{"id":2269,"date":"2011-11-26T08:28:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-26T12:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2011-11-26T08:28:47","modified_gmt":"2011-11-26T12:28:47","slug":"11-gb-of-digital-pirate-radio-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/11-gb-of-digital-pirate-radio-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"11 GB+ of digital pirate radio recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(Source: TextFiles.com<\/a> via Radio Survivor<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Since the 1990s, a fellow named Sealord has been recording pirate radio broadcasts coming across shortwave bands. Without authorization, license, or any sort of oversight, all manner of folks have been broadcasting illegal but probably not overly immoral shows out into the air. This collection, which is over 11 gigabytes and counting, has hours and hours of radio broadcasts, crackling with the sound of distant voices shouting over static and electromagnetic corruption. With names like XYZ Digital Pirate, Wolverine Radio, Whispery ID, Thinking Man Radio, The Voice of the Last DJ\u2026. you\u2019re talking some strange and mysterious personalities out there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not only is this collection worth checking out, but the whole of archive.org<\/a> is an amazing collection of similar digital archives. I have listened to some of Sealord’s collection in the past but never recognized the extent of the total anthology. What an amazing service to us in the radio community who believe in the importance of preserving the sounds of the shortwaves.<\/p>\n

On that note, I humbly ask that if you ever record shortwave audio, please consider uploading the uncompressed file to archive.org so that your recording can be shared and properly archived. \u00a0I’ve certainly uploaded many hours of shortwave radio recordings on behalf of SWLing.com (though, nowhere near 11GB and counting!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: TextFiles.com via Radio Survivor) Since the 1990s, a fellow named Sealord has been recording pirate radio broadcasts coming across shortwave bands. Without authorization, license, or any sort of oversight, all manner of folks have been broadcasting illegal but probably not overly immoral shows out into the air. 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