Thursday, October 16, 2025

WRMI Schedule Update-October 15, 2025

 
Graphics by Gayle Van Horn


The current color grid schedule,  dated October 15, 2025, which includes programming information, is available at: 

Previous schedule update September 25, 2025 

All times UTC
Programming in English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish

0000-0100 5010ca  5050la  5850na  5950na  7570na  7730na  7780ca  9455na  9395na  9955sa  15770eu  17790la 
0100-0200 5050la  5800la  5950na  7730na  7780ca  9455na  15770eu  17790la
0200-0300 5010ca  5050la  5950na  7780ca  9455na  9955sa  15770eu
0300-0400 5050la  5850na  5950na  15770eu
0400-0500 5850na  7570na  7730na  7780ca  15770eu
0500-0600 5850na  7570na  7730na  7780ca  9395na  15770eu
0600-0700 5850na  7570na  7730na  7780ca  9395na  15770eu
0700-0800 5850na  7570na  7730na  7780ca  9395na  15770eu
0800-0900 7730na  7780ca  9395na  15770eu
0900-1000 5850na  7730na  9395na  15770eu
1000-1100 7570na  7730na  7780ca  9395na
1100-1200 5850na  7730na  9395na
1200-1300 7730na  9395na  15770eu
1300-1400 7730na  9395na  
1400-1500 7730na  9395na  15770eu
1500-1600 7730na  9395na  17790la
1600-1700 7730na  9395na  17790la
1700-1800 7730na  9395na  15770eu  17790la
1800-1900 7730na  9395na  15770eu  17790la
1900-2000 7730na  9395na  17790la
2000-2100 9395na  17790la
2100-2200 7730na  9395na  17790la
2200-2300 5850na  7730na  15770eu  17790la
2300-0000 5850na  5010ca  7730na  9455na  17790la

Target Areas:
ca  Central America
eu  Europe
la  Latin America
na  North America
sa  South America

WRMI website:  http://wrmi.net/
Reception Reports: info@wrmi.net 
Rapid E-QSL: Send a reception report and receive an immediate e-QSL to: wrmiqsl@gmail.com
(GVH/Teak Publishing)




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October 2025 programming from UBMP

 
Graphic designs by Gayle Van Horn


The October programming from Uncle Bill's Melting Pot will feature a virtual potpourri of recent releases from around the world.

All broadcasts are relayed from Germany from Channel 292 as follows:

All times UTC/kHz

Friday, October 17, 2025
6070 at 1700 
3955 at 2100 

Saturday, October 18, 2025
9670 at 1700 UTC using beam H (repeat of the October 17 episode).

The Sunday broadcasts have moved to Saturdays. 
In addition to direct radio reception, we do honor reception reports using remote SDR's
as long as the whole program is reported, as well as the SDR used.  
 
 William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer 
Tilford Productions, LLC 
Lafayette, IN 47905-1551 
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The World Is at Your Mouse Click

 
Airspy Screen Capture

Tuning to shortwave radio over web-connected receivers

By James Careless

Published: September 27, 2025  Updated: September 29, 2025
Even with the loss of the Voice of America, the international shortwave radio bands are still alive with stations worth listening to. But what can you do if you don’t have a shortwave radio receiver, and/or live in an urban area where reception is difficult? 

The answer is to use the internet to access remotely tunable shortwave radio receivers located around the globe. By going through these websites — which are free to use — you can get a taste of what’s on the air worldwide. 

Kiwi Screen Capture of RTM Malaysia

Additional text at: 

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Monday, October 13, 2025

AWR World DX News – September 1973

 


Thank you to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for this week's nostalgic feature from Wavescan.

Jeff: This week, by way of something different, we’re delving into our archives and bringing you a 52-year old recording of a predecessor to this program, a segment of an AWR World DX News edition from September 1973.  Here’s Ray Robinson in Los Angeles to explain more.

Ray: Thanks, Jeff.  Yes, in 1973, AWR World DX News was a program that went out on Sunday mornings via a 250 kW transmitter of Radio Trans Europe in Sines, Portugal.  The actual time of the program was 0900 UTC, on 9670 kHz.  The program was introduced by Allen Steele, and the DX news was presented by his finacée, Andrea Paige, who later became his wife.

When AWR Europe first started, Allen and Andrea were based close to the transmitter site in Portugal.  But as the number of languages increased, it became more convenient and practical for them to move the production facilities and offices to a new location in Paris, France.  And in this recording, Allen gives the address as P.O. Box 5409, Paris 9, France.  That address has, of course, long since been retired, so don’t go sending anything there.

As you’ll hear, much of the program content was provided by the Medium Wave Circle – the British equivalent of the American National Radio Club, so it’s not surprising they discussed medium wave developments as well as those on shortwave.  Sadly, only the first five minutes of the recording have survived, so I’m going to play that, and then I’ll explain a little more about it afterwards.  So again, from a Sunday morning in September 1973, here’s AWR’s World DX News.

You may listen to the original audio on this week's podcast at: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/wavescan

AWR World DX News  1973 Radio Seagull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnZiNs2iFao
WR World DX News 1974 - ILR & Offshore Radio 

And that was the beginning of an AWR World DX News edition from September 1973.  As you heard, the stations they featured were Radio Atlantis and Radio Seagull, both of which broadcast from the Caroline vessel, the MV Mi Amigo.  At that time, the ship was anchored off the coast of The Netherlands.  It was still a full year before the Dutch legislation against offshore stations became law, so it was being legally supplied from ports on the Dutch coast.

Radio Atlantis during the daytime broadcast pre-recorded pop music programs in Flemish for listeners in Belgium, and then overnight Radio Seagull took over with progressive rock music and presentation in English.  The transmitter on 1187 kHz, which was announced as 259 metres, was a Continental 50 kW unit that had first been installed on the ship in February 1966, and it had very wide coverage of northern Europe at night.

The presenter’s voice you heard was Tony Allan, closing out the Radio Atlantis programming for the day over their theme tune, Atlantis by The Shadows, and then also opening Radio Seagull two hours later, apparently on a Friday evening.  Radio Seagull was relatively short-lived – from July 1973 to February 1974 – but it wasn’t a commercial success, and when the money from the original backers dried up, the owners of the MV Mi Amigo simply reverted to the familiar name Radio Caroline instead.

Oh, and as for the concerns about the weight of the new antenna mast on the MV Mi Amigo, well it stayed up just fine, radiating the programming from the ship for the next seven years.  

When the vessel finally sank in shallow waters during a storm in March 1980, the top half of the mast remained proudly poking out of the sea, pointing to the sky. 


It was interesting to hear that this program went out the month before the launch of the very first legal, landbased independent commercial radio stations in the UK – the LBC news station in London modelled after WINS, New York, followed a short time later by the pop music station Capital Radio and other stations around the country, all of which simulcast on AM and FM.

Anyway, that was an interesting glimpse into the early days of AWR programming for DXers, and if you happen to have any old recordings like that, we’d love to hear them.  Just send them through any file-sharing platform using the email address wavescan@yahoo.com.

Back to you, Jeff.




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Classic interview available with former Radio Tirana presenter

 
Vintage QSL from Radio Tirana


ALBANIA   

An interview with June Taylor, former presenter of Radio Tirana.

There is an extended interview with June Taylor, former presenter on Radio Tirana, in this 2022 radio program (broadcast on the London radio station
Resonance FM at:


Also, Bryan Clark-NZL in the New Zealand Radio DX League's DX Dialog io. group found some short clips of June Taylor (pre-Radio Tirana) in this unfinished film at:

(Alan Roe, Teddington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr Oct 7)
(WWDXC Top Nx 1631/12 Oct 2025)

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Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal audio for October 12, now available

 

Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal

Now available for listening or downloading

For Cast Link :

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e1w45hhgh42fn04iqoq73/Jen-s-Eclectic-Views-Real-Deal-For-Sunday-October-12th-17-20-heard-on-Unique-R-Australia.mp3?rlkey=gjoaky3ud77gnr2bmdtijcu7y&dl=0

Live Stream next week, Jen's Instrumental Madness Surf Show - October 19, 1900-2100 UTC.


http://uk4-vn.mixstream.net:8104/index.html 

For your contact pleasure

Jenur@proteon.me

Jen In The Rad

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Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 06 - 12 October 2025



Solar activity reached moderate levels on 09 Oct when Region 4236 (N10, L=62, class/area=Ekc/320 on 04 Oct) produced an M2.0 flare (R1-Minor) at 09/1231 UTC; the largest event and sole M-flare of the period. Solar activity was at low levels throughout the remainder of the period. Region 4246 (N24, L= 290, class/area=Dai/180 on 12 Oct) produced several C-flares over 10-12 Oct, along with two Earth-directed CMEs. The first CME was associated with coronal dimming near AR4246 at around 11/0115 UTC, and the second CME was associated with a long-duration C9.6/1f flare at 12/1350 UTC from AR4246. The first CME is anticipated to arrive on 15 Oct, and the second CME is anticipated to arrive on 16 Oct. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 06-12 Oct. 

Geomagnetic field activity was quiet on 06 Oct. Periods of active conditions were observed on 07-08 Oct due to the passage of CMEs that left the Sun on 03 Oct. Quiet conditions were observed again on 09 Oct. Active conditions were observed on 10 Oct, with periods of G1 (Minor) storming observed on 11-12 Oct, due to negative polarity CH HSS influences and possible embedded transient influences. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 13 October - 08 November 2025

Solar activity is expected to be at low levels throughout the period, with a varying chance for M-flare (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) activity. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 13-19, 21-24, and 28 Oct-08 Nov. Normal to moderate levels are expected throughout the remainder of the period. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach active and G1 (Minor) storm levels on 13 Oct, and quiet to unsettled levels on 14 Oct, in response to waning negative polarity CH HSS influences. Periods of active conditions are likely on 15 Oct due to the anticipated arrival of a CME from 11 Oct, and again on 16 Oct due to
the anticipated arrival of a CME from 12 Oct. Periods of G1 (Minor) storm levels are likely on 20 Oct due to negative polarity CH HSS influences. Active conditions are likely over 25-26 Oct in response to negative polarity CH HSS influences. Periods of G1 storming are likely on 28 and 30 Oct, with periods of G2 (Moderate) storming likely on 29 Oct, due to positive polarity CH HSS influences. G1 (Minor) storms are likely again on 08 Nov due to the anticipated influences of another recurrent, negative polarity CH HSS. Quiet and quiet to unsettled levels are expected to prevail throughout the remainder of the period. 

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2025 Oct 13     140          18          4
2025 Oct 14     145           8          3
2025 Oct 15     145          15          4
2025 Oct 16     150          10          3
2025 Oct 17     150           5          2
2025 Oct 18     150           5          2
2025 Oct 19     150           5          2
2025 Oct 20     150          15          5
2025 Oct 21     150          10          3
2025 Oct 22     145           8          3
2025 Oct 23     140           5          2
2025 Oct 24     145           5          2
2025 Oct 25     150          12          4
2025 Oct 26     150          12          4
2025 Oct 27     150           8          3
2025 Oct 28     145          25          5
2025 Oct 29     145          35          6
2025 Oct 30     145          25          5
2025 Oct 31     140          15          4
2025 Nov 01     140           8          3
2025 Nov 02     140           5          2
2025 Nov 03     135           5          2
2025 Nov 04     140           5          2
2025 Nov 05     145           5          2
2025 Nov 06     135          10          3
2025 Nov 07     130          15          4
2025 Nov 08     130          30          5
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Friday, October 10, 2025

Radio Caroline North, October 11-12 schedule

 
Ross Revenge ship

Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is scheduled for October 11-12, 2025 - live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.

You'll hear some great music from the 60s to 90s – plus this month's competition, where three lucky listeners could win a quality Roberts Bluetooth speaker courtesy of UK Fasteners Supplier of top quality window fasteners and consumables.

Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, and on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers, and the Radio Caroline app.

We'd love to hear from you during the broadcast via north@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it's the only email address that gets you straight through to our 'North' broadcasters.

(Mike Terry/BDXC)
(photo/Wikipedia)

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U.K Propagation Update

 


RSGB

GB2RS News Team | October 9, 2025

We finally got rid of the high-speed solar wind stream, which caused havoc on the HF bands. But we are not out of the woods yet!

Last week saw the Kp index hit 6.67 on 2 October, and it was often up around 4 or more. Even though the Kp index eventually reduced, the ionosphere took its time to recover and things were not back to near normal until Tuesday 7 October.

Meanwhile, the solar flux index decreased to 131 by 8 October, so the HF bands were hardly humming by this time.

DX on the 10m band was hard to find. Openings to Europe were commonplace but longer paths were not so good, with only weak North American stations being heard later in the day.

A minor G1 geomagnetic storm watch was in effect for 48 hours from 7 October when at least one faint coronal mass ejection was predicted to pass the Earth. Only minor C-class solar flares occurred during the week, but that didn’t help too much.

CDXC members were reporting DX, such as V85T in Brunei on 15m and A52G in Bhutan on 20m – both using CW. However, there was not much to work on the higher bands. Southerly paths were a little better with 5X2I in Uganda reported on the 17m band using FT8.

Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will be in the range of 130 to 140, but it is also predicting geomagnetic disturbances today,
12 October. After that, the Sun may quieten a little with a maximum Kp index of 2 for the rest of the coming week before more geomagnetic disturbances. The Kp index is forecast to be 4 or 5 during the weekend of 18 and 19 October.

VHF and up:

The coming week is dominated by high pressure, either over the UK or near enough to influence the propagation and provide a prolonged period of Tropo weather.

It’s probably worth mentioning a few ground rules about Tropo operating. 
Firstly, large areas of high pressure can produce widespread lift conditions due to the strength of the elevated temperature inversion 1 to 1.5km above the ground. The longer the high lasts, the lower this descends, so limiting maximum distance across the centre of the high.

Try beaming around the edge rather than across the centre. Secondly, there may be surface temperature inversions at night or in foggy weather, and these will provide temporary enhancements. Thirdly, the clue for a good ‘radio’ temperature inversion is the presence of fog or layers of cloud which give a better moisture contrast and ducting prospects.

One last point. Try other modes like SSB or CW rather than sticking to repeaters which can get very crowded in lift conditions.

There is no rain scatter in the frame this week and the Draconids meteor shower has just passed, so back to random activity on that front. On 8 October the Sporadic-E graphs at propquest.co.uk  showed that there had been occasional spikes up to 5MHz or so. This may liven up the 10m band if we get any more. There have been a few weak auroral events but nothing too exciting.

For EME operators, the Moon’s declination is still increasing, reaching its peak today, 12 October, so long Moon windows and high peak elevation continue. Path losses are rising again after perigee on the 8 October. 
144MHz Sky noise will be moderate to low for the coming week.

(Mike Terry, UK/BDXC)

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Thursday, October 09, 2025

Radio Prague International opening audio on October 8, 2025

 


In case you missed it, the Shortwave Central YouTube channel brings you the opening of today's broadcast relay of Radio Prague International on WRMI. The five-minute video is available at: 

The broadcast airs Monday-Friday at 2300-2330 UTC, in English on 9395 kHz, targeted to North America.

Additional English broadcasts include:

All times UTC

0100-0300 on 9455 to North America, and 7780 to Central America

0300-0330 on 9955 to South America

0600-0630 Monday/Tuesday on 15770 to Europe

1200-1230 on 9955 to South America

2330 mightnight UTC on 5850 to North America

All languages are also on the Astra 3B satellite to Europe. English programming is streamed online at english.radio.cz and is available for offline listening wherever you get your podcasts.






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Radio Prague International, part 2

Thank you to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for this week's Wavescan program. This is Part 2, of the popular series on Radio Prague International. If you missed Part 1, the script is available at: 

Jeff: Last week, Ray Robinson began a 2-part series on the history of Radio Prague International, a station I was able to visit when I was in Prague at the end of August for the HFCC meeting.  

So now, here is part 2, picking up the story right after the end of World War II.  Ray?

Ray: Thanks, Jeff.

If you were listening last week, you’ll remember that Radio Prague had been forced to shut down most of their international broadcasts on shortwave during the war by the Nazi occupiers.  Only two hours per day to North America were allowed to continue in the Czech language, and those were heavily censored.

After the war, the international service on shortwave resumed, and it was able to operate with relative freedom for a few years.  But then in 1948, the communists took control of the country through a coup d’état, and Czechoslovak Radio was nationalized.

The communist government built two large transmitter sites in the eastern Slovakian region.  Work at the Velke Kostolany station in Slovakia began in 1949, and that station was on the air for nearly half a century until it closed in October 1997.  Another large shortwave station was constructed near Rimavska Sobota in Slovakia in 1956.  This station originally contained several 100 kW transmitters, although it was rebuilt in 1982 with four new 250 kW Russian transmitters.

Meanwhile, the Podebrody shortwave transmitter site near Prague remained in operation until 1996.  A new shortwave transmitter site at Litomysl, also near Prague, was inaugurated in 1956 with the first of seven 100 kW transmitters, two of which remained on the air until 2011. 

The 1970’s saw a boom in short-wave broadcasting by Radio Prague.


That one was recorded on 6055 kHz in 1973.  Programs in ten languages were broadcast 37 hours a day, and this continued until the end of the communist regime in 1989.

A favorite program of many shortwave listeners was the Wednesday DX program hosted by Oldřich Číp, who later became the founder of the High Frequency Coordination Conference under the auspices of the International Telecommunications Union, itself an agency of the United Nations.  And Oldřich Číp’s son, Vladislav is still the secretary of the organization to this day.

As I said last week, through what was known as the ‘Velvet Revolution’ in November and December 1989, the communist regime fell, but by 1992, Slovak calls for more autonomy effectively blocked the daily functioning of the federal government.  So, on January 1, 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were peacefully established as two independent states.  And at that time, the broadcast organization of Czechoslovak Radio was also split between the two countries.  In Prague, it was renamed, simply, Czech Radio.

Eventually, Czechia closed its remaining shortwave site at Litomysl in 2011, due mainly to the cost and difficulty of maintaining the equipment and the lack of experienced engineers able to do so.  But, they continued to produce programming in six languages – English, German, French, Spanish, Czech and Russian – primarily for distribution via satellite and the Internet.

But, they didn’t give up on shortwave.  They instead contracted first for their programming to be relayed on shortwave via a site in Yerevan, Armenia, just across the border from eastern Turkey.  Here’s their broadcast on August 31, 2016, exactly 80 years after the launch of Radio Prague on shortwave in 1936.

Radio Prague via Yerevan, Armenia on 9985 kHz on Wednesday August 31, 2016.

When that site closed in 2018, as I’m sure you know, Radio Prague moved some of their program relays to the shortwave transmitters of WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida.

Entrance to Czech Radio Today


You can now hear Radio Prague in English via WRMI:



• from 01-03 hours UTC on 9455 kHz to North America, and on 7780 kHz to Central America;
• from 03-0330 on 9955 to South America;
• from 06-0630 Mon & Tue only on 15770 to Europe;
• from 12-1230 on 9955 to South America;
• from 23-2330 Mon-Fri only on 9395 to North America;
• and from 2330-midnight UTC on 5850 to North America.

Radio Prague’s French and Spanish programming can also be heard via WRMI on other times and frequencies.

All languages are also on the Astra 3B satellite to Europe.  English programming is streamed online at english.radio.cz, and is also available for offline listening wherever you get your podcasts. 

So, in summary, Czechia has been heard on shortwave for over 100 years, since 1923, and Radio Prague specifically on shortwave for nearly 90 years, since 1936.  During that time, seven different shortwave sites have been used:
• three near Prague at Kbely, Podebrody, and Litomysl
• two in Slovakia at Velke Kostolany and Rimavska Sobota,
• one in Yerevan, Armenia, and 
• finally via WRMI in Florida.

We here at Wavescan honor them for their long and storied broadcast history on both medium wave and shortwave.

Back to you, Jeff.

A number of Radio Prague videos are available on YouTube, by searching Radio Prague at:

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Audio available for Oct 4th, Jen & GB's CARN program

 

For the HF enthusiast in you, the Jen & GB's CARN (Calling All Radio Nutzz) program for Saturday, October 4, 2025, 1800-2100 UTC, is now up and ready for downloading and listening

CARN Link.

Enjoy.


The next CARN - Calling All Radio Nutzz.
Novemver 19 at 1900 UTC 

The Live Stream. For everything CARN.


For your contact pleasure

We look forward to presenting the show and hope you can join us on those Saturdays throughout the DX season.
Or enjoy our casts when sent out.

The Bands Are Alive !!

73's & 33's
Jen & GB
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October programming for From the Isle of Music

 
Graphic by Gayle Van Horn

The October program will be the final of several episodes, featuring the best of Cubadisco 2025, Cuba's most important discographic awards. This is the best of the best of Cuba's new releases (and recordings from Cubans elsewhere) and will feature a sampling from several categories this month.

All times UTC/kHz

Friday, October 10, 2025
6070 at 1700 
3955 at 2100 

Saturday, October 11, 2025
9670 at 1700, using booster beam H to Africa (repeat of October 10 episode).
*Note that our Sunday broadcasts have been moved to Saturdays.

William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer 
Tilford Productions, LLC 
Lafayette, IN 47905-1551 

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Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Texas Radio Shortwave closing minute at YouTube

 

Graphics by Gayle Van Horn

Did you tune in today to Texas Radio Shortwave, featuring the Music of B.J. Thomas?

TRSW always offers a great program, featuring the best artists from Texas. Here is the YouTube link to hear the closing tune at today's sign-off at 19:59 UTC

https://youtu.be/GBdZ43ACKH0

Thank you for watching. Don't forget to subscribe to the Shortwave Central YouTube channel.


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Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Evening sport roundup from KWKH Shreveport

 



An evening of AM Airchecks from Shreveport's own KWKH 1130, a station deep in the history of Louisiana broadcasting since 1921.

Tune in to KWKH-The Tiger-Home of LSU Sports, from Monday, October 6, 2025, and available  at https://youtu.be/k4nCKMv0de8

Thank you for watching and subscribing to the Shortwave Central YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral




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Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal audio for October 5, now available

 



The audio for the October 5, 2025 edition is now up and ready for downloading and listening. 

Enjoy !!!!!


The Cast Link.


The Live Stream for next week - Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal

Sunday October 12
17:00-2000 UTC


For your contact pleasure

Jen In The Rad

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Monday, October 06, 2025

Early morning reception from KNBR

Graphics by Gayle Van Horn

Tune in to the early broadcast from Monday, October 6, 2025 from KNBR 680 kHz, San Francisco, California. KNBR, The Sports Leader, keeps its listeners up to the latest in the sports world. 

Take a listen and don't forget to subscribe at: https://youtu.be/3Ry4a_tll_o



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Sunday, October 05, 2025

Tune the World with Shortwave Central on YouTube

 



The Shortwave Central YouTube channel is your go-to place to view audio and video files from around the world. 

What's your pleasure? Shortwave, International Mediumwave? Do AM Airchecks from the United States interest you? No problem - we have that and we're adding much more.

Do you chase the sounds from clandestine radio?  We have that too. We've reorganized our site and added more stations, including many now inactive, noted as #Rare DX. 

Our YouTube channel is expanding and we welcome YOU to subscribe and enjoy the sounds from across the globe.  

One of the latest postings includes a Rare DX station on mediumwave from Radio Faroe Islands at https://youtu.be/nOwjTOScqLM


AM Airchecks - United States: WBAP Fort Worth, Texas https://youtu.be/k_twR7lmr6U
AM Airchecks - United States: WBT Charlotte, North Carolina https://youtu.be/1hAw17HEWhM
AM Airchecks - United States WJR Detroit, Michigan https://youtu.be/oNWL6kjCiXY
AM Airchecks - United States KNBR San Francisco, California

International Mediumwave - Radio Rassi/Radio Rossi  https://youtu.be/Elt2Xf_0wEc

Rare DX from a Russian pirate station: Russkoe Piratskoe Radio https://youtu.be/HH4wbE2IG8I

At 349 videos - there is so much to bring to YOU! Radio is not dead, and Shortwave Central will bring it to YOU! Stay tuned to the ever-changing realm of radio!

Wherever you listen, there’s always a new signal waiting at Shortwave Central's YouTube channel. at 





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Friday, October 03, 2025

Russian pirate station from Belarus active on 3940 kHz

 

BELARUS {Putin's imperial war music radio? } 3940 kHz, 'Music Wave Radio', 1842-2024 UT, Sept 27, Russian songs and comments. 25422.
(Manuel Mendez, Lugo-ESP, hcdx Sept 28)  {rather Russian pirate stn ? }

BELARUS   3940 kHz  'Music Wave Radio', 1933-2031 UT on Sept 06, Russian, male, comments, music, songs. 25422. (Manuel Méndez-ESP/DX Fanzine)

For a long time I've been noticing logs of a Russian station on 3940 kHz named "Music Wave Radio". I never managed to hear this ID but the other day I heard "Russkoe Piratskoe Radio" (Russian Pirate Radio) and e-mail
address  podradio@mail.ru

I sent off a report and the next day came a response from Evgeny Shaden with a QSL and some info: 'Russian Pirate Radio' is indeed the name of the station, "Music Wave Radio" together with "Nostalgic Broadcasts" and "Radio Wagner" {Russian Legion of Foreign Soldiers group left Mali territory recently} are just the titles of the programmes. 

My observation is, that their programmes are generally biased towards patriotism. Their schedule is Saturday and Sunday 1900 "until early in the morning. They give the transmitter power as 20 kW, which would explain the strength, but they will not disclose even the country where the transmitter is located.
(Vashek Korintek-Czech Republic / 'Shortwave Bulletin'; Sept 27)
(WWDXC/Top Nx 1630-03 Oct 2025
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Scandinavian Wekend Radio set for October broadcast

 
Studios of Scandinavian Weekend Radio


The monthly broadcast from Finland's Scandinavian Weekend Radio will be broadcast this weekend. Programming will feature The Best Soul, Funk and R&B.  

Don't miss it - for additional information and the October schedule, go to: http://www.swradio.net/

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Finland's RealMix Radio ready for weekend broadcast

 
2024 QSL from RadioMix Rado

RealMix Radio, which broadcast on  6195 kHz, is back on the air this weekend, October 4,5, 2025. 

During the station's recent autumn break, both the technology and the station's software got an overhaul!

Check out the station's programs and schedules on the RealMix website at https://www.realmix.fi/
Have a nice weekend with RealMix Radio

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Trans World Radio nears Guam closedown on October 25

 
KTWR Guam transmitters


Trans World Radio, KTWR, Guam, will go off air permanently on 25 Oct 2025 after 48 years of service.  

Their current schedule till that date is as follows:

All times UTC

1045-1100 15120  Mongolian (ex Sun)
1100-1115  15120 Mongolian
1215-1245 9975 Mon - Fri English, Sun Japanese
1230-1245 12040 Karen (Sun)
1245-1315 15400 English & Indian languages
1500-1600 9900 Korean
1600-1630 15390 DRM (Sat)
1600-1645 15390  DRM (Sun)

Reception Reports to asiafeedback@twr.org
TWR)  
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UK Propagation Update

 


RSGB

GB2RS News Team | October 3, 2025

Last week was characterised by very unsettled geomagnetic conditions with a Kp index that reached 7.33 on 30 September and was often above 5. 
This is not good for HF propagation!

But what caused this? A high-speed solar wind stream at around 750 kilometres per second, coupled with the Bz component of the Sun’s magnetic field pointing south, led to the disruption. But there didn’t seem to be any particular solar event that triggered the high-speed solar wind stream.

The Russell-McPherron effect is probably to blame. This is a phenomenon where the alignment of the Earth’s and the Sun’s magnetic fields, during the equinoxes around March and September, allows charged particles from the solar wind to more easily penetrate the Earth’s magnetosphere.

This enhanced connection leads to more intense geomagnetic storms and increased aurora activity as the Bz aligns favourably with the Earth’s magnetic field at these times. This may pass as we get further into October.

As a result of the geomagnetic storm, maximum usable frequencies, or MUFs, have often been lower than normal. A quick listen on 28MHz on Wednesday 1 October confirmed the poor conditions. It’s a shame as October is normally a fantastic month for HF DX.

The solar flux index peaked at 187 on 30 September, having been above
170 since 28 September.

Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will remain above 150 to 160 all week. The good news is that geomagnetic conditions are forecast to improve, with a maximum Kp index of 3. If that comes to pass, we can expect HF to be better after a day or two, and we might be able to make the most of the autumnal conditions for DX.

VHF and up:

The current spell of unsettled weather, mainly over northern areas, is typical of the season, but it’s also common to find high pressure passing by in between the deeper lows. In the current pattern, the highs are mainly for the southern half of Britain. This will bring some good Tropo conditions at times for the VHF and UHF bands.

As we head into autumn, these lifts may linger through much of the morning on some days before the temperature rise breaks down any temperature inversion. A good clue is that it’s usually over when the overnight fog clears.

On the other hand, there will probably be some good rain scatter opportunities on the GHz bands as the active lows push fronts across the country, especially in the north. There are signs that we may return to high pressure over the country during the RSGB 2025 Convention weekend from the 10 to 12 October.

We have a meteor shower to play with during the coming week. The Draconids peak on Wednesday 8 October, but the shower stream is spread over the whole of the week.

Lastly, there have been some reasonable auroral events recently so, as usual, keep a watch on the Kp index going over 5 since, as we said earlier, these autumn months are very much favoured for auroral activity.

For EME operators, the Moon’s declination is increasing and goes positive tomorrow, the 6 October, so lengthening Moon windows and increasing peak elevation is the story for the coming week.

Path losses continue to fall as we approach perigee on 8 October. 144MHz sky noise will be low for much of the next seven days.

https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/propagation-news/2025/10/03/propagation-news-5-october-2025/
(Mike Terry, UK/BDXC)

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Encore classical music from Radio Tumbril

 Encore classical music from Radio Tumbril

Starts with a Song by 16th Century composer Giobanni Bassano scores for cornet instead of voice, Part of a Ravel string quartet, and some modern sitar music.

After that - part of the violin concerto in E Minor by Mendelssohn, and an aria by Handel.
The programme finishes with some of the 'Trout' Quintet from Schubert , and the poem Pleasure no More by Clément Marot set to music by Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade.





Dear Listener,
Regular Broadcast times of Encore By WRMI and Channel 292 are:
02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US
20:00 - 21:00 UTC Friday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to US and Canada
19:00 - 20:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 - 03:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. (Sometimes RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)

Some Things to see on The Encore Website:
The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:
Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.
Up to date transmission times and frequencies.
The playlists for the most recent programmes.
An email link.
Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.

WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 100 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast.
If you can - please send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.

THE DONATION BUTTON is on the homepage of the website - www.tumbril.co.uk - which folks can use if they would like to support Encore.

(Please don't be put off by the POWR security wall when using the PAYPAL button - it is a harmless requirement of WIX the website hosting service.)

THIS FORTNIGHT'S PROGRAMME - First broadcast on FRIDAY 3rd October by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, and 2000 UTC on 15770 and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY 4thj Octobeer at 10:00 UTC on 9670 kHz:
Starts with a Song by 16th Century composer Giobanni Bassano scores for cornet instead of voice, Part of a Ravel string quartet, and some modern sitar music.
After that - part of the violin concerto in E Minor by Mendelssohn, and an aria by Handel.
The programme finishes with some of the 'Trout' Quintet from Schubert , and the poem Pleasure no More by Clément Marot set to music by Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade.

(This bulletin is sent by Bcc to the many hundreds of listeners who have been in contact with Encore over the last nearly six years of broadcasting Encore.)

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk
GMØTLY

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New Season of Calling All Radio Nutzz (CARN) Begins in October

 


                                      Jen and GB announce the new season of CARN.


New programs from Calling All Radio Nutzz will be full of news, views, and LIVE tuning from both coasts, plus other information related to the HF spectrum that's DC to daylight. A New Interval Series, plus continuing Radio Waves and the Ionosphere. A link to the book itself is available on The Internet Archive, with full details in the first program. New tapes from GB's DXpeditions and radio experiments.
 
Here are the dates and times

All times UTC

October 4 - 1800
November 29 - 1900

2026
January 31 - 1900
February 28 -  1900
March 28 - 1900
April 25 - 1800


For your contact pleasure

We look forward to presenting the shows to you, and hope you can join us on Saturdays throughout the DX Season.

73's & 33's
Jen & GB
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Wednesday, October 01, 2025

October programming from Texas Radio Shortwave

 
October QSL from Texas Radio Shortwave


Programming relayed from stations in Germany, as indicated 

All times UTC/kHz

Featuring the Music of B.J. Thomas

October 3   1900 - 6160  to Europe  ShortwaveRadio

October 5  1200 -  9670 to Europe  Channel 292
          2300 -  9670 to North America Channel 292

October 8  1900  - 3975/6160 to Europe  ShortwaveRadio

                                    
2025 Texas Halloween Music

Special Halloween QSL from Texas Radio Shortwave


October 31   2000 - 3975/6160 to Europe  from Shortwave Radio relay
             2300 -  9670 to North America  Channel 292 relay  

This schedule is subject to change based on propagation conditions, listener requests for specific Texas artists or music genres, and factors beyond our control.

Texas Radio Shortwave is an independent producer of musical and topical shows, usually about Texas.
Programs for Europe (Eur) and beyond on ShortwaveRadio in Winsen, Germany, are transmitted with 1 kilowatt into crossed dipole antennas.

Programs for Europe (Eur) and beyond on Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany, are transmitted with 10 kilowatts into a vertical antenna.

Programs for North America (NAm) and beyond on Channel 292 are transmitted with 10 kilowatts into a 10.5 dB gain beam antenna.

Texas Radio Shortwave uses a version of The Yellow Rose of Texas as its Interval Signal/Signature Song.

Texas Radio Shortwave verifies correct, detailed reception reports by electronic QSL. This includes reports from listeners using remote receivers (SDRs). Texas Radio

Many TRSW programs are archived at www.mixcloud.com/texasradiosw.
Texas Radio Shortwave's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/texasradiosw.
Texas Radio Shortwave's Listeners' Group Facebook page is www.facebook.com/groups/580199276066655/.
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Blog Logs - October 2025

 

Welcome to the October issue of Blog Logs. Thank you for your emails, logging contributions and following my latest daily tweets on X at: Shortwave Central (Gayle Van Horn W4GVH) @QSLRptMT

Have you subscribed to the Shortwave Central YouTube channel? You will find a vast selection 
of videos and audio airchecks, and the Playlist is growing! Join your fellow radio enthusiasts at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral 

The Shortwave Central blog brings you the latest from the ever-changing realm of radio. Additional radio information is covered in my Bits & Bytes monthly column in The Spectrum Monitor e-zine at: https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/

Languages as indicated
// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency
*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz
Monitoring  July 1-30, 2025   

UTC, frequencies kHz 

Mediumwave
Argentina
1510, Radio Belgrano, Suarsi. Spanish coverage of an indoor soccer match (Futsal), Deportivo and Union, with fans demonstrating at the sports gym. SINPO 25542. (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo, Brazil).

Bolivia
1500, Radio Tawantinsuyo, la Paz. Spanish at 0039. SINPO 24442. Interference from Radio Jacuipe, Riachao do Jacuipe, Bahia.(Grimm).
1560, Radio Luz del Mundo La Paz at 0123. Religious program to health items on maintaining good health. “Radio Luz del Mundo” ID, bestter in LSB (Grimm).



Brazil
620, Rádio Jandaia do Sul PR, 0502-0513. Brazilian songs to local ads and time check. Station ID “Jandaia” to vocal tune by Tim Maia. SINPO 25432 (Grimm).
730, Rádio Marumby, Curitiba, PR 0541-0553.Chrisitan vocal music to hymn “Chuvas de bencãos (Showers of Blessings). Station ID “a palavra do Senhor através da música Marumby.” SINPO 24532 (Grimm).
830, Rádio Tropical, Nova Iguaçu RJ 0025-0029. Romantic musical ballad from Lionel Ritchie. Station ID “Tropical AM.” SINPO 35433 (Grimm).
930, Rádio Cultura, Curitba PR, 0018-0024. Advertisement for ‘COPEL” to local time check. Station jingle to “Cultura.” SINPO 34543 (Grimm).
1490, Rádio Difusora, Olimpia, SP at 2152. Station relaying Rádio Bandeirantes with sports news. SINPO 34543 (Grimm).
1500 Rádio Aparecida do Sul. Heard at 2138 with Brazilian style ‘sertanejo’ music. SINPO 35443 (Grimm).

Uruguay
930, Radio Monte Carlo, Montevideo. Spanish programming 0030-0040. Station ID “Transmite Monte Carlo, 930AM…Informativo.” Local time check. SINPO 35333 (Grimm).
1520, Radio Celeste, Tomás Gomensoro. Spanish 2340-2346. Uruguayan-style sequential songs. Verification from the Internet station stream. SINPO 23522 (Grimm).

Shortwave
Classic QSL from KNLS
Alaska
11875, KNLS Anchor Point 0805-0822. Chinese program comments. SINPO 25422 (Manuel Méndez/BDXC).KNLS log on 9580 at 1451. English program, Creation Moment. Excellent signal. 9580 at 1000 with English service IDs and an interval signal. (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada).




Ascension Island
17640, BBC World Service relay 1705-1711 via Georgetown, targeting West Africa. English service 1705-1711. Soccer commentary, match analyst, including crowd background noise. SINPO 35553 (Grimm).
9410, BBWS relay at 0459. Interval signal to ID, upcoming program preview and station ID. Top-of-the-hour time pips to Newshour including news headlines. Fair signal. Logged on 9410 at 0500 with English service. News items about French recognition of Palestine. Fair-good signal; BBCWS Hausa service on 6135 at 0527. Interval signal into ID and presumed newscast. Fair-poor signal  (Tony Pavik, BC, Canada). BBC https://www.bbc.com/ 

Canada

6070 CFRX. 0115. Canadian news topics to conversations for a fair signal. (G Van Horn) YT video from CFRX at SW Central YouTube, 27 May 2025: https://youtu.be/IXPxZ6bRUDE
English programming and news with interference from Germany’s Channel 292 on the same frequency. SINPO 13421 (Méndez).
6070, CFRX at 0759. Ads to ID at 0800. Station ID “Newstalk 1010 CFRB” Canadian and US news headlines. Fair signal (Pavik).
6070, CFRX at 0908 with panel discussion during poor signal (Sellers). https://www.newstalk1010.com/ 

Clandestine
 
1758-1815.Radio Mellat Iran (Radio Iran Nation) Station sign-on with music and numerous IDs. Persian text, music, and discussions. Video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/T8FBTEVF3hM (Van Horn).
9540, Radio Ndarason via Woofferton, UK relay at 0500. Kanuri service with the newscast and interview. Fair-poor quality (Pavik).


7340, National Unity Broadcasting Station via Taiwan at 1259.Korean program with lite style music to 1300. Friendly and humorous interview segment. Fair-good signal (Pavik).

Cuba
5025, Radio Rebelde at 0659. Lite music to ID at 0700. Spanish announcements to upbeat music. Fair-poor with muddy-sounding audio. Magazine-style programming heard on 5025 at 1114. Fair-good signal.  (Pavik). https://www.radiorebelde.cu/ 

11760, Radio Habana Cuba at 1436. Spanish conversations and mentions of Venezuela and Cuba. Fair signal deteriorating quickly to poor quality. No distortion, good audio (Sellers).

6000, Radio Habana Cuba at 0358. Reasonable audio, but a bit low. Program previews over music. Good signal but hampered by audio issues. 
Additional Radio Habana monitoring observed as:
6000, 0252 in English; 6000 at 1059 sign on with Cuban national anthem; 6000 at 0458 English service with distorted audio; 9710 English at 0258 with poor audio;9710 English at 0157 with improved audio;9710 at 0259 in English with newscast, heard on // 11760; 11760 at 0229 English talk about Cuba’s socialist economy to 0240; 15140 Spanish at 1400. Station sign-on to the lady’s talk about revolution and Havana. Fair signal, but noisy.(Pavik).

Ecuador

6050 HCJB, 0055. Male/female conversing in the listed Waorani language. Religious music to a very weak station ID at 0100. (Frank Hilton, SC). 0449-0500* with Spanish religious programming to national anthem and closedown (Méndez) 6050 HCJB at 0924. Station sign-on, national anthem and text (Sellers). https://hcjb.org/ 

Eswatini
13800 Trans World Radio at 1300. Arabic service with opening interval signal to English station ID, followed by Arabic at 1302. Fair signal quality (Pavik) http://www.twr.org 

Finland
6120, Radio Blacksmith Knoll, Pori, Finland; 1728-1947. English pop tunes, including ‘oldies.’ English comments to “Radio Blacksmith Knoll” ID. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).

Japan
6055 Radio Nikkei, 1315. Asian music instrumentals amid Japanese service. (Hilton).

Liberia
6050, ELWA, Monrovia 1931-1957. English religious programming, including text and hymns. SINPO 15422. Also logged this station 0603-0621 with similar programming. SINPO 25422 (Méndez). https://www.elwaministries.org/radio/ 


Mali
5995, Radio Mali/ORTM via Bamako 1841-1913. African tunes to French announcements. Station ID “La Radio Nationale du Mali.” French soccer comments, noting no English Magazine program today. SINPO 35433 (Méndez).
15125, China Radio International relay via Bamako at 1718-1725. Swahili service to East Africa and announcer comments. (SINPO 25432; 17880 in Arabic at 1641-1649 with talk of China. SINPO 45554 (Grimm). https://chinaplus.cri.cn/ 

New Zealand
7425, RNZ Pacific 1135. Pacific news topics to Pacific style music. Noted on 7440 at 1455. Additional Pacific pop vocals from lady announcers. (Sam Wright, MS). 7425 at 0914 with pop music. Excellent signal // 9700 (Sellers). https://www.rnz.co.nz/ 

North Korea
Classic QSL from Voice of Korea
9435, Voice of Korea at 1351. English service including choir music. Male announcer at 1355 announcing the closing of programming. Good signal and signal on // 11710 (Sellers).

6099.96 KCBS Pyongyang at 0959. Korean service. Male announcer’s opening announcement prior to 1000 time pips. Typical music heard, fair-poor signal (Pavik).KCBS 2 heard on 6140 at 1300 with a strong DRM signal that decoded the station ID as Korean Central Radio 2 (in Korean). No audio, but sources have indicated that this is not untypical. Off at 1358 as opposed to 1800 as shown on EiBi (Pavik)
Additional North Korean monitoring: Voice of Korea 7220 at 1100 in Mandarin with standard VoK sign-on.
11735 Voice of Korea at 0600. French service with standard sign-on to the national anthem. Fair signal quality.
15245, Voice of Korea at 1900 Spanish service sign-on with anthems. Signal fair-poor.(Pavik)
11710 Voice of Korea at 1013. English service discussing the “martyrs” who have died in Russia’s war against Ukraine. (Fair signal quality (Sellers).
11910 Voice of Korea, 1938-1942. English service to southern Africa in Korean. (Grimm).

Turkey
7225 Voice of Turkey 0259. Interval signal to English service ID and intros. Signal fair poor. VOT heard on 7275 at 0259 with English service; 9870 at 0158 Turkish service sign-on with interval signal and ID. (Pavik) https://www.trtworld.com/ 

Venezuela
4940, Estacion 4940, 0935. Spanish announcer with Andean music and additional talk-overs the choir music at 0937. Abruptly off at 0942, returned at 0944. Mellow instrumentals and perhaps a mention of “Estacion 4940” into “La Biblia” to 1005. Fair signal with considerable interference. (Mark Taylor, WI/NASWA). Still debating if this station is in Venezuela or Colombia - ed
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