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Shortwave radio in the news- Congratulations to 60 Years DW - Deutsche Welle (press release) May 23, 2013
- Information wars - European Voice May 23, 2013
- Radio Free Sarawak Receives international media award - Malaysia Chronicle May 22, 2013
- Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio - Catholic World Report May 9, 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
- 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: North Korea
The BBC crosses an ethical line in North Korea
If you’ve been a reader of the SWLing Post for long, you may know I am an avid supporter of free speech via radio and other media; I am also a strong advocate of journalistic ethics. Following, I share choice words about a … Continue reading
North Korean numbers station detected; possible submarine instructions?
The website Intellihub.com features an Op Ed piece regarding a recently detected numbers station supposedly originating from North Korea. The station, reported by a ham radio operator, is in single-side band and adjacent to the Voice of Korea. Below is an excerpt from … Continue reading
Propaganda from the source: Listening to the Voice of Korea on shortwave radio
One of the countries dominating the headlines of global news lately is North Korea. As Kim Jong-un raises tensions and rattles his nuclear saber, the rest of the world is attempting to determine if this is a egotistical show of … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Podcast, Recordings, Schedules and Frequencies, Shortwave Radio, What's On Shortwave
Tagged How to hear the Voice of Korea, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Podcast, Propaganda, Recordings, Shortwave Radio Recordings, Voice of Korea, Voice of Korea English Schedule, Voice of Korea Shortwave Schedule
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Reader Chris shares travel recordings: Voice of Mongolia, Korea
SWLing Post reader, Chris Johnson, recently sent me a message confessing his love of travel combined with shortwave radio listening. When he told me about his enviable plans to travel to the tiny islands of Truk Lagoon in the Federated … Continue reading
North Korea updates transmitters and jamming ability
(Source: Daily NK) The North Korean authorities are in the process of replacing their existing shortwave radio transmitters, Daily NK has learned. The measure appears designed to both allow better broadcasts targeting South Korea and stop outside shortwave broadcasts entering. … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News
Tagged North Korea, North Korea Shortwave, Voice of Korea
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North Korea is testing digital shortwave broadcasting via DRM
As Vatican Radio pulls out of DRM, North Korea moves in. What a strange and shifting international broadcasting landscape: (Source: North Korea Tech) North Korea appears to be testing digital radio broadcasting. Hiroshi Inoue, a radio monitor in Japan, received … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Digital Modes, DRM, News
Tagged Digital Radio Mondiale, DRM, North Korea, North Korea DRM, Shortwave Radio
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North Korea: Jamming shortwave radio 18 hours a day
(Source: Times Union) [...]Martyn Williams, who writes the blog NorthKoreaTech.org, said that the government’s intense use of its scant resources and electricity to jam foreign news broadcasts reflected its concern about the impact of outside media. North Korea targets between 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged Censorship, Free Press, North Korea, North Korea Radio, Shortwave Radio, Why Shortwave Radio
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North Korea relying on shortwave radio listeners to verify upcoming satellite launch/orbit
NBC News space analyst, James Oberg, will be attending the launch of North Korea’s latest controversial satellite launch in person. As he points out, though, it will be shortwave radio listeners who first verify the success of the launch: (Source: … Continue reading
Posted in News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged North Korea, North Korea Launch, North Korea Satellite, North Korea Shortwave, Shortwave Radio
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Radio Korea struggles to stay on air
A problem worth noting: Radio Korea has been having difficulty keeping their shortwave broadcasts on the air. As North Korea Tech points out, their domestic broadcasting arm is still operating: (Source: North Korea Tech via shrtwvr) Voice of Korea, the … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged North Korea, North Korea Tech, Shortwave Radio, Shortwave Radio News
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Open Radio for North Korea hopes to contribute to gradual change in North Korea
Without a doubt, North Korea is one part of the world that is information starved. Open Radio for North Korea uses the shortwaves to get their messages across the border: (Source: Deutsche Welle) The North Korean regime suppresses all forms … Continue reading