Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of recent NHK and Nikkei 1 broadcasts.
Carlos notes:
More radio news from Japan:
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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Ukraine: U.S. and Russian leaders to hold phone call. NHK, Japan, 11630 kHz
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Today’s Kyodo News Evening Edition, received in Porto Alegre via radiofax (16970 kHz):
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes:
Hello Thomas,
I’d like to draw your attention to the release of the Czech film “VLNY” (It means “Waves”) about the role of Radio Prague during the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops on August 21, 1968.
The film will be released in France on March 19 with subtitles. An English subtitled version is also available:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/541017031588320
Trailer with subtitles in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxSeWimkAOI
I’ve prepared a short synopsis to introduce the film:
This text introduces the film by Jirì Màdl, which depicts the Prague Spring of 1968 through the lens of Czechoslovak state radio. The story follows Milan Weiner, an experienced journalist, and his team engaged in a fierce battle to inform the public despite the regime’s propaganda. The plot centers around Thomas Havlik, a technician recruited unknowingly by the secret police to spy on the newsroom, but who becomes entangled in the emancipatory fervor of the movement.
With meticulous reconstruction and intelligent use of archival footage, the film combines documentary accuracy and suspense, illustrating the clash between the freedom of the press and the oppression of an authoritarian regime. The story also highlights the geopolitical context of the time: a Czechoslovakia seeking liberalization under the influence of Alexander Dubcek, before being brutally crushed by the Soviet invasion of August 21, 1968.
In short, this film serves as both a historical testimony and a political thriller, immersing the viewer in one of the most significant moments of the Cold War.
There are many articles on the Radio Prague International website:
https://english.radio.cz/search?fulltext=vlny
Have a nice day.
Paul JAMET
Thank you for the tip, Paul. Looks like a fantastic film!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of recent Radio Nikkei 1 ad Radio Nikkei 2 broadcasts.
Recording:
Click here to view on YouTube.
Recording:
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of recent NHK World and Radio Ciudad broadcasts.
Click here to view on YouTube.
Click here to view on YouTube.
by Carlos Latuff
On the morning of Thursday, February 27, 2025, I visited the studios of the radio station of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS in Portuguese) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Founded in 1950, it’s the first broadcaster in Brazil operated by a university, which currently broadcasts on medium wave (AM) and over the Internet (streaming): https://www.ufrgs.br/radio/ao-vivo/
Headquarters of the UFRGS radio studios in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The programming focuses mainly on classical music, but it also has programs of other musical styles. Despite the technical, bureaucratic and financial difficulties (a typical scenario of state radio stations in Brazil), the UFRGS Radio has been operating thanks to the efforts of its team. One of the things that catches my attention at this station is the news bulletin, broadcast on weekdays at 12:00 p.m. local time, presented by Mrs. Claudia Rocca.
News bulletin from UFRGS Radio, voiced by Mrs. Cláudia Rocca.
The bulletin is 10 minutes long and brings local, national and international news, some of which are suitable for my already traditional illustrated radio listening.
According to the station’s director, Mr. Claudio Roberto Dornelles Remião, the UFRGS radio station, like most AM radio stations in Brazil, will migrate to FM, but there’s still no set deadline.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio 2 broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Part of Radio 2 news bulletin in Spanish about the massive blackout in Chile. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Sony ICR-N20 receiver.