{"id":52694,"date":"2022-05-13T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=52694"},"modified":"2022-05-10T04:25:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T08:25:16","slug":"skybird-takes-to-the-skies-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/skybird-takes-to-the-skies-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Skybird takes to the skies again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52695\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15-624x808.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FRS-via-WRMI-May-15.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hi all, this is Fastradioburst23 calling the SWLing Post community to let you know of the return of Free Radio Skybird with their Spring 2022 broadcast on shortwave this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>This Sunday 15th May 2022 Free Radio Skybird is being beamed out of the WRMI transmitter from Miami on 9395 kHz at 1800 EST\/2200 UTC. Expect some free radio goodness from DJ Frederick. Nice flyer by the way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi all, this is Fastradioburst23 calling the SWLing Post community to let you know of the return of Free Radio Skybird with their Spring 2022 broadcast on shortwave this weekend. This Sunday 15th May 2022 Free Radio Skybird is being beamed out of the WRMI transmitter from Miami on 9395 kHz at 1800 EST\/2200 UTC. 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Thank you for the tip!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philco-Transitone-Radio-Dial.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philco-Transitone-Radio-Dial.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philco-Transitone-Radio-Dial.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philco-Transitone-Radio-Dial.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53085,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/skybird-takes-to-the-airwaves-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":52694,"position":1},"title":"Skybird takes to the airwaves again","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"June 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi all, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know about the return of DJ Frederick's Free Radio Skybird that takes to the air again on Sunday 26th June via WRMI on 9395 kHz at 2200 utc. 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Expect some free radio goodness from\u00a0DJ Frederick\u00a0and the\u00a0Free Radio Skybird\u00a0crew. Tune in\u00a0here\u00a0on Sunday if you\u2019ve no shortwave radio.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","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\/2021\/06\/The-return-of-FRS-July-2021_2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-return-of-FRS-July-2021_2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-return-of-FRS-July-2021_2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-return-of-FRS-July-2021_2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62320,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/onshore-and-offshore-skybird-keeps-on-keeping-on\/","url_meta":{"origin":52694,"position":4},"title":"Onshore and offshore, Radio Skybird keeps on keeping on","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"March 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Greetings to all SWLing community. 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