The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Vatican Radio:

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Bulgaria from 2008-2011:

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Belarus from 2008 and 2010:

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of RTBF:

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: WRNODate of recording: October 10, 1982Starting time: 2300Frequency: 11.955 MHzReception location: South Bend, IndianaReceiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001Notes: Here are two back-to-back episodes of Glenn Hauser's World of Radio from October 10, 1982 and October 24, 1982. WOR normally aired on WRNO on Sundays at 2330 UTC on 11.955 MHz. A change of frequencies was announced in this first broadcast and might be the actual time and frequency where I recorded these two. These recordings are almost 42 years old and this program is still on the air.Some of the program highlights are: Part 1: DX, DX and More DX, Station news, lots of UNIDs (one of my UNIDs is featured), Amateur and utility DX news. Part 2: DX news about many countries, recommended BBC programs, NBC radio cancellations, mediumwave news (mentions of some of my LA mediumwave catches), harmonic DX and TV DX from France.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Here is a brief recording of Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine from Bangui on 5038 kHz shortwave circa 1971. Reception was made in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, where the best reception from African stations was usually late afternoon or early evening local time, just about the time many of these stations were signing off for their broadcast day. Programming was in the French language.Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion Nationale CentrafricaineFrequency: 5.038 MHzReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Shortwave transmissions from Radio Afghanistan from Kabul in English were difficult to hear at my location in eastern North America. Here is a brief recording, made sometime in 1971, of the station as they concluded their half hourly English broadcast at 1830 hours UTC on 15.265 MHz in the 19 metre band. The other frequency they used for this transmission is given as 17.775 MHz.Broadcaster: Radio AfghanistanDate of recording: 1971Frequency: 15.265 MHzReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Österreich 1 from 2008:

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording, along with his original artwork (above), and notes:Opening of Japanese government shortwave radio programs aimed at Japanese citizens abducted by DPRK between 1977 and 1983: "Furusato No Kaze" (in Japanese) and "Nippon No Kaze il bon ue" (in Korean). Broadcasted from a transmitter in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and listened in Florianopolis, Brazil.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, curator of the website Inches Per Second, who shares the following recording and notes:Periodically, I have shared parts of the large collection of shortwave recordings, most of them of Australian programming, which I picked up... somewhere, at some point. I've shared most of it, at this point, but have a few tapes left. I held off on this because the quality is fairly poor, then near the end becomes abysmal, but I thought I should share it, since there is an audience for these recordings. The newscast heard here makes it clear (specifically, the golf results, among other stories) that at least part of this tape is from the second week of March, 1968.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording, images, and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Santa Cruz Bolivia 1996Date of recording: November 9, 1996Frequency: 6.135 MHzReception location: Thamesford, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antennaNotes: Radio Santa Cruz from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia was heard here in southern Ontario, Canada on occasion when propagation favored a North-South path. This brief Spanish language recording was made on November 9, 1996 on 6135 kHz shortwave around 2300 hours UTC. Radio Santa Cruz Brochure

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: VLR-6Date of recording: December 03, 1972Starting time: 14:00Frequency: 6.15 MHzYour location: Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNotes: Nightly sign off of VLR-6 announcement by Mary Adams, followed by the then-national anthem

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:The majority of my vintage shortwave recordings are unfortunately quite brief. This is mostly due to the fact that they were only kept as "proof" of reception and not generally for program content.I can still remember the thrill of hearing Radio Japan in Tokyo for the first time back in 1970. I used to pick them up on 9505 kHz shortwave around dawn local time here in southern Ontario, Canada. This is a recording of their interval signal with bilingual announcement played just prior to sign on.Broadcaster: Radio Japan 1970 interval signalFrequency: 9.505 MHzReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Al Quaglieri, who shares the following recordings and notes: These are two episodes of an internet "broadcast" I put together sometime in the early 1990's, I believe:

Olivier Hubert with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews for the BBC Midwinter Broadcast (Source: BAS and BBC) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, TomL, who shares the following recording of the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica, recorded on June 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC on 11,685 kHz.TomL notes:BBC 2024 Midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. 11685 kHz using AM-Sync (LSB). Location Campton Hills Forest Preserve, St. Charles IL. Loop-On-Ground antenna amplified by Welbrook Medium Aperture preamp, into AirSpy HF+ SDR & laptop using SDR Console 3.2. RTTY station on 11690 kHz prompted recording on the lower sideband. Thunderstorm noise persistent.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan February 21,1999Date of recording: February 21, 1999Frequency: 9.165 MHzReception location: Coe Hill, OntarioReceiver and antenna: Drake SW-8 and a very long wire antennaNotes: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan from Baku, as heard in Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada, on February 21, 1999 at 0314 UTC on a frequency of 9165 kHz. Using a Drake SW-8 receiver hooked up to a very long wire antenna. Their interval signal is heard at first, followed by sign on in a local language.

Photo: NASA Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nigel Thornbury, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Voice of America (VOA)Date of recording: July 11, 1979Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-5900 long wire

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:Foreign BCB DX 1970'sReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 or Realistic DX-150A and a longwire antennaNotes: Although I did not focus much on foreign broadcast band (medium wave) DXing in the 1970's, I did manage to save a few brief recordings of a handful of stations logged from my location in southern Ontario, Canada.1. Radio Margarita, La Asuncion (Isla Margarita) Venezuela 1020 kHz2. Radio Clarin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 860 kHz3. XEMO, Tiajuana, Mexico 860 kHz4. Radio Sutatenza, Bogota, Colombia 810 kHz5. XERF, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico 1570 kHz (ID given by well known personality Paul Kallinger)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radyo Pilipinas, recorded in McGrath, Alaska, on May 24, 2024 at 19:28 UTC on 12,120 kHz: