{"id":63592,"date":"2025-08-08T05:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=63592"},"modified":"2025-08-08T05:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:59:59","slug":"von-shortwave-revival-and-new-vintage-radio-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/von-shortwave-revival-and-new-vintage-radio-book\/","title":{"rendered":"VON Shortwave Revival and New Vintage Radio Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image Source: Elektor Magazine<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following two tips:<\/p>\n

VON DG pledges reforms, revival of shortwave broadcasting<\/strong>
\nIn a recent announcement, the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria pledged significant reforms, including a revival of shortwave broadcasting. This could mark an important step in restoring global access to VON programming, especially for listeners in areas with limited internet infrastructure.
\nRead the full article at The Guardian Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n

New book explores vintage radio equipment<\/strong>
\nIf you love classic radio gear, you might enjoy this newly available book that explores vintage radio equipment, covering both its historical significance and technical details.
\nRead the Elektor review and learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following two tips: VON DG pledges reforms, revival of shortwave broadcasting In a recent announcement, the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria pledged significant reforms, including a revival of shortwave broadcasting. This could mark an important step in restoring global access to VON programming, […]<\/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":[251,3,43],"tags":[4090,681,3558],"class_list":["post-63592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-books","tag-vintage-radio","tag-voice-of-nigeria"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gxG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63776,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/voice-of-nigeria-shortwave-restoration-project-underway\/","url_meta":{"origin":63592,"position":0},"title":"Voice of Nigeria Shortwave Restoration Project Underway","author":"Thomas","date":"August 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Iurescia and Richard Cuff for sharing the following article from the Voice of Nigeria which reports that the Nigerian government has officially begun restoring shortwave transmission for the Voice of Nigeria (VON). 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