Sat Mar 14

1615 2132 Radio Boomerang. Electro music, ID. SINPO 54444.
1630 2111 Radio Concorde. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Up Around the Bend," Proclaimers "500 Miles," ID, greetings. SINPO 33433.
1634 2050 Radio Bluebird. Boney M "Ma Baker," ID. SINPO 54444.
1645 2140 Radio Polydor. Instrumental music, splash from 1647. SINPO 33433.
1647 2100 Radio Yogi Bear & Dr Einstein. Lynn Anderson "Rose Garden" splash from 1645. SINPO 43433.
3334.7 2155 Radio Bila Hora (Czech Rep). Czech ballads and talk in Czech. SINPO 33433.
5090 1340 Radio Mystery 21. Dance version of Alison Moyet's "All Cried Out," Mesh "You Didn't Want Me." SINPO 24332.
5140 2055 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
5780 1324 Radio Harmony. Defonics "La La Means I love You," Roger Whittaker "The First Hello, The Last Goodbye." SINPO 55444.
5825 1351 Radio 319. Move from 5860. David Bowie "Sound & Vision." SINPO 45444.
5836 1743 Radio Europe (Ukraine). Russian music, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.
5860 1258 Radio 319. Donna Summer "Could It Be Magic," 319 jingle, Tony Sherman "Tonight." SINPO 44433.
5880 1355 Panda Radio. Move from 6240. Short test, off. Back on at 1405. SINPO 34333.
6206 1503 Radio Altrex. Boys Town Gang "Aint No Mountain High Enough," carrier came on 6205. Moved to 6214 at 1506. SINPO 34433.
6240 1334 Panda Radio. Recording of WFUV, New York. Old-time music. SINPO 44433.
6260 1530 Radio Mustang. Iron Maiden "Fear of the Dark." SINPO 54444.
6262 1555 Studio 52. ID, greetings, Golden Earring "When the Lady Smilesd." SINPO 34433.
6285 1454 Radio Monique. Simon & Garfunkel "Mrs Robinson," Fleetwood Mac "You Make Loving Fun," ID, greetings. SINPO 54444.
6285 1755 Radio Ronalisa.Polka, instrumental music, ID, greetings. SINPO 33433.
6290 1539 Radio Fox 48. Koto "Time," ID. SINPO 34433.
6290 1718 Radio Parade Int. Jimmy Justice "When My Little Girl is Smiling," Bobby Vinton "Mr Lonely." SINPO 54444.
6305 1409 Radio Merlin Int. Faded in now. Chris Rea "Fool If You Think It's Over," Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight." SINPO 44433.
6325 1749 Radio Abu Dhabi. Buddy Holly "True Love Ways," then instrumental version of "Sultans of Swing." SINPO 55444.
6330 2026 Mystery Radio. ID, greetings, Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now," some utility interference. SINPO 23332.
6380 1544 Radio 102. OMD "So In Love," ID, Koto "Plain," Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin." SINPO 34433.
6390 1724 Zeppelin Radio. Koto music, jingle IDs. SINPO 23432.
6930 1402 Radio Jan Van Gent. Dutch music. SINPO 34433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Mar 13

1611 2014 Radio Veluwse Ster. Cult "She Sells Sanctuary," then a Dutch song. SINPO 33433.
1617 2009 Radio Turftrekker. Dutch songs, ID, greetings. SINPO 43443.
1635 1949 Radio Barones. Sniff N The Tears "Driver's Seat," Rolling Stones "It's All Over Now," sounded like bit of party going on in studio with several other pirates. SINPO 54444.
1675 2300 Romeo Radio (Serbia). Traditional Balkan music, ID. SINPO 34433.
5780 1640 Radio Harmony. Ethel Merman "Doing What Comes Naturally." SINPO 55544.
5825 1725 Radio 319. Frank Turner "The Lioness," Love Fame Tragedy "My Cheating Heart." SINPO 54444.
6262 1716 Studio 52. IDs, John Fogerty "Hot Rod Heart," Toy Dolls "Nellie the Elephant," beginning to fade. SINPO 34333.
6280 2250 WKOS. Dance music, ID, greeting. SINPO 34333.
6305 1704 Radio Merlin Int. EMF "I Believe," Go West "True Colours." SINPO 44433 (via Kiwi SDR, NW Ireland)
6922 1630 Radio JVG. Golden Earring "She Flies on Strange Wings," Kincade "Dreams Are Ten A Penny," utility splash. SINPO 33433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Mar 12

1655 2109 Radio Kristal. Schlager, greeting listeners in the UK, spelling out email address. SINPO 54444.
5140 1800 Charleston Radio Int. Continuous IDs before start of programme. SINPO 44333.
5780 1644 Zenith Classic Rock. Ides of March "Vehicle," Steely Dan "Your Gold Teeth." SINPO 55444.
5825 1650 Radio 319. Relay of United DJs radio. Tony Prince show. Matthews Southern Comfort "Woodstock," Ronan Keating & Emeil Sande "One of a Kind." SINPO 54444.
5836 1704 Radio Europe (Ukraine) (pres). Country music. SINPO 34333.
6276 1635 Radio Dr Tim. ID, Nina Hagen "Dread Love." SINPO 34333.
6290 1714 Radio Johnny Tobacco. Irish country music. SINPO 54444. Moved to 6305 at 1749. Still ID heard at 1756, playing "You Must Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo." SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Mar 11

1635 1816 Radio Barones. Dutch song, greetings, polka, splash from 1640. SINPO 43433.
1640 1822 Radio Casablanca. Heart "Barracuda" & "Crazy on You," jingle ID. SINPO 54444.
5140 1830 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music, old American radio clips. SINPO 44333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Mar 10

1617 2131 Radio Marianne. ID, Dutch music. SINPO 44433.
3920 1755 Mike Radio. Zen "Hair," Alan Parsons Project "Sirius." SINPO 55444.
5140 1803 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1709 Zenith Classic Rock. Steely Dan "Doctor Wu," ELO "When Night Comes." SINPO 45444.
5825 1750 Radio 319. Wilson Pickett "Land of Thousand Dances," The Shadows "The Savage." SINPO 34433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Mar 9

1632 2010 Radio Concorde. QSO with Radio Skywire. SINPO 44433.
1638 2002 Radio Bluebird. Polka, ID, greeting listeners. SINPO 54444.
5140 2025 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
6276 1608 Radio Altrex. Dance music, jingles, off. SINPO 34433.
6930 1615 Radio JVG. Dutch song then Bobby Freeman "Do You Wanna Dance." SINPO 34433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

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Fun Radio Dublin (via SW relay)

Sun Mar 8

4830 1700 Radio Dolfijn. Vaya Con Dios "What's A Woman," Gary Moore "Still Got the Blues."
5035 1434 Radio Pamela. Black Keys "Gold on the Ceiling," Lightning Seeds "Change." SINPO 24432.
5090 1442 Radio Mystery 21. Karel Fialka "Hey Matthew," ID. SINPO 24432.
5140 0944 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
5810 1320 Retro Radio Ireland via relay. Frankie Avalon "Gingerbread," Paris Sisters "I Love How You Love Me." SINPO 35443.
5825 1747 Radio 319. Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List," Frank Ifield "Summer Is Over." SINPO 45444.
5836 1800 Radio Europe (Ukraine). Russian rock. SINPO 34333.
5840 0934 Radio 319. Recording of United DJs. Tony Prince show. Little Mix "Wings," John Carr "Closer to Being Apart." SINPO 44444.
5885 1415 Panda Radio. Eruption "I Can't Stand the Rain," Leon De Graaff "Pittsburgh in the Rain." SINPO 34433.
5958 0924 Radio JVG. Bryan Ferry "Jealous Guy," Abba "Fernando." SINPO 35333.
6210 0918 Radio King Shortwave. Green Day "Father of All," ID jingle, Greatest Show on Earth "Real Cool World." SINPO 34433.
6210 1311 Radio Discovery. Faith No More "Epic," Queen "I Want to Break Free." SINPO 34433.
6265 1002 Radio BZN. "Ode to Joy." SINPO 24332.
6275 1016 Radio Johnny Walker. Earth & Fire "Maybe Tomorrow," ID, chat in Dutch, Mario Mathy "Jambo Sana." SINPO 33433.
6275 1257 Flamingo Radio. Fischer Z "So Long," Tavares "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel," jingle ID. SINPO 34433.
6275 1411 Radio Quadzilla. Gene Pitney "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa," Kiss "I Was Made for Loving You." SINPO 34433.
6280 1619 Radio Monique. Terence Trent D'Arby "Dance Little Sister," Nick Kamen "I Promised Myself," greeting listeners. SINPO 44444.
6285 1025 Radio Zeewolf. Albert Hammond "It Never Rains in Southern California," Bob Seger "Old Time Rock n Roll." SINPO 44433.
6286 1635 Radio Joey. Dance music, splash from 6280. SINPO 33433.
6285 1423 Radio Johnny Tobacco (pres). Men At Work "Down Under," Lionel Gaye "Sexual Healing." SINPO 54444.
6320 1644 Radio Joey. Move from 6286. Dance music. SINPO 44433.
6908 1353 Radio Jan Van Gent. Move from 5958. Relay of Dutch station. Blues Brothers "Soul Man." SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Mar 7

1615 2135 Radio Turftrekker. ID and greetings, Foreigner "I Want to Know What Love Is." SINPO 54444.
1635 2145 Radio Barones. Mario Mathy "Jambo Sana," chat in Dutch, Dutch song. SINPO 54444.
3910.5 2120 Radio Technical Man. Corona "Rhythm of the Night," Ice MC "It's A Rainy Day." SINPO 54444.
3921 2115 Radio BZN. Jan Keizer & Anny Schilder "Get It Done," ID/email address. SINPO 44333.
5140 1811 Charleston Radio Int. Old US film clips. SINPO 34433.
4830 1615 Radio Dolfijn. Dutch music, het from carrier on 4832. SINPO 33433.
6260 1804 Studio 52. The Cult "She Sells Sanctuary," strong utility just below 6260. SINPO 32432. At 1808 moved to 6265. SINPO 34433.
6280 2109 WKOS. Billy Joel "Piano Man," Foster to the People "Imagination." SINPO 34333.
6285 1733 Radio Johnny Tobacco (pres). Mark Knopfler "Lights of Taomina," German music. SINPO 54444.
6290 1558 Radio Parade Int. Denise Williams "Let's Hear It for the Boy," fading out. SINPO 24432.
6305 1333 Radio Merlin Int. Stone Roses "Fools Gold," Stranglers "No More Heroes." SINPO 34433.
6325 1620 Old Timer Radio. Dutch music, ID, Abba "Waterloo." SINPO 54444.
6325 1655 Radio Fox 48. Polka & schlager. SINPO 34433.
6388 1636 Radio Witte Reus. Dance music, utility splash. SINPO 33433.
6395 1747 Radio 102. Alice Cooper "No More Mr Nice Guy," Fleetwood Mac "Don't Stop." SINPO 34433.
6905 1348 Radio Deltracks. REM "Leaving New York." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

* Finnish DXer Jouni has compiled his regular six monthly survey of medium wave and shortwave pirates heard in Finland. He logged a total of 275 stations (108 shortwave, 157 medium wave). See the results at: https://www.betajbk.com/id-s-9-2019-2-2020/

Fri Mar 6

1613 2126 Radio Blauwe Koe. Monkees "I'm A Believer," ID and greetings in English, some splash from nearby stations. SINPO 43433.
1618 2134 Radio Quintus. Dutch songs, IDs and greeting English listeners at 2146. SINPO 43433.
3918 2105 Radio Parade Int. Bucks Fizz "I'm A Believer," Musical Youth "Pass the Duchie." SINPO 44333.
3940 2110 Radio Mustang & Tidalwave. ID, greetings, techno music, very strong. SINPO 55444.
4940 1719 Mike Radio. Alan Parsons Project "Eye in the Sky," Earth & Fire "Memories." SINPO 54444.
5080U 2310 Mix Radio Int (USA). Natalie Imbrugia "Torn,"  Scubba "The Sweetest Taboo." SINPO 24332.
5790 1728 Radio 319. Rolling Stones "We Love You" & "Dandelion," Vicki Carr "There I Go." SINPO 45444.
5836 1700 Radio Europe (Ukraine). IDs, Russian rock. SINPO 24332.
6280 2148 WKOS. Dance music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Concorde eQSL

Dutch MW pirate Radio Concorde sent me an eQSL after I logged him on Wednesday evening. He said he uses 200W into a 13m high coil antenna. Thanks for the QSL.

New show from Radio Northern Europe Int

Radio Northern Europe International is to broadcast its 2nd show tomorrow morning (Sat) via Channel
292, with four repeats during March to give as many people as possible a chance to hear the station.

In addition it has teamed up with This Is A Music Show, so the first 30 minutes will be RNEI and the second half is TIAMS.

RNEI received more than 40 reception reports for its debut broadcast last month from all over the world. The station plays music from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, UK and Ireland.

The final song in tomorrow's show will have include MFSK32 with the track listing embedded into it along with an emoji and some Icelandic art! (Note, an app like TIVAR shows the emoji!)

Times to catch RNEI & TIAMS via Channel 292 on 6070 kHz are:
Saturday March 7, 10-11 UTC, 19-20 UTC
Friday March 13, 11-12 UTC
Saturday March 21, 19-20 UTC
Sunday March 29, 01-02 UTC

More information from rnei.org

Thurs Mar 5

1638 2146 Radio Bluebird. Schlager, ID, greetings in Dutch & English. SINPO 54444.
5140 2140 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Mar 4

1632 2116 Radio Concorde. Dire Straits "So Far Away," ID, greetings, Fleetwood Mac. SINPO 44433.
5140 2110 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1633 Radio Harmony. Jose Feliciano "Light My Fire." SINPO 54444.
5790 1618 Radio 319. Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke," Brian & Michael "Matchstick Men & Matchstick Cats & Dogs," Mi Amigo & 319 jingles. SINPO 44433.
5836 1710 Radio Europe (Ukraine). Reggae music. SINPO 24332.
6256 1611 Radio Altrex. DJ Moo jingles, cow noises, MARRS "Pump Up the Volume." SINPO 34333.
6260 1736 Radio Parade Int. Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart," Foreigner "I Want to Know What Love Is," announcement that this is a low power transmission, A-Ha "Take On Me." SINPO 34333.
6280 1701 Radio Fox 48. John Lee Hooker "Boom Boom," Eddie Cochran "Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie." SINPO 34433.
6285 1640 Misti Radio. Irene Cara "Fame," Bee Gees "Massachusetts," ID, greetings. SINPO 34433.
6287 1726 Mike Radio. Rupert Holmes "Escape," Mamas & The Papas "I Saw Her Again." SINPO 55444.
6305 1649 Radio Merlin Int. Metallica "Nothing Else Matters," Tesla "Signs." SINPO 44433.
6835 1626 Radio JVG. Don Henley "Boys of Summer," Four Tops "Bernadette," utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio 29 eQSL

Radio 29 was heard on February 29 - it only broadcasts on the leap day every four years. Thanks for the eQSL.

Tues Mar 3

4830 1636 Radio Dolfijn. Pussycat "It's the Same Old Song," Bolland & Bolland "Spaceman," ID and greetings at 1705. SINPO 34333.
4875 1714 Mike Radio. Les Reed Orchestra "Man of Action," New Order "Blue Monday," Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall," testing new dipole antenna. SINPO 54444.
5780 1630 Radio Harmony. Roger Whittaker "Durham Town," Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae "Whispering Hope." SINPO 55444.
5836 1700 Radio Europe (Ukraine) (pres). Blues music. SINPO 23332.
6923 1729 Radio Jan Van Gent. The Cats "Lea," Jim Reeves "Distant Drums." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Mar 2

1637 1743 Radio Weg Piraat. Diesel "Sausalito Summernight, QSO. SINPO 54444.
1645 2051 Radio Digital. Jeff Beck "Hi Ho Silver Lining," Shadows of Knight "Gloria." SINPO 54444.
1648 1715 Radio Drukstroomjager. "A Girl Like You," QSO. SINPO 54444.
1648 1731 Radio Digital. Dutch music, QSO. SINPO 44433.
5140 2046 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5836 1657 Radio Europe (Ukraine). IDs, jazz music. SINPO 24332.
6278 1641 Radio Parade Int. Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Were Made for Walking," Elvis Presley "Green Green Grass of Home." SINPO 34333.
6287 1630 Misti Radio. Lionel Ritchie "Dancing on the Ceiling," Tears for Fears "Shout," ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
6305 1635 Radio Merlin Int. Jimmy Ruffin "Mad About You," Stranglers "Golden Brown." SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Photos from Radio Spakenburg

Dutch medium wave pirate Radio Spakenburg sent me some photos of his set up. He said he uses 700W, into a coil antenna on a mast. He has been transmitting since 1970. I heard him yesterday evening on 1630 with a good signal. Thanks for the quick response.

Sun Mar 1

1630 2106 Radio Spakenburg. ID, schlager, some splash from 1635. SINPO 53433.
1635 2124 Radio Uniek. ID, Dutch music, off 2126. SINPO 33433.
3920 1639 Radio Stover Farmer (Kachelboer). Midnight Oil "Beds are Burning," U2 "New Year's Day." SINPO 54444.
3938U 2128 Baltic Sea Radio. Queen "We Will Rock You," ID, Rolling Stones "Satisfaction." SINPO 34333.
5140 1307 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24432.
5780 1043 Radio Harmony. Fifth Dimension "Up, Up and Away," Nat King Cole "More." SINPO 55444.
5840 1001 Radio 319. ID jingle, Mi Amigo recording with Elvis "Suspicious Minds," Donna Summer "I Feel Love." SINPO 34433.
6130 1009 Radio Casanova. Bobby Vee "Rubber Ball," Debbie "Everybody Join Hands." SINPO 45444.
6210 0939 Radio King Shortwave. Karel Fialka "Hey Matthew," Florin H "Sunday Prey." SINPO 34433.
6275 1031 Radio Johnny Tobacco (pres). Country music. Moved to 6285at 1034 when Fox 48 closed.  Playing old Swedish music. SINPO 54444.
6280 1629 Radio Batavia. Greeting listeners, Hazell Dean "Who's Leaving Who," Little Talks "Of Monsters & Men." SINPO 44444.
6285 1015 Radio Fox 48. Rammstein, then David Gilmour "Run Like Hell." SINPO 34433.
6285 1434 Radio Monique. Queen "Radio Ga Ga" then "Dan The Banjo Man" by Dan the Banjo Man (a familiar tune for radio anoraks) for SunnyPirate, talking about the corona virus. SINPO 44433.
6305 1419 Radio Merlin Int. Thin Lizzy "Whisky in the Jar," Queen "I'm Going Slightly Mad." SINPO 44433. (via NW Ireland SDR) 
6320 1659 Radio Joey. BBE "Seven Days & One Week," then dance version of "Are Gou Going to San Francisco." SINPO 44433.
6875 0947 Radio Europe (Italy). Fat Larry's Band "Act Like You Know," utility on 6877. SINPO 33433.
6923 0956 Radio JVG. Dutch songs. SINPO 34433.
7705 1722 All 80s Radio via relay. Commodores "Night Shift," Bananarama "Nathan Jones." SINPO 25332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Feb 29

1633 2025 Odynn Radio & Radio Twentana. ID, greetings, Dutch music, QRM from weak station on 1633.4. SINPO 43433.
1645 2044 Radio Turftrekker. ID, greetings, Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian," Nancy Boyd "Let's Hang On." SINPO 54444.
1656 2032 Radio Moonbreaker. Dutch music. SINPO 34433.
1657 2255 Radio Bluebird. Polka, Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
3936 2245 Radio 29. Song "Baby That Is Rock n Roll," ID jingle, polka. SINPO 34333.
3937U 1811 Baltic Sea Radio. ID, contact info and off. Back on at 1818, heard with Rolling Stones "Satisfaction," computerised voice. SINPO 34333.
4830 1518 Radio Dolfijn. Shadows "Apache," 10CC "Dreadlock Holiday." SINPO 44433.
5025 1710 Mike Radio. Rolling Stones "Sympathy for the Devil," Ike & Tina Turner "Nutbush City Limits," SINPO 54444.
5090 1331 Radio Mystery 21. Monaco "What Do You Want From Me," Kay Cee "Sunshine." SINPO 24332.
5140 1802 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 343333.
5770 1734 Radio 319. Change of frequency. AC DC "Highway to Hell," Lucio Tozzi "Gloria." SINPO 44433.
5780 1314 Radio 319. Radio Caroline recording. Hawkwind "Space is Deep," then Art of Noise "Close to the Edit." SINPO 44433.
5790 1702 Radio Parade Int. ID, Dutch pop. SINPO 44433.
6070 1500 The Ghoul via Channel 292. Scooter "Which Switch is the Light Switch," chat about light switches, Matisuyu "One Day," Suzanne Vega "World Before Columbus." SINPO 44444.
6260 1526 Radio 29. Judith Durham & The Seekers "I Am Australian," Abba "Dancing Queen." SINPO 34333.
6280 2059 WKOS. Dance music, greeting listeners. SINPO 24332.
6380 1512 Radio Witte Reus. ID "this is the White Giant," greetings, dance music, off 1517. SINPO 34333.
6922 1407 Radio Jan Van Gent. Dutch music. SINPO 34433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)