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More of those magic numbers

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, here’s what Imaginary Stations crew are putting on air next week. There’ll be another telephone tribute via shortwaveradio.de called Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co. 3 on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 1200 hrs UTC and then again on Sunday 9th November 2025 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and 2200 on 3975 kHz.

They’ll be more telephone related tunes and features; we’ll be reviving the dial a disc tradition and if all goes well will have live operators on air ready to connect you to the numbers you want. So, get that headset jammed right up to your ear and tune in!

On Wednesday 12th November 2025 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we bring you Skybird Radio International featuring tunes from all over this world of ours. There’ll be lots of worldwide vibes via those shortwaves!

More on Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co. below:

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.

FastRadioBurst23

We love you telephone thing, listening in…

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Greetings all SWLing Post community, here’s what Imaginary Stations crew will sending up into the atmosphere next week. There’ll be another telephone tribute via shortwaveradio.de called Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co. 2 on Saturday 1st November 2025 at 1200 hrs UTC and then again on Sunday 2nd November 2025 at 1000/1400/2200 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz.

Expect all sort of phone related tunes, an interview with a telephone answering machine, a report about the furthest tin can telephone call ever, dialing tones from all around the world and the all-time top 10 of missed calls, all subject to availability of course and if there’s any snow on those telegraph wires.

Fab fact: By the way do you know why the telephone is sometimes known as “The blower”? Early telephone handsets and local exchange apparatus used to produce audible “blowing” noises (clicks and hums and the suction-like sound of magneto generators). Wonderful! 

Get connected and tune in for more telegraph and telephone madness!

On Wednesday 5th November 2025 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we bring you another KBIN. The show is some recycled radio including mixes from some of our Imaginary Stations favourite shows so tune in and catch yourself another great value for money transmission.

More on Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co. below:

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.

FastRadioBurst23

More shortwave solutions for the summer

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Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to you via the shortwaves this week, sunspots permitting of course. On Sunday 18th August 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have COOL 6 via Shortwave Gold. More summer vibes from the Imaginary Stations crew from the comfort of their sun lounger.

Then via WRMI on Wednesday 21st August 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz we’ll be bringing you a back to school special of KMART, your “official supermarket shortwave radio station”. Expect voucher give-aways, extended opening hours and the best blue light specials on the planet (*All subject to availability of course). Tune in and enjoy an alternative to shopping on the shortwave dial.

We now have a Patreon page for our regular listeners here. Monthly memberships are available for exclusive audio and zines.

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

Who puts the bins out?

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A big hi to all the SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 here bringing you news of this week’s Imaginary Stations transmissions. We have two different shows of KBIN, the first on Sunday 29th October 2023 at 2100 hrs UTC on 3975 & 6160 kHz.

A few hours later via the transmitters of WRMI on Monday 30th October we have the second programme. The broadcast is at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz and then repeated at 0300 UTC on 9455 kHz. We’ve got more recycled radio for you including mixes from some of our Imaginary Stations favourite shows so tune in and catch yourself another great value for money transmission this weekend!

For more information on the shows please email [email protected] and check out our old shows here.

Diving into the KBIN again

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Hi SWLing Post community, this is Fastradioburst23 calling to let you know of another opportunity to dive into the KBIN.

Our next bargain transmission of quality recycled radio is on Sunday 8th May 2022 at 1800 EST/2200 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI. Expect some great value for money as usual with free sample packs from KSOL and KDUB for the first thirty listeners through the shortwave supermarket doors*.

*Offer valid while stocks last. Usual terms and conditions apply.

More from out of the KBIN this weekend

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Hi SWLing Post community, this is Fastradioburst23 again and just letting you know of another episode of KBIN this coming weekend via WRMI. Each week it seems the KBIN gets reloaded. Will you skip into the skip with us and see what we can recover?

It’s at 1800 EST/2022 UTC on Sunday 1st May 2022 on 9395 kHz and it’ll be another “straight out of the bargain bin” broadcast. We’ve got more recycled radio for you including KFOG and CTRN so tune in and catch yourself another great value for money transmission. Remember this is a once in a lifetime offer, never to be repeated again (until the next time)!

KBIN – Bargain bin radio on shortwave this weekend

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Firstly, a big hi to all of the SWLing Post community, this is Fastradioburst23 and I’m just letting you know of our new transmission called KBIN this coming weekend via WRMI.

It’s at 1800 EST/2022 UTC on Sunday 24th April 2022 on 9395 kHz and it’ll be a bargain bin bonanza of a broadcast. We’ve got some recycled radio including KMRT and WGTR (Golden Throats Radio) and some new tunes dumped in for good measure. Tune in and catch yourself a shortwave bargain!

UPDATE: The audio of the transmission is now online here.