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QSL Mondoradio TuttiFrutti 92,6 MHz

July 25, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Mondoradio Tuttifrutti (also styled as Mondo Radio Tutti Frutti) is a local radio station based in Tricase, in the province of Lecce in Puglia’s Salento region, Italy. Founded in 1988 by a group of young people the station distinguished itself through active involvement in local musical and cultural events and collaboration with venues in the area. Its name “Tuttifrutti” is explained as meaning “for everyone”, reflecting a format aimed at a broad audience.

Mondoradio Tuttifrutti is a regional station in Puglia, the “heel of the Italian boot”

Today Mondoradio Tuttifrutti remains an active local broadcaster serving the Salento area, transmitting on FM frequencies that include 107.5 MHz in the city of Lecce zone and a more powerful (25 kW) transmitter at 92.6 MHz. The latter frequency is the one I heard. My report was confirmed with a friendly fully detailed email.

Below a recording and screen capture of my reception:

QSL Mad Radio Athens 106.2 MHz

July 22, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 2 Comments

Despite best efforts, my scoring percentage on getting Sporadic E receptions QSL-ed was low this year. And thus I am already pleased with a friendly “Thank You” email reply. So imagine my joy when I received a fully detailed e-QSL card for my reception of MAD Radio 106.2 MHz from Athens, Greece.

Mr. Nikos Milonas, Program Director sent me the e-QSL, logo’s (like the one above) and a nice email:

Mad Radio 106.2 (also known as MAD Radio) is a popular youth-oriented radio station in Athens, Greece, owned and operated by the MAD media group. It focuses on mainstream international pop, dance, and hits (roughly 90% international, 10% Greek), targeting younger listeners with high-energy programming, viral trends, and live shows.

Below my reception in pretty good quality of MAD Radio including a Target Sport Club commercial:

The station on 106.2 FM originated as Diva FM. In the mid-2000s (around 2005), following Greek media licensing and ownership changes, it was acquired by the Kouris family (linked to MAD) and renamed Mad Radio.

The broader MAD brand began with the launch of MAD TV (the first Greek music channel) on June 6, 1996. It grew into a major music and entertainment hub, including TV channels, events like the MAD Video Music Awards (MAD VMA), digital platforms, and retail. MAD Radio 106.2 is a key part of this ecosystem, extending the brand’s focus on youth culture, music, and lifestyle.

While most internet sources indicate that MAD Radio is broadcasting on 106.2 MHz only (with 40 kW), FMscan.org shows 4 additional transmitting sites, albeit with low (<2 kW) power.

Radio Laikos 87.6 MHz

June 11, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

With the sporadic E conditions in the past few days, Radio Laikos, or 87.6 Laikos from Thessaloniki, Greece, could be received well here in Coevorden. One evening I could listen to them for almost an hour, with wonderful Greek music and occasionally the typical Laikos jingle, as you can hear in the recording below:

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to send them a report via email as it bounced. So I sent a message via Facebook instead. Only to be quite disappointed that the response was nothing more than a thumbs up… it is what it is these days I’m afraid.

Radio Laikos specialises in λαϊκό τραγούδι , which translates as laïko – popular, and tragoúdi – song. Or: Greek folk-pop music. So I guess the name Laikos refers to that as well. That one year of Greek language lessons I took in grammar school does pay off😉.

The station is described as playing “the best Greek repertoire with love and care,” appealing to all ages — from nostalgic older listeners to younger fans of modern Greek music. Since it launch is 2001 it has developed into one of the top-rated local stations in Thessaloniki. And I can see why!

The picture above shows the White Tower of Thessaloniki. I vividly remember how during the height of the Macedonia naming dispute in the 1990s, unofficial souvenir banknotes depicting the White Tower of Thessaloniki were printed in North Macedonia (then Republic of Macedonia). It sparked intense anger in Greece, as the tower was viewed as exclusively Greek cultural heritage.

QSL Radio Capital 95.5 MHz Rocca di Papa

June 8, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A nice fully detailed QSL email from Radio Capital for my reception of their signal on 95.5 MHz from the powerful 50 kW transmitter at Rocca di Papa.

Radio Capital is a prominent Italian national private radio station known for its mix of classic hits (primarily from the 1970s–1990s), adult contemporary music, news, talk shows, and infotainment. Its slogan is “Solo bella musica” (“Only beautiful music”) as you can hear in my MP3 recording:

It is owned by Elemedia and shares sister stations like Radio DeeJay and m2o. Two stations I have received also, but never managed to get a QSL from.

QSL YleX Posio/Susivaara 91.5 MHz

May 29, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

In addition to Yle Radio Yksi I also received another staton from Finland: YleX on 91.5, 91.9 and 93.2 MHz. My report was confirmed by Tekninen neuvonta department but also by Hanne Kautto, programme manager of YleX.

It is so nice that the head of a broadcaster still recognizes the avid listener via the airwaves. In my view it is still important to ensure that people are interested in the technology behind the broadcast. A big thank you to Hanne and her team!

YleX’s executive producer **Hanne Kautto** and music manager
**Tapio Hakanen**

I listened to a mixed music/news program and I picked up the word “Grill” in the oh so difficult Finnish language in the second clip below. It turned out that the news was about an elderly couple using a grill at a balcony and the whole apartment building burned down. The first clip is not the best quality, but I included it as i think you hear the ID YleX in it, just before the song “Maailma on mun” by Minttu starts:

(Jari Lehtinen confirmed the story on the grill and thanks to him I finally spelled the Radio Yksi station name correctly. Apparently this particular letter combination triggers my dyslexia).

UPDATE:

In addition to the friendly email I received a gift package from Hanne Kautto. It’s the first time I received condoms for a reception report. And it is has been 40 years or so since I could have made good use of them😉.
Seriously: Kesäkumi means Summer Rubber in Finnish. It’s a good initiative of the Finnish Red Cross, the Finnish Family Association and YleX to prevent the spread of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). Thank you Hanne!

QSL Yle Radio Yksi 88.2 MHz

May 28, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 2 Comments

May 24th was one of the first days of Sporadic E propagation this season, and it featured a nice opening to Finland. A country that I had not received on the FM band yet. I heard both Yle Radio Yksi and YleX on a couple of frequencies.

Yle Radio Yksi is Yle Radio 1 (Yksi is 1 in Finnish). My report to yleinfo(at)yle.fi on my reception of Radio Yksi on 88.2 MHz was confirmed by the Tekninen neuvonta department:

All DX colleagues reported the 88.2 MHz reception as originating from the 60 kW transmitter in Lapua. The other transmitter on this frequency is situated in Rovaniemi with 30 kW. One is more in the general direction of the opening, the other one is more in line with SpE propagation distance. I don’t know how to distinguish these two, but if you know how, just let me know in the comments.

I listened to a program discussing Finnish politics:

QSL BNR Horizont, Kavarna 88.1 MHz

August 19, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

During the opening on 22 May I received several stations from Bulgaria: BNR Radio Varna, Radio Shumen, Radio Hristo Botev and the national program Radio Horizont. Via reception.report@bnr.bg I received a beautiful QSL card confirming my reception report:

I received BNR Horizont via their 91 kW transmitter located in Kavarna, situated on the Black Sea coast.

QSL BNR Radio Shumen 87.6 MHz

August 17, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I like it when an organisation understands that they are representing a country. And send QSLs to people who are interested. If anything Bulgaria is on my “bucket list” now for visiting European countries. My report of a reception of Radio Shumen on 87.6 MHz was confirmed by BNR reception.report@bnr.bg . They sent this beautiful QSL card by mail!

I received Radio Shumen with a sports coverage on a local sports game. The ID is clearly heard on 7 seconds in this audio clip:

There are a few Radio Shumen transmitters, but the one from Venets is one of the stronger ones with 100 kW. Not that this necessarily matters much with Sporadic E receptions.

And here is the front of the QSL card:

QSL COPE Palencia 105.1 MHz

August 14, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I picked up COPE Palencia during the sporadic E opening on July 20th with their local ID on 105.1 MHz. With 2 kW they are broadcasting from Monte Viejo to the south of the city of Palencia in Spain.

Manuel Lobejón, editor at COPE Palencia was so kind to reply with a fully detailed email confirming my reception. I sent my report to palencia@cope.es .

In the audio file you hear the annoucement of the network program “Fin de Semana” presented by Cristina Lópex Schlichting and the local ID.

QSL Radio Chinchilla 105.3 MHz

August 13, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Whereas it is always nice to hear and receive a QSL from a local outlet of one of the bigger networks in Spain, getting a smaller local radio station with a single transmitter confirmed is even more special.

Coverage of Radio Chinchilla (FMScan.org)

During the very good Sporadic E opening on July 20th I received Radio Chinchilla, the local radio station for Chinchilla de Montearagón (Albacete) in Spain. They are broadcasting with 500 Watts and again I’m flabbergasted with the quality of the reception. During 20 minutes I was able to listen to a program called “The Story de Kylie Minogue”. Unfortunately they did fade out before I heard an ID:

My report to rchinformativos@gmail.com was confirmed with a brief email reply within a day:

Radio Chinchilla began broadcasting in December 1988. According to Wikipedia it has one of the highest audiences. Most of the programming it offers is self-produced, including news, music, sports, entertainment… It has its own news services and broadcasts 24 hours a day.

I didn’t know the small city of Chinchilla de Montearagón which has a population of 4600. But it is one of these beautiful Spanish towns with lots of history!