Category Archives: What’s On Shortwave

Harping on about biscuits again

Hi to all SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of what’s on shortwave via Imaginary Stations this week.

From the transmitters of Shortwave Gold on Saturday November 16th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and on Sunday November 17th 2024 at 1000/1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz we bring you the sound of strings with HARP. Expect some Harpo Marx of course, some French Harp as in the harmonica and possibly a bit of a chat about the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (* Subject to ionospheric conditions). So tune in and enjoy some happy harpology via the shortwaves.

Then on Wednesday November 20th 2024 at 0300 UTC pack up all your troubles in your old tea bag and tune into 9395 kHz via WRMI. Pour yourself a nice cup of “Rosie Lee” and open up that biscuit tin and choose yourself a nice treat or two and listen to the sounds of WTBR – Tea and Biscuits Radio and ponder the important questions in life like “Are Jaffa Cakes really biscuits?”

We will be playing all sorts of tunes for tea breaks, songs about cheese and crackers, digestives and fig rolls for your sipping, slurping and munching pleasure. Tune in and enjoy WTBR! To dunk or not to dunk that is the question.

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

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New 250 kW Weekly Broadcast of VORW Radio International to Asia!

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Hello shortwave listeners! I have some exciting news about an upcoming weekly broadcast for listeners in Asia and beyond!

Beginning Monday the 11th of November, 2024 and continuing every Monday – my radio program will now be heard across the Asian Continent and beyond thanks to 250 kW of power from the transmitting facility in Issoudun, France.

Using their ALLISS Antenna, this broadcast will be beamed East from France, blanketing Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast asia and Australia!

The broadcast is 1 hour in length and the aim of this radio show is to provide good music and news commentary to listeners worldwide. Oftentimes, listener music requests are taken and played – and all are invited to participate.

Here is the broadcast schedule for this new airing:

Mondays 1530 UTC – 17810 kHz – Issoudun 250 kW – Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia, Australia

Reception reports (which will be verified with an E-QSL) and additional feedback are most welcome at [email protected]

I also wanted to provide an additional schedule for my regular broadcasts as well:

Mondays 0100 UTC – 5950 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – North America

Mondays 0500 UTC – 4840 kHz – WWCR 100 kW – North America

Tuesdays 2000 UTC – 15770 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – Eastern North America/Western Europe

Wednesdays 2300 UTC – 7570 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – Eastern North America

Thursdays 0300 UTC – 9395 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – North America/Western Europe

Thursdays 1600 UTC – 15770 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – Eastern North America

Thursdays 2300 UTC – 9955 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – South America

Saturdays 0700 UTC – 4840 kHz – WWCR 100 kW – North America

Saturdays 0800 UTC – 1300 kHz – WNQM 5 kW – Nashville, Tennessee

Saturdays 2300 UTC – 6115 kHz – WWCR 100 kW – Eastern North America

Sundays 0000 UTC – 5950 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – Eastern North America

Sundays 0200 UTC – 1490 kHz – WITA 1 kW – Knoxville, Tennessee

That’s all for today, I just wanted to let you all know that there’s a new airing out there if you’d like something to listen to!

73’s John

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Secret agents hanging on the telephone

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Hi to all SWLing Post community. FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know about what Imaginary Stations have coming to the shortwaves this coming week.

The first show is brought to you via the services of Shortwave Gold on Saturday November 9th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and on Sunday November 10th 2024 at 1000/1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

Imagine you’ve dialled a number on your phone and hear in high treble quality: “At Imaginary stations, we offer a wide range of services on the shortwave bands including a show called On-Hold Radio. If you love hanging on the end of a telephone and listening to music do join us for the show. We’ll have classic call waiting messages and music and lots of telephonic themed tunes. Please stay on the line as your call is very important to us…” (cue distorted music played slightly too slow).

Then on Wednesday November 13th 2024 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz we have another secret transmission from KSPY via WRMI. There’ll be lots of spy related tunes, songs about heels of shoes with radios in them and coded messages. Get those sunglasses on, clip a pretend secret microphone to your lapel, get your one-time pad out of your bar of soap and tune into the sound of spies on shortwave. Remember if anyone asks, you didn’t read it here, ok?

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

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Sleeping in thanks to the ionosphere

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Good morning/afternoon/evening to all SWLing Post community. FastRadioBurst 23 here in a dressing gown drinking a coffee as I’ve just woken up, but I am awake enough to let you know about what Imaginary Stations have coming to the shortwaves this coming week.

There’ll be a couple of episodes of a show called WREM which is all about that pastime/necessity called Sleep. The moniker can be also be translated as “Witnessing Rapid Eye Movement” or even as “Willderness Response Escape Monitor”. The show may even be Michael Stipe related too, who knows what dreams may envoke.

The first show is brought to you via the services of Shortwave Gold on Saturday November 2nd 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and on Sunday November 3rd 2024 at 1000/1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

Then on Wednesday November 6th 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz there’s WREM 2 via WRMI for more slumber inducing programming in the best way! Enjoy your hot sleepy beverage and then drop off with us!

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

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Using the imagination again

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Hi SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows bouncing off the ionosphere this week. This weekend we have another of those “name that theme” shows of WMMR.

Like the last WMMR show, it has a mystery theme running throughout and we ask our listeners to guess what that theme was, once the show is aired. There will be a special eQSL for the first correct winner. Tune in to find out more details on how to enter. This show is brought to you via the services of Shortwave Gold on Saturday October 26th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and on Sunday October 27th 2024 at 1000/1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz.

Then on Wednesday October 30th 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz there’s Radio Ace via WRMI for all lovers of radio themed shows everywhere. If you are keen on radio you’ll love this episode of Radio Ace. Tune in.

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

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XRPT and trains on the shortwave tracks

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Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 20th 2024 there’s a new show called XRPT. We are not going to give much away about it but look forward to a non-linear journey into the creative process of the Skybird crew”. This show is brought to you via the services of Shortwave Gold at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz.

Then on Wednesday October 23rd 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz there’s CTRN 5 via WRMI for all lovers of railroads and trains. Tune in for a mixture of locomotive and electric train classics for all train crew, station staff and passengers to enjoy. Stand clear of the doors please.

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

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Libraries on the air on shortwave

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Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 13th 2024 there’s the return of The Shortwave Music Library with chief music librarian DJ Frederick behind the desk picking out some eclectic tunes from his record collection. Expect all sorts of musical goodies from across all genres. This show is brought to you via the services of Shortwave Gold at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz.

Then on Wednesday October 16th 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz there’s Part 2 of Skybird Radio International (Instrumental Version) via WRMI for your listening pleasure. More musical flavours with no vocals from various countries of the world.

We are looking for some financial help to cover our production and transmission costs for our shows on shortwave so here’s our fundraising video below. We’d love to keep our show on the air well into the new year and we are looking for donations (no matter how small as everything helps) to keep our eclectic shows bouncing off that ionosphere. Remember, radio connects us all!