Shortwave Audio Online: Early Internet Audio Show on Shortwave Listening (2 Episodes)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Al Quaglieri, who shares the following recordings and notes:

These are two episodes of an internet "broadcast" I put together sometime in the early 1990's, I believe:

Shortwave Audio Online: Edition 1
Al Quaglieri
Shortwave Audio Online: Edition 2
Al Quaglieri

"AWR Historical" (Cassette Recordings, Parts 1 & 2): Circa 1980

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Antonio Ribeiro da Motta, who shares the following recordings and notes:

In 1980 I participated in the AWR Asia DX Contest promoted by the Radio Monitors International program produced by Mr. Adrian Petersen. The program was produced at the AWR Asia studios in Poona (India) and broadcast through the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Company via transmitters in Ekala and Colombo. Despite the reception being very difficult in South America, I managed to participate in the contest and got eighth place. As a prize, I got a cassette called AWR Historical. And it is this material that I would like to share with my friends at Shortwave Archive.

AWR Historical: Cassette Recording, Part 1
Antonio Ribeiro da Motta
AWR Historical: Cassette Recording, Part 2
Antonio Ribeiro da Motta

King George V's third Christmas Message over Shortwave: December 1934

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Fred Waterer, who shares the following recording as King George V addresses the British Empire during Christmas 1934.

Christmas in England recording: December 1934
Fred Waterer

Radio Netherlands, Happy Station Christmas Broadcast (Studio Recording): December 12, 1956

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Walter Santner, who shares the following studio recording of the Happy Station Show’s 1956 Christmas broadcast:

Radio Netherlands, Happy Station Christmas Broadcast (Studio Recording): December 12, 1956
Walter Santer

Polish Radio (Studio Recording): 1977

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Notes: Studio recording of Polish Radio from 1977. The recording opens with the Polish Radio interval signal followed by a documentary called "In Defense of Peace." The program covers Poland during WWII including a few brief excerpts of Polish Radio and German radio, discussion on the start of the cold war, atomic weapons/arms race, Poland's pursuit of peace, etc. Music is interspersed through out the recording.

Polish Radio (Studio Recording): 1977
Tom Gavaras

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): 1981

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following studio recording of the Radio Sweden Saturday show. Note that the exact date is not known, but the year is 1981:

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): 1981
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow (Joe Adamov Impressions from visit to the US--Studio Recording): December 1980

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following studio recording.

Tom notes that Kim Andrew Elliott, formerly of VOA, is also mentioned in this recording.

Radio Moscow (Joe Adamov Impressions from visit to the US--Studio Recording): December 1980
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #9): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Note: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag with Joe Adamov from 1979 (studio tape). Listening to the questions, such as the first one, makes you wonder if people sent in questions like that to hear if Joe would actually answer them, or if some questions were made up at Radio Moscow for political purposes. Probably both.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #9): 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #8): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Notes: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag with Joe Adamov from 1979 (studio tape).

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #8): 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): March 4, 1978

Source: DX Archive

Source: DX Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who share the following recording and notes:

Radio Sweden Saturday Show hosted by Roger Wallis. This is a studio recording from March 1978. The show featured satirical sketches, often political and sometimes controversial, and Swedish rock and pop music, especially the Swedish progressive music or alternative music scene.

Date of recording: 3/4/1978

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): March 4, 1978
Tom Gavaras

Voice of Colombia (Studio Recording): April 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

A studio recorded tape of the Voice of Colombia featuring “Colombia Today” with news, weather, listener letters, music and more.

Starting time: 0100 UTC

April, 1979

Voice of Colombia (Studio Recording): April 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #7): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #7): 1979
Tom Garavas

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #6): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #6): 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #5): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #5): 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #4): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #4): 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #3): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #3): 1979
Tom Gavaras

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #1): 1979

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording 1): 1979
Tom Gavaras


Final sign off of BFBS Malta: March 31, 1979

Final farewell from the crew of BFBS Malta in 1979. L-R Standing Peter Attrill (Snr Engineer), Paul Zammit (Labourer), Hector Frendo (Chief Clerk), Tony Farrugia (Technician), Richard Astbury (Station Controller), John Crabtree (Programme Organiser)…

Final farewell from the crew of BFBS Malta in 1979. L-R Standing Peter Attrill (Snr Engineer), Paul Zammit (Labourer), Hector Frendo (Chief Clerk), Tony Farrugia (Technician), Richard Astbury (Station Controller), John Crabtree (Programme Organiser), Terry Magri (Technician), Les Austin (Librarian); Sitting are; Judy Edmonds (Volunteer), Eileen Curmi (Typist), Isabel Darmenia (Assistant Librarian), Diane Clark and Linda Miller (Volunteers). Source: Source: RAF LUQA REMEMBERED

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recording (believed to be an FM off-air recording) and notes:

Recorded by John Bruno, Richard Astbury was the last announcer to speak from Floriana, followed by the Evening Hymn and Last Post, an instrumental version of L-Innu Malti and a church choir sings God Save The Queen, accompanied by a Church Organ and a Military Band. The final program was the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, won by the host nation Israel. The studios of BFBS Malta are still around as of 2018 as for the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. This occurred on the final Saturday of March in the seventies because of the withdrawal of British troops ordered by President Anton Buttigieg.

Final sign off of BFBS Malta (studio recording): March 31, 1979
John Bruno

Radio Berlin International final broadcast: October 2, 1990

Many thanks to Keith Perron who has shared this recording of Radio Berlin International's final English language broadcast. 

This recording was made on October 2, 1990:

Radio Berlin International
Keith Perron

Radio Moscow, Soviet Viewpoint: circa 1980s

Many thanks to Keith Perron, for this short studio recording of Soviet Viewpoint from the Radio Moscow English language service. 

This episode focuses on the reduction of nuclear weapons and a Soviet/US summit. We do not have an exact date of this studio recording--please comment if you believe you know which summit they mention in the broadcast.

Click here to download the recording as an MP3, or simply listen via the embedded player below:

Radio Moscow: circa 1980's
Keith Perron