MERRY CHRISTMAS
RADIO SYLVIA - THE "LAST CHRISTMAS"-FREE ZONE
Our promise: No "Last Christmas" by Wham on Radio Sylvia! This also applies to "Driving Home For Christmas" by Chris Rea and other Christmas cruelties played to death on the "official" media.
Instead we bring you the somewhat different Christmas songs by Bad Religion, Rote Rosen, Toy Dolls, Girlschool etc.
WHO WE ARE
Radio Sylvia is a free, alternative and non-commercial radio station and can look back on an eventful history. After the foundation
in July 1977, we were active as a pirate for many years on FM as well as long, medium and shortwave. In January 2009 we returned and are now broadcasting legally from our studios in Hamburg
via internet and shortwave.
The station is run by a dedicated international team of long-time radio and music enthusiasts. Our aim has always been (and still is today) to provide an
alternative to the omnipresent musical mishmash.
WHAT'S NEW?
Radiorandale
The next "Radiorandale" will come on the air on 7th December at 6 p.m. CET with the following programme schedule:
- 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. CET: "Blackout" with Mark Andersen (Christmas edition)
- 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. CET: New Music
- 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. CET: Music from Germany
- 10 p.m. - Midnight CET: "Pluggin' Baby Radio Show" with Emma Scott
We'll transmit online as well as on shortwave 6070 and 3955 kHz; for further details see our schedule. By the way: In case you miss the
broadcast, you can hear it once again on 21st December from 6 p.m. to midnight CET - then without shortwave.
New QSL Cards
We have newly designed QSL cards and eQSLs, which we'll send out to all listeners, who send us reception reports for our shortwave broadcasts.
Your Donations
At this point we would like to thank all listeners who have sent donations to us. Thank you very much for your continuing support!
TUNE IN!
Streaming
This is our MP3-coded primary stream with a bit rate of 192 kbit/s. In addition, we offer a 128 kbit/s MP3 stream and - for mobile use - an aacPlus stream with 64 kbit/s. You can see
further stream details on the "Listen Live" page.
Our streaming servers are located in two data centres in Finland and Germany that run on renewable energy. This website
displays the current operating state of the servers.
Shortwave
On every 1st Saturday of the month Radio Sylvia broadcasts in parallel on shortwave 6070 and 3955 kHz at the following times:
6 p.m. - midnight CET > 6070 kHz (49m band)
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. CET > 3955 kHz (75m band)
Here are all details of our shortwave transmissioms.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
(Our complete schedule can be found here.)
- Presenter: Emma Scott
- Broadcast times:
- on Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. CET (online)
- on the 1st Saturday of the month in the "Radiorandale" from 10 p.m. to midnight CET (online and on shortwave 6070 kHz)
- on the 3rd Saturday of the month in the "Radiorandale" repetition from 10 p.m. to midnight CET (online)
- Presenter: Pariah Burke
- Broadcast times: on Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. CET
- This week's motto: "Smells Like Rock N' Roll"
- Presenter: pMad
- Broadcast times: on Fridays from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. CET
- Presenters: Artschie and Tom
- Broadcast times: on Fridays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. CET (new on every 2nd Friday of the month; repetitions inbetween)
- Presenter: Mark Andersen
- Broadcast times:
- on the 1st Saturday of the month in the "Radiorandale" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CET (online and on shortwave 6070 and 3955 kHz)
- on the 3rd Saturday of the month in the "Radiorandale" repetition from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CET (online)
- Presenter: Garry Lee
- Broadcast times: on Sundays from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. CET
ONLINE RADIO BOX
Are you looking for the name of a track you heard on Radio Sylvia? No problem! Here you can see what we've played the last
seven days.
SUPPORT US
The operational and maintenance costs of an internet radio station are considerable. So donations are greatly appreciated. With a donation you help to secure Radio Sylvia's future. Click on the
"Donate" button and enter an amount of your choice. Thanks a lot!
YOUR SUBMISSIONS
We are getting lots of submissions and enquiries from bands and artists, who would like to be played on Radio Sylvia. We listen to your music and add it to our playlist if we like it and
it matches our format. But due to time constraints, we cannot reply to every enquiry. Thanks for your understanding!
OUR PARTNERS