Free Radio Weekly #1383

Free Radio Weekly # 1383 – September 24, 2022

Covering Free Radio Activity from Sept 17 – Sept 23

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Editor This Week: Dave Turnick

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Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)

David Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)

Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)

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Contributors

-Mark Taylor, Madison, Wi. markokpik@gmail.com

-Dave Lang, Lake Katrine NY

FDM-S2 SDR, Malachite V4, indoor LZ1AQ Loop

-Rick Barton, AZ

Drake SW1, long wire

-Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702wghauser@yahoo.com

NRD-545 with ALA-330S, IC-R75, PL-880, random wires

-Larry Will, Mount Airy, Maryland

Icom IC-R75, Tecsun PL-880, and various wires

-William Hassig, williamhassig@yahoo.com

-Claudio Galaz, : Barraza Bajo, Chile

TECSUN PL-660.Random wire

-Edward Kusalik, Canada

-Dave Turnick, Reading PA

TEN TEC DS340 & Wellbrook Loop

All Times UTC

NORTH AMERICAN LOGS

The Hawk

OKLAHOMA. 27185 approx., Sept. 10 at 1915 UT, under modulated music and ``The Hawk`` ID, on SW cardio in motion in Enid; one of its memories is programmed for this CB channel. Once again, the pirate relay of 97.7 KHRK Hennessey -- only 3.9 kW ERP so needs some help? No, already blasts into nearby Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

WANK

6950 USB WANK, 0114, 9.18.22. CBS Mystery Theater program “The Black Room” about a man closed up in an entirely black room for 28 days and his keepers. Periodic mid - 1970’s ads for Budweiser beer, Compound W, Buicks and PSA’s for USO, National Federation for the Blind. Good. (Taylor – WI)

6960 USB WANK, 0043, 9.17.22. Playing unfamiliar rock music (Shazam couldn’t ID) with one ID before being obliterated by Ballsmacker’s IS starting at 0058. WANK went off shortly thereafter. Poor even before Ballsmacker’s intrusion. (Taylor – WI)

WANK, 6950usb, 9-18-22, 0103 on Barrington Hills IL sdr with S7 to S9+ signal, came on as soon as Wolverine left air, old Chevrolet ad then old radio crime drama called "black (something)", I don't like crime dramas so I tuned out. (Hassig-IL)

Radio Free Whatever

6955 USB Radio Free Whatever, 0024, 9.17.22. DJ Dickweed doing a “best of” songs program from the last 3 years since broadcasting again. Lots of well selected Indie and non-mainstream music and typical DJ talk and song IDs between selections. Fair to good. (Taylor – WI)

9/17/22 0015z 6954.995 kHz USB Radio Free Whatever with DJ Dickweed; ID 0016z. Fair-Good signal. 0023 – Mention of recently played songs. 0034z “Shortwave’s Free Rock Alternative”; 0041 Brown Bag Boys – Pipe Dream

Radio Free Whatever, 6955usb, 9-16-22, 2341utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair/poor S5 to S7 signal, hear pop/rock tune sung by woman, distorted audio, RFW ID at 2344. (Hassig-IL)

6955 USB, Sept 16 at 2343, only pirate now with rock music, S5 vs S7 storm crashes, ``smoke another cigarette`` is also off-putting; music thru TOH into Sept 17, no ID then. Still on at 0044 vs HSNL, and past 0137, not necessarily single station with all those gaps. Yes, R. Free Whatever per many reports here: [www.hfunderground.com] ranging from *2259 to 0206*; also link to livestream: [radiofreewhatever.mixlr.com] (Glenn Hauser, OK)

Ballsmacker Radio

6960 AM Ballsmacker Radio, 0058, 9.17.22. Piano IS on over WANK's USB signal which went off about a minute later. 0100 ID by synth YL w/ frequency and bowling pin strike sound effects, "All right now" - Free, "I'm Free" - The Who, ID w/ ballsmacker.org announced into a program of "free" themed songs w/ ID every few songs, some with E- QSL offer. SSTV (not ready to decode here.) Off 0400. Fair to good signal. (Taylor – WI)

Wolverine Radio

9/18/22 0015z 6950 kHz USB Wolverine Radio. Good steady S9 signal. 0028 Slipping Into Darkness – War. Other songs played seemed to have a ‘Dark’ theme. KIWI (local) and Elad FDM-S2 w/LZ1AQ Loop

Wolverine Radio, 6950usb, 9-18-22, 0002 utc on Barrington Hills IL with fair S7 to S9 signal, hear big band tunes from 1930's and 1940's, songs with the word "dark" in them such as "dancing in the dark", at 0101utc echo ID then SSTV/FAX. Thanks for the program. (Hassig-IL)

Wasteland Radio

6930usb, 9-17-22, 0007 on Barrington Hill IL sdr with weak S5 to S7 signal, hear old tune "why must I be a teenager in love", the original "Mr. Postman". (Hassig-IL)

Ion Radio

9/18, 2231, 6880am. Ion Radio, tuned into a musical ID, and then off at 2232. (Will-MD)

WCNI New London

9/23, 2143, 6880am. WCNI New London via Ion Radio. Rock music, Nick Lowe, Heart of the City at 2154. Good signal, s9. (Will-MD)

Thunder Chicken Radio

6280 USB. Good signal here in SE PA @ 2355 with rock music. Nice electric guitar mix (Turnick-PA)

WTF Radio Worldwide

6945 AM. Solid string signal here in SE PA. 54454. ‘Where have all the Good Times Gone ‘@ 0000 UTC. Excellent audio. Still booming in at 0026 UTC (Turnick-PA)

UNIDS

OKLAHOMA. 27184.5 AM, Sept 11 at 2202, S8.5/S9 of JBM music but this time matchable to 95.7 KXLS ``Lahoma`` Enid, fourth known station local CB pirate has rebroadcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

OKLAHOMA. 27184.5 AM, Sept 12 at 2150 UT, local Enid CB pirate is still relaying // KXLS 95.7, steady S9+22 at JBM level; why? No skip now or lately, but it ties up the channel (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WO

6960 USB UNID Radio, 0212, 9.18.22. Program of contemporary dance music including “Let it Glow” by Christian Amby. Others on HF Underground got an SSTV ID for “UNID” after I signed off. (Taylor – WI)

9/18, 0320, 7475. Josiah lecture, Days of Hard Life playing at 0329.Live Ann and ID at 0330, gave the Olancha mailing address, "I love you, folks, thanks for tuning in, good night" & off at 0335. ~ Fair to Good Barton-AZ NOTE: contact 411 for this pirate is: J. Elias, c/o M. Elliott, Box 134, Olancha CA 93549

6975am, 9-16-22, 2338utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak noisy S7 signal, hear heavy metal under the mud. (Hassig-IL)

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICA LOGS

Organización Radial el Prado

COLOMBIA. 6017.012, Sept 11 at 0706, JBA music vs jamming bleed, from 6030? Presumably the lately reported pirate, which was already identified 5 months ago by Rafael Rodríguez R. as Organización Radial el Prado, in Palermo, Magdalena (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

Retro Hits

6215 Retro Hits Sept.18.22 2039 to 2056 Program of continuous pop music noted with very few announcements. Heard via SDR in NW part of Ireland. No Kowen contact information for now. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

Radio Sixty German Pirate

5800 Radio Sixty German Pirate via Transmitter in Holland. Sept.18.22 1833 to 1913 hours. Program of pop tunes in both English and German. Many ID’s as “This is Radio Sixty on shortwave” Heard via SDR in NW part of Ireland. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

5800 Radio Sixty German Pirate via Transmitter in Holland. Sept.18.22 1833 to 1913 hours. Program of pop tunes in both English and German. Many ID’s as “This is Radio Sixty on shortwave” Heard via SDR in NW part of Ireland. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

Zender Akenzo

5790 Zender Akenzo Sept.18.22 1926 to 2002 hours. A great program of German announcements with English Pop tunes. Heard via SDR site in Northeast part of Ireland. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

Radio Casanova

6120 Radio Casanova Sept.17 2022 1437 to 1510 sign-off UTC. Hdr via a remote site in Ireland with many ID’s and music in German. Signed off with ‘bye bye now” 6215 Retro Hits Sept.18.22 2039 to 2056 Program of continuous pop music noted with very few announcements. Heard via SDR in NW part of Ireland. No Kowen contact information for now. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

5790 Zender Akenzo Sept.18.22 1926 to 2002 hours. A great program of German announcements with English Pop tunes. Heard via SDR site in Northeast part of Ireland. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

6120 Radio Casanova Sept.17 2022 1437 to 1510 sign-off UTC. Hdr via a remote site in Ireland with many ID’s and music in German. Signed off with ‘bye bye now”. (E. Kusalik -Canada)

RCW - Radio Compañía Worldwide.

6925. RCW. Sept, 18 2100 - 2315 UTC. "Festival de Peñaflor". 45444

5810. RCW. Sept, 19. 0000-0025 UTC. "Festival de Peñaflor". 35343

6210. RCW. Sept 19. 0046-0100 UTC. "Festival de Peñaflor". 45343

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICAN UNID:

None

QSLS / SSTV / OTHER STUFF

None


Electronic Mail Addresses for stations
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73’s & good hunting…

Dave