Radio Mi Amigo starting relays over Radio Merkurs 1485, Riga

Radio Mi Amigo will be starting regular relays on Sunday 20.00 – 24.00 CET via Radio Merkurs 1485 kHz to Scandinavia. There will be four hours shows of DJs and music from the 1960s/70s. (Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Radio Caroline Flashback over Radio Merkurs 1485

Radio Caroline Flashback will be relayed on Friday, May 8th by Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia on 1485 kHz with 2 kW of power. Time is 18.00 UTC to Saturday morning 06.00 UTC. (Raimonds Kreicbergs via Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Radio City relays

Radio City will be on the air next weekend:
Friday February 20th at 19 - 20 UTC on 7290 kHz via IRRS and on 1368 kHz via Challenger Radio in Italy, repeated on Saturday February 21st at 09 - 10 UTC on 9510 kHz.
Every Saturday evening at 20 - 21 UTC there is a separate transmission via Radio Merkurs, Latvia on 1485 kHz.
The address citymorecars@yahoo.ca (Tom Taylor, EMR (13/2-2015) via mediumwave.info via Jan Edh, ARC)

Radio Nord Revival relayed by Radio Merkurs 1485 from Latvia

Starting tonight, Wednesday August 20, at 1900 UTC, Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia will be broadcasting Radio Nord Revival overnight until 0600 UTC on medium wave 1485 kHz. Power is 2,7 kW.

Interview with Tony Lopez on the Ronny B Goode Show on May 7

You can listen to an interview with Tony Lopez, GM of WVBF 1530, on May 7 at 1800 UTC, repeated at the same time on Sunday, May 11. Link for listening: http://radio.osteraker.se The same show can be heard on Radio Merkurs 1485 on May 14 at 1800 UTC.

Special Christmas programmes from Arctic Radio Club

Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia will be broadcasting special Christmas programmes for ARC on the 22nd and 28th December 2013 via the transmitter near the seaside resort Jurmala on the Latvian west coast broadcasting on 1485 kHz. The schedule is 1500-1600 Swedish time = 1400-1500 UTC. Power is 2,7 kW.

ARTIC RADIO CLUB will confirm all correct reports with our special QSL-card. Send your report and mp3-file to: info@rock.x.se  or ARC, c/o Ronny Forslund, Vita Huset, SE-17995 SVARTSJÖ, SWEDEN. If you want a QSL card, please include some form of return postage. Email reports will be confirmed by email.¨

Det skulle vara intressant att veta hur många medlemmar som faktiskt lyssnar på dessa program. Kommentarer är mycket välkomna, antingen här i bloggen eller i samband med lyssnarrapport. Klubbens speciella QSL-kort kan erhållas mot svarsporto och rapporten sänds till adressen ovan.

ARCTIC RADIO CLUB special Christmas programmes

Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia will be broadcasting special Christmas programmes for ARC on the 22nd and 28th December 2013 via the transmitter near the seaside resort Jurmala on the Latvian west coast broadcasting on 1485 kHz. The schedule is 1500-1600 Swedish time = 1400-1500 UTC.
The programs will be produced by the ARC member Ronny Forslund (Ronny B Goode) and every member that wants to send a special dedication can do so. Send your mp3 file with your Christmas greetings and your music request to info@rock.x.se. If you have a recording of your requested music, please include it. Deadline for contributions is December 15.

ARTIC RADIO CLUB will confirm all correct reports with our special QSL-card. Send your report and mp3-file to: info@rock.x.se  or ARC, c/o Ronny Forslund, Vita Huset, SE-17995 SVARTSJÖ, SWEDEN. If you want a QSL card, please include some form of return postage. Email reports will be confirmed by email.

Radio Nord Revival from Latvia on 1485 kHz

Starting on Wednesday, October 2 at 1900 UTC, Radio Nord Revival will be conducting a series of test transmissions over Radio Merkurs on 1485 kHz, each transmission being one hour. Maximum power is 2,7 kW and the aerial is directed towards Stockholm. Reception reports are welcome to info@rock.x.se and we are especially interested in how the reception is on ordinary household receivers, transistor radios and car radios. If you want a QSL card, reception reports with return postage can be sent to Ronny Forslund Radio Nord Revival Test transmissions Vita Huset SE-17995 Svartsjö Sweden Broadcast times may be changed depending on reception conditions. Programmes will contain recordings and spots from 1960s offshore station Radio Nord plus lots of music from the early 60s. For updates please check out our blog www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com (Ronny Forslund, ARC)

Radio City on the air Sept. 20-21

Radio City: Friday 20th: 18.00 to 19.00 UTC on 7290 kHz via IRRS, and MW 1368 kHz from Padova, Italy Saturday 21st: 08.00 to 09.00 UTC on 9510 kHz via IRRS, also at 19.00 to 20.00 UTC on 1485 kHz via R Merkurs in Latvia with a weekly separate programme. Email:citymorecars@yahoo.ca (via Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Possible reception of Radio Marina in Växjö, Sweden

1485 30.5 UTC 0609 Unid non stop mx some German titles, several EE titles played and at one moment between records sound of SEAGULLS, might be a kind of "identification". Very, very week and day interference statics. Merkurs, Riga good another antenna! (did not // check web) HM - Hasse Mattisson
QTH Johansberg 35 km East of Vaxjo

ARC Newsflash: Radio Merkurs 1485 upgrading its transmitter site

LATVIA Radio Merkurs 1485 kHz has just upgraded their antenna and raised power to 1 kW. They are very interested to know how the signal is getting through and you are welcome to mail your observations to RNI (at) apollo.lv. A special programme will be broadcast at 2300 CET/SST on Saturday, July 9.  (Ronny Forslund, ARC)