There are many radios around the world that broadcast only one day a year. They are all broadcast only on shortwave. Many shortwave radios have been shut down recently. This includes, in particular, the ‘Radio Saint Helena’ radio broadcast from Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. This radio broadcasts only for half an hour on the fourth Sunday in December of the year. Serious radio lovers around the world have been waiting for a long time to hear that broadcast.
Can you forget listening to St. Helena Radio in Tamil Nadu from 12.30 pm to 1.00 pm?. After searching various places to listen to this broadcast, the last place we came across was Mr. Balu (A) Balasubramanian's house on the edge of the forest, near the ground behind Tambaram Madras Christian College (MCC). For many years, he listened to Radio Saint Helena broadcasts with the help of a Long Wire antenna on the terrace of his house. The QSL Cards they sent today still hold the remnants of those memories.
A recent report on the International DX Club of India (IDXCI) Whatsup group. It's about radio broadcasting of the Grimeton Radio. They broadcast only one day a year in CW Mode (Morse Code). They also uploaded the full YouTube page of the radio's Christmas special broadcast.
One of the highlights of that radio station is that it is the only radio station in the world to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Grimeton radio station is located on the outskirts of the city of Varburg in southern Sweden.
The Grimeton Radio Station in Varburg was built in 1922-24. It has been used extensively for early wireless Atlantic communications. It is currently a well-preserved monument. Here the transmitters for shortwave transmission are mounted on six 127 meter high steel towers.
Although not currently in regular use, the transmission equipment here is maintained in working condition. They still broadcast only one day a year. The 109.9 hectare site features majestic buildings with Alexander transmitters. Architect Carl Åkerblad designed these buildings in their neoclassical style. Structural engineer Henrik Kreüger designed the antenna towers.
It can be considered as the tallest structure built in Sweden during that period. This shortwave transmission station is a great example of the development of telecommunications. It is a large transmitter station based on shortwave transmission technology that existed 100 years ago. This radio is still the only surviving example in the world.
It is noteworthy here that this year 24 December 2021 Indian time from 2.00 pm to 2.30 pm they was transmitted through Morse code at 17,200 kHz (16 meters). The good news is, they aired the entire broadcast on YouTube. Those who missed the broadcast can go to the link below and still listen. How much interesting information is on the radio broadcast.
Watch this year broadcast on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecg2UrKvNr8
