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Time to Party – Scandinavian Weekend Radio – 25 Years on the Shortwaves!
Scandinavian Weekend Radio (SWR) is a Finnish hobby radio station that has been making noise on the airwaves for a remarkable 25 years. Broadcasting from the town of Virrat since the year 2000, the station is active on shortwave, medium wave, and FM. For many years, SWR stood alone as the only privately operated shortwave…
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A small step for the script, one giant leap for amplitude modulation.
It really takes time to recover from a full-blown crash of the previous program automation system — and I can tell you, the resurrection has been anything but easy. I made the decision to rebuild everything from scratch, tailoring the new system entirely to my own needs and wishes, putting all commercial software aside. I…
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The Pitfalls of Starting a Station – If Something Can Go Wrong, It Will Go Wrong!
Starting a radio station might sound simple at first: set up an antenna, hook up a transmitter, and hit the airwaves. Easy, right? Well, not quite – especially when the station is operated remotely, like in the case of Radio Blacksmith Knoll. Our programming is streamed to the station over the internet, which brings its…