The SWLing Post

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Gérard Koopal who notes that the Eifeler Radiotage will return to the airwaves October 16–18, 2026, with three days of special programming from the Eifel region of Germany. The broadcast will be in German and will feature a variety of programs exploring history, music, radio, science fiction, and other topics. For SWLs, the Eifeler Radiotage will be on the air on 6085 kHz. The station will also be available via an online audio stream.

Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s this week’s Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave radio/SDR listening pleasure. On Wednesday 14th October 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we have a new episode of WHFM: Herman’s Radio & Record Room on WRMI this week, with vintage tunes & even old-time radio shows from the 1930’s through the 1960’s.

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.

The LC100’s screen with the radio in standby mode. by John Figliozzi Until the Choyong LC90 was introduced in 2023, there were no radios on the market that simultaneously offered both shortwave and Internet streaming in one unit. Even three years later, Choyong remains the only “smart radio” manufacturer in the world. Now it has introduced an upgraded model – the LC100. This LC100 is attractively designed with a wide variety of features and tools.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report. Carlos notes: NHK (audio) & Japan Meteorological Agency (radiofax): Typhoon No. 27 moves north near the Ogasawara Islands; formation of No. 28 and No. 29 creates a “triple typhoon” scenario. Typhoon No. 27, large and strong, is gradually moving away from Tokyo’s Ogasawara Islands and is expected to move northward over the sea east of Japan.

Hi to all our SWLing Post friends. Here’s this week’s Imaginary Stations schedule for your shortwave radio/SDR listening pleasure. On Wednesday 7th October 2026, at 0200 hrs UTC on 9395 kHz we bring you another episode of  WHFM Herman’s Radio & Record Room via WRMI. They’ll be many vintage tunes and even a few old time radio shows from the 1930s through the 1960’s.

Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.

by Karl D. Forth Richard E. Wood may have been the best-known DXer ever. I first met him briefly at a radio convention in the mid-1970s; it may have been Columbus or Atlanta. A friend, Robert Kramer, had met him earlier and hadn’t enjoyed his first encounter. Rob had asked Richard to autograph his copy of the book “How to Listen to the World,” and apparently Richard, the closest thing to a celebrity in the hobby, had for some reason refused.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Patrizio (IN3032SWL), who writes: Dear SWLing Post Readers, Before presenting the projects, I would like to share a brief personal reflection. I am 59 years old, not a professional programmer, I still use an old PC running Windows 7, and I am studying to take the amateur radio license exam next November 26th. All the software you see below was developed entirely and for free with the valuable help of Gemini.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Majid Hussain, who shares this update from the BBC: BBC Local Radio Medium Wave transmission services in Cumbria, Derby, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Somerset will close by the end of November 2026. This is the final phase of a switch off process which was announced in 2011 with phased closures in 2018 and 2020. This means if you currently listen on MW radio, you will need to switch to another way of listening.