Wed Jun 18

4025 2000 Laser Hot Hits. Koto music. SINPO 24332.
6210 1952 Shortwave Gold. Oldies, ID jingles. SINPO 24332.
6220 1922 Radio Rode Adelaar. "Save Your Kisses for Me," "Lying the Arms of Mary," SINPO 44433.
6268 1943 Carmen Radio. Polka, strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
6300 1915 Radio Blauwe Panter (tent). Mink de Ville "Spanish Stroll." SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

New documentary film about pirate radio

Drowned City is a new film exploring the world of FM pirate radio in London, following the people who spend their time dodging the law to put out their broadcasts out across the city. It recently won the Best UK Documentary at the London Independent Film Festival.  There's a lot more information about the film at its website: www.drownedcity.com



Drowned City Trailer from PG Film on Vimeo.

Tues Jun 17

4015 2025 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6210 1825 Shortwave Gold (tent). Weak signal, music just audible. SINPO 24332.
6240 1810 Hitmix Radio. Schlager. SINPO 34333.
6287 2015 Car Radio (tent). Oldies, occasional jingles. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Sun Jun 15

4015 2007 Laser Hot Hits. Alison Moyet "Weak in the Presence of Beauty," SINPO 34333.
6210 2020 Shortwave Gold. Oldies, het with Radio Seat on 6211. SINPO 32332.
6220 2002 Radio Mustang. Tubeway Army "Are Friends Electric," strong but some utility splash. SINPO 54444.
6239 1956 Radio Underground. Chinese music, ID, email and off. SINPO 44333.
6240 2101 Hitmix Radio. Move from 6322. SINPO 44333.
6260 2035 Radio Flying Dutchman. ID, greetings, "Hey Papa Joe." SINPO 44444.
6280 2052 Radio Verona. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6286 1958 Radio Focus Int. Carly Simon "You're So Vain," announcement, then "Stuck in the Middle With You." SINPO 44444.
6306 2022 Radio Joey. Techno version of "Aquarius," then Level 42, some ute QRM. SINPO 43433.
6322 1952 Radio Etherfreak. Dance music. SINPO 24332.
6322 2057 Hitmix Radio. Schlager, close down. SINPO 44333.
6803 1948 Radio Pink Panther. "One Way Ticket," "War of the Worlds." SINPO 44433.
9301 2045 FRS Holland. Dave Scott's radio waves show with recording of Radio Enterprise from 1980s. SINPO 44444.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat Jun 14

4015 1807 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 24332.
6070 0750 Channel 292. Non-stop Eagles. SINPO 35333.
6095 0840 KBC v Nauen. Coast to Coast Country with Emperor Rosko. Bar Tenders song. SINPO 55555.
6205 0825 Radio King Shortwave. Oldies, ID jingles. SINPO 34333.
6210 1915 Shortwave Gold. Disco. SINPO 34333.
6220 1905 Tip & Elvis Show. Huey Lewis & The News "Power of Love," ID. SINPO 55544.
6240 1922 Oldies Radio (tent). Dutch music. SINPO 24332.
6286 0738 Radio Focus Int. "We Will Rock You," "Starman." SINPO 44333.
6293 1702 Odynn Radio. The Clash "London Calling," ID, then Sex Pistols. SINPO 33333.
6300 1640 Radio Joey. T'Pau "China in Your Hand," SINPO 34333.
6306 1709 Radio Rode Adelaar. Chubby Checker "The Twist." SINPO 44433.
6322 1644 Hitmix Radio. QSO with Pluto, Witte Reus. SINPO 34333.
6323 1753 Radio Python. Electro music. SINPO 44333.
6747 1424 Radio Pioneer. Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6803 1430 Radio Pink Panther. "Aint No Mountain High Enough." SINPO 34333.
9510 0830 Radio City v IRRS. "Milk Buggy Boogie," IDs. SINPO 55555.

(via Twente SDR)

Fri June 13

3905 2035 Skyline International Radio. Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure," UB40 "Red Red Wine." SINPO 54444.
4015 2040 Laser Hot Hits. "There's A Whole Lot of Loving," "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." Strong peaks. SINPO 44444.
6205 1900 Radio Tango Italia. Tango music. SINPO 34333.
6210 1925 Shortwave Gold. Disco. SINPO 24332.
6250 2150 Radio Sallandse Boer. ID, talk in Dutch, Tina Turner. SINPO 44433.
6260 2205 RNW. Move from 6300. Techno. SINPO 44433.
6286 1848 Radio Focus Int. Squeeze "Tempted," Scorpions "Winds of Change." SINPO 44333.
6295 1910 Radio Witte Reus. Instr mx. SINPO 34333.
6295 2108 Radio Black Arrow. Sting. SINPO 54444.
6300 2155 RNW. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6925U 1930 Over 60 Degree Radio. Artem's World Music. SINPO 34333.
6940 2210 Little Feat Radio. Phil Collins "Sussuadio," ID, talking about World Cup. SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

Weekend programmes from FRS Holland, EMR and Radio City

On Sunday June 15 FRS-Holland will repeat its full last Sunday broadcast via the Internet: http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u
For mobile devices there is a 24 kbps mono stream: http://nednl.net:8000/frsh24.m3u.
Just like last Sunday start is at 15:52 UTC/ 17:52 CEST and 6 hours later close down will be at 22.03 UTC/ 00:03 CEST.
Last Sunday we were not very lucky with propagation conditions. Although good reception was reported from different parts of Europe, also much poorer reception was the case at other locations. Variable... Especially 7700 kHz was poorer than we hoped for although the signal improved during the last 2 hours. Positive was 9302 kHz which replaced 5800 kHz. Knowing we used only relatively low power on 9302, it performed quite well in wide areas of Central Europe.

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Radio City will be on the air on Saturday June 14 between 08.00 to 09.00 UTC on 9510 kHz.
There is also the weekly transmission via Radio Mercurs in Riga, Latvia on 1485 kHz on Saturday evenings at 19.00 to 20.00 UTC.
The 4th Saturday of the month there is a transmission via Hamburger Lokalradio on 7265 kHz (carrier and upper side band) at 12.00 to 13.00 UTC
Please send all reports to: citymorecars@yahoo.ca   Thank you!

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EMR 15th June (Testing for the summer conditions):
9485 KHz between 15.00 - 16.00 UTC
7265 KHz between 16.00 - 17.00 UTC
Please send all E.M.R. reports to:  studio@emr.org.uk
Thank you!

Thurs Jun 12

4015 1940 Laser Hot Hits. New frequency to escape utility around 4025. Ottawan "DISCO," Blow Monkeys "Doesn't Have to be This Way." SINPO 44333.
6210 1930 Shortwave Gold. "Gimme Some," ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6290 2157 Radio Powerliner. IDs, greetings, ballad. SINPO 54444.
6305 1920 Radio Merlin Int. America "Ventura Highway," jingle, "Missing You." SINPO 34333.
6485 1913 Premier Radio Int. Free "All Right Now," Lynrd Skynrd "Freebird." SINPO 34333.
6935 2005 Little Feat Radio. "Band of Gold," ID and giving email address, "All Right Now," good peaks but static levels fairly high again tonight. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Radio Flying Dutchman QSL

Very detailed QSL received from Radio Flying Dutchman. Many thanks. His transmitter is homemade with a maximum power of 200W, usually running at 50W. Antenna is inverted-V. He has a new email address: rfdshortwave@gmail.com

Wed Jun 11

6262 1656 Radio Experience. Prince "Raspberry Parade," closed down, some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.
6286 1701 Radio Focus Int. "Don't You Want Me Baby," "Fantastic Day." SINPO 34333.
6295 1645 Telstar Radio. ID, greetings, Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
6390 1719 Radio Dutchwing. Dire Straits, then CCR "Who Stopped the Rain," occasional IDs. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues Jun 10

4025 1935 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. Greeting listeners, dance music from 80s, utility splash. SINPO 33333.
6210 1915 Shortwave Gold. Disco music, ID jingles. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Mon Jun 9

4025 1940 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, utility QRM and static. SINPO 43333.
6280 1926 Radio Merlin Int. "You've Lost that Loving Feeling." SINPO 24232.
6290 1915 Radio Deutsche Schallplattensender. Schlager, closing down. SINPO 34333.
6305 1910 Radio Pluto. Move from 6320 to avoid utility. "Days of Pearly Spencer,"  ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
6803 1919 Radio Pink Panther. Oldies, lot of static. SINPO 54343.

(via Twente SDR)

Sun Jun 8

6005 0825 Radio Atlantic 2000 via Radio 700. "The Show Must Go On," strong peaks. SINPO 44444.
6095 0900 KBC via Nauen. Jingles, "This One's For the Girls." SINPO 55555.
6070 0855 Channel 292 (pres). Non-stop rock music. SINPO 34333.
6205 0810 Radio King Shortwave. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6210 1723 Radio Flying Dutchman. ID jingle, Status Quo "Again Again," SINPO 54444 (signals suddenly improved!).
6210 1740 Shortwave Gold. Soul/disco from 70s. SINPO 34333.
6220 1730 Radio Flying Dutchman. Move to avoid co-channel QRM. SINPO 54444.
6220 1826 Radio Tango Italia. Classical music. SINPO 34333.
6240 1710 Radio Casanova. "My Guy," ID, greetings. SINPO 44333.
6240 1751 Skyline Radio Germany. "We Will Rock You." SINPO 24332.
6245 0805 Radio AC DC. Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody," ID and sign off. SINPO 34333.
6280 1804 Radio Merlin Int. "Come on Eileen," Dexys Midnight Runners. SINPO 34333.
6300 1705 Radio Joey. Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U." SINPO 44333.
6305 0818 Radio Merlin Int. Bowie "Life on Mars," SINPO 34333.
6320 0835 Radio Altrex. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6325 1734 Radio Verona. IDs in Dutch/English, instr mx, SINPO 54444.
6725 1645 Tower Radio. ID, Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
6803 1650 Radio Pink Panther. Pop, poor signal, lot of static noise. SINPO 24332. Much better at 1806  (SINPO 54444).
6960 1820 Premier Radio. "Brown Eyed Girl," "Play That Funky Music." SINPO 34333.
7590 1400 Trans Europe Radio. Dutch song, ID, greetings, instr music, "Jump for Joy." SINPO 45444.
7700 1630 FRS Holland. Eddie & Hotrods "Do Anything You Wanna Do," SINPO 44333.
9302 1640 FRS Holland. In parallel with 7700, het with carrier on 9305. SINPO 33333.
9485 0830 Radio Atlantic 2000 v MVBR. Parallel with 6005. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat Jun 7

3910 2000 Radio Technical Man. Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
4025 1955 Laser Hot Hits. Difficult to hear as blasted by utility just below it. SINPO 32432.
6150 1620 Unid. Non-stop music. ELO "Don't Bring Me Down," occasional IDs "This is a test transmission in the 49 metre band." Pirate? SINPO 34333.
6210 2010 Shortwave Gold. Het from station on 6211. Voyage "From East to West." SINPO 43333.
6211 1720 Radio Achterhoekse. Dutch FM pirate, Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6220 2005 Radio Flying Dutchman. "Blue Eyes," greetings. SINPO 54444.
6240 1713 Radio Flying Dutchman. Donna Summer "I Feel Love", "Love Reaction." SINPO 44433.
6255 2030 Radio Telstar South. Roy Orbison "Pretty Woman." SINPO 54444.
6282 1654 Radio Luxemburg. "Rock Star," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," occasional jingle IDs. SINPO 44433.
6282 2022 Radio Pluto. Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK," jingles. SINPO 34333.
6296 1600 Radio Joey. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6320 1935 Delta Radio. Polka. SINPO 44433.
6425 1748 Studio 52. Move from 6450. Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian,"  ID jingle. SINPO 44433.
6450 1550 Studio 52. U2 "In the Name of Love." SINPO 34333.
6747 1611 Radio Pioneer. Thin Lizzy "Whisky in the Jar." SINPO 44433.
6803 1605 Radio Pink Panther.  Blondie "Denis Denis," Heatwave "Boogie Nights." SINPO 34333.
6925 1947 Station QRP. ID, blues music. SINPO 34333.
6960 1941 Premier Radio. Frank Sinatra "Come Fly With Me." SINPO 34333.
9800 1634 Radio Minipower. Disco music, said only using 5W. SINPO 34333. Switched to USB at 1636 (SINPO 44434)
9905L 1628 Baltic Sea Radio. Pop, seagulls jingle, short breaks in audio. SINPO 34433.

(via Twente SDR)

Atlantic 2000 and FRS Holland relays

Atlantic 2000 International 32nd anniversary show
Atlantic 2000 will be on the air this Sunday 8th June from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC on 6005 and 9485 kHz (+ stream).  email: atlantic2000international@gmail.com

Also on Sunday June 8th FRS-Holland will be on air with a regular Sunday evening broadcast.
We start at 15:52 UTC (17:52 CEST) and 6 hours later close down will be at 22.03 UTC (00:03 CEST).
Frequencies will be 7700 kHz/ 39 metres as well as 9301 kHz/31 metres.
Programmes will consist of the well known line up including FRS Magazine/PV, the German Show/Jan van Dijk, Dave Scott/Radio Waves, 1980s Show/Paul Graham FRS Golden Show/Roger Davis.
Previous reports will be verified as soon as possible.....don't worry!

On Sunday June 15th we will repeat the broadcast via the Internet:  http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u
For mobile devices there is a 24 kbps mono stream: http://nednl.net:8000/frsh24.m3u

73s, the FRS team
e-mail:  frs@frsholland.nl

Fri Jun 6

4025 2010 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6210 1923 Shortwave Gold. ID jingles, oldies. SINPO 34333.
6220 1927 Radio Tango Italia. Tango music. SINPO 34333.
6240 2000 Radio Mustang (pres). "You Win Again," strong but no IDs. SINPO 54444.
6281 1949 Hitmix Radio. ID jingle, talk in German, "Summer in the City." SINPO 54444.
6290 1932 Radio Ronalisa. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6296 1910 Radio Joey. Soft rock. SINPO 44433.
6305 1944 Radio Marabu. Alternative music, talk in German. SINPO 54444.
6320 1937 Radio Norton. Dutch songs. SINPO 44333.
6803 1919 Radio Pink Panther. Ottawan "DISCO", some utility splash. SINPO 43433.
6935 2013 Little Feat Radio. Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Woman," ID. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Pirate radio is going the way of other mass media

FLEX FM is one of London’s best-known radio stations. For 22 years it has broadcast a mixture of house, garage, jungle and techno music; its DJs appear at parties across the city. Yet its primary output is illegal. Flex FM’s studio is in a secret spot in south-west London and its transmitters are hidden at the top of council tower blocks. Every few months Ofcom, Britain’s broadcast regulator, rings up to suggest the station gets a licence, says Daniel James, a DJ. “But that’s not for us.”

Britain has had pirate radio stations since the 1960s, when Radio Caroline broadcast from a ship in the North Sea. In the 1990s unlicensed operators helped drive the rise of British types of dance music such as jungle and garage. Now that anyone can broadcast on the internet, illegal transmissions might seem unnecessary. Yet pirate stations survive, particularly in London. Around 75 broadcast regularly from within the capital, according to Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, and around ten do so 24 hours a day.

To read full article go to:
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21603476-pirate-radio-going-way-other-mass-media-plank-walk

(via Mike Terry, Radioanoraksuk)

Thurs Jun 5

4025 2044 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 44433.
6220 2031 Radio Tango Italia. IDs, tango music. SINPO 44333.
6240 2025 Radio Python. Ambient music, strong peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.
6240 2052 Radio Mazda. "Venus," ID, greeting listeners. SINPO 44433.
6301 2015 Radio Seat. Dutch music, greetings. SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed Jun 4

6210 1631 Radio Mustang. Kim Wilde "View from a Bridge," finally IDed 1708. SINPO 44433.
6240 1715 Radio Casanova. Move from 6265. Dutch abd country songs. SINPO 44433.
6265 1710 Radio Casanova. Instr music, IDs, greetings, ute QRM. SINPO 43433.
6285 1625 Telstar Radio. Johnny Cash song, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6296 1705 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6305 1637 Radio Merlin Int. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6747 1700 Radio Pioneer. "For the Longest Time," SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

400 pirate radio stations in Valencia

I spotted this article in the latest edition of "Communication," the British DX Club's monthly magazine, and managed to track it down online. It looks at the pirate radio situation in Spain, in particular Valencia where the article on the El Pais website says there are 400 stations broadcasting without a licence.

But that it not the country's biggest pirate hotspot. According to the Spanish Commercial Radio Broadcasting Authority there are even more unlicensed stations in the Canary Islands and Andalusia.

Obviously the commercial stations are very unhappy with the situation and want the authorities to take action.

Here is part of the article on the English language website of El Pais.
"A mixing console, a computer, an antenna and a small transmitter worth a total of €1,500 is all that you need to take control of a radio frequency. This is the equipment used by a thirtysomething who broadcasts dance music sessions out of Jávea, a popular resort on the Mediterranean coast.

“I don’t do this for profit,” he replies via email. Yet his website offers ad space, mobile disco services and even t-shirts. Juan (an assumed name) juggles his dexterity at the mic with a day job as a Civil Guard officer, according to the local businessman who has filed a complaint with the Spanish military police about the amateur DJ's activities.

Pirates have taken the Valencian airwaves by storm. More than 400 unlicensed stations are broadcasting across the region with near complete impunity, sometimes even pushing out the legal stations by interfering with their frequencies.

The government’s sluggishness when it comes to issuing fines for this activity, coupled with the technical complexity involved in catching wrongdoers, has created a breeding ground for a movement that has been growing since 2007.

The outlaw broadcasters are also contributing to the flow of layoffs and shutdowns at the 125 legal stations operating in the country, and whose advertising revenues have been slashed by half, according to industry figures."

To read the whole article go to: http://elpais.com/m/elpais/2014/05/01/inenglish/1398940943_100116.html