Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio ZP-30 broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Inundaciones repentinas en Texas, Sturzfluten in Texas, Radio ZP-30, Paraguay, 610 kHz AM
The Texas flash floods were the topic of the morning news bulletin of Paraguayan radio ZP-30, in both Spanish and German. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on the Xhdata D-808 receiver.
A portion of the Edward R Murrow Transmitting Site’s antenna farm.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who shared the following message and recordings yesterday, July 4, 2025. Dan writes:
Hi Thomas
Happy Independence Day!
Just finished listening to Radio Marti as follows:
9565 kHz strong then abruptly off at 2200 UTC (recording below)
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11860 kHz strong then abruptly off at 2201 UTC
11930 kHz strong then abruptly off at 2201+ UTC
Audio Player13605 kHz not heard today but strong on July 1st (recording below):
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Dan Greenall
Thank you for sharing these logs and recordings, Dan! I hope you had a wonderful Canada Day on the 1st of July as well!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent ZP-30 broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Audio collage with headlines from Paraguay’s Radio ZP-30 (in German), 610 kHz AM
Audio collage of Radio ZP-30’s international headlines, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Xhdata D-808 receiver.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Rich Cuff for this tip: EBC has released Parque do Rodeador: Half a Century of Transmissions, a five-part radio documentary (in English) exploring the history of Brazil’s Rodeador Transmission Park—one of Latin America’s most powerful broadcast centers. Launched in 1974 during the Cold War, it enabled Rádio Nacional’s shortwave and medium wave signals to reach across continents. The series covers its political and technical legacy, including Brazil’s international broadcasting efforts, the challenges of aging infrastructure, and the future of digital shortwave. Listen here.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent ZP-30 broadcast.
Carlos notes:
USA refuse to deliver some promised weapons to Ukraine, Radio ZP-30, Paraguay, 610 kHz AM
Part of the international news bulletin from Paraguay’s Radio ZP-30 (in German): The US refuses to supply Ukraine with some promised weapons. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on an Xhdata D-808 receiver.
Photo by Brock Wegner on Unsplash
A recent Radio World article summarizes a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee report raising concerns about the removal of AM radio from new vehicles. The report highlights AM radio’s role in national emergency alert systems and notes its low cost to manufacturers. It recommends Congress consider legislation to ensure AM capability remains standard in future vehicles.
The Columbia Journalism Review investigates a little-known Voice of America television initiative that quietly broadcast into North Korea from South Korea—until it was recently shut down. The article explores how this short-lived program, launched during the Biden administration, came to an abrupt end under new leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. It raises questions about the shifting priorities in U.S. international broadcasting and how those changes may impact efforts to reach audiences in one of the world’s most closed societies.