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"Wavescan," a weekly program of Adventist World Radio, first came on the air in 1995. For most of the years since it has been produced by internationally known DXer and radio historian Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, Coordinator of International Relations for AWR. Unique to "Wavescan" are the features on radio history that are written by Adrian and based on his original research. We have reproduced many of those features here. We have also added two additional series of articles, "Reminiscing With A Radio," written by Adrian for New Zealand's "Radio Heritage" website http://www.radioheritage.net/, and "American Shortwave Panorama," which Adrian writes for the trade publication Radio World on behalf of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB) http://www.shortwave.org/. Thanks to Adrian Peterson, the Radio Heritage Foundation and the NASB for their permission to post this material here.
WAVESCAN
Wavescan - Aug. 29, 2010 Mediumwave WOR in New York on Shortwave
Wavescan - Aug. 22, 2010 The Long and Interesting Story of All India Radio, Hyderabad-Part 2
Wavescan - Aug. 15, 2010 The Long and Interesting Story of All India Radio, Hyderabad-Part 1 & On the Air with AT&T in New Jersey
Wavescan - Aug. 8, 2010 The Fascinating Story of a Temporary PWI Shortwave Station in Europe-France, Deception on the High Seas & The Early Beginnings of Adventist World Radio in Southern Asia
Wavescan - Aug. 1, 2010 Beam Wireless Stations in England & Radio Panorama-2: Distant Communication in Ancient Times, Visual
Wavescan - July 25, 2010 The Majestic Empire Wireless Scheme
Wavescan - July 18, 2010 Early Shortwave in the New Pakistan & Radio Newspapers Aboard Ship
Wavescan - July 11, 2010 Time Ticks Across the Pacific: The Story of Chronohertz Station WWVH & Early Ship QSLs
Wavescan - July 4, 2010 1938 Eclipse Broadcasts from Antarctica-South Georgia: Radio Broadcasting from Shortwave Communication Station ZBH & Radio Panorama-1:Ancient Predictions
Wavescan - June 27, 2010 Tribute to Canada: The Story of the First Wireless Transmission Across the Atlantic
Wavescan - June 20, 2010 Non-QSL Cards-Mediumwave & Shortwave
Wavescan - June 13, 2010 Early Mediumwave Stations in Japan
Wavescan - June 6, 2010 The Temporary VOA Relay Station, Hicksville, Long Island, New York & Early Mediumwave QSL Cards
Wavescan - May 30, 2010 Radio Broadcasting on Lonely Ascension Island-The BBC Atlantic Relay Station & Radio Events in the Chile Earthquake
Wavescan - May 23, 2010 Radio Broadcasting on Lonely Ascension Island - Pt. 1
Wavescan - May 16, 2010 Early Shortwave Stations in the Philippines & Radio Broadcasting from Japanese Ships
Wavescan - May 9, 2010 Early Mediumwave Stations in the new Pakistan & American Applause Cards
Wavescan - May 2, 2010 The Voice of America at Ocean Gate, New Jersey & Earthquake Radio in Haiti
Wavescan - Apr. 25, 2010 The BBC on Shortwave: The Temporary Shortwave Station at Lisnagarvey in Northern Ireland & New Zealand Leads the Way-Early Wireless before Marconi!
Wavescan - Apr. 18, 2010 The World's First Wireless Station in Antarctica-The Macquarie Island Saga & The WWV Sister Stations
Wavescan - Apr. 11, 2010 The Ticking Time Clock-Chronohertz WWV - The American Chronohertz Station WWV and the Russian Satellite Sputnik
Wavescan - Apr. 4, 2010 Early Shortwave stations in the Philippines - The RCA Story
Wavescan - Mar. 28, 2010 The Voice of American Relay Station - AT&T Lawrenceville New Jersey
Wavescan - Mar. 21, 2010 The Original Mediumwave Stations in Pakistan - American Fax Radio Pt. 2
Wavescan - Mar. 14, 2010 The Story of Radio Broadcasting on the Pacific Islands of Tonga - American Fax Radio Pt. 1
Wavescan - Mar. 7, 2010 The Story of the Temporary BBC Relay Station at Clevedon
Wavescan - Feb. 28, 2010 The Story of Radio Broadcasting in Tajikistan-Pt. 2
Wavescan - Feb. 21, 2010 Listener Request: Radio Broadcasting in Tajikistan-Pt. 1 - In the Air with Many Locations and Many Callsigns-Pt. 2
Wavescan - Feb. 14, 2010 The Story of the Good Ship Seth Parker - In the Air and on the Air with Many Callsigns and Many Locations, NBC SW Transmitter-Pt. 1
Wavescan - Feb. 7, 2010 Eclipse Radio in the Pacific: Monitoring Observations When Radio Was Very Young
Wavescan - Jan. 31, 2010 In Touch with Time-The Story of Chronohertz Station ATA in India
Wavescan - Jan. 24, 2010 Earthquake Radio-Haiti - Earthquake Radio-New Zealand - Earthquake Radio-San Francisco
Wavescan - Jan. 17, 2010 The Story of the Canadian Spy Transmitter - Reception Report Cards-Shortwave
Wavescan - Jan. 10, 2010 CBS Radio in Philadelphia on Shortwave - Early Shortwave QSL Cards
Wavescan - Jan. 3, 2010 BBC London on Shortwave-Start Point - Dutch Radio Stations in Australia
Wavescan - Dec. 27, 2009 Philippines on Mediumwave-Early Years
Wavescan - Dec. 20, 2009 Radio Australia Anniversary-Wanneroo - Pitcairn Island-Callsigns & QSL Cards
Wavescan - Dec. 13, 2009 Return to Pitcairn - Usage of Callsigns-Shortwave
Wavescan - Dec. 6, 2009 American Radio Stations in Australia - Usage of Callsigns-Mixed Numbers and Letters
Wavescan - Nov. 29, 2009 Radio Australia-Lyndhurst - Shortwave Listener Cards
Wavescan - Nov. 22, 2009

Bermuda on Shortwave

Wavescan - Nov. 15, 2009

St. Helena on Mediumwave and Shortwave - The Bermuda Story-Ship Broadcasting

Wavescan - Nov. 8, 2009 The St. Helena Story - The Radio Scene on St. Helena
Wavescan - Nov. 1, 2009 The Original Radio Australia - Pennant Hills
Wavescan - Oct. 25, 2009 Mediumwave Broadcasting in Bermuda
Wavescan - Oct. 18, 2009 Radio Broadcasting in the Bermuda Triangle
Wavescan - Oct. 11, 2009 Demise of the BBC Daventry
Wavescan - Oct. 4, 2009 The BBC Daventry
Wavescan - Sept. 27, 2009 The Daventry Story - The World's Largest Shortwave Station
Wavescan - Sept. 20, 2009 Daventry Calling - 2: Station G5SW Chelmsford
Wavescan - Sept. 13, 2009 The Original Empire Service from England - A Bridge Across the Tasman - The World's Earliest QSO Verification Cards
Wavescan - Sept. 6, 2009 The World's Longest Eclipse: The Fascinating Story of Radio Broadcasting on an Uninhabited Island in the Pacific
Wavescan - August 30, 2009 Early Wireless Stations in the Philippines
Wavescan - August 23, 2009 Early Radio Broadcasting in West New Guinea, Irian Jaya
Wavescan - August 16, 2009 Apex Radio Stations Worldwide - The World's Oldest QSL Cards
Wavescan - August 9, 2009 World's Oldest Wireless Postcards - Other Countries
Wavescan - August 2, 2009 American Apex Stations - World's Oldest Wireless Postcards
Wavescan - July 26, 2009 Early Wireless Stations in North East New Guinea
Wavescan - July 19, 2009 Early Wireless Stations in Japan
Wavescan - July 12, 2009 The Unfinished Story of Radio Broadcasting on Pitcairn Island
Wavescan - July 5, 2009 The Pitcairn Story and Radio Stations on Lonely Pitcairn Island
Wavescan - June 28, 2009 Port Moresby on Shortwave
Wavescan - June 21, 2009 The Early Wireless Era in Pakistan
Wavescan - May 31, 2009 Radio Broadcasting in New Guinea: The Port Moresby Story - VIG & VHSU
Wavescan - March 29, 2009 Radio Broadcasting in New Guinea - Early Wireless Stations
Wavescan - August 31, 2008
Radio Broadcasting in Kalimantan
American Radio Stations in Australia - Gnangara in Western Australia
Wavescan - Dec. 30, 2007
Radio Broadcasting in Borneo - Balikpapan Kalimantan
American Radio Stations in Australia  4QR Brisbane
Wavescan - Sept. 30, 2007
Radio Broadcasting in Independent Borneo - Brunei
American Radio Stations in Australia VLC Shepparton
Wavescan - July 29, 2007 General MacArthur’s Brisbane Radio / Radio Broadcasting in Malaysian Borneo Sarawak
Wavescan - Jan. 11, 2007 Radio Broadcasting in Malaysian Borneo - Sabah
Wavescan - April 30, 2006 Radio Broadcasting in Singapore
Wavescan 521 - Dec. 26, 2004 Radio Anniversary in Australia - Carnarvon
Wavescan 520 - Dec. 19, 2004 Towers of Mystery
Wavescan 519 - Dec. 12, 2004 Solved - Sixty Five Year old Radio Mystery
Wavescan 518 - Dec. 5, 2004 "Hawaii Calls" 
Wavescan 511 - Oct. 17, 2004 Radio Broadcasting in Mexico
Wavescan 510 - Oct. 10, 2004 Voice of Prophecy 75th Anniversary
Wavescan 506 - Sept. 12, 2004 All India Radio Delhi - Three Shortwave Locations and Two Mystery Transmitters
Wavescan 505 - Sept. 5, 2004 The Story of Old Forgotten Callsigns
Wavescan 503 - Aug. 22, 2004 The Story of Radio Broadcasting on Canton
Wavescan 502 - Aug. 15, 2004 The Story of Radio Broadcasting on Enewetak
Wavescan 501 - Aug. 8, 2004 Andorra - A Small Radio Station in a Small Country 
Wavescan 499 - July 25, 2004 Island Hopping in the Central Pacific - Tarawa
Wavescan 498 - July 18, 2004 The Case of the Missing Transmitter - All India Radio, Madras
Wavescan 497 - July 11, 2004 Australian Radio Anniversary - VLG Lyndhurst
Wavescan 494 - June 20, 2004 10th Anniversary--Radio Miami International WRMI
Wavescan 492 - June 6, 2004 Kiribati Returns to the Air Shortwave
Wavescan 491 - May 30, 2004 Portishead Radio
Wavescan 489 - May 16, 2004 Hong Kong Radio on the Air Shortwave
Wavescan 488 - May 9, 2004 The Oldest Radio Building in the World
Wavescan 486 - April 25, 2004 Radio Anniversary in Iran
Wavescan 484 - April 11, 2004 The Radio Scene in Haiti - Part II
Wavescan 483 - April 4, 2004 The Radio Scene in Haiti - Part I
Wavescan 482 - Mar. 28, 2004 Darwin Anniversary
Wavescan 481 - Mar. 21, 2004 Albania on the Air Shortwave
Wavescan 480 - Mar. 14, 2004 Australian Radio Anniversary - VLR at Lyndhurst: Australia's First Government Shortwave Station
Wavescan 476 - Feb. 15, 2004 The Story of the Indian Chronohertz Station ATA
Wavescan 475 - Feb. 8, 2004 Australian Radio Anniversary - VLQ in Brisbane
Wavescan 472 - Jan. 18, 2004 Shortwave Radio Denmark - Goodbye!
Wavescan 471 - Jan. 11, 2004 Early Radio Broadcasting in Denmark
Wavescan 468 - Dec. 21, 2003 Christmas Anniversary for ABC Sydney on Shortwave - VLI
Wavescan 467 - Dec. 14, 2003 VLC - Another Recycled Callsign
Wavescan 465 - Nov. 30, 2003 Radio Broadcasting in India before Radio Broadcasting Began!
Wavescan 464 - Nov. 23, 2003 The Voice of America in the Philippines
Wavescan 461 - Nov. 2, 2003 KDKA Shortwave
Wavescan 459 - Oct. 19, 2003 Thirty Years with Family Radio Shortwave & Radio Anniversary in Western Australia
Wavescan 457 - Oct. 5, 2003 Emergency Relay - Radio New Zealand International via Radio Australia
Wavescan 456 - Sept. 28, 2003 Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Palau
Wavescan 455 - Sept. 21, 2003 Radio Broadcasting by the League of Nations
Wavescan 452 - Aug. 31, 2003 On the Air in Tokyo Bay
Wavescan 451 - Aug. 24, 2003 Police Radio in the Early Days 
Wavescan 450 - Aug. 17, 2003 The Story of Another Radio Ship - The VOA Phoenix
Wavescan 449 - Aug. 10, 2003 Radio Broadcasting in the Islands of Sao Thome & Principe
Wavescan 448 - Aug. 3, 2003 Early Shortwave Stations in Australia - Commercial
Wavescan 447 - July 27, 2003 Early Shortwave Stations in Australia
Wavescan 446 - July 20, 2003 The Sound of Silence
Wavescan 445 - July 13, 2003 Wartime Radio in Sri Lanka
Wavescan 443 - June 29, 2003 Pineapple Network
Wavescan 442 - June 22, 2003 Poona on Shortwave
Wavescan 441 - June 15, 2003 The Story of the American Shortwave Station WINB
Wavescan 440 - June 8, 2003 The Story of a Burning Passenger Liner
Wavescan 438 - May 25, 2003 Historic Radio Broadcast from the Statue of Liberty
Wavescan 437 - May 18, 2003 AWR Studio Network/Eighty Years wth Radio Prague
Wavescan 436 - May 11, 2003 Eighty Years of Radio in Indonesia
Wavescan 435 - May 4, 2003 Shepparton Anniversary - Australia
Wavescan 433 - April 20, 2003 The Titanic Anniversary - April 15, 1912
Wavescan 432 - April 13, 2003 Mosquito Network in Fiji
Wavescan 431 - April 6, 2003 Fiji on Mediumwave
Wavescan 430 - Mar. 30, 2003 Fiji on Shortwave
Wavescan 429 - Mar. 16, 2003 VOA Relay Station on board the Battleship Texas
Wavescan 428 - Mar. 9, 2003 Radio Broadcasting in Fiji - The Early Years
Wavescan 426 - Feb. 23, 2003 Test transmissions from a temporary site: Radio Australia Gnangara
Wavescan 423 - Feb. 2, 2003 On the Air in New Guinea with Radio in Port Moresby
Wavescan 422 - Jan. 26, 2003 Australia's Historic VK6ME
Wavescan 417 - Dec. 22, 2002 BBC Radio Station on Board Ship?
Wavescan 416 - Dec. 15, 2002 The new BBC Station in Oman
Wavescan 415 - Dec. 8, 2002 An Island for a Radio Station
Wavescan 413 - Nov. 24, 2002 The Mystery of Irish Radio History - Shortwave Summary
Wavescan 412 - Nov. 17, 2002 The Mystery of Irish Radio History - The Modern Era
Wavescan 411 - Nov. 10, 2002 Radio Broadcasting from Ships - Radio ZMBJ on the "Awatea" (The Eye of the Dawn), in New Zealand Waters & Mystery of Irish Radio History - 2nd Shortwave Era
Wavescan 410 - Nov. 3, 2002 The Mystery of Irish Radio History - BBC Era
Wavescan 409 - Oct. 27, 2002 The Mystery of Irish Radio History - Early Shortwave Era
Wavescan 408 - Oct. 20, 2002 The Mystery of Irish Radio History - Early Mediumwave Era & The famous "I Will Return" broadcast by General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines
Wavescan 407 - Oct. 13, 2002 The Mystery of Irish Radio History - Early Wireless Era & The Story of the Little Radio Ship, the FP47
Wavescan 405 - Sept. 29, 2002 Radio Broadcasting from Ships in New Zealand Waters; and The Story of the Wandering "Apache"
Wavescan 404 - Sept. 22, 2002 Another Radio Anniversary in Australia - Victoria's VK3ME
Wavescan 403 - Sept. 15, 2002 World War II Memorabilia - Hawaii on Shortwave
Wavescan 402 - Sept. 8, 2002 Australian Radio Anniversary - The Original Shortwave Station
Wavescan 400 - Aug. 25, 2002 The Big 400!  The Story of AWR DX Programs and The Story of Radio in Jamaica
Wavescan 397 - Aug. 4, 2002 Kanimbla Update - What happened to this ship afterwards?
Wavescan 396 - July 28, 2002 World War II Memorabilia - California on Shortwave
Wavescan 394 - July 14, 2002 AWR on the Air in Southern Asia
Wavescan 392 - June 30, 2002 Big Radio Anniversary in Australia--the Formation of the ABC
Wavescan 390 - June 16, 2002 The Story of AWR in Latin America
Wavescan 389 - June 9, 2002 World War II Propaganda Stations
Wavescan 387 - May 26, 2002 Unusual Varieties of Morse Code
Wavescan 385 - May 12, 2002 The Shortwave Scene in Taiwan
Wavescan 384 - May 5, 2002 The Australian "Kanimbla"
Wavescan 382 - April 21, 2002 The Continuing Story of AWR in Europe
Wavescan 381 - April 14, 2002 Ship Broadcasting in Australian Waters
Wavescan 378 - Mar. 24, 2002 The Story of AWR in Europe
Wavescan 374 - Feb. 24, 2002 Call of the Kookaburra
Wavescan 372 - Feb. 10, 2002 Japanese Stations in Indonesia in WW II
Wavescan 370 - Jan. 27, 2002 Shortwave Stations in Pakistan
Wavescan 367 - Jan. 6, 2002 Wireless Backgrounds in Samoa
Wavescan 364 - Dec. 16, 2001 Independent Adventist Shortwave Stations
Wavescan 361 - Nov. 25, 2001 World War II - Japanese Stations in Southeast Asia
Wavescan 356 - Oct. 21, 2001 Radio Backgrounds in Afghanistan - Part 3
Wavescan 355 - Oct. 14, 2001 Radio Backgrounds in Afghanistan - Part 2
Wavescan 354 - Oct. 7, 2001 Radio Backgrounds in Afghanistan - Part 1
Wavescan 352 - Sept. 23, 2001 German Radio Stations During World War II
Wavescan 351 - Sept. 16, 2001 Radio Broadcasting from Ships 5 - Americas in Recent Years
Wavescan 350 - Sept. 9, 2001 Japanese Radio Stations in Vietnam
Wavescan 347 - Aug. 19, 2001 Radio Broadcasting from Ships - The Americas
Wavescan 346 - Aug. 12, 2001 World War II Memorabilia - Japanese Radio Stations in the Philippines
Wavescan 343 - July 22, 2001 Radio Broadcasting from Ships: Europe and the Atlantic
Wavescan 342 - July 15, 2001 WW II Memorabilia - The Radio Scene in Taiwan
Wavescan 338 - June 17, 2001 Pacific & Far East
Wavescan 337 - June 10, 2001 The Radio Scene in Shanghai
Wavescan 334 - May 20, 2001 Old Radio Australia Relay Stations in the Middle East
Wavescan 332 - May 6, 2001 Tribute to Moosbrunn
Wavescan 331 - April 29, 2001 World War II - Japanese Stations in China
Wavescan 330 - April 22, 2001 Tribute to Rimavska Sobota
Wavescan 326 - Mar. 25, 2001 Japanese Stations in Manchuria and Korea
Wavescan 325 - Mar. 18, 2001 Early Shortwave Broadcasting in Asia
Wavescan 323 - Mar. 4, 2001 Swiss Radio at Lenk
Wavescan 322 - Feb. 25, 2001 Japan on Shortwave during the Pacific War
Wavescan 321 - Feb. 18, 2001 Early Shortwave Broadcasting in Africa
Wavescan 319 - Feb. 4, 2001 American Navy Station NAA
Wavescan 305 - Oct. 29, 2000 BBC Malaysia
Wavescan 303 - Oct. 15, 2000 Early Shortwave Broadcasting by the Adventist denomination in North America
Wavescan 301 - Oct. 1, 2000 Radio Broadcasting in Portuguese Goa
Wavescan 297 - Sept. 3, 2000 Radio Pakistan, Lahore
Wavescan 291 - July 23, 2000 BFBS Singapore
Wavescan 284 - June 4, 2000 The "Nauen" Station in Germany
Wavescan 280 - May 7, 2000 Australian Army Radio
Wavescan 272 - Mar. 12, 2000 Radio Cook Islands
Wavescan 271 - Mar. 5, 2000 The Lonely Voice from Down Under!
AMERICAN SHORTWAVE PANORAMA
CBS on the Air Shortwave from Philadelphia
The Sequel to the Philadelphia Story
Voice of America: Palo Alto in California
Wonderful Isle of Dreams
REMINISCING WITH A RADIO
Hurricane Katrina on Shortwave
Radio to the Rescue in Coastal Flooding-Part I
Radio to the Rescue (Part II)-Lost in China!
Radio to the Rescue Part III)-On the Rocks-The Voice of PITC, Adamstown, Pitcairn Island, 1938
Voice of America Hicksville, Long Island, New York