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Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations bring you WLIS (We Love Imaginary Stations 2) through the ether this week via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 25th January 2026 at 1200 hrs UTC. Then there's the second transmission on Sunday 26th January 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and (the new time [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music February 2026 We are going to go retro" this month and feature some lesser known but excellent Cuban fusion and dance bands from the 1970s and 1980s. Some listeners who only know the North American narrative about Cuban music [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares this CE Outlook article examining the trend of major automakers removing AM/FM radios from new vehicles and what it means for the 12-volt ecosystem. With AM/FM being increasingly omitted in favor of digital monthly subscriptions and mobile-connected audio services, this article explores the implications for [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post friend and contributor David Goren, who produced this wonderful BBC Sunday Feature documentary, The Music Man for Africa. The program explores the remarkable life of Leo Sarkisian, the legendary Voice of America broadcaster who spent decades traveling across Africa (and beyond) with a massive tape recorder, documenting traditional music and [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares this Radio World report on a proposed U.S. congressional spending bill that would include continued funding for the Voice of America and its parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The bipartisan proposal would allocate roughly $653 million to support VOA's international broadcasting mission [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following tip: Dear Thomas, This morning I received a message from Meg Wang, Head of the French Service at Radio Taiwan International. Although this message is intended for listeners of RTI's French and German services, I think it may be of interest to all [...]

- Recollections of Bob Colegrove In the late 60s, I worked as a mechanical assembler at Communications, Electronics Inc. (CEI) in Rockville, Maryland (acquired by Watkins-Johnson Company). We produced military-grade receivers, mainly for the military (whom else?). These covered the spectrum from VLF through microwave. It was the early days of electronic digital readouts. There [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who highlights a recent Reuters report on Radio Free Asia's plans to resume Korean-language broadcasts aimed at reaching listeners in North Korea after a period of reduced operations. Radio Free Asia intends to restart weekly radio programming later this month alongside its revived digital content-a move that [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares this article from Radio Taiwan International highlighting how RTI's Spanish and Japanese shortwave programs have placed in global listener polls, with the Spanish service especially popular across dozens of countries and the Japanese service recognized at Japan's largest amateur radio event. Read the full article [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares an article from Radio Prague outlining how Radio Farda continues to report on protests in Iran despite aggressive censorship, internet blackouts, and significant risks to journalists and sources on the ground. Operating from Prague as part of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Farda works creatively [...]

Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations bring you POST (The Shortwave Postal Service) through the ether this week via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 17th January 2026 at 1200 hrs UTC. Then there's the second post on Sunday 18th January 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and (the new time of) [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia for the tip: Working with commercial broadcasters, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Persian service Radio Farda has resumed shortwave broadcasts aimed at Iran, providing an alternative to state-controlled media amid an ongoing internet blackout imposed by the Iranian government. The return to shortwave is intended to help listeners [...]

by Dan Greenall 50 years ago, Voice of America broadcasts could be found all over the shortwave dial. In addition to a number of transmitter sites located stateside, the VOA used to broadcast from a number of other facilities located in overseas countries in order to help get its signal into all corners of the [...]

By Don Moore 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 review on Amazon. About two weeks ago I reported a mystery station identifying as the Duyen Hai Vietnam Information Station [...]

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

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the latest entry in his Radiofax scrapbook. Carlos notes: Kyodo News Morning Edition

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the latest entry in his Radiofax scrapbook. Carlos notes: Kyodo News Morning Edition Jan 4, 2026 Kyodo News English Edition Jan 5, 2026

The FCC recently reminded holders of experimental high-frequency (HF) licenses that they must comply with the agency's station identification rules, ending a period in which some experimental HF operations had been transmitting without identification under waivers. The ruling clarifies that experimental HF stations in the 2-25 MHz band must transmit their assigned callsign at least [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor James Salmon, who shares the following announcement: SUNNY JIM'S TRANCE JOURNEY Another month, another programme... The January edition of SJTJ is now available! Tune in on all the normal channels - WRMI / Channel 292 / RealMix Radio / Scandinavian Weekend Radio - or, listen in high quality mp3 (?) by [...]

Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations bring you WLIS (We love Imaginary Stations). It's a homage to imaginary, fictitious or fabricated radio stations that have appeared in films, books and music. Remember Jimi Hendrix's EXP, Wolfman Jack on XERB, Harry Chapin's WOLD, the many shows on GTA and others? The first show is via [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, for sharing this article highlighting unusual activity from Russia's shortwave station UVB-76, sometimes known among shortwave listeners as The Buzzer." Known for its continuous buzzing and occasional coded voice messages, the station recently broke pattern by playing music-including Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake-and transmitting atypical sounds alongside cryptic codes, [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the latest entry in his Radiofax scrapbook. Carlos notes: Kyodo News Morning Edition Dec 31, 2025 Kyodo News Morning Edition Jan 1, 2026 Kyodo News Morning Edition Jan 2, 2026

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast. Carlos notes: U.S. carried out large-scale strikes against Venezuela, CGTN Radio, 13630 kHz (Full report) Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-25 (version 4.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download. Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-25 v4.0 (PDF) Alan has also created at-a-glance, single-page PDF programme grids for BBC World Service, CGTN Radio, Radio [...]

by Dan Greenall For nearly a half-century, The Voice of Free China broadcast programs via shortwave to a worldwide audience from Taipei, Taiwan. As a relatively new SWL in the early 1970's, I was always excited to hear English language programs from that part of the world, far away from southern Ontario, Canada, where I [...]

By Don Moore 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 review on Amazon. Since early November, I've been traveling and DXing in Southeast Asia. I'll write more about that in [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, for bringing our attention to this recent roundup of developments in Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) as the year comes to a close. The article from RedTech.pro was written by Ruxandra Obreja, chairman of the DRM Consortium, and summarizes a range of DRM-related updates and activities in 2025, [...]

Greetings all SWLing Post community, Imaginary Stations start the new year with the final episodes of WNTR. The first is via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 3rd January 2026 at 1200 hrs UTCand then again on Sunday 4th January 2026 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz and (the new time of) 2100 UTC [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the latest entry in his Radiofax scrapbook. Carlos notes: Kyodo News English Edition December 29, 2025

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following last-minute schedules for Texas Radio Shortwave (click image to enlarge):

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: Happy New Year! January 2026 From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot broadcasts will be as follows: From the Isle of Music, January 2026 Feliz ano nuevo! January's show will feature music from two of the most prominent living jazz pianists [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the latest entry in his Radiofax scrapbook. Carlos notes: Kyodo News English Edition December 24, 2025 Kyodo News English Edition December 25, 2025

The following announcement was shared by Loyd Van Horn of DX Central: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1280 - WNAM DX Test Announcement Dec 27, 2025 The Courtesy Program Committee (CPC) of the National Radio Club (NRC) and the International Radio Club of America (IRCA) announces a special DX Test for distant listeners for radio station WNAM [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Voice of Korea broadcast. Carlos notes: Kim Jong Un guides building of nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine, Voice of Korea, 7570 kHz Click here to view on YouTube.

I'm pleased to share that my friend Volodymyr Gurtovy (US7IGN) has just released his third book chronicling life during the war in Ukraine. This new volume follows his earlier works, War Diaries: A Radio Amateur in Kyiv and War Diaries: Stalemate, both of which I've previously highlighted here on the SWLing Post. I haven't had [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributorDon Moore-notedauthor, traveler, and DXer-who shares the following post: Two Portable Antennas for Remote DXing (Part Two) By Don Moore 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 [...]

by Andrew (Grayhat) This tip was originally published on the SWLing Post discussion board There's an interesting and promising project that leverages AI to remove noise from radio audio signals-including SSB and CW. The project is called RMnoise, and it uses artificial intelligence trained to recognize desired signals. Once trained, it can dramatically reduce background [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer, who writes: The History Guy" (a terrific YouTube channel) talks about the technical marvel of uniting the four radio networks and soldiers overseas via shortwave at Christmas 1942 and 1943. Click here to view on YouTube.

As the year draws to a close, I want to take a moment to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, a meaningful Winter Solstice, and warm wishes to everyone celebrating this season in their own way. Radio listening has a unique way of bringing us together-quietly, thoughtfully, and often [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the latest entry in his Radiofax scrapbook. Carlos notes: Kyodo News Morning Edition December 22, 2025 Kyodo News English Edition December 23, 2025

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his updated B-25 Holiday Programmes on Shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download. Click here to download Holiday Programmes on Shortwave v3.2 (PDF) Alan notes that this will be the final update that he shares for this 2026 Holiday season. If he [...]

Greetings all SWLing Post community, here's more Imaginary Stations WNTR shows for the festive season just when you're fed up with what's on Christmas TV. The first is via shortwaveradio.de on Saturday 27th December 2025 at 1200 hrs UTCand then again on Sunday 28th December 2025 at 1000/1400 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Roseanna, with Radio Northern Europe International, who shares this announcement about RNEI's Yule Special 2025. Radio Northern Europe International will once again mark the season with a special holiday broadcast, featuring festive programming created especially for shortwave listeners. If you enjoy seasonal specials, unique music selections, and hearing independent [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his updated B-25 Holiday Programmes on Shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download. Click here to download Holiday Programmes on Shortwave v2.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for updating and sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have the [...]

by Dan Greenall Attention all SWL's! For those of you with a little extra free time over the holiday season, I would highly recommend having a look at two books that were written by a couple of very respected DXer's from the past. They are both available on the Internet Archive and their respective [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bill Patalon for sharing this thoughtful NPR piece about Radio Dabanga-an Amsterdam-based broadcaster that serves as a lifeline for listeners in war-torn Sudan. Radio Dabanga is facing a funding crisis after major cuts to foreign aid, including U.S. Agency for International Development support. For many Sudanese, Radio Dabanga has [...]

Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) Bands Noted by Bob Colegrove This is not the sort of thing you might consider typical DX. One reporter traced a signal like the one I describe here to the innocuous utility box at the corner of his lot. No, it is not noise. It is an RF signal, essentially [...]