DRM on Air to celebrate 100 years of Radio in Hungary

On December 1st Hungary will celebrate the centenary of its regular radio broadcasting. There will be official events to mark the occasion, accompanied by a DRM transmission on the day.

Currently there are no digital radio services on air in Hungary. For one day only, in honour of the engineers and technicians who embraced the cause of radio broadcasting in the past century, a DRM programme will be aired. It will carry a test audio stream and a short Journaline text service to showcase the benefits of DRM digital radio. This demonstration will take place after four years after the last major DRM campaign in Hungary in 2021.

This time the transmission will be delivered in co-operation with Fraunhofer IIS, 4iG Műsorszóró Infrastruktúra Kft. (the Hungarian broadcasting company) and the DRM Consortium's Associate Member, SZOMEL Kft.

As this is a 100-year anniversary, the transmitted power will be 100 W on 26060 kHz (the frequency might be subject to change). Although this is a relatively small transmitter power, the signal could be received in countries surrounding Hungary, and even in some areas of Germany and the Netherlands, as it happened in 2021.

More details will follow next month.

(Source : DRM Consortium)

Akashvani is looking for reception reports

Akashvani (All India radio) is looking for reception reports for below mentioned transmissions.

All reception reports will be verified by paper QSL cards.

UTC           Language kHz (Tx site)     Target Area
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0100-0130 Sindhi     9860 (B)      Pakistan
0100-0230 Tibetan   11710 (D)     Tibet
0300-0430 Baluchi   11805 (D)    Pakistan
0430-0600 Dari        11805 (D)     Afghanistan
0430-0600 Pashtu    15185 (B)     Afghanistan
0900-1030 Nepali    11865 (D) 15410 (B) Nepal
1030-1200 Chinese  15410 (B)     China
1045-1215 Tibetan   11865 (D)     Tibet
1230-1330 Baluchi   9870 (D)      Pakistan
1230-1400 Pashtu    11810 (B)     Afghanistan
1330-1500 Dari        9870 (D)      Afghanistan

Reception Reports to: spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

Transmitter Sites :
B - Bengaluru ( 3 x 250 kW)
D - New Delhi (2 x 100 kW)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Hungarian Service Ceases Operations

RFE/RL's Hungarian Service is closing down from midnight on November 21, some five years after relaunching to provide Hungarians with accurate, independent news and information.

In a message to its audience, the service said its team had "worked with dedication to provide independent journalism for audiences in Hungary."

The service's content will remain available online.

"We are deeply grateful for the trust, engagement, and support our readers have shown us," the statement said.

RFE/RL President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Capus praised the work of the Hungarian Service's journalists.

"Their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering contribution to our mission have shaped our success in meaningful ways, and we remain profoundly grateful for everything they have brought to this organization," he said.

The Hungarian service was relaunched in 2020 at the direction of the US Congress. Prior to that, it had operated between 1950 and 1993.

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent government agency that oversees RFE/RL, Voice of America, and other US-funded broadcasters,, notified Congress on November 5, 2025, that it intended to terminate RFE/RL's Hungarian Service. The termination is effective November 21, 2025.

"We are grateful for the audience's attention and support from the first day of our new operation and were honored to provide them unique and original stories," Tibor Vovesz, the head of the Hungarian service, said.

Source: https://www.rferl.org

WRN testing in Russian on 9820 kHz

WRN (World Radio Network) is testing a new shortwave frequency. Rebroadcasting via a transmitter in A'Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates. Due to interference on 5990 kHz, the World Radio Network, broadcasting in Russian from 17:00 to 20:00 UTC on a new frequency of 9820 kHz starting 18th Nov '25, for a week. 

The test broadcasts will continue until next Sunday or Monday, 24th Nov (1700-2000 UTC). Then, based on reception reports from the target area (Eastern Europe), it will be decided whether to continue on 9820 kHz or return back to 5990 kHz. No QSLs, but feedback is always welcome at feedback2@wrn.ru

Update 27th Nov '25 - Based on the test results, WRN has decided to use the frequency 9820 kHz on regular basis at 1700 - 2000 UTC.

(Source : Anatoly Klepov & Others)

Radyo Pilipinas World Service is back to serve Pinoys abroad thru the shortwave radio !

Radyo Pilipinas World Service is back to serve Pinoys abroad thru the shortwave radio !

Radyo Pilipinas World Service (RPWS) comes back stronger and louder with its services that never ceased online and now finally back on the shortwave radio from its eight months silence.

RPWS the overseas broadcast radio station of the Presidential Broadcast Service (PBS) – Bureau of Broadcast Services (PBS-BBS), under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) of the Republic of the Philippines has seized operation on the shortwave radio last March 19, 2025 while continuing its online services.

This ensued from United States (US) President Donald Trump's order last March 2025 to stop all United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) broadcast services.

Trump's order has stripped back USAGM's federal funds and placed some of its staff on leave including USAGM Philippines which houses the Voice of America (VOA) facilities responsible for airing RPWS programs through the shortwave radio reaching Filipinos across the world.

RPWS, through the leadership of its Station Manager Mr. Remigio Sampang maintained the overseas broadcast, relentlessly servicing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Seafarers online despite shortwave radio limitations and challenges.

With the confirmation from USAGM Philippines, RPWS will resume its broadcast operations over the shortwave radio on December 1, 2025.

The revival of its shortwave radio functionality and the expansion to online radio proved RPWS prevailed against all odds.

Afterall, the radio is not dying but it is evolving and adapting to the modern times. Radyo Pilipinas World Service (RPWS) is an embodiment of this claim.

(Report by Bea Gaza-De Guzman)

Source : Radyo Pilipians on Facebook

 

RTI wins two international broadcasting awards at AIBs 2025

The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) presented Radio Taiwan International (RTI) with two awards at the AIBs 2025 this Friday in London. Rti Academy Director Carlson Huang (黃佳山) received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and host Weimin Tseng (曾偉旻) received Radio or Podcast Presenter of the Year.

While Huang serves as AIB Executive Committee chair for the 2024-2026 term, the association kept the award under wraps until the night of the awards ceremony. They recognized Huang's 30 years of professional dedication, saying it has assisted Taiwan in having a voice on the international broadcasting stage and demonstrating the value of public media in promoting cross-cultural understanding and global exchange.

During his acceptance speech, Huang said that broadcasting has continued to transcend borders despite how the world has changed, connecting people and cultures, and sustaining his long-term dedication to the field.

Cheryl Lai (賴秀如), Rti chairperson, complimented Huang's achievements and spirit throughout multiple decades in broadcasting as a source of pride.

Tseng, who hosts his show in Taiwanese (Tâi-gí), noted that this is his second consecutive year being shortlisted in the Radio or Podcast Presenter of the Year category, saying he was surprised and moved by his being selected.

When accepting the award, Tseng commented, "My program is all related to reviving this language, because this language was suppressed by the authoritarian regime before."

Tseng said receiving an international award is a dream come true and a significant milestone in his career. He pledged to continue promoting multilingual program creation and sharing Taiwan's diversity and resilience with the world.

While RTI is an official broadcast partner of the AIBs, judging is conducted by unaffiliated parties.

(Source : Radio Taiwan International)

BBC World Service announces the launch of BBC Global Women

 

BBC World Service is launching BBC Global Women, a bold new commitment to highlight women's storytelling across its global output.

Amid reductions in press freedom globally, the need to reach women and girls around the world with trusted news has never been greater. This new editorial priority will enhance the BBC World Service's storytelling by listening, sharing and amplifying stories for women around the world.

BBC Global Women is dedicated to stories that resonate with women worldwide, all year-round.

Alongside new commissions, the initiative will elevate the editorial offer for women by starting conversations, building connections and challenging misinformation. The first commissions under Global Women include exclusive interviews with KPop Demon Hunters' Arden Cho and the First Lady of Sierra Leone, and an investigation into how sexual violence is being used as a weapon in conflict in Ethiopian.

BBC Global Women will deliver fresh, original content throughout the year – including ground-breaking and access-led documentaries, interviews, and stories for women in every corner of the world – across BBC News and BBC World Service digital, social and broadcast channels.

Fiona Crack, Deputy Global Director, BBC News says:

"Press freedom continues to reduce globally, making it harder for the BBC to reach audiences and for audiences to access independent news. Internationally, we also know women in particular view, read and listen to less of our news than men. This is an issue we must urgently address so sharing more stories that matter to women and commissioning stories that resonate with women will be at the centre of BBC Global Women."

Audiences can look forward to a powerful mix of exclusive interviews, original documentaries and social investigations from all corners of the globe.

Upcoming highlights include:

• Exclusive interviews in the BBC Global Women Meets... series, featuring KPop Demon Hunters' Arden Cho, and First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio
• Groundbreaking documentaries including The Battle to Get My Child Back which follows Greenlandic parents fighting to reclaim their children taken under discredited "parenting competency tests"
• A BBC World Service investigation into the hidden conflict in Ethiopia's Amhara region where thousands of women have suffered in silence. With incredibly rare access to voices from a region largely closed off to the media, the BBC hears from three survivors of sexual violence which has been used as a weapon in this conflict.

(BBC World Service Press Office/BBC Global Women)

KNLS B25 Frequency Change

Starting today Nov 18, KNLS replaces 9705 kHz with 9860 kHz for its Russian broadcast at 0900-1000 UTC. That's to avoid QRM from VoRW on Thursdays.

 

(Dmitry Mezin voa WOR io group)

VADAKARA HAM MEET 2026

Vadakara HAM Meet 2026

The Vadakara HAM Meet 2026 is scheduled for January 31st and February 1st, 2026, at the Sargaalaya Arts & Crafts Village in Vadakara. The official website, www.vadakarahammeet.com, is live for online registration, and the event is being organized by the ARDCS Vadakara.

Registration count has reached 222 as of 18/11/2025 !

Those who wish to participate are requested to register early and plan your travel & accommodation in advance.

If anyone is interested in Exhibition / Demo / Sales Stalls, please contact: 9446307388

Visit: vadakarahammeet.com

World music Radio Transmitter Update

World music Radio Transmitter Update

3965 kHz went on the air October 29th 2025 from Hvidovre (Copenhagen), 24/7, with 600W. After a couple of days something went wrong and power fell to approx. 50W. Yesterday broadcasting on 3965 was stopped. The transmitter must be repaired. Hopefully back on the air soon.

5930 kHz now 24/7 from Ishøj (Copenhagen) with 600W. The transmitter site for 5930 was Bramming (near Esbjerg) until October 5th 2025 with 150W, and then Ishøj until there was an issue with the audio feed. So – back from Bramming  November 6th till November 15th. But since yesterday November 15th at 13 UTC – 5930 is back on the air from the Ishøj site. Bramming is kept as a backup site for the time being.  

15700 kHz – daily 08 -16 UTC. Transmitter site North of Randers. Power: 300W.

25800 kHz – 24/7. Transmitter site is Mårslet, South of Aarhus. Power is around 150W, but there are some issues with the transmitter.  

And a note to the QSL-hunters. The World Music Radio QSL-card for 2025 has now been designed and QSL's will finally be sent out (full details printed cards – and no details eQSLs) before year end. Address for reception reports: wmr@wmr.dk.   Printed cards available only for return postage (10 euro). Can be paid via PayPal to wmr@wmr.dk . Apologies for the serious delay.

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen, WMR on Facebook)

 

New shortwave station Radio Nova International announced

Radio Nova International is a new shortwave radio station that will begin broadcasting to Europe and North America in early 2026. This new radio station is aimed directly towards shortwave listeners and radio hobbyists and aims to recreate the sound of fondly remembered shortwave radio stations of the past such as Radio Netherlands, Radio Sweden, WRNO - The Rock Of New Orleans and Super Rock - KYOI.

A newsletter will soon be available setting out the plans for Radio Nova International and inviting feedback from the shortwave listening community. To receive this newsletter please email qslnova@gmail.com

SDXF's 70th anniversary DX Parliament

Time to register for the DX Parliament and SDXF's 70th anniversary May 29-31, 2026 in Västmanland

Next year SDXF will be celebrating its 70th anniversary and this will be celebrated on May 29-31, 2026 at the DX Parliament in Ramnäs, Västmanland. Ramnäs is located 8 kilometers north of Surahammar and 25 km north of Västerås. The hotel is located along Bergslagsvägen and there is plenty of parking. There is a bus service, as well as the option to get here by train. Good price with the option to choose a single/double room. First come, first served. 

To register, click here : https://www.sdxf.se/WP/?page_id=21013

(Source : SDXF Newsletter)

SDXF Special program on Boxing Day with 250 kW !

SDXF Special program on Boxing Day with 250 kW !

Thanks to the generous contributions of many members, we can be heard during the Christmas holidays, more specifically on Boxing Day, December 26th at 16:00 UTC, on 9670 kHz with 250 kW!

We have never been so strong. Those of you who want a physical paper QSL, please send money for postage; 22 or 44 SEK depending on whether you live in Sweden or elsewhere. Swisha to 123 556 43 98 or pay to our pg 3 26 26-4. Mark the payment "Special program".

To be on the safe side, check the time and frequency here or https://www.facebook.com/SDXF.SE

If you don't receive our weekly newsletter via email, register your interest on the website. That way you don't miss anything!

(Source : SDXF Newsletter)

BBC Director-General, CEO resign over doctored Trump speech ; Chairman to apologise

BBC Director-General Tim Davie & Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News has resigned over doctored Trump speech in Panorama documentary.

BBC chair Samir Shah is expected to apologise during a written statement to a parliamentary committee today.

Further details & updates at :

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9kqz1yyxkt

RRI B25 ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES

From RRI website...

RRI on shortwaves

Dear friends, given the frequent malfunctions reported at the Radiocom transmitters that broadcast RRI programmes, please note that, when such malfunctions occur, Radiocom switches RRI programmes as quickly as possible to a backup transmitter, which operates on alternative frequencies. Please, find these alternative frequencies listed below the traditional ones. When you cannot listen to RRI's English language broadcasts on the usual frequency, please switch to the alternative frequency. Thank you for your understanding!

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,620
	12.00 – 13.00	15,460
	18.00 – 19.00	9,570 (DRM)
	21.30 – 22.00	7,375
	23.00 – 00.00	7,220
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	21,470
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,250
	01.00 – 02.00	7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,220
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	9,620
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	21,470 (DRM)
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	15,250 (DRM)

 

RRI on shortwaves (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES):

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,870
	12.00 – 13.00	17,700
	18.00 – 19.00	9,770
	21.30 – 22.00	6,030
	23.00 – 00.00	6,030
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	17,800
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,310
	01.00 – 02.00	9,510
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,410
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	7,325
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	17,780
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	17,790

 

Source : https://www.rri.ro/en/frequencies