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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
Tag Archives: BBG
Heritage Foundation: BBG isn’t listening
(Source: Heritage Foundation) U.S. international broadcasting strategy again landed under congressional scrutiny in Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Representative Brad Sherman (D–CA) wanted to know why the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) ignored the congressional mandate to keep broadcasting to … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Shortwave Radio
Tagged BBG, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Heritage Foundation, News, Shortwave Radio
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Heritage Foundation: BBG is cutting “the most cost-effective part of its organization”
For those of you not familiar, note that the The Heritage Foundation is a US conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to “formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, … Continue reading
Global News Dashboard: BBG news networks share a front door
The BBG has made a step toward consolidating their news networks–well, at least superficially. All of their news agencies now have a consolidated web presence on the new website called the Global News Dashboard. Positives? It’s searchable and has a … Continue reading
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Tagged BBG, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Global News Dashboard, GND, Kim Elliott, RFA, RFE, VOA
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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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International Broadcasters support freedom of information
The international broadcasting arms of France, Australia, the US, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands issued a joint statement in support of press freedoms across the globe. With the exception of the Netherlands (RNW), all of these countries … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, BBG, DW, Free Press, Free Speech, Freedom of Press, Germany, Jamming, NHK, RA, Radio Australia, RFI, RNW
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BBG (Voice of America) ranks in bottom five places to work
This just out: the Broadcasting Board of Governers has been ranked in the bottom five places to work in the 2012 edition of The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government by The Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte. Specifically, the BBG … Continue reading
BBG: Hurricane Sandy Fails To Stop VOA Broadcasts
Though this press release rightfully focuses on the staff at VOA headquarters in DC, we should take our hats off to the good folks that kept the Edward R. Murrow Transmission site running in North Carolina as well. (Source: BBG) … Continue reading
Smith-Mundt is a tough Act to follow
May, June and July have been very busy months for me (hence the lack of daily updates). In May, I attended and presented at the North American Shortwave Broadcasters annual meeting in Washington DC, then spent nearly a week in … Continue reading
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Tagged BBG, Kim Andrew Elliott, RFA, RFE, Shortwave Radio, Smith-Mundt Act, Smith-Mundt Modernization Act, VOA
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The Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station: VOA “Site B” re-dedication means a new name plus a future
Last December, I had the honor of receiving a personal five hour tour of the VOA transmitter site near Greenville, NC, USA. It was literally a dream come true for me, and providing a more in-depth understanding of the history, … Continue reading
Shortwave offers “the most physical resistance to interdiction of any medium available to international broadcasting”
I recently read the following comments by Kim Andrew Elliott regarding the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ strategic move away from shortwave radio. I think Kim is spot-on: As a shortwave listener for nearly a half-century, I am saddened to see the reduction … Continue reading