USAGM Shutdowns: A Roundup of Reports and Reactions
Read a collection of reports on the Trump Administration’s changes to US international broadcasting on the SWLing Post blog: https://swling.com/blog/2025/03/usagm-shutdowns-a-roundup-of-reports-and-reactions
David Ricquish Signs Off
It is with great sadness that we report that David Ricquish passed away at his home in Wellington, New Zealand, on September 23, 2024, after…
Pacific-Asian Log (PAL Guide) September 2024 Update
Bruce Portzer’s Pacific-Asian Log (PAL Guide) has been updated to the September 2024 edition. You can download a PDF copy here: or search the database…
Dan Greenall Collection on Archive.org
Dan has begun setting up some of his QSL galleries on the internet archive, Archive.org, in order to help preserve radio history. We’re happy to provide these links to some of his work.
Sugarloaf: Inside the concrete eyrie high above Christchurch in the Port Hills
Published on the Stuff website in 2018, this story takes an interesting look at the Sugarloaf transmitter site located on the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand.
WKBW Radio Sounders and Station IDs
WKBW Radio at 1520kHz was at one time, one of the best rock and roll stations in the USA. At night it’s broadcast signal could be heard up and down the Eastern seaboard, and even in parts of Europe including the middle of the Atlantic.
ABC Transcription Tapes for Latin America?
Enrique Klapp, from Los Angeles, writes to us: Dear Sirs, When I was a youngster in Chile, in the Seventies, radio stations in Latin America…
Building Bethany – VOA’s First High-Power International Broadcast Station
Many thanks to the National VOA Museum of Broadcasting for posting the following video on their YouTube channel:
Pacific-Asian Log (PAL Guide) January 2024 Update
Bruce Portzer’s Pacific-Asian Log (PAL Guide) has been updated to the January 2024 edition. You can download a PDF copy here: or search the database…
Alan Sanders on 5DN Adelaide?
Anne Larkins writes to us: Alan Sanders was my grandfather. I would be very interested to actually hear his voice as he passed away before…
Dmitry Mezin Collection: QSL Gallery
From his now closed dxsignal.ru hobby website Dmitry Mezin has made available an off-line version of his “QSL Gallery” archive. With his permission, we are…
Coastwatchers – Operation Pacific
We take a look back at New Zealand’s WWII history, where we established coastwatching stations at various islands in the Pacific to track enemy movements and report them back to the allied forces.
Waves of Liberty / Adéu Liberty
YouTube video featuring Radio Liberty and the former transmitter site at Platja de Pals, Spain.
Rebel Radio Ships
An interesting documentary on off-shore pirate radio from Al Jazeera television.
Bahamas Radio Shows from the 60s or 70s
Lori in Brooklyn New York recently wrote to us: Hi, Do you know of any recordings of Bahamas radio shows from the 1960’s or early…
Dario Monferini – RIP
Italian DXer Daro Monferini has died after a long illness. The death of Dario Monferini has come as a shock to those involved in shortwave radio. Blogs announced the passing of Dario on the morning of October 17, 2022, after the news was spread rapidly via social media. Dario was a well-known DXer worldwide whose contribution to the hobby is well-documented.
The Story of the American Forces Network (AFN) – The Big Picture
Enjoy this YouTube video which recently came to our attention thanks to a posting on the World of Radio (WOR) mailing list by Horacio Nigro…
Lynne Lowan from FEN Sendai
Nobuo Sato recently wrote to us: I take the liberty of writing this e-mail in the hopes that you could help me find the ex-announcer…
New QSL Collection added
Dean Hunt, from Auckland, New Zealand, has recently donated a small collection of QSL cards and other memorabilia from his time as a listening enthusiast…
Dmitry Mezin Collection: True Sounds Audio Archive
From his now closed dxsignal.ru hobby website Dmitry Mezin has made available an off-line version of his “True Sounds” audio archive. With his permission, we…