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Federal court mandates reinstatement of over 1,000 VOA employees

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who shares the following article from The Guardian regarding a significant legal ruling for the Voice of America. A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of over 1,000 VOA employees, ruling that previous efforts to dismantle the agency and its oversight body, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, were illegal. The mandate requires staff to return by March 23rd and calls for a formal plan to restore VOA’s broadcasting operations to the air.

You can read the full report here: Judge orders more than 1,000 Voice of America employees to be reinstated.

Is Nasional FM on Shortwave Full-Time?

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes:

Hi Thomas

Regarding a post on the WRTH Facebook page from December 17, 2025, there was a report that “Nasional FM” was testing a new transmitter in Kajang, near Kuala Lumpur. It seems I heard them last night around 0200 hours UTC using my friend’s Kiwi SDR in northern Thailand. I’ve attached a brief recording of their transmission in Malaysian.

Wonder if they are on the air full-time now?

Dan Greenall, Ontario, Canada

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of BBC (March 13, 2026)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent BBC World Service broadcast.

Carlos notes:

The impact of the war in Iran on Afghanistan and Pakistan, BBC, 17810 kHz

Click here to view on YouTube.

Mark spots a Grundig in Persons of Interest

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes:

I’m re-watching Person of Interest, which reappeared on Netflix recently, and spotted a Grundig radio (logo obscured) in one of the episodes.

Can anyone ID this model? I owned one of these at some point and gave it to a family member who was interested in shortwave. I recall it had great audio.

Texas Radio Shortwave: Partial Schedules for March – April 2026

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following schedules for Texas Radio Shortwave (click images to enlarge, and see note below):

Terry notes that they will have a complete April schedule once they receive the new A-26 schedule for all broadcasters. We will post updates on the SWLing Post when available.

New Persian Numbers Station Surfaces After U.S. Attacks Iran

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet who shares this article from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty about a Persian-language numbers station that has recently appeared on shortwave:

https://www.rferl.org/a/mystery-numbers-station-persian-signal-iran-war/33700659.html

Long-time shortwave listeners know that numbers stations often seem to surface during periods of geopolitical tension. With the recent U.S. attack on Iran drawing global attention, it’s not surprising that this signal has also caught the eye of the press. Whether or not it’s connected to intelligence activity, it’s a reminder that shortwave radio still quietly plays a role in the background of world events.

Radio ELWA Now Streaming Online

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who notes:

Dear Thomas and friends of SWLing Post community,

As you all know, listening to Radio ELWA from Monrovia on shortwave has never been easy for me here in southern and southeastern Brazil, due to the transmitter power and propagation. The only way to listen to this station was via shortwave… until now!

The station director has just informed me that Radio ELWA can now be heard via streaming!

https://radio.galcom.org/?station=ELWARadio