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ANNOUNCEMENT: On May 22 and May 29, From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot will be testing 7440\u00a0 kHz in the hopes of adding service to the Middle East, NE Africa and South Asia (but audible in other zones as well) Fridays from 1600-1700 (FTIOM) and 1700-1800 (UBMP) UTC on Channel 292 from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nSchedules:<\/strong>
\nFrom the Isle of Music, May 17-23:<\/strong><\/em>
\nThis week, we add a new test transmission on 7440 kHz. May 10 was El d\u00eda del son (the day of the son cubano), and we will honor that with music from several of the best bands that play the son in Cuba.
\nThe broadcasts take place:
\n1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands during the broadcast at
\nhttp:\/\/websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901\/?tune=9400am<\/a>
\n2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US).
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490):\u00a0http:\/\/www.wbcq.com\/?page_id=7<\/a>
\n3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to uplinks from various websdrs in Europe.
\n5. TEST: For NE Africa, the Middle East and South Asia but probably audible beyond these zones, 1600-1700 UTC Friday, May 22 on Channel 292, 7440 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nVisit our Facebook page at\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fromtheisleofmusic<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, May 17,19 and 22:<\/strong><\/em>
\nThis week, we add a new test transmission on 7440 kHz. Episode 165 features musical comediennes from classical to popular to slightly risque.
\nThe transmissions take place:
\n1.Sundays 2200-2300 (6:00PM -7:00PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490):\u00a0http:\/\/www.wbcq.com\/?page_id=7<\/a>
\n2. Tuesdays 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe.
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from different web SDRs in Europe
\nincluding a live uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands at\u00a0http:\/\/websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901\/?tune=6070am<\/a>
\n3. TEST: For NE Africa, the Middle East and South Asia but probably audible beyond these zones, 1700-1800 UTC Friday, May 22 on Channel 292, 7440 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nVisit our Facebook Page at\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UncleBillsMeltingPot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANNOUNCEMENT: On May 22 and May 29, From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot will be testing 7440\u00a0 kHz in the hopes of adding service to the Middle East, NE Africa and South Asia (but audible in other zones as well) Fridays from 1600-1700 (FTIOM) and 1700-1800 (UBMP) UTC on Channel 292 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bgv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43391,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/new-frequency-test-for-ftiom-and-ubmp-schedules-may-24-30\/","url_meta":{"origin":43307,"position":0},"title":"New Frequency Test for FTIOM and UBMP; Schedules May 24-30","author":"Bill Tilford","date":"May 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Isle of Music, May 24-30: This week, we add a new test transmission on 7440 kHz.\u00a0 \u00a0The primary objective is to provide better service to North Africa,\u00a0 the Middle East, South Asia and SE Asia, but it should be listenable beyond these zones.\u00a0 This week, we spend a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PROMOFTIOMMAY242020-300x236.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":43543,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/ftiom-ubmp-may-31-june-6-second-test-of-7440-may-29\/","url_meta":{"origin":43307,"position":1},"title":"FTIOM & UBMP May 31-June 6; Second Test of 7440 May 29","author":"Bill Tilford","date":"May 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Isle of Music, May 31-June 6: This week, we enjoy a Cuban dance party with four new releases from the Bis Music label. 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