1980s shortwave sounds - part 13

Here is another collection of recordings from the 1980s including the Voice of Nicaragua in English, a mysterious anti-Castro clandestine called Radio Caiman and American shortwave stations WRNO, WHRI  and KCBI.

Voice of Nicaragua English service - IDs
Christian Science Monitor - sign off
Radio Australia - interval signal, ID
Radio Bangladesh - sign on
Radio Japan - sign off
RAE, Argentina - sign on
WRNO, USA - ID
Radio Tachira, Venezuela - IDs
Voice of Free China, Taiwan - address
Voice of Nicaragua - sign off
Voice of Free China - sign off
KCBI, USA - IDs
Radio Caiman - IDs
AWR Forli, Italy - sign off
WHRI, USA - sign off
WINS, New York, USA - IDs
CJYQ, Newfoundland, Canada - IDs

(18:10 mins)

Here is the link: 
https://www.mixcloud.com/shortwave_listener/shortwave-radio-in-the-1980s-part-13/

I hope you enjoyed this nostalgic trip  back to the shortwave sounds from the 1980s. That's it for these recordings, unless I come across any more old cassette tapes.

1980s shortwave sounds - part 9

There a few domestic services included in this latest batch, including recordings from Radio Illimani, Bolivia; Radio Nigeria; Radio Rivadavia, Argentina; Radio Nacional, Paraguay, and CJYQ, Canada. 

Voice of Free China, Taiwan - ID, sign off
United Arab Emirates Radio, Dubai - ID, sign off
Radio New Zealand - sign off
Blue Danube Radio, Austria - sign on, ID
Voice of Hope, Lebanon - sign off
Qatar Broadcasting Service - address

Radio Illimani, Bolivia - ID
Radio Nigeria Home Service - interval signal, ID
Radio Jordan - ID
Radio Rivadavia, Argentina - ID
Radio Free Europe - interval signal, sign on
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation - ID, address
International Christian Radio - sign off
Radio Nacional, Paraguay - ID
Radio Australia - sign off
Radio Mediterranean, Malta - sign off
RAE, Argentina - sign on
CJYQ, Canada - ID
Radio Jamariyah, Libya - sign off

Here's the link: https://www.mixcloud.com/shortwave_listener/shortwave-stations-in-the-1980s-9/

(18:59 mins)

1980s shortwave sounds - part 2

Here is another batch of shortwave recordings from the past. Among the interesting clips are couple from Radio Free Grenada. The Caribbean country was controlled by a left-wing government from 1979 until 1983, when American forces invaded the island.

There is a clip from Radio Station Peace & Progress - the Voice of Soviet Public Opinion, from the USSR, which dominated the shortwave bands during the Cold War.

Full Tracklisting:
Radio Cairo: Sign on
Radio Polonia: Sign on
Radio Free Grenada: IDs
Radio Nacional Brasil: Sign off
Voice of Nigeria: Sign off
Radio Tashkent: Sign on
Radio Canada Int: Sign off
Radio Free Grenada: ID, sign off
Radio Pakistan: Sign on and off
Radio Station Peace & Progress, USSR: Sign on
Radio Portugal: Sign on & off

(19:46 mins)

Here's the link: https://www.mixcloud.com/shortwave_listener/shortwave-radio-in-the-1980s-2/