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The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Thomas Witherspoon

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...

Episodes

20 of 126 episodes

WLW (BBC Transcription Disc Recording): July 28, 1947

78-RPM “acetate” record of this program playing on turntable: Many thanks to SRAA contributor Timothy Stamps, who shares the following recor...

Oct 30, 2026

Russian Woodpecker (Duga-1), heard behind WWVH: November 2, 1984

DUGA-2: Photo by Stephen Cooper Many thanks to SRAA contributor Andronicus, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Russi...

Oct 23, 2026

Radio Havana Cuba: May 21, 1985

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Havana Cuba Date of recording:...

Oct 16, 2026

Radio Earth on WRNO: March 10, 1984

Icom R70 via Universal Radio Many thanks to SRAA contributor Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio E...

Oct 9, 2026

Voice of Tigray Revolution (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): February 21, 1999

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of Tigray Revolution, Addis A...

Oct 2, 2026

All India Radio: Circa Early 2000s

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: All India Radio Starting time: 010...

Sep 25, 2026

BBC World Service "Calling The Falklands": April 30, 1982

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: BBC Date of recording: April 30, 1...

Sep 18, 2026

Radio Algiers International: August 30, 2026

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Jim Jordan, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Algiers International Date of r...

Sep 11, 2026

Radio Payam: July 10, 2026

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Payam Date of recording: July...

Sep 4, 2026

Radio Peking: Circa 1970's

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Peking 1970's Frequency: 15.0...

Aug 28, 2026

Voice of Mongolia (Mailbox Program): May 13, 2024

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of Mongolia (Mailbox Program)...

Aug 21, 2026

BBC World Service Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast: June 21, 2026

photo by derek oven on unsplash A live, off-air, half-hour recording of the BBC World Service special Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on 21 Ju...

Aug 11, 2026

Radio Exterior de España: Circa 1984-1985

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Bruce MacDonald, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Exterior de Espana Date of...

Aug 7, 2026

Deutsche Welle (Interval Signal): Circa 1971

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Deutsche Welle and Radio Berlin Int...

Jul 31, 2026

Radio Berlin International (Interval Signal): Circa 1970

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Deutsche Welle and Radio Berlin Int...

Jul 24, 2026

ABC Melbourne (3AR & 3LO) Closedowns: Circa 1950s & November 23, 1978

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recordings of two ABC Melbourne radio closedowns, captured via the...

Jul 17, 2026

Radio Sofia, Bulgaria: Circa 1984-1985

Image: vintageradio.nl Many thanks to SRAA contributor Bruce MacDonald, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Sof...

Jul 10, 2026

Final Hours of BBC Four Droitwich Transmitting Station (198kHz): June 26, 2026

Droitwich Transmitting Station (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Andy Wang, who shares the following recording an...

Jul 4, 2026

BBC Radio 4: "The Sound of Soft Power" (May 23, 2026)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Andrew, who shares the following recording from Radio 4. “I chose to record the programme on one of my old r...

Jun 27, 2026

CHU Canada: Four Recordings Including Final Moments Transmitting on June 22, 2026

CHU Transmitting Site in Ottawa, Canada (Source: NRC) Many thanks to several SRAA contributors who have shared recordings of CHU Canada duri...

Jun 24, 2026