Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Haluk, who writes:
Hello.
I was skimming through a very old Turkish film.
Lo and behold, a maid turned on some (!) radio to provide music in a party…
The receiver looks serious but doesn’t look familiar, at least to me.
Regards,
Haluk
Thanks for sharing, Haluk. Can anyone ID this radio? Please comment!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares this article from Radio Taiwan International, marking a major milestone: 50 years of Spanish-language broadcasting.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following schedule for Texas Radio Shortwave (click image to enlarge):
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Stefano, who writes:
Hi Thomas,
I just wanted to share a small project I created today that I thought might be interesting for your readers. I put together a webpage where you can see broadcast radio stations currently on air displayed on a world map.
It’s based on two frequency databases: the EiBi and Aoki lists. I also keep these databases updated, since they are the same ones used for the data updates of SWList.
https://www.sramp.com/worldradiomap
Here’s also a page from my blog where I describe the project:
https://sramp.com/world-radio-map/
Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Stefano
What a cool map, Stefano! Thank you for sharing this with the wider SWL community.
Edward R. Murrow
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who shares the following article from The Guardian regarding a significant restructuring at CBS News. In a move described by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as a “necessary decision” driven by a radical shift in the media landscape, the network has announced a major round of layoffs affecting roughly 6% of its staff. Most notably for the radio community, the nearly 100-year-old CBS News Radio service is set to shutter on May 22, 2026. This marks the end of an era for a service that famously hosted Edward R. Murrow’s wartime reports and produced the CBS World News Roundup, the longest-running newscast in the country.
Read the full article at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/20/bari-weiss-cbs-news-layoffs
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent RFI broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Patrice Lumumba assassination: former Belgian diplomat sent to trial, RFI, 21690 kHz
This past week has been a bit of a rollercoaster behind the scenes. After enjoying about a week free from the Lumma Password malware, it unfortunately managed to reinsert itself—despite all of the security measures we had put in place. As mentioned previously, we believe the original entry point was a compromised user account with a weak password. Following the first cleanup, we forced password resets for all users and had our security team harden the site significantly. Even so, it appears some portion of the malicious code may have remained hidden in the database and was able to reestablish itself.
Out of an abundance of caution, I took the SWLing Post offline again this week so it could be thoroughly inspected and cleaned. I didn’t want to bring the site back online until I was confident the issue had been resolved and the site databases had been checked carefully. It’s been a time-consuming process, but the goal has been to ensure the site is stable and secure before returning to normal operation.
All of that said, this particular malware is known to be especially persistent and difficult to fully eradicate.
If it resurfaces again, I may have no choice but to take the SWLing Post offline for an extended period and rebuild the site from the ground up. This would involve migrating all posts and media to a completely fresh WordPress installation, with a new database, on a new server—essentially starting clean. It’s a time-consuming process and could mean the site is offline for a week or more.
Keep in mind that we have almost 10,000 posts, 47,000 comments, and tens of thousands of media files (graphics, audio files, etc.).
I truly hope it doesn’t come to that, but I want to be transparent about the possibility.
Also, if you happen to encounter a fake Cloudflare verification window like the one shown below—especially one that asks you to open a terminal or paste code—please do not follow those instructions.
This is a screenshot of the FAKE CloudFlare challenge window. We do use CloudFlare and they will ask for versification that “you’re human” sometimes, but they never ask you to input information into the shell/terminal of your computer.
This is malicious behavior. Simply close your browser immediately and let me know. You can reach me at this temporary email address. If you report it, it will help me respond more quickly and keep the site safe for everyone.
Thank you again for your patience, support, and understanding as I work through this. It truly means a lot.
73, Thomas