Big Medium Wave Changes in Auckland
A major broadcasting shake-up will start in Auckland New Zealand in mid-April, as a project gets underway to start dismantling the 2 RNZ transmission masts at…
ABC Radio move to FM signals the end of an era for Perth listeners
With the ABC’s three Perth radio stations switching from AM over to the FM band, it is the end of an era for the 94-year-old transmitter in Hamersley.
The Origins of Railway Communications in Brazil
Today our South American correspondent in Brazil, Colleague Martin Butera (PT2ZDX – LU9EFO), presents us with a beautiful ride on a historic train, with the famous whistle of the steam engine.
Three Borders Amateur Radio Museum
Today I would like to take you on a trip to the south of Brazil, more precisely through the Brazilian city of Foz de Iguazú, so that together we can discover the incredible amateur radiomuseum of the three borders.
KSKO’s One Man, Full-Time Operation Connects Interior Alaska
Paul Walker, the self-professed “Alaska Radio Nerd” is the sole full-time employee of a station that provides news, music, and emergency services across a wide swath of central Alaska.
The World of Cassiano Mendonça PY3CSM
Welcome to the story of the Brazilian radio amateur who recovers old AM transmitters, welcome to the world of Cassiano Mendonça (PY3CSM)
RNZ marks 75 years of broadcasting shortwave into the Pacific
It has been 75 years since Radio New Zealand commenced broadcasting on shortwave frequencies into the Pacific region.
RNZ goes live with new Pacific shortwave transmitter
Shortwave transmission to the Pacific is “more important now” than in 1990 when RNZ Pacific first broadcast into the region, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister says. RNZ went live on Thursday with its new Pacific shortwave transmitter, replacing its old one that dates to 1989.
Wakkanai Air Station, 1966 -1967
One of the most interesting assignments during my USAF years was to a small ELINT (ELectronic INTelligence) gathering post, Wakkanai Air Station. Located at the northern end of Japan’s most northerly island, Hokkaido, Wakkanai AS was blessed with a climate that, coupled with it’s distance from any major population centers, made it pretty much the end of the earth in the minds of most Japanese, and to the GI’s stationed there.
VOA Okinawa Relay Station
In running through boxes of photos I came across a series of snapshots taken in 1968 during a tour of the VOA facility that then operated from a site near Okuma village in the north part of Okinawa. Googling the web didn’t produce much on the station so I figured why not post them for broadcasting/radio buffs, or whoever might be interested.
Incredible find at a flea market in Brazil
Martin Butera, our editor in Brazil, South America, finds the phone of Alexander Graham Bell, more than 140 years old, in perfect condition.
The Story of Terezinha Felix Cardoso (PT2TF)
Martin Butera talks to Terezinha Felix Cardoso (PT2TF), one of the oldest YLs in Brazil about her life in amateur radio.
Celebrating Marconi
An event at the Marconi Museum inside the Vatican on Saturday celebrates 150 years since the birth of the man who set up Vatican Radio. Present, alongside the Prefect and directors of the Dicastery for Communications, were also Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, and Guglielmo Marconi’s grandson.
The surprising silence of DRM transmissions in Brazil: Interview with Francisco Braccini
Our Brazilian correspondent Martin Butera interviews Francisco Braccini about the status of DRM in Brazil.
100 Years of Radio in Africa
Radio is thriving across Africa. Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. But studies estimate radio listenership to be between 60% and 80% of the continent’s 1.4 billion population.
Radio, someone still loves you
On August 1, 1981, video killed the radio star. Or so new wave band, The Buggles, yelled to the world the day MTV was launched in New York, USA. In Fiji, families gathered around the radio together for at least a decade more. Some still do.
How a community radio station is spearheading education for the poor in Maharashtra
Vishwas Radio 90.8 is taking school education to the doorsteps of underprivileged students on the other side of digital divide, with no home internet access.
Radio Luxembourg, the station that changed our world
In collaboration with various partners and using digital media, the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History announced its newest research project on Radio Luxembourg.
100 years of radio in South Africa – and still going strong
Monday, 18 December 2023 marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, with the first experimental broadcast going out from Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg on 18 December 1923.
PNG’s NGI Region Gets a Boost with New 10kW MW Transmitter
A 10kw MW transmitter for the NGI region was officially commissioned at the Kurakakaul Transmitter Farm, East New Britain Province by Minister for ICT, Hon. Timothy Masiu, and ENB Governor Hon. Michael Marum.