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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: Ron Hunsicker on January 02, 2012, 1820 UTC

Title: Montage of Europirates
Post by: Ron Hunsicker on January 02, 2012, 1820 UTC

On 6924.70 AM on 2 January 2012.  SIO = 453 

I found the broadcast about 0313 UTC and listened until the show stopped at about 0400.  While I heard a lot of IDs, I never figured-out if one of them was for the program.

The program was many short recordings of and about Europirates--sometimes tens of seconds long, sometimes several minutes--strung together.  It was an interesting montage.  There was more about Radio Caroline than anything else.

At 0313 there was an announcer and music in not-EE,, then some SS, followed by SS and EE IDs for Mi Amigo Radio/Radio Mi Amigo.  Often lists of station names were read.  A story about Radio Caroline being swept ashore by a storm, followed by a few bars of "Wild Thing."  More station names and more Radio Caroline.  All ended about 0400.

Any ideas what I've heard?


Thanks,

Ron

Title: Re: Montage of Europirates
Post by: Newfoundland DXer on January 02, 2012, 2319 UTC

Radio Mi Amigo is an internet station in Dutch operated from the Spanish Costa del Sol.  It carries the name of a famous offshore pirate.  http://www.radiomiamigo.eu/  or english translation: http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http://www.radiomiamigo.eu/

I have heard Mi Amigo being relayed by a British pirate on 4 MHz.  Could be the same station or, given the time, could be a relay from this side.

It would not surprise me if Mi Amigo carried a show such as you described.  The original Mi Amigo shared a ship with Radio Caroline for a while, if memory serves me correctly.

Hopefully this is some help.

Cheers, Terry