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Loggings => European Pirates and Private Stations => Topic started by: kris on December 02, 2020, 1417 UTC

Title: WMR 5840 AM 1412 UTC 02 Dec 2020
Post by: kris on December 02, 2020, 1417 UTC

1412 S9+10 W ID  WMR  Bocas Di Paiol  Nancy Vieira
1416 Music macers from Jamaica  The Gladiators
1525 Pine & Ginger  Amindi K.Frost
1526 S5-6  W E ID

Title: Re: WMR 5840 AM 1412 UTC 02 Dec 2020
Post by: Ray Lalleu on December 02, 2020, 1600 UTC

on 5840.0
0917 weak, noisy, rap?        1156 trace
1557 good, some ska (but in Sp), 1600         etc...
1953 music, 1955 ID, music, 1959 African music, 2003 ID, reggae, ska.. 2010

Title: Re: WMR 5840 AM 1412 UTC 02 Dec 2020
Post by: Swede P on December 03, 2020, 1142 UTC

WMR is a legit station. Years ago when I lived in Sweden, it came in very clearly on this frequency, but now their power is VERY low (about 200 W!). I don't know how they are supposed to service all of Europe.

I really liked the station itself.

Title: Re: WMR 5840 AM 1412 UTC 02 Dec 2020
Post by: Ray Lalleu on December 03, 2020, 1152 UTC

WMR is a former pirate station, created in Netherland in the mid 70s, and has a long story of attempts to find some way to be heard.

Title: Re: WMR 5840 AM 1412 UTC 02 Dec 2020
Post by: Swede P on December 03, 2020, 1412 UTC

Interesting. I was in contact with them in about 2005 when they had the transmitter in Estbjerg, Denmark. I don't know why they did not mention their pirate past. Thanks for filling me in.

Title: Re: WMR 5840 AM 1412 UTC 02 Dec 2020
Post by: Swede P on December 03, 2020, 1413 UTC

And of course at the moment they are coming in gangbusters at the Twente remote receiver.