Radio 567 | The SWLing Post

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

Hi Thomas
Update to my post in February: https://swling.com/blog/2026/02/music-on-shortwave-from-down-under/

The low-powered Australian, Radio 567 from Wee Waa, NSW, seems to be back on the air after several months’ absence.

I heard them with a good signal on April 22, 2026, beginning around 4970 kHz at 1717 UTC tune-in, using Kiwi SDR’s in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. The signal was even audible using the Kiwi in Perth, Western Australia.

Their format is oldies music from the !950’s, 60’s and 70’s, and here is a recording I made where they play a few commercials and give a station ID.

Here is another recording made tonight, April 24, 2026 at 0018 UTC on 4970 kHz. Huge signal on the VK3SOL SDR in Strathbogie, Victoria.

The station has an online presence here: https://radio567.com.au/

by Dan Greenall

Sometimes, while I’m puttering around at my desk, I like to listen to some music on the radio without the chatter of commercials and other talk interruptions. Now, in the dead of winter here in Canada, I often find myself looking for stations in warmer climates to help “escape” from all the bitter cold, ice, and snow. A few of these are low-powered stations in Australia, and can be accessed via SDR reception or even online. They are heavy on the music with less talk/announcements, and any of them would be a great DX catch outside of Australia and New Zealand.

Bay Islands Radio, Russell Island (near Brisbane), Queensland

5045 kHz shortwave or 88 MHz FM on the air 24/7

They advertise Monday to Friday 70’s-90’s remixes and pub rock weekends with old school rock.

Here are two recordings made recently using the VK4KY SDR:

They also stream online here: https://www.bayislandsradio.com.au/

Domestic Shortwave Australia VL8K, near Bendigo, Victoria

4835 kHz (24/7) and 2310 kHz (local night time) shortwave.

This is a low powered station owned and operated by VK3ASE, Dave, from a rural property near Bendigo, Victoria. It has been on the air since 2022 offering random, generally pre-recorded programs of music such as the Swingin’ 60’s with Paul Peters that I happened across one weekend. Good reception can be had through the use of various SDR’s located in Victoria or neighbouring South Australia, though I have heard them on some in New Zealand and Perth (Western Australia) at times putting in a respectable signal. Actual station ID’s are brief and seem to be aired sporadically in the middle of a musical selection. Examples of this can be heard in the two attached recordings.

Recording #1 (April 18, 2025)

“You are listening to VL8K Domestic Shortwave Australia on 4835 or 2310 kilohertz.” Listen around the 3:17 mark: