The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor David Goren, who shares the following recording of Emisoras Jesús del Gran Poder Quito, which he recorded on cassette tape, most likely in the summer of 1989. This broadcast was received on 5050 kHz. Emisoras Jesús del Gran Poder Quito: Circa 1989 David Goren Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the BBC World Service (French Language Service) on 13790 kHz made on Sept 20, 2025 at 1815 UTC in McGrath, Alaska. BBC World Service (French Language Service): September 20, 2025 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recordings of the BBC World Service on 9410 kHz made on September 19, 20, and 25, 2025 at 0458 UTC in McGrath, Alaska. Paul notes: The English feed via Ascension to West Africa operates from 05:00 to 07:00 UTC on several days in late September, featuring something rare: the carrier is switched on, followed by a brief silen...

View from the roof of the RCI Sackville, New Brunswick Transmitting Station (Photo: Thomas Witherspoon) Many thanks to SRAA contributor William Parmley, who found several cassette tapes with off-air recordings he made in the 1980s. Here are Bill’s notes for this recording: SWL Digest on Radio Canada International with Ian McFarland, April 26, 1986, plus an excerpt from the same program on the next...

An image of the Giotto spacecraft during construction (Source: ESA) Many thanks to SRAA contributor William Parmley, who found several cassette tapes with off-air recordings he made in the 1980s. Here are Bill’s notes for this recording: BBC transmission live during the encounter of the Giotto space probe with Haley’s Comet, March 13, 1986. (43:45) Comet Halley at Giotto spacecraft's closest appro...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor David Goren, who shares the following recording and notes. This recording captures Radio Macapá, Brazil, clearly identified several times on the air. David discovered it on a cassette tape. While the exact date is uncertain, David believes it could be from 1988, though he notes he was still recording to cassette into the early 2000s. The absence of CODAR interferenc...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, who shares the following recording and notes from his excellent website Inches Per Second : Somewhere along the line I managed to acquire a whole bunch of someone's tapes of Australian shortwave broadcasts from the 1960's and 1970's. My un-listened-to tapes in my basement have gotten jumbled around several times over the years, so a lot of collections wh...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, who shares the following recording and notes from his excellent website Inches Per Second : Somewhere along the line I managed to acquire a whole bunch of someone's tapes of Australian shortwave broadcasts from the 1960's and 1970's. My un-listened-to tapes in my basement have gotten jumbled around several times over the years, so a lot of collections wh...

HMCS margaret Brooke off rothera station during the canadian antarctic science research expedition on March 15, 2025 (Courtesy of Dr. kevin wilcox) A live, off-air, half-hour recording of the BBC World Service special Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on 21 June 2025 beginning at 21:30 UTC. The broadcast, hosted by Cerys Matthews and which celebrated the 70th anniversary of the first BBC broadcast to...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following field recording of All India Radio on 9620 kHz made on August 20, 2025 at 19:34 UTC in Porto Alegre, Brazil. All India Radio: August 20, 2025 Carlos Latuff Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the Voice of Korea on 11,910 kHz made on August 29, 2025 at 18:51 UTC in McGrath, Alaska. Paul notes that the recording begins in French then moves to their English language service. Voice of Korea: August 29, 2025 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor David Goren, who shares the following recording of Radio Gjirokaster recorded in January 1988. David notes that a column in MT from 1988 reported the frequency as 5057 kHz, although he logged it as 5060 kHz at the time. David was using his Panasonic RF-2900 as a receiver. He has also kindly shared the following photos of his logs and the cassette tape notes. David n...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording and illustrated listening report for this Voice of Vietnam broadcast celebrating their 80th anniversary. This recording was made on September 7, 2025 at 20:39 UTC on 11,885 kHz from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Voice of Vietnam (French Language Service--80th Anniversary): September 7, 2025 Carlos Latuff Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nikos Mitrogiannopoulos, for sharing a recording of this Happy Station Show record. Nilos notes: My uncle was one of the founders of DXing in Greece, named Nikos Dendrinos. I found a record of Happy Station in his archive after his death. Nikos also shared the following photo of his uncle, Nikos Dendrinos: Thank you, Nikos, for sharing this amazing recording and ho...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion du Dahomey, Circa 1971 Frequency: 4.870 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes : Prior to 1975, the country of Benin in West Africa was called Dahomey. This recording, made in 1971, is Radiodiffus...

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 Can...

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, Mar...

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 Stu...

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 ab...

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 trans...

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, 19...

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 (Sout...

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...

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...

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...