{"id":63219,"date":"2025-06-19T07:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=63219"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:25:06","slug":"antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-2025-70th-anniversary-edition-tune-in-saturday-june-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-2025-70th-anniversary-edition-tune-in-saturday-june-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2025 \u2013 70th Anniversary Edition: Tune in Saturday, June 21, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13662\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>Each year, we look forward to one of the most unique traditions in the world of shortwave radio: the BBC\u2019s Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast\u2014a special program beamed to a handful of overwintering scientists and support staff at British Antarctic research stations.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 70th anniversary of the broadcast, and it promises to be a particularly memorable one. Hosted by Cerys Matthews, the program features personal messages from friends and family back home, as well as music requests from those wintering in Antarctica.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6744\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/halleyvi_antony_dubber_bas-Antarctica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6744\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6744\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/halleyvi_antony_dubber_bas-Antarctica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/halleyvi_antony_dubber_bas-Antarctica.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/halleyvi_antony_dubber_bas-Antarctica-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/halleyvi_antony_dubber_bas-Antarctica-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halley VI: The British Antarctic Survey&#8217;s new base (Source: British Antarctic Survey)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>SWLing Post<\/em> readers around the globe regularly tune in and make off-air recordings of this remarkable broadcast, sharing reception reports and recordings from every corner of the planet. It\u2019s one of our favorite annual traditions!<\/p>\n<p><em>SWling Post<\/em> contributor Richard Langley, noted that a test broadcast last Saturday (20:30 UTC) used the following frequencies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5960 kHz \u2013 UAE<\/li>\n<li>9575 kHz \u2013 Ascension<\/li>\n<li>13810 kHz \u2013 Woofferton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UPDATE (19 June 2025) &#8211; Richard adds the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">According to the British DX Club:<br \/>\n<strong>\u201cSaturday 21 June 2025: at 1832-1900 and 2130-2200 UTC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>BBC World Service annual mid-winter broadcast to Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey staff working at UK bases on Antarctica\u2019s midwinter\u2019s day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Shortwave schedule 2130-2200 UTC on 5960 UAE, 9575 Ascension Island, 12065 Woofferton (UK), 13810 Woofferton (UK).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>A slightly shorter version will be carried the same day from 1832-1900 UTC on BBC World Service English streams online as well as via DAB in the UK.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frequencies will likely be posted on this page for the official broadcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3ct7zyv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3ct7zyv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Tecsun-PL-660-BBC-Antarctic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10002\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Tecsun-PL-660-BBC-Antarctic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Tecsun-PL-660-BBC-Antarctic.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Tecsun-PL-660-BBC-Antarctic-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Tecsun-PL-660-BBC-Antarctic-100x79.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>As always, we\u2019ll post an article here on Saturday as the broadcast begins, where you can share your own reception reports, audio clips, and impressions in the comments section\u2014just as we\u2019ve done in years past.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned\u2014once the official frequencies are confirmed, we\u2019ll post them here as well.<\/p>\n<p>Happy DXing, and let\u2019s celebrate midwinter together\u2014wherever you are in the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, we look forward to one of the most unique traditions in the world of shortwave radio: the BBC\u2019s Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast\u2014a special program beamed to a handful of overwintering scientists and support staff at British Antarctic research stations. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the broadcast, and it promises to be a [&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":[5935,3,651,43],"tags":[10842,3892,419,1998],"class_list":["post-63219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dx","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-2025-antarctic-bbc-midwinter-broadcast","tag-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast","tag-antarctica","tag-british-antarctic-survey-team"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-grF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63258,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/please-share-your-recording-of-the-70th-anniversary-bbc-midwinter-broadcast-to-antarctica-here\/","url_meta":{"origin":63219,"position":0},"title":"Please share your recording of the 70th Anniversary BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica here!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In the comments section of this post, I'd like you to share your recording of the 2025 BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica! Time and frequencies Our intrepid contributor, Richard Langley, reports the following message from the British DX Club: Shortwave schedule 2130-2200 UTC on 5960 UAE, 9575 Ascension Island, 12065\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43861,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/british-antarctic-survey-annual-midwinter-broadcast-test-today-june-14-2020-at-2130-utc\/","url_meta":{"origin":63219,"position":1},"title":"British Antarctic Survey Annual Midwinter Broadcast test today (June 14, 2020) at 2130 UTC","author":"Thomas","date":"June 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to the British DX Club who shares the following information about a BBC Midwinter Broadcast test being held later today: The annual 30-minute Midwinter broadcast to British Antarctic Survey staff in Antarctica is scheduled by BBC WS for Sunday 21st June. Ahead of this, two frequencies will be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38277,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/reminder-help-record-the-2019-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":63219,"position":2},"title":"Reminder: Help record the 2019 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today","author":"Thomas","date":"June 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the scientists and support staff in the\u00a0British Antarctic Survey Team.\u00a0The BBC plays\u00a0music requests and sends special messages to the small team of 40+ located at various Antarctic research stations.\u00a0Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57060,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/june-21-2023-the-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-from-the-bbc\/","url_meta":{"origin":63219,"position":3},"title":"June 21, 2023: The Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast from the BBC","author":"Thomas","date":"June 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that time of year again! Time to tune into one of the most unique broadcasts transmitted by the BBC World Service: the Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica. If you have confirmed the 2023 frequency details, please share them in the comments. (Source: BBC Media Centre) Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast The Antarctic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19403,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/today-test-transmission-for-the-bbc-midwinter-antarctic-broadcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":63219,"position":4},"title":"Today: Test transmission for the BBC Midwinter Antarctic Broadcast","author":"Thomas","date":"June 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Dan Ferguson via Mauno Ritola on the WRTH Facebook group) Babcock has tests today, June 14, at 2130-2145, to Antarctica on 5985 (Woofferton), 6035 (Dhabayya), 7360 (Ascension), and 9720 (Woofferton). 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