Category Archives: Music

Alan Roe’s A-25 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 1.0)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-25 (version 1.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download:

Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-25 v1.0 (PDF)

Alan notes that copies of his “at-a-glance” single-page PDF programme grids of all BBC WS, CGTN Radio, R Romania Int, VO Turkiye and R Taiwan Int English programmes on shortwave all updated for A-25 and are available in his DropBox account: http://tinyurl.com/shortwaveprograms

As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan!

This dedicated page will always have the latest version of Alan’s guide available for download.

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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Reports and Recordings of Radio Nikkei 1 and 2 (March 26, 2025)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening reports of recent Radio Nikkei 1 and Radio Nikkei 2 broadcasts.

Carlos notes:

News and music from Radio Nikkei 1 and 2

Click here to view on YouTube.

Click here to view on YouTube.

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April 2025 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:

There are some schedule changes for April 2025 in From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot:

From the Isle of Music, April 2025 (NOTE NEW SCHEDULE)
April’s program will feature a tribute to one of the giants of Cuban timba, Paolo FG, who recently passed away in a tragic accident. We hope to have some special guests.

Friday, April 11:
6070 kHz at 1700 UTC
3955 at 2100 UTC
Sunday, April 13:
9670 kHz at 1800 UTC using beam E (repeat of April 11 episode).

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, April 2025 (NOTE NEW SCHEDULE)
April’s program will feature mainly music from Lesotho with some helpful recommendations from its embassy in the US and will air as follows:

Friday, April 18:
6070 kHz at 1700 UTC
3955 at 2100 UTC
Sunday, April 20:
9670 kHz at 1800 UTC using beam E (repeat of April 18 episode).

**In addition to direct radio reception, both programs honor reception reports using remote SDRs as long as the whole program is described and which SDR is specified.

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New Test Transmissions from Texas Radio Shortwave – Special QSLs Available!

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes:

TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE TEST BROADCASTS – MARCH 1-2 ON 6070 KHZ & 9670 KHZ

Listener Reports Needed!

In addition to our regular monthly programs, we’ll conduct test broadcasts to improve our reach. Listener reports are crucial in determining whether we should adjust our schedule for April and beyond.

Test Schedule:

6070 kHz – Europe

    • Saturday, March 1, at 1600 UTC
    • Sunday, March 2, at 1200 UTC

Purpose: We are considering replacing 3955 kHz due to severe audio interference from another transmitter at Channel 292. If 6070 kHz provides better reception, we’ll make the switch.

9670 kHz – North America

    • Sunday, March 2, at 2300 UTC

Purpose: We are considering replacing our early morning UTC transmissions with late-night ones if the latter provides better reception.

Listener Reports & Special QSL Cards

We’ll issue a unique verification for accurate reports on these test transmissions and our standard QSL for regular programming. We don’t know what the test QSL will look like, but we promise it will be a great addition to your collection!

To submit a report, listen for at least 20 minutes and email your reception details to texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com.

Your feedback is essential in shaping our future broadcasts. Thanks for tuning in and supporting Texas Radio Shortwave!

73.

Terry N5RTC

Texas Radio Shortwave
Broadcasting on Channel 292 and streaming on Mixcloud

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www.mixcloud.com/live/texasradiosw/
www.channel292.de

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March 2025 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:

From the Isle of Music, March 2025

March’s program will be a Cuban dance party featuring some of our favorite charanga orchestras:

Friday, March 7:
3955 kHz at 2200 UTC

Saturday, March 8:
3955 kHz at 1800 UTC simulcasted with 9670 kHz using beam E-F (repeat of March 7 episode).

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, March 2025

March’s program will feature mainly music from Corsica and will air as follows:

Friday, March 14:
3955 kHz at 2200 UTC

Saturday, March 15:
3955 at 1800 UTC simulcasted with 9670 using beam E-F (repeat of March 14 episode).

**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.

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