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Many thanks to SWling Post contributor David Goren, who recently uploaded the Shortwave Shindig interval signal slideshow to his YouTube channel. David notes: For the past 22 years or so, I've helmed the Shortwave Shindig, a long form listening session celebrating the art, history and culture of Shortwave Radio. This takes place in suburban Philadelphia [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC Emergency Radio Service broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC Emergency Radio Service Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC Emergency Radio Service broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC Emergency Radio Service Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC ERS broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC Emergency Radio Service Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares this bit of radio nostalgia made real. Nearly 50 years after the iconic TV series WKRP in Cincinnati first aired, the call letters have officially returned-this time on a real FM station in Cincinnati. The new WKRP(FM) launched on 97.7 MHz, even featuring a familiar [...]

Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here's news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the ionosphere this week. Thanks to Shortwave Gold, we have a transmission called WAIR - Always Independent Radio Featuring the sounds of indie, alternative and post -punk goodness. The show is on Saturday 9th May at 1100 hrs UTC [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alfredo (EA4IMN), who writes: Hi Thomas, Greetings from EA4IMN. I recently purchased an XHDATA D-808, and got puzzled by the absence of an external jack for the LW/MW antenna. Inspired by previous work, I set to add this feature to my unit. My journey was overall straightforward, but not [...]

I wasn't able to attend the Winter SWL Fest this past weekend due to my travel schedule. As in years past, my good friend David Goren invited me to record a Meet the Archivist" segment for his annual Shortwave Shindig live event. Unfortunately, there were some technical difficulties this year, and the segment wasn't able [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC Emergency Radio Service: Click here to view on YouTube.

By Brian D. Smith, W9IND The long wait is over for W9IMS paper chasers! As racing teams spend the coming week tuning up their speed machines, radio enthusiasts can tune in for their first chance at earning Indianapolis Motor Speedway QSL cards and the 2026 certificate. The first of three special events commemorating major auto [...]

By Robert Gulley K4PKM Power supplies have come a long way since I started in amateur radio, and the behemoths of old are quickly being replaced with smaller, more efficient, switching power supplies. I know, I know - those of us who have been around long before these little units became what they are today, [...]

By Don Moore More of Don's traveling DX stories can be found in his bookTales of a Vagabond DXer[SWLing Post affiliate link]. If you've already read his book and enjoyed it, do Don a favor and leave a reviewon Amazon. I'm spending April and May wandering around northern Spain and northern Portugal. My goal is [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas, Judging by the 60 dB over S9 signal strength on a Kiwi SDR receiver in South Korea, I would say the Voice of America is getting into its target area very well. They have a Korean language broadcast on 9310 kHz beginning at [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC ERS broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC's Emergency Radio Service: Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC ERS broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC's Emergency Radio Service: Click here to view on YouTube.

by Karl D. Forth Radio Moscow didn't seem confrontational. We're here, their attitude seemed to be, and we're going to offer our opinion on things, which you may or may not like. Looking at the World Radio-TV Handbook in the early 1970s, Radio Moscow was on dozens of frequencies from many different transmitters thousands of [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Loyd Van Horn, who shares the following announcement: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DX Central Unveils SEDAP: The World's Most Advanced Sporadic Es Data Analysis Dashboard for the FM DX Community MANDEVILLE, La. - April 29, 2026 - DX Central is proud to announce the official launch of version 2.0 of our popular [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-26 (version 2.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download. Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-26 v2.0 (PDF) Alan has also created at-a-glance, single-page PDF programme grids for BBC World Service, CGTN Radio, Radio [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music, Friday, May 8, 2026, 3955 kHz, 1600 UTC, repeats 2200 UTC This month, we present some Cuban rock and pop from the 60s, 70s and 80s.. Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, Friday, May 15, 2016,: 3955 kHz at 1600 UTC, [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bruce (VE3EAR), who writes: Hello Thomas, about a month ago, I bought a portable SDR receiver after reading a few positive reviews about it online. It's a BAJEI, which I purchased from Amazon [SWLing Post affiliate link] and shipped from China. It arrived on my doorstep just ten days [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura who shares this post from Kim Andrew Elliott regarding the importance of continued congressional funding for the Voice of America (VOA). He argues that U.S. international broadcasting is still a vital form of soft power-delivering credible news where press freedom is limited-and warns that cutting funding would [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Loyd Van Horn, who shares the following announcement: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DX Central Announces the 2026 Summer of DX Challenge: The Biggest, Most Advanced Logging Event Yet MANDEVILLE, LA - DX Central is thrilled to announce the return of the hobby's most exciting seasonal event: The 2026 Summer of [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC broadcast. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC broadcast. Carlos notes: BBC'S emergency radio service, 15280 kHz Click here to view on YouTube.

Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here's news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the ionosphere this weekend and into next week. Thanks to Shortwave Gold, the third instalment of We Love Shortwave" (WWLS) is ready to be beamed into those airwaves! The show is on Saturday 2nd May at 1100 hrs UTC [...]

by Dan Greenall Back in the early 1970's, Radio Voice of the Gospel, station ETLF, in Addis Ababa was the best way to hear this country, though it was by no means an everyday occurrence here in southern Ontario, Canada. Their distinctive drum interval signal was the first 4 notes of A Mighty Fortress." Or [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Ralph Perry, who shares, in his latest Substack post, a look back at how shortwave radio helped shape his life-sparking a lifelong curiosity about the wider world, influencing his career path, and ultimately leading to experiences far beyond the radio dial. As he notes, it's his how I got [...]

By Bob Colegrove If you happened to tune 8213 kHz during the 50s or 60s, you might have heard a dialog something like this: Boat: Pittsburgh, this is the Mary Alice, upbound at mile 14, request lock status." Pittsburgh: Mary Alice, Emsworth has a two-tow delay. Recommend holding below the wall." Boat: Roger, Pittsburgh. We'll [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis (UA3221SWL), who writes: Hello, Thomas. I found some very interesting RX devices in True Detective S03E03 but can't identify them: First, a vintage 70-80s RadioShack HiFi receiver (STA or QTA series) And right behind the actor, there's an indoor table multidirectional magnetic/dipole antenna (I think it is) from [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas Update to my post in February: https://swling.com/blog/2026/02/music-on-shortwave-from-down-under/ The low-powered Australian, Radio 567 from Wee Waa, NSW, seems to be back on the air after several months'absence. I heard them with a good signal on April 22, 2026, beginning around 4970 kHz at 1717 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes: Hello Thomas, I think you're familiar with this program and its website: WWFF - World Wide Flora & Fauna :https://wwff.co/ I was informed by the head of the French branch that this program is not limited to amateur radio operators. SWLs (shortwave listeners) can also [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes: Despite the BBC announcing the end of its regular Arabic broadcasts in January 2023... ...the British broadcaster created, in May and November of the same year, an extraordinary service that transmits programming in Arabic to Gaza and Sudan.This is the BBC's emergency radio service,"... ...broadcasting Monday [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Here is the latest illustrated radio listening report, featuring part of the BBC and Vatican Radio coverage of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa, and the PDF containing all the reports [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Rich, who shares the following tip: Thomas, Have noticed a few posts recently about Internet radio, the most recent about the C. Crane version. I own the C. Crane radio and an Ocean Digital, and both use the Skytune aggregator. Frequently, stations will just stop working, and while I [...]

Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here's news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the ionosphere this weekend. Thanks to the services of Shortwave Gold we have a few programmes this week coming.The first show is WWLS - We Love Shortwave". It's a show all about what we all love, shortwave radio! Standby [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio: Pope Leo XIV visits a care home for the elderly in Angola Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC Africa broadcast. Carlos notes: Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio: Pope Leo XIV criticizes foreign exploitation of Africa during Mass in Cameroon. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio & BBC broadcast. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio & BBC: Pope Leo XIV lands in Cameroon for second leg of his Apostolic Journey Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following update: A follow-up to my post last month: https://swling.com/blog/2026/03/is-nasional-fm-on-shortwave-full-time/ I am now hearing RTM regularly on shortwave on both 11885 kHz and 15295 kHz through Kiwi SDR's located in Southeast Asia and Australia. As Timm Breyel pointed out, programming seems to be in [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of recent Vatican Radio & BBC broadcasts. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio & BBC: Pope Leo XIV begins Africa trip Click here to view on YouTube.

Greetings all SWLing Post community. Here's news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the airwaves this weekend. Thanks to the services of Shortwave Gold we have a broadcast of the great Radio Carillon.The first transmission is on Saturday 18th April at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 19th [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, for sharing this announcement from Radio Prague International, which invites listeners to help celebrate its 90th anniversary by sharing their own stories and memories connected to the station. As part of the celebration, Radio Prague is highlighting its rich history and global audience engagement built over decades [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Patrick Garner, who shares the following press release featuring his new book: Patrick Garner, a long-time DXer and author, has just published Shortwave Unlocked: Antennas, Signals, Secrets & the World at Your Fingertips. The 180-page book is the first comprehensive shortwave radio guidebook published in recent years. Garner started [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Ed, who writes: Here in Philly, while perusing a vintage artifacts store here in Philadelphia, I found a 1958 magazine with a photograph of an attractive shortwave receiver model. Maybe readers of the SWLing Post can identify this radio? Is it the successor to the Zenith Transoceanic series? Cheers, [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following schedules for Texas Radio Shortwave (click image to enlarge):

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, DXer, and author, Ralph Perry, who writes: Hi Thomas - Just a quick one to advise I've opened up a new account for my nom de plume, Chet Nairene, on Substack. This is a source for FREE short stories centering around my usual sweet spot, Westerners getting in over [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bruce, who writes: Hi Thomas - For fans of Old Time Radio this is an excellent source of a variety of programs. I came across these channels on Radio Garden. Here is a link to their website: https://rokitradio.com Enjoy! Thanks for the tip, Bruce!

Greetings all SWLing Post community. This weekend, Imaginary Stations brings you yet another episode of CLOK, a radio tribute to that popular concept that we call time. The first transmission is on Saturday 11th April at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 15th Aprilat 0900/1300 UTC on 6160 kHz and [...]

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to theSWLing Post's Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura for the following tips: DLARC: The Radio Geek's Doomscrolling Antidote (Radio World) The internet has aged to [...]