{"id":27350,"date":"2017-07-28T04:12:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T08:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27350"},"modified":"2017-07-28T04:13:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T08:13:02","slug":"from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot-july-30-august-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot-july-30-august-5\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, July 30-August 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Isle of Music<\/strong><\/em>, July 30-August 5
\nConcert Hall #1
\nNo interviews this week – This week we feature selections from the nominees and winner of the Concert Soloist (Solista Concertante) category of Cubadisco 2017. If you enjoy Classical music, this is an episode especially for you.
\nFour opportunities to listen on shortwave:
\n1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in all directions with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
\n2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EDT in the US)
\n3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.<\/p>\n

Episode 23 of Uncle Bill\u2019s Melting Pot<\/strong><\/em>, a musical variety program that features a little bit of everything from around the planet, will air on WBCQ the Planet, 7490 KHz, Thursday, August 3 from 2300-2330 UTC (7:00pm-7:30pm EDT in the Americas). This week we go south to Brazil and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Isle of Music, July 30-August 5 Concert Hall #1 No interviews this week – This week we feature selections from the nominees and winner of the Concert Soloist (Solista Concertante) category of Cubadisco 2017. If you enjoy Classical music, this is an episode especially for you. Four opportunities to listen on shortwave: 1. 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