Category Archives: Music

Pirate Radio Recordings: Black Cat Radio

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Thomas

Last night, I heard a new pirate on the air: Black Cat Radio. Black Cat signed on 6,925 kHz USB around 23:45 UTC. After sending in a reception report, I received a reply with a cool eQSL card (see right) … Continue reading →

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Disco Palace (in DRM)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Thomas

Perhaps one of the things I love the most about SWLing is the sheer variety of broadcasters out there. We can sample diverse offerings across a broad spectrum–from the BBC World Service to Radio Romania International, from pirate stations to numbers stations. … Continue reading →

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Thomas

For your listening pleasure: alomost four hours of music, and a little Greek commentary, from the Voice of Greece. Recorded on March 8th, 2013 on 9.42 MHz at 22:00 UTC. Click here to download the full recording, or simply listen via … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: The Crystal Ship

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Thomas

Looking through some of my archived recordings from the past month, I found this broadcast from The Crystal Ship, on the TCS Relay Network. Conditions were a little tough at the time and you’ll hear some some SSB interference near the … Continue reading →

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Jazz Notes

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Thomas

For your listening pleasure: thirty minutes of Radio Australia’s Jazz Notes. This broadcast was recorded yesterday at 1:30 UTC on 11,945 kHz.  You will note a little noise that bleeds over from jamming of Radio Marti on an adjacent frequency. … Continue reading →

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Saturday Night Country

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Thomas

As on many Saturday mornings, this past weekend I sipped my morning coffee while listening to ABC’s Saturday Night Country from Radio Australia’s Shepparton shortwave transmission site on 9.58 MHz…some 9,800 miles from my home. In this program, Emma Swift … Continue reading →

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Thomas

For your listening pleasure: two hours of music, and a little Greek commentary, from the Voice of Greece. Recorded on February 24, 2013 at 00:00 UTC on 9.42 MHz. Click here to download the MP3 of the recording, or listen below:

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia, Jazz Notes

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Thomas

This morning at 13:30 UTC, I enjoyed listening to 11,945 kHz, home of Radio Australia and their Wednesday music show, Jazz Notes. I recently posted a recording of Jazz Notes and described my fondness for this particular show. Moreover, I … Continue reading →

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Thomas

Wolverine Radio was the strongest of the pirate radio stations I heard last night. Wolverine was broadcasting on 6.935 MHz in the upper side band. Very good signal and excellent fidelity for SSB. Typical of Wolverine, lots of music variety and … Continue reading →

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Radio Australia’s Jazz Notes

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Thomas

One Radio Australia music program I make a point of listening to each week– besides Saturday Night Country–is a wonderful show called Jazz Notes. Jazz Notes showcases the best in Australian jazz, often featuring new and original recordings made in … Continue reading →

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