Month: January 2026

United Kingdom

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Radio Caroline North January – December 2026
10 & 11 January
7 & 8 February
7 & 8 March
3, 4 & 5 April (Easter) 
9 & 10 May
20 & 21 June
11 & 12 July
7, 8 & 9 August (Annual fundraising)
12 & 13 September
10 & 11 October
7 & 8 November
9 & 10 December

You’ll hear some great music from the 60s to 90s – plus this month’s competition where you could win a pair of Anker Soundcore Q30 noise cancelling headphones, courtesy of Dave Cragie at the Moggy Van Radio Collection – find them on Facebook.

Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.

We’d love to hear from you during the broadcast via north@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it’s the only email address that gets you straight through to our ‘North’ broadcasters.

Nico from Gouda HOL (2026-01-07)

Tonga

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Tonga coming in very nicely at 07:00
Very strong reception of Radio Tonga on 1016.9999.  Running 10 kW at 9322 km/ 220 deg beam.  Using my 239 deg Beverage.  Note that their local sunset was at 06:27, so likely in the grayline zone.  MP3 attached.   

73,  Walter Salmaniw (Masset) to IRCA iog (2026-01-07)

Finland

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There is something special in the air again.

ZoomRock FM, despite the name, is a brand new mediumwave station now testing on 1242 kHz from Turku. Test transmissions are running at 500 to 1000 watts, and the signal already carries that unmistakable AM feel many of us have missed.
The station is set to officially launch on 1 February and plans to broadcast around the clock. ZoomRock is a private station led by well known Finnish radio professional Harri Kujala.
Testing began on 4 January. Harri knows radio and care deeply about how it sounds. This is the kind of station that reminds you why mediumwave still has a place on the dial.
The Finnish radio scene is quietly becoming more interesting again. We already have several special shortwave hobby stations appearing regularly on the bands, and ZoomRock will be Finland’s first station fully dedicated to mediumwave.
With ZoomRock, mediumwave in Finland is no longer silent, and that alone is worth celebrating.

Jim Solatie to DXing.info Facebook group (2026-01-05)

Antigua and Barbuda

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Some reports have it that Caribbean Radio Lighthouse from Antigua is off the air on 1160 kHz or is running low power. Not really. On Jan 5th around 07 UTC I had a fair signal here in Denmark from Antigua on 1160, and so I reached out to Nathan P. Owens of Caribbean Radio Lighthouse to inquire about the current status. Here is his reply:

“We’re still cleaning and making repairs. We’re running about 8kW right now on 1160 AM, but I don’t expect that we’ll get any higher. Yes, we are broadcasting 24/7. We’re doing our best to keep the current transmitter running until the new transmitter arrives. Yes, we’re using the same 212-foot (65m) ¼-wave antenna.”

Stig Hartvig Nielsen (2026-01-05)

Finland

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New MW station in Finland.
1242 ZoomRock FM, Turku. Heard testing with 200W. New stn uses since 2.1.26 old Yle Vaasa 1242 ITU Geneva plan frequency.

Jorma Mantyla (2026-01-04)

France

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According to an announcement on their website, Bretagne 5 is now officially off 1593 kHz:
A compter du 31 décembre 2025, Bretagne 5 cesse sa diffusion en ondes moyennes sur 1593 kHz. Vous pouvez continuer à écouter Bretagne 5 en DAB+ à Brest, Saint-Brieuc, Morlaix, Vitré et Ploërmel, et sur RADIOPLAYER. (https://www.bretagne5.fr/player?url=/comment-nous-ecouter).
Personally, I think the station went off the air in late 2023 when the station was hit by one of the worst storms in the area ever.

Dr. Hansjoerg Biener (2026-01-03)