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Pirate Radio Recordings: WMPR

“Mama, they’re playing your favorite dance music!” For your listening pleasure: 32 minutes of pirate radio station, WMPR. I recorded this broadcast of WMPR on 6.925MHz AM on February 17th, 2013 at...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio

Wolverine Radio eQSL–one of two SSTV images decoded near the end of the broadcast For your listening pleasure: 2 hours and 46 minutes of pirate radio station, Wolverine Radio–recorded Sunday, February...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio GaGa

For your listening pleasure: two recordings of the pirate radio station, Radio GaGa. Both of these broadcasts were recorded on 6.925 MHz in the upper side band on February 23rd, 2013; the first one at...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: X-FM

“Turn up the radio Jim, I think I hear Stereophonics!” For your listening pleasure: three hours of the pirate radio station X-FM. This broadcast was recorded this morning, starting around 2:00 UTC, on...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Boombox Radio

This morning, around 11:15 UTC, I caught a pirate that I had never heard on air before: Boombox Radio. Though rather weak, over the course of their 31 minute broadcast on 6,925 kHz AM, the signal did...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: The Voice of Alex Radio Show

(Image source: s***youhate.tumblr.com) This past weekend, I recorded a number of pirate radio stations; one of them was The Voice of Alex Radio Show: a tribute station for a girl whose life was taken...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: All Along The Watchtower Radio

(Click to enlarge) One short pirate broadcast I caught last night was All Along The Watchtower Radio. AATW Radio’s USB signal on 6.955 MHz started around 00:24 UTC (23 March 2013). The (robo voice)...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Ronin Shortwave

Ronin’s mix starts with the Sex Pistols (Photo: 45cat.com)| If you can’t tell from the number of recordings I posted today, last night was a busy night for pirate radio. I heard no less than five...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Hard Tack Radio

This Hard Tack Radio SSTV image can be decoded at the end of the broadcast. For your listening pleasure: a 24 minute recording of the pirate radio station, Hard Tack Radio. Hard Tack Radio plays US...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Cinco De Mayo

“What better way could we celebrate this day than listening to Radio Cinco De Mayo?” Radio Cinco De Mayo made its annual broadcast on (you guessed it!) May 5th, 2013, starting around 00:17 UTC on 6925...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Free Whatever

Last night, I caught pirate radio station Radio Free Whatever; a new one for me. Pirate radio listening has been difficult this summer between travels and thunderstorms, so I was happy to hear a...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Casablanca

Confession time: one of my favorite pirate radio stations is Radio Casablanca. Why? For one thing the format is WWII-era music. When I hear Radio Casablanca, I close my eyes and imagine what it must...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic

The Citadel of the Time Lords on Gallifrey (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Last night, I recorded pirate station, Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic. RGI appeared on 6,935 kHz USB and started their broadcast...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Borderhunter

“Whoa! Timmy, is that Europe calling?” You’ll typically find North American radio pirates here on the SWLing Post, but on occasion, I do manage to pull in a station or two from Europe.  Last night was...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Casablanca

Thursday night, I received word from Richard Blaine at Radio Casablanca: “We plan to be on the air tonight on 6940 kHz AM, starting sometime around 2300 UTC, and running until the plane to Lisbon has...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic

While recording Radio Casablanca Thursday night, I was also fortunate to capture Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic. Gallifrey started the broadcast with their customary audio sweeps and Dr. Who theme, then...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio

I decoded this Wolverine Radio SSTV QSL with the SSTV iOS App–you can also decode this eQSL at the end of the recording For your listening pleasure: 1 hour and 44 minutes of pirate radio station,...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Paisano

For your listening pleasure: fifty minutes of the pirate radio station, Radio Paisano. I recorded this broadcast on Oct 11, 2013, starting around 23:30 UTC, on 6,925 kHz AM. This was the first time I...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: JFK Shortwave

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of US President, John F. Kennedy. Last night, I tuned in and recorded the pirate radio station, JFK Shortwave: a tribute broadcast inspired by...

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Channel Z (chasing pirates in a pickup truck)

On the afternoon of November 29th, while traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday,  I took my wife to an art supply store who was having a “Black Friday” sale. While she was inside shopping,  I sat in...

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