{"id":65243,"date":"2026-02-04T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65243"},"modified":"2026-01-30T03:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:49:08","slug":"hop-on-the-train-to-the-45th-parallel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/hop-on-the-train-to-the-45th-parallel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hop on the train to the 45th Parallel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65245\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG.jpg 962w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_SG-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 back to our secret shortwave laboratory along the <strong>45th Parallel<\/strong> for our <strong>Annual Midwinter broadcast<\/strong>. No matter where you are on the planet, we&#8217;re halfway there. Great tunes are coming to you via the ionosphere from <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=1769844035702000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2gYWcEQQuU8n7E68YJmMRl\">shortwaveradio.de<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Satu<wbr \/>rday\u00a07<\/strong><b>th<\/b>\u00a0<strong>February 2026\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0<strong>12<\/strong><strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>UTC<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz<\/strong><b>.<\/b>\u00a0In case you miss Saturday\u2019s broadcast, there are additional transmissions on\u00a0<strong>Sunday<\/strong> <strong>8th<\/strong> <strong>February<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2026<\/strong>\u00a0<wbr \/>at\u00a0<strong>1000\/1400 hours UTC<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>3975 kHz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>6160 kHz\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>2100 UTC\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>3975 kHz.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65246\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI.jpg 962w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTRN-Jan-2026-WRMI-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0February 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=1769844035703000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17h9cGa1UC4vPWZiUnEP6H\">WRMI\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>it&#8217;s &#8220;ALL ABOARD!&#8221; with <strong>CTRN<\/strong> for all your railroading, hobo-ing, and freight-hopping needs. Ride the rails of adventure with your shortwave radio.<\/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\/Nfvuc1KI5Yc?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<\/div>\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 back to our secret shortwave laboratory along the 45th Parallel for our Annual Midwinter broadcast. No matter where you are on the planet, we&#8217;re halfway there. Great tunes are coming to you via the ionosphere from shortwaveradio.de\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday\u00a07th\u00a0February 2026\u00a0at\u00a01200\u00a0UTC\u00a0on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz.\u00a0In case [&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":[10126,9450,7929,9110,7928,11010,9918,10065,11009,10066,10255],"class_list":["post-65243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-posts","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-45th-parallel","tag-ctrn","tag-dj-frederick","tag-fastradioburst23","tag-free-radio-skybird","tag-gerry-hectic","tag-imaginary-stations","tag-justin-patrick-moore","tag-marc-from-belgium","tag-one-deck-pete","tag-shortwave-gold"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gYj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61824,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/a-shortwave-mystery-on-the-45th-parallel\/","url_meta":{"origin":65243,"position":0},"title":"A shortwave mystery on the 45th Parallel","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"January 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all SWLing Post community far and wide! FastRadioBurst 23 here with what Imaginary Stations will be bringing you this week for your shortwave listening pleasure. On Saturday 1st January February 2025 at 1200 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz and also on Sunday 2nd February 2025 at 1000\/1400 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a06160 kHz\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\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2025_WRMI.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2025_WRMI.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2025_WRMI.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2025_WRMI.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55647,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/this-is-the-45th-parallel-calling\/","url_meta":{"origin":65243,"position":1},"title":"This is the 45th Parallel calling&#8230;","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"February 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi all shortwave community, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know about the 45th Parallel Midwinter Broadcast this Sunday 12th February 2023 courtesy of the Imaginary Stations crew. It's on 9395 kHz at 2300 hrs UTC via WRMI. There will be a good bit of circular latitude fun and some fine forty\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\/2023\/02\/45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55826,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/this-is-the-45th-parallel-calling-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":65243,"position":2},"title":"This is the 45th Parallel calling again","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"February 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Apologies for last week's non-appearance on 9395 Khz, looks like WRMI was down all evening on that frequency. Fingers crossed the Imaginary Stations 45th Parallel Midwinter Broadcast will now be on this Sunday 19th February 2023 on 9395 kHz at 2300 hrs UTC. We promise there will be a good\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\/2023\/02\/19th-Feb_45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/19th-Feb_45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/19th-Feb_45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/19th-Feb_45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/19th-Feb_45th-Parallel-Midwinter-Broadcast_23.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65225,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/hop-on-the-bus-to-the-45th-parallel\/","url_meta":{"origin":65243,"position":3},"title":"Hop on the bus to the 45th Parallel","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"January 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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. In case you miss Saturday\u2019s broadcast, there are additional transmissions on\u00a0Sunday 1st February 2026\u00a0at\u00a01000\/1400 hrs UTC\u00a0on\u00a03975 kHz\u00a0and\u00a06160 kHz\u00a0and the new\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\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_WRMI.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_WRMI.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_WRMI.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/45th-Parallel-Winter-Broadcast-2026_WRMI.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58812,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/more-maps-and-a-midwinter-broadcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":65243,"position":4},"title":"More maps and a midwinter broadcast","author":"Fastradioburst23","date":"February 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi all SWLing Post Community, FastRadioBurst 23 from the Imaginary Stations crew here letting you know that this week we present another installment of WDWD \u2013 Off the Map Radio. Programme 3 in the series will be going out to Europe via the services of Shortwave Gold on Sunday 4th\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\/01\/WDWD-Off-the-map-Radio-programme-3__.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WDWD-Off-the-map-Radio-programme-3__.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WDWD-Off-the-map-Radio-programme-3__.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WDWD-Off-the-map-Radio-programme-3__.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WDWD-Off-the-map-Radio-programme-3__.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WDWD-Off-the-map-Radio-programme-3__.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51372,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/kmts-45th-parallel-midwinter-broadcast-january-3-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":65243,"position":5},"title":"KMTS 45th Parallel Midwinter Broadcast: January 3, 2022","author":"Thomas","date":"December 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fastradioburst23, who notes that KMTS will transmit their 45th Parallel Midwinter Broadcast on January 3, 2021 at 00:00 UTC on 9395 kHz (WRMI). 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