Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report.
Carlos notes:
NHK: 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
by Dan Greenall
Back in the 1970’s, All India Radio (also called Akashvani) had no programs beamed to North America. Perhaps, partly because of this, it took me nearly a year and a half of DXing to finally hear them from my listening post in southern Ontario, Canada. I used to think their evening transmission to the UK and Western Europe on 9912 at 1945 hours UTC would be my best bet, but as it turns out, I had better luck at 1330 UTC when their target area was Southeast Asia. This was part of their General Overseas Service in English, and their schedule from the 1975 World Radio TV Handbook is attached.
Here is a recording of the station circa 1971, beginning with their interval signal.
Fast forward 55 years to September 1, 2026. English language programs from All India Radio now seem to be quite scarce. There are only one or two daily news bulletins in English, each roughly 15 minutes in length. Many of their broadcasts are aired via powerful transmitters in Bengaluru (Bangalore) in southern India.
This first recording was made using a remote SDR near Perth, Australia, on September 1, 2026, on 15410 kHz beginning around 0243 hours UTC. At about the 2:11 mark of the recording, they switch into English with the announcement: “Akashvani presents morning news.”
In the second recording, made September 9, a strong signal was noted on 15260 kHz at 0130 hours UTC, while tuning on a KiwiSDR in Bandung, Indonesia. The familiar interval signal of All India Radio is heard beginning at the 1:25 mark followed by sign on in Indonesian.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report.
Carlos notes:
NHK: Extremely heavy rain in Shikoku and Tokai regions; risk of linear precipitation zones in various areas.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:
Due to an unexpected logistical issue, we are postponing our Eddy Gaytan episode until October. This month, we will instead present a Cuban dance party with a few of Cuba’s lesser-known (outside of Cuba) but wonderful charanga orchestras.
Friday, September 11, 2026, 9670 kHz, 1800 CEST (1600 UTC), repeat on 3955 kHz at 2400 CEST (2200 UTC)
All on Radio Channel 292 from Germany.
In addition to terrestrial listening, we do accept reception reports using remote SDRs, provided both your own physical location and the location of the SDR are included. EQSLs are only accepted for either.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report.
Carlos notes:
NHK: Car submerged in underpass in Iwaki City, Fukushima; woman in her 60s dies.
Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s the Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave listening pleasure.
On WRMI on Wednesday 9th September 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you another crazy episode of Radio Ace. This just might be the strangest instalment yet … tune in to hear some cool & strange tunes and guest host Grandpa turns into a cat.
Later that day at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you The Skybird Lounge. Retire with us to the lounge for some retro listening pleasure. There will be idle chatter and designated drivers, so come on in & listen to the music. No cover charge!
At the weekend on Saturday 12th September at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 13th September at 1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz via Shortwave Gold, we bring you the The Shortwave Music Library.
Library cards at the ready as Head Librarian DJ Frederick goes through the archives and databases and picks out some wonderful tunes to air on this hour long show. Tune in for a great selection from our vast catalogue.
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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I just received a message from our friends at XHDATA, and they’ve prepared a discount code for their D-228 portable receiver that they asked me to pass along to SWLing Post readers.
From now through September 20, 2026, you can take 40% off the D-228 using the promo code below:
At sixteen dollars, the D-228 falls squarely into “impulse buy” territory—handy as a backup travel radio or a spare to keep in the field bag. I haven’t posted a full write-up on this model yet, but when I’ve had a proper chance to put it on the air, I’ll share my thoughts here.
Full disclosure: this discount was provided to us by XHDATA, which is a proud sponsor of the SWLing Post.
Many thanks to our friends at XHDATA for supporting the SWLing Post!