Category Archives: Schedules and Frequencies

B24 Schedule for From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following announcement:


B24 schedule as follows:

From the Isle of Music, second Saturday of every month.

From the Isle of Music, November 9, 2024

We will take a break from Cubadisco 2024 nominees to recognize the centenary of the founding of the iconic Cuban dance band Sonora Matancera, through which many Cuban greats such as Celia Cruz passed during their careers. This will feature both vintage recordings and a recent tribute album by current Cuban musical stars.

Times & Frequencies are:

  • 0400-0500 UTC 9670 kHz with beam R towards eastern North America but usable in parts of Europe and Eurasia
  • 1700-1800 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but usable in Europe and parts of Eurasia
  • NEW: 1800-1900 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot: the third Saturday of each month

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, November 16, 2024

This month, we will feature music from São Tomé and Príncipe with a side helping of something involving turkeys.

Times & Frequencies are:

  • 0400-0500 UTC 9670 kHz with beam R towards eastern North America but usable in parts of Europe and Eurasia
  • 1700-1800 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but usable in Europe and parts of Eurasia
  • NEW: 1800-1900 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)

All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany. Subject to change if unexpected interference is encountered.

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Pre-Orders Open for WRTH 2025

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who writes:

Hey Thomas ,
I am not sure if you got the pre-order email on October 16th , so I sent the link in this email:

Click here to check it out.

When I went to buy it the first time it said I could not pay in Euros but I received an email that gave me this link to complete the order and it charged me $49.90 USD.

Tom

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From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, September 2024

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following announcement:

From the Isle of Music, September 14, 2024

On August 10, 2024, we will feature music from the Academic Music categories (concert soloist, chamber, symphonic) of Cubadisco 2024. This will include a rare opportunity to hear some Beethoven performed by Cuban virtuosos.

Times & Frequencies are:
1700-1800 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but usable in Eastern Europe and parts of Eurasia
1900-2000 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)
2300-2400 UTC 9670 kHz with beam P aimed at the Caribbean but usable in much of the Americas and possibly listenable in parts of Sourh Asia
All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, September 21, 2024

Our special guest Julio Cesar Pereira, who has done the excellent Ginga Brasil! programme on shortwave in the past, will be with us to present the very distinctive music of the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sur n Brazil. This episode may surprise even regular followers of Brazilian music.

1700-1800 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but very good in Eastern Europe and parts of Eurasia
1900-2000 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)
2300-2400 UTC 9670 kHz with a special beam M-N towards South America for this episode. This might also be audible in parts of South Asia.
All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany

Reception reports will be recognized via eQSLs even if webSDRs are used (provided that which SDR is clearly identified and the report covers the whole program, not just a few minutes.)

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Alan Roe’s A-24 season guide to music on shortwave (version 4.0) & program grids for BBC WS, VOA and CGTN English services

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-24 (version 4.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download:

Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-24 v4.0 (PDF)

As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan!

This dedicated page will always have the latest version of Alan’s guide available for download.

Programme Grids

Alan notes:

I also attach copies of my shortwave programme grids for the English services of BBC WS, VOA and CGTN in case these are of interest. Click links to download:

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Alan Roe’s BBC World Service Programmes for the A24 Season

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who writes:

The BBC World Service “six-month” schedules now seem to have been deleted permanently from the BBCWS website. I have therefore produced my own “at-a-glance” schedule listing the BBC WS English programmes on shortwave, which I have now updated to version 1.3.

Click here to download BBC World Service Programmes: A24 Season (PDF).

Best wishes
Alan Roe, Teddington, UK

This is a wonderful quick reference sheet, Alan. Thank you so much for stepping up and making it available to the community!

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Texas Radio Shortwave adds additional broadcast

Many thanks to Texas Radio Shortwave for the following update:

We added an additional broadcast of our monthly program over Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany. We’re working to cover Western NAm with a broadcast on 9670 kHz at 0300 UTC. Listeners in the South Pacific have also reported a listenable signal.

We want folks worldwide to hear us and welcome reception reports from listeners using remote receivers (SDRs).

73.

trsw

Texas Radio Shortwave
Back to our roots on Channel 292

www.facebook.com/texasradiosw
www.channel292.de

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