Former RNW Madagascar site (Photo courtesy of RNW)
Many thanks to SWLing Post and SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who shares the following off-air recording of Radio Netherlands and notes:
Along with RCI’s Shortwave Listener’s Digest, Radio Netherlands Media Network was another favorite DX program of mine.
Here is a recording of an episode from April 9, 1982 which is the first recording of this program from my archive.
The show highlights are:
- Media coverage of the Falklands War from the British and Argentinian sides,
- Pete Meyers with a report that Radio New Zealand did not shut down, the US-Cuban media war,
- Richard Ginbey with African media news and
- John Campbell with a clandestine radio report.
Audio quality is only fair for this recording.
Date of recording: 4/9/1982
Starting time: 0230
Frequency: 9.590 MHz
Receiver location: South Bend, IN
Receiver: Realistic DX-302
Click here to download this audio file.
Thank you , Tom! That is, indeed, a most welcome blast from the past!
Qute a few of those programmes mentioned here can be found in studio quality in the Media Network archive. like this one. http://jonathanmarks.libsyn.com/mn06051982solidaritybfbsfalklands
Stumbled on this site tonight, what a nice supprise, took me back to when I was first starting out as a SWL.
I had a DX-100L (which I still have on the my desk) with a long wire at the time.
I used to listen to RNI all the time and was one of my favourite stations. It was a crying shame when it closed down.
Brings back memories! I had a DX-302 at that time as well and remember “Calling the Falklands”. One of my favorite all-time catches was straining to hear a few snippets of propaganda from Argentine Annie.