The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Image: vintageradio.nl Many thanks to SRAA contributor Bruce MacDonald, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Sofia, Bulgaria Date of recording: Unknown Starting time: Unknown Frequency: not recorded Recorded in Hounslow, west London Receiver and antenna: Sony portable stereo radio cassette player Notes: A snippet from an old-school DX programme from the English service...

Droitwich Transmitting Station (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Andy Wang, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: BBC4 Date of recording: June 26, 2026 Starting time: 19:58UTC Frequency: 0.198MHz Your location: Web-interface wideband software-defined radio at the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands Your receiver and antenna: "Mini-Whip"...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Andrew, who shares the following recording from Radio 4. “I chose to record the programme on one of my old radios received on the soon-to-be-discontinued Droitwich 198kHz transmitter. The radio is a Pye Mistral (picture attached) which was (almost) the first radio that I even had around 1972. It might even be tuned to the right place on the dial ("Radio 2", 1500m)....

CHU Transmitting Site in Ottawa, Canada (Source: NRC) Many thanks to several SRAA contributors who have shared recordings of CHU Canada during its final days as a shortwave time signal station. This first recording was sent to us via Ronald McKinnon and is the National Research Council’s own recording of the final minutes of CHU on the air. Here are the notes that accompanied this recording: Broad...

This is the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica recorded on June 21, 2026 at 09:30 UTC in Foulden, Scotland, UK. The radio was an Elecraft KX2 connected to a 31-foot 9:1 random wire antenna in the back garden. The broadcast starts on 9460 kHz, but I then move to 12070 kHz because it had slightly less local noise. BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica: June 21, 2026 Thomas Witherspoon Download Pe...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Xing Xing Guangbo Diantai (Star Star Broadcasting Station) Date of recording: March 16, 2026 Starting time: 2358 Frequency: 19.052 Your location: Thailand Your receiver and antenna: Kiwi SDR with Wellbrook loop Mode: Single Side Band Safe for children?: Yes Notes: This is a "numbers station" b...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Sandino, Managua, Nicaragua Date of recording: March 25, 1984 Starting time: 0730z/1:30 AM local time Frequency: 6200 kHz RX location: St. Louis, MO Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001, longwire Radio Sandino (Managua, Nicaragua): March 25, 1984 Paul Harner Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Nacional Da Amazonas Date of recording: August 14, 1984 Starting time: 0809z Frequency: 6180 kHz Reception location: St. Louis, MO Receiver and antenna: Icom IC R-71-A Rádio Nacional da Amazônia: August 14, 1984 Paul Harner Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Israel Broadcasting Authority, Jerusalem 1971 Date of recording: Circa 1971 Starting time: 2130 UTC Frequency: 9.625 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Mode: AM Notes: The Israel Broadcasting Authority used to bro...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Nacional da Amazonia Date of recording: July 16, 2025 Starting time: 00:05 UTC Frequency: 11.780 MHz Reception location: Berthoud, Colorado, USA Receiver and antenna: Sihuadon D-808 with telescopic antenna Mode: AM Notes: Here's a recording pulled from my radio archive of Radio Nacional...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: On March 16, I listened to V32 using the SV1BTL SDR in Athens, Greece. The voice came on at exactly 1800 UTC, but right up to 1759, the bubble jammer was being heard on that frequency. There did not appear to be any jamming during the actual "broadcast". The signal was very strong, averaging 20 dB over 9. A...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: I made the following recording (March 15, 2026 at 1822 UTC on 7842 kHz USB)) of V32 using a Kiwi SDR in Alvito, Italy. The "tavajjoh" (3X) announcement comes around the 6:09 mark, after which the numbers seem to run together more, rather than distinct groups of 5. V32 Persian/Farsi Numbers Station: March 15...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Ghana circa 1971 Frequency: 11.850 Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Back in 1971, Radio Ghana from Accra had an external service, this one beamed to North America and the Caribbean on 11.850 MHz shortwave...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Jim Jordan, who shares the following recording of Radio Farda being actively jammed. Jim also shares these notes: Broadcaster: Radio Farda Date of recording: January 28, 2026 Starting time: 1700 UTC Frequency: 7.5 MHz Your location: NW UK Your receiver and antenna: Lowe HF 150 plus 50m random Notes: A bit reminiscent of trying to listen to Radio Liberty during the C...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Xing Xing Guangbo Diantai (Star Star Broadcasting Station) Date of recording: March 16, 2026 Starting time: 2358 UTC Frequency: 19.052 MHz Receiver location: Thailand Receiver and antenna: Kiwi SDR with Wellbrook loop Mode: Single Side Band Notes: This is a "numbers station" broadcasting in Ma...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: V32 Persian/Farsi numbers station Date of recording: March 13, 2026 Starting time: 0226 UTC Frequency: 7.842 MHz Receiver location: Israel Receiver and antenna: Kiwi SDR with MLA-30+ Active antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Background material obtained via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Polish Radio External Service (Via WRN and WRMI) Date of recording: September 26, 2025 Starting time: 02:59 UTC Frequency: 9.455 MHz Reception location: Berthoud, Colorado, USA Receiver and antenna: Sihuadon D-808 with telescopic antenna Notes: After the withdrawal of most Overcomer Ministry br...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of Radio Ndarason Internationale on 12,050 kHz made on October 26, 2025 at 1836 UTC in McGrath, Alaska. Radio Ndarason Internationale: October 26, 2025 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Program Date of recording: April 29, 1982 Starting time: Unknown Frequency: unknown Reception location: St. Louis, MO Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001 Notes: This is a partial recording of "Media Network," though most of the program is on this recording. My i...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Union, Lima Peru July 1994 Date of recording: July 01, 1994 Starting time: 0730-0815 UTC Frequency: 6115 kHz Your location: St. Louis, MO Your receiver and antenna: Icom IC R-71-A Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Radio Union in Lima was a longtime favorite station of mine from the late 1980s...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Program Date of recording: April 23, 1987 Starting time: Unknown Frequency: Either 6165 or 9590 kHz Reception location: St. Louis, MO Receiver and antenna: Icom IC R-71-A Notes: I recorded "Media Network" using a timer, and reused these tapes weekly. In this cas...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Voice Of America 'Breakfast Show" Date of recording: August 02, 1975 Starting time: Unknown Frequency: unknown Your location: St. Louis, MO Your receiver and antenna: Multi-Band portable Voice Of America (Breakfast Show): August 02, 1975 Paul Harner Download

COPYRIGHT NDR Live, off-air, two-hour recording of the special annual Gruss an Bord program from German broadcaster NDR, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, on 24 December 2025. Gruss an Bord features music and greetings to and from mariners around the world. The Christmas greetings were recorded at an event in Hamburg. Relatives and friends had the opportunity to wish their loved ones at sea a happy holiday...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1970 Frequency: 4.990 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: On 4990 kHz shortwave, Radio Barquisimeto in Venezuela was one of the "regulars" on the 60 metre band here in southern O...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the BBC World Service on 9410 kHz made on September 28, 2025 at 0603 UTC in McGrath, Alaska. Paul notes that this was an exceptionally strong signal to have been received in McGrath, Alaska. BBC World Service: September 28, 2025 Paul Walker Download