{"id":11258,"date":"2014-11-01T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2014-11-01T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T21:00:51","slug":"global-24-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/global-24-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Global 24: Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11260\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz.jpg\" alt=\"9395kHz\" width=\"640\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz-300x60.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Global 24 just sent the following message (<a href=\"http:\/\/about.global24radio.com\/says-shortwave-radio-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">also posted on their website<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Global 24 Listeners,<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for a remarkable 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Over 2,500 of you (confirmed unique) visited our website in just a few short hours last night and\u00a0<em>thousands\u00a0<\/em>more have visited the website since then.<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to the over 500 reception reports we have received so far. \u00a0More are coming in every minute and we are very grateful for all of them. \u00a0Please keep them coming. \u00a0We are very interested in reports from the US West Coast as we plan any possible configuration changes. \u00a0However, we still need reports from everywhere \u00a0\u2013 so please send them to qsls@global24radio.com or fill out the <a href=\"http:\/\/about.global24radio.com\/reception-reports-qsls\/\" target=\"_blank\">web form here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are also experiencing some technical difficulties with the internet. \u00a0We are currently having issues moving the massive amount of programs from our producers to our transmitter via FTP connections. \u00a0These slow internet connections are preventing us right now from getting new programs loaded for on-the-air broadcasts. \u00a0Bear with us as we get this working correctly this weekend. \u00a0In the near term, you may hear a few more program repeats that we had planned.<\/p>\n<p>It should also be noted that these same bandwith challenges are preventing us from posting content on the website. \u00a0 We will have this sorted shortly as fast as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Again, thank you very much from all of us for your feedback, questions and comments. \u00a0 We value your support tremendously.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>The Global 24 Team<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global 24 just sent the following message (also posted on their website): Dear Global 24 Listeners, Thank you for a remarkable 12 hours. Over 2,500 of you (confirmed unique) visited our website in just a few short hours last night and\u00a0thousands\u00a0more have visited the website since then. A big thank you to the over 500 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,3,43,1167],"tags":[3343,3342,3340,904,61],"class_list":["post-11258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-global-24-radio","tag-global-24-radio-llc","tag-global24","tag-shortwave-radio-broadcasters","tag-wrmi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2VA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11229,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/global-24-radio-posts-program-list\/","url_meta":{"origin":11258,"position":0},"title":"Global 24 Program List","author":"Thomas","date":"October 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to the Global 24 Radio team for notifying me that they've posted their initial programming.\u00a0I posted the full list below, but you should also check the Global 24 website as they're making frequent additions. As a reminder: Global 24 Radio begins broadcasting tomorrow,\u00a0October 31, 2014, beginning at 2300\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Global24","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11464,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/november-22-global-24-testing-9465-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":11258,"position":1},"title":"November 22: Global 24 testing 9465 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"November 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Global 24 writes: 0000 UTC on November 22 \u00a0running for 24 hours we will be testing on 9465. \u00a0Let us know if you can hear it and how well you can hear it. Please send eception reports to:\u00a0qsls@global24radio.com","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"global24-small","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/global24-small.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11147,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/introducing-shortwaves-newest-broadcaster-global-24-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":11258,"position":2},"title":"Introducing Shortwave&#8217;s Newest Broadcaster: Global 24 Radio","author":"Thomas","date":"October 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This is one of the most exciting developments I've seen in international\u00a0broadcasting in ages:\u00a0an around-the-clock, fixed-frequency, commercial shortwave radio broadcaster, transmitting\u00a0via\u00a0WRMI. The new\u00a0Global24\u00a0will begin broadcasting on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 7:00 PM EDT (2300 UTC November 1st) on 9395 kHz. Below, you'll find\u00a0Global24's first press release: (Source: Global24Radio.com) (Hollywood,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Global24","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Global24.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11344,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/global-24-adds-radio-cairo-to-lineup\/","url_meta":{"origin":11258,"position":3},"title":"Global 24 adds Radio Cairo to lineup","author":"Thomas","date":"November 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Global 24) (Hollywood, FL) November 7,\u00a02014 \u2013 Global 24 is pleased to announce that Radio Cairo will be joining our lineup of international relays. According to Phil Workman, general manager of Global 24, \"Radio Cairo brings a very different feel to Global 24. \u00a0We want an international perspective and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"9395kHz","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/9395kHz.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25469,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/vorw-radio-international-expands-with-shortwave-broadcasts-to-south-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":11258,"position":4},"title":"VORW Radio International expands with shortwave broadcasts to South America","author":"Thomas","date":"May 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John from VORW Radio International, who writes: Thanks to the support of our VORW Radio listeners, I am proud to announce that VORW Radio International now has a transmission to South America on 9955 kHz! Each broadcast features a mixture of my commentary and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11418,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/global-24s-take-on-the-future-of-the-shortwave-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":11258,"position":5},"title":"Global 24&#8217;s take on the future of the shortwave radio","author":"Thomas","date":"November 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to the staff of Global 24 for the following\u00a0response to my post, Does Shortwave Radio Have a Future?: To Shortwave Listeners of the World: Shortwave radio is not dying. 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