Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes: “During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave radio from my home near London, in the southeast of England. I had a cassette recorder connected to the receiver and taped anything interesting that caught my ear. Little did I know that 40 years later the majority of these stations would have disappeared and I would have the opportunity to share these recordings with the world.” This recording is part of a...
Aug 14, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes: “During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave radio from my home near London, in the southeast of England. I had a cassette recorder connected to the receiver and taped anything interesting that caught my ear. Little did I know that 40 years later the majority of these stations would have disappeared and I would have the opportunity to share these recordings with the world.” This recording is part of a...
Aug 07, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes: “During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave radio from my home near London, in the southeast of England. I had a cassette recorder connected to the receiver and taped anything interesting that caught my ear. Little did I know that 40 years later the majority of these stations would have disappeared and I would have the opportunity to share these recordings with the world.” This recording is part of a...
Jul 31, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes: “During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave radio from my home near London, in the southeast of England. I had a cassette recorder connected to the receiver and taped anything interesting that caught my ear. Little did I know that 40 years later the majority of these stations would have disappeared and I would have the opportunity to share these recordings with the world.” This recording is part of a...
Jul 24, 2025
Photo of Taipei Photo by TangChi Lee Many thanks to SRAA contributor Kanwar Sandhu, who shares the following test broadcast recording of Radio Taiwan International recorded on June 29, 2025, at 1730 UTC on 11995 kHz:
Jul 12, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, for sharing the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: All India Radio 1971 Frequency: 11.810 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: This transmission to southeast Asia from the general overseas service of All India Radio was heard surprisingly well in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada on 11810 kHz shortwave back in 1971. Their familiar interval signal is heard at first,...
Jul 05, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: WREC Radio Free East Coast Pirate 1997 Date of recording: August 31, 1997 Frequency: 6.955 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna : Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Some pirate radio stations used to use an interval signal. This is a recording of shortwave pirate broadcaster WREC Radio Free East Coast beginning a broadcast ...
Jun 28, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of Nigeria, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation 1971 Frequency: 7.275 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Here is a recording of the distinctive rapid drum beat interval signal used by the Voice of Nigeria in Lagos on shortwave, made sometime in 1971. A voice announcement follows, as they begin a progr...
Jun 21, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Trans World Radio, Meyerton, South Africa 1990's Frequency: 7.215 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: Trans World Radio used to air some of it's programs via the SENTECH transmitter at Meyerton, South Africa. Here is a recording of the station in the late 1990's, including identification in English but no tran...
Jun 14, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Baghdad, Iraq Date of recording: Circa 1971 Frequency: 15.400 MHz Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Another bird call interval signal. Even though Radio Baghdad in Iraq may have had a program beamed to North America in the early 1970's, they were not easily heard at my receiving post in Ancaster, Ontario...
Jun 07, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recordings of Vatican Radio made on April 26, 2025. The first recording, pre-funeral in French, was recorded at 07:36 UTC on 17520 kHz: The second recording, made during the funeral in English, was recorded at 08:18 UTC on 17540 kHz:
May 31, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: RAI Italian Radio and Television, Rome 1971 Frequency: 6.010MHz RX location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: RAI, Italian Radio and Television from Rome, had an interval signal that was described as a mechanically generated chirping canary, mechanical nightingale and even an Italian Sparrow. The station broadcast on a number ...
May 24, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Botswana 1983 Frequency: 4.845 MHz RX location: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: Radio Botswana used to be famous for their "barnyard" interval signal. While my recording, from 1983, only captures a few seconds of the cowbells, it does include their full national anthem and sign on announcements in Setswana (presumed) and En...
May 17, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Tom Laskowski, for sharing the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Australia Date of recording: July 27, 1986 Starting time: 0300 Frequency: 17.795 MHz RX location: South Bend, Indiana Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF 2001 Notes: Here is a recording of Radio Australia's DX program called Talkback from July 27, 1986. I believe this was recorded around 0300 UT on 17795 kHz when Australia used to come in well in the evenings here. Some of the program high...
May 17, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: WRMI Date of recording: January 10, 2024 Starting time: 2000 hours UTC Frequency: 5.925 MHz Reception location: Columbus, Ohio Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL880 with bilt-in telescopic antenna Notes: Here's a recording from WRMI from Okeechobee Florida on 5.925 MHz on January 10th, 2024.
May 10, 2025
BBC World Service in English received in Europe on shortwave frequency of 9410 kHz at 0504 GMT May 9, 2025 using domestic 40-years old shortwave receiver "JS" (with double frequency conversion design) running on bateries. Antenna: 5 meter wire outdoor put on trees. Recorded using old SONY cassette recorder TCM 500V model. The transmission recorded originated from the BBC Atlantic Relay Station in Ascension Island The station made its first shortwave radio transmission on July 3rd, 1966...
May 09, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Ian Pillar, who shares the following recording of Radio Symban made on April 26, 2025 on 2368 kHz at 06:10 UTC via a Kiwi SDR and loop antenna in New South Whales, Australia. Ian notes: Notes: Low Power Radio Symban Back On Shortwave From Sydney NSW Radio Symban Also Broadcast On FM With 24-hour Greek Programming. Some interesting photos found here ....
May 03, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Tahiti 1971 Frequency: 15.170MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Radio Tahiti was a very popular station with shortwave listeners back in the 1970's. Their island type music was very listenable and the station often put a decent signal into eastern North America with their 20 kw of power on 15170 kHz...
Apr 26, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of The Voice of America made on January 14, 2025 at 0355 UTC on 9775 kHz. The reception location was McGrath, Alaska:
Apr 07, 2025
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Dardasha - Bible Voice BCN from May 24, 2021:
Mar 21, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Maritime radio HLS Seoul Korea Date of recording: October 31, 1998 Frequency: 8.725 MHz Reception location: Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Maritime radiotelephone station HLS in Seoul, Korea continued to operate in the late 1990's on shortwave. Instead of a repeating voice mirror, this station played Beetho...
Mar 14, 2025
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Erena Dimtse from 2021:
Mar 07, 2025
KiwiSDR (Photo by Mark Fahey) Many thanks to SRAA contributor Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: China National Radio 1 The Voice of China Date of recording: January 30, 2023 Starting time: 20:24 UTC Frequency: 6.125 MHz Reception location: KiwiSDR in Japan Receiver and antenna: Self-made YouLoop Notes: China National Radio signing on with the interval signal and some music. If my sources are correct this sign on only occurs on Mondays. The echo is due to tw...
Feb 24, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Deutsche Welle, Kigali, Rwanda relay 1971 Frequency: 11.965 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: When this recording was made in 1971, the easiest way to add Rwanda to your "countries heard" totals was to log the Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany) relay in Kigali. The station could be heard quite well here in...
Feb 17, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Veritas Asia, Quezon City, Philippines Date of recording: September 28, 1999 Starting time: 1200 UTC Frequency: 9.505 MHz Reception location: Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Drake SW-8 and a very long wire antenna Notes: Here is Radio Veritas Asia in Quezon City, Philippines as recorded at a DX camp in Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada on September 28, 1999. Part of their inter...
Feb 10, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Alma Ata, Kazakh S.S.R. 1971 Frequency: 9,380 kHz Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Here is the interval signal and sign on announcement from Radio Alma Ata in Kazakhstan as heard in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada in 1971. They were on 9380 kHz and I was listening on a Hallicrafters S-52 receiver hooked up t...
Feb 03, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: XERH Radio Tricolor Mexico City, Mexico 1970 on 11,880 kHz This station was often heard with a good signal in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada in Spanish with the jingle "La RH, La RH Radio Tricolor"
Jan 27, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of the BBC World Service Dari language service made on July 13, 2024 at 04:35 UTC on 17750 kHz. The reception location was McGrath, Alaska:
Jan 20, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording, notes, and original artwork: This is part of the Radio Nikkei 1 program (in Japanese), listened by me in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on 6055 kHz, on January 18, 2025, between 08:38 and 09:10 (UTC). The content is as follows: Commercial break J-Music Time Recommended Lani-chan Commercial break Cinema: Night on the Silver Screen...
Jan 20, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: KWHR, World Harvest Radio from Naalehu, Hawaii: November 10, 1996 on 9,930 kHz The station was heard in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada giving out its QSL mailing address in South Bend, Indiana.
Jan 20, 2025
