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.
Early Music Recordings from ZJV Suva
Some early recordings of Fijian music made by station ZJV Suva.
AFRTS AFN Kodiak Alaska – Rare Audio from 1967
Part of an episode of The Steve Phillips Show from 1967, recorded in the studios of “The Mighty 8-90”, AFRTS Adak, dedicated to the staff/listeners of AFRTS Shemya.
NZ Radio Audio Samples
A few audio recordings that were donated to us in the past, mostly for use in the documentaries that we produced for airing on RNZI’s Mailbox programme
Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary Broadcast
2006 marked the 40th anniversary of the launch of Radio Hauraki, then a pirate station broadcasting from the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, near Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. In November of 2006 the modern-day land-based Radio Hauraki in Auckland aired an 8 hour “special” to mark the anniversary.
New Zealand MW & FM Audio
Some interesting audio clips from the collection of David Miller, including the openings of Radio Hauraki on land and on FM.
75 Years of 7LA Launceston
On the 13th of December 2005 radio station 7LA in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, celebrated 75 years of broadcasting.
South Australian Radio Memories
Enjoy these two CDs from our archives looking back at radio in South Australia in the 1950s…
The Night Watch – WXLG Kwajalein 1953
Rare audio & photos from WXLG Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in 1953
Opening Broadcasts of 4ZJ & 3XG
In 2010 Oamaru DXer Peter Grenfell donated these two recordings of “opening broadcasts” to us. The first is of 4ZJ, a short-term station broadcasting for the 1978 Scout Jamboree in Oamaru, the second being the start of full-time broadcasting from Radio Rhema in Christchurch. The quality of these recordings is less than perfect, but they are both interesting events.
Hutt Radio 106.1FM Fundraising CD
In 2011 the Hutt Radio Trust published this fundraising CD of 18 tracks donated by independent American musicians.
NiuFM – Station Snapshot from 2004
Two short sampler CDs from NiuFM in 2004.
World Wide Waves: The sounds of community radio
An interesting audio documentary on the BBC Sounds website: We may think we live in a digital age, but only half the world is currently…
Radio Redwood Good Music 107.5FM
Radio Redwood, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, was established as a ‘ham’ station in 1973 by John Downey call sign ZL3TDQ. Radio Redwood Good Music 107.5FM is one of the many community stations around New Zealand.
ABC Radio Darwin 8DR on Shortwave
After Cyclone Tracy devasted the Northern Territory city of Darwin in Australia, authorities turned to shortwave radio to help coordinate the mass evacuation of the city.
Keith Richardson Studio Carts
A collection of studio cart tapes donated to us by radio DJ Keith Richardson
AFRS “Stateside USA” on KIBS Canton Island
From a CD donated to us in 2012 by Glenn Carpenter, enjoy this episode of AFRS “Stateside USA – 15 Minutes of Home Town Highlights”, broadcast on KIBS Canton Island
Brotherly Luv on 106.7 in Whanganui
Audio snippets from BrotherLuv 106.7 FM, Whanganui
Radio With Pictures from Radio Manukena, Easter Island
Enjoy rare audio recordings and photo gallery from Radio Manukena on Easter Island
Gary Cooper on KIBS Canton Island 1953
In 1953 Gary Cooper was returning to the US after filming the movie Return to Paradise on location in Samoa. During his stop-over in Canton Island, Cooper was interviewed by the local radio station, KIBS, for their feature “The Traveller Talks”.