We're delighted to add this introductory feature on European Mediumwave & Longwave Radio History to our online resources.


E.I.A.R Statzione Di Bari studio building 1934

E.I.A.R Statzione Di Bari studio building 1934
© Eric Shackle Collection, Radio Heritage Foundation


Originally prepared by Herman Boel in Flanders [Belgium] over the past decade, this feature introduces you to a variety of great moments in European broadcasting history, and includes many audio samples and images.


It's easily searched by year and country, includes station profiles, and the valuable radio station lists going back many decades will be helpful to many readers.


Radio Bucuresti QSL card issued for reception of 823AM in 1934

Radio Bucuresti QSL card issued for reception of 823AM in 1934
© Eric Shackle Collection, Radio Heritage Foundation


We're very grateful that Herman has entrusted his project to us, and we're sure you'll find the feature fascinating. Other European radio heritage materials from within our own collections will increasingly be added.

This content originated on a separate website and some format and appearance issues remain to be resolved. Original content is © Herman Boel Collection, Radio Heritage Foundation.

Flemish freelance translator [www.altaverba.be] Herman Boel began his radio DX journey in 1986 with a QSL from Radio Sweden. Living in Erembodegem, near Brussels in Flanders [Belgium], Herman translates English, French & German into Dutch and Flemish.

He is also author of the Dutch translation of the Skepdic's Dictionary [www.skepdic.com] and enjoys many aspects of Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon culture.

For details about today's mediumwave and longwave broadcasting in Europe [and Africa] we highly recommend you consult the detailed Euro-African Medium Wave Guide at [www.emwg.info]. This guide is available both online and as a pdf file and is regularly updated by Herman. It's an excellent resource for listeners, broadcasters and researchers alike.

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