"Turn Your Radio On" performed live at the 2017 Shortwave Shindig: Mar 04, 2017

Pirate Radio in Continental Europe – A Personal View: Mar 04, 2017

Chris ​Ise operated Crazy Wave Radio (CWR) for ​roughly 24 years and was one of the main organizers of Level 48, a network of European pirate operators broadcasting on public holidays in the mid-90s....

Shortwave Shindig Part I: Mar 04, 2017

The first hour of the 2017 Shortwave Shindig. David Goren friends host the SWLFest annual late night listening hang, which features live music along with interviews and audio pieces exploring the hist...

Pirate Radio Year in Review​: Mar 03, 2017

George Zeller leads ​the annual discussion of the year in pirate radio–oriented both toward veteran pirate DXers and also newcomers to this aspect of the radio hobby–including official announcement of...

Farewell to the BBG: What’s Ahead for U.S. International Media and the VOA?​ : Mar 03, 2017

U.S. government-funded media—VOA, RFE​ ​/​ ​RL, RFA, Radio​ ​/​​​​​ ​TV Marti, and MBN—are all impacted by legislation signed by Barack Obama in one of his final acts as president. ​Former VOA White H...

Radio 101 — The Past, Present and Future of Radio for Newbies and Significant Others of Radio Geeks: Mar 02, 2017

Charles Hargrove introduces the uninitiated to the history and science of radio, describing what is out there to hear and what new developments are on the horizon. Beginning with Marconi, Tesla, and o...

Radio 101 Part II: Mar 02, 2017

A continuation of this survey of all things radio, with a focus on radio listening equipment and explanations of other radio phenomena. Recorded at the 30th annual Winter SWL Fest in Plymouth Meeting,...

Radio on the Road: Mar 02, 2017

Travel the world of radio with Janice Laws and Steve Karlock. Janice has now visited 84 countries and made many recordings and videos of local stations she’s heard during her travels. Includes clips o...

SDR on the Cheap: Mar 02, 2017

RTL-SDR refers to a class of hardware devices based upon a particular DVB-T CODFM demodulator with a USB interface. While designed to receive off air digital television outside of the US ATSC system,...

SWL Winter Fest memories: Mar 02, 2017

Reminiscing about 30 years of NASWA Winter SWL Fest.