Radio Öömrang in 2025
Every year on February 21, since 2006, Amrum amateur radio operator Arjan Koelzow, has aired an annual broadcast of Radio Öömrang (Radio Amrum) from the North Frisian Island on the German North Sea coast. The special broadcast is aired on the island’s holiday of Bikebrånen and targeted to the descendants of North Frisian immigrants in North America.
Programming is in the local Frisian dialect, Standard German, and English, and tentatively scheduled in 2025 on 15215 (500 kW) at 1600-1700 UTC, relayed from Issoudun, Franc, brokered by Media Broadcast in Cologne, Germany, and confirmed from sources.
Radio Öömrang does not verify reception reports, but you can direct programming details to qsl@shortwave@media-broadcast.com or to: Media Broadcast GmbH, Order Management & Backoffice, Erna-Scheffler, Strasse 1, 51103 Cologne, Germany.
For a sampling of archived audio and video airchecks, consult the Shortwave Central YouTube channel.
(Gayle Van Horn/TSM-Feb. 2025)
YouTube videos at Shortwave Central YouTube channel:
