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On the beach

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 from Imaginary Stations here letting you know of a couple of our summertime end of pier entertainment specials this coming week.

On Sunday 7th July 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we’ll be bringing you COOL 2. Expect entertainment of the summer vacation kind over the seaside pier PA, there’ll be songs about of sea and surfing, towels saved on sunloungers and even holiday tips about dodging the deck chair attendant by pretending you’re fast asleep. We’ll be checking the weather forecast a week beforehand and will be crossing our fingers that the sun will shine come broadcast time. So roll out the beach blanket, blow up that beach ball and get yourself comfy and tune into COOL 2.

Then via WRMI on Wednesday 10th July 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz we’ll be bringing you our debut show of COOL which was broadcast to Europe last week. Tune in and enjoy the summer of shortwave vibes.

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And the living is easy…

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Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be beaming to you this week. On Sunday 30th June 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they’ll be bringing you a touch of COOL.

It’s now the shortwave summer so over the airwaves they will be supplying some surf, sun and tunes to chill you out. So find the sun tan lotion, bring the cold drinks and shortwave radio out to the back garden no matter what the weather is like and listen to COOL. Never mind what the neighbours think, you’ll be feeling COOL!

Then via WRMI on Wednesday 3rd July 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz there’s a transmission brought to you on four wheels called KBUS. If all goes well they’ll be a bus timetable number station, numerous bus driver’s classics, conductor’s sing-a-longs and a suprise appearance of a ticket inspector. Step aboard and enjoy the trip, we’ll get you there as fast as we can as long as the roads are clear. Tune in and as they said “It’ll be just the ticket!”

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 your collection of words with spaces in between to [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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The Ionosphere’s a right old mystery

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Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to those shortwaves this week. On Sunday 23rd June 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have another Name that theme show (WMMR) via Shortwave Gold. Like the last NTT 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.

Then via WRMI on Wednesday 26th June 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz there’s another version of WMMR. This time it’s a mystery mix which will contain all sorts of eclectic tunes pulled out of DJ Frederick’s record collection but even we don’t know what the show will contain. One thing it will be is interesting. Tune in and enjoy. More on WMMR below:

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 your collection of words with spaces in between to [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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Shortwave’s the WORD

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Good day shortwave folks from myself FastRadioBurst 23. Here’s some text from the Imaginary Stations crew letting you know of our audio communications this week. On Sunday 16th June 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we bring you more on the WORD theme with KRBR via Shortwave Gold.

We will be bringing you some additional punctuation, acronyms, commas (including one especially flown in from Oxford in the UK) and a bit of wit from Roget and his Synonyms (if there’s any space left on the page). We will also be hearing from a special guest from the WHPY era. Listen in for more words via the ionosphere.

Then via WRMI on Wednesday 19th June 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you the original WORD show. We’ve words and letters, books, (Radio Phonics) laboratories, libraries, acronyms, verbs, adverbs and possibly an appearance from the Jazz influenced An ampersand or two. We must make it very clear that this show is in no way connected to STET, the very popular proofreader’s radio station. We apologise for any confusion that it may have caused last week.

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The Ionosphere’s a right old mystery

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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 your collection of words with spaces in between to [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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I am the morning DJ on WORD

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FastRadioBurst 23 letting you know of our Imaginary Stations transmissions this week. On Sunday 9th June 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we bring you a show called WORD to Europe via Shortwave Gold. Expects words and letters, books, (Radio Phonics) Laboratories, libraries, acronyms, verbs and even an interview with the up-and-coming Wordrock band “Abbreviations and Ampersands” if time allows and loads more.

Our second show is another edition of the wonderful Shortwave Music Library on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI. Expect all sorts of eclectic music selections of the finest quality from DJ Frederick.

Here’s more on WORD.

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Skybird returns to the supermarket shelves

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FastRadioBurst 23 letting you know of our forthcoming shortwave transmissions this week. On Sunday 2nd June 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we bring you the return of Free Radio Skybird beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. Tune in and enjoy the return of the station that brings you the eclectic musical treats.

Our second show is KMRT on Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI. This programme is part of the SOS – Supermarkets on Shortwave 2024 broadcasts. Expect “Blue Light Specials”, a nearing their sell by date cheese and crackers giveaway (*subject to availability and while stocks last) and a heart warming song from our night shift bakery team. So cut out the coupon of the local paper to save yourself 10% off the broadcast (one coupon only per listener please) and be very suprised what’s on sale in the centre aisle this week. Remember when it’s gone, it’s gone!