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An international school of thought

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, here’s the Imaginary Stations shortwave schedule for this week. On Saturday 20th September 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 21st September 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and at 2100 UTC (new time slot) on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold) we bring you the next module of Skybird School of the Air.

As with last week’s lesson (which is online here if you missed the class) the subject of the show is all things educational. We will be starting where we left off last time as we had a lot more material to go into the first lesson, but we had problems with the overhead projector and the fire alarm went off unexpectedly. So rough books at the ready and no latecomers please (unless you have a good excuse).

On Wednesday 24th September 2025 via WRMI  we have an episode of Skybird Radio International. Expect tunes from all around this globe of ours and all genres too. No passport, visa papers or over packed suitcases needed for this transmission. You will be travelling via the ionosphere.

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

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There’s a popular school of shortwave thought…

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of great programmes this week over those short waves. The first is on Saturday 13th September 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 14th September 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) we bring you the first in the programmes called Skybird School of the Air.

The programme is aptly educational themed especially as the schools are back so do have that notepad at the ready as you don’t want to miss anything as there will be a multiple-choice quiz at the end of transmission*.

It’s all good natured though and there won’t be any weekend detentions if you get the odd answer wrong. The only qualification you need to listen to the transmission is to own a shortwave radio or access to an online SDR. If all goes well we will have a local school brass band in the studio for a rollicking version of “Schools Out” and a first year college student choir entertaining us with a song about the importance of algebra and how fun it can be*. Tune in and be prepared to learn something.

* All subject to availability of course.

On Wednesday 17th September 2025 via WRMI  we have another Radio Ace episode. Thanks to all the listeners who emailed us wanting to hear the show return to the airwaves and keep them ears open to catch if the great DJ Flash Frisbone will appear or not.

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

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Unwind with your (shortwave) KSET Pet

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Do you remember the C60, C90 and C120? We at Imaginary Stations do!

On Saturday 6th September 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 7th September 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) we bring you the sounds of KSET, a tribute to the humble cassette tape.

Get your pen/pencil at the ready to rewind music of the highest (tape recorded) order and experience Dolby NR over the shortwaves for the first time (*subject to availability). Tune in and enjoy a C60 transmission of tunes released on cassette tapes and more.  Remember to remove the small plastic record protection tabs located at the top of the cassette shell if you want to keep the recordng forever.

On Wednesday 10th September 2025 via WRMI Expect classics done in the angelic style of the stringed instrument called the Harp

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

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Analogue surfboards that ride those (short) waves

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of hours of shortwave shows coming your way this week.

We’ve a special edition of SURF 7 on Saturday 30th August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 31st August 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). Expect a great surf-related music selection suggested by a listener from Tokyo, Japan.

On Wednesday 3rd September 2025 at 0200 at 9395 KHz via WRMI we’ve another edition of The Ancient Analogue Archive at 0200 hrs UTC which means a musical selection from all genres from all old-time analogue musical formats. Enjoy the sounds of the cassette, eight-track, reel to reel and records. Treat your mind to some wonderful music in an older format style.

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

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More supermarket surfing!

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of shows coming your way this week via those shortwaves.

There’s even more about the art of surfing with SURF 6 on Saturday 23rd August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 24th August 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 back on that board and enjoy more surf related classics!

We’ve got the back-to-school edition of KMRT on Wednesday 27th August 2025 at 0200 hrs UTC via WRMI. Expect some blue light and centre aisle 45 specials. So tune in and grab yourself a great “once in a lifetime bargain” thanks to the fruits of the ionosphere before the schools go back in session.

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

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Flash Frisbone surfing on shortwave

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of great programmes coming your way this weekend via the shortwave spectrum.

We’ve got another transmission of SURF (this time SURF 5) on Saturday 16th August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 17th August 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). More surfing classics to listen to while on your board and riding those (short) waves.

We’ve got another edition of Radio Ace on Wednesday 20th August 2025 at 0200 hrs UTC via WRMI. It will be anither interesting programme and who knows we may even hear from Flash Frisbone. Tune in and find out.

The Imaginary Stations crew produces eclectic programs for shortwave and other media. We need your financial help to cover our production and transmission costs and keep us on the airwaves for a long time to come. More below:

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

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More imaginary transmissions

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Greetings to all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations have a couple of great programmes coming your way this weekend via the shortwave spectrum.

We’ve got another transmission of KNTS – Kearsarge North Transmission Service on Saturday 9th August 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 10th August 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). Expect shortwave and ham related sounds and some very interesting programming.

We’ve got another edition of The Shortwave Music Archive on Wednesday 13th August 2025 at 0200 hrs UTC via WRMI and we have a musical selection from all genres from DJ Frederick’s musical library. Expect all sorts of good and fun stuff.

The Imaginary Stations crew produces eclectic programs for shortwave and other media. We need your financial help to cover our production and transmission costs and keep us on the airwaves for a long time to come. More below:

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

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