Denis Spots Radio Gear in True Detective

Leave a reply

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis (UA3221SWL), who writes:

Hello, Thomas.

I found some very interesting RX devices in True Detective S03E03 but can’t identify them:

- First, a vintage 70-80s RadioShack HiFi receiver (STA or QTA series)
- And right behind the actor, there’s an indoor table multidirectional magnetic/dipole antenna (I think it is) from the same manufacturer.

Can we ask the SWLing Post community for more information? Thanks for your work!

Best regards,
Denis UA3221SWL

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Denis! Can anyone help with the details? Please comment!

Dan Notes: Radio 567 is Back On The Air from NSW

Leave a reply

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes:

Hi Thomas
Update to my post in February: https://swling.com/blog/2026/02/music-on-shortwave-from-down-under/

The low-powered Australian, Radio 567 from Wee Waa, NSW, seems to be back on the air after several months’ absence.

I heard them with a good signal on April 22, 2026, beginning around 4970 kHz at 1717 UTC tune-in, using Kiwi SDR’s in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. The signal was even audible using the Kiwi in Perth, Western Australia.

Their format is oldies music from the !950’s, 60’s and 70’s, and here is a recording I made where they play a few commercials and give a station ID.

Here is another recording made tonight, April 24, 2026 at 0018 UTC on 4970 kHz. Huge signal on the VK3SOL SDR in Strathbogie, Victoria.

The station has an online presence here: https://radio567.com.au/

Paul Notes That WWFF is Open to SWLs

1 Reply

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes:

Hello Thomas,

I think you’re familiar with this program and its website:

WWFF – World Wide Flora & Fauna : https://wwff.co/

I was informed by the head of the French branch that this program is not limited to amateur radio operators. SWLs (shortwave listeners) can also participate and receive awards.

Rules : https://wwff.co/wwff_cont/uploads/2025/09/WWFF-Global-Rules-V_5.10.pdf

Best of luck.

Paul JAMET

I did not realize this although I do participate in WWFF as an on-the-air activity. Thanks for the tip!

BBC’S Emergency Radio Service

Leave a reply

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes:

Despite the BBC announcing the end of its regular Arabic broadcasts in January 2023…

…the British broadcaster created, in May and November of the same year, an extraordinary service that transmits programming in Arabic to Gaza and Sudan.This is the BBC’s “emergency radio service,”…

…broadcasting Monday to Friday on 15280 kHz, a frequency that is not listed in the official BBC schedule…

…but is mentioned on the short-wave.info website and the shortwave.am app.

And here’s the illustrated radio listening report of one of those transmissions.

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Vatican Radio (April 23, 2026) – Bonus PDF

Leave a reply

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast.

Carlos notes:

Here is the latest illustrated radio listening report, featuring part of the BBC and Vatican Radio coverage of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa, and the PDF containing all the reports from this important apostolic journey.

Click here to view on YouTube.

Click here to download the full PDF.

How to Find and Add/Repair Missing Streams on Skytune Radios

4 Replies

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Rich, who shares the following tip:

Thomas,

Have noticed a few posts recently about Internet radio, the most recent about the C. Crane version.

I own the C. Crane radio and an Ocean Digital, and both use the Skytune aggregator.

Frequently, stations will just stop working, and while I have had limited luck using the inspect function in Chrome to see the HTML code, it’s not a sure thing. Recently, while trying to repair a feed, I stumbled across this on the Skytune Facebook page.

By using the Radio stream URL search engine, you can enter the station call sign, and it will show you the streaming link, which you can copy and enter into the Skytune radio by using its local IP address on your network.

I have corrected several today and added a few stations that are not listed on Skytune, and I thought others would find this useful.

Click here to check out the Radio Stream search engine.

73,
Rich, WD3C

Thank you so much for the useful tip, Rich!

Shortwave with a bit of Soul

Leave a reply

Hi to all SWLing Post community. Here’s news of what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to the ionosphere this weekend.

Thanks to the services of Shortwave Gold we have a few programmes this week coming. The first show is WWLS – “We Love Shortwave”. It’s a show all about what we all love, shortwave radio! Standby for sounds of the shortwave, music containing shortwave samples and a live debut of Twelve Mega Hurts, the ham radio choir from Cleveland (*subject to availability and atmospheric conditions).

The schedule for the show is on Saturday 25th April at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 26th April at 0900/1300 UTC on 6160 kHz and 2000 hrs on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz. Get your (shortwave) set set, and tune in!

Then on Monday 27th April (and repeated on May 4th) at 20:00 UTC on 3975 kHz/6160 kHz, we have a new Monday evening slot with a special called “Skybird Soul on Shortwave”. Expect all sorts of great soul tunes from old to new, soul classics and lots of “one’s that got away”.

There’s an extra hour of WWLS – “We Love Shortwave” on WRMI on Wednesday 29th April 2026 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz. Same subject as the shows on Shortwave Gold but different content.