AUDIO RECORDINGS - COMMERCIAL STATIONS

Below are some audio recordings I made of commercial broadcasters in my early days as a Short wave listener.  I wish I had taped more, as many of the stations I tuned into back in the 1980's are no longer.

Radio Australia

Sadly, Radio Australia terminated shortwave radio broadcasting effective 31 January 2017.

BBC World Service (Far East Relay station)

Voice of America

HCJB, Voice of the Andes, Ecuador

Based in Quito, Ecuador, ended shortwave broadcasts in Sept 2009 after nearly 80 years of broadcasting.

March 1986

Kari National Radio, Papua New Guinea

Voice of Turkey

Radio Japan

Radio Singapore International

Radio Peking, China

Originally known as Radio Peking, the China international broadcaster was to become known as China Radio International.

China Radio International

Radio Baghdad, Iraq

Voice of Vietnam

The Voice of Vietnam is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam  national radio broadcaster.  The first Vietnamese language radio transmission was made on 2 September 1945, when the President Ho Chi Minh read out the Declaration of Independence.

Radio Pyongyang, North Korea

Radio Tirana, Albania

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation

Voice of the Arabs, 9805 khz, March 1986

Radio Bulgaria

The official international broadcasting station of Bulgaria, commenced broadcasting March 1930.

Radio Republic Indonesia

Radio Prague

The official international broadcasting station of the Czech republic.  Commenced broadcasting August 1936.

Radio Norway

Swiss Radio International

Vatican Radio (to Africa)

Vatican Radio is the official broadcasting service of the Vatican.  It was set up in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi.

Radio France International

BBC World Service

FEBC Radio International, Philippines

The Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) is an international radio network that airs Christian programs in 149 languages.  Broadcasts are aired from shortwave, AM, and FM transmitters located throughout the world.  It was established in 1945.