Wed Oct 6

4026: Laser Hot Hits playing an Alvin Stardust song and greeting Dutch listener @ 2025. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6310: Central Radio Int heard @ 2032 playing Razorlight "Somewhere Else," followed by canned ID & email address. Good signal, bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

6960: Atlantic Radio playing "Do You Love Me" @ 0850 followed by canned ID. Good signal with strong peaks, some fading. SINPO 44444.

Tues Oct 5

4026: Laser Hot Hits with Del Shannon "Under My Thumb" @ 2037. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6960: Atlantic Radio with Queen "Friends Will Be Friends" @ 1020. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Popular recordings

Since 2007 I have been downloading audio clips to my page on the esnips website. Recently I've been downloading some recordings from last year. But here are the five most popular recordings as listened to by you:

1. Radio Odyssey, Greece (July 2007) 1,703 listens
2. Red Sands Radio (RSL) (July 2007) 683 listens
3. Radio Doctor Tim (Sept 2007) 672 listens
4. Radio Rainbow (Sept 2007) 638 listens
5. Radio Atlantis (July 2007) 603 listens

Radio Odyssey is way out in front. Not far behind the other four are: Radio Heineken (596), Radio Zodiac (584) and Radio Casablanca (583).

To listen to these and any others click here 
There is also link on this page.

Mon Oct 4

4026: Laser Hot Hits with the Motors "Forget About You" @ 1930. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6280: Radio Altrex playing Kraftwerk @ 1720. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Caroline Int with jingles, IDs and oldies @ 1715. Weak signal with fair peaks, some ute QRM. SINPO 23332.

6306: Old Timer Radio playing a variety of music, including Dutch country @ 1710. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6960: Atlantic Radio with Boomtown Rats "Rat Trap" @ 0905. Good signal but some fading, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

Sun Oct 3

1512: Good Time Music Radio with T Rex "Telegram Sam" @ 1930. Good signal.

4026: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing REO Speedwagon @ 1000. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

5820: Orion Radio with a good signal, playing "How Do You Do" @ 0810. SINPO 44444.

6005: Radio Joystick via Radio 700 with repeat of yesterday's programme, on @ 0900 with jingles and Captain Sensible song. SINPO 44433.

6210: Time Radio playing U2 @ 0905, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing dance music @ 1025. Good signal but quite fady. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and playing reggae song @ 0825. SINPO 34333.

6240: Free Radio Victoria with ID and Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" @ 0820. SINPO 44433.

6289: Radio Shadow with "The Heat is On" and ID jingle @ 0815, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6289: Radio Rainbow Int with the "Like A Rainbow" song @ 1020, greeting listeners. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with Dutch music @ 1105, ID and giving out phone number in Dutch @ 1123. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Scotland Int with rock music @ 0845, reading letter from listener in Germany and closing down to go on bike ride. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Black Power with "The Final Countdown" @ 0930, ID at 0940. Good signal but splashing. SINPO 44444.

6305: Top Radio with Eagles "Hotel California" @ 1100, jingle IDs, c/d at 1102 due to antenna problems. SINPO 34333.

6305: Unid station with Dutch music @ 1130. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Shadowman with ID and playing polka @ 0910. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6319: Radio Caroline Int with IDs and music @ 1915. Weak and noisy signal, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6375: Black Bandit Radio with a strong signal @ 0850, playing country music, ID at 0907. SINPO 54444.

6401: Radio Waldmeister playing Nena "99 Luftballons" @ 0813, ID and said closing soon. SINPO 34333.

6426: Studio 52 with oldies and jingles. Heard @ 1055 with SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio playing "Hold on for One More Day" @ 0830. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Sat Oct 2

1512: Good Time Music Radio (GTMR) back on the air this weekend. Good signal @ 1715, playing oldies. SINPO 44444.

3905: Skyline International Radio playing Roy Orbison "Pretty Woman" @ 1947. Good signal but noise level fairly high. SINPO 44333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits playing Roxy Music @ 0825, also said was on 95.1 in the Bath area. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6005: MV Baltic Radio via Radio 700 with song "Hello Susy" @ 0905. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with a electro song @ 1705.Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6289: Radio Rainbow playing the Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" @ 0830, followed by ID and email address, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Caroline Int with dance music and Caroline jingles @ 1935, ute and SSB QRM. Fair peaks. SINPO 23332.

6300: Radio Marconi with Dutch songs @ 1537, moved from 6305. Some utility splash. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Altrex playing Robert Palmer "Simple Irresistible." ID and greetings, talking about the weather. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Pluto playing the Kaiser Chiefs @ 1920, asking for QSO. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Unid station with non-stop dance music @ 1635. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6375: Radio Sonic with "Why Can't We Just Stay Together" @ 1650. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6385: Unid station playing Supertramp's "The Logical Song" @ 1655. No ID heard but possibly Lowland. SINPO 1655.

6401: Radio Waldmeister with IDs and palying oldies @ 1925. Good signal but quite noisy. SINPO 44333.

6960: Atlantic Radio with John Lennon "Too Late for Goodbyes" @ 0810. Relay of a UK station/programme. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

9515: Radio Joystick via IRRS signing on @ 0800 and playing Captain Sensible. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Fri Oct 1

3906: Radio Sallandse Boer with Dutch songs @ 2050, ID in Dutch. Fair signal but quite fady. SINPO 34333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits playing Golden Earring track @ 1830 and reading email from listener in Ukraine. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6290: Radio Caroline Int with jingle IDs and playing dance music @ 1810. Fair signal with good peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Mustang playing BTO "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" @ 2005. Strong signal at first but suddenly faded out at 2025. SINPO 54444.

6960: Atlantic Radio with interview with rock group called Praying Mantis and playing some of their music @ 1820. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Thurs Sept 30

6960: Atlantic Radio with non-stop oldies, playing China Crisis @ 0920. SINPO 44433.

Wed Sept 29

3905: Skyline International Radio with dance music @ 1946, greeting Dr Tim. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4026: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews reading emails and playing the song "All the Way From America" @ 1950. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6306: Radio Skywire playing instrumental music @ 1935, ID at 1945 and asking for QSO. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio with non-stop music. Heard @ 0925 with Joy Division "Love Will Tear Us Apart." Good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

Tues Sept 28

3905: Radio Baken 16 playing Katie Melua @ 2205. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits with a FRS Holland promo for its 30th anniversary broadcast @ 1845, then Martin Scott playing "Night and Day". Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing "Why Can't We Just Stay Together" @ 1840. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Pluto heard @ 2020 playing Boney M "Daddy Cool." Good signal but quite noisy. SINPO 44333.

6960: Atlantic Radio playing "Ghostbusters" @ 0900, occasional ID jingles. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44333. Suddenly at 0935, the signal strengthened to SINPO 54444. They must be running a bit of power over there! (70W I'm told)

Mon Sept 27

4026: Laser Hot Hits with a very strong signal, playing M "That's the Way the Money Goes" @ 1815. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and playing pops @ 1810. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6960: Atlantic Radio heard @ 0950 playing UB40. Good signal with strong peaks. Some fading and noise. SINPO 44333.

Councillor calls for police to use pirate radio for appeals

POLICE appeals should be broadcast on pirate radio stations [in London] to help crack criminal cases, it has been claimed.
Lewisham Lib Dem Councillor Duwayne Brooks has urged police to start using the unlicensed stations. Cllr Brooks, 35, who is also Lewisham Community Police Consultative Group vice chairman, made the call.

The Met has said raising awareness of crimes is a “complex challenge”, but has ruled out using the stations because they are illegal.

(Source: South London Press)

Full story: http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/News.cfm?id=33518&headline=Lewisham%20councillor%20urges%20cops%20to%20use%20illegal%20pirate%20radio

Sun Sept 26

1512: Good Time Music Radio with dance music @ 2245. Announced was test transmission, c/d 2300. Ann web address of http://www.gtmr.co.uk/.  SINPO 44433.

4026: Laser Hot Hits playing Neneh Cherry & Youssour N'Dour @ 1110, and Martin Scott complaining about mobile phones. SINPO 44444.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing the Bee Gees @ 1040. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio sending out greetings and talking about Radio Saxonia and signing off @ 0825. SINPO 44433.

6005/6140: Radio Gloria heard with monthly broadcast @ 0915. 6005 via Radio 700 stronger than 6140. Both SINPO 34333, but 6005 louder.

5835: Radio Thunderbird with jingles, talk in German and playing Bronski Beat "Why" @ 0820. SINPO 34333.

6205: Radio Borderhunter with ID and playing 10CC "Dreadlock Holiday" @ 0817. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with usual pop @ 0830. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Playback Int via Mystery with Kevin Turner playing Toni Braxton @ 1900. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6240: Free Radio Victoria playing 60s music @ 0815, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6250: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 0930 with rock music, jingle ID and off at 0936. SINPO 54444.

6260: Top Radio with jingle IDs and playing Dutch music @ 1005, slight whistle. SINPO 33333.

6265: Radio Geronimo SW with contact details and rock music @ 1055. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6286: Radio Perfekt (tent) with a weak signal and utility QRM. Heard @ 0905 with SINPO 23332.

6289: Radio Mustang playing instrumental music @ 1045, ID at 1050, greetings and said closing soon, usual ute QRM. Off 1051. SINPO 43333.

6290: Radio Caroline Int with IDs and music, splash from Reflections Europe plus ute QRM @ 1815. SINPO 23332.

6305: Radio Northpole with oldies. Playing "Forever Young" @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6305: Central Radio Int with a repeat of an Easter show, with Fergal Sharkey "A Good Heart" @ 1825. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music, IDs and greetings @ 1138. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Atlantis, a Dutch medium wave pirate, relayed via Altrex with talk and playing Nirvana @ 0810. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Merlin Int with Jackie Frost playing jazz @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Delta Radio (W Brabant) with ID jingle and playing "Everyone's A Winner" @ 1830. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Sonic with greetings and playing Falco @ 1910. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6376: Radio Dutchwing with country music @ 1505, IDs. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6401: Radio Waldmeister with Dutch songs @ 0805. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6425: Radio Universe giving out email address, thanking listeners @ 0900. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6450: Radio Scotland Int with ID and playing Killing Joke @ 0850. He said using low power - only 500W! Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6524: Radio Northcoast with a weak signal @ 1855. Snatches of music audible. SINPO 24332.

6550: Radio Hamamelis playing Abba "Take a Chance on Me" @ 1130, ID. Weak and noisy signal. SINPO 24332.

6912: Cactus Jack Radio (tent) heard @ 1850. Weak signal and high noise level, but music just audible. SINPO 24232.

6945: Radio Jan van Gent (pres) with Dutch music @ 1525. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio playing rock n roll @ 0915. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Sat Sept 25

1512: Good Time Music Radio with jingles and oldies, English DJ. Heard @ 2300 playing Bananarama "Nathan Jones." Good signal. Guessing it's a pirate. SINPO 44433.

3905: Radio Baken 16 and Radio Rob playing "Hocus Pocus" @ 1820, said closing down after this record. Parallel with 6310. SINPO 44333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits playing the Police "Walking on the Moon" @ 0820. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing "Trains and Boats and Planes" @ 1835. Good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

5820: Orion Radio with "Yesterday's Man" @ 1330. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and playing the usual pop @ 1620. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Rainbow heard @ 1118 with ID and giving out email address before playing The Sweet. Fair signal but usual occasional ute QRM you get on this frequency. SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Caroline Int with oldies and IDs @ 1830. Fair signal but occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Altrex & Cool AM heard @ 1600 with ID jingles and playing Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning." SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Baken 16 & Radio Rob heard @ 1822 in parallel with 3905. Good signal but less noise than 76m. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Pluto with "Kids in America" @ 1925, said was looking for QSO. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang playing polka and signing off @ 1557, het from another station plus ute QRM. SINPO 43433.

6375: Radio Sonic heard @ 1910 with "Wishing Well", ID and greetings. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6660 (lsb): Unid station playing Bob Marley music @ 1850. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent (pres) with non-stop Dutch music @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6945 to avoid Atlantic Radio, heard @ 1325 with SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio back on shortwave, playing Hall & Oates "Maneater" @ 1320. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

9515: Radio City via IRRS with rock music @ 0810. SINPO 44444.

Fri Sept 24

3905: Skyline International Radio with instrumental tune and ID @ 1845. Greetings to Dr Tim. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3921: Radio Sallandse Boer heard with ID and Dutch version of "Jambalaya" @ 2225. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits with a strong signal @ 1840, Martin Scott playing Britney Spears "Hit Me Baby One More Time." SINPO 54444.

6210: Misti Radio playing "House of the Rising Sun" @ 0945. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1835. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Caroline Int heard with IDs and oldies @ 2110, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Marconi playing "Mrs Robinson" @ 2100. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6315: Unid station playing Fleetwood Mac @ 2055. Fair signal but utility QRM making it difficult to hear. SINPO 32432.

6325: Radio Altrex with dance music @ 2105. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Black Bandit playing "Hocus Pocus" @ 0950. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Pirate radio plan to attract Loch Ness Monster

THE high priest of UK white witches plans to high-jack the radio air waves and blast out monster music songs on the banks of Loch Ness in a bizarre bid to summon Nessie [the mythical Loch Ness Monster].

Paranormal researcher Kevin Carlyon, who is the self-styled protector of the Loch Ness Monster, will be creating his own "pirate radio" to transmit 10 music hits which he believes will get the spirit of the monster "in the mood" to make an appearance.

It has been a quiet year so far for sightings for the elusive Nessie, but the white witch's stunt could cause a ripple at the end of the tourist season.

He plans to play the hits to the monster in an illegal FM broadcast and also strategically place half a dozen radios around the banks of Loch Ness which he believes the spirit of the monster will hear.

(source: Highland News, Scotland)

Full story: http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/8093/Rock_Ness_Monster!.html 

Follow-up story: http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/8125/Nessie_FM_plan_attracts_support.html

This is the same person who claims to have investigated the ghost on the Ross Revenge, scroll about halfway down this article for a detailed account:

http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/haunt06.html

(via Mike Barraclough, radioanoraksuk)

If you are wondering what the Loch Ness Monster is, more info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster

Thurs Sept 23

3905: Polaris Radio with dance music @ 2215, jingle IDs. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1740. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Rainbow heard with ID @ 1735 but suffering from two lots of utility QRM so not easy to hear. SINPO 22332.

6306: Radio Altrex playing MC Hammer @ 1720. Fair signal but static crashes. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Black Bandit with a strong signal @ 2038, playing "Rawhide," ID and said was closing down. Plenty of chat, still on the air @ 2100. Certainly very entertaining and regularly being heard over in North America. SINPO 54444.

6420: Radio Alice with a country song @ 1715. Signal slightly overmodulated but strong. SINPO 44333.

Wed Sept 22

4026: Laser Hot Hits booming in @ 2145, playing dance music. SINPO 44444.

Tues Sept 21

4026: Laser Hot Hits with Ginger and the song "Something Wasn't Quite Right" @ 1945. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Marconi heard @ 1740 playing "Lying in the Arms of Mary." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Mon Sept 20

3905: Radio Baken 16 playing jazz music, ID and greetings @ 2155. Fair-good signal. Also announced 6305, which was not heard. SINPO 34333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1900 with jingle and song "Automatic Lover." Strong signal tonight. SINPO 54444.

6300: Unid station, also playing Madness @ 1330. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Altrex heard @ 1320 playing music by Madness. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Marconi with Dutch songs @ 1710, on with ID at 1720, said be signing off soon. SINPO 44444.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch music @ 1620. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.