Tag Archives: Shortwave Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio Recordings: Hard Tack Radio

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Thomas

For your listening pleasure: a 24 minute recording of the pirate radio station, Hard Tack Radio. Hard Tack Radio plays US Civil War era songs “celebrating the Blue and the Gray.” I caught Hard Tack’s broadcast Friday night (April 12) … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: X-FM

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Thomas

For your listening pleasure: three hours of the pirate radio station X-FM. This broadcast was recorded this morning, starting around 2:00 UTC, on 6,950 kHz AM. X-FM can even be received in C-Quam stereo–something I have yet to try. This … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio GaGa

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Thomas

For your listening pleasure: 28 minutes of pirate radio fun, courtesy of Radio GaGa. Recorded on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013–starting around 00:10 UTC–on 6.925 MHz (USB). Click here to download the MP3 of the recording, or simply listen below: Standard … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Rave On Radio

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Thomas

While Rave On Radio‘s upper side band signal was fairly weak, at least in my part of the world, on Friday night, I managed to record it just the same.  The broadcast started around 23:15 UTC (February 1st) on 6,925 kHz. I believe … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Two short UNID broadcasts

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Thomas

I was travelling Saturday night, but had the foresight to set my WinRadio Excalibur to record the pirate spectrum. There were few pirates on the band–less than I would have expected to hear on a holiday weekend in the US–and some … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Dit Dah Radio

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Thomas

Being a fan of Morse code (or CW), I have a special affinity for pirates that use “the sacred language” in their broadcasts. Last night, around 00:30 UTC (only a few minutes after WKND began broadcasting) I heard Morse Code on 6.935 MHz … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: WKND

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Thomas

The holidays are a great time to listen for pirates on the shortwave spectrum. Since many pirates are on holiday leave from their day jobs, they have a little more time to broadcast. Last night, the first pirate I heard … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Casablanca

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Thomas

On Sunday, December 17th, around 22:00 UTC, I happened to pick up the last thirty minutes of Radio Casablanca; a pirate that plays a nostalgic mix of music from the 1930′s and 1940′s. They were broadcasting on 6939 kHz in AM. Close … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: True Classic Rock Radio

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Thomas

Last weekend, I caught a shortwave pirate I’d never heard before: True Classic Rock Radio. Well, at least I’m pretty confident that’s their name. When I first heard their ID I couldn’t confirm it, but when I passed the clip … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Grizzly Bear Radio

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Thomas

A few weeks ago, I found a pirate I had never heard before: Grizzly Bear Radio. They quickly nullified my claim that Radio Appalachia was the only pirate I knew of that broadcasts bluegrass music. According to Grizzly Bear, they … Continue reading →

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