{"id":59583,"date":"2024-05-03T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=59583"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:43:11","slug":"do-not-adjust-your-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/do-not-adjust-your-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not adjust your set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59585\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1348\" height=\"1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcard-on-Radio_Broadcast-1-flyer-624x474.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FastRadioBurst 23<\/strong> here letting you know of our shortwave outings this week. On <strong>Sunday 5th May 2024<\/strong>\u00a0at <strong>0900\/1300 hrs UTC<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>6160 kHz<\/strong>\u00a0and then at <strong>2000 UTC<\/strong> on <strong>6160 kHz<\/strong> and <strong>3975 kHz<\/strong> we have a show called <strong>Test Cards on Radio <\/strong>which is beamed to Europe via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavegold.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shortwave Gold<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This show is a must for fans of test cards and TV trade test transmissions alike and will feature all kinds of frequency tones for screen calibration purposes, an exclusive interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stooky_Bill\"><strong>Stooky Bill<\/strong><\/a> (*subject to availability) and test card related music from around the world. So rotate your rooftop antenna, adjust your brightness and vertical hold and tune in on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59591\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_Broadcast-2-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\"><span class=\"gmail-ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"gmail-hgKElc\">Our second show is a special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrmi.net\/\"><strong>WRMI<\/strong><\/a> edition of <strong>Test Cards on Radio (2)<\/strong> on our new day of\u00a0 <strong>Wednesday 8th May 2024<\/strong> at <strong>0200 UTC <\/strong>on <strong>9395 kHz.<\/strong> We&#8217;re talking more test card musical classics and the worldwide exclusive play of the debut single from the band <strong>Horizontal Polarization <\/strong>called <strong>&#8220;Take me back to the good old days of 525 line Television&#8221;<\/strong> (*subject to availability). It&#8217;ll be an exciting show so tune in. If you want to know more about both shows and see some great test cards see the trailer below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MlCsfIpyjMw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information on all our shows please email imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our Mixcloud page <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/kmtsradio\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know of our shortwave outings this week. On Sunday 5th May 2024\u00a0at 0900\/1300 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz\u00a0and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we have a show called Test Cards on Radio which is beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. This show is a must for fans [&hellip;]<\/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":[3194,3,43,1167],"tags":[10515,7929,9110,9918,10065,10066,10015,10255,10516,10514,61],"class_list":["post-59583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-posts","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-analogue-tv","tag-dj-frederick","tag-fastradioburst23","tag-imaginary-stations","tag-justin-patrick-moore","tag-one-deck-pete","tag-shortwave-garage-sale","tag-shortwave-gold","tag-test-cards","tag-test-cards-on-radio","tag-wrmi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-fv1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64226,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/get-a-vertical-and-horizontal-hold-of-yourself\/","url_meta":{"origin":59583,"position":0},"title":"Get a (vertical and horizontal) hold of yourself","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"October 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Greetings all SWLing Post community, here's more about what the Imaginary Stations crew will be broadcasting via those airwaves this week. On Saturday 18th October 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and then again on Sunday 19th October 2025 at 0900\/1300 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and at 2100 UTC on 3975\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/testcards-on-radio_Shortwave-Gold-Oct-2025_NEW.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/testcards-on-radio_Shortwave-Gold-Oct-2025_NEW.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/testcards-on-radio_Shortwave-Gold-Oct-2025_NEW.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/testcards-on-radio_Shortwave-Gold-Oct-2025_NEW.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59622,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/name-that-theme-and-more-test-car-classics\/","url_meta":{"origin":59583,"position":1},"title":"Name that theme and more test car classics","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"May 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know of our shortwave outings this week. On Sunday 12th May 2024\u00a0at 0900\/1300 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz\u00a0and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we have Mystery Mix Radio \u2013 Name That Theme which is beamed to Europe via Shortwave Gold. This show\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_May-15th.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_May-15th.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_May-15th.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_May-15th.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_May-15th.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Testcards-on-the-radio-flyer_May-15th.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62663,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/more-atmospheric-phenomena-predictions-on-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":59583,"position":2},"title":"More atmospheric phenomena predictions on shortwave","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"April 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi to all the SWLing community worldwide. Imaginary Stations have a couple of programmes on the shortwaves this week for your listening pleasure. The first is on Saturday 26th April 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and then repeated on Sunday 27th April 2025 at 0900\/1300 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/testcards-on-radio_WRMI-April-2024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/testcards-on-radio_WRMI-April-2024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/testcards-on-radio_WRMI-April-2024.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/testcards-on-radio_WRMI-April-2024.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/testcards-on-radio_WRMI-April-2024.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62726,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/destination-earth\/","url_meta":{"origin":59583,"position":3},"title":"Destination Earth","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"April 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all SWLing Post readers from us here at Imaginary Stations. 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It goes out on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skybird-Radio-Int_May-2024_WRMI.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skybird-Radio-Int_May-2024_WRMI.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skybird-Radio-Int_May-2024_WRMI.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skybird-Radio-Int_May-2024_WRMI.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63354,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/sand-sea-and-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":59583,"position":4},"title":"Sand, Sea and Shortwave","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"July 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here's our shows we've lined up for you this week. 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There's more \"get on that board\" madness with SURF 2 on Saturday 19th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and then again on Sunday 20th July 2025 at 0900\/1300 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SURF_2_July_-2025_SG_NEW.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SURF_2_July_-2025_SG_NEW.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SURF_2_July_-2025_SG_NEW.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SURF_2_July_-2025_SG_NEW.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59583"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59596,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59583\/revisions\/59596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}