Category: Netherlands (Page 1 of 9)

QSL Radio Transparant 1008 kHz

December 6, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

1008 kHz is a busy frequency here in Woerden. With the antenna directed 300 degrees for Transatlantic reception Radio Experience, Wageningen is dominant. Hugo Matten made me aware of a new radio station from Monster near The Hague, Radio Intiem. As conditions for TA DX were poor I changed the direction of my antenna to block out Radio Experience, heard Radio Intiem with a test transmission on Saturday, but Radio Transparant in decent quality on Sunday.

My reception report to info@radiotransparant was confirmed with an email:

Below a clip of their show with a “Dit is Radio Transparant voor de omgeving Flevoland” ID.

Radio Transparant is registered as an LPAM station Creil, in the Noordoostpolder. The Noordoostpolder was the first of three huge reclamation projects to gain more agricultural land in The Netherlands, which added a 12th province to The Netherlands.

Reception here (120 kms) benefits from the fact that the groundwave signal is across the IJsselmeer.

QSL Radio Intiem 1008 kHz

December 1, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Radio Intiem is a new LPAM station from the village of Monster near The Hague. They started testing two weeks ago, and are broadcasting with 100 W on Saturday only. Cor Hendriks from Radio Intiem ( radiointiem(at)gmail.com ) confirmed my reception report within a day:

Thanks for your email. We restarted two weeks ago after a 30-year hiatus.
We were a pirate FM station from 1984 to 1995, and now we’re legal on AM.
We broadcast only on Saturdays from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
There’s also a stream available; download the My Tuner Radio app.
We’re still in the testing phase.
Greetings from Cor Hendriks of Radio Intiem in Westland.

“You can’t get closer to heaven” is a nice article (in Dutch) about the history of Radio Pirates in Westland, the region with all the greenhouses south of The Hague.

Radio Intiem audio clip November 29th

Radio Intiem wasn’t an easy catch. Normally I have the loop antenna 120/300 degrees for transatlantic reception. But it results in Radio Experience from Wageningen being dominant. I’ve often noticed that reception along the river area in the central part of The Netherlands is pretty good. So I turned the antenna 10/190 to get them at the null. But this favored Radio Transparant from Creil, who also have the benefit that their direction is over the water surface of the IJsselmeer mainly.

QSL Ellen AM 828 kHz

September 27, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A very nice eQSL card from Ellen AM on 828 kHz. Ellen AM is a Low Power AM (100 Watt) station from Hensbroek in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. Ellen AM is named after Ellen, spouse of Edo. They are the owners but also DJ on the station.

A lot of Dutch stations feature a windmill on their QSL, even if their is no one to be found in the neighbourhood. But Ellen AM is really in the heart of windmill country, and the mill shown on the QSL is the Molen Hensbroek.

Chasing LPAM stations is a nice aspect of the hobby. You might think that my QTH is perfectly located in the centre of the Netherlands (JO22kc). But it also means that on most LPAM frequencies there is one nearby dominant station with little opportunity to benefit from variable conditions to catch one of the other ones. My directional loop helps, but not in this case where Ellen AM is north of me and the more dominant Aktief Tilburg exactly opposite to the south. So I made this reception from Almere, halfway between my QTH and Hensbroek..

Ellen AM started in 2020 with a 1 Watt license. They were surprised that with the right condiitons they were audible over quite a distance. But it also meant that in their service area they were vulnerable to interference during evenings/night. That’s why in 2023 they switched to a 100 Watt license operating on 828 kHz. You can read more about the Ellen AM team on their website.

QSL Noordkop 247 105.6/107.7 MHz

September 23, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

During a brief stay on the island of Texel I was able to listen to Noordkop 247. I heard them on both of their frequencies: 105.6 and 107.7 MHz. I sent my report to nieuws@noordkop247.nl and received this QSL email almost immediately.

QSL email for the new Noordkop 247 regional radio station

Noordkop 247 is the regional radio for the “Kop van Noord-Holland” the northwestern point of the mainland of the Netherlands. If my information is correct Noordkop 247 is only 23 days old. On September 1st, 2025 the regional station Regio Noordkop (municipalities Den Helder and Hollands Kroon) and Noordkop Centraal (Schagen municipality) merged. Below you see their old logo’s.

The merger is in line with the Dutch strategy to move from local to more professional regional radio. Or better said: regional media, as today these stations run news sites, podcasts and TV as well. See also my posts on RTV Krimpenerwaard and regionalization and SRC FM.

The two transmitters of Noordkop 247 (FMscan.org)

QSL Radio Mexico 1098 kHz

September 5, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL from Radio Mexico on 1098 kHz. No, not from Mexico, but from Den Bosch (or ‘s Hertogenbosch) the capital of the province of the province of Noord-Brabant in The Netherlands. I sent my report to info@radiomexico.nl . At my QTH the station is competing with LPAM station Seabreeze on the same frequency.

QSL Radio Mexico from Den Bosch on 1098 kHz

Radio Mexico is a legal LPAM station broadcasting with 100 Watts. It began as a pirate radio station in 1980. Initially operating from a small attic room, it aimed to engage local youth and became a beloved regional institution, known for playing Dutch-language folk hits and supporting local artists. Famous singer Frans Bauer was one of them.

Until mid-2006, it faced approximately 80 shutdowns due to illegal broadcasts, with some operators even jailed for piracy. At the occasion of the 50th raid the inspector of the Radio Control Department brought a special treat with him: Bossche Bollen, a local specialty.

Bas vd Oetelaar, host of “Muziek Jungle” was so kind to confirm my reception report for Radio Mexico

In late 2006 Radio Mexico started legal broadcasts via FM. But in 2018 moved to on-line only as it faced financial challenges. The station briefly expanded to DAB+ and FM frequencies in 2024. But in February high costs forced them to shut down again.

Since July 2025 they are back however, this time with a LPAM license on 1098 AM. Celebrating 45 years in September 2025, Radio Mexico remains a cultural staple in Den Bosch, focusing on regional and national Dutch music.

QSL RTV Slingeland Winterswijk 105 MHz

August 10, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 1 Comment

RTV Slingeland is the local radio station for Winterswijk. They broadcast on 105 MHz with 100 Watt. Peter van der Wel was so kind to confirm my report.

QSL RTV Slingeland, local radio for Winterswijk on 105 MHz

On the internet I learned that RTV Slingeland became been part of 1Achterhoek. 1Achterhoek Radio was a merger between Gelre FM, A-FM (from Aalten) and what was then called Slingeland FM. Leuk FM is now also part of 1Achterhoek. One of the reasons was that stand alone operation became to costly. And the merger is in line with the Dutch strategy to move from local to fewer regional radio stations.

But already in 2023 RTV Slingeland left 1Achterhoek following a dispute over program content. Apparently they are looking for other partners now. RTV Slingeland is named after the little river Slinge, south of Winterswijk.

QSL LEUK FM Zieuwent 106.9 MHz

August 8, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I received Leuk FM from Zieuwent with 32 Watts on 106.9 FM when visiting Winterswijk. Leuk FM is the local radio for Aalten/Berkelland. Sven Dimmendaal confirmed my report, stating that Leuk FM is now part of 1Achterhoek. There is a little bit more to say about 1Achterhoek, but that’s for another post.

QSL RTW Waddinxveen 105.8 MHz

July 27, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

RTW Waddinxveen is the local radio for Waddinveen, The Netherlands, a village 19 kilometers from my QTH. With 50 Watt they broadcast on 105.8 MHz. i sent my report to info@rtw.nl . Willy Klomp-Koel was so kind to confirm my report:

The first broadcast of RTW Waddinxveen was in 1987. As part of the strategy to move from local to bigger regional radio entities (see my earlier blog) RTW Waddinxveen is cooperating with other local radio stations in RTV Midden Holland.

PA25NATO a special call sign in use during the NATO Summit The Hague

June 15, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I noticed this special call sign PA25NATO a couple of time on SSTV 14230 kHz. Apparently it is in use to celebrate the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, The Netherlands.

It’s going to be quite the event security wise, right in one of the most densely populated areas of Europe, to the point that you think whether it wouldn’t have been wise to select a more convenient location. Good thing that I’m retired and don’t have to deal with all the road closures and resulting traffic jams in the coming weeks.

QSL Radio Stad Montfoort 106.8 MHz

June 4, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 2 Comments

Radio Stad Montfoort, or RSM, is the local radio station from the little city of Montfoort, only 5 kilometers south of my QTH. Remco Kuijer was so kind to confirm my reception report. One of their programs is “Radio Bingo”. This game program is so popular that even from other provinces listeners participate by tuning in to their live stream.