signal (34333).

6540: Radio Brigitte heard @ 0955 with schlager and pop and wishing listeners Happy New Year in English and French. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music (pres) with non-stop pop @ 1500. Weak signal (24332).

(updated 3.05pm)

Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2007.

Sun Dec 31

Conditions again are disappointing and it's very windy. I hope my longwire doesn't blow down!

3334: Radio Bila Hora (tent). Long talk by men in Czech (?) with extracts of music, playing Boney M "Daddy Cool" @ 2023. Deep fades but reaching fair-good peaks. Buzzing on band making listening difficult and occasional CW QRM. SINPO 33333.

6210: Radio East Coast Holland and Voice of the Netherlands with their New Year's Eve broadcast. Heard @ 0855 playing rock and greeting listeners. SINPO 44333.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) playing oldies @ 1025, splash from 6210. Weak signal with fair peaks (23432).

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6260: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 1057, hoping he was on a clear channel and playing some oldies. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int heard with recording of an American radio station from the 60s @ 1005. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Tornado playing oldies @ 1250 and announcing email address: radiotornadoshortwave @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Victoria playing oldies @ 0905. Email address: freeradiovictoria @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Lycos from Germany heard @ 1345 playing schlager and polka. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Boomerang with a very strong signal @ 0900 playing U2's "New Year's Day." SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Northpole with oldies @ 1010. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Foxfire with dance music @ 1400. Gave email address as radiofoxfire @ hotmail.com

6327: Radio Saturnus with rock and oldies @ 0910 and reporting no damage from the storms that hit the Netherlands.

6375: Radio Brigitte with schlager, ID and email address. Signal weak. SINPO 24332.

6401: Weekend Music Radio with rock and oldies @ 0850. SINPO 44333.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka, Latvia @ 1300. Repeat of the current affairs programme in English produced by Latvian broadcaster Radio SWH. SINPO 44444.

(updated 8.25pm)

Sat Dec 30

Conditions started well and been going downhill rest of the day. Conditions as bad as the weather here this afternoon (rain and strong winds).

6210: Radio Blue House via Dutch relay heard with a strong signal on 6210 @ 1005 playing blues and rock n roll. Email: radiobluehouse @ hotmail.com and uses SRS Germany mailing address. SINPO 44444.

6210: Unid Dutch station playing oldies and schlager @ 6210. Weak signal (23332). Another station came on top but again not strong enough to get ID.

6220: Mystery Radio with live programme from Chris Ise and Andy Walker starting @ 1800. After the miserable conditions this afternoon Mystery Radio booming in with strong signal here but some fading. SINPO 44433. But problem with the feed as signal went off at 1806 leaving dead air, back on at 1810.

6265: Premier Radio Int (tent) playing 60s music @ 1400. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with pop @ 1135. Signal poor to fair (34433).

6290: Unid station @ 1235 playing schlager. Weak signal. SINPO 23332. Achim's logs say Radio Scirocco.

6300: WNKR heard with brief test @ 1245 with Dave Martin playing a Walker Brothers song. Splash from Boomerang on 6310. SINPO 33433.

6305: Scab (?) FM playing long periods of schlager. First heard @ 1010, with ID and greeting listeners in Dutch @ 1040. Good signal (44444) . Still audible @ 1230 but signal only fair. Not sure about the name. Sounds like Dutch FM pirate. According to Jari on Alfa Lima's forum it is De 8 Onwiezen uut Marle.

6310: Radio Boomerang testing his antenna. Strong signal (44444) @ 1250 playing oldies from 60s and 70s. Also sent greetings to Bycross Radio and Dave.

6475: Radio Campervan (pres) heard playing Black Sabbath track and "We Love the Pirate Stations," @ 0905 but then the signal faded out and nothing more heard. Some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

9290: Latvia Today via the Ulbroka, Latvia transmitter. Heard in English @ 0855 with talk about Latvian food. Signed off @ 0900 to be followed by German dance music station Radio Joystick with one hour programme. Then at 1000 Latvia Today was repeated. SINPO 45444.

(updated 6.10pm)

Fri Dec 29

3922: Radio Boomerang with a great signal @ 2145 playing Billy Idol song, announced antenna test. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1445. Signal weak at moment with frequency quite noisy. Should improve later on. SINPO 23332.

6300: Unid station playing rock, oldies and polka @ 1140. Signal poor-fair with lot of fading. Dutch station but couldn't hear ID before I went out. SINPO 34333.

(updated 9.45pm)

Radio Bila Hora

Radio Bila Hora from Czech Republic will be on air on Sunday (31.12.2006).

Show starts at 1600 GMT.

Frequency is 3333 khz.

Attractive programme with amazing music!

(info via SW Pirates)

Radio Campervan

"Radio Campervan will make an freq change to 6475 khz on the 30th of December starting the show at 09.00UTC.

We will have a special guest in the studio - DJ Starfighter from ex Radio Ravens, a Swedish pirate station active 1998.

So you can look forward to a nice show and a lot of rock music.

Best regards from Mr Campervan and DJ Starfighter"

Thurs Dec 28

Mystery Radio coming in well this evening on 6220 @ 2115 with non-stop pop and jingle IDs. Signal 9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

East Coast Holland/VO The Netherlands

Radio East Coast Holland and Voice of the Netherlands have announced their traditional New Year's Eve broadcast:

31-12-2006 on shortwave and medium wave:
6210Khz Eastcoastholland & V.O.T.N. (Voice of the Netherlands) short wave. (100watts)
1584Khz Vrij Drenthe & Stem van Nederland medium wave. (500watts).

We try too start around 08.00 local time (0700UTC).

Our new adress for only letters the broadcasting on 31-12-2006.
E.C.H. & V.O.T.N.
ERICALAAN 16
7906ND HOOGEVEEN
THE NETHERLANDS

E-Mail: eastcoastholland @ hotmail.com
HL: 0031-6-23968182
http://www.listen.to/eastcoastholland (we also update the homepage)

Thanks for your cooperating and greetings and also happy Christmas.

(info via Dr Tim's Pirate News)

Tues Dec 26

Conditions started off okay but faded during the morning, better in afternoon.

3902: Unid Dutch station playing schlager, two men in long talk in Dutch @ 2050. Didn't hear mention of station name. Maybe Radio Continental? SINPO 34333. (Dr Tim's logs IDed this as Wig Wam Team).

6200: Radio Mistletoe with a repeat of Christmas show @ 1020. Good signal (44444).

6210: Radio Telstar South playing 60s music @ 1120. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 0940 with non-stop pop. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Robbie heard with Christmas music @ 0915. Signal poor-fair (34333).

6260: West Coast Radio playing Pink Floyd, 10CC, @ 1425. Good signal but occasional burst of strong utility. SINPO 43433.

6265: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 0915, co-channel with another station. SINPO 43433.

6265: Premier Radio with 70s music @ 1305. Signal struggling. SINPO 34433.

6277: Bogusman reading out emails @ 1400 and playing his usual obscure music. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Atlantis with a good signal @ 0920, but QRM from another station on 6281 (Merlin?). Atlantis playing oldies, dance music. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with dance music, IDs. Giving out phone number and email address: radiomerlin @ blueyonder.co.uk SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 1015 talking about testing his transmitter which was giving problems, played New Order song. SINPO 33433.

6295: Unid station playing rock/indie music @ 1125. Poor signal but sounded like UK station (XTC, Bogusman?). SINPO 23432.

6300: Hot Radio @ 0925 with dance music, talk in Dutch. SINPO 34433. (New info says this Top Radio, see comments)

6310: Radio Bonofox playing Boney M songs @ 0930. SINPO 34433.

6310: Unid station playing non-stop dance music @ 1445. Probably Radio Malaisy (how about a few jingles?). SINPO 33333. As I type this at 1525, all pirates have faded out except 6310 and Mystery Radio on 6220 - suggesting both these stations from southern Europe (Italy).

6315: Dutch station playing oldies @ 1025. Signal poor-fair. Talk in Dutch but couldn't catch station name. SINPO 23332.

6575: Radio Sparks (tent) @ 1035 with oldies. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 9.55pm)