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The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

The Radio Heritage Foundation is pleased to provide a mirror of this fascinating audio archive site.

The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive is a podcast that contains off-air recordings from the shortwaves. These recordings represent the wide variety of stations found on the shortwave, long wave and medium wave radio spectrums (30-30,000 kHz)

We are providing this mirror as a backup service. There are much better descriptions of the recordings in the Archive itself at https://shortwavearchive.com/ and we encourage you to visit and contribute there.

Listen to the Lastest Audio Posts

  • V32 Persian/Farsi Numbers Station: March 13, 2026
    by T Witherspoon on March 13, 2026 at 15:55

    Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: V32 Persian/Farsi numbers station Date of recording: March 13, 2026 Starting time: 0226 UTCFrequency: 7.842 MHz Receiver location: Israel Receiver and antenna: Kiwi SDR with MLA-30+ Active antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Background material obtained via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty.This radio signal first started broadcasting on February 28, about 12 hours after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran.A man’s voice can be heard speaking Persian, counting out a series of apparently random numbers. The numbers are read out for varying stretches of time, followed by a pause in which the word tavajjoh — which translates as “attention” — is spoken three times. (around the 48 second mark in the attached recording)Beginning on March 4, the signal started to be jammed, with a cacophonous screech of electronic noise that made it all but impossible to hear the numbers. The original transmission paused for a period of time, then moved to another shortwave frequency.The transmission, that has been dubbed V32 by at least one group, is called a numbers station, a Cold War-era tool that employs radio transmissions and old-school cryptology to transmit secret messages, usually to spies around the world. It’s location is suspected to be somewhere in central Europe.The attached recording of V32 was made on March 13, 2026 around 0230 hours UTC on 7842 kHz upper sideband USB using a Kiwi SDR located in Israel. I began the recording on 7841.9 kHz, but switched after a few minutes to 7842 kHz. This will account for the change in voice pitch. Also attached is a brief recording of the jamming signal, or “bubble jammer”, made on March 6, 2026 on 7910 kHz (V32’s original frequency) at 0218 UTC.

  • Polish Radio External Service (Via WRN and WRMI): September 26, 2025
    by T Witherspoon on March 7, 2026 at 09:50

    Many thanks to SRAA contributor Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Polish Radio External Service (Via WRN and WRMI)Date of recording: September 26, 2025Starting time: 02:59 UTCFrequency: 9.455 MHzReception location: Berthoud, Colorado, USAReceiver and antenna: Sihuadon D-808 with telescopic antennaNotes: After the withdrawal of most Overcomer Ministry broadcasts in the Summer of 2025. WRMI began relaying the World Radio Network North American stream to fill the empty hours. While this is great for many shortwave listeners, as we get to hear stations that used to broadcast on shortwave again. WRMI isn’t making any money from broadcasting the World Radio Network, and it is unknown how long these will last. On September 26th, I recorded the Polish Radio External Service, as they became part of my daily listening thanks to WRMI. I used a cassette tape to record the broadcast. Sometime during the recording, a few seconds of the broadcast were cut as I had to flip over the tape to continue recording.

  • Radio Ndarason Internationale: October 26, 2025
    by T Witherspoon on February 28, 2026 at 12:10

    Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of Radio Ndarason Internationale on 12,050 kHz made on October 26, 2025 at 1836 UTC in McGrath, Alaska.

  • Radio Netherlands (‘Media Network’ Program): April 29, 1982
    by T Witherspoon on February 21, 2026 at 11:35

    Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Netherlands ‘Media Network’ ProgramDate of recording: April 29, 1982Starting time: UnknownFrequency: unknownReception location: St.Louis, MOReceiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001Notes: This is a partial recording of “Media Network,” though most of the program is on this recording. My interest in this specific show was the feature on Radio Luxembourg, This program is not in the Jonathan Marks archive of his “Media Network” shows.

  • Radio Union (Lima, Peru): July 1, 1994
    by T Witherspoon on February 18, 2026 at 12:39

    Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Harner, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Union, Lima Peru July 1994Date of recording: July 01, 1994Starting time: 0730-0815 UTCFrequency: 6115 kHzYour location: St.Louis, MOYour receiver and antenna: Icom IC R-71-AMode: Single Side BandNotes: Radio Union in Lima was a longtime favorite station of mine from the late 1980s through the 1990s. Radio Union was well heard in the overnight hours, and featured salsa, chicha, and huayno music. Long after it left shortwave, I listened to the station online, until it closed down a few years ago.

The Radio Heritage Foundation’s Mirror of Recent Audio Files

Date headings indicate when we added the files to our mirror, not the original publication date.

2026-03-14
2026-03-08
2026-03-01
2026-02-22
2026-02-19
2026-02-12
2026-02-05
2026-02-03
2026-01-29
2026-01-22
2026-01-15
2026-01-08
2026-01-01
2025-12-19
2025-12-12
  • JIOTO BBC (60.1M)
2025-12-05
2025-11-28
2025-11-21
2025-11-18
2025-11-14
2025-11-07
2025-10-30
2025-10-24
2025-10-17
  • Happy station (13.3M)
2025-10-10
2025-10-03
2025-09-26
2025-09-19
2025-09-12
2025-09-05
2025-08-29
  • WYFR 1974 (726.1K)
2025-08-23
2025-08-22
2025-08-18
2025-08-15
2025-08-08
2025-07-31
2025-07-25
2025-07-13
2025-07-06
2025-06-28
2025-06-22
2025-06-15
2025-06-08
  • Radio Baghdad (881.8K)
2025-06-01
2025-05-25
2025-05-18
2025-05-11
2025-05-10
2025-05-04
2025-04-27
  • Tahiti 1971 (2.5M)
2025-04-08
2025-03-22
2025-03-15
2025-03-08
2025-02-25
2025-02-18
2025-02-11
2025-02-03
2025-01-27
2025-01-21
2025-01-08
2025-01-01
2024-12-30
2024-12-18
2024-12-11
2024-12-06
2024-12-04
2024-11-27
2024-11-16
2024-11-09
2024-11-02
2024-10-25
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2024-10-12
2024-10-05
2024-09-28
2024-09-18
2024-09-10
2024-08-31
2024-08-24
2024-08-17
2024-08-10
2024-08-03
2024-07-27
2024-07-20
  • swaol1 (44.2M)
2024-07-12
2024-07-06
2024-06-29
2024-06-22
2024-06-14
2024-06-08
2024-06-01
2024-05-24
2024-05-17
2024-05-10
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2024-04-26
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2024-03-23
2024-03-16
2024-03-09
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2024-02-17
2024-02-10
2024-02-03
2024-01-27
2024-01-20
2024-01-13
2024-01-08
2024-01-06
2023-12-23
2023-12-21
2023-12-16
2023-12-09
2023-12-08
2023-12-06
2023-12-02
2023-11-25
2023-11-11
2023-11-04
2023-10-28
  • Radio Denmark (777.0K)
2023-10-21
2023-10-14
2023-10-07
2023-09-29
2023-09-21
  • WWV pre-1971 (766.0K)
2023-09-15
2023-09-08
2023-09-01
2023-08-25
2023-08-21
2023-08-17
2023-08-13
2023-08-11
2023-08-04
2023-07-27
2023-07-20
2023-07-13
2023-07-10
2023-07-06
2023-06-29
2023-06-26
2023-06-22
2023-06-15
2023-06-08
2023-06-01
2023-05-26
2023-05-25
2023-05-18
2023-05-10
2023-05-03
2023-04-26
2023-04-19
2023-04-12
2023-04-09
2023-04-05
2023-03-30
2023-03-27
2023-03-22
2023-03-20
2023-03-15
2023-03-08
2023-03-01
2023-02-26
2023-02-22
2023-02-15
2023-02-11
2023-02-09
2023-02-08
2023-02-06
2023-01-26
2023-01-18
2023-01-11
2023-01-04
2023-01-03
2022-12-31
2022-12-28
  • CHRB1140 (84.0K)
2022-12-25
2022-12-20
2022-12-18
2022-12-12
2022-12-09
2022-12-06
2022-12-03
2022-11-29
2022-11-22
2022-11-17
2022-11-15
2022-11-11
2022-11-05
2022-10-22
2022-10-15
2022-10-08
2022-09-30
2022-09-29
2022-09-25
2022-09-23
2022-09-17
2022-09-14
2022-09-11
2022-09-10
2022-09-05
  • E08lf7Us (2.4M)
2022-08-28
2022-08-24
2022-08-12
2022-08-10
2022-07-28
2022-07-15
2022-07-14
2022-07-07
2022-06-30
2022-06-24
2022-06-17
2022-06-08
2022-05-30
2022-05-25
2022-05-20
2022-05-16
2022-05-11
2022-05-09
2022-05-01
  • Radio Rabaul (1.5M)
2022-04-29
2022-04-16
2022-04-14
2022-04-09
2022-04-03
2022-04-01
2022-03-29
2022-03-24
2022-03-23
2022-03-22
2022-03-21
2022-03-06
2022-03-04
2022-02-27
2022-02-08
2022-02-07
2022-02-05
2022-02-04
2022-02-02
2022-01-28
2022-01-11
2022-01-07
2022-01-01
2021-12-30
2021-12-29
2021-12-27
2021-12-20
2021-12-12
2021-12-10
2021-12-06
2021-11-27
2021-11-26
2021-11-24
2021-11-23
2021-11-22
2021-11-20
2021-11-19
2021-11-18
2021-11-17
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2021-11-13
2021-11-04
2021-11-03
2021-10-24
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2021-10-16
2021-10-15
2021-10-12
2021-10-09
2021-10-07
2021-09-21
2021-09-13
2021-09-06

Earlier Recordings…

An archive of earlier recordings from the Archive can be found by clicking here.

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