Sat Dec 27

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing Abba "Happy New Year" @ 0850. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int with ID jingle and a Julio Inglesias song @ 0900. SINPO 33433.

6202: Shortwave Cowboys heard @ 1125 greeting listeners and playing rock. SINPO 34333.

6203: Bluestar Radio playing the Eurythmics @ 1002. SINPO 34333.

6210: Time Radio with polka, schlager and giving out email address @ 0935. SINPO 33333.

6215: DRP Radio heard @ 1225 with rap music. Weak signal, ID through Iann's chat. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Andy Walker and Chris Ise heard @ 2305 but fading out. SINPO 33333.

6240: Misti Radio playing "Under Pressure" @ 1050. SINPO 34333.

6256: Radio Doctor Tim playing country music @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Boomerang playing "You Ain't Seen nothing Yet" @ 1200 followed by ID. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Heard @ 1211 on 6295 wishing every a happy Christmas. SINPO 54444.

6299: Unid station playing Abba @ 1150. SINPO 34333.

9290: Radio City via Latvia with the Supremes "Twinkle Twinkle" @ 1007. Good signal but not as strong as normal. SINPO 45444.

(updated 23:15UTC)

Fri Dec 26

3905: ROZ playing "Harvest for the World" @ 2155, strong utility noise. SINPO 34432.

3930: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 0930, ID at 0940. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1025 playing dance music. Good signal but quite high noise level. SINPO 44333.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing Greg Lake's "I Believe in Father Christmas" @ 0925. Fair signal, some utility noise. SINPO 33433.

6200: Bluestar Radio with schlager @ 0853, ID and address. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio Mistletoe with its annual Christmas broadcast, heard @ 0855 playing "White Christmas." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio playing rock n roll @ 0920. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6240: Misti Radio playing Queen songs @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6255: Britain Radio Int heard briefly @ 0907 with an Aretha Franklin song, faded out again a few minutes later, splash from 6260. Not heard again for rest of morning. SINPO 43433.

6260: Radio Paardenkracht heard @ 0903, spelling out station name and address, playing Boney M. SINPO 44433.

6282: Voice of the Netherlands playing a techno version of "Because the Night" @ 0850. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6291: Radio Jingle Bells playing music by Helmut Loddi. He said final broadcast of the year, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6300: Radio Optimod playing "Living Next Door To Alice" @ 1005, strong signal. Moved briefly to 6305 before moving back again. SINPO 54444.

6310: Radio Lowland and Radio Cobra with schlager @ 0900. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) non-stop pop and dance oldies. Heard @ 1335 playing "Kung Fu Fighting." Co-channel weaker Lowland. SINPO 43443.

6313: Unid station heard briefly @ 1150 with instrumental drumming music. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Lowland playing the song "Xanadu" @ 1340, moved to avoid QRM, some utility interference. SINPO 33433.

6425: Radio Pionier with schlager @ 1200. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6440: Radio Casanova playing schlager, greeting listeners. Strong signal - peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444. To hear recording click here

9770: KBC via Lithuania playing "Last Christmas" @ 1145. SINPO 54444.

9770: Britain Radio Int via KBC starting @ 1205, with Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson "Say Say Say." One hour programme. SINPO 54444.

9770: FRS Holland via KBC with Peter Verbruggen looking at important dates in history on this day @ 1350. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Thurs Dec 25

3900: Crazy Wave Radio with "Sweet Home Alabama" @ 2140. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3910: SW Pirate moved from 3932 to avoid QRM. Heard @ 2230 playing "When A Child Is Born." SINPO 24332.

3930: Radio Mistletoe playing "White Christmas" @ 2155. Signal started poor but faded up to S9 by 2200 - 23332 to 44333.

3932: SW Pirate (tent) @ 2145 with oldies. Weak signal lost under Mistletoe at 2200. SINPO 23332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Bend Me Shape Me" @ 1140. SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Playback Int with jingle ID and oldies. SINPO 34433.

5820: Orion Radio with Christmas music @ 0900, co-channel utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6201: Radio Bluestar with schlager @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6205: Radio Mistletoe heard @ 1115 playing the Eagles, greeting other radio stations and giving contact details. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6210: Radio East Coast Holland heard @ 0845 playing a song by Coldplay. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Waves Int talking about their 25 years on air, playing "Caroline" by The Fortunes @ 0937. Good signal but station underneath. SINPO 43443.

6220: Skyline Radio Germany with a strong signal @ 0915, possibly via Mystery Radio. Playing Christmas music. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 2210. SINPO 44433.

6240: Misti Radio with rock music @ 0910. Station only using 8W but fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6241: Radio Kakadu giving out mailing address and playing rock music @ 1120. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6250: Radio Altrex moved here @ 1020 to avoid QRM on 6310. SINPO 34333.

6261: Radio Jingle Bells giving out contact details and playing Christmas music @ 0850. SINPO 34333.

6265: Antonio Radio playing Mud "Lonely This Christmas" @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Geronimo heard @ 1105 giving a good plug for this site. Thanks for that. Some co-channel utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Altrex with schlager @ 0917. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor with trance music @ 1015, over top of Altrex. SINPO 43433.

6310: Lycos Radio heard @ 1435 playing polka, ID and hotline. SINPO 33433.

6325: Premier Radio Int with Christmas music, greeting Alex in the USA @ 0940. SINPO 34333.

6325: Shortwave Cowboys playing Christmas music @ 1110, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with Dutch songs @ 1315. SINPO 34333.

6377: Radio Dutchwing playing "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon @ 0922. SINPO 34333.

6425: Radio Pionier @ 0905 with schlager. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6553: Galaxy Radio from Poland playing electro-music @ 1130. SINPO 24332.

9770: KBC via Lithuania with a Christmas show, playing East 17 @ 1045. SINPO 54444.

9770: FRS Holland via KBC @ 1325 with Peter Verbruggen playing Bruce Springsteen. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:25UTC)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all shortwave DXers and radio stations and good listening. I hope Santa brings all you that you want....

Wed Dec 24

3900: Crazy Wave Radio playing "Sweet Home Alabama" @ 1450. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1340 with Tony James playing Alphaville "Forever Young." Signal peaking at S9+10dB but quite high noise levels and fading. SINPO 44333.

6215: Radio Cannibal playing ZZ Top @ 1425, difficult to understand ID jingles. SINPO 34433.

6308: Radio Zeelandia with schlager and echo-IDs @ 1415. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with IDs but co-channel utility QRM @ 1505. SINPO 33433.

6325: Shortwave Cowboys with schlager @ 1440. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6375 @ 1445 - some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

KBC at Christmas

Christmas…Rocking over the Ocean!
KBC is on the air between 10.00 and 15.30 UTC on Christmas Day and on Boxing Day. The frequency is 9770 kHz shortwave.

KBC Christmas Day Schedule:
10.00 - 12.00 The Mighty KBC Christmas Day with Santa
12.00 - 13.00 KBC & Britain Radio 48 - Roger Davis
13.00 - 14.00 KBC & Free Radio Service Holland - Peter Verbruggen
14.00 - 15.00 The Mighty KBC - Herbie the Fish!
15.00 - 15.30 The Mighty KBC - Eric van Willegen
21.30 - 22.30 Wolfman Jack Show (6055 kHz)

KBC Boxing Day Schedule:
10.00 - 12.00 The Mighty KBC - Gary King celebrating the best of the 80’s
12.00 - 13.00 KBC & Britain Radio 48 - Roger Davis
13.00 - 14.00 KBC & Free Radio Service Holland - Peter Verbruggen
14.00 - 15.00 The Mighty KBC - Herbie the Fish!
15.00 - 15.30 The Mighty KBC - Eric van Willegen
21.30 - 22.30 Wolfman Jack Show (6055 kHz)

(via kbc website)

Tues Dec 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and Mr X playing the four Tops @ 1315. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sun Dec 21

3905: Bogusman heard @ 1020 with chat and playing alternative music. SINPO 44333.

3925: Radio Argus back on the air, playing 70s music. Heard @ 1145 with a Lena Lovich song. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

3930: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1205. SINPO 44333.

5800: Radio Playback Int with a US radio show @ 0840. SINPO 33333.

5815: Orion Radio @ 0842 playing "When A Child Is Born." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6140: European Music Radio via Werchatal heard @ 1303 with Paul Graham playing Go West. Moves to 9290 at 1400. SINPO 54444.

6205: DRP Radio with dance music @ 0955, splash from Borderhunter. SINPO 23432.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing Freddie Mercury @ 0845. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6210: Time Radio playing Christmas music @ 1035. SINPO 34433.

6220: Radio Zulu Delta playing "Lonely This Christmas" @ 1115, utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6240: Misti Radio with Abba "Supertrouper" @ 0900, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6260: Unid station @ 0905 with Christmas music. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int signing on and playing Almond Bros "Jessica" @ 0857. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Altrex moved here @ 1109 to avoid Condor. Briefly on 6290. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Saturnus with schlager and ID @ 1240. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6291: Radio Jingle Bells playing Christmas music and IDs @ 0850, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Boomerang playing the song "Carrie" @ 1008, followed by ID. Usual strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6306: Unid station with instrumental music @ 1040, off few minutes later with no ID. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta heard @ 0952 with a child giving IDs and talking. Morse QRM and splash from Altrex 3khz away. SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Altrex greeting listeners and palying oldies @ 0852. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor on top of Altrex @ 1105, playing trance music. SINPO 43433.

6311: Studio 52 with polka and IDs @ 1255 before signing off. SINPO 33333.

6325: Shortwave Cowboys playing a Dutch song @ 1025 followed by a difficult-to-understand jingle. SINPO 34433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing "Give a Little Piece of my Heart" @ 0905. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Sat Dec 20

3900: Radio Boomerang in QSO with Skyline and another station, Orion?, @ 1532. Usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

3901: Delta Radio with instrumental music @ 2030. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

3910: Skyline International Radio playing "DISCO" @ 1425. Fair signal but audio a bit on the low side. SINPO 34333.

3930: Antonio Radio with schlager and greeting listeners @ 0905. SINPO 34333.

3932: Bogusman with chat and playing the Crash Test Dummies @ 1525. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Blur @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6205: DRP Radio playing Boney M "Daddy Cool" @ 0930. SINPO 34333.

6210: Time Radio playing Christmas music @ 0920, some SSB QRM. Closedown a few minutes later. SINPO 33433. To hear recording click here

6215: Radio King SW (tent) with oldies @ 0940. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6240: Misti Radio with Christmas music, IDs and sign off @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Black Power with schlager @ 1340, splash from 6305. SINPO 33433.

6305: Unid station heard @ 1335 playing ELO. Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta (tent) playing "War of the Worlds" @ 1015. Weak signal, faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Altrex playing music by Madness @ 0912, greeting listeners. SINPO 33433.

6310: DRP Radio with instrumental music. Weak-fair signal @ 1420, some utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with oldies and IDs @ 1355. Weaker station underneath. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Quintus playing instrumental music @ 1415. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:40UTC)

European Music Radio

Christmas Time on European Music Radio - Sun 21 December

6140 khz -
1300 to 1330 utc Paul Graham (Christmas oldie programme)
1330 to 1355 utc Colin King with the Jackie History (part 4)
1355 to 1400 utc Tom Taylor - EMR up date
9290 khz -
1400 to 1500 utc Mike Taylor with the Christmas Mail Box


EMR schedule for January - February and March 2009 is:
January - 13.00 to 13.30 utc Tom Taylor + Jackie History (part 5)
February - 13.00 to 13.30 utc Tom Taylor + Jackie History (part 6)
March - 13.00 to 14.00 utc Tom Taylor + Jackie History (part 7)

Happy Christmas to all our Listeners from European Music Radio !
(Mike and Tom Taylor - Paul Graham - Colin King and all the staff of EMR)

Good Listening and all the best for 2009
73s Tom

Fri Dec 19

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the Eurythmics @ 1600. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6205: DRP Radio with oldies and IDs @ 1040, some splash from VOTN. SINPO 33433.

6210: Voice of the Netherlands heard @ 1035 playing Roxy Music "More than This." Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6291: Starfighter Team @ 1045, suffering utility QRM. Dr Tim heard ID - he said it is a Dutch FM pirate. SINPO 33433.

Wed Dec 17

4025: Laser Hot Hits fading in later this evening. Heard @ 2155 playing a Roger Daltrey song. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with schlager @ 1335, giving out hotline number in Dutch and English. SINPO 34333.

Tues Dec 16

6310: Radio Altrex playing the song "Hey Joe" @ 0935. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

Mon Dec 15

3905: Radio Fox 48 playing country music @ 1945. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH heard @ 2055 with Roger Davis saying the station is looking for a new mailing addresss as PO Box 39, Waterford is closed. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6215: Radio Altrex celebrating his birthday today. Heard @ 0955 with "You Spin Me Round." Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Altrex playing that pirate classic "We Love the Pirate Stations" @ 1340. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925u Wolverine Radio. 0246-0310. Sat 13 Dec. English. ID at 0252 as “Wolverine Radio.” Music from the 1970s thru the 1990s featuring the Hollies, The Police, Steely Dan, CCR and many others. Very good signal strength but lousy propagation. Poor.

Sun Dec 14

3945: Radio Free London heard with rock music @ 1825, playing "Don't Let Me Down." In parallel with 6400. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing the song "Crash" and talking about the credit crunch @ 1120. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1125 with an American radio programme. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

5815: Orion Radio playing "Jingle Bells" @ 0900. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6140: Bluestar Radio via Werchatal signing on @ 1300 and playing Johnny Cash. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6200: Radio Freebird Int (tent) playing "Japanese Boy" @ 0907. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6205: Radio DRP (tent) with Christmas music @ 1110. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Atlantic 2000 via Mystery Radio @ 0905 with Abba's "Dancing Queen." SINPO 33433.

6250: Radio Scotland Int with rock music @ 1025. SINPO 44433.

6260: Delta Radio with Ultravox "Vienna" @ 0910 with ID jingles. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing the Doobie Brothers "Listen to the Music" @ 0925. QRM from co-channel weaker station. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio Golfbreker with polka @ 1210. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6285: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 0915, splash from Borderhunter. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter with "Stop the Cavalry" Jonah Lewie @ 0912. Strong signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Boomerang testing his antenna tuner @ 1000 and asking for QSO. Usual strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Brandaris playing polka and instrumental music @ 1045. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Devalon with free radio news and recordings @ 1305, splash from 6300. SINPO 33433.

6307: Radio Shadowman with dance music @ 1010. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Zodiac with guest DJ Andy Richards playing blues music @ 1035. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6326: Radio Waves Int heard giving out address @ 0917. Poor signal. SINPO 23432.

6400: Radio Free London back on the air celebrating their 40th anniversary. Heard @ 0920 with rock music. SINPO 44433. By 1000, signal improved to 54444. To hear recording click here

6524: Radio Ramona with a Christmas special @ 1005. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 18:25UTC)

Sat Dec 13

3900: Radio Boomerang with a strong signal @ 2200, playing instrumental music. SINPO 54444. At 2202 moved to 3895.

3905: Radio Boomerang (tent) with pop @ 1420. SINPO 44433.

3905: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2000 with a fair signal, although band quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a good signal @ 1210, playing Hazel O'Connor "Eighth Day." Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing "Never Can Say Godbye" @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6205: DRP Radio with reggae @ 1440. Weak signal with some SSB QRM. SINPO 23332.

6215: Radio King SW with oldies @ 1055, weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1500. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6260: Delta Radio heard @ 1030 playing Kraftwerk "Autobahn," occasional ID jingles. SINPO 34333.

6285: Orion Radio with a good signal @ 0905 playing Elton John "Step into Christmas" SINPO 44444.

6290: Unid station heard briefly @ 1020 with pop music, faded out or c/d a few minutes later. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Mistletoe heard @ 1425 with Christmas programme - possibly repeat from last year. Good signal, off 1435, so probably testing. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Boomerang with dance music @ 1405. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Also heard @ 1430 on 6302. Testing new antenna tuner.

6305: Radio Black Power heard briefly @ 1445 with ID before signal faded out. SINPO 34333.

6310: Orion Radio with schlager @ 1410, some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with "Just another Manic Monday. Heard @ 1435, some deep fades. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Fri Dec 12

6205: DRP Radio heard with dance music @ 0940, and occasional announcements. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

Weekend broadcasts

Atlantic 2000 International will be on the air this Sunday, 14 December 2008, from 09:00 to 10:00 UTC (10:00 to 11:00 CET) on 6220 kHz.

Before that, don't forget to visit our website: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr/

(via swpirates)

Also look out for the return of Radio Free London this weekend on 6400 plus a 75mb frequency, celebrating its 40th anniversary. Email address to be announced during the all-day broadcast on Sunday.

(via alfalima.net)

Thurs Dec 11

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard with a good signal @ 2245. Martin Scott playing the song "Take Me for a Night in New York." SINPO 44433.

6205: DRP Radio (tent) with polka @ 1005. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6221: Unid station playing Abba "SOS" @ 1010. Weak signal with morse QRM. SINPO 23332.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) with a weak signal @ 2015, playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:50UTC)