Free Radio Weekly #1027 11/07/15

[The Radical]

FREE RADIO WEEKLY #1027: November 7, 2024
Covering Free Radio activity from Sept 31 – Nov 6, 2024

EDITORS:
Harold Frodge ([email protected])
Dave Turnick ([email protected])
Larry Will ([email protected])

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Special News:

Welcome to the Halloween 2015 Edition ! 25 reported pirates ! Argh…..

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Please QSL and think good thoughts about our contributors, without who, there is no newsletter:

#1027 Contributors
Chris Gay, KY
William Hassig, IL
John Sedlacek (Omaha, NE)
Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA
Chris Lobdell Box80146 Stoneham, MA 02180
Nigel Pimblett, 331 5th Street, Dunmore, AB, Canada, T1B0J9
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 [email protected]
Larry Will, Mount Airy, Maryland, [email protected], Icom IC-R75, G5RV dipole


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>>>Stations Logged <<<

Wolverine Radio
XFM
Rave On Radio
The Crystal Ship
WRRI
Amphetamine Radio
Shortwave Ghost
Radio Halloween
BURN IT DOWN RADIO (B.I.D. Radio
PEE WEE RADIO
PUMPKIN PATCH RADIO
SATAN RADIO
WAHR (Automated Halloween Radio
WREC - RADIO FREE EAST COAST
WRRI (Random Radio International
XLR8
Old Radio Program Pirate
Radio Free Whatever
Undercover Radio
Radio Illuminati
Wolverine Radio
Liquid Radio
WPOD
Radio True North
Radio Desperado

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All times are UTC
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NORTH AMERICAN LOGS:
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*** Wolverine Radio ***

6955 USB, 10-31-15 2359Z, Halloween-themed music. Very strong here and also in Europe via web receiver. (Gay-KY)

6955usb, 10-31-15, 2330-0016utc, good sig and program, playing "I put a spell on you" by Screaming Jay Hawkins (?) when I tuned in, other Halloween theme tunes, SSTV/FAX at 0012 and 0014utc. (Hassig-IL)

6955 USB / OCT 31-NOV 01 / 2352-0015*. Selection of eclectic Halloween-themed songs/ S/off with several SSTVs @ 0015. Fair signal. (Sedlacek-NE)

6955-AM, Nov 1 at 0235, very poor music, S5, and since it`s AM, presumably not Wolverine Radio as much stronger and earlier in USB. A few reports from coast to coast say it was Radio True North: http://www.hfunderground.com/board/inde ... 232.0.html
(Hauser-OK)

Wolverine Radio. Saturday, October 31, 2015, 2315, 6955 usb. 30s/40s jazz Halloween music. S9/15, excellent signal. (Will-MD)


*** XFM ***

6975 AM, 11-1-15 0107Z, Rock music by request and lots of shout-outs. Good, usable signal. (Gay-KY)

6975am, 11-1-15, 0103-0316utc, fair, taking phone calls to 408-800-6925 and reading emails [email protected] and posts on HF underground, Halloween them program, I called him and he put me on air. Good program, thanks. (Hassig-IL)

6975 AM / NOV 01 / 0037+. Halloween show featuring music by Rob Zombie, Megadeath, and many others. Taking live phone call-in requests. Excellent audio and good signal despite high noise levels. (Sedlacek-NE)

6970/AM, 0109-0117+, 1-Nov; Rock tunes; sed he got a call from Alberta, and noted it was in "northern Canada"; played T-Rex Bang a Gong. SIO=454- (Frodge-MI)

6975 AM, [C-QUAM stereo], 0050-0317*, 11-01-15 another entertaining live show from X-FM. Great AM modulation and the signal held up well throughout. OM DJ playing requests, taking phone calls, chatting, etc. Being heard from Florida to California with a huge amount of postings on hfunderground.com. [Lobdell-MA]

1/11/2024 0035 X-FM 6975 Announcement about use of CQAM stereo, ID, announcement that broadcast would begin in 5 minutes. Very nice signal right until the end of the program at 0318. (Pimblett-AB)

6875-AM, Nov 1 at 0233, music but mostly talk, S6 very weak vs noise. But it was hugely logged elsewhere until 0318* as X-FM: http://www.hfunderground.com/board/inde ... 225.0.html . It started at 0035, but I was not hearing it during earlier bandscans (Hauser-OK)

Sunday, November 1, 2015, 0038, 6975 am. "This is radio station XFM, please stand by, the broadcast will begin in three minutes..." s9, good. (Will-MD)


*** Rave On Radio ***

6925 USB, 11-1-15, 2246Z. "Halloween Show a little late". Various appropriate tunes (Tubular Bells, Highway to Hell, Werewolves of London, Superstitious, Electric Funeral, etc.). News reports. Mostly a good signal but very weak at times. Still going one hour after my first hearing at 2246Z (Gay-KY)


*** The Crystal Ship ***

6850am, 10-27-15, 2339utc, fair/poor, "the Halloween playhouse", tune "don't fear the reaper", rock tune, scary story, CCR: "bad moon rising", [email protected]. (Hassig-IL)

*** WRRI ***

6925usb, 10-31-15, 0025utc, fair, "Radio Random International", Van Halen: "runnin' with the devil". (Hassig-IL)

*** Amphetamine Radio ***

6924.7am, 10-31-15, 2140utc, poor, R-rated SSTV/FAX that were seen on HF underground. (Hassig-IL)

6950 USB / OCT 31 / 0320-0335. Multiple SSTV images. Sounded like mixing with another station also sending SSTVs. Tough copy, noisy conditions. (Sedlacek-NE)

6925 USB, 2354-0005+, 11-8/9-15, SIO: 343 OM anncr playing rock such as "Turbo Lover" by Judas Priest, IDs, SSTVs [Lobdell-MA]

6925 USB / NOV 05-06 / 2308-0010+. Program feature primarily older rock classics with multiple SSTVs throughout show. Gradually improvement of signal as show continue though still hampered by high static levels. (Sedlacek-NE)

Saturday, October 31, 2015, 2154, 6924.7 am. ID from "KLON Los Angeles" at 2154 and into a heavy metal song. ID, "Amphetamine Radio on 6924.7" at 2202, and into more music. Steady s9
signal. (Will-MD)


*** Shortwave Ghost ***

6976am, 10-31-15, 2235utc, poor, didn't hear much, apparent Halloween theme. (Hassig-IL)

SW Ghost: 6976.65/AM, 2226-2239+, 31-Oct; Halloween Special w/pop music; ID & outlook.com addy @2234. Barely audible at tune-in, but improved abruptly about 2234 to SIO=353- (Frodge-MI)

Shortwave Ghost. Saturday, October 31, 2015, 2310, 6976 am. Excellent signal with Halloween-themed music. S7/s9. (Will-MD)


*** Radio Halloween ***

6922am, 10-31-15, 2110utc, poor, spooky stuff, [email protected]. (Hassig-IL)

6873 AM / OCT 30 / 2348-. Sounded like someone telling a spook story. Heavy static made copy extremely difficult. (Sedlacek-NE)

Radio Halloween. Saturday, October 31, 2015, 2104, and 6922 am. Theme from Ghostbusters, ID at 2106, into a spooky story. Fair to good signal, s5/s7. (Will-MD)


*** BURN IT DOWN RADIO (B.I.D. Radio) ***

6962 USB / NOV 02 / 0108-0135+. Program featuring "Big-Hair Bands of the '80s & 90'.s." Nice selection of tunes. (Sedlacek-NE)


*** PEE WEE RADIO ***

6955 USB / NOV 01 / 0015-0042. Song about the 3-headed Lobster Boy and the Bikini Women (Great Song) later followed by an exotic mournful song by a woman. SSTV @ 0042. Brief but very enjoyable. *Sedlacek-NE)

*** PUMPKIN PATCH RADIO ***

6935 USB / OCT 30 / 2312-2324*. Some indistinct singing with bells in background. ID @ 2313. Excerpt from "Tubular Bells” into the song "Fire." Noisy conditions made copy a bit rough. (Sedlacek-NE)


*** SATAN RADIO ***

USB / OCT 30 / 2338-2354*. Hard rock piece with backward ID @ 2342. SSTV image of Ouija board them s/off @ 2354. (Sedlacek-NE)


*** THE CRYSTAL SHIP ***

([email protected]) 6850 AM / N0V 02-03 / 2332-0023+. "The Sex-Rock Show" with music by Berlin, Van Halen, Samantha Fox and other with songs of a sexual theme. Decent signal. (Sedlacek-NE)


*** WAHR (Automated Halloween Radio) ***

6925 USB / NOV 01 / 0108-0119*. Songs "Monster Mash," "Haunted House," and "Who's Dat (Down There)." Computerized female voice for station ID. Weak-to-fair signal. (Sedlacek-NE)

01/11/2024 0108 WAHR 6925 Woman gave ID slowly as "This is WAHR, Automated Halloween Radio", then back to music with "Monster Mash". Noted "Who's Dat" after another ID at 0114. Off at 0018 after closing ID. (Pimblett-AB)


*** WREC - RADIO FREE EAST COAST ***

6925 USB / OCT 30 / 2325-2329. Clear ID by woman announcer into an SSTV then lost signal. (Sedlacek-NE)

6955 USB, 2240-2310+, 10-30-15 SIO: 454 P.J. Sparx was back with a classic Halloween show! Lots of scary tunes by Iron Maiden and others. [Lobdell-MA]


*** WRRI (Random Radio International) ***

6925 USB / OCT 31 / 0019-0103. "Ghostbusters" theme, "Runnin' with the Devil," "All Your Lovin'," and other songs. Weak signal amidst noise. (Sedlacek-NE)


*** XLR8 ***

6950 USB / NOV 03 / 0045-0130*. Songs "Savage Affection," "Trans Am," "Old World," and, for me, more obscure songs. Decent signal despite high static levels. (Sedlacek-NE)
6950 USB / NOV 05 / 0117-0141*. Songs "Hitler Is Still a German," "Birdbrain," and others. Good signal/audio and a good show. (Sedlacek-NE)

6950/U, 0115-0121+, 4-Nov; ID @0119; funky pop, or as John Sedlacek called it, "indie rock". SIO=2+33+ w/hiss QRM. (Frodge-MI)

6950 USB / NOV 03 /0045-0130*. Usual program of more obscure, to me, musical groups. Nice signal cutting through the static hash. (Sedlacek-NE)

6950 USB / NOV 05 / 0127-0141*. Good selection of music with great titles: "Hitler's Still a Nazi," "Birdbrain," and "Skull of a German." Good signal. (Sedlacek-NE)


*** Old Radio Program Pirate ***

6770/AM, 0422-0431+, 31-Oct; Murder at Mid-night (has been a 0400 staple). Good peaks but fady & need USB to avoid a hiss that's been around for a while now. +++ 2221, 1-Nov; NBC pgm notes; Cavalcade of America, Roy Rogers Show, Father Knows Best & Your Hit Parade; into drama. Fair peaks to zilch +++ 0013, 5-Nov; Duffy's Tavern. SIO=2+53- peaks +++ 2246, 5-Nov; Great Guilder-sleeve. Fair (Frodge-MI)


*** Radio Free Whatever ***

6960/U, 2354-2404+, 4/5-Nov; DJ Dick Weed & Slavin w/50s pop tunes; Perry Como Kokomo, Davey Crocket, Perez Prado Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White. SIO=3+54 (Frodge-MI)


*** Undercover Radio ***


6925.95/AM, 0019-0020:20*, 2-Nov; Halloween pgm; gave undercoverradio@mailcom & Merlin ON addys. SIO=333- w/buzz burst & LSB pesky QRM. Probably an old show. (Frodde-MI)


*** Radio Illuminati ***

6150 AM, 0007-0026+, 10-31-15 SIO: 444/232. Tune in with Halloween themed tunes by Blue Oyster Cult, Oingo Boingo, Edgar Winter Group. Started off strong but weakened with time. [Lobdell-MA]


*** Wolverine Radio ***

6955 USB, and 2340-0015*, 10-31-15 SIO: 444 Tunes about witches, ghosts and vampires. The usual terse "Wolverine Radio" IDs with SSTV image just before sign off. [Lobdell-MA]

31/10/2024 2328 WOLVERINE RADIO 6955 Blues music, "Wolverine Radio" ID between songs. Echoing ID at 0012, then SSTV. (Pimblett-AB)

6955-USB, Oct 31 at 2350, pirate music at S9+25 --- bet I know what it is --- yes, Wolverine Radio ID at 0003 Nov 1; 0016, pause for SSTV beeps; 0018 back to a song; 0036 weird sounds for Hallowe`en. Lotsa logs here, one saying it`s reaching a remote receiver in Qatar:
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/inde ... 222.0.html
(Hauser-OK)

*** Liquid Radio ***

01/11/2024 0258 LIQUID RADIO 6925.1 Techno-pop music, "This is Liquid Radio" ID at 0301. (Pimblett-AB)


*** WPOD ***

01/11/2024 0126 WPOD 6930 Sign on announcement with IDs by man and woman. Piece about launch of world's first paper aircraft carrier at 0132. "Monster Mash" at 0144. Sign off at 0156. (Pimblett-AB)


*** Radio True North ***

01/11/2024 0117 RADIO TRUE NORTH 6955 ID by man and woman with e-mail address, then into "Monster Mash" (Pimblett-AB)


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6955usb, 11-1-15, 0019-0026utc, fair, strange story with weird music background, SSTV/FAX at 0024. (Hassig-IL)

OCT 31 / 6930 USB / 0059+. March music, then gone. (Sedlacek-NE)

OCT 31 / 6950 USB / 0125+. Multiple SSTVs but too noisy to copy. Maybe Pee Wee Radio. (Sedlacek)

6925/U, 0117-0118:26*, 1-Nov; Tuned in to old jazz tune; muffled- voice ancr totally uncopiable at s/off. WAHR Automated Halloween Radio per John Sedlacek log in the FRW. (Frodge-MI)

6925/U, 0104-0118*, 3-Nov; 70s? pop tunes; off w/no anmts. SIO=242+ w/hiss bursts & LSB pesky (Frodge-MI)

6925.17/AM, 0004-0013+, 5-Nov; Pop/rock. SIO=3+43 w/buzz burst & LSB pesky QRM; 0012 suddenly dove way down to uncopiable. (Frodge-MI)

6925-USB, Nov 3 at 0112, soul music at S9; 0113 some sweeping sounds introducing another tune. Four logs here agree it was UNIDENTIFIED
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/inde ... 286.0.html
No logs of it at the Free Radio Café forum. At 0150 Nov 3, I am hearing instead on 6925-LSB, some Brazilian 2-way (Hauser-OK)

6950 USB / NOV 05 / 0249-0313*. Rock oldies by 10cc, Heart, Van Halen, and Boston. Very nice signal/audio. No ID heard throughout show. (Sedlacek-NE)


Sunday, November 1, 2015, 2148, and 6925 am. Music by AC/DC, "Hells Bells." 2149, The Who "Baba O'Reilly." s15 and steady with good audio. Occasional carrier cuts and open carrier. At 2155 cut abruptly in the middle of The Who's "My Generation." (Will-MD)

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*** Radio Desperado ***

6265 AM, 2132-2150+, 10-31-15 SAIO: 232 Tunes like "Winds Of Change" by The Scorpions, Station ID in English by OM announcer. Report to [email protected] brought quick eQSL![Lobdell-MA]

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EUROPEAN UNIDs

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QSLs RECEIVED

RADIO CASABLANCA: E-QSL featuring images from the film "Casablanca." for report of October 24 show. Thanks, Rick. (Sedlacek-NE)

SATAN RADIO: Full data E-QSL featuring an apocalyptic scene and a call to repent for Halloween 2015 show. Thanks, Lucifer. (Sedlacek-NE)

THE CRYSTAL SHIP: Received 2 from TCS. One for the "Halloween Playhouse" and the second for the "Sex-Rock Show." Double thanks, Poet. (Sedlacek-NE)

WREC (Radio Free East Coast): Thanks P. J. Sparx for the colorful E-QSL from a posting on the HFU. (Sedlacek-NE)

GERMANY CALLING: E-QSL from William Joyce, a.k.a. "Lord Haw" for reception for October 29 broadcast. Thank-you. (Sedlacek-NE)

Germany Calling ``Glenn, Attached is an eQSL, and an mp3 of an earlier portion of the program which you had missed. Thanks for logging/listening! See disclaimers.
http://www.w4uvh.net/GermanyCalling.jpg

William Joyce aka 'Lord Haw Haw'

For more information on program components of 'Germany Calling'

William Joyce AKA 'Lord Haw Haw'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Joyce
Charlie And His Orchestra (Karl Schwedler), a Nazi-sponsored German propaganda swing band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_his_Orchestra
German National Anthem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied
Horst-Wessel-Lied (the Nazi-party hymn)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst-Wessel-Lied

DISCLAIMER:
Program material of 'Germany Calling' is intended to accurately illustrate certain facets of one of the darkest periods and regimes in the history of the world. It is expected, even intended that the content, when clearly understood, may induce disgust, revulsion, and perhaps chills, upon the listening audience of today. While the clumsiness of some of the propaganda may afford some small amusement, the program is not intended to 'entertain' and is not intended to be 'funny'. All program material was obtained from historical archives. Transmission of the program is not meant to convey or imply approval by station personnel, of the content or of the historical Nazi regime or its ideologies; and particularly not the anti-Semitic content in some of the musical numbers or elsewhere. On the other hand, if the program induces any feelings of anger, disgust, revulsion, or even horror, we will have succeeded`` (Hauser-OK)

AMPHETAMINE RADIO: Full data QSL for multiple Halloween shows featuring a packed drive-in movie theatre watching a horror flick. Thanks, AR! (Sedlacek-NE)





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