{"id":5800,"date":"2013-05-27T07:49:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T11:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=5800"},"modified":"2013-05-27T07:49:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T11:49:39","slug":"check-out-the-afrts-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/check-out-the-afrts-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out the AFRTS Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/afrtsarchive.blogspot.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-6589\" alt=\"AFRTS\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AFRTS-227x300.png\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AFRTS-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AFRTS-75x100.png 75w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AFRTS.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>Many shortwave listeners are familiar with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS); <a title=\"Searching for a shortwave station with variety? Try the American Forces Network!\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/searching-for-a-shortwave-station-with-variety-try-the-american-forces-network\/\">we&#8217;ve mentioned them before<\/a> and the wide variety of programming they offer via several transmission sites.<\/p>\n<p>I recently discovered the <a title=\"AFRTS Archive\" href=\"http:\/\/afrtsarchive.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AFRTS Archive<\/a>, an excellent blog that posts archived audio and memories from the AFRTS. The AFRTS Archive is actively updated and chock-full of nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Memorial Day here in the States and found this a fitting time to dig through <a title=\"AFRTS Archive\" href=\"http:\/\/afrtsarchive.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the AFRTS Archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Of course, you can still listen to the AFRTS on shortwave&#8211;here are the frequencies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFN\/AFRTS Shortwave Frequencies (note: all broadcasts are in USB)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diego Garcia:\n<ul>\n<li>12,579\u00a0kHz daytime<\/li>\n<li>4,319\u00a0kHz nighttime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Guam:\n<ul>\n<li>13,362\u00a0kHz daytime<\/li>\n<li>5,765\u00a0kHz nighttime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many shortwave listeners are familiar with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS); we&#8217;ve mentioned them before and the wide variety of programming they offer via several transmission sites. I recently discovered the AFRTS Archive, an excellent blog that posts archived audio and memories from the AFRTS. The AFRTS Archive is actively updated and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[8,305,288,43],"tags":[1078,1081,1738,1084,1077],"class_list":["post-5800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-shortwave-radio","tag-afn","tag-afrts","tag-afrts-archive","tag-afrts-shortwave-frequencies","tag-american-forces-network-afn"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-1vy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4487,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/afn-afrts-drops-key-west-transmitters\/","url_meta":{"origin":5800,"position":0},"title":"AFN (AFRTS) drops Key West transmitters","author":"Thomas","date":"September 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Due to budget cuts, the American Forces Network (AFRTS) has decommissioned their Key West, Florida SW frequencies of: 5446, 7811, 12133 kHz Since the Navy provides the shortwave service as a supplementary or backup\u00a0service for their ships that don't have the Navy's Direct-to-Sailor (DTS) capability, I'm not terribly surprised they're\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\/2012\/04\/AFN-AmericanForcesNetwork.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":33600,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/afrts-thousands-of-hours-of-roger-carroll-shows-now-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":5800,"position":1},"title":"AFRTS: Thousands of hours of Roger Carroll shows now online","author":"Thomas","date":"August 17, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio World via Richard Langley) Beginning in the early 1940s and for more than 50 years, the U.S. armed services produced long-form radio programs on vinyl disc to broadcast to troops overseas. 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When I tuned in the signal I heard National Public Radio (NPR), a largely\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\/2012\/04\/AFN-AmericanForcesNetwork.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15495,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/afvn-the-gis-companion-a-tribute-to-our-vietnam-veterans\/","url_meta":{"origin":5800,"position":3},"title":"AFVN: The GI&#8217;s Companion &#8212; A Tribute To Our Vietnam Veterans","author":"Thomas","date":"November 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley for the following guest post: AFVN: The GI's Companion -- A Tribute To Our Vietnam Veterans Radio station WEBY on 1330 kHz in Milton, Florida (near Pensacola and Elgin Air Force Base), has produced a 10-hour documentary on the American Forces Vietnam\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"AFRTS_QSL-001","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AFRTS_QSL-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AFRTS_QSL-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AFRTS_QSL-001.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AFRTS_QSL-001.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7978,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/jonathan-marks-remembers-the-opening-of-the-bbc-seychelles-relay-site\/","url_meta":{"origin":5800,"position":4},"title":"Jonathan Marks remembers the opening of the BBC Seychelles relay site","author":"Thomas","date":"November 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to the announcement of the closure of the BBC Seychelles relay, Jonathan Marks writes: \"You might like to revisit this old Media Network when we spoke about the opening of the Seychelles site. http:\/\/jonathanmarks.libsyn.com\/mn-29-09-1988-blackpool-offshore-radio-\" Jonathan, I'm glad you shared this recording as it's also chock-full of radio nostalgia:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jonathan Marks","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/JonathanMarks1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11547,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/thank-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":5800,"position":5},"title":"Thank you&#8230;!","author":"Thomas","date":"November 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Today is Thanksgiving Day in the US,\u00a0my favorite holiday of the year. 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