{"id":57000,"date":"2023-06-06T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=57000"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:00:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:00:57","slug":"radio-waves-sri-lanka-drm-czech-radio-ham-radio-ops-ready-for-disaster-space-pirates-fm-not-far-behind-am-and-am-hearing-live-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/radio-waves-sri-lanka-drm-czech-radio-ham-radio-ops-ready-for-disaster-space-pirates-fm-not-far-behind-am-and-am-hearing-live-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: Sri Lanka DRM, Czech Radio, Ham Radio Ops Ready for Disaster, Space Pirates, FM Not Far Behind AM, and AM Hearing Live Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57007\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Norelco-Dial-Dark-1-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Welcome to the\u00a0<em>SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> <em>Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Dennis Dura, David Iurescia, John Palmer, Gareth Buxton, and Mangosman for the following tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drm.org\/sri-lankan-broadcaster-goes-drm-following-listeners-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sri Lankan Broadcaster Goes DRM Following Listeners\u2019 Request (DRM Consortium)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The international service of the Sri Lankan Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) recently doubled its Tamil Service airtime to two hours, on 873 kHz AM (medium wave) from Puttalam transmitter. The new schedule is 0130-0330 UTC (7.00 am to 9.00 am IST). This is partly in response to individual efforts of listeners, many in the southern part of India, in Bengaluru. Introducing this change, Colombo International Radio also announced that shortly they are going to use DRM on 1548 kHz! This will be done by is using the old transmitter of Deutsche Welle located in the north of Sri Lanka at Trincomalee. The Sri Lankan public broadcaster has started airing the DRM announcement:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-57000-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/qsl.net\/vu2jos\/CIR_DRM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/qsl.net\/vu2jos\/CIR_DRM.mp3\">https:\/\/qsl.net\/vu2jos\/CIR_DRM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The publicity for the new DRM service is in full swing. See video:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 625px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-57000-1\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4a3560ca-7bd0-4087-b9ae-49b535c3830b.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4a3560ca-7bd0-4087-b9ae-49b535c3830b.mp4\">https:\/\/www.drm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4a3560ca-7bd0-4087-b9ae-49b535c3830b.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/english.radio.cz\/czech-radio-centenary-listeners-send-congratulations-8784196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Czech Radio centenary: Listeners send congratulations (Czech Radio)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>On the occasion of Czech Radio\u2019s centenary, we asked our listeners to let us know where they heard our special programme on that day in order to map Radio Prague International\u2019s broadcast reach today. Here are at least some of the many letters and photos which you have sent us. Thank you to all our loyal fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Jolly<\/strong>, who was listening to our special programme over the internet, wrote from Houston, Texas:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThank you so much for the special program today celebrating your 100 years of radio. If I were not so far away, I would surely visit you on Saturday. It means a lot to me that you continue the tradition of the &#8216;radio magazine&#8217;. Hearing the opera excerpt and other recordings from the past was wonderful!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI love old music and old technology like radio, and I love that you are keeping their spirit alive and new again for today\u2019s world.\u00a0I am so grateful to celebrate your centenary with you from afar.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another listener from the United States is\u00a0<strong>Timothy Marecki<\/strong>, who wrote us from New Port Richey in Florida: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCongratulations\u00a0on the 100th\u00a0anniversary of\u00a0radio broadcasting in your country!\u00a0 I very much enjoyed hearing your special program today via the internet. I have been listening to Radio Prague since 1977, and still have some glossy black and white\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.radio.cz\/radio-pragues-qsl-cards-8701722\">QSL cards<\/a>\u00a0sent out during that time! I listened to your special broadcast via the internet, but usually try to hear it on shortwave relayed by WRMI.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Langley<\/strong>, who has been listening to Radio Prague International since the mid-1960s, also sent a reception report from Florida:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am pleased to report reception of Radio Prague International&#8217;s special broadcast in English celebrating the 100th anniversary of Czech Radio. It was received at a rented house on Grassy Key in the middle of the Florida Keys where I&#8217;m currently on holiday enjoying the sun and warmth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUsually I listen to Radio Prague International at my home in Hanwell, just outside Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the east coast of Canada. I am a professor at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton where I teach and do research in geodesy, precision navigation, and radio physics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBy the way, I first heard Radio Prague International&#8217;s predecessor Radio Prague in 1964 on the SW radio I built from a kit as a teenager.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And this answer came from\u00a0<strong>Larry Szgatti<\/strong>, who lives in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCongratulations on your 100th year anniversary. I have been a loyal listener since 1972. I did listen to your broadcast on May 18 on WRMI from Miami. But nowadays the quality of reception is not very good. I normally listen to the satellite broadcast and podcasts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Kuznetsov<\/strong>\u00a0listened to Radio Prague International\u2019s special programme from Riga, Latvia:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI began to listen to your transmissions in the second part of 80&#8217;s on shortwaves and was Radio Prague Club of Listeners member. I still remember your &#8220;Inter-Program&#8221; easy listening broadcasts on short waves in German, French and English.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI remember Radio Prague closing for one month in April 1990 to break from the past and about plans to move the overseas service from Ceskoslovensky Rozhlas to the foreign ministry. And, of course, I remember Oldrich Cip, who worked in the English section under the name of Peter Skala. Great times! Great heritage!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ranjit Darnal,\u00a0<\/strong>who has been listening to Radio Prague International since 2014, sent his greetings from Syanga, Gandaki in Nepal:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI heartily congratulate Czech Radio team on 100 years\u2019 amazing milestone celebration. Thank you for broadcasting news, culture, history, entertainment and facts. I really enjoyed the archive audios that broadcast on special programme.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And finally,\u00a0<strong>Alan Gale\u00a0<\/strong>sent his best wishes to Czech Radio from Whitworth in the United Kingdom:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don&#8217;t send many reception reports these days, but how could I not do on such a special occasion, so a very happy 100th birthday to your venerable station, and may you be around for at least another 100 years!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRadio Prague was the first international broadcast station that I ever heard,\u00a0thanks to hearing your Interval Signal on Medium Wave back in the early 1970s,\u00a0and this was what made me want to discover more about the world of International broadcasting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOne of the really nice things about\u00a0Shortwave is that you learn so much about other countries, and you also develop\u00a0an affection for them along the way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/may\/27\/ham-radio-emergency-natural-disaster-climate-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No cellphone? No problem! The vintage radio enthusiasts prepping for disaster (The Guardian)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ham radio users, from teenagers to eightysomethings, are ready to communicate in the next crisis \u2013 be it a wildfire, pandemic or \u2018the big one\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Amanda Ulrich in Palm Springs<\/p>\n<p>here\u2019s an ancient fable that Glenn Morrison, a pony-tailed, 75-year-old who lives in the California desert, likes to tell to prove a point. As the lesson goes, one industrious ant readies for winter by stocking up on food and supplies, while an aimless grasshopper wastes time and doesn\u2019t plan ahead. When the cold weather finally arrives, the ant is \u201cfat and happy\u201d, but the grasshopper starves.<\/p>\n<p>In this telling, Morrison is the ant, and those who don\u2019t brace themselves for future emergencies \u2013 they\u2019re the grasshoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Morrison is in the business of being prepared. He\u2019s the president of the Desert Rats (or the Radio Amateur Transmitting Society), a club based in Palm Springs that\u2019s dedicated to everything ham radio.<\/p>\n<p>The old-school technology has been around for more than a century. In lieu of smartphones and laptops, ham radio operators use handheld or larger \u201cbase station\u201d radios to communicate over radio frequencies. The retro devices can range from the size of a walkie-talkie to the heft of a boxy, 20th-century VCR.<\/p>\n<p>Generations after its invention, one of ham radio\u2019s biggest draws for hobbyists is its usefulness in an emergency \u2013 think wildfires, earthquakes or another pandemic. If disaster strikes and internet or cellular networks fail, radio operators could spring into action and help with emergency response communications, and be able to keep in contact with their own networks. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/may\/27\/ham-radio-emergency-natural-disaster-climate-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/spaceport-america-says-it-wont-happen-again?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&amp;utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=C68F37FC-9F92-4EAC-87FB-35A754A3105E&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spaceport America Says It Won\u2019t Happen Again (Radio World)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The launch complex acknowledges the FCC letter about unlicensed FM signals<\/p>\n<p>Spaceport America says those unlicensed FM broadcasts that drew a warning from the FCC won\u2019t be heard again without proper authorization.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported, the commercial launch complex recently received a notice of illegal pirate broadcasting from the commission about a pirate radio station heard on its property last year.<\/p>\n<p>The organization issued a statement from Executive Director Scott McLaughlin: \u201cA past Spaceport America customer used unauthorized frequencies for transmission while operating on-site. The low-power FM system (with a range of only a few miles) will not be in use again at the spaceport without proper authorization.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/spaceport-america-says-it-wont-happen-again?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&amp;utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=C68F37FC-9F92-4EAC-87FB-35A754A3105E&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/columns-and-views\/a-rant-about-radio-from-david-bialik?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&amp;utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=C68F37FC-9F92-4EAC-87FB-35A754A3105E&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Rant About Radio From David Bialik (Radio World)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>AM is in a fast decline, but FM isn\u2019t far behind<\/p>\n<p>The current talk over the water cooler at radio stations is the prediction of the demise of AM, with carmakers removing AM reception from many new vehicles. We hear about station owners choosing to sell their antenna sites because the real-estate value is higher than the short-term value of the broadcast station. High-power stations are diplexing with others and coverage is suffering. AM stations that have FM translators are promoting the FM frequency with no mention of the AM frequency.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast industry is killing AM.<br \/>\nRecently I purchased a new car. Yes, it has HD Radio. Yes, it plays streams while connected to a phone. Here are my observations:<\/p>\n<p>The auto dealership was not knowledgeable about HD Radio. Its staff did not know or care that there are stations in digital.<\/p>\n<p>When they were showing me the car, the radio kept buffering. When I mentioned this to one of the mechanics, he recommended turning off the HD. Yes, analog won. When I was then shown the apps that play streams, we noticed that the analog radio playing music sounded superior to the stream. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/columns-and-views\/a-rant-about-radio-from-david-bialik?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&amp;utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=C68F37FC-9F92-4EAC-87FB-35A754A3105E&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/am-radio-hearing-will-be-held-june-6?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&amp;utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=FB1BD368-CDB0-47C2-8F30-529194889201&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AM Radio Hearing Will Be Held June 6 (Radio World)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>It will be open to the public and streamed live<\/p>\n<p>That House of Representatives subcommittee hearing about AM radio that we\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/house-hearing-will-discuss-am-in-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told you about earlier<\/a>\u00a0will be held on the morning of Tuesday, June 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy and Commerce Committee and its Communications and Technology Subcommittee have given the hearing the title \u201cListen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will be open to the public and streamed online at 10 a.m. (EDT). Find the link to the live stream\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/events\/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-listen-here-why-americans-value-am-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican chairs and senior Democratic members of this committee and subcommittee have all issued comments supportive of AM radio. Bills have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/headlines\/legislation-to-mandate-am-in-cars-is-introduced-in-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced in both houses of Congress<\/a> to make AM radio mandatory. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/am-radio-hearing-will-be-held-june-6?utm_term=61A8488F-378C-452E-8F94-297BD9CB8D3A&amp;utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=FB1BD368-CDB0-47C2-8F30-529194889201&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full article here.<\/a>]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Do you enjoy the SWLing Post?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please consider supporting us via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u%3D7466002%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fswling.com%252Fblog%252F%26utm_medium%3Dwidget&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe7C7aRTKqwuFkU5YIo8XEqPqthw\"><span class=\"il\">Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=TGGFP2XVZDPP2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTGGFP2XVZDPP2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH45maBgVLGpqLmQQvviVKBNMEGUw\"><span class=\"il\">Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Fund<\/span><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Your support makes articles like this one possible. Thank you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33932 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png 434w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Dennis Dura, David Iurescia, John Palmer, Gareth Buxton, and Mangosman for the following tips: Sri Lankan Broadcaster Goes DRM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,56,3781,960,433,3,305,43],"tags":[625,7087,1384,4094,4092,4082,3239],"class_list":["post-57000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-broadcasters","category-fm","category-international-broadcasting","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","tag-am-radio","tag-czech-radio","tag-fm-radio","tag-nostalgia","tag-pirate-radio","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-sri-lanka"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-ePm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23519,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/citing-a-diminishing-audience-us-to-close-iranawila-station-in-sri-lanka\/","url_meta":{"origin":57000,"position":0},"title":"Citing a diminishing audience, US to close Iranawila Station in Sri Lanka","author":"Thomas","date":"January 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: US Embassy in Sri Lanka) The United States values its strong relationship with Sri Lanka and our bilateral partnership over the past 60 years. The Iranawila shortwave station, managed by an independent U.S. agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), is an example of this partnership. The shortwave station\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SriLanka-Map-GoogleEarth.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SriLanka-Map-GoogleEarth.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SriLanka-Map-GoogleEarth.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SriLanka-Map-GoogleEarth.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59087,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/radio-waves-tropical-ktwr-drm-at-bes-and-88-years-of-radio-poland\/","url_meta":{"origin":57000,"position":1},"title":"Radio Waves: Tropical KTWR, DRM at BES, and 88 Years of Radio Poland","author":"Thomas","date":"March 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Alan and\u00a0David Iurescia for the following tips: This Shortwave Station\u2019s Transmitter Site Sits Pretty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Digital Modes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Digital Modes","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/digital-modes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47091,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/radio-waves-media-network-returns-pack-seeks-lasting-control-airtime-on-ex-dw-relay-station-and-kcrw-berlin-signs-off\/","url_meta":{"origin":57000,"position":2},"title":"Radio Waves: Media Network Returns, Pack Seeks Lasting Control, Airtime on ex-DW relay station, and KCRW Berlin Signs Off","author":"Thomas","date":"December 31, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WHKY-AM-Towers-Transmitter-Site.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WHKY-AM-Towers-Transmitter-Site.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WHKY-AM-Towers-Transmitter-Site.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WHKY-AM-Towers-Transmitter-Site.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WHKY-AM-Towers-Transmitter-Site.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10809,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/shortwave-radio-recordings-sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation\/","url_meta":{"origin":57000,"position":3},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation","author":"Thomas","date":"September 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"For your listening pleasure: forty three minutes of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation,\u00a0recorded\u00a0on 11,905 kHz at 01:15 UTC, Sept 11, 2014. Sri Lanka BC is not an easy broadcaster to receive in eastern North America, but band conditions on the 10th and 11th were particularly favorable in the higher bands.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sri Lanka as viewed from the International Space Station (Source: NASA)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sri-Lanka-NASA-1024x505.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sri-Lanka-NASA-1024x505.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sri-Lanka-NASA-1024x505.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54362,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/radio-waves-bbc-centenary-rnz-continues-drm-investment-hurrican-ian-help-from-a-ham-and-philips-353a-restoration\/","url_meta":{"origin":57000,"position":4},"title":"Radio Waves: BBC Centenary, RNZ Continues DRM Investment, Hurrican Ian Help from a Ham, and Philips 353A Restoration,","author":"Thomas","date":"October 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! 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