Wed Mar 15

3920 1804 Mike Radio. Queen "I Want to Break Free," some SSB chatter. SINPO 54444.
4029 1742 Laser Hot Hits. Leanne Rimes song. SINPO 34333.
6220 1732 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show with Gloria Estefan "Rhythm's Going to Get You," talking about Ed Sheeran taking over the top 20, playing "Galway Girl." SINPO 54444.
6301 1721 Radio March Music. Band music. SINP 34333.
6375 1713 Radio Monique. The Beatles, IDs, greetings. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Mexico eQSL

Great eQSL from German shortwave pirate Radio Mexico, who often puts out a strong signal on 48 metres.

Next Global HF Weekend: March 30-April 2, 2017

Andrew Yoder reports:

"It's still a few weeks away, so be sure to mark the next Global HF Pirate Weekend on your calendar. The last one, which occurred during the first weekend in November was a sort of trial run. Cupid Radio and Mike Radio from The Netherlands were both widely reported in North America, and the former even made it to Japan. Sluwe Vos Radio wasn't reported as much in North America, but this Dutch station was reported in Brazil during the last GHF weekend.

March 30-April 2, 2017
General frequency ranges:
15010-15100 kHz
21455-21550 kHz

Basic schedule:
European morning, 0800-1200 UTC from Europe to Asia/Japan/Oceania.
European afternoon, 1200-1600 UTC from Europe to North America and vice versa.
European night, 2200-2400 UTC from North America to Asia/Oceania.

Of course, these are general frequency ranges where pirates have broadcast during prior Global HF Pirate weekends. Some stations will surely operate on frequencies and times outside of these ranges. These will be updated on HF Underground (https://www.hfunderground.com/) and on the Hobby Broadcasting (http://hobbybroadcasting.blogspot.com/) blog as it happens."

(Info via Hobby Broadcasting blog)

Sat Mar 11

6220 1649 Laser Hot Hits. Demis Roussos, then Electronic. Some people might remember many years ago LHH used to use this frequency! SINPO 44433.
6240 1621 Radio Zwarte Non. "Cotton Eye Joe," then a Dutch song. SINPO 24332.
6265 1630 Radio Mexico. Polka, audio on mic not so good, strong peaks. SINPO 55433.
6285 1625 Radio Zwarte Panter. Animals "House of the Rising Sun," SINPO 55444.
6300 1615 Radio De Kat. Rock n roll. SINPO 55444.
6305 1716 Radio Sallandse Boer (tent). Freddie Mercury "Living on my Own." SINPO 44433.
6375 1731 Time Radio. Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing." SINPO 34333.
6380 1636 Radio Nachtrijder. Instrumental music. SINPO 24332.
6423 1700 Studio 52. Status Quo "What You're Proposing." SINPO 34333. Heard on 6440 at 1723 - SINPO 34333.
6423 1718 Radio Dutchwing. OMD "Joan of Arc," ID, SINPO 34333.
6950 1705 Enterprise Radio. Utility on 6948 making reception difficult. SINPO 22332.

(via Barneys web SDR, near London)

Fri Mar 10

3905 1925 U Boat 66 Radio. Instrumental music. SINPO 24332.
4029 1910 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. George Benson "Nature Boy," promos for FSN, song "After the Dance is Through." SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Shortwave pirate recordings

Radio Titanic

Polaris Radio

Radio Oleg

Radio Alice

Sun Mar 5

4029 1532 Laser Hot Hits. Patti Labelle song. SINPO 24332.
5820 1355 Radio 319. Abba "Fernando." SINPO 35443.
5890 1409 Radio Batavia. "You're A Friend of Mine," ID, greetings. SINPO 45444.
6210 1423 Panda Radio. "Green Green Grass of Home," SINPO 34333.
6285 1500 Radio Nachtrijder. Polka, ID. SINPO 343333.
6300 1338 NMD Radio. Polka. SINPO 44444.
6307 1525 Radio Goofy. European music, IDs. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Mar 4

3935 1627 Radio 319. Tavares "Who Dunnit," SINPO 34333.
4029 1638 Laser Hot Hits. Reading reception reports, dance music. SINPO 34333.
6265 1550 Radio Mexico. Polka. SINPO 55444.
6280 1610 Testpiraat. Nena song. SINPO 34333.
6300 1615 Panda Radio. Oldies, only using 4W. SINPO 24332.
6320 1600 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 44444.
6380 1545 Radio Zeewolf. "You'll Never Walk Alone." SINPO 33333.
6875 1657 Radio Bandido. Soft rock. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Mar 3

3920 1806 Mike Radio. Oldies, off, strong. SINPO 55544.
4029 1800 Laser Hot Hits. Simple Minds "Open Up Your Heart," SINPO 34333.
4750 1812 Radio 319. "C'est La Vie," ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

Unids:
6220 1753 Fergal Sharkey "A Good Heart". SINPO 33333.
6260 1745 Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
6300 1749 Doors "Light My Fire." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Mar 2

3920 1808 Mike Radio. Toto "Africa," jingles. Great signal. SINPO 55544.
3940 1800 Radio 319. Oldies, jingles. SINPO 33333.
4029 1818 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence show. "Fergus Sings the Blues," SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Feb 28

4029 1742 Laser Hot Hits. Tom Petty "Running Down the Dream," SINPO 34333.
6240 1804 Ronnie AM. Dutch songs. SINPO 33333.
6265 1648 Radio 807. The Who, then off. SINPO 34333.
6305 1700 Radio Underground. Dutch song, "Telstar," talking about antenna. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Feb 27

4029 1723 Laser Hot Hits. Pop, strong utility on 4030. SINPO 32432.
6290 1704 Radio Ronalisa. Polka, then The Shadows, ID. SINPO 33333.
6319 1710 Radio Goofy. European music, IDs. SINPO 34333.
6376 1730 Radio 319. Oldies, jingles. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Merlin new webstream:
radio merlin new live stream link http://radiomerlinintrnati.radiostream321.com/

Sun Feb 26

*4029 1714 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. Precious Wilson "I'll Be Your Friend." 33333.
6220 1317 Radio Mi Amigo (NL). Country music, test. SINPO 24332.
6220 1538 Misti Radio. Rolling Stones music. SINPO 34333.
6235 1024 Radio Waves Int. ID, country music. SINPO 34333.
6250 1222 Radio Flying Dutchman. Polka, ID. SINPO 44433.
6250 1333 Radio Shortwave 00. Elton John "Nikita," frequent IDs. SINPO 34333.
6265 1308 Radio Dinkelwelle. Schlager. SINPO 44433.
6265 1439 Radio Shortwave 00. "Riverrs of Babylon," move from 6250. SINPO 34333.
6280 1028 Radio Merlin Int. Dave Lee show. "You Can't Hurry Love." SINPO 34333.
6295 1044 Radio Altrex. ID, oldies. SINPO 34333.
6305 1051 Radio Marabu. Oldies, talki n German. SINPO 44433.
6320 1056 Radio Quadzilla. Dutch music, greetings. SINPO 44433.
6330 1412 Radio Zodiac. ID, instr mx and off. SINPO 44433.
6360 1355 Radio 319. REO Speedwagon. SINPO 34333.

(via Barneys web SDR, near London/  *via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Feb 25

4029 1635 Laser Hot Hits. Communards "There's More to Love," RTTY QRM on 4030. SINPO 33433.
5820 1630 Radio 319. The Hooters "Satellite," ID jingles. SINPO 35333.
6220 1558 Misti Radio. Signing off. SINPO 34333.
6240 1550 Radio Flying Dutchman. German music, ID. SINPO 44433.
6265 1533 Radio Mexico. Dutch music, ID. SINPO 54444.
6305 1603 Radio Marabu. "It Took So Long to Get Here," SINPO 44444.
6423 1615 Studio 52. "Talk About Good Loving," SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Freedom eQSL

Radio Freedom in Italy sent me this eQSL. Look out for the station on Saturday or Sunday mornings around 6850 kHz. Thanks for the QSL!

Wed Feb 22

4029 1737 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. Merk & Monk "Babyface." SINPO 43433.
5800 1654 Laser Hot Hits. Michael Jackson "Scream," SINPO 45444.
6270 1717 Radio Mexico. "The Birdie Song," ID, utility splash. SINPO 43443.
6295 1722 Ronnie AM. The Shadows, SINPO 24332. On 6290 at 1748 - SINPO 24332.
6305 1643 Radio Oleg. Rock music. SINPO 34333.
6357 1702 Radio 319. "Smoke on the Water," moved to 6375 at 1711 before back to 6357 at 1716. Utility QRM. SINPO 43443 (for both).

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Free radio recordings

Radio Blacklake

Radio Lesbos

Radio Technical Man

Hit AM

Tues Feb 21

4029 2055 Laser Hot Hits. Recording of their garden centre broadcast. Chat, Grace "It's Not Over Yet." SINPO 43433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Illegal eQSL

Radio Illegal sent me this great eQSL - many thanks!

Sat Feb 18

4029 1453 Laser Hot Hots. Gary Drew and other Laser DJs live from the garden centre. Hindsight then Spandau Ballet. SINPO 35333.
5800 1443 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson show. Michael Schenker Group, then Ruts "Babylon's Burning." SINPO 35433.
6205 1540 Misti Radio. ID, AC DC. SINPO 34333.
6210 0910 Radio King Shortwave. Jean Michel Jarre, ID/email address jingle. SINPO 34433.
6234 1516 Radio Waves Int. "Wait to the Midnight Hour," SINPO 34333.
6240 1547 Panda Radio. Instrumental music, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.
6265 1505 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch songs, greetings. SINPO 44444.
6295 0850 Radio Deltracks. "Smoke on the Water," canned ID. SINPO 34433.
6305 0915 Radio Merlin Int. Kim Wilde "Kids in America," lost few minutes later when stronger station signed on 6300. SINPO 34433.
6310 1533 Radio Mexico. Polka. SINPO 44444.
6321 1417 Radio Cochiguaz (via relay). Latin American music, off 1419. SINPO 24332.
6359 0900 Radio 319. "If You See the Most Beautiful Girl," "Strange Magic," SINPO 34433.
6375 1433 Time Radio. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6390 1425 Radio 319. Moved from 6359. BOC "Don't Fear the Reaper." SINPO 34333.
*6965 2020 8 Radio Ireland (via QBC?). Blondie "Hanging on the Telephone," SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *via Twente SDR)

Fri Feb 17

3920 1830 Mike Radio. Survivor "Eye of the Tiger," Fleetwood Mac "Albatross", mention website mikeradio.nl. SINPO 55444.
4029 1840 Laser Hot Hits. "How Sweet It Is," then John Miles "Remember Yesterday." SINPO 44433.
6965 2310 8 Radio Ireland (via QBC?). "What I Am," SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Europe eQSL

eQSL received from Radio Europe, broadcasting from south eastern Ukraine. The transmitter can run between 100 and 300W and works between 5680 and 6210 kHz. Thanks for the eQSL.

Wed Feb 15

4029 2142 Laser Hot Hits. "A Night In New York," then Gregory Abbots "Shake You Down." SINPO 34333.
5835.5 2115 Radio Europe (pres). Russian pop, strong peaks. SINPO 45433.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues Feb 14

4029 2055 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music, strong RTTY on 4030. SINPO 33333.
5835 2045 Radio Europe (tent). Russian pop music, off 2053. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Radio 319 eQSL

Radio 319 sent me eQSL for reception on Sunday. Not surprisingly considering the station name, he is a fan of Radio Caroline. Many thanks.

Sun Feb 12

*4029 1750 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart show. "Dragon's Lair," then Bryan Ferry "Same Old Scene." RTTY QRM on 4030. SINPO 43333.
*5890 1255 Radio Batavia. Jingles, German song, talking about the snow. SINPO 45444.
6105 1450 Radio Orion 2000. "Eve of Destruction." SINPO 33333.
6125 1025 Radio Orion 2000. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", fair-good. SINPO 45433.
6210 1012 Radio King Shortwave. ID jingle, oldies. SINPO 24332.
6236 1002 Radio Waves Int. Country music. SINPO 24332.
6250 0959 Radio Casanova. Stan Ridgway "Camouflage." SINPO 44433.
6262U 1006 Misti Radio. "The Birdie Song," SINPO 44444.
6282 1021 Radio Altrex. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6285 1330 Bogusman. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Release the Bats," song by Olivia Tremor Control, then Jonathan Richman "Roadrunner, strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
6305 1016 Radio Merlin Int. Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street." SINPO 34333.
*6375 1250 Time Radio. Sixties music. SINPO 34333.
*6385 1245 Radio 319. "Nutbush City Limits," "3-1-9" jingles. SINPO 34333.
6850 0950 Radio Freedom. Jazz. SINPO 34333.
6940 0955 Radio Voyager. Opera. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR/ *via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

eQSL received from Bogusman for reception today. Many thanks!

Thurs Feb 9

3941 1950 Radio Illegal. Beatles "Hey Jude," Eagles "Hotel California." Off with jingles at 2133. SINPO 33333.
4029 1942 Laser Hot Hits. "Dr Love," weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Feb 8

3975 1845 Italian Broadcasting Corp. Pop, talk in Italian, jingle. SINPO 34333.
4029 1835 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Sun Feb 5

3905 1730 Radio Underground. Greetings, Dutch music. SINPO 54444.
3915 1810 Radio Deprimo. Techno music, IDs. SINPO 24332.
4029 1720 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. George Benson "Nature Boy." SINPO 44444.
6210 1705  Radio Deltracks. Four Seasons "Sherry," Crazy World of Arthur Brown "Fire." SINPO 34333.
6225 1205 Radio Waves Int. ID, rock. SINPO 33333.
6240 1157 Radio Laguna. ID (poor audio on his mic), disco version of "Let 'Em In." SINPO 34333.
6280 1245 Ronnie AM. Dutch music, utility splash. SINPO 23332.
6300 1146 Happy European Union Radio. Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Power of Love," greetings, political talk. SINPO 44444.
6320 1650 Radio Joey. Techno. SINPO 54444.
6325 1240 Radio Paardenkracht. Pop, greetings, ID. SINPO 44433.
6375 1125 Time Radio. Bruce Springsteen "The River," Coldplay "Rule the World." SINPO 44444.
6390 1210 Radio Nachtrijder. Dutch song, closing down. SINPO 34333.
6450 1250 Radio Readymix. Rock music, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.
7490 1138 Voice of the Netherlands. "Theme from MASH," clear audio. SINPO 45444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Shortwave Radio 00 eQSL

Shortwave Radio 00 eQSL for reception last night. Thanks for the QSL.

Sat Feb 4

3905 1641 Radio Mustang. FR David "Words," Hooters "Satellite," strong. SINPO 55544.
3905 2038 Shortwave Radio 00. Eagles "Hotel California," weak-fair. SINPO 24332.
4029 1652 Laser Hot Hits. Bob Dylan "Like A Rolling Stone, " SINPO 33333.
4830 1702 Europe Music Radio. Dance music. SINPO 24332.
6235 1626 Radio Casanova. Greetings, rock. SINPO 54444.
6285 1542 Radio Ronalisa. Bowie "Rebel Rebel", greetings. SINPO 33333.
6295 1535 Radio Klabautermann. Schlager. SINPO 44433.
6316 1636 Radio OZNRH. Smooth jazz. SINPO 33333.
6330 2022 Radio Lowland. Johnny Cash, ID at 2032  but signal faded down, confirmed in Iann's chat. SINPO 34333.
6423 1547 Studio 52. "Rolling Down the River," SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Huddersfield pirate radio station closed down

A pirate radio station has been shut down after Ofcom officials discovered it being operated from a flat in Crosland Moor (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire).

The online radio station, called Passion Radio and specialising in reggae music, transmitted over a seven mile radius.

Kirklees magistrates heard that illegal broadcasters cannot be properly regulated and pose unfair competition to legitimate radio stations.

Passion Radio, run from a flat above a takeaway on Blackmoorfoot Road, was closed down after magistrates made an order for the equipment to be destroyed.

Read the full article at:
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/crosland-moor-man-allowed-pirate-12506169

How many pirates broadcasting between 1610 & 1800 kHz?

Portuguese DXer Carlos Goncalves reports on the PlayDX blog his loggings in January. Here is a breakdown of how many pirates he logged between 1610 kHz and 1800 kHz from which countries:

NETHERLANDS 22
GREECE 55
BALKANS 22
UNID COUNTRIES 12

TOTAL 111

The Dutch stations tend to operate on the lower end of the X-band. The highest frequency Carlos observed a Dutch station was 1675 kHz.

The Greeks can be found anywhere between 1610 & 1800 kHz while the Balkan stations go for the higher frequencies. The lowest was observed on 1636 kHz but most operate above 1660 kHz.

What is interesting is just how many Greek pirates there are. Carlos' logs tend to favour the Mediterranean countries with the Greeks outnumbering the Dutch pirates.

To see Carlos' logs go to:

https://playdxblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/quanti-pirati-anche-sopra-i-1700-khz.html

I should also mention UK-based Wizard's MW Free Radio blog which shows just how active the Dutch scene is.

He logged 98 Dutch MW pirate operators in January which goes to show, as he says, the medium wave pirate scene is thriving - although most of the activity comes from the Netherlands, Greece and the Balkans. Very little from the UK.

Read his observations and hear recordings at:
https://mwfreeradio.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/busy-end-to-month.html

1st birthday eQSL from Key Channel Radio

Key Channel Radio sent me this special eQSL to mark their first year. The broadcast was in collaboration with Radio Dr Tim. Many thanks.

Mon Jan 30

4029 1635 Laser Hot Hits. Oliva Newton John & ELO "Xanadu." SINPO 44444.
5700U 1715 Radio Oleg. Move from 6305, instrumental tune. SINPO 24432.
6305U 1655 Radio Oleg. Duran Duran "Save A Prayer," then "Rio," greets, ID. SINPO 34433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Oleg eQSL

Great eQSL received from Radio Oleg. Many thanks.

Sat Jan 28

3900 1605 Polaris Radio. Move from 6380. Sparks "Beat the Clock," ID. SINPO 34333.
4029 1558 Laser Hot Hits. Honeyz  "End of Line," reading reception reports. SINPO 34333.
6235 1446 Radio Waves Int. Small Faces "Itchy Coo Park," ID, address. SINPO 34333.
6240 1415 Radio Altrex. Bonnie Tyler "It's A Heartbreak," greetings, cow sounds. SINPO 34333.
6280 1810 Cosmic Radio. Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven", quick ID and sign off 1813. SINPO 54444.
6285 1400 Happy European Union Radio (Rainbow). "Whole Lotta Loving," greetings, "Radioactivity." SINPO 44444.
6290U 1511 Radio Oleg. Flock of Seagulls "More You Live," ID, 25W.  SINPO 24332.
6305 1352 Radio Merlin Int. Gary Numan "Cars," Icehouse "Hey Little Girl", SINPO 34333.
6325 1519 Radio Joey. Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky." SINPO 54444.
6380 1540 Polaris Radio. "Dragon's Lair," greetings. SINPO 44444.
6423 1550 Studio 52. Country and Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
6915 1525 Key Channel Radio with Dr Tim. Middle Eastern music. SINPO 23332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Jan 26

4029 1950 Laser Hot Hits. Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey "Easy Lover,"  utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

eQSLs from The Ghoul & Moose AM

Couple of eQSLs landed in my inbox during the past few days. The Ghoul sent me this great eQSL for his programme on Sunday - heard straight after the Bogusman.

New station Moose AM also sent me this super QSL. He said he was only using 8W with a homemade transmitter.

Thanks to both stations!

Sun Jan 22

*3935 1755 Radio Underground. Greetings, polka then Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights." SINPO 44444.
*4029 1805 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. Twilight 22 "Mysterious", then Tyrone Davis. SINPO 44433.
6210 0950 Radio King Shortwave. ID jingle, country music. SINPO 34333.
6231.5 1435 Radio Digital. Dance music, ID. SINPO 34333.
6235 0944 Radio Waves Int. French song, ID. SINPO 34333.
6260 1357 Radio Montferland. "I'm Losing Your Love," SINPO 55544.
6262 1422 Radio Titanic. Sixties music, ID. SINPO 34333.
6285 1038 Radio Rainbow. "Like A Rainbow," ID, greetings, "Alive and Kicking." SINPO 54444.
6285 1330 The Ghoul. Song by The The, comedy clip, Cornershop "Brim Full of Asha." SINPO 54444.
6285 1441 Bogusman. Jesus Jones "Bring it All Down," chat, Jesus & Mary Chain. SINPO 55444.
6295 0937 Radio Deltracks. Rainbow. SINPO 44433.
6295 1341 Telstar Radio. New Order "Blue Monday," greetings. SINPO 54444.
6300 1024 Radio Waldmeister. Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall." SINPO 44433.
6305 0930 Mike Radio. Electro, "Tubular Bells," SINPO 55544.
6320 1346 Radio Orion 2000. "Eve of Destruction," SINPO 34333.
6325 1007 Radio Night Pirate. Polka. SINPO 24332.
6330 1352 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 54444.
6380 0950 Radio Nachtrijder. Country music. SINPO 24332.

(via Barneys SDR, near London/ *via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Jan 21

3905 1729 Unid. Relay Arrow Classic Rock playing Guns N Roses. SINPO 34333.
4029 1716 Laser Hot Hits. Charlies & Eddie "Would I Lie to You," SINPO 34333.
6210 1445 Radio Komintern. Russian music. SINPO 33333.
6225 1458 Radio Casanova. Boney M "Daddy Cool." SINPO 33333.
6290 1421 Telstar Radio. Kraftwerk "Radioactivity," greetings. SINPO 54444.
6305 1416 Radio Underground. Greetings, jingles, oldies. SINPO 44433.
6316 1452 Radio OZNRH. Jazz music. SINPO 34333
6390 1428 Studio 52. Paul Young "Love of the Common People," SINPO 33333.
6910 1405 Moose AM. "Oxygene," ID, email, signing off. SINPO 34333.
6930 1411 Radio Orion 2000. "Cecelia," "This Will Be the Last Time," SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

The history of pirate radio - and why it's still here

Dazed magazine has a feature on FM pirate radio in London:

"Drive around some parts of London today and you’re still liable to hear mainstream radio broadcasts drowned out by fleeting bursts of unfamiliar music.

Pirate radio stations have been illegally hijacking the FM dial since the 1990s, but while the pirate scene is far smaller than it was in its heyday, the movement is still thriving on a local scale, and a vibrant array of online-only stations are inspired by the energy and spirit of the pirates.

To put it simply, pirate radio never left London.

The UK’s pirate radio story starts with Ronan O’Rahilly’s Radio Caroline back in the 1960s, famously avoiding the authorities by broadcasting from international waters, but it was really the 1990s that paved the way for pirate radio in this country."

Read the full article at:
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/34394/1/pirate-radio-history-and-future?curator=MusicREDEF

Wed Jan 18

4029 1727 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Carrick "Where Did I Go Wrong" then Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run." SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Key Channel Radio 1st birthday show

Mon Jan 16

4029 1847 Laser Hot Hits. Nick Straker Band "Walk in the Park," SINPO 33333. (via Twente SDR)

Sat Jan 14

4029 1530 Laser Hot Hits. "Break From the Old Routine," SINPO 34333.
6281 1446 Telstar Radio. "Message to You Rudy," "On My Radio." SINPO 44433.
6290 1440 Tower Radio. "Camouflage," "CHina in Your Hand," IDS, greetings. SINPO 54444.
6300 1550 Cosmic Radio. Blondie "Atomic," SINPO 54444.
6320 1507 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6330 1623 Radio OZNRH. Sade "Your Love is King." SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Dutch AT takes legal station off air by mistake

The Dutch Radiocommunications Agency (AT) has made a serious error in its fight against pirate stations.

On Thursday it dismantled the antenna of Vechtdal NL in Ommen on 105.6 MHz, thinking it was an unlicensed station.

But the station is in fact legal, and is a theme channel of Vechtdal FM. The Agency says that something obviously went wrong with the checking of licences.

It remains to be seen if the Agency will pay for the costs of rebuilding the antenna and any collateral damage, bearing in mind that there is no established procedure for dealing with such a situation. Vechtdal NL is still operating online.

(Andy Sennitt, PCJ - Media Related Topics Facebook group via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK Yahoo group)

Shortwave relays this weekend

Hamburger Lokal Radio via Shortwave Station Göhren, Germany with 1KW to Western Europe:
 6190 KHz     Every Saturday      07.00 to 11.00 UTC
 7265 KHz     Every Saturday      11.00 to 16.00 UTC  
 9485 KHz     Every Sunday        10.00 to 13.00 UTC    
Contact email: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio .de

European Music Radio transmissions via;
WBCQ to Central & North America on 7490 KHz on 14th January between 22.00 to 23.00 UTC
KBC to Western Europe on 6045 KHz on 15th January between 09.00 to 10.00 UTC
Shortwave Station Göhren on 9485 KHz on 15th January between 09.00 to 10.00 UTC
Channel 292 on 6070 KHz on 15th January between 14.00 to 15.00 UTC
Contact email: emrshortwave@gmail.com

EMR Internet Repeats on 15th January 2017:
EMR will repeat this months Transmissions via two streams running at the following Times:16.00, 18.00, 20.00 UTC
http://nednl.net:8000/emr.m3u  will be on 96 kbps /44 KHz stereo for normal listening
http://nednl.net:8000/emr24.m3u will be 24 kbps / 22 KHz mono will be especially for low bandwidth like mobile phones.
(at 17.00, 19.00 &  21.00 UTC are recordings from the 15th of January 1978 with AJ's  DX & Roger Tate's mail box )

KBC via:
Media Broadcast to America on 6145 KHz every Sunday between 00.00 to 01.00
Contact email: themightykbc@gmail.com

Hobart Radio via:
Channel 292 to Western Europe on 6070 KHz Sundays between 21.00 to 21.30 UTC
WRMI to Americas, Asia/Pacific on 9955 KHz Sunday between 03.30 to 04.00 UTC
WRMI to Americas, Asia/Pacific on 9955 KHz Tuesday between 22.30 to 23.00 UTC
WBCQ to North America on 5130 KHz Mondays 03.30 to 04.00 UTC
Contact email: hriradio@gmail.com

Radio Joystick
Sunday, 11:00 UTC, 7330 kHz via Moosbrunn w/ 100 kW: Charlie-Prince-Show

NEXT WEEK
Radio City via:
IRRS to Europe on 7290 KHz (every 3rd Friday) between 19.00 to 20.00 UTC
IRRS to Europe on 9510 KHz (every Saturday) between 09.00 to 10.00 UTC
Challenger Radio to Northern Italy on 1368 KHz every Saturdays from 20.00 UTC onwards
Radio Merkurs on 1485 KHz Every Saturday between 20.00 onwards
Contact email: citymorecars@yahoo.ca
A comment: IRRS has been noted on a Sunday on 9880 kHz instead of 9510 kHz, in order to avoid co-channel interference from a domestic Chinese station. This may perhaps also apply to Saturday transmissions.

Good Listening!
73s
Tom

Tues Jan 10

4029 1850 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, SSB QRM. SINPO 23332. (via Twente SDR)

Mon Jan 9

3936 2022 Unknown Radio. Brass band music, canned IDs, SSTV. SINPO 24332.
6335 1849 Radio Blacklake. Instrumental music, ID, then Elvis Presley "Suspicious Minds." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)