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Classical, Vermont and Jams via the shortwaves

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Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s this week’s Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave listening pleasure.

On WRMI on Wednesday 23rd September 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you Imaginary States: Vermont. Welcome to the sounds of the Northeast Kingdom where hippies still thrive six decades later. We will hear tunes from all over the state, and the state of mind, known as Vermont.

Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, tune in for more sounds of Skybird Jams, great extended tunes from the Skybird vaults including Grant Green, Herbie Hancock & more.

And at the weekend, on Saturday 26th September at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 27th September at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, it’s our first broadcast of CLSC, music we like to think is classic, or classical in nature. Roll over Beethoven, we’ve got the coolest tunes on shortwave (complete with additional instrumentation thanks to the ionosphere.)

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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New Mexico and all that stuff

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Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s the Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave listening pleasure.

On WRMI on Wednesday 16th September 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you The Shortwave Music Library. DJ Frederick searches through the dusty archives of the library and selects some wonderful tunes.

Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you The Skybird Lounge. Retire with us to the lounge for some chilled out listening pleasure.

At the weekend on Saturday 19th September at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 20th September at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we return to our Imaginary States project and visit the state of New Mexico. We will be sampling music from bands who call New Mexico home. There might even be a well-known song about Albuquerque!

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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Ace shortwave lounges and libraries

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Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s the Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave listening pleasure.

On WRMI on Wednesday 9th September 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you another crazy episode of Radio Ace. This just might be the strangest instalment yet … tune in to hear some cool & strange tunes and guest host Grandpa turns into a cat.

Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you The Skybird Lounge. Retire with us to the lounge for some retro listening pleasure. There will be idle chatter and designated drivers, so come on in & listen to the music. No cover charge!

At the weekend on Saturday 12th September at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 13th September at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you the The Shortwave Music Library.

Library cards at the ready as Head Librarian DJ Frederick goes through the archives and databases and picks out some wonderful tunes to air on this hour long show. Tune in for a great selection from our vast catalogue.

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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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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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 [email protected] 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.

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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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