The Squeaky Wheel (a nickname given by
radio listeners) is a utility
shortwave
Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 to 10 me ...
radio station that broadcasts a distinctive sound.
From around 2000 until 2008 the station's attention tone was a high-pitched two tone signal that vaguely resembled a squeaky wheel. From 2008 the channel marker changed to two different tones in a short sequence repeated with a short silent gap. The frequencies were 5473 kHz (day) and 3828 kHz (night).
Several times voice messages in the format of Strategic
Flash Messages have been reported. The exact transmitter site is unknown, but is thought to be near
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...
,
Russia.
[ The signal strength is not very good in Central Europe and the signal sometimes even disappears for days in the noise.
Other frequencies observed are 3650 kHz, 3815 kHz, 5474 kHz, and 5641 kHz.]
References
External links
The Squeaky Wheel
on Priyom.org
The Squeaky Wheel
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Numbers stations
Radio stations established in 2000