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Shortwave radio in the news- A tale of courage - The Hindu May 18, 2013
- Okla. church makes nat'l hate group list - kfor.com May 18, 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
- Student finds shortwave radio stardom - WISH April 19, 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: Broadcasting Board of Governors
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
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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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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
Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station: re-dedication videos
Last week, we noted the upcoming re-dedication of the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station and the significance of this particular broadcasting location. Videos of the event have now been posted on the BBG Watch website, including this one, which features … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcasters, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Edward R, Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station Re-Dedication, IBB, IBB Site B, Murrow Transmitting Station, News, Radio Marti, Shortwave Radio, Shortwave Radio and tagged BBG, VOA, VOA Greenville, VOA shortwave, VOA Site B, VOA Site B Dedication
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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
VOA self-censors in Russian elections
This interesting Op Ed piece points out that VOA could be in violation of US Public Law 94-350 by adhering to Russian media law with VOA FM broadcasts in Moscow. Of course, shortwave broadcasts continue to report VOA un-censored news: (Source: … Continue reading