Shortwave Radio Audio Archive Podcasts

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Nacional del Paraguay Frequency: 9.735 Recption location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: It was always a treat to find Radio Nacional del Paraguay in Asuncion on 9735 kHz. a…

BBC in English recorded in Europe on 26 March 2023 at 1733 UTC, the shortwave frequency of 21470 kHz in the 13 meter band. Recording made using Kenwood R-5000 receiver and Wellbrook ALA 1530+ antenna.By Frank Franky

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: United Arab Emirates Radio from Abu Dhabi Frequency: 9.605 Reception location: London, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: Here is short clip of United Arab Emirates Radio from Abu Dhabi in Englis…

Radio Channel 292 recorded on March 19, 2023 at 1348 UTC broadcasting on shortwave frequency of 9670 kHz. Recording made using Kenwood R-5000 receiver and Wellbrook ALA 1530+ antenna.By Frank Franky

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recordings and notes: Broadcaster: BBC World Service Date of recording: 1/26/2023 Starting time: 01:00 UTC Frequency: 15.310 MHz Reciever location: KiwiSDR in Philippines/Thailand Antenna: 40M delta loop Notes: This is part one of two of a one hour broadcast from the BBC World …

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: PTT voice mirrors from the 1970's Part 3 Frequency: various Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Point to point stations were commonly found…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Frequency: various Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Your receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Point to point stations were commonly found on shortwave in the 1970's outside of the normal…

Vatican Radio broadcasting Holy Mass in English. Recorded in Europe on 24 February 2023 at 11.30 UTC. Shortwave frequency of 15595 kHz. Received using Kenwood R-5000 and Wellbrook ALA1530+ antenna.By Frank Franky

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: PTT voice mirrors from the 1970's Part 1 Frequency: various Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Point to point stations were commonly found…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Clinton Turner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Nederlands Date of recording: 4/20/1980 Starting time: 0530 Frequency: 6.165 MHz Recption location: North Logan, UT Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-1600 with random wire approx. 50' (15M) Notes: Happy Station Show with Tom Meijer, 20…

Live, off-air, three-hour excerpt of a recording of the provincial Cuban station Radio Metropolitana, CMBL, Havana, Cuba, on 10 November 2022 beginning at about 20:00 UTC. The station operates on an frequency of 910 kHz from a transmitter in the Villa Maria area of the Distrito de Guanabacoa municipality of Havana with a power of 5 kW and an omnidi…

Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty presumably test shortwave transmission on the frequency of 3975 kHz at 22.24 UTC on 8 February 2023. Received using SDR web receiver located in Germany.By Frank Franky

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: United Arab Emirates Radio from Dubai Date of recording: circa 1983 Frequency: 21.655 MHz RX location: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: By the 1980's, UAE Radio stations in Dubai and…

BBC in French broadcasting towards Africa in 13 Meter Band. Recorded in Europe February 5, 2023 at 12.00 UTC, the shortwave frequency of 21500 kHz. Recorded using Kenwood R-5000 receiver and Wellbrook ALA 1530+ antenna placed very close to the building wall (therefore gathering some noise interference).…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Moscow Date of recording: Unknown Starting time: Unknown Frequency: Unknown Reception location: Plymouth, MN Receiver and antenna: Hammarlund HQ-180 Notes: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag hosted by Joe Adamov from 1978. Questions ranged from…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker who shares this recording of Radio Romania International’s Hebrew Language Service. This recording was made in McGrath, Alaska, on 7,370 kHz at 17:31 UTC on November 20, 2022. Paul notes. “this is RRI with their once weekly 30 minute broadcast in Hebrew on 7370 from Galbeni, to the Middle East…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of VOA made on November 22, 2022 at 20:34 UTC on 11,850 kHz in McGrath, Alaska. Paul notes that this was actually a program feed error because the Kirundi Language Service is normally broadcast at this time and on this frequency.…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of America Okinawa Rhodes Philippines Greenville Woofferton 1970's Date of recordings: various Frequency: various Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: In t…

Photo by Rich Post Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes: Broadcaster: ETLF, Radio Voice of the Gospel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Date of recording: 3/23/1971 Frequency: 11.890 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes:…

Ioannes Paulus I, by Fotografia Felici, 1978 Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Netherlands Date of recording: 9/28/1978 Starting time: Unknown Frequency: Unknown Reception location: St. Cloud, MN Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-5900W using a whip antenna Notes: Radio Nether…

Live, off-air, three-hour recording of the special annual Gruss an Bord broadcast from German broadcaster NDR, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, on 24 December 2022 beginning at just after 18:00 UTC. The broadcast features music and greetings to and from mariners around the world. The Christmas greetings were recorded at two events on the third Advent Sunday…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Russ Edmunds, who has kindly shared another collection of mediumwave airchecks (click here to check out all of his contributions). Russ notes that the reception location was Blue Bell, PA using a Hammarlund modified HQ-150 and a 4' air core amplified loop. Russ also shares details about each recording in the followi…

The following recording of Paul Walker's Christmas Special on KSKO was recorded on a live relay from Space Line Bulgaria on 5900 kHz on Friday, December 24, 2022 starting around 00:10 UTC. This recording was made on the U Twente WebSDR in the Netherlands.By Thomas Witherspoon

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Ian Pillar, who shares the following recording and notes: Notes: Number Station Recording Location Taiwan Enigma ID V13 Name New Star Broadcasting Station Voice Female (Mandarin Chinese) Mode USB + carrier Broadcaster: New Star Broadcasting Station V13 Date of recording: 11/22/2022 Starting time: 0100 Frequency: 139…

QSL courtesY of The Radio Heritage Foundation Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: "You are tuned to ABC Radio in Papua New Guinea; 9PA, VLT, and VLK..." This is the announcement from VLT4, the Australian Broadcasting Commission station in Port Moresby on 4890 kHz shortwave, on May 3, 1971 at …

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Matt Todd, who shares the following pirate radio recordings and notes: Audio recordings of numerous Shortwave Radio Pirates recorded around Halloween 2022. This is typically the most active time of the year for Shortwave Radio Pirates. Location: Hugo, MN Receiver and antenna: Sdr Play with a wire loop antenna around…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: The Voice of Christmas (pirate radio) Date of recording: 12/8/1996 Starting time: 1610 UTC Frequency: 6955 kHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Not…

Esperanza Base seen from Hope Bay (Image source: NOAA) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, for sharing the following recording and notes: Notes: After many tries, this one was finally logged while on a "DXpedition" to a cottage near Bancroft, Ontario. Here is LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel from Esperanza Base, Antarctica as r…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: XFM Date of recording: Oct 30, 2022 Starting time: 8:45 EST Frequency: 6865 MHz Your location: Columbus, Ohio Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL-880 with just the telescopic antenna Mode: Single Side Band Safe for children?: No Notes: Some RF noi…

Grimeton Radio Live, off-air, recording of a morse code (CW or continuous wave) transmission in English from station SAQ, Grimeton Radio, Sweden, on 16 November 2022 beginning at 16:00 UTC on a very low frequency (VLF) of 17.2 kHz. The signal originates from the historic Alexanderson alternator transmitter at Grimeton near Varberg on the southwest …

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Andy Wang, who shares the following recording and notes: Notes: Radio Taipei International was the old name of Taiwan's internation radio service. Its name changed to Radio Taiwan International on 2003. There are many online services which can transcribe voice to text, but with mistakes. I don't understand Russian, …

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes: WRUL Radio New York Worldwide JFK Assassination Coverage 11/22/1963 WRUL (Radio New York Worldwide) shortwave coverage in English and Spanish of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy including coverage from ABC Radio. Recording provided by Todd Koso…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenal, who shares the following recordings and notes: Notes: With roots over 100 years old, the Tropical Radio Telegraph Company (a subsidiary of the United Fruit Company) used to operate a few radiotelephone stations in Central America during the years prior to the Internet. They often could be heard on vario…

Av. Paulista Consolação, São Paulo (Photo by Gabriel Ramos) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radio Cidade Oldies made on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 0405UTC on 10215kHz. Note that this is weak signal DXing as Paul’s reception location was McGrath, Alaska.…

RIAS BUILDING IN BERLIN WITH NEON LOGOS NOW USED BY DEUTSCHLANDRADIO (AVDA, WIKIMEDIA) Live, off-air, approximately 45-minute recording of RIAS, Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor, on 22 October 1992 beginning at about 23:15 UTC on 6005 kHz. The signal was broadcast from a 100-kW transmitter in the Britz suburb of Berlin, Germany, using an essential…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radio Exterior de España made on Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022 at 2053UTC on 15520kHz. Paul received and recorded this broadcast in McGrath, Alaska.By Paul Walker

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Rádio Inconfidência recorded on Thursday, Apr 14, 2022, at 0410UTC on 15190kHz. Reception location was McGrath, Alaska.By Paul Walker

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Rádio Brasil Central made on Saturday, July 8, 2022 at 0349UTC on 11815kHz. Paul’s reception location was McGrath, Alaska.By Paul Walker

Béjaïa, Algeria (Photo by Walid Amghar) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radio Algerienne made on July 29, 2022 starting at 2038 UTC on 15,100 kHz. This recording was made by Paul in McGrath, Alaska.By Paul Walker

The following recording was made on September 28, 2022 starting at 1157 UTC on 7268 kHz (lower sideband). At this time, Hurricane Ian hit the Florida coast as a category 4 storm and had been downgraded to a tropical storm over the Florida peninsula. This recording was made using a WinRadio Excalubur software defined radio connected to a skyloop ant…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radio Vanuatu recorded on Sunday June 19, 2022 at 0636UTC on 11835kHz in McGrath, Alaska.By Paul Walker

Photo by Hugo Sousa Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nigel Thornbury, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Independent Broadcasting Authority London Date of recording: 6/15/1973 Starting time: PM Frequency: 0.557 MHz Reception location: Birmingham, England Receiver and antenna: NordeMende Globe Trotter II, internal ferrite rod…

Photo by Jack Krier Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Angelo Prieto, for the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Cairo Date of recording: 8/11/2022 Starting time: 15:00 UTC Frequency: 9.440 Mhz RX location: Miami, FL Notes: This is a recording of Radio Cairo from my personal magnetic tape collection. This being the only recording of Ra…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Christian Voice, Lusaka, Zambia Date of recording: 10/14/1996 Starting time: 0400 UTC Frequency: 3.330 MHz RX location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Mode: AM Notes: Tough to log …

Princess Elizabeth circa 1945 (Image Source: Public Domain) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Anthony Pavick, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: BBC World Service Date of recording: 9/8/2022 Starting time: 1600 UTC Frequency: 12025 kHz Receiver and antenna: SDR at University of Twente in Holland Mode: AM Notes: This is an off…

This recording was made on September 8, 2022 at 1959 UTC on 12095 kHz using GPD MicroPC, AirSpy Mini, SpyVerter 2, Wellbrook UMB130 balun and a 2x6m dipole. Demodulation and additional signal audio enhancement was performed in SDR#.By London Shortwave

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Date of recording: 6/1/1997 Starting time: 0400 UTC Frequency: 3.380 MHz RX location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: Back in the days before the in…

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Angelo Prieto, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of Korea Date of recording: 7/13/2022 Starting time: 20:00 Frequency: 11635 kHz Note that this recording was made via a remote web-based SDRBy Angelo Prieto

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares this recording of Deutsche Welle made on June 11, 2022 at 1515 UTC on 15195 kHz. The reception location was McGrath Alaska and receiver an ATS-25 paired with a loop antenna.By Paul Walker

Live off-air recording of the final two hours of the shortwave transmissions of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation's (ERT's) Voice of Greece (I Foni tis Elladas) on 15 June 2022 on a frequency of 9420 kHz. Also known as ERA 5, the Voice of Greece broadcast its programs from Avlis about 50 km north-east of Athens using a transmitter with a regist…