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Skybird goes WEST

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Greetings all SWLing Post community! Imaginary Stations bring you another trip around the World with Skybird Radio International on Saturday 7th March at 1200 hrs UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 8th March at 1000/1400 UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and 2100 hrs on 3975 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold). Expect tunes from all around this globe of ours featuring all genres of music too. You don’t need a passport, or over packed suitcases for this transmission as Worldwide travel is guaranteed just by spinning your shortwave dial. Tune in and enjoy!

And we’ll be bringing you WEST via WRMI on Wednesday 11th March 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz. We’ll be going WEST, there’ll be some themes from Westerns, some high noon’s and possibly some westbound trains if all goes well. So, get your compass out, tune in your shortwave radio and get your Clint Eastwood poncho on and enjoy the sounds of WEST.

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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KING on shortwave

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Greetings all SWLing Post community! Imaginary Stations bring you a sonic salute to “The king of them all” with KING on Saturday 28th February at 1200 hrs UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 1st March at 1000/1400 UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and 2100 hrs on 3975 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold). King Records was founded by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati Ohio and featured Country & Western, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, James Brown and lots more from 1943-1975 and a wonderful tribute show it is.

And we’ll be bringing you Radio Ace via WRMI on Wednesday 4th March 2026 at 0300 UTC on 9395 kHz. Will Flash Frisbone be featured on the show or is he “between stations” now? Listen in and find out.

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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Station to station

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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 25th 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 18th 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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You’d catch ’em surfin’ in the library

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have got a couple of treats for you this week.

There’s more surfboard madness with SURF 3 on Saturday 26th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 27th July 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold).

Propagation may be choppy of late but there will be waves you can jump on to enjoy another hour of tunes about wearing fullsuits, watching out for corduroy approaching (that’s not the trousers and jacket combo, we mean “a series of swells marching in from the horizon”) and hopping on those party waves. Tune in and get surfing without getting soaked to the skin.

And we’ve a new episode of the interesting The Shortwave Music Library on Wednesday 30th July 2025 at 0200 hrs UTC via WRMI. Chief music librarian DJ Frederick is behind the reception desk picking out some eclectic tunes from his  collection. Expect all sorts of musical goodness from across all genres and we’d appreciated it if you could keep noise down to a minimum during the broadcast as it is a library after all.

Here’s more about the show.

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

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More shortwave surfing with COOL

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here’s this week’s shortwave transmissions from the Imaginary Stations crew.

There’s more “get on that board” madness with SURF 2 on Saturday 19th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 20th July 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold).

Get that convertible out of the garage, load it up with your surfboard then leave it out on the drive. Turn on your receiver indoors, make sure those (short)waves are active and enjoy an hour of the best surf related tunes. Remember “Let’s go surfing now, turn on your radio, that’s how, join us on the high frequent seas” and hang loose!

And we’ve got another episode of COOL on Wednesday 23rd July 2025 at 0200 hrs UTC via WRMI. Think sunshine vibes and chilling out on a deserted beach somewhere with a shortwave wind up portable. Enjoy the summer with COOL!

Here’s a trailer about riding the shortwave SURF to get you in the mood.

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

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Sand, Sea and Shortwave

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here’s our shows we’ve lined up for you this week.

We bring you SURF on Saturday 12th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 13th July 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold). As they say, “Let’s go surfing now, turn on your radio, that’s how, join us on the high frequent seas”. Join the dawn patrol (if it’s early morning where you are) and jump on your board and go surfing with the shortwave radio dial and you’ll be riding those (air)waves before you know it.

And we’ve got an episode of COOL on Wednesday 16th July 2025 at 0200 hrs UTC via WRMI. Think summer vibes galore and tunes to listen to whilst chilling on the beach. Towels, deckchairs and sunblock at the ready please!

Here’s a trailer about riding the shortwave SURF to get you in the mood.

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

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