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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Langley for sharing a recent CBC article that explores the real-world consequences of funding cuts to public broadcasting in the U.S.: Trump-era plan to cut U.S. public broadcasting could hit rural communities hard While discussions around federal budgets become politicized, it's important to step back and examine the [...]

The Last Radio I Really Needed By Bob Colegrove Like most folks, I have a favorite radio. My favorite radio is the one I happen to be listening to at the time. Each radio has its own attractions. The fact that one particular radio is turned on indicates that, at least for the moment, it [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer, who writes: Longtime WBCQ listeners may remember The Tom and Darryl Show which was on WBCQ for several years. I don't know too many people with more knowledge of music or a larger music collection. Great guys too. Here is an article about Tom, Darryl, and their [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Markku for sharing this Yle News story about an FM propagation opening along Finland's eastern border. On a warm July morning, residents of Lappeenranta suddenly found their radios picking up multiple Russian FM stations-some from as far away as St. Petersburg, over 200 km away! The cause? A temperature [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mike, who writes: Good afternoon, Thomas. Recalling that there have been a few postings on the SWLing Post over time on the FCC's Radio Intelligence Division, I thought this might interest you and some readers. I just came across this (I don't even remember what linked me to it) [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who writes: The Voice of Mongolia from Ulaanbaatar was always tough to hear from my location in southern Ontario, Canada. Relatively quiet conditions and a clear frequency eventually allowed me to make a recording of their interval signal and bilingual identification (presumed Mongolian and English) on November [...]

Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here's this week's shortwave transmissions from the Imaginary Stations crew. There's more get on that board" madness with SURF 2 on Saturday 19th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 20th July 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Van Hoy, who writes: After the recent tragedy in Texas, I realized a lot of people might be looking for weather radios. So, I decided to make a video on that topic which I believe will be informative for just about everyone. Even some of the knowledgeable members [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet who notes thatArctic 252 plans to conduct on-air tests in August 2025. The project received a donation of a Nautel ND2000 transmitter, complete with its matching antenna tuning unit and antenna. Initial test transmissions will run at 500 Watts. Once testing and fine-tuning of the antenna system [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia for sharing this touching story from KQED: How a 1957 Vintage Radio Rekindled a Daughter's Bond With Her Dad." A beautiful piece about memory, connection, and the emotional power of radio. Read it here: https://www.kqed.org/news/12047317/how-a-1957-vintage-radio-rekindled-a-daughters-bond-with-her-dad

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Adi, who writes: Hi Thomas, I'm reading the book about the 1957-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. It hold many remarks of their radio operations with various antarctic bases and even with hams in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition So I went to Youtube, I found two contemporary films one at 17:20, frankly I [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio ZP-30 broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of news bulletin (in German) of Paraguay's Radio ZP-30, on Panama's state of emergency over banana workers protests. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Xhdata D-808 receiver. Click here [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent broadcasts outlining natural disasters around the world. Carlos notes: Any doubt that climate change is here to stay? Check the news! News related to the global climate crisis in news bulletins from three broadcasters: - Radio [...]

Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here's our shows we've lined up for you this week. We bring you SURFon Saturday 12th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 13th July 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz (via the services [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Jerome van der Linden, who writes: For some time, I have subscribed to a service that alerts me via email when our weather bureau wants to inform people about the likelihood of aurora activity that might lead to the ability to observe the southern hemisphere auroras, such this example: [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio ZP-30 broadcast. Carlos notes: Inundaciones repentinas en Texas, Sturzfluten in Texas, Radio ZP-30, Paraguay, 610 kHz AM The Texas flash floods were the topic of the morning news bulletin of Paraguayan radio ZP-30, in both [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who shared the following message and recordings yesterday, July 4, 2025. Dan writes: Hi Thomas Happy Independence Day! Just finished listening to Radio Marti as follows: 9565 kHz strong then abruptly off at 2200 UTC (recording below) 11860 kHz strong then abruptly off at 2201 UTC [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent ZP-30 broadcast. Carlos notes: Audio collage with headlines from Paraguay's Radio ZP-30 (in German), 610 kHz AM Audio collage of Radio ZP-30's international headlines, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Xhdata D-808 receiver. Click here [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Rich Cuff for this tip: EBC has released Parque do Rodeador: Half a Century of Transmissions, a five-part radio documentary (in English) exploring the history of Brazil's Rodeador Transmission Park-one of Latin America's most powerful broadcast centers. Launched in 1974 during the Cold War, it enabled Radio Nacional's shortwave [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent ZP-30 broadcast. Carlos notes: USA refuse to deliver some promised weapons to Ukraine, Radio ZP-30, Paraguay, 610 kHz AM Part of the international news bulletin from Paraguay's Radio ZP-30 (in German): The US refuses to supply [...]

A recent Radio World article summarizes a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee report raising concerns about the removal of AM radio from new vehicles. The report highlights AM radio's role in national emergency alert systems and notes its low cost to manufacturers. It recommends Congress consider legislation to ensure AM capability remains standard in future vehicles. [...]

Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here's a couple of programmes we've lined up for you this week. We bring you Downbeat on Shortwave on Saturday 5th July 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 6th July 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 kHz and [...]

The Columbia Journalism Review investigates a little-known Voice of America television initiative that quietly broadcast into North Korea from South Korea-until it was recently shut down. The article explores how this short-lived program, launched during the Biden administration, came to an abrupt end under new leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. It raises [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent Voice of Turkey broadcast. Carlos notes: Khamenei: US attacks against Iran did not achieve significant results", Voice of Turkey Part of Voice of Turkey's news bulletin (in Spanish), listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Tecsun [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-25 (version 3.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-25 v3.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have [...]

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

One of my trusted sources at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has confirmed that Radio Marti resumed broadcasting today via the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in Greenville, North Carolina. Broadcasts officially resumed at 12:00 EDT / 16:00 UTC on June 27, 2025. SWLing Post community members have confirmed reception on 11860 kHz [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: It seems that fewer shortwave broadcasters utilize an interval signal these days. However, of the ones that do, at least a couple seem to have stood the test of time, going back over 50 years. The bellbird from Radio New Zealand comes to mind, and [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following note: After this news: https://swling.com/blog/2025/06/rti-live-test-broadcasts-in-french-on-sunday-june-29-2025/ [We have this] similar news for the Deutsch service transmissions from Tamsui, Taiwan! See below: Dear listeners, Radio Taiwan International is once again planning broadcasts of its German-language program from the Tamsui transmission site this year. For this [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following news from Radio Taiwan International's French language service. Please note that the English translation is followed by the original notice in French: Dear listeners, The French Service of Radio Taiwan International is pleased to inform you that during the month of August 2025, [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music, July 2025 July's program will be the second of several episodes featuring the best of Cubadisco 2025, Cuba's most important discographic awards. This is the best of the best of Cuba's new releases. Friday, July 11: 6070 kHz at [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Trump criticizes Israel, Iran over ceasefire violations, CGTN Radio, China, 11770 kHz Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin (in English) about Trump's criticism over Israel-Iran ceasefire violations. Listened in Porto Alegre, [...]

Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here's a couple of programmes we've lined up for you this week. We bring you a double dose of Radio Lavalamp, inspired by a low powered community and internet radio station from Osaka, Japan now reimagined by Imaginary Stations. Expect some way out sounds from all genres from the [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening reports of recent Radio New Zealand broadcasts. Carlos notes: War on Iran, Radio New Zealand Part of Radio New Zealand (RNZ) news bulletin (June 21 and 22). Click here to view on YouTube. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following news: Grimeton SAQ turns 100! On July 2, 2025, the SAQ Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden celebrates its centennial - a hundred years of quiet transmissions that have bridged continents and eras. Built in 1925, this UNESCO-listed radio station still transmits Morse code [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who writes: From Jean-Michel Aubier on WOR list: Radio Farda is back on shortwave since June 20, 2025: 1700-1900 on 9450 (DHA) 2300-0400 sur 9620 (WOF) 0400-0700 sur 12035 (DHA) 1300-1700 sur 12035 DHA) 1900-2300 sur 12035 (WOF) 0700-1000 sur 13710 (DHA) 1000-1300 sur 15720 (DHA) Thank [...]

In the comments section of this post, I'd like you to share your recording of the 2025 BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica! Time and frequencies Our intrepid contributor, Richard Langley, reports the following message from the British DX Club: Shortwave schedule 2130-2200 UTC on 5960 UAE, 9575 Ascension Island, 12065 Woofferton (UK), 13810 Woofferton (UK). [...]

Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the scientists and support staff in theBritish Antarctic Survey Team. The BBC plays music requests and sends special messages to the small team located at various Antarctic research stations. Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and certainly a DX-worthy catch! [...]

Thanks to a tip from SWLing Post contributor Paul Walker, who spotted the news via WRTH and Mauno Ritola, we've learned that Voice of Nigeria (VON) is planning to reactivate its shortwave antenna system to better serve audiences across Africa. According to a recent article from VON, the broadcaster aims to significantly expand its reach [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Conrad Trautmann, who shares the following guest post: 42.8 MHz WA2XMN FM Goes On The Air! 6/19/2025 By Conrad Trautmann, N2YCH Stephen Hemphill, WA3ZAE, the owner of Solid Electronics Laboratories, fired up a vintage FM tube Phasitron transmitter on 42.8 MHz to put WA2XMN on the air at exactly [...]

Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who shared the following news via Vatican News on Facebook. Below you'll find an English translation and the original in Italian (note that all photos are courtesy of Vatican News): This morning, June 19, #PopeLeoXIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial area where the [...]

Each year, we look forward to one of the most unique traditions in the world of shortwave radio: the BBC's Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast-a special program beamed to a handful of overwintering scientists and support staff at British Antarctic research stations. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the broadcast, and it promises to be a [...]

Many thanks toSWLing Postcontributor and noted political cartoonist,Carlos Latuff, who shares the followingillustrated radio listening report of recent CGTN broadcasts along with a Kyodo News radiofax. Click here to view on YouTube. Click here to view on YouTube. Kyodo News Radiofax Kyodo News Morning Edition, radiofax received in Porto Alegre, June 16, 16970 kHz (USB): [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Frank, who recently shared a blog post he put together outlining some well-known shortwave receiver models and their background. It's a curated list with brief summaries and links for those interested in the history of these classic rigs. You can check it out here.

Greetings to all SWLing Post community, here's what we have going up into the ionosphere and via skywave propagation this week. Firstly we bring you the third instalment of Starship Skybird on Saturday 21st June 2025 at 1100 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTCon6160 kHz and [...]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Jerome van der Linden, who writes: For my bedtime reading I have recently been going through a book (Radar Yarns") which contains lots of stories, many of them humorous, about Australians that were involved in setting up radar stations during WWII around the coast of Australia as well as [...]