Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura for sharing this article from Radio World which delves into the legacy of AM broadcasting in “Digging Up the AM Radio Graveyard.”
This piece explores the so-called “graveyard frequencies”—those crowded AM channels where hundreds of local stations once operated at night, all competing in a sea of overlapping signals. It’s a great read for anyone interested in radio history, signal propagation, and the enduring mysteries of the medium wave band.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis?Dura for sharing this article from Radio?World, which reveals that Tesla will eliminate AM and FM tuners from its 2026 Standard Model Y and Model 3 trims—a move the National?Association?of?Broadcasters calls a “disservice to millions of drivers” who rely on broadcast radio for news, community and emergency alerts.
You can read the full article at Radio World by clicking here.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Dennis Dura and Frank Howell for sharing this article from Radio?World, which examines the persistent and growing problem of AM?band interference. In “John?Kean Explores AM Interference Issues,” Kean outlines how noise from switching power supplies, urban clutter and even future EV wireless-charging technology are threatening reception quality for AM broadcasters — and offers pathways for engineers and regulators to maintain AM viability.
You can read the full article at Radio World by clicking here.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:
The semiannual time and season changes always bring challenges to FTIOM and UBMP on 6070 and 9670, and we will be pausing our shows on those two frequencies for a month or two until things sort themselves out. We will have two transmissions of each show on 3955 on Radio Channel 292 from Germany during the interim as follows:
From the Isle of Music
November’s show will feature some Cuban music recordings that entered the Latin and regular GRAMMY competitions this year (it will be too soon to tell if any of them won either.)
Friday, November 14:
3955 kHz at 1700 UTC, repeats 2200 UTC
Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
November’s show will be a polka party featuring Polish-American bands from the northeast US and Chicago. If you think you don’t like polkas, you just haven’t listened to the right bands.
Friday, November 21:
3955 kHz at 1700 UTC, repeats 2200 UTC
In addition to direct radio reception, we do honor reception reports using remote SDRs as long as the whole program is described and which SDR is specified. All QSLs are e-QSLs only.
Thanks for all you do for radio. Contrary to what some its critics are fond of chanting, shortwave can still be a voice of and for peace, and in these times, that is more important than ever.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer who shares this article from Radio World that takes a closer look at how online SDR networks have transformed shortwave listening. Even for those of us who regularly use Web SDRs, it’s an interesting perspective on how these global receiver networks continue to evolve and expand the reach of radio in the 21st century.
Reported by Bob Colegrove
Incurable DXers are always looking for new challenges. So it was, I recently did some scanning between 42 and 45 meters (~6600 to 7000 kHz). Trenton Military on 6754 kHz and the MARS net on 6913 kHz are regulars here, as are a selection of pirates above 6900 kHz. However, I have never experienced anything like this. It took me a while to sort things out. A pirate on 6930 kHz was quickly detected on the upper sideband, but there was some garble slightly lower. It turned out to be a few folks having a QSO in Spanish on the lower sideband of 6930 kHz.
Two transmissions both squatting on the same frequency. The irony was, sans carriers, there was absolutely no mutual interference. Each signal was clearly received by alternately pressing the USB and LSB buttons. Likely the QSO folks were somewhat out of band for 40 meters, and it goes without saying that the pirate shouldn’t have been there. Nevertheless, I would call that efficient use of the spectrum.
Date: October 11, 2025
Time: 0030 until 0100 UTC
Receiver: Tecsun PL-880
Antenna: Bob’s Updated Passive, Resonant, Transformer-Coupled Loop Antenna for Shortwave
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio ELWA broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Radio ELWA, Monrovia, Liberia, 6050 kHz