RADIO BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
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Radio Baghdad 'The Voice of the Republic of Iraq' was the broadcasting service of the Republic of Iraq.
Iraq's first radio station was Radio Baghdad, also known as Republic of Iraq Radio, which commenced on the 1st day of July 1936. (AlArabiya العربية, 2011)
Shortwave broadcasts ceased just prior to the fall of the Sadam Hussein regime.
Iraq's first radio station was Radio Baghdad, also known as Republic of Iraq Radio, which commenced on the 1st day of July 1936. (AlArabiya العربية, 2011)
Shortwave broadcasts ceased just prior to the fall of the Sadam Hussein regime.
YOU TUBE VIDEOS,
Below is a video of the Interval Signal of Radio Baghdad.
INTERVAL SIGNAL.
Radio Baghdad's interval signal was a Bulbul singing.
Bulbuls are members of the Pycnonotidae family which includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves and bristlebills. (Wikipedia 2025)
Bulbuls are members of the Pycnonotidae family which includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves and bristlebills. (Wikipedia 2025)
Above:- A Brown-eared bulbul. Image c/o https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brown-eared_Bulbul_1.jpg
AUDIO OF MY RECEPTION OF RADIO BAGHDAD.
Some audio of Radio Baghdad from back in the 1980s.
QSL CARDS RECEIVED.
9610 kHz, 31m band - 24th June 1983.
2130 UTC.
The QSL card displays the emblem of Iraq, a golden black eagle bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag and holding a scroll which reads 'Republic of Iraq'.
2130 UTC.
The QSL card displays the emblem of Iraq, a golden black eagle bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag and holding a scroll which reads 'Republic of Iraq'.
OTHER ITEMS RECEIVED.
Postcard.
Features a painting by Sadi Al-Kaabi
References.
- AlArabiya العربية (2011). 75 Years of Baghdad Radio. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzJXuFQ5TX8 [Accessed 4 Jul. 2025].
- British DX Club, The Middle East on Shortwave, June 2023.
- Wikipedia, 2023, <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Iraq>, viewed 30th July 2023.
- Wikipedia Contributors (2025). Bulbul. Wikipedia.