Month: August 2022

FRS Summer Splash 2022: succesful!

Dear FRS Friend!

Last Sunday saw part 3- at the same time the final part- of the 2022 FRS Summer Splash.
Three weeks of Summer evening’s shortwave free radio with a wide variety of musical topics
ranging from rare 60s gold to 2022 prog songs.

Looking back now, we may say it was successful. Firstly because of the many positive e-mails from all
over Europe (and beyond!)but certainly also because of solid reception on the various frequencies being used.

For those who missed last Sunday’s (August 7th) broadcast: there are still chances to pick up one of our streams.
For full details please go to http://www.frsholland.nl/20-latest-news/161-frs-summer-splash-2022.html .

Of course all correct reports will be handled and one of our QSL cards will be send. We are currently in full swing compiling
a huge edition of the FRS Newsletter Summer edition. This edition will contain all ins and outs of the FRS Summer Splash among
other articles/ info. The Newsletter will be sent together with the QSL card. Because of holidays all e-mails/ snail mail will be
handled after August 29th. So please be a bit patient and allow us a few weeks. If you’d prefer a printed version of the upcoming
Newsletter, please enclose 3 US dollar/ 3 Euro in an envelope or use Paypal. More info below!

Remember we do issue hard copy QSLs which- in our humble opinion- are much more desirable. You may choose yourself from our series
‘FRS Through the Years’: http://www.frsholland.nl/frs-image-gallery/qsl-gallery/qsl-series.html . Of course you can send your report
to our Herten maildrop (P.O.Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands). Please enclose 3 US dollars or 3 euro. There’s also the option
to safely pay using Paypal: simply use frs@frsholland.nl !

It has been a tradition for many years that FRS celebrated its anniversary on the final August Sunday. Unfortunately we must deviate
from that event this year. On August 31st FRS-Holland will become 42 years. We will pay attention to our anniversary during our upcoming
late October/ early November broadcast.

If you’re interested in our 40+ history of shortwave Free Radio: there’s a 32-page Anniversary booklet available as well as an 80 minute CD.
Detailed information via http://www.frsholland.nl/20-latest-news/148-frs-40th-anniversary-booklet-cd.html .

In case you have any questions relating this e-mail, please feel free to drop us a line: frs@frsholland.nl .

On behalf of the entire FRS crew, all the best, hopefully you will enjoy the rest of this long hot Summer.

Peter Verbruggen

Atlantic 2000 will be on the air this Saturday, 13th of August 2022

Atlantic 2000 will be on the air this Saturday, 13th of August from 0800 to 0900 UTC (1000 to 1100 CEST) on 9670 kHz via Channel 292.
Streams will be available at the same time here: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr
Reports to: atlantic2000international[at]gmail.com
Please note that our stream is now available 24 hours a day on our website.

Visit our website and listen to Atlantic 2000: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr
Follow us on Facebook : www.facebook.com/atlantic2000international

Radio Pravda 1557 Khz

On Friday August 5th at 17.00 hours UTC “Radio Pravda” started broadcasting on AM 1557 from Sitkunai in Lithuania. The station, which also identifies as “Nasha Lenta” is providing independent information in Russian to Russia and Belarus and is fully funded by private financial donors. There are no political motives and there’s no involvement from any Government -financial or whatsoever; the only thing that matters is the free flow of uncensored verified information into Russia and Belarus.
The programs are under the supervision of the Dutch media-authority Commissariaat voor de Media. The permission has been granted to Radio Pravda by the Commissariaat and the programs are assembled in the Netherlands before they’re being sent on to Lithuania for rebroadcasting on the AM 1557 kilohertz frequency for which the Lithuanian authorities have issued a ‘rebroadcast-license’ for this AM-frequency.
A person who played a vital role in making all this happen was Peter Chicago. The transmitter in use in Lithuania is the Nautel RX50 transmitter that was used by Big L on AM 1395 Khz from Trintelhaven in the Netherlands, trying to reach a daytime audience in Engeland. Later this transmitter was in use on 1008 khz broadcasting the religious station Groot Nieuws Radio. Since the close down of the 1008 khz the transmitter was in storage in the Netherlands.
In may/June Peter spent a couple of weeks in the Netherlands reviving this transmitter and in the past 2 weeks Peter worked hard supervising a Lithuanian team in getting the full 50 kilowatts on the air on AM 1557. For this a new antenna-design was required which also Peter took on.
The results are phenomenal. The signal on AM 1557 at night is easily accessible all over Europe. There’s a strong nighttime signal in cities like St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Minsk and also covers the entire territory of the Ukraine. Even at the border of Russia with Norway in arctic Norway the signal is still pretty good, as well as in Novosibirsk which is some 1500 kilometres away from the transmitter-site.
On the picture Peter Chicago with the Lithuanian crew he worked with the past weeks and who no doubt did an excellent job. They are in front of the AM transmitter.

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Please Don’t Take Them Away – The Story Of The Great British Pirate Era

This would fit perfectly into next weekend’s programming for any radio station.
The story of the 60’s Offshore Radio Stations, packed with interviews from the people who were there behind the microphones and with a soundtrack of the music of the era.
IT IS TOTALLY FREE TO ALL RADIO STATIONS AND READY FOR YOUR STATION RIGHT NOW.
“Please Don’t Take Them Away – The Story Of The Great British Pirate Era”
A 3 hour tribute to the swashbuckling Offshore Radio stations who were part of the Soundtrack Of the Swinging Sixties. Produced by Mark Stafford and totally free for your radio station to air.
On Sunday August 14th 2022, it will be exactly 55 years since probably the most exciting era in British Commercial Radio came to an end, with the introduction of the UK Government’s Marine Offence Act.
During the previous three years British Radio Listeners had seen a complete transformation in their radio landscape. In place of the limited pop music choice offered by the BBC Light Programme, listeners learned to love Offshore Radio Stations such as Radio Caroline, Radio London, Swinging Radio England, Radio 270 and many more.
55 years on, for those who experienced that period the great memories still remain. So much so, that a number of large commercial radio stations are planning to commemorate the anniversary.
However, this three-hour documentary not only plays the music of the era, but it also tells the full story of those great radio days.
“Please Don’t Take Them Away – The Story Of The Great British Pirate Era” includes exclusive interviews with many of the leading names who broadcast from around the coast of Britain during that era. These include…. Dave Cash, Robbie Dale, Tony Prince, Roger “Twiggy” Day, Don Allen, Johnnie Walker, Carl Conway, John Peel, Martin Kayne and other presenters who made the era what it was.
The story also features countless of-air extracts and a soundtrack showcasing the great music played on the Offshore Stations.
It’s totally free of charge, has no adverts, but does have space for yours! So, if you would like to put it out please email
mark@markstafford.co.uk
Thanks
Mark Stafford
Stafford’s World