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Pop Shop Radio goes around the world to bring you great music. We are Canada's international voice on shortwave from the town of Hope in British Columbia. Pop Shop Radio is an LGBTQ+ friendly space and ally.

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · May 25

Pop Shop Radio A25 schedule:
WRMI
0100 UT Monday (9 PM ET Sunday) 5950 khz
0300 UT Monday (8 PM PT Sunday) 9395 khz (temporary)
Channel292
1600 UT Wednesday 3955 and 9670 khz
2200 UT Saturday 3955 and 9670 khz
Shortwave Gold
1300 UT Saturday 6160 khz
1900 UT Sunday 3975 khz (and 6160 khz temporary)

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 39m

(W)hat in (T)he (W)orld is (W)rong at WTWW? Last night they had a noisy distorted blob of over modulated audio on 9763.6 khz that drifted as low as 9754.81. On as late as 0120 but off by 0130. // 9930
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Sporty Porcupine @sportyporcupine.bsky.social · 6h

A fun @popshopradio.bsky.social this week. I had no idea Ringo had his own label! A good mix of music with Devo and Stray Cats in the same show, and not too much hash from nearby WWCR, either.

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Bobby Keys-Gimme the Key
Ring O' Records 4129 (USA 🇺🇸 ) 1975

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Just as the Beatles' did in the 1960s with Apple Records, drummer Ringo Starr formed Ring O'Records in 1974. While he
never recorded for his own label, Ringo did sign a number of artists including American saxophonist Bobby Keys.

Bobby Keys was born in Texas and began his professional career at age 15 in 1956 touring with rockabilly star
Buddy Knox. By 1970 he was in demand as a session musician which lead to backing the Rolling Stones on tracks on
the Let it Bleed album and their 1971 single Brown Sugar.

Throughout the 70s he appeared on albums from Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Dr John, B B King, and Joe Cocker. He also backed not only Ringo, but George Harrison and John Lennon as well.

Famously, he was a part of Lennon's "Lost Weekend" and played on John's first solo #1 hit "Whatever Gets You thru the Night". In 1974 he was also present at the impromptu recording sessions between Paul McCartney and Lennon, bootlegged as A Toot and a Snore in '74.

His 1975 release of Gimme the Key on Ringo's vanity label was not a hit.

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 8h

What's the buzz on Pop Shop Radio this week? We'll be venturing around the land of lost 45s and will even some some records from India and Sweden. You won't want to miss a single moment! We're radio that doesn't sting.

Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 22h

Ettore Boiardi popularly known as Chef Boyardee

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 23h

If you missed last week's edition of Pop Shop Radio, you can listen again. Just click on the link below.

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 1d

From the deep dark cold night air, @swradiogram.bsky.social 421 -- as heard/seen from WRMI on 5850 at 0800 UT. All images made it!

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 1d

Let's face it, those cookie-cutter corporate FM stations have no personality and are as boring as watching paint dry. Only shortwave brings you real radio with personality that does radio the way it was meant to be done. Tune in and hear the difference. Its as easy as A B C!

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Shortwave Radiogram @swradiogram.bsky.social · 1d

All 13 images from Al Holt's QSL card collection, received during the 0800-0830 UTC broadcast, 5850 kHz from WRMI Florida, via an SDR in Alberta.

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RadioActiveAl @radioactiveal.bsky.social · 1d

@popshopradio.bsky.social From the 'cold mines' of northern Florida my decode from last night on 5950 kHz.
The Statler Bros. tune sounded like Kingston Trio's "Charlie and the MTA."
I remember a group of students doing "Good Lovin'" at a high school assembly that ROCKED the auditorium in 1967ish.

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RadioActiveAl @radioactiveal.bsky.social · 1d

@swradiogram.bsky.social Four favorites from the overnight broadcast on 5850 kHz. All images came through in excellent condition.
It was a lot of fun producing the show and great to be able to share them!

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 1d

As received at Pop Shop Radio headquarters, our very own
@swradiogram.bsky.social 2025-41from WRMI 9395 at 0355 UT

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 1d

From @bobcatface.bsky.social and his Radio Catface International, Episode 52's @swradiogram.bsky.social playlist

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mbanks.bsky.social @mbanks.bsky.social · 1d

Results from Pop Shop Radio tonight on 5950 kHz

@popshopradio.bsky.social

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Bobby Burgess masterplayer30 @masterplayer301.bsky.social · 1d

@popshopradio.bsky.social @swradiogram.bsky.social

youtu.be/UR20EjhzNFc

Pop Shop Radiogram this week via WRMI is captured with a KiwiSDR in Ottawa. Morgan City, LA USA WA5107SWL

#PopShopRadio #MFSK #DigitalModes #SWL #Shortwave #Radio #WRMI

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 2d

Hey kids this week we're going to show a little respect to a guy who deserves it. Before being sacked by the Beatles & replaced with Ringo Starr, Pete Best was their drummer. He tried to build a solo career but to no avail. Tune in this week to Pop Shop Radio & we'll be upstanding for Mr Peter Best.

Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 2d

From WRMI on 9455 at 2300, @swradiogram.bsky.social 421 as received by me. Image number 2 didn't make it., so 12 out of 13

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 2d

The @swradiogram.bsky.social of John Prine and the #SSTV from the Mighty KBC as received by me from WRMI on 5950 tonite. Pretty crappy, but meh!, still not prime conditions

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 2d

Here's what we've been hearing at the really cool Pop Shop Radio world monitoring station. Hi-lites, rubbish from Cuba, pirates B-Side Radio and Band Aid radio and KTWR
www.popshopradio.ca/DX_20251011....

DX-Tips 05 October to 11 October

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 3d

We know you've been working hard all week so we think you deserve a treat and a reward. Let that reward be tuning in to Pop Shop Radio on shortwave where you'll hear the grooviest grooves on radio anywhere. Go on you know you earned it.

Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 3d

Slightly better quality than last night for @swradiogram.bsky.social 421 from WINB, but images 2 and 8 didn't make it so 11 out of 13

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John Rabold @highroute.bsky.social · 3d

One of the images from @swradiogram.bsky.social program 421 transmitted at 9265 kHz by WINB in Red Lion Pennsylvania USA (FM19) on Saturday 2025-10-11T02:30-03:00Z as received in Oakland California USA (CM87). See all the images I received at jrabold.net/swrimages/

"Radio Clube De Moçambique (Mozambique), 1967, 11780 kHz." A QSL card from Radio Clube De Moçambique. "QSL" refers to an acknowledgment of the receipt of transmitted information. In this case, Radio Clube De Moçambique sent the card to acknowledge a listener's confirmation of the receipt of the station's transmission.

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Ciro Albanese @ciroalba68.bsky.social · 3d

@swradiogram.bsky.social

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Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social · 4d

¡Sé un rebelde! Be a rebel! Kick those stinky FM stations and spotify to the curb and tune to shortwave where real radio and real music lives on. We'll be on the air this weekend with lots and lots of kilowatts for you!

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Bobby Burgess masterplayer30 @masterplayer301.bsky.social · 4d

@swradiogram.bsky.social @radioactiveal.bsky.social

SWRG 421 9365 2330-2400

#SWRG #MFSK #DigitalModes #SWL #Shortwave #Radio #WINB

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John Rabold @highroute.bsky.social · 4d

One of the images from @swradiogram.bsky.social program 421 transmitted at 9265 kHz by WINB in Red Lion Pennsylvania USA (FM19) on Thursday 2025-10-09T23:30-24:00Z as received in Oakland California USA (CM87). See all the images I received at jrabold.net/swrimages/

A QSL card from Radio Canada. "QSL" refers to an acknowledgment of the receipt of transmitted information. In this case, Radio Canada sent the card to acknowledge a listener's confirmation of the receipt of the station's transmission.

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