In this issue

01 — The Subwave Project · Cover story

Station of the Month: Ghost Signal FM

Every night at midnight, an unnamed streamer in Rotterdam opens an Icecast mount point and plays records nobody has heard since 1994. This month, Ghost Signal FM crossed 40,000 listener hours.

02 — The Subwave ProjectSubscribers

Broadcasting From a Lighthouse

Marit runs Fyrtårn Radio, a Subwave station streamed from a decommissioned lighthouse on the Norwegian coast. We sent her our interview link; she recorded her answers between gales.

♫ The soundtrack

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“3 AM basement broadcast — slow synths, tape hiss, city rain”

  • ♪Midnight City — M83 the opener
  • ♪Nightcall — Kavinsky for the lighthouse pages
  • ♪On Hold — The xx closing the issue
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