The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive is a podcast that contains off-air recordings from the shortwaves. These recordings represent the wide variety of stations found on the shortwave, long wave and medium wave radio spectrums (30-30,000 kHz)
Radio Canada International [Shortwave Club - Studio Recording]: October 06, 1973
Oct 02, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nikos Mitrogiannopoulos, for sharing the following studio recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Rasdio Canada International (Shortwave Club)
Date of recording: October 06, 1973
Notes: This is the anniversary broadcast of the Radio Canada Shortwave Club for the celebration of the “World DX Friendship Year 1973.” The program features Bob MacGregor, announcer of Radio Canada, as well as announcers from Radio Netherlands, London, Stockholm, and New Zealand. Unfortunately, I could not make out their names. All of them are speaking live. Finally, there is an interview from Greece with Nikos Dendrinos, who was also the originator of the anniversary year.
Radio Romania International (DX Mailbag): March 4th, 2024
Sep 25, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Romania International
Date of recording: March 04, 2024
Starting time: 01:40 UTC
Frequency: 7.325 MHz
Reception location: Berthoud, Colorado, USA
Receiver and antenna: Unbranded AM, FM, SW receiver with telescopic antenna
Notes: Recording of Radio Romania's DX Mailbag dated Saturday, March 2nd, 2024. This recording was made the following Monday when they repeat the DX Mailbag.
Swiss Radio International: Circa 1993
Sep 18, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Emanuele Pelicioli, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Swiss Radio International
Date of recording: Circa 1993
Starting time: 14 CET
Frequency: 6165 kHz
Reception location: Bergamo, Italy
Receiver and antenna: Multiband Radio Fenner
Notes: This recording was originally on tape, I made it in 1993. I don't remember which month. It was from Studio Aperto, the Italian program of Swiss Radio International, which airs on Sunday at 14 CET. They used to read listeners' letters and create mini-games. This was the first time they read one of my letters.
The Buzzer (UVB-76): August 8, 2025
Sep 11, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Martin Knotek, for sharing the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The Buzzer
Date of recording: August 08, 2025
Starting time: 19:17 UTC
Frequency: 4625 kHz
Your location: Zlin, Czech Republic
Receiver and antenna: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: The Buzzer online 08. 08. 2025 v 19:17 UTC.
You can hear the Russian anthem about halfway through the recording.
The Buzzer (UVB-76) is a mysterious Russian shortwave radio station that has broadcast a constant buzzing sound since the late 1970s, occasionally interrupted by voice messages in Russian, with its true purpose still unconfirmed.
Republic of Yemen Radio: February 15/April 9, 2025
Sep 04, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Republic of Yemen Radio via Jeddah, Saudi Arabia transmitter
Frequency: 11.935 MHz
Reception location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Receiver and antenna: remote Kiwi SDR
Notes: Two recordings of Republic of Yemen Radio broadcasting in Arabic on 11935 kHz shortwave from a transmitter located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reported transmitter power is 50 kw.
February 15, 2025 at 1959 UTC, good signal, no hum, received using SDR located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
April 9, 2025 at 1658 UTC, bad hum or buzz on their signal, received using SDR located in Riyadh, Saudi, Arabia
This station has not been heard more recently.
WYFR: May 2, 1974
Aug 28, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: WYFR Scituate MA transmitter
Date of recording: May 02, 1974
Frequency: 17.785 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Realistic DX-150A with long wire antenna
Notes: Your Family Radio, WYFR is heard here via their Scituate, Massachusetts transmitter on May 2, 1974 at 2200 hours UTC on 17785 kHz shortwave.
The station has a very colorful history:
W2XAL (1927–1929)
W1XAL (1929–1939)
transmitter moved from Boston to Scituate, MA in 1936
WRUL (1939–1966)
WNYW (1966–1973)
WYFR (1973-2013)
transmitter moved to Okeechobee, FL in 1977
transmitter purchased by WRMI in December 2013
BBC World Service Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast: June 21, 2024
Aug 22, 2025
COURTESY BAS
A live, off-air, half-hour recording of the BBC World Service special Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on 21 June 2024 beginning at 21:30 UTC. The broadcast, hosted by Cerys Matthews, featured messages and music for the 47 members of the staff of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) overwintering in Antarctica at the Rothera (Antarctic Peninsula) and King Edward Point and Bird Island (South Georgia) research stations. In addition to personal messages from family and friends, there were interviews with Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of BAS; Olivier Hubert, a former chef at Rothera and the Halley VI research station; and Nadine Frontier, a marine biologist at King Edward Point; and Allie Clement, an ocean scientist at Rothera. The transmitter came on the air with a test tone (1108 Hz plus harmonics) about a minute before the program started. As sometimes happens, the first few words of the introduction were missed.
The recording is of the transmission on 11685 kHz from the BBC's Woofferton, England, transmitting station. The sender had a registered power of 300 kW with antenna beam 182 degrees. The transmission was received on a Belka-DX receiver with a Tecsun AN-03L 7-metre wire antenna outdoors in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada, in pseudo-synchronous (AM2) mode with 50 Hz - 2.7 kHz bandwidth. Reception was quite good with little noise or fading and very good signal strength. The additional parallel frequencies of 9585 kHz from Woofferton and 9870 kHz from Ascension were heard but not as well as 11685 kHz. There was a break in transmission at about the 21-minute mark in the recording for approximately one minute. A studio quality, slightly longer, podcast version is available on the BBC World Service website.
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Eastern Europe & USSR: Circa 1980s
Aug 21, 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 five-part compilation series Paul has created, grouping international shortwave broadcasters by region. The majority of the clips are in English and feature interval signals, station IDs, and sign-ons/offs—a rich snapshot of shortwave radio during its Cold War-era heyday.
This particular compilation focuses on: Eastern Europe and USSR
All recordings were made during the 1980s, most in the first half of the decade. While frequencies and exact dates aren’t provided, Paul has kindly included timestamps noting when each broadcaster appears in the audio. These are listed below for easy reference.
We’re grateful to Paul for sharing this excellent audio time capsule and for his efforts to preserve and document the golden era of international broadcasting.
ALBANIA: Radio Tirana (0)
BELARUS: Radio Minsk (1.18)
BULGARIA: Radio Sofia (1.41)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Radio Prague (2.29)
ESTONIA: Radio Tallin (2.50)
GERMANY (EAST): Radio Berlin Int (3.49)
HUNGARY: Radio Budapest (5.22)
LATVIA: Radio Riga (6.31)
LITHUANIA: Radio Vilnius (7.14)
POLAND: Radio Polonia (8.30)
ROMANIA: Radio Bucharest (9.37)
UKRAINE: Radio Kiev (10.41)
USSR: Radio Moscow World Service (12.17)
Radio Station Peace & Progress (13.35)
Radio Station Rodina (13.59)
YUGOSLAVIA: Radio Yugoslavia (14.21)
NDR - Gruss an Bord: December 24, 2024
Aug 17, 2025
copyright NDR
Live, off-air, three-hour recording of the special annual Gruss an Bord program from German broadcaster NDR, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, on 24 December 2024 with an introductory "warm-up" segment beginning shortly after 18:00 UTC with Gruss an Bord itself starting at 19:00 UTC. The "warm-up segment" featured reports on seafaring, its economic relevance, and everyday life at sea. Gruss an Bord features music and greetings to and from mariners around the world. The Christmas greetings were recorded at an event in Hamburg. Unlike for the past several years, there was no event in Leer.
Relatives and friends had the opportunity to wish their loved ones at sea a happy holiday and a happy new year. The Hamburg event was recorded on 8 December in the Duckdalben International Seamen's Club and was hosted by Birgit Langhammer and Ocke Bandixen. Music was provided by the Swedish-South African duo "Fjarill." The broadcast was primarily in German with some greetings in other languages.
In addition to being carried on the NDR Info and NDR Info Spezial networks, the broadcast was transmitted around the world on shortwave using transmitters at Nauen, Germany; Moosbrunn, Austria; Issoudun, France; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and Okeechobee, Florida, U.S.A.; and was organized by Media Broadcast.
The frequencies (kHz) were: 6030 (via Issoudun) for the Northeast Atlantic, 6080 (via Tashkent) for Europe, 9635 (via Moosbrunn) for the Indian Ocean, 11650 (via Issoudun) for the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, 13830 (via Nauen) for the Southern Atlantic, and 15770 (via Okeechobee) for the Northwest Atlantic
The "warm-up" segment was not carried on the NDR Info Spezial network, which broadcast the children's program Mikado instead. And as the Moosbrunn transmitter took the feed from the NDR Info Spezial network, the "warm-up" segment didn't go out on this shortwave transmitter.
The recording is of the transmission on the frequency of 11650 kHz for the full three hours.
The program was received outdoors on a Belka-DX receiver in pseudo-synchronous (AM2) mode with a bandwidth of 50 Hz - 2.7 kHz with a Tecsun AN-03L 7-metre wire antenna in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada. Reception was fairly good for the most part with a bit of noise at times.
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Western Europe: Circa 1980s
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 five-part compilation series Paul has created, grouping international shortwave broadcasters by region. The majority of the clips are in English and feature interval signals, station IDs, and sign-ons/offs—a rich snapshot of shortwave radio during its Cold War-era heyday.
This particular compilation focuses on: Western Europe
All recordings were made during the 1980s, most in the first half of the decade. While frequencies and exact dates aren’t provided, Paul has kindly included timestamps noting when each broadcaster appears in the audio. These are listed below for easy reference.
We’re grateful to Paul for sharing this excellent audio time capsule, and for his efforts to preserve and document the golden era of international broadcasting.
AUSTRIA: Radio Austria International (0)
CYPRUS: Cyprus Broadcasting Company (1.40)
DENMARK: Radio Denmark (3.09)
FINLAND: Radio Finland (4.29)
FRANCE: Radio France Internationale (5.30)
GERMANY (WEST): Deutsche Welle (6.30)
GREECE: Voice of Greece (7.53)
ITALY: RAI (9.24)
MALTA: Radio Mediterranean (11.00)
NETHERLANDS: Radio Netherlands (12.21)
NORWAY: Radio Norway (13.34)
PORTUGAL: Radio Portugal (15.34)
SPAIN: Spanish Foreign Radio (16.32)
SWEDEN: Radio Sweden (18.17)
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Radio International (19.53)
Red Cross Broadcasting Service (20.38)
UNITED KINGDOM: BBC World Service (21.49)
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Africa and Middle East: Circa 1980s
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 five-part compilation series Paul has created, grouping international shortwave broadcasters by region. The majority of the clips are in English and feature interval signals, station IDs, and sign-ons/offs—a rich snapshot of shortwave radio during its Cold War-era heyday.
This particular compilation focuses on: Africa and the Middle East
All recordings were made during the 1980s, most in the first half of the decade. While frequencies and exact dates aren’t provided, Paul has kindly included timestamps noting when each broadcaster appears in the audio. These are listed below for easy reference.
We’re grateful to Paul for sharing this excellent audio time capsule, and for his efforts to preserve and document the golden era of international broadcasting.
ALGERIA: Radio Algiers (0)
EGYPT: Radio Cairo (1.03)
IRAN: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2.33)
IRAQ: Radio Baghdad (4.17)
ISRAEL: Kol Israel (6.33)
KUWAIT: Radio Kuwait (8.00)
LEBANON: Voice of Lebanon (9.29)
LIBYA: Radio Jamariyah (10.18)
NIGERIA: Radio Nigeria (12.15)
QATAR: Qatar Broadcasting Service (13.53)
SAUDI ARABIA: Broadcasting Service of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (14.21)
SOUTH AFRICA: Radio RSA (15.45)
SYRIA: Radio Damascus (17.37)
TURKEY: Voice of Turkey (18.40)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE Radio (19.50)
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Asia & Pacific: Circa 1980s
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 five-part compilation series Paul has created, grouping international shortwave broadcasters by region. The majority of the clips are in English and feature interval signals, station IDs, and sign-ons/offs—a rich snapshot of shortwave radio during its Cold War-era heyday.
This particular compilation focuses on: Asia & the Pacific
All recordings were made during the 1980s, most in the first half of the decade. While frequencies and exact dates aren’t provided, Paul has kindly included timestamps noting when each broadcaster appears in the audio. These are listed below for easy reference.
We’re grateful to Paul for sharing this excellent audio time capsule, and for his efforts to preserve and document the golden era of international broadcasting.
Afghanistan: Radio Afghanistan (0)
Australia: Radio Australia (1.55)
Bangladesh: Radio Bangladesh (3.18)
China: Radio Peking (4.23)
India: All India Radio (6.16)
Japan: Radio Japan (7.29)
Korea (North): Radio Pyongyang (9.02)
Korea (South): Radio Korea (12.26)
Malaysia: Voice of Malaysia (14.22)
New Zealand: Radio New Zealand (15.49)
Pakistan: Radio Pakistan (16.13)
Saipan: KFBS & KYOI (16.44)
Taiwan: Voice of the Free China (18.14)
Tajikistan: Radio Dushanbe (19.01)
Uzbekistan: Radio Tashkent (19.22)
Vietnam: Voice of Vietnam (20.16)
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – The Americas: Circa 1980s
Jul 24, 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 five-part compilation series Paul has created, grouping international shortwave broadcasters by region. The majority of the clips are in English and feature interval signals, station IDs, and sign-ons/offs—a rich snapshot of shortwave radio during its Cold War-era heyday.
This particular compilation focuses on: The Americas
All recordings were made during the 1980s, most in the first half of the decade. While frequencies and exact dates aren’t provided, Paul has kindly included timestamps noting when each broadcaster appears in the audio. These are listed below for easy reference.
We’re grateful to Paul for sharing this excellent audio time capsule, and for his efforts to preserve and document the golden era of international broadcasting.
Bonaire: Trans World Radio (3.31)
Brazil: Radio Nacional do Brasil (4.32)
Canada: Radio Canada Int (6.58)
Chile: Voice of Chile (8.48)
Colombia: Radio Nacional (11.06)
Radio Sutatenza (12.00)
Cuba: Radio Havana (12.48)
Dominican Republic: La Voz del CID (14.20)
Radio Clarin (15.01)
Ecuador: HCJB (15.43)
Grenada: Radio Free Grenada (17.36)
Nicaragua: Voice of Nicaragua (18.42)
USA: Voice of America (19.54)
Radio Earth (20.33)
KCBI (21.39)
WHRI (22.13)
WRNO (22.38)
WYFR (22.49)
UN Radio (23.22)
Venezuela: Radio Turismo (24.48)
Radio Tachira (25.31)
YVTO (26.06)
Radio Taiwan International (Test Broadcast in French)
Jul 12, 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:
All India Radio: Circa 1971
Jul 05, 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, followed by sign on in English.
WREC (Radio Free East Coast) Pirate Radio/Interval Signal: August 31, 1997
Jun 28, 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 on August 31, 1997. It was made in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada and you will hear an interval signal followed by a song "Yo ho, yo ho A Pirate's Life for Me", then station identification. Receiving equipment was a Panasonic RF-3100 hooked up to a longwire antenna and the station was heard on 6955 kHz.
Voice of Nigeria (Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation): Circa 1971
Jun 21, 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 program in the French language. In the second recording, you will hear their interval signal, anthem, and sign on in English. This recording was made circa 1971 on 7275 kHz.
Trans World Radio: Circa 1990s
Jun 14, 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 transmitter site given. This was made from my receiving post in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada, likely on 7215 kHz shortwave. This transmitter was shut down in March 2019.
Radio Baghdad (Interval Signal): Circa 1971
Jun 07, 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, Canada. This may have had to do with their choice of frequencies used. This recording begins with their mechanical nightingale interval signal, followed by identification in the Arabic language.
Vatican Radio (Pope Francis Funeral in French and English): April 26, 2025
May 31, 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:
RAI Italian Radio and Television, Rome: Circa 1971
May 24, 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 of different frequencies in English (my QSL has them on 6.010 MHz), however in this recording, that was made circa 1971, the station identification is given in Italian.
Radio Botswana: Circa 1983
May 17, 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 English.
Radio Australia: July 27, 1986
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 highlights are:
Review of the 1986 ANARC Convention, which was held in Montreal, Canada. Hosted by Radio Canada International, it attracted over 200 attendees. New Zealand's Arthur Cushen was the Guest of Honor for the event.
WRMI: January 10, 2024
May 10, 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.
BBC in English: May 9, 2025 on 9410 kHz
May 09, 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
Radio Symban: April 26, 2025
May 03, 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.
Radio Tahiti: Circa 1971
Apr 26, 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. The late Dr. Richard E. Wood reported in the Communications Handbook for 1972 that this frequency was activated on April 10, 1971. I made this recording of their sign off announcements in French, closing song and La Marseillaise sometime in 1971.
The Voice of America: January 14, 2025
Apr 07, 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:
Radio Dardasha - Bible Voice BCN: May 24, 2021
Mar 21, 2025
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Dardasha - Bible Voice BCN from May 24, 2021:
Maritime Radio HLS Seoul Korea: October 31, 1998
Mar 14, 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 Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" over and over so that the receiving station could tune them in. This recording is from October 31, 1998 at Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada, and the frequency they were using was 8725 kHz upper sideband. My receiver was a Panasonic RF-3100 hooked up to a long wire antenna.
The station was identified by Richard "RD" Baker, editor of Communications Confidential, in the January 1999 issue of Popular Communications magazine. In his Reader Mailbag section, he wrote:
"Dan Greenall in Ontario, Canada, has been hearing a new (at least to folks in North America) maritime marker on 8725.0 USB: Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Ode to Joy" is repeated. In trying to track this marker down, we sent the call out over the WUN Club's listserver. Costas Krallis in Greece, Fabrizio Magrone in Italy. Alex Wellner and Robin Harwood. both in Australia. all became involved. They soon began logging the marker on other maritime frequencies. Eventually, it was noted on 6513, 8725, 8797, 13161, and 17341. Only one station has those frequencies in common: HLS, Seoul Radio. South Korea. The marker was completely IDed within 32 hours!"
Radio Erena Dimtse: May 15, 2021
Mar 07, 2025
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Erena Dimtse from 2021:
China National Radio 1 (Sign On): January 30, 2023
Feb 24, 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 two different transmitters on the same frequency
Deutsche Welle (Kigali, Rwanda Relay): Circa 1971
Feb 17, 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 southern Ontario, Canada even though broadcasts were not directed to eastern North America. My QSL card has them using 11965 kHz, however I am not fluent in German and this recording could possibly have been made on a different frequency. This relay station was closed down in 2015 after 50 years of operation.
Radio Veritas Asia (Quezon City, Philippines): September 28, 1999
Feb 10, 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 interval signal is heard along with a station ID in English. They give their frequency as 9505 kHz and the time as 1200 UTC.
Radio Alma Ata (Kazakh S.S.R.): Circa 1971
Feb 03, 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 to an outdoor long wire antenna. Just using an open mike placed in front of the speaker and appears the mike was shut off briefly between the interval signal and the voice announcement.
XERH (Radio Tricolor Mexico City, Mexico): Circa 1970
Jan 27, 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"
BBC World Service (Dari Language Service): July 3, 2024
Jan 20, 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:
Radio Nikkei 1: January 18, 2025
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
KWHR (World Harvest Radio): November 10, 1996
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.
Radio 4VEH (Cap Haitien, Haiti): Circa 1970's
Jan 14, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio 4VEH Cap Haitien Haiti 1970's
Frequency: 9.770 MHz
Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: The first audio clip is likely a "recording of a recording." Back in the 1970's, some DX programs, notably DX Jukebox (Radio Nederland) and SWL Digest (Radio Canada International) would occasionally play "off the air" recordings of shortwave stations heard by listeners. Such may be the case here.
The second clip is Radio 4VEH in Cap Haitien, Haiti as heard on 9770 kHz in April 1970. The station only ran 2500 watts of power but could be heard most mornings local time. Received using a Hallicrafters S-52 and long wire antenna at Ancaster, Ontario, Canada.
Voice of America (Korean Language Service: December 28, 2024
Jan 07, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of the Voice of America’s Korean language service made on December 28, 2024 at 1905 UTC on 9,800 kHz. The reception location was McGrath, Alaska:
Radio Cairo: Circa 1971
Dec 31, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Cairo circa 1971
Frequency: 9.475 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: I don't recall Radio Cairo having an interval signal but this music was heard at the beginning of every broadcast. They used this frequency for as long as I can remember, and I was quite excited to receive their exotic looking QSL. My receiving equipment consisted of a Hallicrafters S-52 hooked up to an outdoor longwire antenna.
Voix De La Revolution Congolaise Brazzaville: Circa 1973
Dec 23, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: La Voix de la Revolution Congolaise, Brazzaville
Date of recording: Circa 1973
Frequency: 4.765 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: One of the more consistent Africans heard in the 60 metre band shortwave during the early 1970's from here in southern Ontario, Canada was La Voix de la Revolution Congolaise from Brazzaville, Republic of Congo on 4765 kHz. Best reception usually occurred at 0430 UTC sign on, or up to an hour before sign off at 2300 hours UTC. This recording is circa 1973, and you will hear part of the anthem followed by identification in French.
BBC World Service: November 25, 2024
Dec 17, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the BBC World Service on 9,410 kHz made on November 25, 2024 in McGrath Alaska.
Voice of America: November 25, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the Voice of America on 9,775 kHz made in McGrath, Alaska on November 25, 2024. Paul notes:
VOA on 9775 via Botswana in English with (one minute and eight seconds) of a dead carrier, then sign-on and programming begins.
KBS World Radio: December 4, 2024
Dec 05, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording and original illustrated listening report (above). This KBS recording was made on December 4, 2024 at 11:00 UTC on 11.795 MHz in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Carlos notes: “Full news bulletin (in Spanish) of KBS World Radio on South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol martial law, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil.”
Bonus Radiofax:
Kyodo News English Edition radiofax on the same topic, Dec 4, 2024, 12pm UTC, 16970 kHz.
KWHR (World Harvest Radio) Naalehu Hawaii: November 10, 1996
Dec 03, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: KWHR (World Harvest Radio) Naalehu Hawaii November 10, 1996
Date of recording: November 10, 1996
Frequency: 9.930 MHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Notes: Here is World Harvest Radio with a brief English language voice announcement from their radio station KWHR, Naalehu, Hawaii as heard in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada on November 10, 1996 at 1330 hours UTC on a frequency of 9930 kHz shortwave.
XERH Radio Tricolor: Circa 1970
Nov 26, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: XERH Radio Tricolor, Mexico City 1970
Frequency: 11.880 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: XERH from Mexico City, Mexico could often be heard here in southern Ontario, Canada in the Spanish language using the jingle "La RH, La RH, Radio Tricolor" to identify. They were using 11880 kHz shortwave in 1970 when this brief recording was made, and typically played "musica ranchera."
Rádio Canção Nova/A Voz do Brasil (Mediumwave): October 29, 1990
Nov 15, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Vivian Gonçalves, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: RÁDIO CANÇÃO NOVA
Date of recording: October 29, 1990
Starting time: 20:57 UTC
Frequency: 1020 kHz
Reception location: Cachoeira Paulista, SP
Receiver and antenna: Yaesu FRG-8800 with an indoor wire antenna. Direct recording into a cassette recorder.
Mode: AM
Notes: edição da Voz do Brasil em 29-10-1990, segunda-feira
Voice of Croatia: Two Recordings, 2008 and 2011
Nov 08, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Croatia from 2008 and 2011:
Radio Prague: Three Recordings, 1989, 2008, and 2009
Nov 01, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Prague from 1989, 2008, and 2009:
Vatican Radio: Three Recordings
Oct 25, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Vatican Radio:
Radio Bulgaria: Six Recordings, 2008-2011
Oct 18, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Bulgaria from 2008-2011:
Radio Belarus: Two Recordings, 2008 and 2010
Oct 11, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Belarus from 2008 and 2010:
Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF): Three Recordings
Oct 04, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of RTBF:
WRNO (World of Radio Episodes): October 10 & October 24, 1982
Sep 27, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: WRNO
Date of recording: October 10, 1982
Starting time: 2300
Frequency: 11.955 MHz
Reception location: South Bend, Indiana
Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001
Notes: Here are two back-to-back episodes of Glenn Hauser's World of Radio from October 10, 1982 and October 24, 1982. WOR normally aired on WRNO on Sundays at 2330 UTC on 11.955 MHz. A change of frequencies was announced in this first broadcast and might be the actual time and frequency where I recorded these two. These recordings are almost 42 years old and this program is still on the air. Some of the program highlights are: Part 1: DX, DX and More DX, Station news, lots of UNIDs (one of my UNIDs is featured), Amateur and utility DX news. Part 2: DX news about many countries, recommended BBC programs, NBC radio cancellations, mediumwave news (mentions of some of my LA mediumwave catches), harmonic DX and TV DX from France.
Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine: Circa 1971
Sep 17, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Here is a brief recording of Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine from Bangui on 5038 kHz shortwave circa 1971. Reception was made in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, where the best reception from African stations was usually late afternoon or early evening local time, just about the time many of these stations were signing off for their broadcast day. Programming was in the French language.
Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine
Frequency: 5.038 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Radio Afghanistan: Circa 1971
Sep 10, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Shortwave transmissions from Radio Afghanistan from Kabul in English were difficult to hear at my location in eastern North America. Here is a brief recording, made sometime in 1971, of the station as they concluded their half hourly English broadcast at 1830 hours UTC on 15.265 MHz in the 19 metre band. The other frequency they used for this transmission is given as 17.775 MHz.
Broadcaster: Radio Afghanistan
Date of recording: 1971
Frequency: 15.265 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Radio Österreich 1: Two Recordings, April and November 2008
Aug 30, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Österreich 1 from 2008:
Nippon No Kaze il bon ue: August 4, 2024
Aug 23, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording, along with his original artwork (above), and notes:
Opening of Japanese government shortwave radio programs aimed at Japanese citizens abducted by DPRK between 1977 and 1983: "Furusato No Kaze" (in Japanese) and "Nippon No Kaze il bon ue" (in Korean). Broadcasted from a transmitter in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and listened in Florianopolis, Brazil.
Radio Australia: March, 1968
Aug 16, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, curator of the website Inches Per Second, who shares the following recording and notes:
Periodically, I have shared parts of the large collection of shortwave recordings, most of them of Australian programming, which I picked up... somewhere, at some point. I've shared most of it, at this point, but have a few tapes left. I held off on this because the quality is fairly poor, then near the end becomes abysmal, but I thought I should share it, since there is an audience for these recordings. The newscast heard here makes it clear (specifically, the golf results, among other stories) that at least part of this tape is from the second week of March, 1968.
Radio Santa Cruz: November 9, 1996
Aug 09, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording, images, and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Santa Cruz Bolivia 1996
Date of recording: November 9, 1996
Frequency: 6.135 MHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Notes: Radio Santa Cruz from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia was heard here in southern Ontario, Canada on occasion when propagation favored a North-South path. This brief Spanish language recording was made on November 9, 1996 on 6135 kHz shortwave around 2300 hours UTC.
Radio Santa Cruz Brochure
VLR-6: December 3, 1972
Aug 02, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: VLR-6
Date of recording: December 03, 1972
Starting time: 14:00
Frequency: 6.15 MHz
Your location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Notes: Nightly sign off of VLR-6 announcement by Mary Adams, followed by the then-national anthem
Radio Japan (Interval Signal): Circa 1970
Jul 26, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
The majority of my vintage shortwave recordings are unfortunately quite brief. This is mostly due to the fact that they were only kept as "proof" of reception and not generally for program content.
I can still remember the thrill of hearing Radio Japan in Tokyo for the first time back in 1970. I used to pick them up on 9505 kHz shortwave around dawn local time here in southern Ontario, Canada. This is a recording of their interval signal with bilingual announcement played just prior to sign on.
Broadcaster: Radio Japan 1970 interval signal
Frequency: 9.505 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Shortwave Audio Online: Early Internet Audio Show on Shortwave Listening (2 Episodes)
Jul 19, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Al Quaglieri, who shares the following recordings and notes:
These are two episodes of an internet "broadcast" I put together sometime in the early 1990's, I believe:
BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica: June 21, 2024
Jul 12, 2024
Olivier Hubert with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews for the BBC Midwinter Broadcast (Source: BAS and BBC)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, TomL, who shares the following recording of the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica, recorded on June 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC on 11,685 kHz.
TomL notes:
BBC 2024 Midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. 11685 kHz using AM-Sync (LSB). Location Campton Hills Forest Preserve, St. Charles IL. Loop-On-Ground antenna amplified by Welbrook Medium Aperture preamp, into AirSpy HF+ SDR & laptop using SDR Console 3.2. RTTY station on 11690 kHz prompted recording on the lower sideband. Thunderstorm noise persistent.
Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan: February 21, 1999
Jul 05, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan February 21,1999
Date of recording: February 21, 1999
Frequency: 9.165 MHz
Reception location: Coe Hill, Ontario
Receiver and antenna: Drake SW-8 and a very long wire antenna
Notes: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan from Baku, as heard in Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada, on February 21, 1999 at 0314 UTC on a frequency of 9165 kHz. Using a Drake SW-8 receiver hooked up to a very long wire antenna. Their interval signal is heard at first, followed by sign on in a local language.
Voice of America (Skylab Re-entry Coverage): July 11, 1979
Jun 28, 2024
Photo: NASA
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nigel Thornbury, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Voice of America (VOA)
Date of recording: July 11, 1979
Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-5900 long wire
Foreign AM Broadcast Band DX: Circa 1970's
Jun 21, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:
Foreign BCB DX 1970's
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 or Realistic DX-150A and a longwire antenna
Notes: Although I did not focus much on foreign broadcast band (medium wave) DXing in the 1970's, I did manage to save a few brief recordings of a handful of stations logged from my location in southern Ontario, Canada.
1. Radio Margarita, La Asuncion (Isla Margarita) Venezuela 1020 kHz
2. Radio Clarin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 860 kHz
3. XEMO, Tiajuana, Mexico 860 kHz
4. Radio Sutatenza, Bogota, Colombia 810 kHz
5. XERF, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico 1570 kHz (ID given by well known personality Paul Kallinger)
Radyo Pilipinas: May 24, 2024
Jun 14, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radyo Pilipinas, recorded in McGrath, Alaska, on May 24, 2024 at 19:28 UTC on 12,120 kHz:
Radio Joystick (Austria) 2018
Jun 07, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Joystick from 2018:
Radio DARC (Austria) 2018
May 31, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio DARC:
Voice Of Armenia (Interval Signal): Circa 1999
May 23, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The Voice of Armenia, Yerevan circa 1999
Frequency: 9.965 MHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Notes: Here is a recording I made of the Voice of Armenia from Yerevan with their interval signal and multi-lingual ID's circa 1999. Somehow, this country managed to elude me in the 1970's and 80's.
Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation: November 1996
May 16, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation November 1996
Frequency: 9.200 MHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Notes: In November 1996, the Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation in Omdurman was relatively easy to spot on their out-of-band frequency of 9200 kHz shortwave. In this brief recording, chanting is heard followed by time pips on the hour. Announcements are in Arabic. According to the 1996 Passport to World Band Radio, this particular transmission is listed as Republic of Sudan Radio.
"AWR Historical" (Cassette Recordings, Parts 1 & 2): Circa 1980
May 10, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Antonio Ribeiro da Motta, who shares the following recordings and notes:
In 1980 I participated in the AWR Asia DX Contest promoted by the Radio Monitors International program produced by Mr. Adrian Petersen. The program was produced at the AWR Asia studios in Poona (India) and broadcast through the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Company via transmitters in Ekala and Colombo. Despite the reception being very difficult in South America, I managed to participate in the contest and got eighth place. As a prize, I got a cassette called AWR Historical. And it is this material that I would like to share with my friends at Shortwave Archive.
Radio Prague Interval Signals: Circa 1970 and 1999
May 03, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Prague: 1970 and 1999
Frequency: 7.345 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster and Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 and Drake SW-8 using a longwire antenna
Notes:
Here is a brief recording of Radio Prague in Czechoslovakia circa 1970. They are heard with their interval signal and announcement in English. The frequency was 7345 kHz.
The second recording was made June 22, 1999 at 1727 hours UTC on 21745 kHz, with their interval signal and multi-lingual ID's, as the external service of Czech Radio.
In 1970, I received a beautiful cloth bookmark from Radio Prague, and I gave it to my mother as she liked to read, and I felt it would be a way to include her in my newfound hobby of shortwave listening. She used it for the next 46 years, and I recovered it in 2016 after her passing, still in amazingly good condition.
BBC Hausa (Interval Signal): February 7, 2024
Apr 26, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording made on February 7, 2024 in McGrath Alaska on 5,975 kHz at 05:21 UTC:
Radio Malaysia (Interval Signal): Circa 1971
Apr 19, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1971 (interval signal)
Date of recording: 1971
Frequency: 6.175
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: Southeast Asia was one of the toughest areas to DX in my early years of SWLing from my receiving post in southern Ontario, Canada. Radio Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur on 6175 kHz made it through one morning in 1971 with their interval signal, then a very lengthy pause (about 35 seconds) before announcement in an Asian dialect. The lack of QRM and QRN helped to make this reception possible. For this, I was rewarded with their very attractive QSL card.
HJZW Radio Almirante (Riohacha, Colombia): October 30, 1978
Apr 12, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: HJZW Radio Almirante, Riohacha - Colombia
Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, loop antenna
Notes: HJZW R Almirante Riohacha, CLM
QRG: 1200 kHz
QTH: Schwaebisch Gmuend / Germany - distance to Riohacha 5.285 mi
Px: S, anns, IDs, Vallenato mx, "Guajira"
SINPO: 24432
Extremely rare recording of that Colombian AM broadcaster - confirmed as 'first time logged in Germany' by our national ADDX association.
The famous 'Alltime DX list' of the 'Medium Wave Circle' contains following entry: "HJBZ Ondas del Riohacha, Riohacha, Colombia (ex
HJZW R Almirante) (not listed in 2020 WRTH) - first log in the UK 11/78; NG" - Hey! My officially confirmed log is from Oct. 1978 :))
Voice of Korea: Three Recordings, January and February 2024
Apr 05, 2024
Many thanks to Anthony Messina for sharing the following recordings and notes:
Broadcaster: Voice of Korea
Date of recording: January 28, 2024
Starting time: 6pm UTC (1pm EST)
Frequency: 13760khz, 9730khz, 7570khz
Your location: SDR
Your receiver and antenna: KiwiSDR
Mode: AM
Notes: Recorded via an SDR based in Japan. A collection of recent VOK recordings.
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Radio Metallica Worldwide (Pirate Radio): June 4, 1997
Mar 29, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Metallica Worldwide (pirate) June 4 1997
Date of recording: June 4, 1997
Frequency: 6.955 MHz
Recption location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Mode: AM
Notes: Here are three recordings of Radio Metallica Worldwide, a powerful shortwave pirate station that was widely heard all over North America and beyond during the late 1990's, using AM mode on 6955 kHz. These clips are from 1997 and were made in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada.
Listen to Doctor Tornado forget the zip code to his Blue Ridge Summit mailing address, claim to be broadcasting from a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, use his voice reverberator mike, and send greetings out to other pirate radio stations. He certainly provided plenty of entertainment value for his listeners.
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Radio Austria International: March 12, 1989
Mar 22, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Austria International from March 12, 1989.
Radio Romania International (DX Mailbag Show): January 22, 2024
Mar 15, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Romania International DX Mailbag Show
Date of recording: January 22, 2024
Starting time: 01:42 UTC
Frequency: 7.325 MHz
RX location: KiwiSDR in Massachusetts
Receiver and antenna: MAG LOOP 80M DIPOLE
Notes: This is the DX Mailbag show for the week of 22nd of January, 2024. I used a KiwiSDR in Massachusetts.
Bible Voice Broadcasting: Four Recordings, 2018-2023
Mar 08, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these four recordings of Bible Voice Broadcasting.
Adventist World Radio, Austria: Four Recordings, 2009-2021
Mar 01, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Adventist World Radio from 2009 through 2021.
USSR Shortwave Broadcasters: Circa 1970's
Feb 23, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:
Broadcaster: USSR shortwave broadcasters 1970's
Frequency: various
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: Around 1970, there were other stations in the Soviet Union (USSR) that could be found on the shortwaves besides Radio Moscow. Programming on most of these outlets was all in Russian.
Radiostansiya Rodina (Homeland) is heard here with their interval signal and identification in Russian sometime in 1971. Shortwave frequency was likely 7100 kHz.
Radiostansiya Atlantika broadcast to the Soviet fishing fleet circa 1970.
Radiostansiya Mayak (lighthouse) could also be heard on various frequencies during the early 1970's.
Radio Station Peace and Progress, the Voice of Soviet Public Opinion, had some English language programs.
Radio Tirana: Recordings 1989 - 2013
Feb 16, 2024
Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Tirana from 1989 through 2013.
Radio Douala, Cameroon: March 21, 1983
Feb 09, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:
Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire
Notes: Px: F/E, s/on, IS, IDs, NA, mx
SINPO: 34232
Provincial station in Cameroon's tropical coastal region 'Littoral/Douala', some interruptions after sign on, then sudden termination of signal.
Trans World Radio Bonaire "The DX Special": Circa 1974
Feb 02, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Trans World Radio Bonaire "The DX Special" circa 1974
Frequency: 11.815 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Realistic DX-150A with a long wire antenna
Notes: Trans World Radio from the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles broadcast on shortwave from 1964 to 1993. They used to put a strong signal into my receiver location in southern Ontario, Canada. The station also used to air a program called "The DX Special", hosted by Al Stewart, which appears to have been produced in their Monte Carlo studio. I recently came across a short recording I made circa 1974, where I happened to catch the end of one of these programs.
Radio Rabaul: October 21, 1971
Jan 26, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Notes: Radio Rabaul on the island of New Britain, PNG, was a rare visitor to my radio shack in 1971. I was able to make this brief recording (along with one of Radio Bougainville submitted separately) using an open mike in front of the speaker on the Hallicrafters S-52.
I posted my first recording of Radio Rabaul in April 2022. Recently, I discovered this second short recording I likely made on that same day, possibly a little later as the signal was beginning to fade. The language was likely Pidgin however you can clearly hear them give out their frequency of "3 point 3 8 5" around the 24 second mark. A 3-tone chime on the hour and station ID are given at the end of the recording.
Broadcaster: Radio Rabaul
Date of recording: 10/21/1971
Frequency: 3.385 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
The Voice of America Jazz Hour: Circa 1980
Jan 19, 2024
VOA SiTE B Curtain Antenna Array Near Greenville, North Carolina
Here are two more [shortwave recordings], which I recently came across. These are both segments of episodes of "The Voice of America Jazz Hour", circa 1980, each of which features live recordings of Jazz performers in concert in Europe. I suspect that the recordings shared within this programming might be quite rare, if in fact these tapes were made for VOA and not generally broadcast or released elsewhere. However, it could also be that these performances are actually from released albums, or at least that these performances were later released. By some weird coincidence, these two segments are both 35-36 minutes, even though the show original ran an hour.
The styles of jazz performance heard here are not at all similar the styles within jazz that 1I prefer, and I therefore know nothing about these performers nor have I tried to research them or these performances. But perhaps some of you out there have a taste for this, and I don't ever want to limit this site to things that I want to hear. If anyone has information to share about these recordings, by all means, do, and I'll pass it along.
Radio Clube de Mocambique: Circa 1973
Jan 12, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Clube de Mocambique 1973
Date of recording: 1970
Frequency: 4.855 MHz
Recpotion location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Realistic DX-150A with a long wire antenna
Mode: AM
Notes: An infrequent visitor to my listening post in the early 1970's, Radio Clube in Lourenco Marques used a modest 25 kw of power but could occasionally be heard here in southern, Ontario, Canada on 4855 kHz around 0400 or 0500 hours UTC. Their signal had to travel over 13,000 km to reach my receiver and had to fight through the constant static crashes typically found on the 60 metre shortwave tropical band. They commonly aired programs of pop music, and in this brief recording, circa 1973, you will first hear the tune of "In the Summertime." It is followed by the LM chime and identification in Portuguese beginning "Aqui Portugal Mocambique..."
NDR - Gruss an Bord: December 24, 2023
Jan 07, 2024
COPYRIGHT NDR
Live, off-air, three-hour recording of the 70th anniversary broadcast of the special annual Gruss an Bord program from German broadcaster NDR, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, on 24 December 2023 beginning at 18:00 UTC. The broadcast features music and greetings to and from mariners around the world. The Christmas greetings were recorded at two events in Leer and Hamburg.
Relatives and friends had the opportunity to wish their loved ones at sea a happy holiday and a happy new year. The Leer event was recorded on 10 December in the Kulturspeiche and featured the Bingumer Shanty Choir and Anne-Fleur Gabor and her band while the Hamburg event was recorded on 17 December in the Duckdalben International Seamen's Club featured the Swedish-South African duo "Fjarill." The broadcast was primarily in German with some greetings in other languages. Many of the songs were in English, too.
In addition to being carried on the NDR Info and NDR Info Spezial networks, the broadcast was transmitted around the world on shortwave using transmitters in Nauen (NAU), Germany; Issoudun (ISS), France; Tashkent (TAC), Uzbekistan; and Okeechobee, Florida (RMI), U.S.A.; and was organized by Media Broadcast.
The schedule (in UTC) was: 1800-2100 on 6030 ISS 250 kW / 251 deg to North/East Atlantic 1800-2100 on 6080 TAC 100 kW / 301 deg to West/Central Europe 1800-2100 on 9635 NAU 250 kW / 130 deg to Indian Ocean - West 1800-2100 on 11650 ISS 250 kW / 148 deg to Indian Ocean - SoAf 1800-2100 on 13725 NAU 250 kW / 205 deg to Southern Atlantic 1800-2100 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to North/West Atlantic RMI, Radio Miami International, initially had problems with the start of the broadcast and missed about the first 17 minutes.
The recording is primarily of the transmission on the frequency of 11650 kHz for the first two hours and the first part of the third and 6030 kHz for the rest of the third hour as the signal degraded slightly on 11650 kHz with some adjacent frequency interference. Since the receiver was initially tuned to 15770 kHz at the beginning of the broadcast until retuning to 11650 kHz, the first minute and a half of the broadcast was replaced in the recording with the corresponding part of the archived NDR studio recording
The program was received outdoors on a Belka-DX receiver in pseudo-synchronous (AM2) mode with a bandwidth of 50 Hz - 2.7 kHz with a Tecsun AN-03L 7-metre wire antenna in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada. Reception was good for the most part on both recorded frequencies.
WSHB (Christian Science Monitor): Five recordings
Jan 05, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Daniel Salo, who shares the following recordings—all made in 2002 in the Boston, MA area—of The Christian Science Monitor broadcast on WSHB.
Wetterdienst Wetterfunksender: November 4, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recordings of Wetterdienst Wetterfunksender made in McGrath, Alaska on November 4, 2023:
Voice of Korea/KCBS (Assorted Recordings): 2022-2023
Dec 20, 2023
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Anthony Messina, who shares the following recordings and notes:
Broadcaster: KCBS Pyongyang
Date of recording:Various (2022-2023)
Frequency: Various frequencies
Reception location: Various locations
Receiver and antenna: KiwiSDR
Mode: AM
Notes: This is a collection of recent recordings I made of DPRK SW radio stations.
Radio Free Speech (Pirate): December 15, 1996
Dec 15, 2023
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Free Speech (pirate)
Date of recording: December 15, 1996
Starting time: 1330 UTC
Frequency: 6.955 MHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Notes: Radio Free Speech was a shortwave pirate radio station heard regularly in the late 1990's here in Southern Ontario, Canada. Here are a few blended airchecks from their Christmas Special broadcast on December 15, 1996 around 1330 hours UTC. This was on 6955 kHz and the announcer was "Bill O. Rights."
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) Voice Mirrors circa 1970's
Dec 08, 2023
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:
Broadcaster: American Telephone and Telegraph Company 1970's
Date of recording: circa 1970s
Frequency: various
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: Back in the days before the internet, radiotelephone communications were commonplace, and "voice mirrors" such as these from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company could be heard (usually in sideband mode) all over the shortwaves. These were broadcast so the receiving station could tune them in prior to actual traffic.
These recordings (Dixon and Oakland, California; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and New York City) are from the early 1970's, and receiving location was Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. Receiving equipment consisted of a Hallicrafters S-52 hooked up to a longwire antenna.
The 72 Ragchew Net: December 7, 2020
Dec 07, 2023
Mark Fahey’s KiwiSDR WebSDR
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The 72 Ragchew Net
Date of recording: December 07, 2020
Frequency: 7272 kHz
Receiver location: Washington DC
Receiver and antenna: The NA5B WebSDR From Washington DC
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: This is my recording of The 72 Ragchew Net. This net is conducted every week on 7272 MHz. Recorded around 1150 UTC (11:50 AM). Recorded using the NA5BWebSDR from Washington DC. This webSDR covers shortwave, but also some VHF.
Radio Free Whatever (Pirate): May 8, 2022
Dec 05, 2023
Mark Fahey’s KiwiSDR (WebSDR)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Free Whatever
Date of recording: May 08, 2022
Frequency: 6.955 MHz
Receiver and antenna: The NA5B WebSDR Located in Washington DC.
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: Here is my recording of radio free whatever on 6.955 MHz, recorded on Mother's Day, May 8, 2022. If I remember correctly, I think this may have been recorded around 9:39 PM Eastern. If any of you haven't heard radio free whatever, they pretty much play all types of music. This was recorded using the NA5B webSDR Receiver that is located in Washington DC.
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