Author Archives: Fastradioburst23

Station to station

Greetings all SWLing Post community! The whole Imaginary Station crew get on board to bring a tribute to all things train wise with CTRN on Saturday 21st February at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 22nd February at 1000/1400/2100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold).

If you love locomotives you will this show, they’ll be tunes about out-of-date timetables, railway sleepers, abandoned platforms and a live reading by the Longbridge Trainspotters Society from their new book called “Who’d be a ticket inspector?” (*Subject to availability and of course if the trains are running on time and they make it into the studio). So, grab a hot drink and a complimentary snack from trolley service and tune in and enjoy!

And we’ll be continuing the CTRN journey after a refuel and a water stop via WRMI on Wednesday 25^th February 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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Riding the shortwave train

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Greetings all SWLing Post community! Imaginary Stations brings you another Downbeat on Shortwave on Saturday 14th February at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 15th February at 1000/1400/2100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold). Guest DJs Jesse Yuen and One Deck Pete bring you two 15-minute downtempo mixes each of some downtempo vibes to help you drift away this weekend.

And on Wednesday 18^th February 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI it’s “ALL ABOARD again!” with another episode of CTRN for all your railroading and freight-hopping needs. Ride the rails of adventure with no need for a ticket, just your shortwave radio.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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Hop on the train to the 45th Parallel

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Greetings all SWLing Post community! This week Imaginary Stations takes you back to our secret shortwave laboratory along the 45th Parallel for our Annual Midwinter broadcast. No matter where you are on the planet, we’re halfway there. Great tunes are coming to you via the ionosphere from shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 7th February 2026 at 1200 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz. In case you miss Saturday’s broadcast, there are additional transmissions on Sunday 8th February 2026 at 1000/1400 hours UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

And on Wednesday 11^th February 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI it’s “ALL ABOARD!” with CTRN for all your railroading, hobo-ing, and freight-hopping needs. Ride the rails of adventure with your shortwave radio.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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Hop on the bus to the 45th Parallel

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, This week Imaginary Stations takes you on another journey with KBUS through the ionosphere via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 31st January 2026 at 1200 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz. In case you miss Saturday’s broadcast, there are additional transmissions on Sunday 1^st February 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and the new time of 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz. Make sure you’re at the bus stop on time, have the right change handy or your bus pass at the ready!

And on Wednesday 4^th February 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI we bring you another midwinter journey to the 45^th Parallel from our Secret Mountain Laboratory. We’re calling all listeners along, above, and below the 45^th parallel for a dx musical expedition to the wild North.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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We do love imaginary stations and Ohio!

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations bring you WLIS (We Love Imaginary Stations 2) through the ether this week via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 25th January 2026 at 1200 hrs UTC. Then there’s the second transmission on Sunday 26th January 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and (the new time of) 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

As the first programme a couple of weeks ago, the show is a homage to imaginary, fictitious or fabricated radio stations that have appeared in films, books and music. Use your shortwave radio or an online SDR to tune into radio stations that may or may not exist. It’s going to be an interesting show so tune in!

And on Wednesday 28^th January 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI we bring you OHIO. We’re talking about songs about Ohio. Could Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young be in there? Randy Newman? And REM? Who knows, you have to tune in and find out, but it will be a great show no matter what.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

FastRadioBurst23

A first class service with some warmth

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations bring you POST (The Shortwave Postal Service) through the ether this week via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 17th January 2026 at 1200 hrs UTC. Then there’s the second post on Sunday 18th January 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and (the new time of) 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

We’ll be pushing the (audio) envelope and be playing songs about stamps, post masters, postmen and women, and the humble post-box in all its free-standing glory (unless it is mounted into a wall). So put the imaginary overstuffed mailbag on your shoulder and listen to some sorted and possibly redirected tunes by the power of shortwave.

And on Wednesday 21st January 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI we bring you WARM. It may be cold where you are now, but we at Imaginary Stations will be sitting in front of a roaring fire dreaming about the change in the seasons and that magical time when the sun comes out again and playing some tunes with warmth to cheer you up. Tune in and listen to tunes that raise the temperature.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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Imagination and strange cloud formations

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations bring you WLIS (We love Imaginary Stations). It’s a homage to imaginary, fictitious or fabricated radio stations that have appeared in films, books and music. Remember Jimi Hendrix’s EXP, Wolfman Jack on XERB, Harry Chapin’s WOLD, the many shows on GTA and others?

The first show is via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 10th January 2026 at 1200 hrs UTC and then again on Sunday 11th January 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and (the new time of) 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

Use your shortwave radio or an online SDR to tune into those radio stations that may or may not exist. If you love (fictional or non-fictional) radio, you’ll love our show!

And on Wednesday 14th January 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI we bring you The Weather Channel, a programme which features the joys of meteorology. So have your weather vane wired up as your antenna and keep a look out for strange cloud formations while tuning into The Weather Channel.