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Carlos notes:
NHK: Typhoon No. 25 is approaching Japan!
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Typhoon n° 25 “Dujuan” via radiofax (13988 kHz USB) from Japan Meteorological Agency.
Sept 19
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report.
Carlos notes:
Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Frank and Dennis Dura for the following tips:
Many thanks to Frank who shares the results of the 2026 SWL Contest on his website.
[Click here to read about the winners and prizes.]
FM broadcast signals can travel long distances under the right conditions.
We’ve touched on E-skip several times in this space, particularly how double-hop sporadic-E makes transatlantic receptions possible. Receptions like these have been documented by long-distant radio enthusiasts such as Ireland’s Paul Logan catching North American signals, and the reverse accomplished by Bryce Foster on Cape Cod and Larry Horlick in Newfoundland.
Now, another operator, this time in Spain, has joined those ranks. Mauricio Molano, a retired 47-year radio veteran and DXer since age 15, recently shared his loggings with us.
The National Association of Broadcasters and other prominent players are celebrating Tuesday’s House vote in favor of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. But the passage of the bill did involve some compromises.
The radio industry admits it didn’t get everything it wanted when the original bill when it was first introduced. The bill includes a sunset provision of eight years instead of the 10 years originally proposed.
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Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Iurescia and Dennis Dura for the following tips:
National public broadcaster Czech Radio is testing a new system designed to warn the public of emergencies through radio broadcasting. The technology will eventually allow listeners to be alerted quickly about events such as floods, fires or power outages with immediate advice regarding what to do.
Czech Radio carried out a nationwide test of the technology last week on both conventional radio receivers and a number of DAB+ digital radios.
After more than three years of advocacy, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 979) is getting a vote on the House floor during the week of September 14.
I do not say that lightly. This is the moment NRB, our members, and our coalition partners have been working toward since several automakers began dropping AM receivers from new vehicles.
I want to be clear about something as we head into this vote: This is not just an AM story. It is a radio story and a broadcast media story with stakes that reach well beyond the dashboard. Congress is not simply deciding whether AM radio stays in cars; it is deciding whether free, local, over-the-air broadcasting will retain its place on the automobile dashboard or be quietly engineered out — one cost-cutting decision at a time.
I believe H.R. 979 will pass overwhelmingly. When it does, the bill will direct the Department of Transportation to require that new passenger vehicles include access to AM broadcasting at no additional cost to consumers and that AM remains easy to find on the automobile dashboard.
For NRB members, this is not an abstract issue. It is personal.
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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alan Roe, who shares his A-26 (version 5.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download.
Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-26 v5.0 (PDF)
Alan notes that this is likely the final update for the A-26 season.
Alan has also created at-a-glance, single-page PDF programme grids for BBC World Service, CGTN Radio, Radio Romania International, Voice of Turkey, and Radio Taiwan International — all updated for the A-26 broadcast season. If you’d like to download these, visit Alan’s Box account here: http://tinyurl.com/shortwaveprograms
As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan!
This dedicated page will always have the latest version of Alan’s guide available for download.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report.
Carlos notes:
Donald Trump’s remarks regarding the Malvinas Islands (known in Britain as the Falklands) and Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s decision to sanction oil companies operating there have dominated public debate and media coverage in Argentina.
In a statement to Radio Buenos Aires (AM 1350 kHz), Argentina’s former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Fernando Petrella, discusses what he termed “Malvinization”—the popular mobilization surrounding the issue of the Malvinas Islands.
Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s the Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave listening pleasure.
On WRMI on Wednesday 16th September 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you The Shortwave Music Library. DJ Frederick searches through the dusty archives of the library and selects some wonderful tunes.
Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you The Skybird Lounge. Retire with us to the lounge for some chilled out listening pleasure.
At the weekend on Saturday 19th September at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 20th September at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we return to our Imaginary States project and visit the state of New Mexico. We will be sampling music from bands who call New Mexico home. There might even be a well-known song about Albuquerque!
For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.
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