Free Radio Weekly #1366

Free Radio Weekly # 1366 – May 28, 2022

Covering Free Radio Activity from May 21 – May 27

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Editor This Week: Dave Turnick

EDITORS:

Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)

David Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)

Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)

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Contributors

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

-Mike Brooker, Toronto using XHData D-808

-Mark Taylor, Madison, WI

-William Hassig, IL williamhassig@yahoo.com

All Times UTC

NORTH AMERICAN LOGS

Ball Smacker Radio

6960 AM, May 15 at 0039, pirate S8/S9+5 vs high storm noise level -- HSNL, ``Games People Play`` and segué another song. 0109 YL ``Greatest hits of all time, Ball Smacker``, and tenpins SFX, now S9+15 between storm crashes. Off by 0147 check. Of the three simulpirates, this is #2 in overall quality. More: [www.hfunderground.com] (Glenn Hauser, OK)

Ballsmacker Radio 6960 kHz 05/22/22, 0135 UTC decent signal with 1980s hits (e.g. Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners), mentioned ballsmacker@protonmail.com for QSL reports

Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM PIRATE (No. Am.) Ballsmacker Radio, 0058, 5.21.22. Piano IS, 0100 "Good evening … you are listening to Ballsmacker Radio somewhere on the East coast, 6960 AM. (bowling ball pin drop), "Band on the run" - Wings, "Runaway" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys, "check out our new website at ballsmacker.com (pin drop), “Runnin' down a dream" - Jacob Johnson, "Take the money and run" - Steve Miller Band. ID, "Run through the jungle" - CCR, into a program of "run" themed songs withe periodic ID's – also e-QSL offer for report to ballsmacker @ protonmail.com.

0018, 5.22.22. Ballsmacker playing repeat of last night’s program with “run” theme: "Runaway" - Jefferson Starship, ID, "Born to run" - The Boss, "Fox on the run" - Sweet, ID and eQSL offer to Ballsmacker @ Protonmail.com. (Taylor – WI)

Ballsmacker Radio, 6960am, 5-21-22, 0105utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair/good S9 to S9+15 signal, song "runaround", nice variety of music from late 1960's on, at 0238 SSTV/FAX, sign off announcement, piano IS then carrier off at 0241. Thanks for the tunes. (Hassig-IL)

Ballsmacker Radio, 6960am, 5-22-22, 0014utc on Brookfield WI sdr with fair/poor S9 to S9+15 signal, hear song "run through the jungle", at 0100 switched to Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S9 to S9+15 signal after wolverine left air, at 0139 SSTV/FAX, end of program announcement by woman, piano IS then off. (Hassig-IL)

Wasteland Radio

6930 USB, May 15 at 0101, S9+10 pirate with electric guitar; 0103 retune, DJ has spoken a bit and SSTV, 0104 music, ``Let`s Speak English, But Not My Salad [?]``, more electric guitar. 0127 SSTV is ending? Then some more, 0128 music. 0148 SSTV? beepery sounds like looping past 0150 when DJ grunts, ``I Wanna Be a DJ`` song still playing until 0200 when there are some more noises unseeming SSTV, then off, or dead air as I am about to QRT. Of the three simulpirates, this is #1 in strength and quality. These say Wasteland Radio, did stop at 0200*, with noisy SSTV images: [www.hfunderground.com] (Glenn Hauser, OK)

WDOG

6920 USB, May 15 at 0102, third simulpirate and #3 in quality, S7 song vs HSNL; 0117 ``Time After Time``; 0122 off? No, was pause or fade. 0147 still on with weak music. WDOG, per: [www.hfunderground.com] (Glenn Hauser, OK)

Station YHWH

15750, May 27 at 2125, routine band scan encounters the unmistakable tones of Josiah on Station YHWH, S1-S4. Previous daytime 19m frequencies were 15785, 15100 (Glenn Hauser, OK)

WTF Radio Worldwide

6925 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) WTF Radio Worldwide, 0119 – 0154, 5.19.22. Series of contemporary songs with ID after each song, “King of the road,” another familiar older song, ID “Broken” – Lovelytheband, “Say it ain’t so” – Weezer, “Lightning crashes” – Live, “Even flow” – Pearl Jam, ID and reception report request to ballsmacker@protonmail.com with WTFWW in the subject line, “Porcelain” – Moby, brief comedy sketch, off 0154. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

Outhouse Radio

6930 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Outhouse Radio, 2344, 5.21.22. 2 SSTV, "Getting' old" - Pink Skies, another mellow song, ID, "Getting old and grey" - Howl'n Wolf, ID into another blues. Didn’t catch if it was someone’s birthday or if Outhouse was just feeling old. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

Outhouse Radio, 6930usb, 5-21-22, 2341utc on Barrington Hills sdr with weak S7 to S9 signal, hear country and western tune playing, at 2345 tried Normal IL sdr with same results, at 2352 two SSTV/FAX then woman singing. (Hassig-IL)

Captain Morgan Shortwave

6931.3 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Captain Morgan Shortwave, 0137, 5.22.22. Blues, 0147 "Twilight zone" theme, ID into more blues. Poor. (Taylor – WI)

Capt. Morgan Shortwave, 6931.33am, 5-22-22, 0134utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with poor S7 to S9 signal, hear music under the noise, tried 2 other sdr's with worse results. (Hassig-IL)

Wolverine Radio

6950 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Wolverine Radio, 0013, 5.22.22. "Give me the simple life" - Benny Goodman, "Nite life" - Willie Nelson, ID, and “Run for your life" - Beatles, into a program of "Life" themed songs w/ ID every 3rd song. Had audio problems which didn’t allow me to decode Wolverine is ending SSTV. Good. (Taylor – WI)

Wolverine Radio, 6950usb, 5-22-22, 0000utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S7 to S9 signal, heard "testing 1 2 3 can anybody hear me?", Wolverine ID then "the best things in life are free" followed by "all my life", Wolverine ID, variety of tunes with the word "life" in them, at 0100 SSTV/FAX, thanks for the nice program. (Hassig-IL)

CHIL

9500 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) CHIL, 0004, 5.21.22. Rock music, 3 SSTV (first didn’t decode, 2nd close-up of an eye, 3rd the “Twilight Zone” TV promo), rapid CW, “You are tuned to CHIL world radio” in robotic voice, more music. Off about 0020. Weak, although audible. (Taylor – WI)

CHIL, 9500usb, 5-21-22, 0011utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S7 to S9 signal, 3 SSTV/FAX, at 0015 "you are tuned to CHIL world radio", at 0016 music, at 0030 long talk about various things including alcoholism and brain cancer, music, at 0049 2 SSTV/FAX, more music after ID. (Hassig-IL)

UNIDS

None

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICA LOGS

None reported

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICAN UNID:

None reported

QSLS / SSTV / OTHER STUFF

None reported

Electronic Mail Addresses for stations
[piratedatabase.webhop.net]

73’s & good hunting…

Dave