Blog Logs-June 2026

 

                                Proving once again … that shortwave is not DEAD!

Welcome to the June 2026 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  May 1 – 28, 2026   

UTC, frequencies kHz 

Longwave

225, Polskie Radio, Jedynka, 2200-2215. Polish national anthem to the lady’s station info in Polish. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Xj1wn7fwLkk

Mediumwave

Argentina

1130, Emisora Santiago y Copia Evita. Spanish songs from Argentina to local ads. QRM from Uruguay’s Nacional Uruguay on 1130 kHz (Rudolf Grimm, Brazil).

Bolivia

1560, Radio Luz do Mundo, la Paz. Spanish at 0054 with biblical sermons to a congregation. (Grimm).

Bonaire

800, Trans World Radio, Bonaire/Radio Trans Mundial via Kralendijik. Spanish programming at 0010. Christian vocal tunes, with QSM from Brazil’s 800 kHz Radio MEC, Rio Janeiro (Grimm).

Eswatini

1170, TWR Africa 1859-1910. Male announcer’s English readings from the book of Mark, Chapter 4. Additional sermon comments from Hebrews. New program Hope in Hard Times at 1905 (Van Horn) YT video: https://youtu.be/ocYXB5FLl3s

Paraguay

660, Radio Regional Concepción. Spanish at 0009 with interviews on the high prices in Paraguay. Newscast and station ID. (Grimm).

680, Radio Cáritas, Nemby. In Spanish for religious mass.(Grimm)

1140, Central Radio, Ypané. Spanish at 2330 with sports commentary (Grimm).

Moldova

1413, Radio Vesti FM 2156-2210. Two male announcers in Russian to fanfare music at 2200. Station promotional and station ID. Promos for upcoming national and economic news. Time tips to ID at 2200, followed by newscast (Van Horn).

1485, Radio Zelyoniy Glaz, Dorkovskaya. Fair to poor signal from Russian Kiwi SDR. Male announcer’s text and conversations with the accompanying announcer. (Van Horn)

United States

1490, WANG Biloxi, Mississippi. 2158-2210 Afternoon sports talk, slogan quote "Supertalk MS Gulf Coast." ID for sister station WOSM (Ocean Springs, Mississippi). News cast and local commercials. (Van Horn)  YT video available at: https://youtu.be/bvNTMknvTfU

Shortwave

Armenia

12060, SM Radio Dessau via Gavar relay 1554-1615. Transmitter promptly on at 1554 to 1600 sign-on. Classic interval signal from Radio Berlin International into RBI identification. German national anthem, ID, and contact info. The program mix of German and English. (Van Horn) YT video:https://youtu.be/0KrsMXx07dQ

Ascension Island

6135, BBC World Service in English via English Bay at 0534-0539. Interviews about Namibia and Nigeria. (Grimm)

Australia

11900, Reach Beyond Australia at 1357. English programming Messages from the  Heart. Closing announcements, Kookabura call to sign off. (Harold Sellers, Canada)

Brazil (Portuguese)

5939.4, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú 2141-2152. Male’s Religious text to songs. SINPO 25422; 11750.8, 2038-2054. (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC).

6010, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 2139-2151. Brazilian songs to  announcer’s comments and program “A Hora do Fazendeiro.” Heard on // 15189.8. SINPO 15421; 15189.8, 2130-2149 (Méndez).

6150, Rádio Saturno 0503-0524. 0503-0525. Brazilian music program with SINPO 15422 (Méndez).

11780, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília, 1002-1043. Announcer’s comments and intros to Brazilian music. SINPO 25422 (Méndez).

Canada

6070, CFRX Toronto 0626-0648. English news and comments. QRM from Germany’s Channel 292 on this frequency. SINPO 12321 (Méndez).

China

5990, 0105. China Radio International. Male/female announcers’ Russian text and trading conversations to Chinese music. (Van Horn).

Clandestines

11815, Radio Payam. 1755-1800. Farsi programming jammed by Iran. Station broadcast via Wooferton, UK relay, promoting anti-Iranian programming. (Van Horn) YouTube video available at: https://youtu.be/c0Ssy2pU-os

9470, RBS (Revival Broadcasting System)9470 (ex 7200). Programming from Taiwan to North Korea. Korean religious scripture text. Fanfare music as background. Additional text to instrumental hymn (Van Horn). YT video:https://youtu.be/BVBY1JBQwkQ

Colombia

5910, Alcaravan Radio, Puerto Lleras, 0507-0545. Spanish and English religious texts and vocal tunes (Sellers).

6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras 0506-0541. Spanish religious text and comments. SINPO 14321 (Méndez).

France

17620, Radio France International via Issoudun. Hausa service to West Africa at 1624-1629. Announcer’s text and conversation (Grimm).

Germany

3995, HCJB Deutschland. Tune in at 0035 amid ongoing German religious hymns.  This programming continued to 0055 monitoring (Van Horn). 

Germany

15460, 1730-1745. AWR relay via Nauen. Oromo service to station ID in English, French, Spanish, and German. Musical interlude, English station ID, contact and website info. Station ID repeated in the Oromo religious text. (Van Horn) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/QShZyT00pwI

Guam

15215, KSDA Adventist World Radio, 1555 in Hindi. Religious text and Christian music. Announcements to English ID and off before the scheduled time at 1559 (Sellers).

India

15410, AIR/Akashvani External Service. Swahili to Africa at 1240-1246. (Grimm)

Japan

11800, NHK World Radio at 1400. English service, including the NHK Newsline program, for a good signal. (Sellers)

Kuwait

7460, Radio Farda via Umm al-Riman. Farsi service 0338-0348 to Iran (Grimm).

Luxembourg

6140, Radio Gloria via Radio Onda, Junglinster, 2138-2156. German programming for religious text and songs. SINPO 35433 (Méndez).

Madagascar

6065, TWR Africa relay 0258-0310. Malagasy sign-on with ID and contact info, followed by religious text. (Van Horn) YT video https://youtu.be/EsCLjqIUFHg

México

6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0503-0611. Mexican music selections. Announcer’s Spanish comments and station ID. SINPO 25422 ((Méndez).

Netherlands

7265, Radio Europe, Alphen, 1929-1955. English pop vocals to station ID at 2001 as “Radio Europe.” (Méndez).

Mali

5995, ORTM/Radio Mali, Bamako 2345-0007.* Lady’s French text to African highlife tunes and instrumentals. French station ID resuming to highlife variety. The station abruptly went off mid-music. (Van Horn).

Oman

15295, BBC World Service via Al Seela. English service to South Asia. Heard 1235-1240. Two announcers’ conversation about children’s health concerns. (Grimm).

Peru

4775, Radio Tarma. The station is located in Tarma. Heard 0141-0152 with Peruvian music. SINPO 15421. (Méndez).

Philippines

15450, FEBC Manila-Bocaue. Keren-Sgaw service to Southern Myanmar and Northwestern Thailand. Noted 1413-1419 (Grimm).

Romania

15170 DRM, Radio Romania International, Tiganesti. Spanish for South America at 2332. Discussing the population of Romania to regional music and an external report on the country’s culture. (Grimm).

South Korea

15575, KBS World Radio at 1302. English service with world news during poor signal // 9570 (Sellers).

Spain

15500, Radio Exterior España, Noblejas. Spanish programming to North America at 2346-2352. News and commentaries to sports talk (Grimm).

Taiwan

9405, Radio Taiwan International at 1600. English sign-on with ID and newscast, for poor signal quality (Sellers).

United Kingdom

5875. BBC World Service. English to Central Europe at 0522-0531. Commentaries on Russia, Putin, and Estonia (Grimm).

United States

5010, Radio Prague International via WRMI Okeechobee. Spanish to the Caribbean at 0001. Beginning of RPI programming with a newscast. (Grimm).

9795, KNLS Alaska at 1247. English service with Bible lessons, heard on  // 7355, poor quality; 9580 at 1400 in English with very poor signal. (Sellers).

Vietnam

9840, Voice of Vietnam at 1334. English service with world newscast during poor signal // 12020 with RTTY interference (Sellers).