Radio Mi Amigo Int.

 

PIRATE GHOST SHIP STILL SAILS THE SHORTWAVES

Tuning into shortwave's 49 meter band, there a good chance you'll find them: The last remaining AM 'pirates': the music and DJ's of Radio Mi Amigo International on 6085 kHz. No longer from a ship in the North Sea, but from the antenna's at a powerful vintage shortwave transmitter site in the heart of Europe that once belonged to the German army and secret service.

Their daily broadcasts on 6085 kHz from 09:00 in the morning till 19:00 hrs [CET] at night can be heard throughout Europe, depending on shortwave conditions, such as solar activity and high or low pressure weather. Those who care less about that original AM Radio sound, but are more interested in its great selection of music from the offshore radio days, tune in via the internet, Radio Mi Amigo today has a modern website ( www.radiomiamigo.international ) is on Facebook and even on Twitter. 

RADIO CAROLINE’S LEGENDARY SHIP

Radio Mi Amigo is named after the legendary radio ship: the MV Mi Amigo, the longest serving (1958 -1980) pirate radio ship in history.

She became most famous as Radio Caroline's ship, but also was home to radio stations 'Radio Nord' (Scandinavia), Radio Atlanta, Radio Seagull, Radio Atlantis, Radio Veronica and of course Radio Mi Amigo, the successful Belgian/Dutch station operating in the mid-70's.

Many well-known DJ's and announcers, such as Johnny Walker, Robbie Dale and Tony Blackburn started their careers out on the MV Mi Amigo. DJ's and crew that served on the ship called her respectfully 'the Old Lady', because she was so gracious and had such turbulent history.

In the seventies she was secretly financially backed by 2 ex-Beatles: George Harrison and John Lennon. Both were friends of Radio Caroline's boss Ronan O'Rahilly.

FREE RADIO CONTINUES

And so true Free Radio continues, using today's technology such as modern studios, a more contemporary presentation style and additional internet web streams. But... still with that original free-radio spirit and totally free of the harsh formats and rules that often makes today's radio sound boring and impersonal.

Our DJ's have not forgotten where they came from. They are free to choose and pick their own songs, tell their own stories as if they were still sitting in that small studio on that magical ship somewhere at sea.

One big difference is that they don't have to wait for a tender to bring mail from their listeners. On this website you'll find their bio's and also their private email addresses so it's easy to communicate and play requests and our listeners favourite artists. Some of the DJ's archive their shows on Mixcloud, so you'll never have to miss anything.

Today's Radio Mi Amigo does not sound like 'any ordinary Oldies station'. Says one of its current DJ’s: "We don't just look at old charts and play their top-10 hits. We always try and find those special songs that somehow bring back a memory or bring a smile to your face. The great offshore hits, sometimes one day wonders, B-sides, forgotten hits or great album tracks... all have one thing in common: they still sound great today on AM and are guaranteed to take you back to 'the Golden Era of Offshore AM Radio!

Radio Mi Amigo on the internet:

http://www.radiomiamigo.international

Contact:  studio@radiomiamigo.international

More info/links:

Radio Mi Amigo's 1 kW Rhode & Schwarz SK1 transmitter is in the German Eifel.

You can see a nice video of the broadcast facility here:  http://radiomiamigo.international/english/sw-frequencies.html

We stay in touch with our listeners via our website, our newsletter , via Facebook and even via  Twitter and Instagram

And if you are interested in the legendary radio ships and the offshore stations that once ruled the airwaves, 

check out the iBook  'Pirate Radio Ships in the 70s' (for Apple iPads and computers only)

Photo's/artwork:

via Bruno Pecolatto-AIR130

(Grazie a Lion Keezer - Station manager RADIO MI AMIGO INTERNATIONAL)