Shortwave Logbook
Jerry Johnston · Lexington, Kentucky · Logging since 1976
WIMP (Pirate)
Date
30-Jul-1984
Time (UTC)
0159
Frequency
7429 kHz (41m)
Power
200 watts
Site
Unknown
Country
United States
NASWA country
United States
Continent
North/Central America
Language
English
Flags
REC
QSL
NEW STATION
Pirate-200 Watts
Receiving QTH: Westerville, Ohio, USA
#587
QSL — verified
Report sent
01-Aug-1984
QSL received
18-Aug-1984
Card / verification
Handwritten f/d QSL card
Verie signer
Cap Hasiter(?)
QSL firsts
NEW STATION
Front · Back
Recording from the archive
19840730_0159_WIMP-(Pirate)_United-States_7429.mp3
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WIMP (Pirate)
United States?
30-Jul-1984
0159 UTC
7429 kHz
English
Sign-on at *0159 GMT with off-key "W-I-M-P" jingle. Announcer says: "Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the most awesome radio experiment...", "You are now tuned to the most powerful pirate broadcaster on the North American continent.", then off-key jingle, then song by Tracey Ullman's "They Don't Know About Us", and into talk and Greek music.