Matt BlazeApr 3
Radio nerditry: looks like another good weekend (at least in the mid-Atlantic region) kicking off for the shortwave pirates. Radio Mix International with a booming signal here on 6950 kHz USB.
Show threadMatt BlazeApr 3

The shortwave pirates are an odd and enduring phenomenon that predates social media and the Internet. They operate intermittent, illegal broadcast stations with potentially wide reach (regional to global), but on frequency bands that most people aren’t equipped to receive. The authorities (in the US, lately) largely ignore them.

The urge to scream into the void is a strong one.

Show threadMatt BlazeApr 4
Most of the shortwave pirates on the air these days focus on fairly pedestrian, conventional music programming, but every now and then you find something truly weird and original. That’s what I look for.
Show threadClark Breyman (he/him)
@mattblaze - I have a very fond memory of finding Over the Edge (live improv by Negativland) on KPFA’s Central Valley repeater in 1992 at 3am when my ‘72 Valliant gave up the ghost 30 mi North of Coalinga. Something to keep me entertained until assistance came.
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