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 Islamic Republic of Iran broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, broadcasting during the US/Israel war on Iran, 15320 kHz
Click here to view on YouTube.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who shared the following message on March 1, 2026 [note the delay in posting Dan’s message due to recent site maintenance]:
Hi Thomas
This evening, I came across a sound on shortwave that I had not heard in a long time. It was the familiar tune of Yankee Doodle being played by the Voice of America on 7500 kHz just prior to 2200 hours UTC. According to both shortwave.live and the Short-wave Fan Facebook page, this was a half-hour program in Mandarin being broadcast through the VOA facility in Tinang, Philippines. They apparently are using a transmitter in Kuwait as well for a few other programs. Though none of the actual programs are in English, the ID at the beginning and end of the transmission are. Follow this link for their schedule.
Here are two brief recordings, one of their sign on at 2200, and the other at sign off at 2230 hours UTC. They were made using Kiwi SDR’s located in Europe.
(Update March 3, 2026) — In addition to the original log, I just heard the VOA signing on at 1530 UTC on 9310 kHz in Korean using a Kiwi SDR in Thailand. Same intro with the retro Yankee Doodle music and English ID.
Has anyone else been tuning into these?
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 AIR broadcast.
Carlos notes:
West Asia Conflict enters seventh day, All India Radio, 11900 kHz
Once again it’s time for another SJTJ programme!
Same old formula – a mix of (mostly) current melodic electronic based music, with at least one song you’ll likely recognise from 30 years ago & one new song from an extremely well known artist we’ve all known for over 50 years!
As always – on shortwave thanks to our wonderful SW relay partners!
Also available online – crackle free – at – www.sjtjradio.com
Happy listening!
Jim
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jeff White (owner of WRMI), who shares the following announcement:
Here are the listings for WRMI’s Radio Mystery Theatre, produced by Martin Dawson in Prince Edward Island, Canada for April through June 2026. This program is heard each Saturday at 1300 UTC on 15770 kHz, and repeated at 11:00 pm Eastern Time Saturday on 9395 kHz and at
7:00 pm Eastern Time Thursday on 5950 kHz.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who shares an article from Seth Hettena’s Substack about the appearance of a new shortwave numbers station believed to be broadcasting in Farsi. Numbers stations–mysterious broadcasts that read sequences of numbers–have long been associated with intelligence agencies communicating with field operatives using unbreakable one-time pad encryption. According to the report, this new signal first appeared around the time of recent military strikes involving Iran and has been heard on 7910 kHz. One of our readers reported hearing it around 2:15 UTC recently.
If you capture a recording of this numbers station, please reach out as I would like to add it to the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive. Thank you!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following release from Radio For Peace International:
Special Broadcast for Iran — Starting March 4, 2026
Beginning March 4, 2026, RFPI will launch a daily program in Farsi, broadcasting from 5:00 AM to 5:30 AM UTC on the 15640 kHz frequency.
This new 30-minute program will provide comprehensive coverage of national and regional news. Our goal is to offer the Iranian people clear, reliable, and accessible information on the events and issues that matter most to them.
Stay tuned and spread the word!
Radio for Peace International (RFPI) has set up shop in a small house in Auros, a village in the Gironde region of France, tucked between a pharmacy and a meadow. From this town of just 600 residents, the station broadcasts in Russian via shortwave radio to counter Kremlin propaganda following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Using a simple mixing console, a headset, and a computer, Sylvain Clament produces his own shows three times a week, featuring a mix of news updates and special reports.