Translated from Swedish / Ed
As many may already know, the closure—on June 30, 2026—of three high-power transmitters in southern Spain (which broadcast the same programming for the “COPE” radio network on 1224 kHz) suddenly made it a viable option to apply for this frequency through the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS).
On August 25, 2026, Asfalttelegrafen was granted the 1224 kHz frequency—the same frequency once used by the P1 transmitter at the Alsbäck site near Borlänge (often labeled as “Falun” on vintage tube radios).
Televerket (the former Swedish national telecommunications agency) shut down the transmitter on March 31, 1978, and the frequency has remained unused in Sweden for the 48 years since.
This frequency was secured through negotiations by Televerket following the Second World War, and the facility near Borlänge went into operation in 1950.
To this day, it remains a designated “Swedish frequency” under the GE75 agreement (the Geneva Agreement regarding the medium-wave band), under which Sweden still has 600 kW of power at its disposal.
However, we certainly won’t be broadcasting at power levels like that from here!
Perhaps the constant “hopping” (interference/shifting) on the medium-wave band is finally over, and we can enjoy using “our” frequency without being drowned out by illegal foreign transmitters—transmitters that the telecommunications authorities in those respective countries simply couldn’t care less about shutting down.
Tune in to 1224 kHz.
We’re also launching a new format: “swing and sweet” music from the 1930s and 1940s, mixed with jazz from the absolute golden age of AM radio. Broadcast times:
Friday, November 13, 17:00–01:00 UTC.
Saturday, November 14, 17:00–01:00 UTC.
So, for all of you who don’t have a QSL from us, please send a report to:
1224kHzAM@gmail.com
There is a legal Dutch station on this frequency, which can be difficult to overpower if you are in Skåne or Western Sweden;
however, they go off the air at 22:55 UTC, after which the frequency should be reasonably clear—save for the occasional Greek pirate.
Enjoy AM radio!
Asfalttelegrafen to nordx iog (2026-11-09)