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Shortwave Radiogram
Program 463
Hello friends,
As I type this, the wind is picking up, and thunder is in the distance. I hope I can complete this email before any power failu
re.
One of the text stories in this week's Shortwave Radiogram (463) is about the history of Radio Prague International -- known as
Radio Prague during most of it history. I started listening to Radio Prague in the 1960s, noticing its softening tone in the l
ead-up to the Prague Spring, then its return to communist orthodoxy -- with uninteresting programming -- after 1968. Then a sof
tening again in the 1980s, culminating in the Velvet Revolution of 1989.
We will transmit Radio Prague International's own story about its history. It mentions Inter-Program, for holidaymakers visitin
g Czechoslovakia. Not mentioned is that Inter-Program was on medium wave as well as shortwave. It was probably the medium wave
that helped Inter-Program develop an audience among Czechoslovakian citizens, as well as among listeners in nearby Germany. In
addition to German, there were also newscasts in English and French. As stated in the story, it was the Western music that dre
w Czechoslovakian audiences to Inter-Program.
A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 424) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archiv
e is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany. Also, an IQ audio file and other resources from H0
B0_Radio in Washington state. And John Rabold's image archive.
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 463, 20-28 August 2026, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:40 MFSK32: Program preview
2:52 MFSK32: Largest all-electric plane completes first flight
8:52 MFSK64: How Radio Prague conquered the airwaves
15:16 MFSK64: This week's images
28:10 MFSK32: Closing announcements
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ccount to see these posts)
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Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki: https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway
THE SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE IS IN THE IMAGE IMMEDIATELY BELOW. IF THE IMAGE DOES NOT DISPLAY FULL WIDTH, CLIC
K ON IT.
Other Shortwave broadcast programs that include digital text and images include The Mighty KBC, Pop Shop Radio and Radio North
Europe International (RNEI). Links to these fine broadcasts, with schedules, are posted here.
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at kaedotcom.bsky.social
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