Radio Ghana: Circa 1971
From The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive by The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
March 28, 2026
About this episode
This episode features recordings from Radio Ghana circa 1971, highlighting their external service to North America and the Caribbean.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Ghana circa 1971 Frequency: 11.850 Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: Back in 1971, Radio Ghana from Accra had an external service, this one beamed to North America and the Caribbean on 11.850 MHz shortwave. Here are two brief recordings of their drum interval signal followed by sign on in English. Radio Ghana: Circa 1971 (Recording 1) Dan Greenall Download Radio Ghana: Circa 1971 (Recording 2) Dan Greenall Download
Topics covered
- shortwave radio
- historical broadcasting
- Radio Ghana
- 1970s media
- international radio
Keywords
- Radio Ghana
- shortwave
- 1971
- Ancaster
- Hallicrafters S-52
- drum interval signal
- broadcasting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Radio Ghana
Products: Hallicrafters S-52
Places: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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