{"id":34172,"date":"2018-09-15T07:28:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T11:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34172"},"modified":"2018-09-15T07:28:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T11:28:26","slug":"just-for-fun-cat-approves-of-radio-taiwans-english-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/just-for-fun-cat-approves-of-radio-taiwans-english-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Just for fun: cat approves of Radio Taiwan’s English Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0Marcus Keulertz, who writes:<\/p>\n

I would like to [share a] picture of our other female family member. I’m not quite sure if she loves the shortwave chirping signal which was emitted from Radio Taiwan’s English Service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What I observed is that she stayed calm while listening to their evening broadcast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, RTI can entertain even a furry feline friend\u2013\u2013right, Markus? She certainly seems to have her ears in the listening position. Thanks for sharing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Marcus Keulertz, who writes: I would like to [share a] picture of our other female family member. I’m not quite sure if she loves the shortwave chirping signal which was emitted from Radio Taiwan’s English Service. What I observed is that she stayed calm while listening to their evening broadcast. 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