DX Central

DX Central’s From the Static Podcast

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Beyond the static...there are voices, music, and stories that travel hundreds — sometimes thousands — of miles. DX Central: From the Static uncovers them all, from weekly livestream highlights to in-depth interviews and tales of radio discovery. Step into the world of DXing and hear what lies beyond the familiar stations on your dial. DX Central: From the Static is your companion podcast for exploring the art and adventure of long-distance radio. Hear voices pulled from across the static — live DXing sessions, community stories, special one-off episodes, and interviews with the people keeping...

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Episode 6 | The History of Radio - The Story of KDKA 29.10.2025 46:45

In this debut episode of DX Central’s From the Static: The History of Radio series, we journey back to the dawn of broadcasting — to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the transmitter that changed everything. It began with hobbyists, tinkerers, and a garage in Wilkinsburg where engineer Frank Conrad strung up an antenna and started sending music into the ether. From those humble beginnings came KDKA —...

Episode 5 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 3 - October 24, 2025 27.10.2025 2:21:31

It is episode three of season 6, where we discuss some of the "other" kinds of DX that you can do besides AM and FM. Not the easy ones like shortwave or ham radio....some of the more off-the-path types such as NOAA Weather Radio, NDBs on longwave, ADS-B, AIS ship tracking and TV DX! We take a look at Nick Langan's fantastic article in Radio World magazine about AM DX in the Graveyard. Check it...

Episode 4 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6, Episode 2 - October 17, 2025 19.10.2025 2:29:48

For our second episode of Season 6 of DX Central Live!, we dive into using AI in your DX. Can AI actually help you identify stations and get more logs in your logbook? We test it out! Also, a quick run through of using WavViewDX software for review of IQ recordings made in a wide assortment of SDR software. Between the analysis and carrier slueth views, is there value here for DXers to use it...

Episode 3 | DXC 1 on 1: Interview with Nick Langan and Bryce Foster 17.10.2025 1:44:30

For episode 3, we bring to you our interview conducted for the May 2025 season finale of Season 5 of DX Central Live! with famous FM DXers - and hosts of the fantastic VHF DX Podcast - Nick Langan and Bryce Foster. Nick is well known and established DXer based in New Jersey who writes for Radio World magazine on radio and DX related topics. Think of him as an ambassador of sorts for the DX comm...

Episode 2 | DX Central (Re)Live! - Season 6 Premiere 11.10.2025 2:34:00

In this episode we tune in for the premiere of Season 6 of DX Central Live! We do some live DX including searching for Latin American signals and stations within "The Graveyard". The new season of the MW Frequency Challenge gets underway as we launched the "Graveyard Challenge" and talked about some tips and tricks for DXers to use as they tuned in on the graveyard frequencies. Plenty of shoutou...

Episode 1 | DX101 | Intros and What is DX? 07.10.2025 1:46:52

Welcome to the first episode of the DX Central "From the Static" Podcast. In this episode, after we do some basic introductions, we dive into our first DX101 segment. This episode, we cover the basics of "What is DX?" For those who are newer to the topic of DX, have you ever found yourself tuning around on an AM or FM radio and come across a signal you were not expecting? Maybe it was from a st...