{"id":64824,"date":"2025-12-07T07:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=64824"},"modified":"2025-12-07T07:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:47:57","slug":"ndrs-grus-an-bord-christmas-broadcast-returns-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/ndrs-grus-an-bord-christmas-broadcast-returns-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NDR\u2019s \u201cGru\u00df an Bord\u201d Christmas Broadcast Returns for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_54616\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54616\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Ship-Maritime-Ocean-1-624x351.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Borderpolar Photographer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor David Iurescia for sharing the following news and holiday tradition from NDR H\u00f6rfunk.<\/p>\n<p>Each Christmas Eve, NDR airs its beloved \u201c<em>Gru\u00df an Bord<\/em>\u201d (Greetings on Board) program&#8211;a broadcast of messages from families in Germany to loved ones serving at sea. It\u2019s a tradition stretching back to 1953, connecting crews on merchant ships, research vessels, and naval ships with home during the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure these greetings reach listeners far beyond FM and online streams, NDR has leased shortwave frequencies once again this year. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/ndr-gruss-an-bord-december-24-202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s the 2024 recording recorded by Richard Langley on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Between 18:00 and 21:00 UTC (19:00\u201322:00 CET), the program will be transmitted on the following frequencies:<\/p>\n<p>Shortwave Frequencies (December 24, 18:00\u201321:00 UTC):<br \/>\n\u2022 Europe: 6080 kHz<br \/>\n\u2022 Atlantic \u2013 Northwest: 15770 kHz<br \/>\n\u2022 Atlantic \u2013 South: 13830 kHz<br \/>\n\u2022 Atlantic \u2013 Northeast: 6030 kHz<br \/>\n\u2022 Indian Ocean: 9635 kHz<br \/>\n\u2022 Atlantic \/ Indian Ocean \/ South Africa: 11650 kHz<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never heard Greetings on Board, I highly recommend giving it a listen.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the full article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yacht.de\/en\/special\/people\/greetings-on-board-ndr-broadcasts-christmas-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.yacht.de\/en\/special\/people\/greetings-on-board-ndr-broadcasts-christmas-messages\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let us know if you plan to tune in and when you do, any notes about the broadcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia for sharing the following news and holiday tradition from NDR H\u00f6rfunk. Each Christmas Eve, NDR airs its beloved \u201cGru\u00df an Bord\u201d (Greetings on Board) program&#8211;a broadcast of messages from families in Germany to loved ones serving at sea. It\u2019s a tradition stretching back to 1953, connecting crews [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"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":[3,651,43],"tags":[4895,4491,4082],"class_list":["post-64824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-david-iurescia-lw4daf","tag-gruss-an-bord","tag-shortwave-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gRy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61208,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/ndr-christmas-messages-on-christmas-eve\/","url_meta":{"origin":64824,"position":0},"title":"NDR Christmas messages on Christmas Eve","author":"Thomas","date":"November 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following article from Yacht.de: NDR broadcasts Christmas messages on Christmas Eve This year, for the 71st time, NDR will be broadcasting Christmas messages to all seafarers who are unable to be at home for the festive season. 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Harald notes: This year on December 24 Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) will again broadcast its program \"Gruss an Bord\" on shortwave. They verify reception report by\u2026","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\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29628,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/norddeutscher-rundfunk-christmas-eve-broadcast-schedule\/","url_meta":{"origin":64824,"position":3},"title":"Norddeutscher Rundfunk Christmas Eve Broadcast schedule","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Ralf Bender, who shares the following news: Hello SWLing Post, I send you a translation of an announcement of a special german broadcast with tradition: MEDIA BROADCAST broadcasts NDR radio program worldwide via shortwave on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve sailors all over the world\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16054,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/december-24-tune-in-ndrs-annual-christmas-greetings-program-on-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":64824,"position":4},"title":"December 24: Tune in NDR&#8217;s annual Christmas greetings program on shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0Harald Kuhl, who writes: As in past years, German broadcaster NDR will transmit its domestic Xmas greetings program for sailors, Gru\u00df an Bord (Greetings Aboard), on shortwave, December 24th. Here are the frequencies from the official NDR press release [reception reports are encouraged]: From 19.00\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SX-99-Dial-Nar","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22303,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/december-24-tune-in-ndrs-annual-christmas-greetings-program-on-shortwave-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":64824,"position":5},"title":"December 24: Tune in NDR\u2019s annual Christmas greetings program on shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Harald Kuhl, who notes times and frequencies of NRD's annual Christmas greetings: Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) program \"Gruss an Bord\" on shortwave on 24 December 2016: 19.00 UTC till 21.00 Uhr UTC 6.125 kHz Atlantic - North 11.650 kHz Atlantic - South 9.800 kHz Atlantic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hammarlund-HQ-120X-DialLight.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64824","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64825,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64824\/revisions\/64825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}