If you missed the KMTS (or is that KTMS?) test broadcast on the 17th of December 2020, you’re in luck. I’ve just discovered a studio recording of the entire broadcast on Soundcloud, via a Post reader tip.
I’ve embedded a Soundcloud audio player below, but you can also listen via Soundcloud:
I’ll admit that this broadcast had a lot of listeners scratching their heads–a bit of a mystery. Reminded me, to some degree, of the Boards Of Canada pirate radio broadcasts some years ago, and the mystery surrounding a BoC album release. Also reminded me on one of my all-time favorite pirate radio stations: Radio Strange Outpost. But, of course, this wasn’t a pirate station.
I know this: I absolutely LOVE the KMTS test broadcast! What fun! Kudos to the producer (or producers)! I’ll add this to the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive. If anyone was able to make a full off-air recording of the broadcast, please contact me and I’ll add that along with the studio recording.
Just a heads up…
The KMTS Winter test broadcast will be repeated on 6070kHz, Friday January 1 1900 UTC.
And KTMS will also return with our Country & Western transmission on:
Saturday January 9 at 2000 UTC / 8 pm EST
(Sunday January 10 @ 01:00 UTC)
via 7780 kHz to North America & Europe.
So put your dancing boots on!
I listened to the last 15 minutes of the program in Russia. There’s a video recording. Did the station announce any email address? I sent a report to Channel 292 and asked them to forward my report to the station.
I don’t believe the transmission was heard in North America based on reports I have read and my own attempted recording. Best reception seems to have been in Finland.
— Richard Langley
Interesting name of the station. I lived near Kearsarge Mt in North Conway NH, USA, in the late 70s. There is a fire tower on top but no antenna. My Kearsarge is in the White Mountains National Forest and this undeveloped. So I am assuming this is not the Mt. Kearsarge Mt. shown in the photos. FMI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearsarge_North?wprov=sfti1