Pirate radio activity

All times UTC

Channel Z

6925, 12/26, 1549-1634+ Repeat of Christmas Show. On with B-52s “Channel Z” and a variety of holiday music, including Christmas in Hollis by Run-DMC, White Christmas etc. Pretty good signal (Yoder,PA)

6925 AM, 1627-1710, 12-20-08 A rare one here, but heard withnice AM signal, playing Christmas tunes such as "Mary's Boy Child" by BoneyM., IDs, Blue Ridge Summit drop. SIO: 333 [Lobdell-MA/SW-pirates]

Free Radio Service Holland

6220, 12/28, 0805-0850 IS 2x, a countdown “broadcasting…from the heartland…FRS Holland…” IDs, schedule, etc. Mentioned 9770 kHz (via Latvia)…and I guess I should have tuned there, too. addresses for reception reports, etc. Steve Winwood's Hold On. Fair signal (Yoder,PA)

Gospel For Antarctica

6240 AM, 1519-1540+, 12-21-08, A new one for me.Rock music, IDs and the Stoneham, MA drop announced. SIO: 232[Lobdell-MA/SW-pirates]

NOEL

6950 AM, 1845-1856, 12-21-08 Christmas music such as "WinterWonderland", frequent singing NOEL IDs. SIO: 232 [Lobdell-MA/SW-pirates)

Northwoods Radio

6925 USB, 1620-1626*, 12-20-08 comedy program aboutradio, according to a posting on the Free Radio Network it was called"Fessenden's Follies", ID and Loon calls at sign off. SIO: 232 [Lobdell-MA/SW-pirates]

Radio Boomerang (Netherlands)

6260,12/28, 0902-0910 “…you are tuned to…uh…Radio Boomerang…” Couldn’t understand the rest of the talk, but there was more. A bit of “Walk Like an Egyptian” by the Bangles. Off soon afterward (Yoder,PA)

WBNY

6210 USB, 2150-2205, 12-21-08. Very funny show featuring a call inshow with the only caller being Jay "Bozo" Smilkstein. An actual phone callbetween Jay & ?? Was used in the show. Jay was lamenting about his lack ofmoney, run ins with the Mt. Kisco police and the need for a root canal. Well done Commander Bunny. SOIO: 343. [Lobdell-MA/SW-pirates]

WTCR/Twentieth-Century Radio

6925USB, 12/25, 0421-0445+ Great signal, 9/10 LEDs on Sony 2010. Christmas show with
a few Jazz Christmas songs, Bruce Springsteen, rockabilly, etc. (Yoder,PA)

WSCR/Santa Claus Radio (Sycko?)

6925USB, 12/25, 1502-1527* ID as WSCR throughout, but saw on the FRN later that this was actually a “program within a program” from Sycko Radio. All Christmas music with the Nutcracker Suite, Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time, and Weird Al's The Night Santa Went Crazy. Fairly weak, but very clear signal (Yoder,PA)

On the morning of 12/28, I had a number of carriers from other Euro pirates audible. Because I could only hear carriers, these are all tentative, based on me matching carrier frequencies/times with logs in Europe: 3945 FRSH, 5820 Orion R., 6240 R. Friends Italy, 6264.84 Premiere R. Int’l. Hopefully, better conditions will yield some audio over the next few days on these and other stations. (Andrew Yoder/Cumbre DX)

Euro pirate logs

6210: Radio Scotland International heard @ 1050 with report for VOTN, playing 60s music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Time Radio came on after RSI signed off. Playing Abba "Dancing Queen" @ 1105 followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6221: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 0925 giving out address and playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

6240: Misti Radio with oldies @ 0920. Weaker signal today. SINPO 24332.

6261: Radio Zodiac playing Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" @ 1013. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6265: Premier Radio International playing Moody Blues "Go Now" @ 0955. SINPO 34433.
6273: Radio Kilohertz playing rock n roll @ 1505, splash from strong utility on 6275. SINPO 33433.

6285: Crazy Wave Radio with IDs and rap music @ 1010. SINPO 34333.

6290: SW Cowboys playing schlager @ 1510, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Crazy Wave Radio moved here to avoid QRM. Heard @ 1035 with country music. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with polka @ 1315. SINPO 34333.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta playing The Proclaimers @ 1125 followed by child giving ID, splash from Altrex. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Altrex playing dance music @ 0930. SINPO 34333.

6310: DRP Radio playing dance music @ 1550. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6316: Radio Contact moved to avoid QRM. Heard @ 1025 playing "Movie Star." SINPO 34433.

6321: Radio Contact with the song "Postman Jack" @ 0935. Interference from a station on 6322. SINPO 33433.

6322: Radio Waves International in clear after Contact moved, but suffering SSB QRM. Heard @ 1040 playing country music, IDs and giving out mailing address. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Wave International with a US country music show @ 1100. SINPO 34433.

6425: Radio Pionier with IDs and playing dance music @ 1320. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) with polka @ 1030, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.
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