{"id":65225,"date":"2026-01-28T04:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65225"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:51:35","slug":"hop-on-the-bus-to-the-45th-parallel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/hop-on-the-bus-to-the-45th-parallel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hop on the bus to the 45th Parallel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65226\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026.jpg 962w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KBUS-Feb-2026-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Greetings all SWLing Post community, This week Imaginary Stations takes you on another journey with <b>KBUS<\/b> through the ionosphere via\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwaveradio.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/shortwaveradio.de\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769242124857000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GuI-ylH_A3OS3VEAxRYcu\">shortwaveradio.de<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Satur<wbr \/>day <\/strong><strong>31st<\/strong><strong> January 2026\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0<strong>12<\/strong><strong>00<\/strong> <strong>UTC<\/strong><strong> on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz<\/strong><b>.<\/b> In case you miss Saturday\u2019s broadcast, there are additional transmissions on\u00a0<strong>Sunday <\/strong><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> February<\/strong><strong> 2026<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>1000\/1400 hrs UTC<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>3975 kHz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>6160 kHz\u00a0<\/strong>and the new time of\u00a0<strong>2100 UTC\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>3975 kHz.<\/strong> Make sure you\u2019re at the bus stop on time, have the right change handy or your bus pass at the ready!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_WRMI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_WRMI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a>And on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday 4<sup>th<\/sup> February 2026\u00a0<\/strong>at<strong>\u00a00300 UTC on 9395 kHz\u00a0<\/strong>via\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrmi.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wrmi.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769242124857000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3drhiaXrpmlspT0QPJNhM-\">WRMI\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>we bring you\u00a0another midwinter journey to the<strong> 45<sup>th<\/sup> Parallel <\/strong>from our Secret Mountain Laboratory. We\u2019re calling all listeners along, above, and below the 45<sup>th<\/sup> parallel for a dx musical expedition to the wild North.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\/6Fk9FHVdgcU?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 write to us at imaginarystations@gmail.com and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/kmtsradio\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FastRadioBurst23<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings all SWLing Post community, This week Imaginary Stations takes you on another journey with KBUS through the ionosphere via\u00a0shortwaveradio.de\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday 31st January 2026\u00a0at\u00a01200 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz. 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