Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Frank, who notes that he has added a new post to his blog where he shares a simple method for tuning in to radio amateurs using the KiwiSDR network. He wrote this for anyone curious about exploring ham radio activity online. You can check it out here: How to Easily Listen to Radio Amateurs.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast.
Carlos notes:
“Chinese people do not provoke trouble, nor do we fear it.” CGTN Radio, China, 11770 kHz.
Part of CGTN Radio’s news bulletin (in English) about the Chinese government response to Trump’s tariffs. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Panasonic RF-B11 receiver.
From Radio World: In a rare move, the FCC has approved two new construction permits and granted a full license for international shortwave broadcasting—prompting questions about their true purpose. All three applicants—DPA Mac, Parable Broadcasting, and Turms Tech—claim intentions to use the DRM standard, yet past filings and meeting summaries suggest possible ties to high-frequency financial data transmissions, a purpose not authorized under current broadcast rules. Who are these new players, and what exactly do they plan to transmit?
Nick Langan unpacks the story in Radio World. Click here to read the full article.
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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan, for his recent article in Radio World titled “The Modernization of Broadcast Radio.” In it, Alan argues that the proposed “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” in the U.S. should go beyond preserving legacy systems and instead embrace Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) as the future of terrestrial broadcasting. Drawing comparisons with digital transitions in countries like Norway, Switzerland, India, and China, Alan highlights the potential to reduce transmission costs, increase coverage reliability, and enhance emergency communications — all while offering a path to modernize U.S. broadcasting infrastructure.
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.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tracy Wood, who shares the following article from ABC News regarding the closure of Liechtenstein’s public radio station:
Liechtenstein’s public radio station ceases broadcasting after funding withdrawn
After nearly 30 years on the air, Radio Liechtenstein is signing off. Although its broadcasts primarily served domestic audiences, its departure is still notable in an era of shrinking public media services.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following schedules for Texas Radio Shortwave (click here for a printable PDF):
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