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Thursday, May 23, 2024

New station from Finland on June 1

 

A new shortwave station broadcasting from Asikkala, Finland, is planning for a launch on Saturday June 1st 2024. The name of the station is Radio Piko

From Asikkala in Finland with 10 W to:
1600-1700 UTC 9770 (Norway, Denmark)
1800-1900 UTC 5980 (Finland)
1900-2000 UTC 3990 (Finland, Sweden, Estonia)
Random tests on 3990, 5980 or 9770 at random times.

Test transmissions are due in late May. Frequencies are 3990, 5980, and 9770 kHz. 

Power is 10 Watts, and the format will be big band music. According to. to the webpage – at  http://radiopiko.fi/   - it is described as an “infamous Triple L low power, low antenna, low budget operation”.  
(Stig Hartvig Nielsen)