WRNO (Glenn Hauser's World of Radio): April 11 & 25, 1982

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

Here are two back to back episodes of Glenn Hauser's World of Radio from April 11 and April 25, 1982. WOR aired on WRNO on Sundays at 2330 UTC on 11.955 MHz plus one other time slot.

Some of the program highlights are

Part 1: Monitoring the Falkland Islands situation, Adrian Peterson presents a feature of the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Service, discussion of the close-down of Radio New Zealand's SW service (note the "Russian Woodpecker" during the RNZ segment), news about Radio CBN, Bolivian radio news, an item about the highest transmitter in the world, Radio Quince de Septiembre being jammed, illegal SW broadcasts to Cuba.

Part 2: A new shortwave station to begin broadcasting during the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN, Radio New Zealand still on the air (mention of me getting a letter from the Prime Minister of New Zealand), Radio Moscow special programming for May Day, Radio Nacional do Brazil schedule, CBC's Morningside program, Radio Ghana back on the air, items from Review of International Broadcasting, items on equipment suppliers Radio West and Shortwave Horizons (Canada), Directory of World Band Radio from Sony, audio clip from Radio Solidarity from Poland, Athens Greece radio hoax.

Frequency: 11.955

Reception location: South Bend, IN

Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001