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\"\"<\/a>Hi SWLing post community. On Wednesday 28th September there’s the return of Radio Free Skybird via Channel 292<\/a>. The broadcast will beamed to Europe at 1700 UTC on 3955 kHz and features a freeform blend of music & culture from the 1960s to the present day for all to enjoy! Fastradioburst23<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi SWLing post community. On Wednesday 28th September there’s the return of Radio Free Skybird via Channel 292. The broadcast will beamed to Europe at 1700 UTC on 3955 kHz and features a freeform blend of music & culture from the 1960s to the present day for all to enjoy! Fastradioburst23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3,43,1167],"tags":[3649,7929,7928],"class_list":["post-54081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-channel-292","tag-dj-frederick","tag-free-radio-skybird"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-e4h","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45247,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/free-radio-skybird-and-radio-lavalamp-schedules-for-september-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":54081,"position":0},"title":"Free Radio Skybird and Radio Lavalamp schedules for September 2020","author":"Thomas","date":"September 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source:\u00a0Pete Madtone)It\u2019s heavy on radio transmissions this month with the return of DJ Frederick\u2019s\u00a0Free Radio Skybird\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday 20th September\u00a0at\u00a01100 UTC (12 Noon UK time)\u00a0on\u00a06070 kHz\u00a0shortwave via\u00a0Channel 292\u00a0(and repeated the week after.) If you haven\u2019t got a suitable radio it can also be heard on the SDR link on their site\u00a0here. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","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\/09\/Radio_Lavalamp-27th-September.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Radio_Lavalamp-27th-September.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Radio_Lavalamp-27th-September.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Radio_Lavalamp-27th-September.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Radio_Lavalamp-27th-September.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41368,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/free-radio-skybirds-last-flight-of-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":54081,"position":1},"title":"Free Radio Skybird\u2019s last flight of 2019","author":"Thomas","date":"December 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source:\u00a0Pete Madtone) The last transmission of 2019 from\u00a0DJ Frederick\u2019s\u00a0Free Radio Skybird\u00a0will be on\u00a0Tuesday December 31st\u00a0at\u00a00900 UTC\u00a0on\u00a06070 kHz\u00a0shortwave via\u00a0Channel 292.\u00a0The show will be rebroadcast on\u00a0Sunday 5th January\u00a0at\u00a01100 UTC\/UK\u00a0on\u00a07440 kHz.\u00a0If you haven\u2019t got a suitable shortwave set it can also be heard on the SDR link on Channel 292\u2019s site\u00a0here. 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The next episode of\u00a0DJ Frederick\u2019s\u00a0Free Radio Skybird\u00a0will be aired on\u00a0Sunday 29th March\u00a0at\u00a01100 UTC (1200 UK)\u00a0on\u00a06070 kHz\u00a0via\u00a0Channel 292.\u00a0The show will be\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\/03\/free-radio-skybird-march-2020-e1585137375854.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/free-radio-skybird-march-2020-e1585137375854.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/free-radio-skybird-march-2020-e1585137375854.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41823,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/free-radio-skybird-returns-february-16th-and-23rd\/","url_meta":{"origin":54081,"position":3},"title":"Free Radio Skybird returns February 16th and 23rd","author":"Thomas","date":"February 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source:\u00a0Pete Madtone) It seems like it\u2019s been a while since\u00a0DJ Frederick\u2019s\u00a0Free Radio Skybird\u00a0was last on the shortwaves. Don\u2019t worry, it won\u2019t be long until the next one on\u00a0Sunday 16th February\u00a0at\u00a01400 UTC\/UK\u00a0on\u00a06070 kHz\u00a0via\u00a0Channel 292.\u00a0The show will be rebroadcast on\u00a0Sunday 23rd February\u00a0at\u00a01100 UTC\/UK\u00a0on\u00a07440 kHz.\u00a0If you haven\u2019t got a shortwave radio it can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","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\/02\/freeradioskybirdfeb202040weedsupto.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/freeradioskybirdfeb202040weedsupto.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/freeradioskybirdfeb202040weedsupto.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45523,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/free-radio-skybird-septeber-27-october-4-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":54081,"position":4},"title":"Free Radio Skybird: Septeber 27 & October 4, 2020","author":"Thomas","date":"September 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Pete Madtone) Some news about the next transmission of DJ Frederick\u2019s\u00a0Free Radio Skybird\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday 27th September\u00a0at\u00a01100 UTC (12 Noon UK time)\u00a0on\u00a06070 kHz\u00a0shortwave via\u00a0Channel 292\u00a0(and repeated the week after.) 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