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Farewell to RNW shortwave broadcast from Bonaire

Posted on 2015 04 01 by The RNW archive | Remembering 65 years of RNW

The Radio Netherlands’ relay station on the Caribbean island of Bonaire was closed in October 2012. Nowadays the area is used as a solar power station. The last regular shortwave transmission from Bonaire was on June 30, 2012. This film … Continue reading →

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Final English shortwave broadcast by RNW | 2012 06 29

Posted on 2015 03 10 by The RNW archive | Remembering 65 years of RNW

As well as websites, Internet Archive (US) offers acces to some recordings of programms broadcasted by RNW. One of them is the final transmission in English for North America, on June 29 in 2012 via shortwave. “This is a shortwave radio recording of Radio Netherlands’ … Continue reading →

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5955 kHz: Tot zover de Wereldomroep | 2012 05 10+11

Posted on 2015 03 02 by The RNW archive | Remembering 65 years of RNW

Deze privéopname van de marathonuitzending ‘Tot zover de Wereldomroep’ is gemaakt op een balkon aan de voorzijde van het RNW-gebouw, met een mobiele telefoon en een analoge wereldontvanger afgestemd op 5955 kHz in de 49-meterband. Deel 1 (10 mei 2012, 21:58’39”-22:06’36”) wordt … Continue reading →

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