The wonderful world of listening to the radio
Radio Seagull can be heard on 747 kHz AM in the Netherlands. But in Woerden this frequency is dominated by nearby MCB Radio from Alphen aan de Rijn. A good alternative is to listen after 8 pm UK local time to the relay via Carillon Wellbeing Radio from Leicestershire on 1476. This is also a low power AM broadcaster, but despite their 250 Watts “only” this station is received very well here in Woerden.
I received a nice email as QSL Radio Seagull 1476 kHz via office@radioseagull.com
Last week I was trying to get a readable signal from LPAM station Studio AM, broadcasting on 900 kHz from Terneuzen, in the Netherlands. In the evening and night this frequency is dominated by COPE Granada. During daylight hours I could pick up a signal, but too weak to positively identify the station.
On the 2nd day of Easter that was different, but at first I didn’t understand the station ID? KL85? I happened to tune in to a special 3rd anniversary full day show of KL85, an internet radiostation that is also relayed via Studio AM 900. Their name comes from the city of Kortijk, the river Leie, and postal code 85.
I received a nice email on my reception report, but I also won a 50 Euro voucher for a visit to the Museum of the 20th century in Hoorn. Having received over 1000 QSLs that’s a first (although I once got a T-shirt from Radio New Zealand many years ago).
Radio T-Pot is a low power AM station broadcasting from Gasselternijveen, a small village in the province of Drenthe, the Netherlands. I made my reception during a stay in the nearby village of Exloo, some 15 km south of Gasselternijveen. On my home QTH Radio Monique from Velsen is so dominant that it seems impossible to receive Radio T-Pot.
Radio T-Pot got his name as parody on the iPod. Note that T-Pot is pronounced as Theepot, which is Dutch for teapot, I guess it adds to the fun!
The station is on the air on weekdays between 12.30 to approx 20.30 local time, saturday/sunday from 9.00 to 21.30 h local time, according to their facebook page.
Below you can see the e-QSL I received accompanied by a friendly email from station manager Theo Postma via radiotpot@ziggo.nl
Earlier this year I received an e-QSL for my reception of Radio Babylona. This station from the province of Groningen in NE part of the Netherlands can be heard at my home QTH, but I made my reception during a stay in nearby Exloo, over a distance of only some 10 kilometers. This explains the excellent SINPO rating.
Originally Radio Babylona was on air all week, but this was a bit too much work, so now you can listen to the station in the weekend only. You can read more about this station on their website.
Via the English Desk of Radio Romania International I received this email as QSL Antena Satelor 1314 kHz.
On this frequency Antena Satelor has two transmitters: one in Valu lui Traian (near Constanta), and one in Timisoara. Antena Satelor is a state owned station that started in 1991. The programmes target the audience living in the rural villages in Romania. For listeners outside Romania this comes with the benefit that you can listen to very nice folk music from Romania on this station.
And ofcourse you can also listen to the English service of Radio Romania!
I received a polite email QSL Neverland Radio 1035 AM. With 100 Watt this LPAM (Low Power AM) station broadcasts from the city of Venlo, in the province of Limburg in The Netherlands. That is about 120 km SE from my location, and during day time their signal strength was low but without interference.
I couldn’t find a website for this station, but I found a YouTube channel on which they seem to run a live video when they are on the air. I received them between 14:21 – 15:00 h Dutch local time. According to MWLIST they are on air Saturdays only between 10 – 14 h UTC.
I received a polite email as QSL Radio Z100 Milano 1350 kHz. The station operates with 1 kW from Villa Estense, a location near Milano, Italy. TWR Armenia is off air late in the evening, and Z100 came in quite strong, without interference. Apparently they also have a transmitter at 990 kHz, but here SER Bilbao is dominant.
Kilrock is installing an new antenna. The previous one went down in a storm. I’m a fan of this station because of their choice of music. They also have one of the nicest e-QSL cards you can get! The You-Tube video gives you a pretty good idea about the LPAM (low power AM) scene in the Netherlands… I’m told they hope that their antenna is up and running by Easter. All is “weather prevailing”. And as a cyclist I can tell you weather hasn’t been much in the last weeks even though it is supposed to be spring.
Anyway for you radio enthusiasts in Europe, you should have better opportunities to receive this nice station from ‘s Gravendeel on 1287 AM!
1134 AM is another LPAM (low power AM) station that you can hear from the Netherlands. It operates from the village of Ooijen, about 51 kilometers SW of my QTH. Their beautiful e-QSL gives a good impression of the pretty scenery in and around Ooijen.
As they say themselves on their website www.1134am.nl :
“Of course Am is no longer of this time, but what could be more fun to receive your favorite music on your own radio instead of your telephone or fm and dab. Am brings that little bit more atmosphere for real enthusiasts and can be received from great distances“
I couldn’t agree more!
VOCM is one of the Transatlantic mediumwave stations from Canada that can be heard frequently. But I never managed to get a QSL from them. That changed this year when Loren Butler was so kind to send me a confirmation of my reception of their “Open Line” program.
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