Mon July 5

3905: Polaris Radio heard @ 2150 playing T Rex. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44433.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with the Cars @ 2055. Good signal but some noise & fading. SINPO 44333.

6310: Northcoast Radio with oldies @ 1840. Fair sgnal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6312: Central Radio Int playing Bruce Hornsby & The Range @ 2045, plus ID jingles. SINPO 44433. Heard @ 2155 with weaker signal on 6305. SINPO 34333.

6325: Polaris Radio heard @ 2208 with the Bay City Rollers in parallel with 3905. Only lasted about a minute before fading out on 48m. SINPO 34333.

Sun July 4

3904: Bogusman on a new frequency, playing Christine Hersch @ 2140, also playing a station jingle! Good signal. SINPO 44433 improving to 54444.

3940: Laser Hot Hits playing Paul Hardcastle "19" @ 0815. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio with instrumental music @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6005: Radio Joystick via Radio 700 @ 0905. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal with a good signal @ 0910, playing song "Dark Blue Star." SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Barry White song @ 0810. SINPO 34333.

6240: Free Radio Victoria with Santana "She's Not There" @ 0845. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Mustang with Free "All Right Now" @ 1015. SINPO 34333. Also heard @ 1022 on 6325 with report to Black Bandit. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 0915 greeting listeners, playing rock. Not as strong as usual. SINPO 34333.

6295: Trans Europe Radio playing Paul Young @ 1020, moved from 6310 to avoid co-channel QRM. SINPO 34333.

6320: Black Bandit Radio with IDs and country music @ 1010. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6376: Radio Sonic with Dutch music @ 1005, fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6396: Black Bandit Radio with rock music @ 1515, some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6400: Radio Baken 16 with a weak signal, heard @ 1255. SINPO 24332.

6450: Radio Marconi playing dance music @ 0930. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

7480: Radio Waves Int/World Communication Services (tent) heard @ 0845 with a weak signal and deep fades. SINPO 24332.

Sat July 3

3900: Radio Underground heard talking about cricket and playing Crosby Stills Nash & Young @ 2140. Signal suddenly picked up in the last few minutes. Quite good now. SINPO 44333.

3932: Radio Saturnus with rock music @ 1815. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0755. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4101: WNKR heard playing archive shows. Fair signal @ 1745, with "Spaceman" song but noise level quite high. SINPO 34232.

6220: Mystery Radio with soul funk @ 1735. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Mustang with "Down on the Corner" @ 1830, fair signal with good peaks. ID at 1835. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Northcoast heard @ 2102 with polka. Fair-good signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6321: Sonic Radio with dance music @ 2215, fair signal but fading out. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 1930, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6966: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch songs @ 2055. Fair-good signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

9515: Radio Joystick via IRRS signing on @ 0800 with Charlie Prince playing Soul 2 Soul "Get A Life." SINPO 44444.

Fri July 2

3940: Laser Hot Hits with Elvis singing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" @ 2005. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Caroline Int with a weak signal, music heard through the noise @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Mustang with "Mouldy Old Dough" @ 2220, ID. Good signal but a bit fady. SINPO 44433 improving to 54444.

6925usb: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2000. Weaker tonight. SINPO 24332.

Thurs July 1

3940: Laser Hot Hits with an Alexander O'Neill song @ 1855. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Altrex playing "Born to be Alive" @ 2150, followed by greetings. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6219: Cool AM via Rainbow playing Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plas Pour Moi" @ 2200, splash from TWR signing on on 6225. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2210 with music hovering around the noise level. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Northcoast playing CCR "Rolling Down the River" @ 1845. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6312: Central Radio Int with a weak signal @ 2155, fading out. SINPO 24332.

Wed June 30

3940: Laser Hits with oldies @ 2015. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6260: Radio Dirty Alex with Toto "Africa" @ 2100, splash from Cairo on 6270. SINPO 33333.

6301: Radio Mustang playing John Miles "Music" @ 1755. Fair signal but some utility splash. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Northcoast with BZN @ 1750. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6560: Radio Kima heard @ 2040 with music, not quite strong enough to ID songs. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio with "Never Ending Story" @ 2020, signing off at 2030. Fair signal tonight. SINPO 34333.

6966: Radio Jan van Gent heard @ 2030 with relay of Dutch station. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues June 29

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard with "Japanese Boy" @ 1840. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6291: Radio Flamingo with Latino music @ 2205 and occasional canned IDs, no email address heard. Possibly new station. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

Mon June 28

3940: Laser Hot Hits with "Heat of the Moment" @ 2135. Good signal, band noisier tonight. SINPO 44333.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing "Rubber Ball" @ 2035. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Caroline Int with oldies @ 2105. Weak-fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6325: Central Radio Int with "Perfect Day" @ 2140. Utility QRM. SINPO 33333. Moved to 6305 at 2145 but signal fading by now. SINPO 24332.

6375: Cool AM playing Rolling Stones, then ID jingle, @ 2055, splash from strong utility. SINPO 32332.

6401: Free Radio Victoria with low power, playing Dutch oldies @ 2045. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6560: Radio Kima with Michael Jackson "Black or White" @ 2050. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Sun June 27

3900: Radio Underground @ 2125 with "Tainted Love" and "We Love the Pirate Stations" and talking about the World Cup. Best via Barneys web receiver. SINPO 44433.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with ELO "Standing in the Rain" @ 0805, good signal but ute QRM. SINPO 43443.

5820: Orion Radio playing "Black Betty" then promo for AM Forum @ 0800. SINPO 34333.

6140: Radio Gloria Int via Nauen, Germany signing on @ 0900 and playing dance music. SINPO 44444. Also heard in parallel on 6005, via Radio 700. Not so strong. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with dance music @ 0845 then Tina Turner. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery with rock music @ 0840, talk in German. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6265: Radio Geronimo SW heard @ 0930 with Dave Scott giving out contact details, playing rock music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Rob 007 heard giving out email address, palying dance music @ 0750. SINPO 34333.

6400: Low Power Radio playing "Whose Sorry Now" @ 0755.Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6420: Central Radio Int with oldies @ 2135. Fair signal but high noise level. SINPO 34232.

Sat June 26

3940: Laser Hot Hits playing Argent "Hold your Head Up" @ 0750. Good signal, bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

5795: Radio Geronimo with Jan Hendrick and the German show, playing "Silver Machine" @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with jazz-funk @ 1950. Good signal but some splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 43443.

6260: Free Radio Victoria playing Simple Minds @ 2030. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Merlin Int with rock music @ 1940. Coming in well ... nothing earlier. SINPO 44444.

6925usb: Spider Radio heard @ 2010 with canned ID by woman and oldies. Fair signal tonight. SINPO 34333.

Fri June 25

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1845 with Gary Drew playing the Dazz Band "Let It All Blow." Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Altrex playing blues music @ 2140, IDs and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Fox 48 with polka @ 2218. Weak signal with fair peaks, only 40W. SINPO 23332.

6305: Central Radio Int heard @ 2035 playing Kasbian and The Killers. Fair signal but lot of static noise. SINPO 34333. Also on 6960 @ 2210 - SINPO 24332.

6311: Midnite Rumba Radio with a weak signal @ 2045, just audible through the noise. SINPO 24332.

6315: Radio Dirty Alex with oldies @ 2030. Fair signal but high noise level. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio playing The Smiths @ 2020. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6966: Radio Relmus via Jan van Gent heard @ 2050 with Dutch songs. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

Dublin FM pirate raided

Dublin dance pirate Digital FM have been taken off the air by Comreg officials. The station's mountain site was raided on Thursday evening and  all of their equipment was removed. The station say they are "baffled" at the actions and claim they were not causing any interference.
Most other pirate stations in Dublin have continued broadcasting as normal this weekend.

(Radiowaves via Mike Terry, anoraksuk)

Thurs June 24

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1840 with Tony James playing the Alan Parsons Project. SINPO 44444.

6289: Radio Rainbow, IDing as "the voice of the world" playing "Blue Suede Shoes" @ 2140, greeting listeners. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

Wed June 23

3940: Laser Hot Hits with "House of the Rising Sun" @ 1920, Lee Richards reading listeners' reports. Good signal, some fading, peaking up to S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Skywire heard @ 1935 playing "I'm On Fire," giving IDs and email address. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

Zender Postoffice QSL

Tues June 22

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2035 with Usher "Oh My Gosh." SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Telstar South heard @ 2030 with 60s music, signal not so strong tonight. SINPO 34333.

6305: Nimrod Radio heard playing "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" @ 2140, electronic voice IDs. SINPO 44333.

6315: Cool AM with "Pretty Flamingo" @ 2150, weak-fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 23332. Moved to 6375 @ 2200 to avoid utility. SINPO 24332.

Mon June 21

3940:  Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1805, greeting Galaxy International. SINPO 44433.

6315: Cool AM with oldies, heard @ 2005 with a weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6555: Radio Kima heard @ 2000 with a weak signal, music just above the noise level. SINPO 24332.

Sun June 20

3900: Radio Underground with "On the Border" @ 2125. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 0805. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4101: Zender Postoffice via WNKR heard @ 1825 with rock music. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Telstar South with a song by Barry Ryan @ 2025. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertachtal signing on @ 0900 with Tom Taylor playing Scott McKenzie "Are You Going to San Franciso." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Playbackback Int/Mystery Radio with an American feature on Motown @ 1555. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6238: Radio Time (via Mystery?) playing Elton John @ 1925 then IS jinglwe "This is Radio Time from Florence Italy." SINPO 44444.

6266: Radio Geronimo Shortwave heard @ 1545 with Dave Scott playing the Waterboys. Fair signal but quite fady. SINPO 34333.

6300: Laser 558 recordings heard here @ 2010. SINPO 54444.

6304: Cosmic Radio playing Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" @ 0840. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6306: Unid station playing ZZ Top @ 1905.  Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Altrex with a weak signal @ 0910, music heard just above the noise level. SINPO 24332. Altrex on again @ 2145 playing "Time After Time." SINPO 34333.

6310: Laser 558 recordings moved from 6400. Heard here @ 1255, still with a good signal playing "Living in the Past." SINPO 44444. Sudden off at 1257, web stream still going.

6376: Sonic Radio with ID and "A Little Peace" in German @ 0800. SINPO 34333.

6400: Laser 558 recordings heard @ 1130 with Charlie Wolf playing "Pretty Flamingo." Considering the poor conditions, surprisingly strong signal. Steady S9+10dB here. SINPO 54444. Heard again on 6400 @ 1400 (SINPO 54444).

6400: Zender Postoffice via unknown relay with "Let's Face the Music and Dance" @ 1915. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6425: Radio Alice with Dutch songs and IDs @ 1100. SINPO 34333.

6450: Radio Marconi playing AC-DC @ 1105. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6530: Radio Marine Broadcasters with a Mi Amigo  programme @ 1820. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Sat June 19

3940: Laser Hot Hits with Gary Drew playing recordings of London FM pirates from the 80s @ 0755. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing Brenda Lee @ 1950. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5820: Orion Radio with instrumental music and greeting listeners @ 0900. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6210: RNI WS with ID and oldies @ 2135. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio came on @ 1700, playing oldies, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6254: Radio Caroline Int with instrumental music @ 2210, moved from 6327. SINPO 24332.

6260: Free Radio Victoria heard @ 2130 playing Genesis. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6291: Radio Altrex greeting listeners, playing Nena @ 1640. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.Also heard @ 2150 on 6304, splash from Laser 558 on 6310. SINPO 33333.

6291: Polaris Radio heard with oldies @ 2200, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Altrex with Dutch music @ 0905. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6310: Unid station playing polka @ 1515, fair signal reaching good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with Kim Wilde "Chequered Love" @ 1440. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang with IDs and "I Put A Spell On You" @ 1927, said closing down soon, Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6327: Radio Caroline Int with oldies @ 2140 underneath utility QRM. SINPO 22332. In clear for about three minutes at 2145 as ute paused.

6395: Cool AM playing "The Beat Goes On" @ 2230. Heard via Barney's web receiver. SINPO 34333.

6400: Laser 558 recordings heard @ 1450 playing Elvis Presley. Very good signal. Same as web stream www.laser558.eu. SINPO 54444. Also heard @ 1920 on 6310 - SINPO 54444.

6401: Radio Waldmeister heard with IDs and playing Guns N Roses @ 1910. SINPO 34333.

6450: Radio Marconi with "I Put A Spell On You" @ 2155. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6915: Overijssel Radio playing Metallica then talk in Dutch @ 2000. SINPO 44333.

9515: Radio City via IRRS signing on @ 0800 and playing Loving Spoonful. Signal not as strong as usual. SINPO 34333.

London pirate to become legal

London-based pirate station Rinse FM has been awarded an official radio licence.

Founded in 1994, Rinse FM has become a legend amongst pirate radio stations. Usually short lived, the station has been broadcasting for over a decade showcasing drum 'n' bass, garage, dubstep and more.

In that time the station has launched countless careers, helping to spawn entire genres.

Now the underground station is set to be rewarded with an official radio license. Rinse FM will be available to hear legally later this year, broadcasting from its base in London.

Full story: http://www.clashmusic.com/news/rinse-fm-awarded-broadcasting-license

(clashmusic.com via Mike Terry, radioanoraksuk)