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• Shortwave Listening Resource: Prime Time Shortwave

  
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  If you are interested in shortwave listening and looking to find additional programming in English you might want to check out the Prime Time Shortwave guide on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  3 days ago

• Myke shares 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic

  
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  Myke, over at ShortWaveMusic , has made his entire 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic freely downloadable on SoundCloud . This series was recorded from December 31, 2011 – January 16, 2012 throughout the West African country of Mali. The series contains some remarkable field recordings taken from both the ...
  1 week ago

• Syria loses the Internet (again)

  
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  This week one of my favorite public radio programs, Marketplace , aired an interview with Matthew Prince, CEO of website security firm  CloudFlare . Marketplace’s host, Kai Ryssdal , asked Price why Syria’s Internet is so vulnerable to shut-down. You see, on Tuesday Syria’s Internet had completely shut ...
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• The Age National Times: Radio Australia may cut broadcasts to China/Indonesia

  
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  Thanks to Richard Cuff for bringing this item to my attention: (Source: The Age – National Times ) The ABC could soon abandon international shortwave radio broadcasts to China and Indonesia, ending more than 70 years of beaming news and current affairs on high frequency into Asia. But the public broadcaster’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Radio Free Sarawak takes a break

  
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  The clandestine station Radio Free Sarawak – who we most recently mentioned in connection with the Malaysian elections–has announced that they are going off the air.  There is a note of finality in their announcement (below), yet they do leave some ambiguity by declaring, “We will be taking a break until ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Cinco De Mayo

  
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  “What better way could we celebrate this day than listening to Radio Cinco De Mayo?” Radio Cinco De Mayo made its annual broadcast on (you guessed it!) May 5th, 2013, starting around 00:17 UTC on 6925 kHz USB. Early Saturday morning, the band’s condition sounded like that of summer, with atmospheric noises (a ...
  2 weeks ago

• May and June test transmissions from PCJ Radio International

  
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  From May 19th until June 9th, 2013, PCJ Radio International will be conducting a number test transmissions from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Here are the details: Dates: May 19, 26; June 2, 9th – 2013 Time: 1300 to 1400UTC Frequency: 11,750 khz  (25 meter band) Target area: East and South East Asia Power: ...
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• Jonathan explores the past and present of the Radio Netherlands Madagascar Relay Station

  
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  Madagascar Transmission Towers (Source: Critical Distance) Many thanks to former RNW Media Network host, Jonathan Marks, for sharing this insightful look at the Radio Netherlands Madagascar Relay Station – a must read! Indeed, check out this article and many more on Jonathan’s Critical Distance Weblog . ...
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• Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Mighty KBC

  
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  The Art of Noise kicks off this Mighty KBC broadcast. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The Mighty KBC broadcast again early this morning (from 00:00-02:00 UTC) on their new summer frequency of 9,925 kHz. Their signal from Nauen , Germany was packing 125 kW–it was amazingly strong into North America. As we’ve come to ...
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• Shortwave Log, Northern Germany, April 2013

  
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  If you want to listen to the BBC, Deutsche Welle or the Voice of America on shortwave in central Europe these days, the easiest way to do so is to listen to their broadcasts for Africa. These stations broadcast from places like Ascension Island in the southern Atlantic, and Deutsche Welle has kept one of [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Pirate Radio Recordings: Shrimp Boat Radio, WSBR (a.k.a. Freakin’ Awesome Radio, WFAR)

  
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  “No shrimp? No problem!” Pirates on board! (Original source: Wikimedia Commons) “We’re shrimpin,’ but they’re not bitin’!” Last night, a very unique pirate radio station emerged from the static on 6,925 kHz USB: Shrimp Boat Radio . It seems a shrimp boat radio pirate found himself bored on board, ...
  2 weeks ago

• All Africa: Digital Did Not Kill the Radio Star

  
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  This is a brilliant article on the importance and relevance of radio by David Smith with All Africa .  Below you’ll find some quotes, but it must be read in its entirety : (Source:  All Africa ) By David Smith Radio threatens many of Africa’s big men. Thugs working for Zimbabwe’s President Robert ...
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• Radio Panik injects shortwave audio into mixes

  
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  I recently discovered that the radio show L’etranger , on  Radio Panik, 105.4 in Brussels , used shortwave radio recordings of pirate radio and numbers stations, from the SWLing Post and other sources, in one of their mixes of eclectic music and sound clips. The end result is a splendid piece of sonic art. ...
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• Thoughts after the Canadian RCI/CBC Senate hearing

  
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  Last night, I listened to a live stream of the Canadian senate hearings regarding last year’s Radio Canada International cuts to shortwave radio. CBC president Hubert LaCroix and RCI director Michelle Parent met remarkably little criticism or resistance in the hearing, and it appears the report to the senate will ...
  3 weeks ago

• Chinese Press Review: Lushan Mourning, Maritime Disputes, Border Disputes, and CPBS Emergency Broadcasts

  
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  - 1. Offerings to the Spirits of the Dead On Friday, a ceremony to honor the two earthquake (military) relief workers Yang Bo (杨波) and Li Tangdong (李堂东) was conducted at a funeral parlor in Meishan, Sichuan Province, reports China News Service (中国新闻网, via Huanqiu Shibao). The two are referred to as ...
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• Shortwave Radio Operator – Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Vandiver, AL)

  
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  SHORTWAVE RADIO OPERATOR Technology, FT EmployeeEternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Vandiver, AL)GENERAL SUMMARY: Responsible for all electronic, electrical, and mechanical equipment including, but not limited to the generator, the transmitter, and ...
  4 weeks ago

• No-Spoiler Review: “The Numbers Station” with John Cusack and Malin Akerman (no spoilers)

  
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  The following is a no-spoiler review, as I assume many of you may be waiting for the film to hit the big screen, and I wouldn’t want to reveal any cinematic surprises. We first mentioned The Numbers Station back in late 2011 –and admittedly, I was eager to see public attention drawn to this ...
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• Al Jazeera: Radio Free Sarawak offers alternative voice ahead of elections

  
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  Clandestine station, Radio Free Sarawak , offers an alternative voice in Malaysia ahead of elections next week. For those living in remote jungle communities–places where the Internet is not readily available–Radio Free Sarawak can be heard on shortwave radio. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from a village ...
  4 weeks ago

• KBC frequency change for North America

  
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  The Mighty KBC just notified me that they will move from 7,375 kHz to 9,925 kHz on Sunday, May 5th–returning to 7,375 kHz on Sunday, September 1st. So, starting Sunday, May 5th 2013, you can tune in the Mighty KBC from 00:00 – 02:00 UTC on 9,925 kHz.
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