{"id":65443,"date":"2026-02-27T08:43:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65443"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:43:06","slug":"march-2026-schedule-updates-from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/march-2026-schedule-updates-from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill\u2019s Melting Pot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Isle of Music March 2026<\/strong>
\nThis month will feature some exciting new and recent releases by Cuban bands.
\nFriday, March 13, 2026,\u00a0 3955 kHz, 1800 CET (1700 UTC), repeat 2300 CET (2200 UTC)<\/p>\n

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot March 2026<\/strong>
\nWe are going to feature music from Ghana including a tribute to the recently-departed Ebo Taylor.
\nFriday March 20, 2026, :3955 kHz, 1700 CET (1600 UTC), repeat 2300 CET (2200 UTC)<\/p>\n

Our eQSL policy includes recognizing reports from remote SDRs as long as the entire program is reported and the location of both the remote SDR and the listener are included.\u00a0 Shorter reports will get a short note of thanks instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music March 2026 This month will feature some exciting new and recent releases by Cuban bands. Friday, March 13, 2026,\u00a0 3955 kHz, 1800 CET (1700 UTC), repeat 2300 CET (2200 UTC) Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot March 2026 We are going […]<\/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":[442,3,651,43],"tags":[4686,4100,611,5983],"class_list":["post-65443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-from-the-isle-of-music","tag-music","tag-shortwave-music","tag-uncle-bills-melting-pot"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h1x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65221,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/february-2026-schedule-updates-from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot\/","url_meta":{"origin":65443,"position":0},"title":"February 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill\u2019s Melting Pot","author":"Thomas","date":"January 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music February 2026 We are going to go \"retro\" this month and feature some lesser known but excellent Cuban fusion and dance bands from the 1970s and 1980s. 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January 2026 From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot broadcasts will be as follows: From the Isle of Music, January 2026 \u00a1Feliz a\u00f1o nuevo! January's show will feature music from two of 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\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62125,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/march-2025-schedule-updates-from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot\/","url_meta":{"origin":65443,"position":3},"title":"March 2025 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill\u2019s Melting Pot","author":"Thomas","date":"February 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music, March 2025 March's program will be a Cuban dance party featuring some of our favorite charanga orchestras: Friday, March 7: 3955 kHz at 2200 UTC Saturday, March 8: 3955 kHz at 1800 UTC simulcasted\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\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59704,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/june-2024-schedules-from-the-isle-of-music-and-uncle-bills-melting-pot\/","url_meta":{"origin":65443,"position":4},"title":"June 2024 Schedules: From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot","author":"Thomas","date":"May 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following schedule: From the Isle of Music, 8 June 2024 as follows: 1700-1800 UTC on 9670 kHz with Beam E-F (best for South Asia remote listeners) Repeat: 1900-2000 UTC on 3955 & 6070 kHz Repeat: 2300-2400 UTC on 3955\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\/2021\/09\/Transistor-radio-dial-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Transistor-radio-dial-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Transistor-radio-dial-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Transistor-radio-dial-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Transistor-radio-dial-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65679,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/april-2026-schedule-updates-from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot\/","url_meta":{"origin":65443,"position":5},"title":"April 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill\u2019s Melting Pot","author":"Thomas","date":"March 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: THE FOLLOWING TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE - 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