Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the Voice of Turkey (June 30, 2025)

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:

Khamenei: US attacks against Iran “did not achieve significant results”, Voice of Turkey

Part of Voice of Turkey’s news bulletin (in Spanish), listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on a Tecsun R1012 receiver.

El líder supremo de Irán, Ali Khamenei, acusó al presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de exagerar el éxito de los recientes ataques militares estadounidenses contra instalaciones nucleares iraníes, afirmándose que no lograron resultados significativos. Trump declaró a Fox News que los ataques destruyeron la capacidad nuclear de Irán…

(Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused US President Donald Trump of exaggerating the success of recent US military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, claiming they failed to achieve significant results. Trump told Fox News that the strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability…)

Click here to view on YouTube.

Alan Roe’s A-25 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 3.0)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-25 (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-25 v3.0 (PDF)

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.

Radio Martí Returns to the Airwaves: June 27, 2025

Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in North Carolina

One of my trusted sources at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has confirmed that Radio Martí resumed broadcasting today via the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in Greenville, North Carolina.

Broadcasts officially resumed at 12:00 EDT / 16:00 UTC on June 27, 2025. SWLing Post community members have confirmed reception on 11860 kHz and 13605 kHz.

This marks a significant development following the temporary suspension of transmissions earlier this year. I’ll post updates as more details become available.

— Thomas

FEBA, Then and Now

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes:

It seems that fewer shortwave broadcasters utilize an interval signal these days. However, of the ones that do, at least a couple seem to have stood the test of time, going back over 50 years. The bellbird from Radio New Zealand comes to mind, and then FEBA, once broadcasting from the Seychelles Islands, and now airing programs from different transmitter sites, continues to use “What a Friend We have in Jesus”.

Listen to this signature tune here:

FEBA Seychelles recorded February 22, 1973 around 1800 UTC on 11955 kHz, as heard in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada:

FEBA radio via transmitter at Al-Dhabbiyah, UAE (using SDR at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) recorded June 24, 2025 signing off at 0230 UTC on 9540 kHz:

Can you think of any others?

73

Dan Greenall,

RTI Live Test Broadcasts in German on Saturday, June 28, 2025

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following note:

After this news:
https://swling.com/blog/2025/06/rti-live-test-broadcasts-in-french-on-sunday-june-29-2025/ 

[We have this] similar news for the Deutsch service transmissions from Tamsui, Taïwan!  See below:


Dear listeners,

Radio Taiwan International is once again planning broadcasts of its German-language program from the Tamsui transmission site this year.

For this purpose, RTI will air 10-minute test transmissions on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the following times and frequencies:

Test Transmissions: Saturday, June 28, 2025
(Times listed in UTC / CEST = UTC+2)

    • 15145 kHz (17:00–17:10 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:15–17:25 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:30–17:40 UTC)
    • 9550 kHz (17:45–17:55 UTC)

We kindly ask you to monitor these test transmissions and send your reception reports to RTI:
Email: [email protected]

From the above frequencies, two will be selected for the live broadcasts.

Official Broadcast Dates:
(Each broadcast will consist of half an hour on one frequency from 17:00–17:30 UTC, and half an hour on a second frequency from 17:30–18:00 UTC.)

    • July 4 (Friday), July 5 (Saturday), July 6 (Sunday)
    • July 11 (Friday), July 12 (Saturday), July 13 (Sunday)
    • July 18 (Friday), July 19 (Saturday), July 20 (Sunday)
    • July 25 (Friday), July 26 (Saturday), July 27 (Sunday)

More information and announcements:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de/informationlist?uid=15

Our new website:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de

With best regards,
Your RTI Editorial Team
? [email protected]

Original German version:

Liebe Hörerinnen und Hörer,

Radio Taiwan International plant auch in diesem Jahr wieder Ausstrahlungen des deutschsprachigen Programms von der Sendeanlage in Tamsui.

RTI strahlt dafür am Samstag, 28. Juni, jeweils 10-minütige Testsendungen zu folgenden Zeiten auf folgenden Frequenzen aus:

Testsendungen: am 28. Juni 2025 (Samstag)
Zeitangaben in UTC (MESZ=UTC+2)

    • 15145 kHz (17:00-17:10 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:15-17:25 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:30-17:40 UTC)
    • 9550 kHz (17:45-17:55 UTC)

Wir bitten Sie, die Testsendungen zu beobachten und RTI Ihre Empfangsbeobachtungen mitzuteilen: E-Mail: [email protected]

Aus den oben genannten Frequenzen werden 2 Frequenzen für die Direktausstrahlungen ausgewählt.

Offizielle Sendetermine:

(Eine halbe Stunde auf einer Frequenz von 17:00-17:30 Uhr UTC, eine halbe Stunde auf der zweiten Frequenz von 17:30-18:00 Uhr UTC):

    • 04.07. (Freitag), 05.07. (Samstag), 06.07. (Sonntag)
    • 11.07. (Freitag), 12.07. (Samstag), 13.07. (Sonntag)
    • 18.07. (Freitag), 19.07. (Samstag), 20.07. (Sonntag)
    • 25.07. (Freitag), 26.07. (Samstag), 27.07. (Sonntag)

Weitere Informationen und Ankündigen:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de/informationlist?uid=15

Unsere neue Internetadresse ist:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Ihre RTI-Redaktion
[email protected]

RTI Live Test Broadcasts in French on Sunday, June 29, 2025

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following news from Radio Taiwan International’s French language service. Please note that the English translation is followed by the original notice in French:

Dear listeners,

The French Service of Radio Taiwan International is pleased to inform you that during the month of August 2025, we will be broadcasting live from the Tamsui transmission center, located in northern Taiwan, to Europe and North Africa.

To best prepare for this French-language radio event, a test transmission will be carried out on Sunday, June 29, via shortwave, at the following times and frequencies:

    • Frequency 15145 kHz (325°), 17:00–17:10 UTC
    • Frequency 11995 kHz (325°), 17:15–17:25 UTC
    • Frequency 11995 kHz (325°), 17:30–17:40 UTC
    • Frequency 9550 kHz (315°), 17:45–17:55 UTC

Your reception reports for these 10-minute test segments will help us identify the two optimal frequencies for the 30-minute “Live from Tamsui” broadcast in August—so we can ensure the best possible listening conditions.

This French-language broadcast will air on shortwave every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from August 1 to August 31. Frequencies and times will be announced following the June 29 test transmission.

Thank you for your valued participation!

A special QSL card is being produced for all reception reports sent to the French Service—both for the test broadcast and for the August transmissions. You can send reports by postal mail or email.

Thank you for listening and for your continued support.

Kind regards,
French Service, RTI
https://www.rti.org.tw/fr/index
[email protected]

Original message in French:

Chers auditeurs,

Le service français de Radio Taïwan International est heureux de vous informer que durant le mois d’août 2025, nous procéderons 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 préparer au mieux cette activité radiophonique en français, une diffusion-test sera effectuée le dimanche 29 juin en ondes courtes, aux horaires et fréquences suivants :

    • Fréquence 15145 kHz (325°), 17h00-17h10, temps universel
    • Fréquence 11995 kHz (325°), 17h15-17h25, temps universel
    • Fréquence 11995 kHz (325°), 17h30-17h40, temps universel
    • Fréquence 9550 kHz (315°), 17h45-17h55, temps universel

Vos rapports d’écoute sur ces tests par segments de 10 minutes nous aideront à identifier les deux fréquences optimales pour la diffusion du mois d’août « en direct de Tamsui » de 30 minutes dans les meilleures conditions d’écoute possible.

Le programme de cette activité radiophonique en français sera diffusé en Ondes Courtes tous les vendredis, samedis et dimanches du 1er août au 31 août. Les fréquences et horaires vous seront communiqués après la diffusion-test du 29 juin.

Merci de votre contribution appréciée !

Une carte QSL spéciale est réalisée pour tous les rapports d’écoute que vous nous adresserez par courrier, courriel au service français, aussi bien pour la diffusion test que lors de la diffusion du mois d’août prochain.

Merci de votre écoute et de votre fidélité.

Cordialement,

Service français, Rti

https://www.rti.org.tw/fr/index

[email protected]