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Pedro’s Report from Madrid During the Blackout
In the comments section of this recent post about the massive blackout in Europe, SWLing Post contributor Pedro Moreno shared an insightful firsthand account from Madrid. He captured the value of radio during a communications outage so effectively that I wanted to give it more visibility by highlighting it in its own post: Listener Report […]
Europe Blackout: Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Numerous Posts Praising Radio
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio La Red broadcast. Carlos notes: Massive blackout in Spain, Radio La Red, Argentina, 910 kHz AM: Part of Radio La Red news bulletin (In Spanish) about the massive blackout in Spain. Listened (indoor) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, […]
Blackout in Europe: Portable Radios Deliver News — REE Falls Silent During Outage
Today, parts of Spain, Portugal, and France experienced widespread power outages, knocking out electricity, internet, and mobile networks for hours. One BBC article captured a personal account of how radio became a vital lifeline. SWLing Post contributor Balázs Kovács shared this note from the BBC Live Update: Meanwhile, a friend of our family living in […]
Demolition of the Rimavská Sobota Transmitter Site in Slovakia
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following information. However, I want to acknowledge that we are late in posting this message that Paul originally shared on April 14, 2025. Hi Thomas, Following the demolition of the rotary antenna at Moosbrunn near Vienna, Slovakia has announced – in its French-language program […]
The Avengers: Mark spots a room full of radio gear in Season 5
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes: Thomas, I picked up Season 5 of the cult TV show “The Avengers” at a street market last weekend. In the episode “Never, never say die”, Mrs Emma Peel follows a lead and meets a radio ham playing chess with other radio hams around the […]
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report (April 26 & 27, 2025)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report covering the funeral of Pope Francis from several international and local broadcasters. Carlos notes: Funeral of Pope Francis: BBC, Vatican Radio, NHK and Radio Mitre: Part of news bulletins from four radio stations (BBC, Vatican Radio, NHK and Radio Mitre) about […]
Pure AM Radio Nostalgia: Vintage Aircheck Recordings from the 1970s by Dan Greenall
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall for once again sharing a remarkable collection of vintage off-air AM radio recordings. In this post, he shares recordings made from his home and during his travels across North America and the Caribbean. Dan writes: Hi Thomas Judging by the interest on my Internet Archive page, vintage […]
Funeral of Pope Francis: Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Vatican Radio (April 25, 2025)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a special Vatican Radio broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Vatican Radio’s news bulletin (in English) about Pope Francis’ funeral. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on XHDATA D-808 receiver. Click here to view on YouTube.
DXing . . . bats?!!
by Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Just how hardcore are you as a DXer? I received the following from a ham radio friend: Greetings all! I received an interesting opportunity for anyone capable and interested in helping NYS DEC. This was aimed at Warren County, however I thought hams in the Northern District surrounding counties could also […]
A Sampling of Coverage: Federal Judge Orders USAGM Staff Reinstated
Readers of the SWLing Post have been sharing various articles concerning the recent ruling by a federal judge, which directs the Trump administration to reinstate the USAGM staff. This decision was initially reported by Paul Walker earlier this week. Below is further analysis from several news sources shared by Ed C, Ron Smith, and Dennis […]
May 2025 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update: From the Isle of Music, May 2025 May’s program will feature music from two Cuban artists in Scandinavia, Yeisy Rojas in Norway and Eliel Lazo in Denmark. Friday, May 9: 6070 kHz at 1700 UTC 3955 at 2100 UTC Sunday, May 11: 9670 kHz […]
More atmospheric phenomena predictions on shortwave
Hi to all the SWLing community worldwide. Imaginary Stations have a couple of programmes on the shortwaves this week for your listening pleasure. The first is on Saturday 26th April 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then repeated on Sunday 27th April 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and at 2000 UTC on 3975 […]
Judge: The Dismantling Of The VOA Stops And Employees Can Go Back To Work
Published by SWLing.com contributor Paul Walker From Politico: A federal judge agreed Tuesday to block the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the 83-year-old international news service created by Congress. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that the administration illegally required Voice of America to cease operations for the first time since its […]
Remembering Pope Francis through Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Reports
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares an illustrated radio listening report from Vatican Radio reporting the death of Pope Francis, along with a recent Kyodo News Agency Radiofax, and numerous archived reports from Carlos also featuring Pope Francis: Carlos notes: Pope Francis has passed away: Full news bulletin (in English) […]
Tuning Out Tibet: The Closure of VOA and RFA Tibetan Broadcasts
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer for also sharing the following article from Tibetan Review. This piece raises questions about the future of Tibetan-language broadcasting and the broader implications of VOA and RFA closures: Click here to read: The Silencing of Tibetan Voices: Who Benefits and Who Loses from the Closure of VOA […]
BBC Sounds and Overseas Listening: A Shifting Landscape
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who shares the following post from James Cridland’s blog and notes: Overseas listeners could listen to BBC Domestic broadcasts, then they couldn’t, then they might be able to and then they might be able to for a fee and then who knows…. https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bbc-radio-overseas-what-now/
Don Moore’s Photo Album: Guatemala (Part Five) – Visiting Nahualá
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Don Moore–noted author, traveler, and DXer–for the latest installment of his Photo Album guest post series: Don Moore’s Photo Album: Guatemala (Part Five) – Visiting Nahualá More of Don’s traveling DX stories can be found in his book Tales of a Vagabond DXer [SWLing Post affiliate link]. If you’ve already read his book and […]
Radio Six International: Updated Shortwave Broadcast Schedule
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Tony Currie with Radio Six International who shares the following update: Effective from Saturday 12th April 2025, and until further notice, Radio Six International will now broadcast as follows: Every Saturday, 9,670kHz (10kW Rohrbach) 21:00 – 22:00 GMT in English. Thanks for noting this change. TONY CURRIE Director of […]
Dan Records New International Service from Rádio Nacional da Amazônia
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas: The SWLing Post reported the start-up of an International Service from Radio Nacional da Amazonia in Brazil back on March 27. Since then, I had been intending to give a listen, and finally, last night (April 18 UTC) I was able to do […]
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (April 17, 2025)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: Japan-US trade talks held in Washington, NHK, Japan, in Russian, 7375 kHz: Part of NHK news bulletin (in Russian) about Japan-US trade talks in Washington. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Xhdata d-808 […]