News about free radio stations on shortwave and mediumwave, and free radio logs from Newfoundland, Canada.

Friday 27 June 2014

A month of late logs and some upcoming listening in Europe

I have been terrible about posting logs this past month.  I have been extremely busy, both with work and planning our upcoming trip to Europe.

As many of you know, I will be travelling to the summermeeting next weekend.  I am really looking forward to meeting some old friends, and making some new ones.

Besides summermeeting, we will be travelling around Europe for a while.  Without even realizing it, I seem to have picked many of  the countries most associated with free radio ... Ireland, UK, Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Germany.  I could not resist buying a tiny Grundig AM/FM/SW radio to take with me.  Admittedly, it is a pretty crappy radio, but only 200 grams, so perfect for travel. It goes up to 1710 kHz on mw, but only covers every 10 kHz.  The sw band is particularly weak, but at least it covers 5800-6400 and 6800-7600 kHz.  (I will bring a small coil of antenna wire that may help on sw.)

Perhaps my best opportunity for listening in Holland will be next Wednesday and Thursday nights.  I have a hotel room in Amsterdam with a rooftop terrace that should provide a good listening location.  I am not sure how much time I will have for listening (we have dinner plans both nights), but I hope to listen at least an hour or so later in the evening.  It should be a lot of fun to "listen like a local".

Here are my logs for the past month (no time for formatting).

May 23
6280,0 . . 1954 . Mustang Radio, “Child in Time”, c/d 2018, 25442
6210,0 . . 2029 . Sluwe Vos Radio, dance, 24431, up to 35442 at 2157 with greetings, ID
6485,0 . . 2103 . Premier Radio Int., ID, “Me and Mrs. Jones”, 24442, moved to 6960 around 2130, 35443
6290,0 . . 2120 . Radio Ronalisa, weak talk and music, ID via Iann’s chat, c/d 2122, 25431
6290,0 . . 2122 . Radio Zeewolf, ID, greetings, 25432
6940,0 . . 2129 . TRX Radio, old time country with yodelling, ID, 35433
6290,0 . . 2149 . Radio Nora, pop, ID, c/d 2050, 25432
6275,6 . . 2153 . Radio Sallandse Boer, weak music under a very loud ute, c/d 2157, ID via Iann’s chat, 22431
6220,4 . . 2155. Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 25442
6255,0 . . 2159 . Radio Telstar South, classic pop and rock, ID, bad ute QRM, 23441
6950,0 . . 2201 . Little Feat Radio, talk and mellow music, ID popped out at 2209, 24431
6305,0 . . 2311 . Mustang Radio, greetings, ID, techno, 45443
6325,0 . . 2322 . Radio Powerliner Int., Depeche Mode, ID, greetings, 35442
6290,0 . . 2338 . Radio Nora, ID, greetings, closing announcements, instrumental music, c/d 2340, 33442, ute QRM

May 24
13910,0L.2052 . Baltic Sea Radio, seagull ID, Stray Cats “Rock This Town”, “Born to Be Wild”, 25432
6285,0 . . 2109 . Radio Powerliner Int., polkas, ID, greetings,  25441
6295,0 . . 2117 . Odyyn  Radio, Dutch song, dance, ID, c/d 2151
6320,0 . . 2140 . Bogusman Radio, “One Last Kiss”, ID, 33442
6210,0 . . 2147 . Radio Flying Dutchman, “Bang a Gong”, greetings, ID, BZN, “Fox on the Run”, 24442, up to 35443 at 2240 with “Daddy Cool”
6238,0 . . 2154 . Radio Underground, “Fever”, old blues, ID, 24442
6294,6 . . 2211 . Delta Radio (WB), weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat
6305,0 . . 2258 . UNID, “One Day at aTime”, Beatles medley, 34442 had to leave for supper before ID heard
6930,0 . . 2350 . Premier Radio Int., “King of the Road”, repeat of a Sunday morning show, 35442
6245,0 . . 0008 . Mustang Radio, country, ID, email, 35443

 May 30
6980,7 . . 2116 . UNID,  rock music, 25442
6930,0 . . 2144 . TRX Radio, “Mr. Sandman”, 43442

June 6
6239,9 . . 2050 . UNID, “Black Betty”, more pop, no announcement heard, 25442
6802,8 . . 2058 . Pink Panther Radio, “Let’s Just Kiss and Say Goodbye”, talk a little too weak to copy, usual closing tune, and c/d 21-7, 24442
6283,0 . . 2204 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, greetings, mellow pop, 24342, up to 35342 at 2303 with polka
6322,0 . . 2220 . Odynn Radio, rock music, 24341, up to 34342 at 2308 with “Suzy Q”, c/d 2333
6295,0 . . 2230 . Little Feat Radio, weak music and talk,  details killed by constant static crashes, 25341
6220,4 . . 2255 . Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 24342
6210,0 . . 2301 . Shortwave Gold, ID, U2 “New Year’s Day”, 24342

June 7
6240,0 . . 2135 . Radio Tidalwave, “Born to Be Wild”, summermeeting jingle, dance, 34442
6220,0 . . 2141 . UNID, polka, country, 45443
6802,6 . . 2153 . Pink Panther Radio, “Rhinestone Cowboy”, 24442
6300,0 . . 2203 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, greetings, 24442
6960,0 . . 2219 . Premier Radio Int., “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”, ID, “At the Hop”, 44443
6936,0 . . 2245 . Little Feat Radio, Spin Doctors “Two Princes”, ID, 25342
3910,4 . . 2311 . Radio Technical Man, “Hold the Line”, dance, 24342
6255,0 . . 2323 . Radio Telstar South, ID, instrumental, “To Know You is to Love You”, 34342
6280,0 . . 2342 . Radio Akai, polka, instrumental, 45444

June 14
6220,0 . . 1945 . Tip and Elvis Show, ”Jeans On”,  ID, Bee Gees “Holiday”, 35443
6265,0 . . 2207 . Cupid  Radio, “Welcome to the Jungle”, ID, 35443
3904,9 . . 2322 . Radio Alice, pop, ID, instrumental, c/d 2327,  25442
6286,0 . . 0030 . Focus Int., pop, ID, weak signal, 25441
6300,0 . . 0035 . Radio Powerliner Int., Dutch music, polka, ID, Paul Anka “Lonely Boy”, 25442

June 20
6202,8 . . 2215 . Pink Panther Radio, pop, ID, 25342
6940,0u . 2313 . Over 60 Degree Radio, African blues-style music just above the noise, ID via Iann’s chat, 25441
6980,2 . . 2330 . Rock Radio Network (presumed), nice classic rock songs, 35443

June 21
6725,0 . . 2138 . Tower Radio, polka, ID, email, closing announcements, 35442
6220,0 . . 2150 . Radio Experience, dance, fifties music, 25442
6383,0 . . 2216 . NMD Radio, “Little Green Bag”, “Long Cool Woman”, 25442
6265,0 . . 2226 . Hitmix Radio, mellow Dutch or German songs, 24441
6255,0 . . 2235 . Bogusman Radio, long talk, ID, bad hum on the audio tonight, 35442
6240,0 . . 2240 . Radio Goudenster, talk and music under ute, ID via Iann’s chat, 22441
6746,9  techno
6915,0 . . 2336 . Premier Radio Int., “The Winner Takes It All”, ID, “Major Tom”, 34442, moved to 6930