Welcome to Radio Northern Europe International

Hei, we are Radio Northern Europe International, a radio show dedicated to finding the best new pop, dance, fun and traditional music primarily from Norway 🇳🇴 , the UK 🇬🇧 , Ireland 🇮🇪 , Denmark 🇩🇰 , Sweden 🇸🇪 , Finland 🇫🇮 , Iceland 🇮🇸 , Estonia 🇪🇪 , Latvia 🇱🇻 and Lithuania 🇱🇹 and playing it on a variety of mediums to our listeners all over the world!

Our shows are a 30-minute auditory adventure through a blend of lesser-known music from Northern Europe and beyond in varying languages and styles combined with an embedded digital-mode playlists and a small amount of English & Norwegian talk to keep everything flowing smoothly.

We mostly play music that was released within the past 3 years with less than 2 million Spotify streams to make sure the music is new for all!

We broadcast a new show on the first Sunday of every month at 11:00UTC on 6070kHz shortwave for Central Europe with re-broadcasts throughout the month to make sure the show is heard throughout the world. You can see all the ways you can listen to us by clicking here (We even have Spotify playlists)!

On our short-wave broadcasts, RNEI gives listeners the opportunity to hear extra content from other fantastic creators. Currently our broadcast schedule looks like this:

A little history of RNEI:

  1. 15th of February: Our first broadcast at 19UTC on 6070kHz including embedded MFSK data.
    7th of March: First episode of This is an Express Music Show airs via RNEI.
    19th of March: Test broadcasts for audio processing settings.
    30th of March: Rose thinks of a jankey stereo idea and Daz works out a way it could work and creates the Comb Stereo system we have used ever since.
    17th of April: RNEI starts broadcasts on Unique Radio and experiments with psuedo-AM using offset SSB & a pilot carrier.
    30th of August: Our first Radio Onda broadcast.
    September: Started experimenting with HamDRM data modes with Easypal. Our first artist-intro was aired.
    December: Started using WinDRM. First Animated HTML Playlist .
  2. 25th of February: Daz starts working with WinDRM’s code which would become EasyDRF as we know it today.
    March: Stephen joins the team to present a 15 minute feature on WRMI shows.
    April: Mamma joins the team to present a mostly-metal feature on WRMI shows.
    9th of September: EasyDRF gets RS error correction to make the animated playlists reliable!
  3. 3rd of March: First official RNEIxtra for WRMI broadcasts.
    2nd of June: First Japanese music RNEIxtra from Rose.
    4th of June: Our test from Nauen.
    8th of August: RNEIxtra introducing Radio Carpathia.
    November 2022: Radio Catface fills in for Mamma’s feature.
  4. 4th of February: First test transmission of RNEI-JP from Paochung.
    23rd of July: We made a cover show for 16 Gwendoline Street.
    3rd of August: RNEIxtra introducing DK Radio.

It’s always nice to read your reactions to our shows and we’ve received lots of helpful and encouraging feedback from our listeners which helps guide us when making new shows. If you have any feedback, comments or requests, our email address is:
qsl [@] rnei.org
*Please note that short-wave reception reports are answered when we are able to, please expect a long delay in our response.
Our current reception report response times can be viewed here.

On the sidebar (or at the bottom of the page on mobile) you will find:
• Listener Information – Information on the finer details and inner workings of RNEI.
• News – Important updates and broadcast announcements.
• Shows – The on-demand archive of previously broadcast RNEI shows on Mixcloud.

Meet the RNEI team:

Rose 🌹

Presenter of RNEI & producer of the broadcasts.
Rose also looks after the website & listener interaction.
Microphone: Razer Seiren X.
Headphones: UiiSii HM7, KZ ZS10Pro, ATH-CKM99 & ATH-M50x.
Favourite music genres: 2020’s pop, 2010s pop, EDM, folk, traditional, indie, J-pop, K-pop & many more!
Favourite colour: RNEI pink!
Favourite hobbies: Listening to music, listening to shortwave radio & watching K-dramas!

Daz 😎

Sound Engineer and Developer. Daz helped create the Comb Stereo system with Rose and the EasyDRF (HamDRM based) software.
Favourite music genres: Alternative & Pop.
Favourite colour: Orange.
Favourite hobbies: Electronics, Programming, DSP, Radio, Audio & Photography.

Mamma 🛠️

Presenter and curator of Mammas Mest Metal.
Favourite bands: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Virgin Prunes, Jan Garbarek, Mari Boine, Of Monsters and Men, Endel & BABYMETAL.
Favourite genres: Metal, Post Metal, Ambient, Classical Guitar, Indie, Punk and Alternative, Gregorian Chant & The Heart Sutra.
Favourite colour: Green (Because Photosynthesis Rocks).
Favourite hobbies: Gardening with weeds, reading Buddhist sutras and commentaries, hanging out with my dog, movie nights, crafting & painting.

Stephen

Presenter and curator of Stephen’s Artist Feature.
Microphones: Shure, Zoom & Sony.
Favourite genre: World Music.
Favourite colour: Terracotta & shades of cream.
Favourite hobbies: Keeping on top of my cottage and its mini jungle, walking & arts.

Mr Double K

Presenter and DJ of DK Radio.
Favourite Genres: Drum & Bass, Dub Reggae, Dubstep, Future Garage, UK House, Progressive House, Techno (Industrial, Acid), Indie Rock, Alternative, Metal, Ambient, Trip Hop, Synthwave.
Favourite Colour: Red (Vermilion Red and Fuscha)
Favourite Hobbies: Music production, Radio listening, DJ-ing, Art, Graphic Design, Visual Art, Travelling and chatting with friends. Technically, I listen to everything, but I keep hopping between these genres when the mood is right lol

Your Host

Your Host presents and produces ‘This is a Music Show’ and makes the ‘This is an Express Music Show’ feature for our Channel 292 broadcasts!

Your Host has stepped away from presenting duties for the near future since September 2023 and we hope to work with him again one day,


Song of the Month:
• Karl (from scandipop.co.uk)
Supporters:
• Abigail • HFZoneRoger • Our many loyal listeners
Jingles:
More information and samples of our imaging can be found here
• Jono (from RPC Audio) • AminasyncCiaracarruthersLisa KarmanderCake Chan
Artists who have made intros for us:
Note: Links are to third party websites with their own privacy policies!
VionavegaKóboykexSynne HoffMoonshineSKIABeni HolmKučkaFour NightsBethan WynevvzGemelleSamira MannersCindy ChicheDØSSISarah PaluJulia AlfridaSLANEYThe Crayon SetFABERUna TorfaSiobhan WilsonNeon LettersLA PriestMakoto RitaKryger
Where we discover our music:
• Norway: NRK P3, Radio Nova, KISS & NRJ • Sweden: SR P3 & NRJ • Denmark: DR P3 • Finland: YLE X3M • Ireland: RTÉ 2FM & Spin 1038 • UK: BBC Radio 1, KISS & Capital • All countries: Spotify & scandipop.co.uk
Our editing software:
• Audacity, Ocenaudio, StereoTool & Vegas Pro 15