Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Rádio Nanduti broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Paraguay vs Germany: Reporter from Paraguayan Rádio Ñanduti comments on the public celebration after Paraguay’s victory over Germany: “The Guarani lion ate the German shepherd!”
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following article. Carlos writes:
To record my radio listening sessions, I usually use a Sony digital recorder, model ICD-PX240. However, last week I purchased another beauty—this time a Panasonic microcassette recorder, model RN-305, manufactured in Japan in 2000.
I decided to test it out, and here are the results. The listening sessions were conducted in Porto Alegre using XHDATA D808 and Ecopower EP-F23B receivers.
June 25, 2026
NHK, 11800 kHz (in Japanese)
7.2 quake hits Aomori and Iwate prefectures. Typhoon No.7 approaching Okinawa, No. 8 approaching Izu Islands.
BBC, 15400 kHz (in English)
Earthquake in Venezuela, Spain and France offering rescue workers.
US Secretary of State assured Gulf allies the Strait of Hormuz will stay open as Iran threatens transit fees.
Former Israeli leaders threatened legal action over alleged Jewish terrorism in the occupied West Bank.
June 26, 2026
BBC, 15400 kHz (in English)
Earthquake in Venezuela, more than 900 people are now known to have died in two earthquakes. The U. N. says 50,000 people are missing.
The U.S. announced a framework to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
John Bolton pleaded guilty to one charge of mishandling information.
A state of emergency was declared in Crimea.
Extreme heatwave in Europe, Germany recorded temperatures above 41°C on Friday, in France, festivals, street parties and Paris Pride were canceled, while alcohol sales were restricted in Paris, in the Netherlands, electric bus charging failures disrupted public transport.
Paris suspended flights to and from Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, after a passenger tested positive for Ebola.
Civil unrest in Tanzania.
D.R. Congo sued Rwanda at the International Court of Justice over alleged atrocities.
Earthquake in Venezuela: Full coverage.
Lebanon and Israel reached a U.S.-brokered deal for Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
Radio Exterior de España, 17715 kHz (in Arabic)
Venezuela was struck by two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.3 according to the U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday. Collapsed buildings and several damaged structures were observed in the capital, Caracas. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez reported in an initial tally that the two earthquakes resulted in 32 deaths and 700 injuries. State of emergency was declared after the two earthquakes, which were followed by approximately 20 aftershocks. The earthquakes caused further damage, including building collapses and the closure of Simón Bolívar International Airport. The state of La Guaira was the most affected and was declared a disaster area, as explained by Acting President Delcy Rodriguez.
Vatican Radio, 11870 kHz (in English)
Africa News Panorama: Ebola outbreak in D.R. Congo, more that 1100 cases with 300 deaths.
Anti-immigrant rallies in South Africa.
Rescue workers are working in the rubble of a three-story building that collapsed in Nigeria.
Radio 2, 1230 kHz AM (in Spanish)
Venezuela increased to 920 the dead and there are at least 3360 injured in the latest reports of the Ministry of Health after the earthquakes of Wednesday. In addition to 50.000 people who remain missing.
A reader, Michael, recently shared a new online resource he created for the shortwave listening community called HQ Shortwave Radio: https://hqshortwaveradio.com
According to Michael, the site lets users enter a frequency and uses AI to help identify what’s currently on the air. It also incorporates current broadcast schedules, propagation information, station listings, maps, and a variety of other tools designed to help listeners explore the bands.
I’m traveling, so I haven’t had an opportunity to put it through its paces and can’t offer an evaluation. That said, while I’m generally not a fan of AI-generated writing, YouTube videos, or artwork, I do think AI can be a genuinely useful tool for organizing, searching, and presenting complex datasets. This seems like an interesting application of that idea, and I’m curious to hear how well it works in practice.
If you give it a try, please share your impressions in the comments. I’m sure Michael would appreciate constructive feedback from fellow SWLing Post readers.
Droitwich Transmitter Site (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares this BBC article about the end of an era in British broadcasting: the BBC has permanently switched off its longwave Radio 4 service after nearly a century on the air. The closure marks the end of longwave broadcasting in the UK, with the historic 198 kHz transmitters at Droitwich, Westerglen, and Burghead now falling silent after decades of service.
For many radio enthusiasts, this represents far more than the retirement of an aging transmission system—it is the closing chapter of one of broadcasting’s most iconic services, one that carried everything from the Shipping Forecast to Test Match Special and reached listeners across the British Isles and beyond.
Click here to read the article.
Many thanks as well to SWLing Post contributor Andy Wang, who shares this off-air recording capturing the final hours of the BBC’s longwave service before the transmitters went silent:
Many thanks to SWling Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes:
Thomas,
My local charity shop received a donation recently in the form of a Grundig Elite Boy 500.
It’s in working order, although the volume control needed some Deoxit D5 to solve some bad scratching. Good cosmetic condition and works across all the bands.
Here’s a YouTube video I made of it in action:
Mark
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gérard Koopal, who writes:
Dear Thomas,
Just to let you know that Radio “De vliegende Hollander” will transmit on August 14th at 1800 UTC on 1467 kHz. from Roumoules in France with 500 kW.
Radio “De vliegende Hollander” is a LPAM-station from Meppel, the Netherlands.
I realize that this info will be more for Europeans but I hope that Roumoules reaches beyond the targeted area.
Gérard Koopal
Almere,
The Netherlands
Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here’s what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the ionosphere this week.
On Wednesday June 24th at 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you Skybird Jams. The show is entitled “Music to increase your attention span” with DJ Frederick, in other words, extended tunes and ‘jam bands’ on your shortwave dial. Tune in and enjoy the sound of Skybird Jams.
While on Saturday 27th June at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 28th June at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz we have WMMR (Mystery Mix Radio) where we have a theme that you, the listener tries to guess what it is from the tunes played. There will be no clues apart from the music.
On Wednesday 1st July 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz on WRMI we have WHFM – Herman’s Radio and Record Room. This is another show in a series of programmes recorded by DJ Frederick Moe in memory of his father Herman (1919-2001) and features 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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