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Shortwave radio in the news- Listeners Up in Zimbabwe - Radio World June 17, 2013
- Elmhurst radio club to compete in national contest - Suburban Life Publications June 17, 2013
- The radio years - ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) June 17, 2013
- Report: Family Stations Closing Shortwave WYFR - All Access Music Group June 17, 2013
- Local teen explores wireless technology - Kokomo Tribune June 17, 2013
- Thanks, Dads - TechCrunch June 17, 2013
- McKenzie: Shortwave radio works when all else fails - The Daily Progress June 17, 2013
- Introducing the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive - Southgate Amateur Radio Club June 4, 2013
- Bouncing Through the Night: Shortwave Memories - My New Orleans May 31, 2013
- Digital did not kill the radio star in Africa - Mail & Guardian Online May 23, 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: Radio History
Aldous Huxley, radio in The Age of Noise
According to English satirist & humanist, Aldous Huxley, we live in the “Age of Noise.” When he wrote this, in 1945, he implicated radio: “The twentieth century is, among other things, the Age of Noise. Physical noise, mental noise and … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Nostalgia, Radio History
Tagged age of noise, Aldous Huxley, history, Nostalgia, radio as noise
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“Tuning In” Radio 4 documentary on the history of early radio in Britain
Tuning In, a history of early radio in Britain, will be broadcast November 3rd on BBC Radio 4. If you don’t live in the UK, you can listen live on the Radio 4 website where they will also post an … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Nostalgia, Radio History, Radios, Shortwave Radio
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Marconi, Radio 4, Radio Documentary, Radio History, UK Radio History
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Video: Building RNW Bonaire
(Source: Jonathan Marks) This black and white film was made in 1968 at the moment when Philips shipped two 300 kW transmitters from the factory in the Netherlands to the island of Bonaire, then part of the Netherlands Antilles. The … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Radio History, Shortwave Radio, Videos
Tagged Building RNW Bonaire, RNW, RNW Bonaire
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Try that with an iPhone!
With the help and guidance of my good friend Charlie, we just repaired and aligned this BC-348-Q receiver. BC-348s were built to withstand the extreme temperatures (-60F) and vibrations on board the B-17 and other bombers, where they were used … Continue reading
Radio Station SAQ special transmission on United Nations Day, October 24
(Source: SAQ via Alokesh Gupta) Transmission on United Nations Day We have the pleasure to announce that SAQ will be on air on United Nations Day, Wednesday 24th October. We start the transmitter about 10:10 UTC, and a message will … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Nostalgia, Radio History, Shortwave Radio, Specials
Tagged Radio Grimeton SAQ, Radio SAQ, SAQ Radio, Special Broadcasts, United Nations Day
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Swiss Short Wave Service archives now online
(Source: swissinfo.ch) During the Second World War, Switzerland’s fledgling short wave radio service was essential to its attempts to communicate its policies and actions to an external audience made up of both foreign governments and the Swiss abroad. The archives … Continue reading
The connection between Hallicrafters and 1940s electronic warfare
One of my favorite ham radio blogs is that of John (AE5X). Like me, he’s a QRPer–meaning, as amateur radio operators, we love making contacts across this great globe of ours using very low power…typically 5 watts or less. The … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Boat Anchors, Radio History, SWLers
Tagged AE5X, Hallicrafters, Hallicrafters S27s, John AE5X, John Harper, QRP, Radio Nostalgia, Shortwave Radio, WWII Radio
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Shortwave Radio History: 50 years of transmitting at BBC Woofferton
Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated radio historian and author, Jeff Cant, you can download and read an excellent history of the first fifty years of the BBC’s Woofferton transmission station. Cant began his history as an internal document … Continue reading