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Friday 14th November 2025 NB: FAO OUR ENGINEERING DEPT. Can I ask that you download the updated recording below . I heard the first airing at 16UTC via 6160, and there was a part on that show to put it politely I had made a complete horses back side of. So I did take the time to re record the 2m 51 seconds about Kees Burrel. Please excuse me for that mess initially if you heard it.... Today's show for November 14th is linked below........ This weekend we feature the second part on the 1975 Caroline Grounding, the return to the air, and consequent raid by the UK police and Home Office, due to being in territorial waters. Much more detail in Simon Barratt's book, 10 Days in the life of a Lady, available at the dx archive.. We have a clip of Stevie Gordon on South Coast Radio Cork from 24/12/82. And a clip of Jolly Roger Radio from 1992. Tribute this week goes out Living in a Box man Richard Darbyshire. We also announce the sad death this week of 70's offshore radio hero, Kees Burrel. Kees was on the Mi Amigo in 1979 and also had been involved in the English late 70s guys weekends on the Ross Revenge in recent times. We should try and find a decent clip of him from last time he was on board for next week. BY THE WAY, Apologies for the slip of the tongue during the report on the death of Kees, and making reference to Ad Roberts..... because I had just been tolking about Ad..... Too much going on in the background in the studio. UPDATE: Just reloaded show with a correction.. Well, thats it for another week, so good dx from Scotland, and let's hope the bands are kind to us again this weekend, with all the radio blackout we have had ove the last week and visible aurora. Sadly not at this QTH due to cloud cover.... Pixeldrain is working again this week, so linked below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 14th November 2025
Friday 7th November 2025 Today's show for November 7th is linked below........ This weekend we feature a couple of anniversaries. The 40th Anniversary of Laser 558 giving up and sailing in to Harwich in 1985. It is also 50 years since the Mi Amigo was stranded on a sandbank, and adrift in the Knock Deep area. Listen to Chicago, Simon Barratt and Michael Loyd with the various messages. There is a report on ABC Europe the next day, a SW pirate at that time, though they never had any real updates. Part two of this will be next weekend, featuring the return to the air and also the raid by the UK Home Office. There is also a clip of Radio Rag from Manchester on 227m at night time, recorded in Leeds. Tribute this week goes out for Gibson Lavis, drummer of Squeeze. Well, thats it for another week, so good dx from Scotland, and let's hope the bands are kind to us again this weekend... Pixeldrain is not working again this week, so linked below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 7th November 2025
Friday 31st October 2025 Today's show for October31st is linked below........ This weekend we feature some old recordings of Mike James in 2001 during his heyday of broadcasting on WMR. These transmissions at this time were frm the 20 watt moblile transmitter in the woods. Signals were surprisingly good on 41m with QRP, This was done with c120 tapes back in the day, cutting leader tape each weekend, All this just before we began to use an MP3 CD player. Also featured is a recording found in the archives of Gary Stevens and BBMS via Ozone International, 6200 in 1998. Pam Stevens comes on as well as MR Ozone / Prince Terry at the end wondering about a chopper circling around his QTH in North Dublin Ireland. Also featured is the last transmission ever from KTWR Guam last weekend from 9900, and Mike Radio from Holland last weekend on 1431 MW. Booming signal. We also play a recording of the ABC TOTH fanfare that was heard in the UK last week by John Falconer on 1548. 4QD Emerald, Queensland in Australia.... Well done JF. Can hear the audio this time..HI.. Remember if you read this on Friday, it may pay to check the area 6.850/ 6.970 ish of the band for North American pirates. These fellows tend to be very active around halloween. Well, thats it for another week, so good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is not working again this week, so linked below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 31st October 2025
Friday 24th October 2025 Today's show for October 24th is linked below........ This weekend we feature some early recordings of MAR from 1979,,!!! Yes on air even before WMR... Also a short clip of Empire Radio with Mike Thomas. There is a clip of the Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritria from 950kHz sign on at 0257UTC. We have tributes this week to Soft Cell's Dave Ball, and Limp Biskit's Sam Rivers. who's deaths were announced this week. Well, thats it for another week, so good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is working again this week, so linked below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 24th October 2025
Friday 17th October 2025 Today's show for October 17th is linked below........ This weekend we feature exclusively airchecks of Nigel Roberts of Radio Utopia who died this week. . There is a recording of early SW on Utopia, Radio Seaweed, as well as on East Coast Radio 1314 in South Dublin area in 1981, Caroline from the Ross in 1985, ABC Tramore with a rare 1008khz ann, and at the end of the show today, a cut down aircheck from 1981 on Southside Radio, Dunlaoire. Nigel was as described in the show, "one of our own" meaning that he was of a certain vintage when so many of us were cutting our teeth as young fellas in the late 1970's and into the 80's. In the summer of 1980 Nigel came back from the Peace Ship in Israel, and was now running a 100 watt SW transmitter on 41m, just hf of WMR. Signals of Radio Utopia romped in, when he used to play recordings of the Voice of Peace. Sadly I never wrote to his address at the time in Eastbourne for details of his recordings he was offering, made on his travels. I wish I had. I also don't have much off air either at that time due to loud local intermittent QRN just at that time causing grief. (Electric pole a couple of miles away as it turned out) He was a great pal of the team from the SE of England, and hence part of so many of the joint transmissions such as Radio Seaweed, Radio Utopia live overnight, etc. Although I met so many of the SW pirate operators of that era over the years, many over in Ireland at Suirside and ABC, I never actually met Nigel. I am sure though back in the day he would have been aware of WMR, but I am not sure if he has been listening in recent times?? We also have a tribute this week to KISS founder member ACE FREHLEY who's death was announced Friday. .Good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is working again this week, so link below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 17th October 2025
Friday 10th October 2025 Today's show for October 10th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of ABC International and their first transmission in 1979! James Racosy/ Racosie?? and Richard Staines. A great radio station and a welcome part of the 6325 / 7325 network. There is also a recording of Radio Station J1000 from Merseyside with Robin Ross / Rockin Robin's last show before going off to Santander to work on the Ross Revenge. Question: Does anyone have Robin's photographs of the Ross in Santander, which included the pink ship and the portocabin studio on the deck..... There are also music tributes to the Beat, The Yardbirds, Slade / Sad Cafe, and John Lodge from the Moodie Blues...... Phew, what a bad week for musical talent. Some fine signals were going out last week!!!!!! Many thanks to all the engineering staff we rely on every week. Let's hope you enjoy the show this week, and oh yes, apologies for being too late for the 1800 hour Friday transmission. Last weeks show went out instead, but all OK by 0800 Saturday hopefully.. .Good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is working again this week, so link below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 10th October 2025
Friday 3rd October 2025 Today's show for October 3rd is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of ABC Europe testing via FRBC in the summer of 1978!! There is also a recording of Radio Scotland International from 1972!! Wow, way back. Mike's old QSL at this link below...What a great Scottish name. Auchtermuchty.... Though on the clip the address is Glenrothes at that time. https://www.dxarchive.com/landbased_scotland_radio_scotland_international.html Thank you to KISS AM in Ireland for the relay last weekend on 6340 Saturday morning,... Sounded great, but I can't say I wasn't sweating incase MAR came on early..LOL...But it all ended well, and shortly afterwards, our primary service made a welcome reappearance on 6325. Thank you goes out to all the engineering staff at the transmitters who help put WMR on air each weekend. So much appreciated...... Let's hope you enjoy the show. .Good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is working again this week, so link below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 3rd October 2025
Friday 26th September 2025 Today's show for September26th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of Radio Tiffany from Sweden from the mid 70's, Radio Syd from Gambia in 1984 with a one off special broadcast for the Nordic DX Championships, TWR Monaco DX Special mentioning Allen Dean who died recently. This was talked about last week, and promised to look out the recording as a tribute to Allen. There are clips from April 1st 1990 from Radio West Coast Commercial, Radio East Coast Commercial, Radio Freedom, and WMR. And lastly there is a clip from Johnny O'Brien on Radio Valentine from 1975..!!! 50 years ago!! Thank you to KISS AM in Ireland for the relay last weekend on 6300,... Sounded great...... Let's hope you enjoy the show, and hopefully it is not too heavy on the clips this week .Good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is working again this week, so link below. WMR SHOW - Recorded 26th Sept 2025
Friday 19th September 2025 Today's show for September 19th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of some North Ameican MW dx heard last weekend. Nothing rare or anything, just an example of some of the strong signals you can get in the UK at this time of year. There are also three SW clips from the early 1990's. Radio Geronimo, Radio East Coast Commercial, and Radio Zenith. And finally a clip of Ethiopia on MW heard in Scotland a couple of weeks ago. Freq 1359 signing on 0257. . We have a couple of Blamanche tracks as a tribute to Stephen Luscombe, as well as a little tribute to the late Allen Dean of Lancs, who was a WMR listener for as long as we have been on the air. Sad news. Let's hope you enjoy the show, and good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is working this week, . Service Ann: Remember that 6325 is not on the air this weekend, but we are still on air via SW Gold.......6160 or 3975. Thank you to KISS AM in Ireland for the relay last weekend on 6325,... Sounded great...... WMR SHOW - Recorded 19th Sept 2025
Friday 12th September 2025 Today's show for September 12th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of County Radio from London 235m from 1980. 1278kHz. There is also a recording of Carousel Radio from Manchester in the 1990s, though probably not the cassette I was looking for that featured another presenter that I think was called the Count. Might have to rethink this one. Also a clip from Radio 48 off air a couple of weeks ago from across the pond, on 6845 USB. There is also an off air clip of The Harbour Light of the Windward Islands off 1400kHz at 0400 the other morning. Good signal from that one for a DX station. Let's hope you enjoy the show, and good dx from Scotland... Pixeldrain is not working this week, so the link is again mail.com cloud.. Service Ann: Remember that 6325 is not on the air this weekend, but we are still on air via SW Gold.......6160 or 3975. Thank you to KISS AM in Ireland for the relay on Sunday on 6300, and later on 6325, to avoid QRM.... Sounded great...... WMR SHOW - Recorded 12th Sept 2025
Friday 5th September 2025 Today's show for September 5th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of Radio Jackie with Dave Owen from 1985, as well as airchecks of a test on 1314kHz in 1980. Also Phoenix Radio 1395kHz London from 1980. And finally a single aircheck of Tony Allan on Radio Seagull prob in early 1974, and some airchecks of a Radio Glasgow on 105.5 from April 1988. A little bit political at first re anti Apartheid, but sounded more like a disco DJ that had gone over to FM. No other details are known on this station. Pixeldrain is working again this week. Service Ann: Remember that 6325 is not on the air this weekend, but we are still on air via SW Gold.......6160 or 3975...
WMR SHOW - Recorded 5th Sept 2025
Friday 29th August 2025 Today's show for August 29th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of Radio Caroline bank holiday August 1978, with Stevie Gordon live on deck of the Mi Amigo with Buzby, Tom Hardy, James Kaye, Kees, Mark Jacobs and others. Also featured, Dave Winsor on South East Sounds 1188 from 1985, Radio Dead 1530 this week, RNI top 20 countdown 1975, Also Connie Ferrin and Bob Curry on WMR June 1980. We aired some of this off air recently but this is the full show from the so called studio tape.... Quality hardly top notch in those days.....!!! Pixeldrain is working again this week, so fingers crossed for the link to work ok. Service Ann: This will be the last week for 6325 for a few weeks. But WMR will continue via SW Gold in Germany. 6160 and 3975.
WMR SHOW - Recorded 29th August 2025
Friday 22nd August 2025 Today's show for August 22nd is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of Glasgow FM pirates from the 1980's, Radio Unicorn, Kingston Bridge Radio and Radio Mercury. Also some Caroline 558 the day before the raid in August 1989, and Radio Kristal from London. This station operated bank holidays only so was a rarity on the airwaves really. Presenter Ray Adams from 1985 off air. Pixeldrain is not working again this week, so it is a mail.com link again. Maybe it is a busy time for their servers when I am trying to upload the WMR show on a Friday afternoon.
WMR SHOW - Recorded 22nd August 2025
Friday 15th August 2025 Today's show for August 15th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of August 1967 and Robbie Dale on Caroline South. Also the night programmes of Radio Caroline's first night back on the North Sea from the Ross in August 1983. There is also a clip of Leon Mitchell and Mike James on WMR 11/96, and an unusual voice on 1557khz on the Russian station... Pixeldrain is not working again this week, so it is a mail.com link again.
WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain worked again this week - Recorded 15th August 2025
Friday 8th August 2025 Today's show for August 8th is linked below........ This weekend we feature airchecks of Charlie Wolf on Laser 558 in the evenings in 1985 during Euroseige..!! It is hard to believe this is now some 40 years ago. It is two generations ago!! Pixeldrain is working again this week, so it is a pixeldrain link again. QSLs have again been going out this past weekend. Almost all reports should now have been answered except some of our old friends who are in need of a longer reply, rather than just a QSL. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain worked again this week - Recorded 8th August 2025
Friday 1st August 2025 Today's show for August 1st is linked below........ This weekend we feature some old airchecks of World Music Radio via Radio Andorra again. An excellent clip found in Gary's archives. Also Westside Radio Dublin clip and sign off from 1980, and Radio Cill Dara from 1980 as well.... , Pixeldrain is working this week, so it is a pixeldrain link. Any problems feel free to contact us... QSLs have again been going out slowly this week. Patience is appreciated. We are gradually getting through them. Busy doing a lot of DIY so time is not always on our side.
WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain worked again this week - Recorded 1st August 2025
Friday 25th July 2025 Today's show for July 25th is linked below........ Today we feature some old airchecks of Fergie on Radio Caroline including a sign off, and the first day of Radio Rainbow International, both from 1985, Pixeldrain is acting up again here so another Mail.com cloud download. Incidentally, just to be clear about the object of the programmes here at WMR. We are all about the memories here. This should be fairly obvious, but just occasionally an email will come in about the music policy complaining about some tracks played, or about the slight reverb on the mic which can help break through noise on SW. The idea is to produce an up to date two hour old fashioned style sw radio show each week. We are not an FM music station with a specific format we adhere to. Let's leave that to the FM stations. The tunes played reflect on the music heard on the radio over the last 50 years or more. We also try to play better known tracks rather than obscure unknown material. But many tunes may be unknown in some countries, even in the UK, if we are playing some of the Dutch music heard on the offshore stations. I am thinking here of Kayak, Earth and Fire and so on. But from a similar generation of offshore radio fans as many others are, the tunes should be familiar to most enthusiasts. .
WMR SHOW - Cloud again from Mail.com - Recorded 25th July 2025
Friday 18th July 2025 Today's show for July 18th is linked below........ Today we feature some old airchecks of WMR on 13th July 1980 recorded off air in Leeds from our little 20 Watt txer in the woods near the WMR studio. We also feature some Stuart Vincent on Radio Nova Dublin from 738kHz in July 1985. Some 40 years ago!!!!.. Pixeldrain is acting up again here so another Mail.com cloud download, although someone sent me a link this weekend to a file on pixeldrain and it worked fine.... Maybe just a glitch. Incidentally, just to be clear about the object of the programmes here at WMR. We are all about the memories here. This should be fairly obvious, but just occasionally an email will come in about the music policy complaining about some tracks played, or the reverb is too strong, or something. The idea is to produce an up to date two hour old fashioned style sw radio show each week. We are not an FM music station with a specific format we adhere to. Let's leave that to the FM stations. The tunes played reflect on the music heard on the radio over the last 50 years or more. We try to play better known tracks rather than obscure unknown material. But many tunes may be unknown in some countries, even in the UK, if we are playing some of the Dutch music heard on the offshore stations. I am thinking here of Kayak, Earth and Fire and so on. But from a similar generation of offshore radio fans as many others are, the tunes should be familiar. .
WMR SHOW - Cloud again from Mail.com - Recorded 18th July 2025
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Friday 11th July 2025 Today's show for July 11th is linked below........ Today we feature exclusively music from LIVE AID 85 in a commemoration of the 40th anniversary!! Phew. It's not much if you say it fast. There is also an English ID from Radio Norway 1314 from 1985, as well as an id from an unid for 40 years from 1125khz in Jan 1985. Any keen eared dxers fancy a go??? Pirate?? Irish?? RSL?? ! It is in English... "This is Radio ???, There's more to come."
WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 11th July 2025
Friday 4th July 2025 Today's show for July 4th is linked below........ Today we feature some recordings of Brian Martin on Radio Caroline from 1977 and 1978 when he was on the Mi Amigo. Brian sadly died this week. Also featured is Radio Capricorn from 1979 from 7325, followed by a retune to 7340 to Radio Impact. There is also a feature today on Irish station WKRC from Newbridge Co Kildare from 1981. This always makes me think of summer nights. Although weather here in Scotland this week is awful!!!
WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 4th July 2025
Friday 27th June 2025 Today's show for the end of June is linked below. Today we feature some more Charlie Wolf during Euroseige 1985, Radio Black Fox from 1979, a clip of KTWR Guam recorded here in Scotland in 1980. Significance being KTWR is winding down and to be closed by October 2025. There is also a short clip of Radio Japan on the general service channel of 9585khz in Europe. Not an easy catch at that time. And finally there is a sign off from Sunshine Radio in Dublin from 531khz from 1981, which always makes one think of summer nights at the receivers. This weekend we also have a tribute to Mick Ralphs, founding member of both Bad Co, and Mott The Hoople. WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 27th June 2025
Friday 20th June 2025 Today's show for Mid SUMMER is linked below. Today we feature Westside Radio sign off 1978 includes Radio Condor coming back for a QSO. Also clips of Radio Cavendish on 227m from 1978 or so, and Radio Swedens dx show re the Mi Amigo. Also a clip Solent City with Mark Wynter, and Radio Jackie SW from 1979 via FRBC. WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 20th June 2025
Friday 13th June 2025 Today's show for 13th June is linked below. Today we feature Laser 558 and a few Euroseige updates. Maybe more test later, but for now the show... WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 13th June 2025
Friday 6th June 2025 Today's show for 6-8th June is linked below. Today we feature the subject of last weeks show, no less than Roger Stevens on Radio Corsair, as well as a guest spot from Oscar Hanson of Radio Viking. There are a few clips of a long talk show made for BRI's 10th anniversary in 1990 with Steve West, Pirate Andy and Jack in the WMR studio. And lastly a clip from Radio Nederlands from summer 1980, and a report on the Moscow Olympic Games, followed by ex RNI man Graham Gill. Graham was a regular on Radio Nederlands at that time, but to be truthful, I don't think there are so many recordings around, so this was a great find. His partner on air at one time was Bruce Parsons. Enjoy. This was just discovered on an old TDK tape from back in the day which I probably haven't played back since the day it was recorded. I thought I would include the Olympic report as well as it is quite historic. Well I hope you all have the same success with Pixeldrain this week. No problems reported. So it has been fixed. You would have thought Mr Pixeldrain would have had a message up on the latest news page about that?? But anyway, long may it continue. It is 45 years ago this weekend since we transmitted the first full sched day of WMR, in other words the first official broadcast, not just a test. This was 8th June 1980. Let's hope the mic sounds OK on the SW. Finally got the old H/H amp down from the shelf and gave the controls and switches a good clean up. And all seems to be working for now, so a very slight old fashioned spring reverb audable on mic... trying to create a similar sound to various stations of the past that used that type of system. It just doesn't sound the same using an electronic box, such as the BOSS box I have here. WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 6th June 2025
Friday 30th May 2025 Today's show for the last days of May and into June is linked below. A few clips this weekend include Radio Zodiac with Dave Hunt and Roger Vosene from 1980, World Mission Radio from the Ross Revenge during a storm in 1989, and a clip of Wolverine Radio on 6965 USB last weekend. The following show from WDDR was a bit ropey on the voice though the music was loud, WDDR remained on air till 0440UTC well into daylight this side of the Atlantic. Signal was still very good... There is also a so called French freebander with an automated type English ann on 6970 LSB..... something I have not heard before. A couple of guys have said the mail.com cloud link is a bit slow sometimes... but I tried pixeldrain again and lo and behold it is working again......... Fingers crossed...Comments welcome... UPDATE MONDAY: Well the stars were not alined for us this weekend. First of all the 6160 transmitter of Shortwave Radio in Germany failed on Friday. It was back on Saturday thanks to some quick work by the guys. But he second thing to hit us at the weekend was the auroral conditions making the SW virtually unusable on Sunday for the whole day.... Not heard the band like that since we caught sight of the visible aurora in May 2024.. But that is the nature of the beast they call Sort Wave. At least Pixeldrain seems to be working OK again after months of down time. There were some reports of WMR again on 6935 being used for test audio on the Radio Argus txer. And a transatlantic report also arrived for daytime reception.. QSLs have started going out again here at WMR. Many more to go. Thank you dxers for your patience. And finally, we have finally split up the "latest news" page to years. So far there is now a page for 2025, 2024, 2023, and pre 2016, Also fitting is a change to the "listen again" page, as the new shows are linked on the "latest news page". There is also missing text on one of the main menus, which I need to get back. I also looked into losing the single line of code that gave the links to the shows a blue link, rather than the same colour as the rest of the links on the menus, which in this case is white. Is is a couple of simple bits of code I had forgotten about for years. I do try and use very old software for this web work, to keep the code simpler, so maybe these commands are easy on more modern software.. For a long time I had nice blue links on the Latest News page. But after running a clean up html command, it automatically deleted what I had already, and I haven't had time or inclination to see what was a miss. The line of code for the pixeldrin link would have been as follows. And the new code is below it.
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WMR SHOW - Pixeldrain again - Recorded 30th May 2025
Friday 23rd May 2025 Today's show for mid / late May is linked below. Features in today's show are follow ups of The Capital Radio clip of last week, and Aiden Hughs on Radio Caroline Dublin. Then there is another clip of Radio Caroline Dublin from the previous year, 1980, from 1386kHz with Mark Bolland of Southside Radio explaining about the break in SSR suffered and explaining the reasons for being off air. There is also a clip of World Music Radio via Radio Andorra from early 1980, and a clip of Radio Dublin with Shay west and Eamon Cooke handing over to Leo Malone. . There is also a curious clip of an Indian Utility station which also calls itself the same name as the SW broadcaster, All India Radio. This would be like North Foreland Radio calling itself BBC World Service. Also a clip from last week of Radio Skywave which was initially thought to be Irish, turns out prob to be Dutch. Lets hope for good propagation this weekend on SW, last weeks signals were superb once the inital morning condx settled down. . . UPDATE NOTE ON SUNDAY 1230UTC: We are hearing a very good signal from an old WMR show from over a year ago ON 6935kHz. In fact the old email address and web site are announced, so neither will work now. No idea who this is just yet... WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 23rd May 2025
Friday 16th May 2025 Today's show for mid May is linked below. Features in today's show are from Capital Radio International from Dublin, from 6225 in 1992. Or did Aiden spell his Capital as Capitol?? There is also a short clip from BBC Radio Scotland which is amusing.... Lets hope for good propagation this weekend on SW, last weeks signals were superb. .
WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 16th May 2025
Friday 9th May 2025 Today's show for the first weekend in May is linked below. Sorry, it was actually 2nd weekend in May. This is what happens when you copy and paste entries to save time..!! Apologies. Features in today's show are as follows. There is a feature from 1996 with Mark Mathews and Ad Roberts with Dutch lessons from the Ross.....LOL.. We also have a few classic interval signals and ids from International broadcasters, These were aired after the clip of the old Soviet over the horizon radar. Radio RSA, strong clips of Radio Australia recorded in Europe from 7205, Radio Japan via Sines, Portugal, Radio Prague, Radio Berlin International, Radio Swedens old interval signal, Radio Moscows haunting old interval signal, Radio Tirana, Radio Canada International, Radio France International, There is a recording from 45 years ago from Radio Telstar in Edinburgh. Sad that no one seems to have a copy of the jingles Barry Stephens of EMR made for them. This is used through VLC player using their graphic, which seemed to enhance the muffled old tape quite a bit. Isn't it sad that a strong MW Scottish pirate was on the air from Edinburgh, and I made no attempt to record the whole day!! The B side of the c120 has SW clips, and MAR clips. There are a couple of c60's later in the day though that need copying. I asked the following question last weekend. Is there a simple real time mp3 player with speed control??. Andy wrote back last weekend suggesting there is actually something like that in VLC player, hence I was messing around with VLC and discovered the audio improvement on muffled old tapes. Lets hope for good propagation again this weekend on SW. Last weekend's signals were just superb at this QTH. Many thanks to the engineering teams... QSLs are again due to be sent out soon. Again a few weeks worth have built up.....Please be patient, as the weather is superb here in Scotland at the moment, so outside jobs are being done.. Oh I forgot to say in the show, but the Korak txer was a single 813 modulated by a pair of 805s, and built by Livewire. Cool, and thanks for the info Bill. Apologies, I forgot to mention on air. .
WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 9th May 2025
Friday 2nd May 2025 Today's show for the first weekend in May is linked below. Features in today's show are as follows. There is a feature from 1996 with Radio Korak closing down on 3910 and Live Wire coming on for a QSO. 31st December 1996. Also some airchecks of Radio Black Spider, a Swiss based station relayed from Holland on 227m in 1978 and 79. Tnx to Achim for the recording. There is also some airchecks of Radio Viking from Denmark on SW 1978. There were relays via FRBC for this station after they were raided. The Viking clips run fast, apologies. No time to fix.... Is there a simple real time mp3 player with speed control??. Lets hope for good propagation this weekend on SW. .
WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 2nd May 2025
Friday 25th April 2025 Today's show for the last weekend in April is linked below. Features in today's show are as follows. There is a feature on long forgotten planned radio station NDXE, from a 1986 Media Network. Also a feature on Radio Atlantis from 1973 and 74, after the death of Adrian Van Lashoot, the station owner. And also a clip of WMR from Christmas 1993, relaying Radio London and Andy Winter, followed by live shows. This is to commemorate WMRs 45th Anniversary, as well as the 2nd anniversary of the relays on SW which started in late 2023. The 6940 signal was back on the air last weekend as well..... Welcome back ...Saturday night 2200/0000 approx.....
WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 25th April 2025
Friday 18th April 2025 Today's show for Easter weekend is linked below. Features in today's show are as follows. Underground Sounds from 200 feet below the ground from 1989, on 6870. (Prince Terry pretending to be someone else after the 1988 legislation came in), as well as three sets of airchecks during Easter Sunday 1985 which was a very anoraky programme, presented mainly by Johnny Lewis, with input from Simon Barrat, Peter Philips and Fiona Jeffries, and others... There is so much material available for Easter time over the years......I remember one Easter QSOing with The Voice of the Leek, and Radio Pluto, but finding that tape assuming we have it, may be difficult..... Or the time in maybe 1986 or 87, Dave A, Mike J and I were planning live shows through the night and all day on multiple frequencies. There was to be news on the hour and all, but sadly it was not the planned professional sounding WMR, due to getting stuck in the pub, and ending up in a lock in situation. Ah great times... There is also a short tribute to the late Judas Priest Drummer from the 1977/79 period, Lez Binks. WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 18th April 2025
Friday 11th April 2025 Today's show for the weekend is linked below. Features in the show today include a few recordings of London MW pirates of the past, Telstar 1, Veronca, and Radio City. We also have an old Sweden calling dxers with reports on Woodstock, EMR, RTE and Radio Dublin, as well as a frequency list from November 1980 and amazingly not one of the frequencys given is correct!!!! There is a clip of ARD in 1981 changing MW freq at 0700 I think it was. They moved from 1134 to 1143 daytime.. This was inspired by seeing a documentary about Dublin that included The Crofton Airport Hotel, their old QTH. The documentary featured a newer name though it was still the old Crofton. Not features in a favourable light I hasten to add. Also in today's show is a tribute to Clem Burke, Blondies drummer. Quite a CV he stacked up over the years.... Pixeldrain
seems to still be down, but this mail.com link should work fine.... WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 11th April 2025
Friday 4th April 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Features in the show today include a few more recordings of Steve Marshal, as per last week. This time on WLS Music Radio in Galway from the 1980s,as well as Riverside 101 from Derry in 1992. There is also a recording of RSI 7446 in 1992 from Ireland with a fine signal for 20 watts or so. And as promised after playing a very young Steven Lynch on North Atlantic Radio last week, I did say I was going to play a very old show from a very young Jack. Oh dear. We have found one...LOL... Steven by the way is on Radio North on a Saturday night 10-12 on 846kHz. And finally this week we have a recording of Radio Liberty from London with the late Roger Tate, and a boxing day transmission, that sounds like he is celebrating a bit. Pixeldrain: This handy little cloud storage site seems to have either gone to sleep or whatever tonight... I even left it a few hours before trying again. So on the link below is a test from a mail.com cloud thingy... Lets see if it works OK.
WMR SHOW - CLOUD LINK Recorded 4th April 2025
Friday 28th March 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. The show features recordings of Steve Marshal on Coast 103 in Galway from November 1988, Steve is a good friend of WMR, as well as pirate radio DJ over many years. We had a think and came up with the following list of stations he worked on during the 80's, probably incomplete. Radio Invicta (London FM), Voice of Peace, and the following Irish stations. Southside Radio, ABC Tramore, South Coast Radio, Capitol Radio (Dublin FM only 1982 version), ERI, CCLR, WKLR, Atlantic Sound, WLS, Coast 103, Nova Fachan, Riverside 101, Radio North, WABC 2001 version. I think the last time I met up with Steve was at the Tony Allan memorial do in Dublin, 2004. Over 20 years ago!! There is also a recording of an English SW station, Radio Woodpecker from Feb 1985, on a freq of 6260. It really is a forgotten SW pirate, and I have no more details about this one. And into the bargain, I have absolutely no recollection of hearing this station. Ideas anyone? Did they have an address for example?? I was kinda looking for a recording of weekly station, Radio Krypton, but found the first tape I tried was drowned out by the SITOR pulses on 6265. The funny thing was at the time, that was the frequency, they used and that was it. Never to qsy away from the QRM. Another couple of clips of media network are included. A Caroline SW 6210 feature from the show on 25th Feb 88, and the QSOs, as well as the switch on of the YLE big 600kW transmitter on 963 that swamped signals from the Ross Revenge, clip from the show of 1st October 1987. And finally, there is a clip of a very young sounding Steven Lynch on North Atlantic Radio in 1991. Steven went on to become a big cheese on Radio North, and presents the only live show on the station on a Saturday night between 10pm and 12 on 846kHz. The trouble these days with the frequency of 846 is that there is a strong Dutch LPAM on the frequency, which causes QRM at night time to Radio North, The frequency used to be so clear for many years, since RAI vacated the channel. It is such a pity these Dutch stations use a known busy frequency. There was even one on there a couple of years ago working off channel (844 and 845) causing what could only be described as deliberate interference. Playing ancient shows from someone brings me to another subject, and the old show of a very young Steven made me think. If I am playing someone elses old shows, then the very least I can do is feature some of my own very old shows. They are rather amusing to listen to now, and next week, I shall play a few airchecks of myself as a young fella. I have chickened out a few times from playing them. So another feature packed show....!!! Oh and the good news is that we have caught up with most of the E-QSLs. There are some longer emails need to be written, but in general, the eqsls have been cleared of a back log. Sorry you dxers for the delays in getting the replies out, but not as bad as the mess we used to get into with postal reports!!!! WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 28th March 2025
Friday 21st March 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Today's show features recordings from The Northern Ireland Relay Service, Riverside Radio (Joe) 1986, Hospital Ship De Hoop, which if I am not mistaken was the ship in the movie, The Boat That Rocked. That I forgot to mention I think. There is also a recording from SW of Radio East Coast Commercial, and Live Wire Radio from MW. So another feature packed show....!!!
WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 21st March 2025
Friday 14th March 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Today's show features recordings of a couple of Gary Steven's stations in London. Radio Christmas from December 1979, and North London Radio from 1978. There is also a recording from a former common 48m band station, Britain Radio / BRI as well as a clip of a YL newsreader from RAI, The Italian Radio SW service. Hear how she sounds like she has been on the Italian wine, as she renamed the station to Radio Rome..LOL... There is also some airchecks from a bit of an obscure programme from Nick Richards 2 days before the Mi Amigo sank, on 17th March 1980. Also on the show are tributes to The Damned and also to Fivestar!! If you hear a strange mix of tracks towards the end of the show, Well there is a story. I played Al Stewart's Song on the Radio twice on the same show ...LOL.. It has been done before over the years. Luckily I caught it and noticed the error, so substituted the track for Year of the cat. You can hardly hear the join..LOL.. But boy would I have looked silly.. So there is an explanation of the intro before Year of the Cat that didn't belong there...
WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 14th March 2025
Friday 7th March 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Features in todays show include Radio Caroline March 85, 40 years ago testing on short lived 585kHz. Also some Media Network clips about Radio Brod, Police scanners, and Chris Cary being jailed in New Zealand after Rupert M catching up with him. There is a recording from Fresh Air 2000 from 1999 on 6243, and Island Radio 2004/5 6260, LBH radio from 2000 on 1386 via the Kalliningrad transmitter, And finally what is probably a slip of the tongue from Valley Wave Radio ann Altantic 252 as 252 metres, as well as a clip of Northside Radio from 1989 and an amusing promo for 846 metres. There were many instances of DJs announcing the wrong frequencies.... We should make a segway of clips from this over the years....
WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 6th/7th March 2025
Friday 28th February 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Quite a number of recordings and clips are featured in this weeks show again. There are recordings of the following:. Laser 558 with Rick Harris and Erin Kelly announcing various antenna troubles. Some lesser known SW stations of the past are featured as follows. Independent
Radio North 6225 1992 Emerald Radio 6240 November 1992 (note - After the 1988 bill) QSO
stns NB:Any dxers out there that can add any info about these little known SW stations featured this last couple of weeks, do get in touch. It would be interesting to learn some more about these transmissions after all this time. Test transmissions from Classic FM 1993 Closure ann from Smooth 1260 27th Feb, and tests from that txer opening on 1260 in 1983 as Marcher Sound, which also carried Radio City from Liverpool at times did it not??. And there are also a few radio related records to start with, and a tribute to the late Roberta Flack.
WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 28th February 2025
Friday 21st February 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Quite a number of recordings and clips are featured in this weeks show. Lets hope you find them all interesting as dxers. There are recordings of the following:. South
Shropshire Communications Test and development 1990 And there are a few records flung in today for good measure inc a tribute to THE JAM drummer Rick Buckler.
WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 21st February 2025
Friday 14th February 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. We have quite a number of recordings on todays show, including Radio Valleri from Dublin from 1978, tests from Viva 963, Premier 1413, BBC Notts closing 1521, and Polish radio 1503. Also the Japanese relay of Radio Aum Shi....via Moscow from the 1990s, and SW one offs Easy International Radio and Radio Jackie revival from 1995. And finally an unusual station on 2404.5 commemorationg one of Marconi's milestones from 1895, G9CDP...., We also have a good amount of clips lined up for next week...... It was really great having the signal back on 6325 last weekend. Superb signals. Thanks to all concerned..... WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 14th February 2025
Friday 7th February 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Mainly music this week... and two short features.. Big O from Radio Rainbow Newrey.. and 1494 unid prob Swedish station playing Waltzing Matilda. We also feature news today of Australian MW reception in the UK in the SE/ Fens by John F from Skywaves. Of course the clip is too poor to play on SW. WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 7th February 2025
Friday 31st January 2025 Todays show for the weekend is linked below. Prob more comments to add tomorrow, but for now the link is given below... WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 31st January 2025
Friday 24th January 2025 Todays show for the weekend 24th/26th January 2025 is linked below. It was a bit of a bitty show recording in sections and saving the file incase the power dropped out during the recording and resulting in file loss. But we made it. Today there are airchecks from the 1978 BBC frequency changes, from BBC Radio 3 as well as BBC Radio Leeds. Listen especially to the poetic way the Radio 3 announcer talks about the frequency changes. Amazing. After a political station appeared last weekend on SW, I had a look for Radio Enoch clips. Although I found a recording or two, I felt it would have been unfair and a little rude to ask a relay station to air these airchecks as they were quite "rough". And very outspoken and extreme. So midway through the show the idea was abandoned, and there are some airchecks of a Mike Ross show on Radio Northsea from January 1974. Frequencies again for the weekend, 3975 via SW Gold. See last weeks entry for the sched. WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 24th January 2025
Friday 17th January 2025 Todays show for the weekend around the 17th, 18th and 19th Jan is linked below. This week we feature KISS FM Monaghan, from 1988. This station was well heard all over Europe in that year on 1008 after Holland signed off for the night. And no buzzing on the audio this week. Just a reminder our primary service on 6325 is off air till Feb. So only via SW Gold timeslots this next few weeks. A reminder of the times.... Fridays: 21:00 GMT 3975 Saturday: 16:00 GMT 3975, 21:00 GMT 3975 Sunday: 11.00 GMT 6160, 16:00 GMT 3975, 23:00 GMT on 3975 Monday: 23:00 GMT on 3975
WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 17th January 2025
Friday 10 January 2025 Update Saturday: Again SW friends, I must apologise and offer sincere apologies for the awful recording produced this week. I have rebuilt studio 2, and while playback and desk are all OK, there was some kind of a dicky earth connection in the sound card, a small USB thing, of the second PC used for recording. And time is not on our side for this weekend to re record. This is what happens when we have no emergency show recorded to fall back on. Back to normal next week folks. The show for this weekend is linked below. I must offer my humble apologies. This show is probably in dire need of re recording. There is a buzz through it which was not noticed, and was not heard during recording on the playback machine/ desk. *&%$*** ... Must be a loose connection on the recording PC. What to do. Well there is no time to do a re recording tonight, Friday. If this is too poor a quality for broadcasting, which I consider it to be, maybe an airing of an old show can be made...... I might find the time to re record on Saturday. Its not like you can use the well worn phrase....you wont notice this on AM.... Because you will...!!!! Originally it was supposed to include a Westside Radio recording , classic Prince Terry from 1989, as well as clips of a Radio Gladice from the Motherwell/ Glasgow area. Again my humble apologies...... WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 10th January 2025
Friday 3rd January 2025 The show for this weekend is linked below. This is the first transmission for 2025, and includes tributes to Johnnie Walker as well as some clips of Caroline adrift some 40 years ago, in Jan 1985.. WMR SHOW - PIXELDRAIN LINK Recorded 3rd January 2025
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