Wed Sept 24

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1850 with Martin Scott reading listeners' emails. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Tues Sept 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards playing Lulu "The Man Who Sold The World" @ 1900. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with the song "For the Very First Time" @ 2010. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 34333.

Mon Sept 22

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews @ 1715 playing a song by John Cougar Mellencamp. He also mentioned Britain Radio is taking a short break from the airwaves due to the poor SW conditions. SINPO 44433.

Sun Sept 21

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing a Bee Gees song @ 1645. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio putting in a very good signal today. Heard @ 0750 with Dutch songs. SINPO 45444.

6140: Radio Bluestar via Wertachtal heard @ 1225 playing a Dutch song before signing off. Good signal. SINPO 45444.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertachtal taking over @ 1230 and playing "Let's Go Round Again" by the Average White Band. Also a reminder that EMR continues on 9290 at 1300 with the Radio Jackie story. SINPO 45444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter greeting listeners, playing some oldies @ 0920. SINPO 44433.

6210: Radio Paardenkracht @ 1125 with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Yazoo @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6245: Cactus Jack Radio with "Good, the Bad & The Ugly" ID followed by jazz music. Occasional utility QRM. Weak-fair but better than it was 10 minutes ago. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Van Halen "Jump" @ 0755. SINPO 33433.

6268: Bluestar Radio playing Tammy Wynette "DIVORCE" @ 0900, ID at 0909. SINPO 34333.

6280: Orion Radio playing polka and greeting Radio Tina @ 1312. SINPO 44444.

6290: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 0830, coming in on top of Dr Tim. SINPO 44444.

6291: Radio Doctor Tim playing Pink Floyd @ 0805. Weak signal with fair peaks and deep fades, some ute QRM. SINPO 23332.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing polka @ 1040, some splash from Mazda. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Mazda with oldies. Heard @ 1240 playing "Venus," ID at 1310, giving out address. SINPO 44444.

6307: Delta Radio heard @ 1600 playing Paul Hardcastle "19" with occasional jingles. SINPO 34433.

6310: Grensstad Radio with Bob Marley songs @ 0820. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Lowland playing "Good Year for the Roses" @ 1728, followed by jingles, very close to Delta. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Skywire playing oldies. Heard @ 1105 playing ELO. ID at sign off at 1125. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio RFB playing rock music, giving out snail mail and email address @ 0800. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio playing a Whitney Houston song @ 1750. Coming in early tonight. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia @ 1015 with 80s music and talk in German. Four hour programme today. SINPO 45444.

9290: EMR via Latvia took over as Radio Victoria ended its programme @ 1300. EMR featured a documentary about pioneering London MW pirate Radio Jackie. SINPO 45544. To hear recording click here

(updated 17:55UTC)

Sat Sept 20

3905: Radio Borderhunter back on the air after his holidays. Strong signal here peaking at S9+10dB. Heard @ 2155 playing "Summer in the City." SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman heard @ 1905 playing alternative music and chatting about life. SINPO 44433.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with offshore memories @ 1700. SINPO 44433.

6165: Radio Bluestar testing a new antenna, greeting Iann in France and playing Bryan Adams "Summer of 69" @ 1255. Nice signal here - S7-8. SINPO 34433. Listen out for Bluestar via Wertchatal tomorrow from 1200-1230UTC on 6140.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0900. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music, usual canned ID by woman @ 1652. SINPO 44433.

6249: Radio Monte Carlo playing oldies with ID @ 1707. Whistle on signal due to station on 6250 (probably North Korea). SINPO 43433.

6255: Radio Altrex heard @ 0810 playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6280: Orion Radio with polka and schlager @ 1245. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Skywire playing schlager @ 1315 and later rock. ID at 1352. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music, ID @ 0915. Weak signal today. SINPO 24332.

6310: Grensstad Radio from Belgium playing Alison Moyet "Invincible" @ 1645 followed by ID. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

9290: Radio City v Latvia playing a Neil Diamond song @ 0905. SINPO 45444.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Fri Sept 19

3909: Can just detect a signal but very weak here @ 2025.

3939: Free Radio Victoria playing non-stop 60s music @ 2005. Fair signal with good peaks. Achim got ID. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with Roger Davis talking about Big L @ 1730. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Delta Radio playing a mix of oldies and Dutch music with jingles @ 0940. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing U2 "I Still Haven't Found..." @ 2012. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Thurs Sept 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing a song by Roxette @ 1715. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6305: Voice of the Netherlands playing dance music @ 1815. IDs and mentioned the AM forum. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6309: Polka Radio Melbourne with polka @ 1855. Signal S6-7. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station with schlager @ 1840. Disappeared or faded out soon after. SINPO 24332.

Wed Sept 17

4025: Britain Radio Int via Laser Hot Hits playing recordings of Radio London from the 1960s @ 2145. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues Sept 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1725 featuring recordings of Irish station Sunshine Radio. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Delta Radio playing dance and reggae music with jingles @ 2215. Signal holding up quite well - S7-8. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing Pink Floyd "Money." SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Mon Sept 15

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing dance music @ 1745, some SSB QRM. SINPO 43443.

6400: Unid station heard @ 0935 playing The Doors. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2015 with oldies. Weaker signal tonight. SINPO 23332.

(updated 20:15UTC)

Pirate radio documentary

On the Run: London pirate stations 1967-1973 documentary

Frank on the Garry Stevens messageboard spotted that this 90 minute documentary has now been put online for streaming or download, I remember buying this on cassette at the time:
http://www.transdiffusion.org/rmc/features/on_the_run_the.php

(Mike Barraclough, anoraksuk)

This looks like a fascinating website with all sorts of interesting radio-related recordings and features. Well worth a visit!

Sun Sept 14

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on the air. Heard @ 0920 with the Anorak Hour. Fair-good signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio with schlager @ 0755, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Bluestar Radio via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and giving out contact information. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6210: Radio Paardenkracht playing Boney M @ 0810, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and IDs @ 1135. SINPO 34433.

6240: Radio Playback Int heard @ 0825. Weak signal covered by utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Abba @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with electronic jingle and "In The Year 2525" @ 0855. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Viking playing schlager @ 0900. Strong signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) difficult to hear @ 1155 due Viking's strong signal splashing all over it. SINPO 32432.

6325: Radio Waves Int (tent) @ 1150 with ballads. SINPO 24332.

6400: Unid station with non-stop oldies. Heard @ 0820 playing Supertramp. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia heard @ 1100 with 80s music. Good signal. SINPO 45444.

(updated 12:00UTC)

Sat Sept 13

3905: Radio Oscar Zulu playing oldies, including Simply Red @ 1830. Fair-good signal. He said had new transmitter - first time I've heard ROZ on 75m. SINPO 34333.

6215: Cactus Jack Radio on again tonight playing rock n roll @ 2000. Fair signal but lot of static noise. SINPO 33333.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock music @ 0905. Fair signal but IDs difficult to understand. SINPO 33333.

6240: Radio Playback Int with oldies weak-fair signal @ 1415. SINPO 24432.

6250: Radio Monte Carlo playing Sting "Alien in New York" @ 1440, followed by schlager. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Dr Hook @ 0815. Fair signal. SINPO 34433. Thanks for greetings.

6281: Unid station playing polka, possible Polka Radio Melbourne. Heard @ 1910 with SINPO 33433.

6305: Orion Radio with a short test @ 0805, trying out the modulation, playing instrumental music. Good audio and signal here. SINPO 44444. Heard again @ 1410 - another good signal (44433).

6306: Free Radio Victoria heard @ 1155 playing Kiss. Seemed to be several people in the studio talking in Dutch. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Lowland with jingle giving out contact details @ 1400. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Caroline Eifel with pop music and lots of IDs @ 0855, bit of whistle on signal. SINPO 33433.

6400: Unid station with non-stop oldies @ 1430. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Stevie Wonder @ 2015, buzzing here but signal quite good tonight. SINPO 33433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia with German pop @ 1145, talk in German. Signal only S7 here. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:15UTC)

Fri Sept 12

6210: Unid station with dance music @ 1930. Splash from Iran on 6205. SINPO 23332.

6220: Cactus Jack Radio with dance music @ 1915. Deep fades. SINPO 33433. Franja DX has more info about this new station. To hear recording click here

6305: Radio Zeelandia playing oldies, such as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight @ 1910." Splash from 6300. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio with Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face" @ 2025. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Sept 11

6925u: Spider Radio taking to the air for another evening's broadcasting @ 2000, starting with "Worried About Ray" from the Hoosiers. Skip from Greece still good - SINPO 34333.

Wed Sept 10

6220: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1850 with pop. SINPO 34333. Tuned in later @ 2055 to hear live programme with IDs. Still coming in well - SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Joan Armtrading @ 2050. SINPO 24332.

Tues Sept 9

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2035 playing "Life is Live." Fair signal again tonight. SINPO 34333.

Mon Sept 8

3935: Baggerteam with non-stop rock, pop and reggae. Heard @ 1845 playing "Bohemian Rhapsody." Fair-good signal. Occasional announcements - difficult to understand. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing oldies. Heard @ 2015 with "True Colours." SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight, heard @ 2005 playing "Lady" Lionel Ritchie (I think). Signal S6-7. SINPO 34333.

Sun Sept 7

6220: Mystery Radio with pop at 1830. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6240: Radio Playback Int with 60s and 70s oldies. Fair-good signal @ 1920 but occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing "Ring My Bell". SINPO 24332.

Sat Sept 6

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 0905. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia @ 0915 with long talk in German and dance music. SINPO 45444.