Annual broadcast of Radio Öömrang, set for February 21

 

The annual winter broadcast of Radio Öömrang (Radio Amrum), has been confirmed by Media Broadcast.

The annual program is broadcast on February 21, a North Frisian holiday. The program was founded by the amateur radio operator, Arjan Kolzow on the island of Amrum in North Germany.

The first broadcast was in 2006. Programming is in the North Frisian language (Öömrang dialect), as well as Standard German. Programming is aimed at the descendants of North Frisian immigrants in North America. 

The 2021 broadcast is scheduled for 1600-1700 UTC on 15215 kHz, relayed via Issoudun, France transmitter facilities. 

Send your program details to qsl-shortwave@media-broadcast.com or postal address: c/o Mr. Michael Puetz, Media Broadcast GmbH, Order Management & Backoffice, Erna-Scheffler, Strasse 1, 51103 Cologne, Germany. Additional contact info@media-broadcast.com

Radio Öömrang annual February 21 broadcast

Radio Öömrang (“Radio Amrum”) is tentatively scheduled for their annual February 21st broadcast. Each year, on this special day, broadcast are conducted to celebrate the major North Frisian holiday (Biikebrånen).

The initial programs were founded by radio amateur Arjan Kölzow on the island of Amrum in North Germany. The first shortwave broadcast was on 21 February 2006, and have continued their annual programming aimed at the descendants of North Frisian immigrants in North America. Programming is presented bilingually in Standard German and English, including interviews in the North Frisian language, which is part of the Öömrang dialect.

This year’s broadcast is tentatively scheduled for 1600-1659 UTC on 15215 kHz, relayed via the Nauen, Germany or the Issoudun, France transmitter sites. For a full data QSL, send your reception reports to: Media Broadcast qsl-shortwave@media-broadcast.com

You Tube link from 2016 broadcast  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffbd5oB0SLs

Radio Öömrang annual broadcast

This year, on February 21, 2015, radio hobbyists are gearing up to monitor the annual broadcast from Radio Öömrang ("Radio Amrum") which is a major Frisian holiday.

Programming was originally founded by the radio amateur Arjan Kölzow on the island of Amrum in North Germany. The first program on shortwave was February 21, 2006. Programming is broadcast in Frisian, an Öömrang dialect, as well as broadcasting in Standard German. The annual broadcast is aimed at the descendants of North Frisian immigrants in North America.

English station identifications have been heard as; :this is Radio Öömrang, the free voice of the Frisian people."  Programming is relayed via Media Broadcast facilities.

At this publishing time, final broadcast confirmation has not been received, however as in previous years, the following schedule information is indicated. Any corrected schedule will be posted on this blog.

Annual shortwave broadcast of Radio Öömrang from Amrum Island, German North Frisian Islands

Schedule in 2014 was 1600-1659 UTC on 15215 kHz via Media Broadcast in Frisian dialect, German and English.

A reply in response to this year's planned broadcast: Many thanks for your kind email. As always, reception reports are most welcome, send to:

QSL-Shortwave@ media-broadcast.com

MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH
Erna-Scheffler-Strasse 1
51103 Koeln
Germanywww.media-broadcast.com