From the Isle of Music, Week of April 16-22, 2017
No guest this week, just a wonderful mix of multiple styles of Cuban music from the 1950s to today.
Four possibilities to listen via shortwave:
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in all directions with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EDT in the US)
3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
From the Isle of Music is not available for listening on demand but some broadcasts can be heard online during the time of the broadcast using Web SDRs or the WBCQ website (during their broadcast) if you are not receiving the radio signal.
Episode 8 of Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, a clandestine musical variety program that features everything from everywhere EXCEPT music that you are probably familiar with,will air on WBCQ the Planet, 7490 KHz, Thursday, April 20 from 2300-2330 UTC (7:00pm-7:30pm EDT in the Americas). Brought to you by Tilford Productions, which also brings you From the Isle of Music.
(The WBCQ website keeps us Top Secret, but we’ll be on, and propagation has been great lately….)