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Shortwave radio in the news- Bad news, good news: social media and the public - iPolitics.ca (subscription) May 21, 2013
- China jockeys for radio control - The Financial Express - Financial Express May 20, 2013
- End times for doomsday-linked radio network? - CNN (blog) May 16, 2013
- Police confiscate 10 motorbikes during MDC office raid - SW Radio Africa May 9, 2013
- Africa: Digital Did Not Kill the Radio Star - AllAfrica.com May 3, 2013
- Shortwave Radio Operator – Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Vandiver, AL) - DFW Catholic April 25, 2013
- Independent Radio Broadcasters at Peril in Taiwan - The Epoch Times April 25, 2013
- Puntland: 15 4x4s for local police and short-wave radio station - StarAfrica.com April 24, 2013
- SW Radio Africa Scoops Two Gongs At ZAA Awards - AllAfrica.com April 24, 2013
- Indiana student finds shortwave radio stardom - Southgate Amateur Radio Club April 21, 2013
- RNW Media Network
- This is a searchable archive of over 15,000 international media stories published from Oct 2003 - March 2012
- Kenya: CCK to take back unused frequencies
- Rwanda: Parliament radio goes on air
- Radiofax audio archive to mark 20 years since closure
- Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets
- Web address controversy deepens after US warning
- New company building a search engine for television
- EU willing to support Portuguese on Euronews
- Kenya to ban analogue TV imports
- Christian TV Network bosses accused of massive fraud
Category Archives: Books
WRTH 2013 Summer (A) season available for download
I just received the following message from Sean Gilbert with WRTH: The WRTH editorial team are pleased to announce that the Summer (A) Season broadcast schedules file is now available to download for free from http://www.wrth.com/ just follow the link on the … Continue reading
History of WWV and the NIST Time Stations
Many readers know that I’m a bit of a WWV geek, so you can imagine how happy I was when my buddy, Mike, and the Southgate ARC made me aware of this 152 page history of the NIST time station … Continue reading
Making A Transistor Radio by George Dobbs
Those of you who are ham radio operators (especially QRPers) are familiar with the name George Dobbs (G3RJV). In 1972, Reverend Dobbs wrote a book called, Making A Transistor Radio and now it’s available online. Making A Transistor Radio is a clear, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Books, Kits, Nostalgia, Radios
Tagged Book, George Dobbs G3RJV, How to make a radio, Making a transistor radio
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WRTH : B12 updates are now available for download
(Source: WRTH Editorial Team) A few hours later than planned, the B12 broadcast schedules update file is now available from the WRTH Website: http://www.wrth.com (and follow the links) the file is in PDF format and requires Acrobat 6 or greater … Continue reading
A tour of the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station
The following is an article I wrote for The Monitoring Times magazine in April of this year. It’s a virtual tour of the newly-dedicated VOA Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in Greenville, North Carolina. The Monitoring Times reaches a large audience, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Books, Broadcasters, Radio History, Shortwave Radio, Specials
Tagged BBG, Broadcasting Board of Governors, IBB, International Broadcasting Bureau, Radio Marti, RFA, RFE, Tour of Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station, Tour of VOA Greenville, Tour of VOA Site B, Voice of America
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2013 WRTH: A look inside
I just received my copy of the 2013 WRTH directly from the publisher. As many SWLing readers know, I look forward to receiving this staple radio reference guide, and this year it even arrived early. While other reference guides have pulled out … Continue reading
New book focuses on China’s Firedrake jamming
I just received the following press release from Steve Handler (N9ABC), author of Firedrake – China’s Secret Shortwave Jamming Project Exposed! Priced at $3.99, his new 45 page eBook is available at Amazon.com: Firedrake – China’s Secret Shortwave Jamming Project Exposed! by Steven … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Books, China, China Radio International, CRI, eBooks, Firedrake, Kindle, Steve Handler
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Review of the 2012 Pirate Radio Annual
Pirate radio is perhaps one of the most dynamic aspects of the diverse landscape of SWLing. In direct contrast with major broadcasters, many of whom are now thinning out their offerings, pirate radio just seems to adapt and grow. I … Continue reading
Review: The Worldwide Listening Guide
On the SWLing Post, I write an annual review of the World Radio TV Handbook–a fantastic and comprehensive frequency guide, with a focus on broadcasters and frequencies, though it certainly lacks the programming detail–i.e. content–I so enjoyed in the late … Continue reading
Updates to the WRTH Summer A12 schedules are now available for download
The World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) has updates their A12 International Radio Supplement as of July 13. The file is now available to download, free of charge, from the WRTH website. This is a comprehensive update and supplement to the … Continue reading