The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

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)

  1. 2D AGO

    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 Taiwan International recorded on June 29, 2025, at 1730 UTC on 11995 kHz:

  2. JUL 5

    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: 11.810 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: This transmission to southeast Asia from the general overseas service of All India Radio was heard surprisingly well in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada on 11810 kHz shortwave back in 1971. Their familiar interval signal is heard at first, followed by sign on in English.

  3. JUN 28

    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 Date of recording: August 31, 1997 Frequency: 6.955 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Mode: Single Side Band Notes: Some pirate radio stations used to use an interval signal. This is a recording of shortwave pirate broadcaster WREC Radio Free East Coast beginning a broadcast on August 31, 1997. It was made in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada and you will hear an interval signal followed by a song "Yo ho, yo ho A Pirate's Life for Me", then station identification. Receiving equipment was a Panasonic RF-3100 hooked up to a longwire antenna and the station was heard on 6955 kHz.

  4. JUN 21

    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 Broadcasting Corporation 1971 Frequency: 7.275 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Here is a recording of the distinctive rapid drum beat interval signal used by the Voice of Nigeria in Lagos on shortwave, made sometime in 1971. A voice announcement follows, as they begin a program in the French language. In the second recording, you will hear their interval signal, anthem, and sign on in English. This recording was made circa 1971 on 7275 kHz.

  5. JUN 14

    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 Africa 1990's Frequency: 7.215 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: Trans World Radio used to air some of it's programs via the SENTECH transmitter at Meyerton, South Africa. Here is a recording of the station in the late 1990's, including identification in English but no transmitter site given. This was made from my receiving post in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada, likely on 7215 kHz shortwave. This transmitter was shut down in March 2019.

  6. JUN 7

    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 recording: Circa 1971 Frequency: 15.400 MHz Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Another bird call interval signal. Even though Radio Baghdad in Iraq may have had a program beamed to North America in the early 1970's, they were not easily heard at my receiving post in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. This may have had to do with their choice of frequencies used. This recording begins with their mechanical nightingale interval signal, followed by identification in the Arabic language.

  7. MAY 31

    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, pre-funeral in French, was recorded at 07:36 UTC on 17520 kHz: The second recording, made during the funeral in English, was recorded at 08:18 UTC on 17540 kHz:

  8. MAY 24

    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 1971 Frequency: 6.010MHz RX location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: RAI, Italian Radio and Television from Rome, had an interval signal that was described as a mechanically generated chirping canary, mechanical nightingale and even an Italian Sparrow. The station broadcast on a number of different frequencies in English (my QSL has them on 6.010 MHz), however in this recording, that was made circa 1971, the station identification is given in Italian.

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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)

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