Sun Sept 30

3905 1643 Radio Stove Farmer. Pet Shop Boys "Always on My Mind," ID. SINPO 55444.
5140 1830 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44433.
5780 0925 Zenith Classic Radio. Doors "LA Woman." SINPO 55544.
5800 0945 Empire Radio. Repeat of 40th anniversary broadcast. Chris Cooper show. Michael Tucker Band "Fall in Love With You," looking back at events in 1978, Rolling Stones "Respectable." signal booming in at this time. SINPO 55544.
6205 1010 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence show. Chaka Khan "Eye to Eye," then dance track. SINPO 55544.
6239 0921 Radio Merlin Int. Marillion "Lavender," signal fading. SINPO 34333.
6264 0916 Radio Cuckoo. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," ID/email address, cuckoo sound and off. SINPO 34333.
6270 0930 Mike Radio. ID, gretings, Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights." SINPO 55544.
6316.5 1638 The Ghoul.  Talking about Buzz Aldrin, indie rock, het from 6318. SINPO 53443.
6318 0938 Radio Sovereign. Godley & Creme "Cry." SINPO 34333.
6334 1837 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Sept 29

5140 1713 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music, ID jingle. SINPO 44333.
5780 1436 Zenith Classic Rock. Joe Walsh "Tomorrow," ID. SINPO 55444.
5826 1428 Blue Moon Radio (pres). Barry White "You're My First My Last," Kool & The Gang "Ladies Night." SINPO 35333.
6205 1454 Laser Hot Hits. Nigel James show. Four Tops "Going Loco in Acapulco." SINPO 44433.
6215 1730 Piet Piraat Radio. Madonna "Who's That Girl," ID. SINPO 23332.
6245 1726 Radio Casanova. Abba "Waterloo," ID, greetings. SINPO 54444.
6263 1653 Radio Black Arrow. Lipps Inc "Funky Town," INXS "Disappear", ID, greetings. Off at 1712. SINPO 54444.
6290 1723 Panda Radio. Funky music. SINPO 44444.
6305 1400 Radio Merlin Int. Stranglers "Golden Brown," comedy sketch. SINPO 33333.
6315 1419 Radio Sovereign. Dan Hartman "Instant Replay," QRM Bogusman. SINPO 32432.
6317 1410 Bogusman. Alternative music but het from 6315. SINPO 42432.
6319 1639 Radio Sovereign. Move from 6315, "Moonlight Shadow." SINPO 34333.
6378 1720 Radio Zeewolf. Dance music, greetings, carrier on 6375. SINPO 53443.
6385 1703 Radio 319. Europop. SINPO 54444.
6393 1615 Radio Pandora. Steve St John reading reception reports, Fleetwood Mac "Shake Your Money Maker." Strong signal but beginning to fade. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Sept 28

3940 1645 Misti Radio. Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall," ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
4030 2149 Mustang  & Tidalwave Radio. Techno version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," Talk Talk "It's A Shame." SINPO 55444.
5140 1917 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44333.
5780 1700 Zenith Classic Rock. Steely Dan "Any Major Dude," very strong. SINPO 55555.
5802 1908 Free Radio Victoria. Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star," Jean Michel Jarre "Oxygene," bursts of strong utility. SINPO 43433.
6205 1641 Laser Hot Hits. George Michael "Let's Go Outside." SINPO 54444.
6230 1714 Coast FM. Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky,"  utility splash. SINPO 53443.
6240 1620 Tesla Radio. Dutch music, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.
6295 1612 Radio Pioneer. Booker Newberry III "Love Town," then Shalamar "I Can Make You Feel Good." SINPO 34333.
6305 1653 Radio Fox 48. Schlager. SINPO 34333.
6315 1635 Radio Sovereign. Robert Palmer "Some Like It Hot," ID jingle. SINPO 24332.
6380 1630 Radio 319. Kate Bush "Babooshka," Third World "Now That We've Found Love." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Empire Radio to repeat broadcast

This Sunday (30th September) the 40th anniversary Empire Radio programmes will be repeated on short wave.

Join the original 1978 team of Keith Rogers, Chris Cooper and Albert Hall for an entertaining mix of music and comedy. We'll be looking back, over 40 years, but certainly not stuck in the past.

The most likely frequency is 5825 KHz, with 5800 Khz being an alternative. Of course, these days it is possible to listen to short wave on the internet, via a WebSDR, such as the one at the University of Twente in The Netherlands, which I'll try and tune to myself: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

The Empire will kick off at 0800 GMT and run until 1300. Programmes will then be repeated 1400-1800. We hope you will be able to tune in, and enjoy our brand of broadcasting lunacy!

(Chris Cooper on Facebook  via Mike Barraclough, BDXC io group)

The programme was first broadcast on July 22 on 6266 but bad propagation meant reception in England was poor. Hopefully it will be better on Sunday

Thurs Sept 27

3905 1652 Radio Oscar Zulu. George McRae "Rock Your Baby," Deep Purple "Black Knight," off at 1712. SINPO 34333.
5030 1714 Radio 319. Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken," SSB QRM. SINPO 53443. Move at 1717 to 5020. SINPO 54444.
5140 1932 Charleston Radio Int. Laurel & Hardy clip, old-time music. SINPO 44333.
5780 1618 Zenith Classic Rock. Vangelis "Dervish D," SINPO 55544.
6205 1625 Laser Hot Hits. Ray Parker Jnr "Ghostbusters," Dave Simpson signing off , then into Martin Scott's show with Womack & Womack "Love Wars." Signal at its peak before slow fade. SINPO 55544.
6230 1932 Coast FM. Billy Idol "White Wedding," utility interference. SINPO 53443.
6280 1639 Radio Fox 48. Rock music, some bursts of utility. SINPO 23332.
6285 1948 Radio Johnny Tobacco (pres). Polka & country music. SINPO 55444.
6318 1608 Radio Sovereign. Hall & Oates "Private Eye," ID jingle, The Sweet "Love is Like Oxygen," signal fading. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Sept 26

5030 1918 Radio 319. Electro-pop. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.
5140 1910 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s to 40s. SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Sept 25

5140 1733 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44333.
6230 1715 Coast FM. Johnny Hates Jazz "Shattered Dreams," Shalamar "There It Is." SINPO 44444.
6290 1726 Radio Rona Lisa. Donna Summer "I Feel Love." SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Sept 24

5065 1646 Radio 319. Bee Gees "Tragedy," jingle ID 1700. SINPO 34333.
5140 1700 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1637 Zenith Classic Rock. Al Stewart "Modern Times," signal fading during song. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sun Sept 23

3920 1738 Mike Radio. "Whiter Shade of Pale," "I've Got the Music in Me." SINPO 54444.
5055 1428 Radio 319. Teach In "Ding A Dong," ID jingle. SINPO 45444.
5140 1733 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44433.
5780 1410 Zenith Classic Rock. Queen "Killer Queen," then Caravan. SINPO 45444.
5880 1022 Radio 319 (tent). German music. SINPO 45433.
6205 0949 Laser Hot Hits. T Rex "20th Century Boy." SINPO 44433.
6230 1400 Coast FM. News, Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off," SINPO 34433.
6245 0959 Radio Casanova. Country music, ID, greetings, strong peaks. SINPO 45444.
6265 1015 Radio Zwarte Panter. Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You," ID, greetings. SINPO 44433.
6285 1415 Radio Illegal. Move from 6301. Dance music. Fair peaks. SINPO 24432.
6290 0942 Radio Zwarte Non. Dutch music. SINPO 24332.
6301 1345 Radio Illegal. Dance music, ID/email address, utility QRM, splash 6295 (Reflections Europe). SINPO 23432.
6320 1726 Radio Joey. Techno. SINPO 34333.
7491 1038 Dance Wave Shortwave. The Cure. SINPO 34433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Sept 22

3905 2100 Radio Alice. Dutch song then some techno. SINPO 54444.
3906 1710 Radio Kachelboer. Queen "I Want to Break Free," some SSB QRM. SINPO 43433. Switched to 3920 at 1739 ... stronger now. SINPO 54444.
5055 1718 Radio 319. Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love," then "Silence is Golden" and 319 jingle. SINPO 34333.
5140 1726 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1200 Zenith Classic Rock. Steely Dan "Don't Take Me Alive." SINPO 55544.
5826 1207 Blue Moon Radio (pres). Folk music, whistle from carrier on 5825. SINPO 33433.
5880 1155 Radio 319. ID jingle, oldies. SINPO 45444.
6205 1218 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson show. Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra." SINPO 55544.
6230 1700 Coast FM. News headlines, Wham "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go," co-channel with Australian weather station. SINPO 33433.
6322 1230 Radio OZNRH. Smooth jazz, ID at 1236, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6325 1650 Premier Radio Int. Troggs "Wild Thing," Status Quo "Down Down," ID and sign off with "Man of Action." SINPO 33433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Sept 21

5140 1712 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44333.
6205 1658 Laser Hot Hits. Mike & the Mechanics "Over My Shoulder," whistle from carrier on 6206. SINPO 33333.
6230 1718 Coast FM. Alison Moyet "All Cried Out," Culture Club "It's A Miracle." SINPO 33333.
6240 1650 Tesla Radio. Dutch music. SINPO 23332.
6449.5 1603 Radio Readymix. Ram Jam "Black Betty," SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Sept 20

5140 1938 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44333.
6205 1930 Laser Hot Hits. Current pop, just audible. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Sept 19

5140 1920 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s/30s. SINPO 43333.
6285 1910 Radio Northpole. ID, Lynyrd Skyryd "Sweet Home Alabama," greetings, Alannah Myles "Black Velvet," fair peaks, some SSB QRM. SINPO 23332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Sept 18

5140 1936 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1929 Zenith Classic Rock. Ace "How Long." SINPO 54444.
6230 1851 Coast FM via relay. Madness "Our House," Billy Joel "Tell Her About It." SINPO 54444.
6265 1910 Trance AM. Instrumental world music. SINPO 33333.
6315 1916 Unid. Space "Magic Fly," jingle, not sure if ID. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Sept 17

5140 1917 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
5780 1900 Zenith Classic Rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd "Freebird." SINPO 55444.
6230 1924 Coast FM via relay. Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning", utility splash. SINPO 53443.
7726 1909 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Elvis Presley "All Shook Up," utility splash. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Bogusman eQSL

New eQSL received from Bogusman. Surprisingly strong signal on Saturday night, considering how poor propagation has been recently.

Sun Sept 16

3906 1658 Radio Kachelboer (tent). Move from 5820. U2 "With or Without You." SINPO 44433.
5140 1648 Charleston Radio Int. IDs. SINPO 24332.
5780 0935 Zenith Classic Rock. Alan Parsons Project "The Raven." SINPO 55544.
5820 1608 Radio Kachelboer (pres). Kinks "Lola," Steppenwolf "BNorn to be Wild." SINPO 44433.
5826 1620 Blue Moon Radio (pres). Gary Moore "Parisien Walkways," Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart." SINPO 33433,
5890 0907 Radio Tesla. Oldies, weak signal. SINPO 25432.
6205 0915 Laser Hot Hits. Take That "Rule the World." SINPO 43433.
6210 0900 Radio King Shortwave. Oldies, splash from Laser. SINPO 33433.
6270 0922 Radio Focus Int. B52s "Rock Lobster." SINPO 25332.
6245 1627 Radio Casanova. "Casanova" song, then "Needles & Pins," ID, greetings. SINPO 54444.
6287 1709 Radio Zeewolf. "Don't You Want Me," SINPO 43433.
6376 0928 Radio Sovereign. "On Broadway," Radio Sovereign jingles (see comments). SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Sept 15

1620 1933 Radio Omega. Harry Chapin "Cat in the Cradle," Men Without Hats "Safety Dance." SINPO 43433.
3905 1943 Radio Technical Man. "Face in the Crowd," "Red Red Wine." SINPO 54444.
3940 1725 Misti Radio. Rock n roll, ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
5140 1632 Charleston Radio Int. Back after a summer break. Non-stop IDs. SINPO 34333.
5780 1620 Zenith Classic Rock. David Bowie "Queen Bitch," Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Blinded by the Light." SINPO 55544.
5800 1900 Bogusman. Robert Cray Band "Acting This Way," Shining Pyramid "Far in the Spiritual City." Signal suddenly woke up. SINPO 55544. (nothing on the other frequency 6317)
5836 1720 Pirate Radio Europe. Oldies. SINPO 23332.
6205 0827 Laser Hot Hits. Midnight Star "Midas Touch." SINPO 33433.
6210 0817 Radio King Shortwave. ID jingle, "Angel in My Heart," good peaks. SINPO 33433.
6265 1920 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch music. SINPO 55444.
*6270 1637 Radio Focus Int. Janis Joplin "The Landslide," Lynryd Skynrd "Needle & Spoon," and Uriah Heap "The Wizard." SINPO 45444. *Heard via the Emerald SDR in Ireland
6290 1710 Panda Radio. "What Are You Making Those Eyes at Me For," SINPO 34333.
6300 Radio Johnny Tobacco. Pan pipes version of "House of the Rising Sun", Eagles "Lying Eyes." SINPO 54444.
6322 1828 Radio Joey. Trance music. SINPO 44433.
6375 1705 Radio Zeewolf. Dutch songs, utility splash. SINPO 53443.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Sept 14

6205 1909 Laser Hot Hits. Chic "Dancing," Drake "In My Feelings." SINPO 34333.
6230 1915 Coast FM via relay. Wah "Story of the Blues." SINPO 34333.
6264 1905 Radio Cuckoo. Oldies, off 1909. SINPO 24332.
6290 1900 Panda Radio. Rock, SINPO 24332.
6316 1615 Radio OZNRH (pres). Mellow jazz, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Sept 12

5030 1937 Radio 319. Paul McCartney & Wings "Mull of Kintyre," then Lene Lovich "Lucky Number." SINPO 44333.
5780 1931 Zenith Classic Rock. Graham Parker "Girl in Need." SINPO 54444.
6230 1919 Coast FM via relay. Tenerife adverts, Whitney Houston "I Get So Emotional Baby," utility splash. SINPO 53433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)