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Shortwave radio in the news- A World War II Soldier's Hideaway in Belgium - Wall Street Journal May 24, 2013
- Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500 - Fox News May 23, 2013
- Digital did not kill the radio star in Africa - Mail & Guardian Online May 23, 2013
- Congratulations to 60 Years DW - Deutsche Welle (press release) May 23, 2013
- Information wars - European Voice May 23, 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: Voice of America
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
VOA adds shortwave frequencies for US election coverage
(Source: VOA via Kim Andrew Elliott) Special election programming on the Voice of America 0200-0600 UTC, November 7: Africa 0200-0300 UTC 909, 1530, 4930, 6080, 9885, 15580 0300-0600 UTC Existing broadcasts Middle East 0200-0400 UTC 9480, 12005, 15255 0400-0600 UTC … 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
VOA: Malian journalist attacked on air, listeners search and rescue
(Source: VOA News) A Malian journalist who was hospitalized after being beaten by Islamist militants in the northern city of Gao Sunday says he was unconscious after the attack. Speaking from his hospital bed Tuesday in Gao, Malick Maiga Aliou … 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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“VOA Looks to Future on 70th Anniversary”
(Source: Voice of America Press Release) Washington, D.C. — February 1, 2012 — Voice of America turned 70 on Wednesday, and VOA Director David Ensor says the international broadcast agency is aggressively moving forward with new programs that ensure it … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events
Tagged shortwave, Shortwave Radio, VOA, VOA 70th Anniversary, VOA at 70, VOA shortwave, Voice of America
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Chucho Valdés: Inspiration from VOA Jazz Hours
(Source: Kim Elliott via the Hartford Courant) 24 Jan 2012, Owen McNally: “Still very much an irrepressible life-force at 70, Chucho Valdés, the renowned Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader, is on a winter tour of the United States that sets … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Articles, Broadcasters
Tagged Chucho Valdez, Jazz, shortwave, VOA, VOA Jazz Hours, Voice of America
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The Voice of America turns 70
(Source: Diplomatic Courier) “The news may be good. The news may be bad. We shall tell you the truth.” – William Harlan Hale; February 1, 1942 Such began the first broadcast of a small team of dedicated men transmitting live … Continue reading
CS Monitor: Don’t let Voice of America broadcasts go static
(Source: Christian Science Monitor) Voice of America (VOA), the jewel in America’s public diplomacy effort abroad, is set to be streamlined. Some programs can be downsized. But VOA is in the national interest, especially as Russia, China, and Iran expand … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged Christian Science Monitor, John Hughes, VOA, Voice of America, Why Shortwave Radio
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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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