Radio Nacional de España has sadly left medium wave, but this has created windows in the band for DX @OxfordShortwaveLog

Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Hi there, I am personally not happy about RNE leaving medium wave but that's progress apparently and just another nail in the coffin for AM radio. However, because RNE were present on 33 different frequencies and their signals in the UK were often very strong, new opportunities of DX have been created. Here are just a couple of examples.

Happy New Year and 73.

Radio Nacional de España has sadly left medium wave, but this has created windows in the band for DX

A strong signal from Bamako, Radio Mali 5995 kHz copied on the Tecsun S2200x

My annual review of the World Radio and Television Handbook: 2026 (80th and final edition in print)

USAF HFGCS Emergency Action Message copied on 11175 kHz with very rarely heard error correction

Longwave stations coming into Oxford UK quite nicely in the afternoon copied on the Sony ICF-SW55

Rare 40 metre band afternoon copy of Radio New Zealand Pacific 7390 kHz using the Tecsun S-2200X

Whats left on medium wave? ERT News Radio 729 kHz, Athína/Agios Stefanos, Greece copied on S2200X

Im collecting BBC Radio 4 198 kHz Shipping Forecast recordings on all my radios: Icom IC-705

United States Air Force HFGCS Emergency Action Message on 4724 kHz, copied with the Icom IC-R8600

Maritime station Olympia Radio (Iraklion SVH) 2799 kHz USB, Greece copied on the Eton E1

Aircraft comms. from Gander Aeradio 5616 kHz Newfoundland & Labrador, copied with the Yaesu FRG-7700

A daytime scan through shortwave using the Tecsun S2200x at 15:00 hrs UTC and a Wellbrook ALA1530