Arctic Outpost Radio
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Broadcast area | Svalbard |
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| Frequency | AM 1270 |
| Branding | Arctic Outpost Radio AM1270 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Jazz, swing, big band, vintage country, blues |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) |
| Website | www |
Arctic Outpost Radio is an English-language AM and internet radio station based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.[1][2] The station broadcasts on 1270 AM and also streams online.[1][2]
According to the station's website, Arctic Outpost Radio plays "great shellacs from 1902-1958" and its programming includes big band, jazz, swing, vintage country, and blues.[3] In 2024, Air Mail described the station as broadcasting on AM for local listeners in Svalbard while also being available digitally worldwide, and identified Cal Lockwood as its host.[1]
In April 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal, the station received sudden attention in Portugal after it was mentioned by broadcaster Nuno Markl during one of comedian Bruno Nogueira's Instagram live broadcasts, Como É Que o Bicho Mexe?.[4][5] The programme had been launched during Portugal's COVID-19 confinement period and attracted large nightly online audiences.[6] Portuguese news outlets reported that Cal Lockwood's social-media following rose from only a few followers to around 40,000 within hours, mostly from Portugal, and that the sudden increase in listeners caused streaming problems for the station.[4][5][7][8]
References
- 1 2 3 Carter, Spike (14 December 2024). "Arctic Outpost Radio". Air Mail. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Arctic Outpost Radio - AM 1270 - Longyearbyen". Streema. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Spinning the 78's". Arctic Outpost Radio AM1270. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Há um radialista no Ártico com quase 40 mil seguidores portugueses. E a responsabilidade é de Bruno Nogueira e Nuno Markl". 24 Notícias. MadreMedia. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 Salgueiro, Maria (1 April 2020). "Rádio no Polo Norte passa de 3 para 40 mil seguidores por causa de Nuno Markl". NiT. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bruno, obrigado! 170 mil pessoas no último "Como é que o bicho mexe"". Rádio Comercial. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Bernardino, Ana Luísa (1 April 2020). "Como Bruno Nogueira e Nuno Markl puseram 40 mil a ouvir uma rádio do Polo Norte que tinha 3 seguidores". MAGG. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Sabbatini, Mark (6 April 2020). "FEVERISHLY COOL: Arctic Outpost Radio AM1270 hosted by local man of mystery Cal Lockwood goes from three 'followers' to 40,000 in hours due to viral reaction from...Portugal?!". Icepeople. Retrieved 1 April 2026.