Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following tip:
Dear Thomas,
This morning I received a message from Meg Wang, Head of the French Service at Radio Taiwan International. Although this message is intended for listeners of RTI’s French and German services, I think it may be of interest to all DXers, especially English-speaking DXers:
Dear listener,
As part of an exchange between Yilan Senior High School and the municipality of Vardø in northeastern Norway, RTI is going to broadcast a one-hour program in English produced by Taiwanese high school students for listeners in Vardo. Tune in to 15150 kHz to listen to this shortwave program on January 22, from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC, which corresponds to 09:00 to 10:00 local time in Norway.
The transmission will be broadcast from the Tamsui transmitter site in northern Taiwan, on 15150 kHz, with a power of 300 kW and a beam heading of 325 degrees.
RTI invites listeners of the French and German services to send us an audio recording of the program as received at your location, which we will pass on to the Yilan students.
For every recording sent, you will receive a mobile phone shoulder strap and a pad of sticky notes featuring the Formosan blue magpie, along with the RTI logo.
Thank you for sharing this information around you.
Thank you in advance!
RTI French Service.
RTI’s English service is expected to publish an announcement on its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RadioTaiwanInternational/
Have a nice day. Best regards.
Paul JAMET
Following this broadcast, RTI’s English service published a news item on its website:
Taiwanese and Norwegian youth connect via shortwave radio
https://www.rti.org.tw/en/news?uid=3&pid=188096
I would like to draw your attention to the following statements:
” Rti President Chang Jui-Chang (???) pointed out that, through shortwave broadcasting, students can better understand the critical role of international communications in building connections across regions. Broadcasting is not only a transmission tool, he says, but also an important platform for cultivating global perspectives among young people. TDDA President Chiayo Kuo (???) added that the initiative proves information flow can be maintained even without internet access. ”
The latest example: Radio Farda Returns to Shortwave to Bypass Iran’s Digital Blackout
https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/radio-farda-returns-to-shortwave-to-bypass-irans-digital-blackout/
Rather difficult to hear via Twente SDR. No music interspersed made concentration to the reading out of students’ messages go down quickly. Ordinary RTI broadcasts are usually much better as far as signal strenghth is concerned.
In some countries there is also talks of imposing an extra tax above the EU imposed tax!
Hi,
“For every recording sent, you will receive a mobile phone shoulder strap and a pad of sticky notes featuring the Formosan blue magpie, along with the RTI logo.”
As of January 1st, small parcels from outwith the EU will have a 10.- EUR handling fee imposed to counter parcels with cheap Chinese products (Temu). This will also apply to the items mentioned above.
Unless, of course, posted from within the EU. I have already mentioned this to the German service asking if their calendars could be posted from one of the RoC’s embassies or economic representations within the EU to avoid these taxes since both are government owned and controlled. So far nothing has happened in that sense.
I might be tempted to refuse the parcel.
Greetings from Luxembourg
Sorry, should read as of July 1, 2026 and “a 3.- EUR” tax.