5 Old Shortwave Radio Compounds Under $750K (Most People Don't Know)
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The government once auctioned a 1,300 acre Voice of America shortwave compound for about $160,000. Canada couldn't find a single buyer for its station. And right now an 800 acre VOA site in Delano, California is being lined up for sale.
📡 The one to watch: the former Voice of America property in Delano, CA, declared surplus by the city in April 2026. Every link is in the pinned comment.
🔔 Your edge: make a free account on the federal surplus real estate marketplace and subscribe to its alerts, so the next radio compound hits your inbox before it hits the news.
📬 Sold doesn't mean gone. Every one of these sites has an owner sitting on a county tax record. Look up the parcel, find the name, and write the letter nobody else sends.
👇 Which one would you buy? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
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5 Old Shortwave Radio Compounds Under $750K (Most People Don't Know)
With Marlin
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🔽 Your step-by-step guide to buying cheap, rural, and one-of-a-kind property 👉 https://www.remote-guide.store
The government once auctioned a 1,300 acre Voice of America shortwave compound for about $160,000. Canada couldn't find a single buyer for its station. And right now an 800 acre VOA site in Delano, California is being lined up for sale.
📡 The one to watch: the former Voice of America property in Delano, CA, declared surplus by the city in April 2026. Every link is in the pinned comment.
🔔 Your edge: make a free account on the federal surplus real estate marketplace and subscribe to its alerts, so the next radio compound hits your inbox before it hits the news.
📬 Sold doesn't mean gone. Every one of these sites has an owner sitting on a county tax record. Look up the parcel, find the name, and write the letter nobody else sends.
👇 Which one would you buy? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
⭐ THE ONE THAT MATTERS
GSA Real Estate Sales, the federal government's official surplus property marketplace. This is where old Voice of America sites, Air Force radar stations and FAA radio sites get auctioned to the public.
https://realestatesales.gov/
⏰ TIMING
Federal auctions often require a deposit to bid and extend every time a new bid lands. Make your account now so you're not registering while the clock runs.
🔔 BUILD YOUR OWN ALERT
1. Go to realestatesales.gov and make a free account
2. Open Subscribe and Bid and read the Subscriber's Guide
3. Choose the states and property types you care about (Land, Commercial, Other)
4. Save your subscription so new listings land in your inbox
5. Check Sold Properties too. Every sold listing is a lead.
📡 DELANO, CA (the one to watch)
In April 2026 the city declared the former VOA property surplus, keeping about 20 acres for a future park. Under California's Surplus Land Act, affordable housing developers get first offer, then the city can sell.
City council minutes (Resolution No. 2026-16): https://www.cityofdelano.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3113
News coverage: https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/delano-city-leaders-promise-huge-amount-of-jobs-coming-to-former-voice-of-america-property/
Kern County parcels: APN 520-140-01, 521-090-01, 521-090-02, 521-090-03
🛰️ SPACE FENCE AUCTIONS (shortwave's radar cousins)
Jordan Lake, AL transmitter site: https://realestatesales.gov/asset-details/?property_id=47
Tattnall, GA receiver site: https://realestatesales.gov/asset-details/?property_id=31
Hawkinsville, GA receiver site: https://realestatesales.gov/asset-details/?property_id=8
Bidding status changes fast, so check each page.
🦆 VOA GAME LAND, NC (walk it for a permit fee)
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/license-types-and-fees/permit-hunting-opportunities
📻 THE HISTORY (Dixon, Delano, Greenville)
http://www.theradiohistorian.org/Dixon/Dixon1.html
https://clui.org/newsletter/winter-2020/voice-america
👻 SACKVILLE'S HAUNTED TOASTERS
https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-new-brunswick-town-was-literally-haunted-by-the-radio-1.3768831
📬 SOLD DOESN'T MEAN GONE
Dixon and Cypress Creek both sold, but the new owner sits on the county tax record. Look up the parcel on the Solano County, CA or Hampton County, SC assessor site, find the owner, and write the one letter nobody else thinks to send.
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