Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of recent Nikkei Radio 1 and NHK broadcasts.
Carlos notes:
80 years since the Nagasaki bombing, Nikkei Radio 1 (6055kHz) and NHK (11815kHz)
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Translated report:
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes:
In the 1970s, the powerful signal from radio station HCJB, the Voice of the Andes, in Quito, Ecuador, could be heard with station identifications (similar to this one circa 1971) being given between programs.
I am led to believe that they were made by the late Bob Beukema (1928-2001), since his resonant radio voice was often referred to as the “Voice of the Andes”. My listening post at the time was Ancaster, Ontario, Canada.
Today, the station can still be heard broadcasting from Ecuador, albeit with much lower power, perhaps 10 kW at the most, and a much simpler antenna arrangement.
The accompanying recording was made July 30, 2025 on 6050 kHz around 0200 hours UTC using a Kiwi SDR located in Lima, Peru. Even though programming is only in Spanish and indigenous languages, some of that wonderful Andean music can still be found here.
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Dan Greenall, Ontario, Canada
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent RFI broadcast via Voz Missionaria.
Carlos notes:
Heat wave in Japan and Iran, heavy rains in China. RFI News via Radio Voz Missionária, 5940 kHz
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Voice of Turkey broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Brazil’s Lula vows to defy US tariffs, Voice of Turkey, 9870 kHz
“…Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declared that his government will not back down in defending the country’s economic interests and will resort to international channels against new US tariffs. Lula stated at an event in Brasilia: ‘In 2025, we will use all possible measures to defend our interests, starting with the World Trade Organization’…”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK World broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Hiroshima bombing, 80 years later. NHK, 11965 kHz.
As we mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a new picture book has been published, featuring essays and other writings by children who experienced the bombing, with illustrations by Chihiro Iwasaki.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nacional broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest of former president Bolsonaro, Rádio Nacional, 6180 kHz
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK World broadcast along with bonus radiofax imagery.
Carlos notes:
Volcano eruption, typhoon no. 9: excerpts from NHK news bulletin
Volcano eruption, typhoon no. 9: excerpts from NHK news bulletin, 11965 kHz
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Plus radiofax from Japan Meteorological Agency, featuring typhoon no. 9 (“Krosa”), 7795 kHz USB, received yesterday in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Xhdata D-808 receiver.
