Swiss Radio International: September 29, 1990

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, who shares the following recording and notes:

Recording of the shortwave station Swiss Radio International on 12.035MHz. Recorded in Pierre, South Dakota, USA, on a Sony ICF-6500W receiver using the built-in telescopic whip. Recording was transferred from its original cassette tape format. Recording includes the sign-on of the English language service, ID, News, and the program DATELINE.

Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-6500W with built-in telescopic whip

RX Location: Pierre, South Dakota, USA

Date of recording: 9/29/1990

Starting time: 0356 UTC

Frequency: 12.035MHz

Super Rock KYOI: March 11, 1986

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Mark Nelson, who shares the following recording and notes:

Super Rock KYOI was a short-wave radio station located at Saipan island in the Pacific region from 1982 to 1989. The station broadcast rock and pop music to China, Japan, USSR, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. This recording includes rock music, IDs, and address. It was originally recorded to cassette tape using a Sony ICF6500W receiver. My location was Minot, North Dakota.

Starting time: 1425

Frequency: 11.900

Receiver location: Minot, North Dakota, USA

Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF6500W with random wire

Canadian Shortwave Pirate TNFM: June 2, 1986.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, who shares this 1986 recording of the Canadian pirate radio station, TNFM and notes:

Date of recording: 6/2/1986

Starting time: 0520

Frequency: 7.415

Receiver location: Minot, North Dakota

Receiver: Sony ICF-6500W

Notes: Canadian pirate station TNFM recorded June 2, 1986 from my location in Minot, North Dakota. IDs, music, and talk - playing listener requests and dedications.

KCBI Shortwave: January 9, 1987

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, who shares the following recording and notes:

KCBI Shortwave from Dallas, Texas recorded January 09, 1987, on a Sony ICF-6500W portable receiver in Minot, North Dakota.  The cassette recording was later converted to mp3 format.

This recording features Glenn Hauser's World of Radio program, KCBI ID and address, and sign-off of the frequency.

Recorded on 11.79 MHz at 2030 UTC, January 9, 1987.

Voice of America: December 24, 1986

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, who notes:

Voice of America recorded off shortwave (15.410 MHz) on December 24, 1986 [starting around 1959 UTC].  The receiver was a Sony ICF-6500W with a random wire antenna.  Recorded to cassette tape and later transferred to an mp3 computer file.  The broadcast features Christmas music, IDs, News, and the Nightline Africa program.

Armed Forces Radio and Television Service: December 24, 1986

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, for the following recording and notes:

Date of recording: 12/24/1986

Starting time: 2053 UTC

Frequency: 15.330MHz

Location: Minot, North Dakota

Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-6500W with indoor random wire

Notes: Programs includes "Your Dollars", PSAs, "Your Money Minute", 
IDs, ads, News, Xmas music, "Armed Forces Digest", 
"Paul Harvey News".

Radio Moscow: January 08, 1987

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, for sharing the following recording:

Date of recording: 1/8/1987

Starting time: 0411 UTC

Frequency: 6.000

Location: Minot, North Dakota

Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-6500W with indoor random wire

Notes: Programs include "News and Views", ID, "News in Brief", "Roundabout the USSR", various programming.

BBC World Service: August 31, 1997 (Death of Diana, Princess of Wales)

Diana's coffin is borne through the streets of London on its way to Westminster Abbey (Source: Wikimedia - Public Domain Image)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, for sharing the following recording and notes:

BBC World Service on shortwave announcing the death of Princess Diana.  Special news programming and commentary on this sad event. 

• Starting time: 0400 

• Frequency: 5.975 

• Receiver: Radio Shack DX-392 with built-in whip.

• Location was Pierre, South Dakota

WRNO New Orleans: October 31, 1986

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, who submits the following recording and notes:

WRNO - Shortwave from New Orleans.  "The Rock of the World". Recorded in Minot, North Dakota with a Sony ICF-6500W receiver to a cassette tape.  Transferred from cassette to mp3 format using Audacity software. This recording contains many IDs, ads, rock music, business news.