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Shortwave radio in the news- Radio Free Sarawak Receives international media award - Malaysia Chronicle May 22, 2013
- Catholic Radio: Faithful, Interactive, and Growing - Catholic World Report May 21, 2013
- China jockeys for radio control - Financial Express May 20, 2013
- End times for doomsday-linked radio network? - CNN (blog) May 16, 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
- 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: NPR
Own a piece of National Public Radio history
National Public Radio (NPR) is moving to a new building in Washington, DC. They’re auctioning off all of the studio equipment and furniture they’re leaving behind. Here’s your chance to own a piece of radio history–and, perhaps, start your own … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged National Public Radio, National Public Radio Auction, NPR, NPR Auction, NPR History
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NPR: WWII ‘Canteen Girl’ Kept Troops Company From Afar
Long before the Internet and satellite phone, Phyllis Jeanne Creore Westerman brought soldiers home at Christmas via shortwave radio: (Source: National Public Radio) American service members have long spent holidays in dangerous places, far from family. These days, home is … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Music, News, Nostalgia, Shortwave Radio
Tagged National Public Radio, NPR, Phyllis Jeanne Creore Westerman, Susan Stamberg
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National Radio Day 2012
Today in the US, it’s National Radio Day–a day to acknowledge the significance of radio technology and the way it has shaped our past, shapes our present, and continues to shape our future. National Public Radio and its member stations typically … Continue reading
In Zimbabwe, “if you want to hear the truth…listen to Shortwave Radio Africa…listen to VOA”
This is a brilliant piece on the lack of press freedom in Zimbabwe and the importance of shortwave radio. It was broadcast yesterday on Weekend All Things Considered. Links to the show and audio are below. (Source: NPR) In Seke, … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Clandestine, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged National Public Radio, NPR, Shortwave Radio Africa, VOA, Voice of America, Why Radio, Why Shortwave Radio
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NPR explains space weather and the CME heading our way
I think this is one of the best, simple explanations of space weather that I’ve seen lately: (Source: NPR) Space weather, as it is called, originates with solar magnetic activity. The sun is a giant spinning ball of charged particles. … Continue reading
Posted in News, Space Weather
Tagged CME, Coronal Mass Ejections, NPR, shortwave, spaceweather
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NPR: Voice Of America’s Role In Internet Age
(Source: NPR) Host Scott Simon speaks with David Ensor, who took over directorship of Voice of America last month. A longtime journalist for NPR, CNN and ABC News, his most recent post was in Afghanistan, where he was director for … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters
Tagged BBG, David Ensor, NPR, Scott Simon, VOA, VOA cuts, Voice of America
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NPR brings amateur radio spectrum threats to light
(Source: National Public Radio) Across Alabama, emergency communications systems fell silent this week when tornadoes knocked down antennas and cell phone towers. Amateur radio operators are helping to restore emergency communication in some of the areas hardest hit by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur Radio, H.R. 607, National Public Radio, NPR, Spectrum Defence
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NPR’s Bob Boilen on radio listening
I like Bob’s contemporary take on radio listening. Embrace old and new technologies: Here’s the thing. I have radios that pick up FM, AM and short wave signals, but I also have an IP, or internet radio, that picks up … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, News
Tagged All Songs Considered Online Station, Bob Boilen, Future of radio, National Public Radio, NPR
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NPR Explores Numbers Stations
This weekend, NPR’s Guy Raz interviewed Mark Stout, the official historian at the International Spy Museum. Their topic? Numbers stations. Click hear to go to NPR’s webpage, listen and/or read the full transcript. You can also download an MP3 audio file … Continue reading
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Tagged National Public Radio, NPR, Numbers Stations, Shortwave Number Stations, Shortwave Radio
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Wind powered community radio in Southern Sudan
This week’s Living on Earth Broadcast featured an interview with Internews program director Deborah Ensor about bringing solar and wind energy to the region to power a new radio station in Southern Sudan. This story is a wonderful example of how … Continue reading