Category Archives: Shortwave Radio

Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2026: Tune in Sunday, June 21, 2026

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Each year, we look forward to one of the most unique traditions in the world of shortwave radio: the BBC’s Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast—a special program beamed to a handful of overwintering scientists and support staff at British Antarctic research stations.

Halley VI: The British Antarctic Survey’s new base (Source: British Antarctic Survey)

SWLing Post readers around the globe regularly tune in and make off-air recordings of this remarkable broadcast, sharing reception reports and recordings from every corner of the planet. It’s one of our favorite annual traditions!

Time and Frequencies

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Langley, who shares the following information via the bdxc-news and Alan Pennington:

Thanks to Dave Porter, who has confirmed these three shortwave frequencies for the annual BBC Antarctic midwinter broadcast (2130-2200 UTC Sunday 21st June):

    • 9460 kHz from Woofferton.
    • 9510 kHz from Ascension
    • 12070 kHz from Woofferton

Also on DAB in UK at 2130 UTC (2230 BST).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9bnv

As always, we’ll post an article here on Sunday as the broadcast begins, where you can share your own reception reports, audio clips, and impressions in the comments section—just as we’ve done in years past.

Happy DXing, and let’s celebrate midwinter together—wherever you are in the world!

There’s something in the (w)air

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Hi to all the SWLing Post community. Here’s news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the airwaves this weekend.

On Saturday 20th June at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and again on Sunday 21st June at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold we bring you the sound of WAIR – Always Independent Radio.

This episode is air based, so we’re talking songs about winged travel, windmills (of your mind) and possibly leaves falling off trees. We won’t be playing songs that feature words that have the “air” sound in them like chair, stair and hair but then again we may. Tune in and enjoy the sound of some breezy based shortwave radio this weekend!

And on Wednesday 24th June at 1800 UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz we bring you Skybird Jams. It’s “Music to increase your attention span” with DJ Frederick, in other words extended tunes in all genres (and yes, ‘jam bands’).

Also on Wednesday 24th June 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz on WRMI we have WHFM – Herman’s Radio and Record Room. This is the fourth in a series of programmes recorded by DJ Frederick Moe in memory of his father Herman (1919-2001) and feature mid-century sounds including country, jazz, folk and easy listening.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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RTI Test Broadcast on Sunday, June 21, 2026

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following announcement from Radio Taiwane International’s French Language service (first the English translation, then the original in French):

Dear Listener,

The French Service would like to inform you that during August 2026 (August 7–30), Radio Taiwan International (RTI) will broadcast directly from its Tamsui transmission site in northern Taiwan to Europe and North Africa.

To determine the most suitable frequencies, we will conduct a test broadcast on Sunday, June 21. The frequencies and schedule are as follows:

15145 kHz — 1700–1710 UTC
11995 kHz — 1715–1725 UTC
11995 kHz — 1730–1740 UTC
9545 kHz — 1745–1755 UTC

The two frequencies that provide the best reception will be selected for the August broadcasts.

A special QSL card will be sent to listeners who submit reception reports. Reports may be sent by email to the French Service or via the radio’s online reception report form.

Thank you for listening and for your continued support.

French Service
Radio Taiwan International

Original message in French:

Chère auditrice, cher auditeur,

Le service français vous informe que durant le mois d’août 2026 (du 7 au 30 août), Rti procèdera à une diffusion directe depuis le centre de transmission de Tamsui, dans le nord de Taïwan, vers l’Europe et l’Afrique du nord.

Afin de chosir les fréquences les plus appropriées, nous prévoyons un essai de diffusion le dimanche 21 juin. Voici les fréquences et horaires de cette diffusion :

Fréquence 15145 kHz, 17h00-17h10, temps universel

Fréquence 11995 kHz, 17h15-17h25, temps universel

Fréquence 11995kHz, 17h30-17h40, temps universel

Fréquence 9545 kHz, 17h45-17h55, temps universel

Les deux fréquences les plus appropriées seront retenues pour cette diffusion estivale.

Une carte QSL spéciale vous sera envoyée pour confirmer vos rapports d’écoute que vous pouvez nous adresser par courriel au service français ou via le formulaire en ligne de la radio.

Merci de votre écoute et de votre fidélité.

Service français

Radio Taiwan International

Immediate Frequency Change for VORW Radio International’s broadcast to East Asia

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Dear Listeners,

Due to significant interference which has emerged from a neighboring station – causing reception issues for the existing broadcast on 9705 kHz, I have made the decision to immediately change frequencies in order to resolve this issue.

This one-time newsletter is being sent in order to inform listeners of this change.

Effective immediately, the transmission to East Asia will now be heard on 9740 kHz (9.740 MHz) instead of 9705 kHz.

The Transmitter power, broadcast time and target area remain exactly the same – this change is being made solely to manage the issue of interference, to ensure clear reception to listeners in the target area and beyond!

Here is the updated broadcast schedule:

Thursdays 0900 UTC – 9740 kHz – Paochung 300 kW – East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific, the Americas

Each program is 1 hour in length and the aim of this radio show is to provide good music and commentary to listeners worldwide. Oftentimes, listener music requests are taken and played – and all are invited to participate.

Reception reports (which will be verified with an E-QSL) and additional feedback are most welcome at [email protected]

Thank you for your patience, understanding and reception feedback – which informed me of this reception issue and allowed me to resolve it promptly!

John Jurasek
VORW Radio International.

 

Alan Roe’s A-26 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 3.0)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-26 (version 3.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download.

Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-26 v3.0 (PDF)

Alan has also created at-a-glance, single-page PDF programme grids for BBC World Service, CGTN Radio, Radio Romania International, Voice of Turkey, and Radio Taiwan International — all updated for the A-26 broadcast season. If you’d like to download these, visit Alan’s Box account here: 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.

CHU Closure on June 22, 2026

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares the following article from Radio World about the impending shutdown of Canada’s iconic CHU shortwave time station.

We’ve covered CHU’s imminent closure several times here on the SWLing Post, but this Radio World piece provides a particularly nice overview of the station’s history, purpose, and enduring significance to the radio community. It’s well worth a read, especially if CHU has ever been one of those familiar signals on your dial.

Read the article here:
https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/canadas-chu-shortwave-time-station-to-be-silenced

Downbeat, country music and a record room

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Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here’s news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to those shortwave bands this week.

We have the fourth programme in the Downbeat on Shortwave series via Shortwave Gold, where guest DJs Jesse Yuen and One Deck Pete bring you two 15-minute downtempo mixes each over the hour-long show. Expect some ambient, dub and downtempo vibes to wind down to at the weekend. The schedule for the show is on Saturday 13th June at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 14th June at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz. Listening while horizontal is an option.

On Wednesday June 17th at 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz we bring you the repeat of last week’s Skybird Folk & Country Radio. If you’re into both those genres you are going to love this show if you didn’t catch it last week

Also on Wednesday 17th June 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz on WRMI we have WHFM – Herman’s Radio and Record Room. This is the third in a series of programmes recorded by DJ Frederick Moe in memory of his father Herman (1919-2001) and feature mid-century sounds including country, jazz, folk and easy listening.

For more information on all our shows, please write to us at [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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