{"id":9339,"date":"2014-04-21T07:20:09","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T11:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9339"},"modified":"2014-04-21T07:20:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T11:20:09","slug":"the-mighty-kbc-surfing-the-shortwaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/the-mighty-kbc-surfing-the-shortwaves\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mighty KBC: surfing the shortwaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to Peter Quinn<\/a> at The Mighty KBC<\/a><\/em> for sharing the following announcement for his new summer radio show:\"BigBeachRadio-KBC\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Great news if you love surf music and like exploring shortwave radio. The Big Beach Radio Show<\/strong> is coming to The Mighty KBC Europe on 6095 kHz for the summer of 2014. The show\u2019s presenter Peter Quinn describes the venture as “a mirage of the perfect day on the beach.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter has been heard on a range of radio stations over the years including Radio Caroline, The Voice of Peace, Island Sound Malta and numerous UK and European radio stations. He says he’s delighted to be appearing on The Mighty KBC and cordially invites you to catch some surf on shortwave every week at 11.00 UTC . <\/span><\/p>\n

The show starts Saturday 19th April and goes to air whatever the weather. The Big Beach Radio Show Station \u2013 The Mighty KBC Freq \u2013 6095 kHz ( 49 meter band shortwave) Day – Saturday Time – 11.00 UTC<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to Peter Quinn at The Mighty KBC for sharing the following announcement for his new summer radio show: “Great news if you love surf music and like exploring shortwave radio. The Big Beach Radio Show is coming to The Mighty KBC Europe on 6095 kHz for the summer of 2014. 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