La prossima uscita di RTV Capodistria dal satellite è oggetto di una prima riflessione che Italradio ha diffuso il 12 ottobre nel consueto notiziario audio settimanale. La notizia, che ha suscitato profonda delusione nel pubblico italiano, giunge in contemporanea con la conferma che dal prossimo aprile 2020 la Rai si propone di diffondere via satellite tutta l'offerta regionale. Un appello perché anche le regioni italofone fuori della Repubblica Italiana abbiano il loro canale nonostante scelte precise finora lo abbiano limitato e alla fine escluso.

The station has announced on its Facebook profile a job opportunity at the Italian Section. The rare announcement ask for Italian and Egyptian citizenship holders living in Cairo. Radio Cairo broadcast in Italian every evening at 17.00-18.00 UTC.

Medium wave service from Radio Capodistria (Italian Programme 1170 kHz) is suspended as from today 8 May 2018 until 15 hours UTC on Friday 10 May 2018. Maintanance works are under way at Croce Bianca transmitter.

RAE, Radio Argentina to the World, has finally checked times of their streaming to coincide with live broadcasts on shortwave. New web schedule including Italian, English broadcasts. Engineers still working to beam broadcasts to Europe from relay station in Okeechobee, Florida. Most of broadcasts, including Italian, now directed to North America on shortwave.

Italradio apologize to all readers for any inconvenience about a broadcast from St. Peter's Basilica not aired earlier today, 10 April 2018 from Vatican Radio, we reported as existing. Vatican Radio has officially denied the broadcast was scheduled. Italradio however read the information on the radio web site on Sunday and reported about it.

Wrong beam and problems with airing times are confirmed by RAE after listeners noticed Italian programme still beamed to North America on shortwave and previous day podcast available on the Internet. Anyway RAE and relay station WRMI in Miami are working to make antennas to be directed to Europe again.

A further special broadcast from St. Peter's Basilica is scheduled by Vatican Radio on Tuesday 10 April 2018 airing live the Holy Mass the Pope will celebrate with the Missionaries of Mercy, holding in Rome their annual meeting. Two frequencies involved, both in the 19 meters band. English commentary included, live at 09.55 UTC.

Ukrainian lithurgies on Easter week under Julian calendar will be broadcast on 5 and 7 April by Vatican Radio. Shortwave, 25 and 31 metres band, beamed to Eastern Europe.

Greek based Intracom-Telecom could be the first Interantional investor to contribute to the re-birth of Marconi's station in Coltano, by Pisa, Central Italy. The site hosted the biggest transmitting plant Marconi built in earlier 1900's to link Africa and North America with Italy. The station was destroyed during WWII, never re-built and only a few remnants now testify its importance for radio history.

The role radio played in the struggle Italian activist Peppino Impastato, murdered by Mafia in Sicily in 1978, is reminded on the stamp Italian Post Office issued to honor the founder of a free radio station in his region, a way he stood against criminal underworld.

Vatican Radio shortwave live broadcasts from St Peter's Square in Rome will cover Pope Francis' celebration on Easter night and on Sunday, 31 March - 1 April 2018. English commentary included.

For the first time in many years, A-18 season's schedules do not show futher cuts on Italian language broadcasts both on Medium and Short Wave. Egypt, Tunisia, China, Iran, Turkey, Romania, the Vatican, AWR, Argentina all have confirmed their broadcasts. Full details.

As from 23.50 UTC on 2 June 2017 (01.50 on 3 June local time in Italy) Rai Radio 1 is hosting a weekly newscast in English, "Seven days in Italy".

Live from St. Peter's and the Colosseum in Rome, Easter celebrations with Pope Francis will be broadcast on short wave including English, Italian commentaries to Africa and Asia, starting on Thursday 13 April 2017. Vatican Radio still broadcasting on (too few) shortwaves.

On 1st December 2016, just a few days befor Christmas, Vatican Radio would leave both Medium Wave frequencies now covering Rome and neighboring region on 585 and 1260 kHz, Italradio is informed. Both Italian and foreign languages affected. FM and DAB covering unsufficient to substitute MW.