Sun Jan 17

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1200 playing Madonna "Into the Groove." Good signal but noise level fairly high. SINPO 44333.

5815: Orion Radio playing Queen "I Want It All" @ 0920. SINPO 44444.

6200: Radio Scotland Int reading text message from England, playing Editors @ 0907. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6205: Delta Radio playing Kraftwerk "Autobahn" @ 0903, splash from Scotland on 6200. SINPO 43443.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with theme tune "On the Border" @ 1010, off 1020 due to co-channel station. Strong signal,. SINPO 54444. Heard on 6200 @ 1030 - SINPO 54444.

6210: Time Radio with short broadcast @ 1240, heard with rock n roll song then reggae. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" @ 1000, and into live programme with Chris Ise. SINPO 34333.

6260: Radio Quintus greeting listeners and playing instrumental music @ 1245. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6285: Radio Renaldo via Scirocco with dance music and Dutch songs @ 0925. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Shadow with Beatles disco mix @ 1045, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6300: Unid station playing polka @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Malaisy with pop @ 1255. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Grensstad Radio with instrumental music @ 1025. SINPO 34333.

6399: Radio Saturnus with a weak signal @ 0915. SINPO 24332.

6425: Radio Lowland with Dutch songs @ 1145. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6450: Radio Marconi with rock music @ 0950. SINPO 54444. Moved to 6425 @ 1040 - SINPO 44444.

6953: Radio Jan van Gent with "Hit the Road Jack" @ 1250. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sat Jan 16

3905: Skyline International Radio with ZZ Top "Gimme All Your Loving" @ 1620. Good but fady signal. SINPO 44433. 

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing J Geils Band "Centrefold" @ 0845. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6210: Delta Radio with Knack "My Sharona" followed by Delta jingle @ 0850. SINPO 34333.

6285: Trans Europe Radio playing "When the Going Gets Tough" @ 0940. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6290: Unid station heard playing a mix of oldies and French songs @ 1005. Jingle IDs but difficult to understand through the utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Altrex with "Nights in White Satin" @ 0855, followed by IDs and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with polka then Guns n Roses @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang with oldies, ID @ 1355. SINPO 3433.

6377: Radio Dutchwing with country music @ 1055 and IDs. SINPO 33333.

6425: Radio Marconi with polka @ 1405, IDs, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6953: Radio Jan van Gent testing in lower side band @ 0945. He said could hear himself on web receiver in Venezuela. At 0950 back in AM mode. Playing country music. SINPO 34333.

9510: Radio City via IRRS with ID "Station of the Cars" and playing French song @ 0935. SINPO 55444.

Fri Jan 15

6220: Mystery Radio heard playing "Genie in A Bottle" @ 2120. Fair but noisy signal tonight. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Jan 14

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1940 with pop but strong splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 33433.

Spain to shut down up to 3,000 illegal radio stations

Spain’s planned State Radio Communications Agency has been tasked with evaluating and closing down up to 3,000 illegal radio stations throughout Spain. In some regions of Spain, especially the major cities and along the Coast, illegal ‘pirate’ stations outnumber the legal frequencies by two, sometimes three to one. Thus, those that are legal have been complaining to the Government for years of their loss in revenue and wanting action to be taken.

The agency has been created following pressure by the AERC, the Spanish Association of Commercial Radio. They have already presented a list of broadcasters they consider to be outside the law including 482 on the Canaries, 387 in Andalucía, 338 in the Valencia region, 183 in Cataluña, 144 in Madrid and 143 in the Basque Country. In addition there are many so-called Municipal Radios that are breaking the law as they are run by companies and not by the local Town Hall.

Some of the local English-language stations around the Costa Blanca have been operating without the correct business licences and may face closure sooner rather than later, mainly because they interfere with and impact the revenue potential of the Spanish broadcasters. The coverage area of some Spanish broadcasters has been reduced by the setting-up of these English-language stations.

Central Government has said it is to draw up a map of Spanish radio, which will allow a cleaning up of the FM band followed by the quick and firm closure of those broadcasters who lack the correct permissions. The State Radio Communications Agency is scheduled to be set up by 1 June, so the stations have a few months to get their official paperwork in order. But the illegal operators complain that no new concessions for licences have been made available and that many of them have submitted applications for licences but have not heard back from the commission.

(Source: SpanishNews.es via Radio Netherlands Media Network)

Wed Jan 13

3932 lsb: Radio Jan van Gent experimenting in single sideband. Heard @ 2125 playing "Una Paloma Blanca." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hits Hits weaker tonight after last night's strong signals. Could just hear it under the noise level @ 2130. SINPO 34232. 

6210: Misti Radio heard with a weak signal @ 1025, playing music. Best via Barney's web receiver. SINPO 24432.

6220: Radio Baken 16 playing Sweet "Blockbuster" @ 1033. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio coming in well @ 2150, playing "I've Got to Keep Dancing." SINPO 44433.

Tues Jan 12

3905: Skyline International Radio with Meatloaf "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" @ 2120. SINPO 54444. 

3905: Unid station with Irish radio recordings on again (see Sunday) @ 2245. Co-channel with another station causing bad whistle. SINPO 53433.  

4025: Laser Hot Hits coming in with a strong signal tonight. Heard @ 2115 with the Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing." Signal peaking at S9+20dB! SINPO 54444.

Mon Jan 11

1666: Radio Armada with 60s music, playing "I've Got You Babe" @ 2140, plenty of IDs. SINPO 34333 via Bedford web receiver. 

4025: Laser Hot Hits just audible via Barney's Bedford web receiver @ 2125 - music heard but not strong enough to identify. SINPO 24332. 

6210: Misti Radio with a weak signal, heard @ 1000 with oldies. Occasional fair peaks, only using 8W. SINPO 24332.

London pirate survey

This via Digital Spy:
"Love them or hate them there are over 70 pirate radio stations broadcasting in London and the majority have been established for over ten years now. According to a survey conducted by Ofcom in 2007, over 800,000 people in London listen to the pirates.

If you listen to pirate radio in London then please spare a few moments to complete this independent survey about most established London pirate stations... http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PirateRadioSurvey

So far over 300 people have taken part, results will be announced on January 14th."

Via: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1193540

There is also quite a discussion on this thread about London pirates and the interference they may or may not cause...

Sun Jan 10

3900: Northcoast Radio heard with the Dallas theme @ 1545. Fair signal via Barney's web receiver. SINPO 34333.

3905: Unid station playing recordings and features about Irish pirate radio from the 80s @ 1530. Still on an hour later. SINPO 34333. (Not sure if this a WMR programme)

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1145 with Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights." Good-strong signal. SINPO 44433. 

5720: Radio Saturnus heard @ 1045 playing oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. 

5815: Orion Radio playing "Suzie Q" @ 0905. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. At 0945 relaying Radio Tina - reception improved to SINPO 44444.

5817: Radio Titanic heard @ 1230 playing Nena, greeting Dr Tim. SINPO 34333.

5815: Unid station on after Orion signed off, playing Dutch music @ 1020. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6203: Bluestar Radio playing "You're My Heart" @ 1300. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Time Radio (tent) with 10cc "Dreadlock Holiday" @ 1310. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Geronimo Shortwave faded in @ 1040, heard with promo for BDXC and playing Thin Lizzy. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with oldies @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6245usb: Unid feed of the Sky News TV channel "Sunday Live with Adam Boulton" @ 1000. Any ideas? SINPO 33433.

6260: Radio Borderhunter  with BZN @ 1035. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6265: Bluestar Radio playing Guns N Roses @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6295: Trans Europe Radio playing Dutch songs @ 1005. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Altrex playing Hall & Oates "Maneater" @ 0915. Good signal but faded a bit later. SINPO 44433.

6315: Radio Northpole heard playing Flock of Seagulls and Tracy Ullman @ 1030. SINPO 44433.

6320: Radio Scirocco heard @ 1105 playing "You Spin Me Right Round Like A Record." Weak-fair signal squeezed by stronger stations. SINPO 23332.

6326: Magic AM playing Selecter "On My Radio" @ 0910. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6401: Radio Shadow playing The Stranglers @ 1100, followed by IDs in Dutch, modulation a bit rough. SINPO 34333.

6422: Radio Waves Int on a new frequency, heard with IDs and country music @ 1140, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6425: Radio Marconi playing the song "Satellite" @ 1025, whistle from station on 6422. SINPO 33433.

6425: Radio Lowland heard @ 1405 giving out email address, playing Summer Meeting promo. Mention Checkpoint Radio, Marconi, Alice. SINPO 44433.

6425: Checkpoint Radio broadcasting from Lowland's studio but using own transmitter. Heard @ 1420 greeting listeners. SINPO 44433.

6953: Radio Jan van Gent with choral music @ 1015. SINPO 34333.

7485: Free Radio Victoria faded in with a good signal @ 1115, playing Billy Ocean "When the Going Gets Tough." SINPO 44433.

7680: Central Radio (tent) heard very briefly @ 1150 before fading out again. SINPO 34333.

Sat Jan 9

3900: Radio Baken 16 with Depeche Mode @ 1525, greetings to listeners. Fair signal but noisy. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with rock music and IDs @ 1425. Only heard strong carrier this morning. SINPO 44433.

6210: Time Radio with country rock @ 1005, then off. SINPO 34333. 

6210: Radio Pluto with short test @ 1008, playing Soft Cell and ID and off. SINPO 34333. 

6210: Misti Radio playing "Country Roads" @ 1240. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6240 @ 1300 to avoid QRM from RNIWS. SINPO 33333.  

6210: RNI World Service giving out address and playing "Man of Action" @ 1300. SINPO 33333. 

6215: Radio King SW with jingles and oldies @ 1012. SINPO 24332. 

6265: Radio Borderhunter with polka @ 1255. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. 

6280: Trans Europe Radio playing "Rolling Down the River" @ 1100, followed by ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. 

6289: Radio Rainbow playing ELO @ 1045. SINPO 34333. 

6300: Replay Radio with ID jingles and Gary Numan's "Cars" @ 1325. Good signal but some fading. Possibly via relay. SINPO 44433.  

6310: Radio Altrex playing "Voyage Voyage" @ 0950. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Holland Online via Scirocco @ 1055 with Dutch songs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6320: Radio Northpole (tent) playing Dutch music @ 1305. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6320: Radio Scirocco with dance music @ 1440. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station with rock music @ 1505, off at 1513 with no ID. SINPO 34333.

6326: Magic AM with Cliff Richard "We Don't Talk Anymore" @ 1000. Good-strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6420: Radio Lowland with Dutch songs @ 1320. Good signal. SINPO 44433. 

6450: Radio Marconi with Dutch song, then Queen @ 1450. SINPO 34333.

6530: Marine Broadcaster with a weak signal @ 1250, heard with snatches of music just babove the noise. SINPO 24332.

6957: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1015. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Fri Jan 8

3889: Radio Sallandse Boer with "Hallelejah" @ 1625. SINPO 34333. 

3900: Radio Baken 16 playing Hazel Dean "Searching" ' 1515. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3920: Northcoast Radio with Dutch music @ 1525, just heard above noise level. SINPO 24332. 

3933: Radio Jan van Gent with polka @ 1620. SINPO 24332. 

6210: Misti Radio playing Boney M's "Daddy Cool" @ 1025. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio heard with Europe "The Final Countdown" @ 2130. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with schlager @ 1155, ID finally came at 1225. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Baken 16 with Peter Frampton "Show Me The Way" @ 1040. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Jan 7

6215: Cool AM heard @ 1025 playing the song "American Woman." Jingle IDs. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 1815. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wed Jan 6

 6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2025 playing John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over." Good signal tonight, some splash from RTE. SINPO 43443. 

6310: Radio Spaceshuttle playing "London Calling" @ 1035. Weak signal via Bedford web receiver. SINPO 24332.

Tues Jan 5

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2130 with oldies, high noise level again. SINPO 34232.

6210: Misti Radio playing Dutch songs @ 1040. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 1930, splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 33333.

6240: Radio Baken 16 playing Motorhead @ 1045. Good signal peaking at S9+5dB. SINPO 44444.

Mon Jan 4

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2130 with music, just above the noise level. Checked on the Bedford web receiver ... bad there as well. SINPO 34232. 

6210: Misti Radio heard @ 1020 with music. But weak signal just heard above the noise level. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Simply Red @ 2140. Weaker signal tonight. SINPO 34333 via Bedford web receiver.

6310: Cool AM (tent) with 60s music @ 1025. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Sun Jan 3

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing U2 "New Year's Day" @ 1200. SINPO 44333.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0855 playing Hawkwind "Silver Machine." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5825: Best of British Radio with Derek & The Dominoes "Layla" @ 0900. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5825: Polaris Radio with oldies, and greetings to listeners @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal playing the Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" @ 1010. Strong signal, Cuba heard underneath. SINPO 54444.

6210: Misti Radio playing "Life in the Fast Lane" @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6210: Voice of the Netherlands playing the Beastie Boys @ 1135. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with oldies @ 0905. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6240: Free Radio Victoria with rock n roll @ 0925. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6260: Radio Quintus with Dutch songs and IDs @ 1145. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Spaceshuttle (tent) heard @ 1020 with talk and music. Weak signal with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6309: Radio Xanadu via Sonnet with reggae @ 0950. Good signal but faded by 1000. Variable signal today. Xanadu is a FM pirate in Liverpool. SINPO 44433.

6320: Radio Northpole with 60s music @ 1130. SINPO 34333.

6375: Continental Radio heard @ 1050 with IDs and the song "Hey, Joe McKenzie." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6376: Sonic Radio playing Kim Wilde "Kids in America" @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6399: Radio Saturnus with rock music @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Contact playing Erasure @ 1100. Good signal but audio a bit low. SINPO 44333.

6550: Radio Brigitte with pop music @ 0920. SINPO 34333.

6870: Pirate Music with oldies and station jingle ID @ 2105. Surprisingly strong signal. SINPO 44433.

Sat Jan 2

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Stewart Ross playing the Radio Jackie theme @ 0915. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6210: Misti Radio with country rock @ 1025. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6216: Radio Black Arrow testing a new antenna, playing Elvis Presley @ 1050. SINPO 34333.Moved to 6210 @ 1105 - SINPO 34333.

6265: Unid station with a weak signal heard @ 1055 playing "I Put A Spell on You." SINPO 24332.

6280: Radio Northcoast playing Darude "Sandstorm" @ 1040. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. Very few IDs ... identified via Iann's chat.

6295: Radio Mazda playing polka @ 1420. Good signal but splash from Black Power. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Tornado giving out email address, playing pop @ 1035, some splash from 6305. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Black Power playing Tatu "All the things she said" @ 1425. SINPO 43433.

6305: Radio Baken 16 playing "When Smoky Sings" and sending out greetings to listeners. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6320: Unid station playing Abba "Happy New Year" continuously. Heard @ 1340 with a good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with rock and greeting listeners @ 1030. SINPO 34433.

6325: Unid station playing OMD @ 1430, then Dutch music. Started very strong but faded out @ 1450. SINPO 54444.

6375: Continental Radio heard testing @ 1215, playing The Knack "My Sharona." Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

6425: Unid station playing Dutch songs @ 1405, no ID heard. SINPO 34333.

6451: Radio Marconi playing country rock @ 1415. Strong signal. SINPO 54433.

6870: Pirate Music with dance music @ 1555. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6955: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1400. signal suddenly faded in reaching a good level. SINPO 44333.

9510: Radio Joystick via IRRS with Charlie Prince playing a song by Imagination @ 0920. Strong signal. SINPO 55444.

Fri Jan 1

Happy New Year!

3932: The Ghoul heard @ 1515 talking about the health service and playing Muse, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433. 

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Stewart Ross playing the song "Love Games" @ 1410. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio heard playing "I Hear You Knocking" @ 0905. SINPO 44444.

5815: Radio Tina heard via Orion @ 1000, playing Creedence Clearwater Revival, polka then close down. SINPO 44433.

6210: Misti Radio with Dutch songs @ 0950. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with usual jingle IDs and pop @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin heard briefly @ 1020 playing ELO "Evil Woman." Good signal but soon faded out again. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Malaisy with rock and dance music @ 1010. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6375: Unid station palying "The Birdie Song" @ 1420. No IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6376: Sonic Radio heard @ 1200 playing reggae, closing down soon after. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6401: Weekend Music Radio playing rock music @ 0915. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6530: Marine Broadcaster (tent) heard @ 1455 with a weak signal. Could just hear music on peaks. SINPO 23332.

6550: Radio Brigitte with dance music @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6870: Pirate Music with ID jingles and playing T'Pau @ 1100. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Dec 31

3334: Radio Bila Hora from the Czech Republic heard via the Bedford web receiver with singing in Czech @ 1755. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3890: Radio Noorderlicht with pop, IDs and greetings to listeners @ 1735. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6210: Voice of the Netherlands/Radio East Coast Holland with their annual NY Eve broadcast, heard @ 0940 playing "We're in Heaven." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6280: Radio Merlin fading in @ 0955 with Jackie Frost playing "Stand By Me." Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Boomerang heard @ 1030 playing "New Year's Day." Usual strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6405: Radio Marconi with a German song @ 0930. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6550: Radio Brigitte (tent) playing Mamas & the Papas @ 1000. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6870: Pirate Music with a female version of the John Miles song "Music" @ 0950. SINPO 34333.

6955: Radio Jan van Gent playing country music @ 0945. SINPO 34333.