Radio Piko: A New Shortwave Radio Station in Finland Broadcasting with 10 Legal Watts of Power!

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partidge, who notes that there’s a new shortwave radio station in: Radio Piko! The station is run by a hobbyist and transmits music, old time radio shows, and interviews. The station uses fixed frequencies and announces broadcasts on the website a day before.

Radio Piko even has a few test transmissions this weekend, per their website:

May 25 & 26, 2024 TEST TRANSMISSIONS:
1500-1600 UTC 9770 (Norway, Denmark)
1800-1900 UTC 5980 (Finland)
1900-2000 UTC 3990 (Finland, Sweden, Estonia)

Also, “Random tests on 3990, 5980 or 9770 [kHz]at random times.”

For more info about Radio Piko, including the summer schedule, check out their website: https://radiopiko.fi/ I recommend reading the FAQs.

At 10 watts, this will be seriously weak DX for those living outside of Finland. I, for one, love the format of pre-1950s music and shows. I may have to listen via a nearby KiwiSDR!

Note that this station only plans to be on the air until August 11, 2024.

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7 thoughts on “Radio Piko: A New Shortwave Radio Station in Finland Broadcasting with 10 Legal Watts of Power!”

Radio Piko May 28, 2024 at 2:38 pm

Next weekend new times.
1.6.2024
1200-1300 UTC 9770 USB (Norway, Denmark)
1800-1900 UTC 5980 AM (Finland, Sweden)
1900-2000 UTC 5980 LSB (Finland, Sweden)
2.6.2024
1200-1300 UTC 9770 USB (Norway, Denmark)
1800-1900 UTC 5980 AM (Finland, Sweden)
1900-2000 UTC 5980 LSB (Finland, Sweden)

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pedro andrade May 27, 2024 at 6:08 am

Pretty cool initiative.
I’ll try and see if I can copy it down south in Portugal.
73s ALL!

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Ari May 26, 2024 at 2:39 pm

https://youtu.be/FXj16t-ffBI?si=S6mOkZebC-g1axWi
90 km south of the transmitter with Tecsun PL-330 and wire antenna.

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adid May 26, 2024 at 2:20 pm

I’m hearing it now, faintly on 5980, thru SM0JZT , Gotland is.

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adid May 26, 2024 at 2:28 pm

I joined 3 other on 5980 with much better reception in Tampere Finland

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Jouni OH3CUF May 26, 2024 at 3:04 am

Thanks for posting this! It is so hard to find this kind of information nowadays.

I need to try to listen this evening for the test broadcast.

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Dan May 25, 2024 at 6:21 pm

Interesting reception — the time for this was originally publicized as being 1600 to 1700 for a first broadcast but turned out to be 1500-1600, so some of us missed the first transmission. I heard him on 3,990 khz using Sweden SDRs, but that transmission ended abruptly after about 12 to 13 minutes.

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