Wolverine Radio logged on 6930 kHz usb

01:03-01:36 UTC via ? 11.01.09

5 s unit reception in south central United States.

Initial reception landed smack in the middle of what at first sounded like some mellow hippie music. However, the broadacast actually turned out to be something quite different. For the most part, the shortwave pirate radio program consisted of tunes that only undead killers from Tupelo could truly appreciate. At 01:04 the music proceeded with a rough kind of zombie rockabilly theme. The audio included lyrics like "my girlfreind's dog ____? all over my grave". At 01:08 an ID was given in a female voice but it was stepped on quickly by more of the same type of dark rockabilly music. Several songs from the same artist were played throughout the show. Another ID call was given by a male announcer at 01:15 and music continued with lyrics like "what you gonna do with old man Jack, what you gonna do"? At 01:17 a woman's voice recited a quick number possibly regarding "fan mail"? stating "... send them all to hell". At 01:18 the music continued on including lyrics such as "... filled me full of thorazine and locked me in my room". The broadcast was subject to some fading which became strong at about 01:20 but at 01:21 different music which was more mellow started up and the signal slowly became clearer with lyrics such as "...boat just kept heading away from the harbor, east ... away from Barbara". A male announcer gave another ID call out at 01:25 clearly stating "Wolverine Radio" before more music became audible. This time the tune regarded "rigor mortis". At 01:27 a woman was heard singing "ooh la la ..." and giving various takes on "the worms". Music continued at 01:30 with a man singing before another very clear "Wolverine Radio" identification call came that included a nice echo effect. By 01:36 the air was silent and it was assumed that the operator had ceased broadcasting.

The operator's unwillingness to offer an email address or P.O. Box number for reception reports seemed to give the broadcast some credibility in that it may truly be clandestine and operating outside of the law. Although once again, it is almost impossible for most listeners to know exactly who or what was behind "Wolverine Radio". The broadcast certainly came off as a genuine "pirate" shortwave radio program and for novice shortwave listeners like the author, it was an enjoyable catch, regardless of where it really came from. Aside from Wolverine Radio's Halloween broadcast, another unidentified shortwave pirate on 6925 usb was heard periodically playing the "Halloween" movie theme about an hour or so earlier in the evening.

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Limited audio from the broadcast is available in .wav format here.

11.02.09 Updated postscipt: Messages posted on the Free Radio Network message board for Wolverine Radio's 6930 usb Halloween show include an uploaded picture from SSTV transmission showing what appears to be the cover of a music album by "Nick Noxious and the Necrophiliacs" entitled "Boneyard Lullabies".