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The soulful world of the shortwave radio fraternity

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

On WRM I on Wednesday 2nd September 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you another show in the WHFM – Herman’s Radio and Record Room series. This is a programme by DJ Frederick Moe in memory of his father Herman Moe (1919-2001) and features mid-century sounds including country, jazz, folk and easy listening.

Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you more Skybird Soul on Shortwave. Expect the best Soul and soul related tracks for a Wednesday evening. It’s great to hear some soul on those shortwaves!

Then on Saturday 5th September at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 6th September at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you a show about Fraternity Records out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Be prepared to listen and learn about this excellent record label and hear some wonderful cuts released on the label.

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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Shortwave music libraries with soul

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Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here’s the Imaginary Stations schedule for this week’s listening pleasure.

On Wednesday 26th August 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz on WRM I we have the Shortwave Music Library. More excellent selections from DJ Frederick’s vast music collection, expect all sorts of genres!

Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you another episode of Skybird Soul on Shortwave. Expect some great Soul and soul related tracks for a Wednesday evening. Fades and extra effects thanks to the ionosphere are all part of the listening experience!

While on Saturday 29th August at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 30th August at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz, we bring you a another totally different episode of the Shortwave Music Library. It’s more of the same format as above and you’ll never know what you are going to hear.

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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Shortwave mysteries with Arizona in the spotlight

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Greetings all SWLing Post community. This weekend Imaginary Stations brings you another episode of WMMR (Mystery Mix Radio) – Guess the theme show. The first transmission is on Saturday 28th March at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 29th March at 0900/1300 UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold).

As usual, the show has a theme that you the short-wave listener, will have to guess what it is. There’ll be a special e-QSL for the lucky winner, and as ever, we will not give any clues away here, the clues are in the show. Tune in and have some (educated) guessing games via the shortwaves.

And if we mention Arizona, you may think of the Grand Canyon, or the largest continuous ponderosa pine forest on Earth or the 100 or more wineries there but there’s more! If you tune into WRMI on Wednesday 1st April 2026 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz it’ll be the debut of Imaginary States: Arizona. Tune in and find out more interesting facts and music about the Grand Canyon State!

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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Does (shortwave) time really exist?

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Greetings all SWLing Post community. This weekend Imaginary Stations bring you a show all about the wonders of time called CLOK. The first transmission is on Saturday 21st March at 1200 hrs UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 22nd March at 1000/1400 UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and 2100 hrs on 3975 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold).

We’re not winding you up, but we love passing the time playing with those shortwaves here at Imaginary Stations. During the 3600 second programme you’ll hears songs about wristwatches, stop watches, battery operated time machines and those classic cuckoo clocks. They’ll be a trailor of that classic film “The Watchmakers of Wisconsin” and if all goes well, a performance of the first ever alarm clock orchestra. So make sure your time-piece is set correctly and tune into the sound of the CLOK.

And on WRMI on Wednesday 25^th March 2026 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz it’ll be time for another episode of CLOK. Tune in for more timely classics!

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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Shelfmarks and shortwave

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Greetings all SWLing Post community. Imaginary Stations bring you a couple of new episodes of The Shortwave Music Library. The first is on Saturday 14th March at 1200 hrs UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 15th March at 1000/1400 UTC on 3975/6160 kHz and 2100 hrs on 3975 kHz (via the services of Shortwave Gold). Chief librarians DJ Frederick and DJ Marc sort through those shortwave shelves (and the dusty store cupboard) and pick out some wonderful music. Tune in your radio or online SDR next weekend and see what they pull out from the catalogues.

Both librarians will again be on late duty via WRMI for the second programme on Wednesday 18^th March 2026 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz. They will be on hand to do a deeper dive into their databases and those fiddly microfiche machines that needs a steady hand. Listen in again and renew your interest in the library. We here at Imaginary Stations recommend both shows without reservation!

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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We’re a garage band, we come from garageland

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Hi, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know of a couple of our shows this week. On Sunday 28th April 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we have The Shortwave Garage Sale beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. Pull open that garage door, crank up your shortwave radio to 11 and enjoy our rousing Garage and Psyche special. Why not even get into some overalls and lie down on one of those mechanic’s creeper things and really get into the garage vibe!

On our new day of Wednesday 1st May 2024 via the services of WRMI we bring you another episode of WMMR – Mystery Mix Radio at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz. Who knows what DJ Frederick will play but we promise you it’ll be interesting and fun.

We are still looking for some financial help to cover our production and transmission costs for our shows on shortwave so here’s our fundraising video below. We’d love to keep our show on the air for the rest of the year and we are looking for donations (no matter how small as everything helps) to keep our shows bouncing off that ionosphere. Remember, radio connects us all!

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

No birds do sing

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Hi FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know of our forthcoming shows this week. On Sunday 21st April 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we have WREN beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. This show will feature lots of our feathered friends and we will be bringing you some bird-watching related classics and live birdsong. Binoculars and a bird watching chart at the ready please!

On Thursday 25th April via WRMI we bring you another episode of The Shortwave Music Library at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz. DJ Frederick flicks through his music collection and brings you more eclectic tunes for your listening pleasure. Expect a multi-genre selection of course.

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