What to listen to

Stations worth an evening: what they are, why they are on the air, and how to hear them without a receiver of your own.

Military

HFGCS 11175 story	11175 kHz	USB	US Air Force global HF network: radio checks and EAM letter strings. Also 8992, 6739, 4724, 13200, 15016.
HFGCS 8992 story	8992 kHz	USB	Second main HFGCS frequency.
HFGCS 6739 story	6739 kHz	USB	Night HFGCS frequency.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 8033 (autumn) story	8033 kHz	USB	Russian Long-Range Aviation HF net, USB voice. Autumn set (Sep–Oct), ground callsign “Stupen”: 5803 at night, 8033 in the evening, 11320 by day. Sortie sign: on the ground CW frequency the letter “W” repeats for two minutes around :00, :20 and :40 every hour.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 5803 (autumn, night) story	5803 kHz	USB	Night frequency of the autumn set, callsign “Stupen”.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 11320 (autumn, day) story	11320 kHz	USB	Daytime frequency of the autumn set, callsign “Stupen”.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 8131 (winter) story	8131 kHz	USB	Winter set (about Nov–Feb), ground callsign “Balans”: 5827 / 8131 / 11200. The exact switch date is unknown: check both sets in late October.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 5827 (winter, night) story	5827 kHz	USB	Night frequency of the winter set, callsign “Balans”.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 11200 (winter, day) story	11200 kHz	USB	Daytime frequency of the winter set, callsign “Balans”.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 8112 CW (ground, winter) story	8112 kHz	CW	Ground CW frequency of the winter set. Sortie sign: around :00, :20 and :40 every hour the letter “W” (.--) repeats for two minutes.
Russian Long-Range Aviation 11318 CW (ground, winter) story	11318 kHz	CW	Second ground CW frequency of the winter set; same sortie sign (“W” for two minutes around :00, :20, :40).
Russian Long-Range Aviation 8162 CW (ground, autumn) story	8162 kHz	CW	Ground CW frequency for the autumn set per an older source; same sortie sign (“W” for two minutes around :00, :20, :40).