Category Archives: What’s On Shortwave

Seeing is knowing

Good morning all SWLing Post folks, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know now, in this instance, what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this coming week.

Firstly we have the debut of KNOW (our great new trailer is above) on Saturday December 14th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 15th 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via Shortwave Gold.

We will be imparting some very deep knowledge on the show, answers to questions like “When is tea-time?”, “Where’s me jumper/glasses/soldering iron?” and “Why doesn’t this work?” and bringing you songs that are in the moment, out of the moment and tunes that you may not even know.

Then on Wednesday December 18th 2024 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we have the return of the excellent Radio Thrift Shop where DJ Frederick will be playing an eclectic mix from forgotten 45’s, library music and seldom heard LPs, EPs, 45’s and scratchy 7″ers. Prepare your ears to be suprised!

For more information on all our shows, please send to imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

Why modulators modulate regularly and CBRG

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Good day all SWLing Post readers, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the airways this coming week.

We’ve another WMMR, Mystery Mix Radio show on Saturday December 7th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 8th 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via the services of Shortwave Gold. As usual it is a show of an unknown theme that listeners will have to guess what it is. There even may be a clue contained in this text but then again there may not be. So tune in with your pen and pad and a magnifying glass at the ready in full Sherlock Holmes attire and see if you can guess this week’s theme.

Then on Wednesday December 11th 2024 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we have the return of CBRG. Welcome to the sound of Seeburg, AKA the might mellow. Here’s a little taster for you:

For more information on all our shows, please send to imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

Kind Funny Amplitude Modulation (XRPT)

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Calling all shortwave listening community, calling all shortwave listening community, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the shortwave spectrum this coming week.

We’ve a show called KFAM (Radio fun for all the family!) on Saturday November 30th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday December 1st 2024 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via the services of Shortwave Gold. Expect all sorts of family related tunes whether they be Family Favourites, tunes about your mum, dad, sister or brother or about that old uncle or aunt that pops around unexpectantly so does the best crockery.

So gather around at the alloted time, turn on that shortwave radio and feel a part of something and revel “in the theatre of our imagination” with KFAM.

Then on Wednesday December 4th 2024 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we have the return of XRPT. This is a mix-up of various themes, Imaginary Station shows of the past, present and future, once described as “a non-linear journey into the creative process of the Skybird crew” and a well interesting listen, so set that (radio) alarm and do not miss it!

Here’s more on KFAM:

For more information on all our shows, please send to imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

Happy atmospherical radio propagation

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Hi to all SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations are bringing to the airwaves this coming week.

We’ve a show on Saturday November 16th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday November 17th 2024 at 1000/1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via the services of Shortwave Gold. They’ll be more happy harpology with HARP 2. Expect classics done in the angelic style of the harp and all sorts of strings and things and will there be any hormonica? Tune into the sounds of HARP and find out.

Then on Wednesday November 27th 2024 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we have the return of The Adventures of Flash Frisbone on Radio Ace. As we keep saying, if you love radio you’ll love Radio Ace!

For more information on all our shows, please send to imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

Harping on about biscuits again

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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 imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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 vorwinfo@gmail.com

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

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?