{"id":65385,"date":"2026-02-20T07:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65385"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:10:08","slug":"music-on-shortwave-from-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/music-on-shortwave-from-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"Music on Shortwave from Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dan Greenall<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes, while I\u2019m puttering around at my desk, I like to listen to some music on the radio without the chatter of commercials and other talk interruptions. Now, in the dead of winter here in Canada, I often find myself looking for stations in warmer climates to help \u201cescape\u201d from all the bitter cold, ice, and snow. A few of these are low-powered stations in Australia, and can be accessed via SDR reception or even online. They are heavy on the music with less talk\/announcements, and any of them would be a great DX catch outside of Australia and New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bay Islands Radio, Russell Island (near Brisbane), Queensland<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>5045 kHz shortwave or 88 MHz FM on the air 24\/7<\/p>\n

They advertise Monday to Friday 70\u2019s-90\u2019s remixes and pub rock weekends with old school rock.<\/p>\n

Here are two recordings made recently using the VK4KY SDR:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bay-Islands-1-22537.proxy_.kiwisdr.com_2026-02-13T19_57_29Z_5045.00_am.wav<\/a><\/audio>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bay-Ialands-Radio-2-22537.proxy_.kiwisdr.com_2026-02-13T20_02_00Z_5045.00_am.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n

They also stream online here: https:\/\/www.bayislandsradio.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Domestic Shortwave Australia VL8K, near Bendigo, Victoria<\/h3>\n

4835 kHz (24\/7) and 2310 kHz (local night time) shortwave.<\/p>\n

This is a low powered station owned and operated by VK3ASE, Dave, from a rural property near Bendigo, Victoria. It has been on the air since 2022 offering random, generally pre-recorded programs of music such as the Swingin\u2019 60\u2019s with Paul Peters that I happened across one weekend. Good reception can be had through the use of various SDR\u2019s located in Victoria or neighbouring South Australia, though I have heard them on some in New Zealand and Perth (Western Australia) at times putting in a respectable signal. Actual station ID\u2019s are brief and seem to be aired sporadically in the middle of a musical selection. Examples of this can be heard in the two attached recordings.<\/p>\n

Recording #1 (April 18, 2025)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are listening to VL8K Domestic Shortwave Australia on 4835 or 2310 kilohertz.” Listen around the 3:17 mark:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/shortwave-australia-vl-8-k-via-vk-3fsk.proxy.kiwisdr.com-2025-04-10-t-22-54-49-z-4835.00-am\/Shortwave%20Australia%20VL8K%20full%20ID%20via%20vk3fsk.proxy.kiwisdr.com_2025-04-18T18_49_48Z_4835.00_am.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Recording #2 (April 10, 2025)<\/p>\n

\u201cContact this station at VL8K at Outlook dot com.\u201d Listen around the 2:11 mark:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/shortwave-australia-vl-8-k-via-vk-3fsk.proxy.kiwisdr.com-2025-04-10-t-22-54-49-z-4835.00-am\/Shortwave%20Australia%20VL8K%20via%20vk3fsk.proxy.kiwisdr.com_2025-04-10T22_54_49Z_4835.00_am.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Radio 567, Wee Waa, New South Wales<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>4970 and 2325 kHz shortwave (SW currently offline but check periodically).<\/p>\n

Mostly rock and roll from the 50\u2019s, 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s<\/p>\n

Here are two recordings made in April 2025, one using the VK2GGC SDR and the other via one in New Zealand:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-567-Wee-Waa-via-sdr.rogerh.co_.nz_2025-04-15T17_25_56Z_4970.00_am.wav<\/a><\/audio>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-567-via-vk2ggc.ddns_.net_2025-04-17T17_40_27Z_4970.00_lsb.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n

They also stream online here: https:\/\/radio567.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy tuning in to these entertaining low powered outlets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Now, in the dead of winter here in Canada, I often find myself looking for stations in warmer climates to help \u201cescape\u201d from all the […]<\/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":[442,3,43],"tags":[887,11045,10271,11043,611,11044],"class_list":["post-65385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-australia","tag-bay-islands-radio","tag-dan-greenall","tag-radio-567","tag-shortwave-music","tag-vl8k"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h0B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59056,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/vis-the-end-of-an-era\/","url_meta":{"origin":65385,"position":0},"title":"VIS: The End of an Era","author":"Thomas","date":"February 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post and SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following guest post: The End of an Era by Dan Greenall Many of us can remember the many radio telephone stations that could be found outside the regular SWBC bands during the 1970\u2019s and 80\u2019s and even\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2024\/02\/OTC-Sydney-Australia-reverse-side.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OTC-Sydney-Australia-reverse-side.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OTC-Sydney-Australia-reverse-side.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OTC-Sydney-Australia-reverse-side.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OTC-Sydney-Australia-reverse-side.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OTC-Sydney-Australia-reverse-side.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62314,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/finding-the-kookaburra-on-shortwave-past-and-present\/","url_meta":{"origin":65385,"position":1},"title":"Finding the Kookaburra on Shortwave\u2014Past and Present","author":"Thomas","date":"March 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas I still have warm memories of tuning into Radio Australia on 9580 kHz at sunrise during my early days of shortwave listening. 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