[Paul B. Walker, Jr.MemberAuthor]

I’ve got a much clearer version of this now, recorded off the air.

This is what 20-25 megwatts ERP of Shortwave pow-pow-power on 9800khz will sound like from 5000 miles away via a Thailand transmitter site when you’re in the main lobe…. and they even still use jingles.. “Direct From Washington……the Voice Of america” and a WMAL News music bed.

Here’s the audio recorded off the air, about as clear as you’re going to get that isnt a studio master copy:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ksilDFiqr439ZrDZKQPwn_QBFsyFJgJU/view?usp=sharing

[Sean MartinMember]

There’s a CD quality version of that cut and many other VOA/-Europe/Music Mix jingles on track 7 of the JAM 30th birthday CD. There were only 30 official and numbered sets produced, but bootleg copies are everywhere!!

[mjb1124Member]

They’ve certainly gotten a lot of mileage out of that jingle, in every sense of the word!

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.MemberAuthor]

mjb1124 wrote:

They’ve certainly gotten a lot of mileage out of that jingle, in every sense of the word!

I’ve heard the jingle on multiple VOA language services broadcasting via shortwave.

I can’t recall having heard it on the english service lately.. but I’ve heard it on french, hausa and a few others

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