North American listeners, what's your favorite casual listening station?
 

Greetings,

I had this great idea that my mom would really like shortwave radio, so
I picked up a 7600gs for her and the latest Passport. She is still
confused on the topic and we don't spend enough time together for me to
set it all up for her properly.

I figured people who listen in here have their own favorite casual
listening stations. the stations you have programmed in on your
portable, or the station you've got perpetually tuned into in your
shop. Easy signals in the US. My own is ABC at 9580, which I listen to
ovenight on those nights that i'm up late (or up early) working on
projects. I also tune into WBCQ on 7415- there's some very entertaining
stuff on that station.

Anyone else have a casual station to share?

Thanks

Michael

On 8 May 2005 06:49:01 -0700, "michael_s"
wrote:

Greetings,

I had this great idea that my mom would really like shortwave radio, so
I picked up a 7600gs for her and the latest Passport. She is still
confused on the topic and we don't spend enough time together for me to
set it all up for her properly.

I figured people who listen in here have their own favorite casual
listening stations. the stations you have programmed in on your
portable, or the station you've got perpetually tuned into in your
shop. Easy signals in the US. My own is ABC at 9580, which I listen to
ovenight on those nights that i'm up late (or up early) working on
projects. I also tune into WBCQ on 7415- there's some very entertaining
stuff on that station.

Anyone else have a casual station to share?

Thanks

Michael


Are you bonkers? Do you have any idea of how most Americans process
media input? Unless she craves alternatives to the mainstream twaddle
she is conditioned to consume she will hear nothing but flanging pink
noise.

"michael_s" wrote in message
ps.com...
Anyone else have a casual station to share?

I like the BBC on 5975 kHz. It is news and news magazine stuff. It's on
during the late evening and is being relayed via Antigua in the Caribbean, I
think.

"Matt B." wrote:

"michael_s" wrote in message
ps.com...
Anyone else have a casual station to share?

I like the BBC on 5975 kHz. It is news and news magazine stuff. It's on
during the late evening and is being relayed via Antigua in the Caribbean, I
think.

Antigua has been closed.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
"Matt B." wrote:
"michael_s" wrote in message
ps.com...
Anyone else have a casual station to share?

I like the BBC on 5975 kHz. It is news and news magazine stuff. It's on
during the late evening and is being relayed via Antigua in the
Caribbean, I
think.

Antigua has been closed.

Any idea where it is coming from? It comes in good here in South Carolina,
so I imagine that it can't be too far away.

"Matt B." wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
"Matt B." wrote:
"michael_s" wrote in message
ps.com...
Anyone else have a casual station to share?

I like the BBC on 5975 kHz. It is news and news magazine stuff. It's on
during the late evening and is being relayed via Antigua in the
Caribbean, I
think.

Antigua has been closed.

Any idea where it is coming from? It comes in good here in South Carolina,
so I imagine that it can't be too far away.

I can go check but off the top of my head I think it's from Bonaire up until
about 0300 or so then it switches to Delano.

It's either Bonaire or French Guiana.

Check the EiBi skeds via my page below.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

In: om, "michael_s" wrote:
I figured people who listen in here have their own favorite casual
listening stations. the stations you have programmed in on your
portable, or the station you've got perpetually tuned into in your
shop. Easy signals in the US. My own is ABC at 9580, which I listen to
ovenight on those nights that i'm up late (or up early) working on
projects. I also tune into WBCQ on 7415- there's some very entertaining
stuff on that station.

Anyone else have a casual station to share?

I don't think it's a very good idea unless she lives in an area where
there are strong decent signals. (Only ones I get are religious) BBC is good,
but for me anyway, it's rebroadcast on FM anyway.

I usually end up tuning into NPR or something mainstream for overnight,
the fade in - out of shortwave keeps me awake.

I do like radio cuba (6000) but only because it amuses me to hear something
so anti-american. (As an "information source" it ranks up there with Mr. Limbaugh
or Howard Stern)

Jamie
--
http://www.geniegate.com Custom web programming
(rot13) User Management Solutions

used to, but propagation out West sucks most of the time. I find
satellite radio (Sirius, XM) much more rewarding, on an entertainment

curve. Sirius carries many major International stations, including a

few no longer available on HF.

Hmmm. It sounds like you might have an antenna problem there.

Steve

brilliant, RHF! That's just the ticket. Reception on my 2010 is not
bad, I'll see if she can snag it.

Thanks, Michael

RHF wrote:
Michael,
.
If she is near the Canadian/USA Boarder
http://www.cbc.ca/frequency/shortwave.html
or has a good Shortwave Antenna connected
to the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio.
.
Try "CBC Radio Overnight" Programming
http://www.cbc.ca/frequency/shortwave.html
Weekdays, 1:00 a.m. - 5:45 a.m.
The international program schedule is:
Weekdays:
1:05 Radio Netherlands
2:05 Radio Sweden and Radio Australia
3:05 Channel Africa and BBC World Service
4:05 Deutsche Welle and Radio Polonia
5:05 Radio Australia, Radio Prague,
Deutsche Welle and Voice of Russia
.
Tune one frequency and catch several of the
major International Shortwave Broadcasters.
.
~ RHF
. . . . .

thanks to everyone for their responses. She is getting a hoot out of
Cuba, plus the music is great. If anyone has any ideas about more music
to be heard on SW, any language (as long as a 7600gr in the US midwest
with the sony active loop can pick it up).

Thanks

Michael