{"id":16600,"date":"2016-01-05T07:53:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T11:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16600"},"modified":"2016-01-05T07:55:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T11:55:14","slug":"casting-radio-experts-for-numbers-station-tv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/casting-radio-experts-for-numbers-station-tv-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting radio experts for numbers station TV series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10796\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SWLingPost-Spy-Numbers-Station.jpg\" alt=\"SWLingPost-Spy-Numbers-Station\" width=\"640\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SWLingPost-Spy-Numbers-Station.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SWLingPost-Spy-Numbers-Station-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many of you may have seen the following announcement\/casting call floating around the hamospehere recently. This casting company is seeking radio &#8220;experts&#8221; of all stripes for a new TV series centered around numbers stations. I was contact by them directly last week. I spoke with a representative from this casting company and can verify that this is, indeed, a legitimate casting call.<\/p>\n<h2>Want to be on TV?<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in applying for the series, simply read through this announcement and send the required info to the email address provided:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>NOW CASTING RADIO EXPERTS (HAM Radio, Shortwave\/high frequency, technicians, enthusiasts\/hobbyists) AND ADVENTURERS WITH A THIRST FOR SOLVING MYSTERIES FOR A NEW SERIES ON A MAJOR CABLE NETWORK!<\/p>\n<p>Seeking a team made up of radio experts, code breakers and adventurers to embark on a mission to uncover the true meaning behind anonymous radio transmissions &#8211; &#8220;number stations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We are looking for experts who have thirst for solving mysteries, are adventurous &amp; charismatic and have a STRONG knowledge of radio (including shortwave and HAM) as well as an interest in &#8216;number stations&#8217; to be featured in this new and exciting series. We are looking for our &#8216;Indiana Jones&#8217; of the shortwave world.<\/p>\n<p>We are ALSO looking for ADVENTURERS &#8211; people who are not afraid to explore and investigate a wide range of worldwide mysteries; someone who is persistent, charismatic and fearless! We are looking for people who have EXPERIENCE in travel, research and problem solving. For example: code crackers, techies, radio conspiracy theorists, private investigators, former FBI\/CIA, hackers, former military, researchers, history buffs and urban explorers.<\/p>\n<p>To be considered, please email the following information ASAP to: <a href=\"mailto:SHORTWAVECASTING@GMAIL.COM\" target=\"_blank\">SHORTWAVECASTING@GMAIL.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Age<\/li>\n<li>Phone number<\/li>\n<li>Email address<\/li>\n<li>Brief bio of you and your relevant experience to this (radio, explorer etc.)<\/li>\n<li>2 recent photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you may have seen the following announcement\/casting call floating around the hamospehere recently. This casting company is seeking radio &#8220;experts&#8221; of all stripes for a new TV series centered around numbers stations. I was contact by them directly last week. I spoke with a representative from this casting company and can verify that [&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":[3,172],"tags":[4611,4088,1680],"class_list":["post-16600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-numbers-stations","tag-casting","tag-numbers-stations","tag-spy-numbers-station"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4jK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9317,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/numbers-stations-in-the-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":16600,"position":0},"title":"Numbers Stations in the news","author":"Thomas","date":"April 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"There have been a lot of numbers in the news lately. 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