The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
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The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
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)
Episoade Recente
123 episoade
BBC World Service (Carrier and Interval Signal): September 19, 20, and 25, 2025.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recordings of the BBC World Service on 9410 kHz made on September 19, 20,...
Radio Canada International (SWL Digest with Ian McFarland): April 26, 1986
View from the roof of the RCI Sackville, New Brunswick Transmitting Station (Photo: Thomas Witherspoon)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor William...
BBC World Service (Giotto Space Probe): March 13, 1986
An image of the Giotto spacecraft during construction (Source: ESA)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor William Parmley, who found several cassette...
Radio Macapa Brasil: Circa Late 1980s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor David Goren, who shares the following recording and notes.
This recording captures Radio Macapá, Brazil, clearly...
Radio Australia: September 12, 1970
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, who shares the following recording and notes from his excellent website Inches Per Second:
Somewhere...
Radio Australia: September 23, 1968
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, who shares the following recording and notes from his excellent website Inches Per Second:
Somewhere...
BBC World Service Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast: June 21, 2025
HMCS margaret Brooke off rothera station during the canadian antarctic science research expedition on March 15, 2025 (Courtesy of Dr. kevin wilcox)
All India Radio: August 20, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following field recording of All India Radio on 9620 kHz made on August 20, 2025 at 19:3...
Voice of Korea: August 29, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the Voice of Korea on 11,910 kHz made on August 29, 2025 at 1...
Radio Gjirokaster: January 1988
Many thanks to SRAA contributor David Goren, who shares the following recording of Radio Gjirokaster recorded in January 1988. David notes that a col...
Voice of Vietnam (French Language Service--80th Anniversary): September 7, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording and illustrated listening report for this Voice of Vietnam broadcast...
The Happy Station Show [Vinyl Record - 33 RPM]: 1973
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nikos Mitrogiannopoulos, for sharing a recording of this Happy Station Show record.
Nilos notes:
My unc...
Radiodiffusion du Dahomey: Circa 1971
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion du Dahomey, Circa 1971<...
Radio Canada International [Shortwave Club - Studio Recording]: October 06, 1973
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nikos Mitrogiannopoulos, for sharing the following studio recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Rasdio Canada Inter...
Radio Romania International (DX Mailbag): March 4th, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Romania International
Date...
Swiss Radio International: Circa 1993
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Emanuele Pelicioli, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Swiss Radio International
...
The Buzzer (UVB-76): August 8, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Martin Knotek, for sharing the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The Buzzer
Date of recording:...
Republic of Yemen Radio: February 15/April 9, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Republic of Yemen Radio via Jeddah, Sau...
WYFR: May 2, 1974
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: WYFR Scituate MA transmitter
Date...
BBC World Service Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast: June 21, 2024
COURTESY BAS
A live, off-air, half-hour recording of the BBC World Service special Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on 21 June 2024 beginning at 21...
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Eastern Europe & USSR: Circa 1980s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes:
“During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave rad...
NDR - Gruss an Bord: December 24, 2024
copyright NDR
Live, off-air, three-hour recording of the special annual Gruss an Bord program from German broadcaster NDR, Norddeutscher Rundfun...
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Western Europe: Circa 1980s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes:
“During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave rad...
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Africa and Middle East: Circa 1980s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes:
“During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave rad...
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – Asia & Pacific: Circa 1980s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes:
“During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave rad...
Shortwave Broadcast Compilation – The Americas: Circa 1980s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes:
“During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave rad...
Radio Taiwan International (Test Broadcast in French)
Photo of Taipei Photo by TangChi Lee
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Kanwar Sandhu, who shares the following test broadcast recording of Radio...
All India Radio: Circa 1971
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, for sharing the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: All India Radio 1971
Frequency:...
WREC (Radio Free East Coast) Pirate Radio/Interval Signal: August 31, 1997
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: WREC Radio Free East Coast Pirate 1997<...
Voice of Nigeria (Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation): Circa 1971
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Voice of Nigeria, Nigerian Broadcastin...
Trans World Radio: Circa 1990s
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Trans World Radio, Meyerton, South Afri...
Radio Baghdad (Interval Signal): Circa 1971
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Baghdad, Iraq
Date of rec...
Vatican Radio (Pope Francis Funeral in French and English): April 26, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recordings of Vatican Radio made on April 26, 2025.
The first recording,...
RAI Italian Radio and Television, Rome: Circa 1971
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: RAI Italian Radio and Television, Rome...
Radio Botswana: Circa 1983
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Botswana 1983
Frequency: 4...
Radio Australia: July 27, 1986
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Tom Laskowski, for sharing the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Australia
Date of recordi...
WRMI: January 10, 2024
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: WRMI
Date of recording: January...
BBC in English: May 9, 2025 on 9410 kHz
BBC World Service in English received in Europe on shortwave frequency of 9410 kHz at 0504 GMT May 9, 2025 using domestic 40-years old shortwave recei...
Radio Symban: April 26, 2025
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Ian Pillar, who shares the following recording of Radio Symban made on April 26, 2025 on 2368 kHz at 06:10 UTC via a...
Radio Tahiti: Circa 1971
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Tahiti 1971
Frequency: 15....