I have started compiling a list of special holiday programming on Shortwave. Here is my initial list, and I'll update this nearer to Christmas if more information becomes available. I hope that you find it useful. (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK via WOR io group)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UBMP Special Holiday Broadcasts:
In addition to its regularly- scheduled programming, UBMP (Uncle Bill's Melting Pot), a program that presents music from around the world along with a little comedy now and then, will be presenting the following hour-long holiday specials for the Americas in December:
1. Uncle Bill's X-Mess Special, featuring Christmas music from around the planet, unusual holiday customs, a laugh or three and other stuff to help you escape the 86th version of that song you just heard 85 times...Tuesday, Dec 25 8-9pm Eastern US time (meaning Wednesday, 0100-0200 UTC) on WBCQ 5130 kHz for the Americas
2. Uncle Bill's Rockless New Year's Eve Special: We'll take a look at some of the more unusual NYE / New Year's Day rituals around the world with appropriate music to go with the countries in question.
If you like to wear weird underwear, set fire to things or gorge on grapes, we may have just the thing for you...
Monday Dec 31 7-8pm Eastern US Time (meaning Tuesday, 0000-0100 UTC) on WBCQ 5130 kHz for the Americas
Monday, Dec 31, 1800-1900 UTC on Space Line, 9400 kHz, directed to Western Europe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BBC World Service:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/xmas18radio/worldservice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Gruß an Bord" from NDR
Details for this year are as follows. Transmission will run from 1900 to 2300, where two frequencies are given they are for 1900-2100 and 2100-2300, respectively.
Nauen:
6125 / 5930, 125 kW, 250°; to western Europe, northern Atlantic and
Carribean
9740 / 9765, 125 kW, 130°; to Indian Ocean
Moosbrunn:
9790 / 9650, 100 kW, 115°; to southern/southeastern Asia and Australia
Issoudun:
9800 / 9590, 250 kW, 156°; to eastern/southern Africa and Indian Ocean
11650 / 9830, 250 kW, 195°; to western Africa, southern Atlantic and South America
Gavar:
6145, 100 kW, 305°; to the whole of Europe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FRS Holland:
Sunday December 30th FRS-Holland will be on air with its annual Holiday Season broadcast.
The broadcast will be on 7700//58xx between 08:52- 14:00 UTC/ 09:52-15:00 CET.
Similar to November 18th, the full broadcast will be repeated in the afternoon.
More info follows later in December.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Channel 292
Some special programmes scheduled over Christmas on Channel 292 (not necessarily Christmas music):
SuperClan Radio: 24,25 & 26 Dec - 0800-0900UTC 6070 and 7440kHz
R Ohne Namen: 24 Dec - 0900-1300UTC 6070 and 7440kHz
R Waves Int: 25 Dec - 1300-1400UTC 6070 and 7440kHz
SM R Dessau: 26 Dec - 0900-1000UTC 6070khz (100kW via Naun)
R PowerRumpel: 26 Dec - 1000-1100UTC 6070khz (100kW via Naun)
R Decade AM: 26 Dec - 1100-1200UTC 6070khz (100kW via Naun)
R Klein Paris Int: 26 Dec - 1200-1300UTC 6070khz
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
