{"id":35246,"date":"2018-12-18T22:01:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T02:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=35246"},"modified":"2018-12-18T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T02:06:18","slug":"ftiom-ubmp-and-uncle-bills-x-mess-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/ftiom-ubmp-and-uncle-bills-x-mess-special\/","title":{"rendered":"FTIOM, UBMP and Uncle Bill’s X-Mess Special"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Isle of Music, December 23-29, 2018<\/strong><\/em>
\nThis week, we feature music from albums by Cuban and Cuban-American artists that were nominated for a GRAMMY award this year.
\nThe broadcasts take place:
\n1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of Africa, East Asia and Oceania) 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\u00a00100-0200 UTC\u00a0 on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uncle Bill\u2019s Melting Pot, December 23 & 25, 2018<\/strong><\/em>
\nEpisode 93, Music for Mujra, presents music for Mujra fron India and Pakistan.
\n1.Sunday 2300-2330 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
\n2. Tuesday 2000-2030 UTC (NEW CET) on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. If current propagation conditions hold, the broadcast should reach Iceland AND Western Russia due to a long skip.
\nAlso recommended:
\nMarion\u2019s Attic, a unique program produced and hosted by Marion Webster featuring early 20th Century records, Edison cylinders etc played on the original equipment, comes on immediately before UBMP on Sundays from 2200-2300 UTC on WBCQ 7490 Khz.<\/span><\/p>\n

December 25\/26: Uncle Bill’s X-Mess Special Broadcast<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn addition to the regular Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot on WBCQ 7490 kHz, a special broadcast on WBCQ 5130 kHz, Uncle Bill’s X-Mess Special, will feature Christmas music from around the planet, unusual holiday customs, a laugh or three and other stuff to help you escape the 86th version of that song you just heard 85 times…
\nTuesday, Dec 25 8-9pm Eastern US time (meaning Wednesday, 0100-0200 UTC) on WBCQ 5130 kHz for the Americas and parts of Western Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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