World Radio Stations: I usually do not post stuff forwarded to me, but this is amazing. I was surprised at how many stations are in English or play American music where you wouldn't...

Kentski Loc: Michigan

I usually do not post stuff forwarded to me, but this is amazing. I was surprised at how many stations are in English or play American music where you wouldn't expect it. Frank Sinatra in Russia, Country in Ireland or some remote island playing Rock.

http://radio.garden/live/toulouse/radiopresence

Enjoy traveling the world by radio. The green dots on this Google Earth represent a radio station anywhere in the world.

Click on any of the dots and you will immediately listen to radio stations in that city with very good sound; some cities have multiple stations available. There is some lag time if you find the same station that you are listening to at the same time. Some stations maybe off the air due to time difference.

The globe can be rotated by dragging it with your cursor. Note the lack of stations in China and North Korea.

Say Cheese Loc: Eastern PA

Interesting, I listened to stations in Norway, Sweden, Russia..

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I’ve been to radio garden a few times in the last year. More than anything, it’s a reminder of an earlier time roaming the dial and listening to shortwave in the 50s thru early 90s. I lived in SE Connecticut then so the majority of stations were European like the BBC, kohl Israel, deutsche welle, etc and “locally” Radio Havana. Then along came internet radio and many of the big boys shut down their OTA broadcasting. Plus, modern day AM band floor noise makes listening almost unbearable without good shielding. That said, occasionally, here in Colorado, I can still catch English Japan and China and way too many US based religious broadcasters. Those Drake radios were simple a marvel....... Thanks for sharing....

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

In addition, there are also Ham Radio Online resources, that integrate the web with live radio transmission and reception. Anyone can listen (FREE) to almost anyone/anywhere in the world, anytime. You don't even need a ham rig, or need a license to listen, as some sites provide virtual receivers and for the licensed hams transceivers/transmitters. So for commercial, private, AM/FM/Shortwave/USB & LSB, aviation, UHF/VHF/Microwave/Marine/and some military traffic, there is a lot to explore and listen to. Several that come to mind immediately are Hamsphere, WEBSDR and DXZONE. The WEB does indeed make listening to anyone/anywhere so easy, no big antennas, no atmospheric issues to conquer, and since the English language is so prevalent, you often do not need an interpreter.

TV (satellite receivers) used to be the same pre-digital and pre-encryption, not as fun as it used to be...…..pay, pay, pay!

agillot

there used to be hundreds of foreign broadcast stations on the short waves / ham bands .today almost none .you can blame the internet for this .all foreign countries had english speaking broadcasts at certain hours , with news and music / songs .

Quinn 4

47greyfox wrote:

I’ve been to radio garden a few times in the last ... (show quote)

Drake radios, I had a SPR 4 and R-C (Ham radio, I can't remember, it was back in the later 1970s and early 1980s). Yes, too many religious broadcasters. The compute has kill off OTA broadcasting. I had other shortwave radios, I look on E-Bay and see some of the radios I had. Prices for them has go up since the day I got them back in the 1980s.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Quinn 4 wrote:

Drake radios, I had a SPR 4 and R-C (Ham radio, I can't remember, it was back in the later 1970s and early 1980s). Yes, too many religious broadcasters. The compute has kill off OTA broadcasting. I had other shortwave radios, I look on E-Bay and see some of the radios I had. Prices for them has go up since the day I got them back in the 1980s.

My Drakes were the R8a and the SW8. Both command more than what I sold them for in 2010. Now, when I try to catch something at night, it’s with an analog Sony 7601 or Radio Shack DX-398 (Sangean 909?). Both struggle with the noise that dominates the AM band. To think, I can actually remember nights of listening for hours.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

My Grandparents had one of those big multiband tube consoles that was so big it was used as the Phone stand. It was made out of some beautiful furniture class wood. My senior year in high school 62-63 Grandma got it repaired* (blown out by a lightning strike on the house in the late 50s). I used to listen while I did my homework. When conditions were good my favorites were Radio La Paz, Bolivia which played American Indian folk music, all those Inca flutes and drums and a station out of Hong Kong that played classical and opera and comic opera.

*It was at the local repair guy's shop for almost 3 weeks. When he returned it he apologized, he said he had the new tubes and fixed it in less than one week, then he tuned and adjusted it and became so into listening to what he could pick up (he had an antenna on the roof of the two story building where his shop was) that he kept it two extra weeks. He also searched to find one he could buy for himself.

RBishop Loc: Spokane Valley, Wa.

When I was a long haul truck driver back in the day I listened to stations half way around the world. I had a modified single side band radio with duel Wilson antennas. Stations from Australia and Texas & Mexico at O dark thirty in the morning to listen to. If I remember right it was a Midland radio?

RBishop Loc: Spokane Valley, Wa.

When I was a long haul truck driver back in the day I listened to stations half way around the world. I had a modified single side band radio with duel Wilson antennas. Stations from Australia and Texas & Mexico at O dark thirty in the morning to listen to. If I remember right it was a Midland radio?

Quinn 4

47greyfox wrote:

My Drakes were the R8a and the SW8. Both command more than what I sold them for in 2010. Now, when I try to catch something at night, it’s with an analog Sony 7601 or Radio Shack DX-398 (Sangean 909?). Both struggle with the noise that dominates the AM band. To think, I can actually remember nights of listening for hours.

I live a rural area I don't have a big problem with noise dominates the AM band. To help in cut down the noise I use batteries and keep the radio away from LED lights. The radio I use is a Realistic Astronaut 4 found it at a yard sale 20 years ago for $5.00. As for a antenna, I use a loop antenna sold by Radio Shack. It is for indoor use, so no long outside antenna. Here is the old catalog number: #15-1853. I put the antenna behind the radio and move the dial on antenna, help in a big way to pull in radio stations. Great in the summer for listing to ball games or in the winter for bastball games.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Thanks, what a great website.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

We get a few U.S. callers on our afternoon shows who use them as their breakfast shows.

Sirsnapalot Loc: Hammond, Louisiana

Kentski wrote:

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Thanks, you can surf forever!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yes, that's fantastic. It was posted here years ago, and I have a link on my Bookmarks Bar.