{"id":43109,"date":"2020-05-07T08:07:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T12:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=43109"},"modified":"2020-05-07T08:07:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T12:07:18","slug":"radio-waves-clandestines-fccs-new-logo-wnyc-vision-and-rac-membership-renewal-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/radio-waves-clandestines-fccs-new-logo-wnyc-vision-and-rac-membership-renewal-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: Clandestines, FCC’s New Logo, WNYC Vision, and RAC Membership Renewal Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n

Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Ron, Andrea Borgnino, and Tracy Wood for the following tips:<\/p>\n

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Clandestine: Under false flags (Nils Schiffhauer \u2013 DK8OK)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Non-official radio stations always attracted shortwave listeners who call them \u201cclandestines\u201d, follwing a mixture of mis-understanding and romanticism. The range of this class of stations is remarkably wide. Nowadays, the majority of them is renting time from major transmission centres like Nauen\/Germany, Issoudun\/France or Toshkent\/Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n

As all media, they are put into service to influence people and to sell something by propaganda. The difference between an official broadcaster, like Voice of America, and a \u201cclandestine\u201d like North Korea Reform Radio is not palpable \u2013 both are financed by the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n

With most broadcasters transmitting on a scale between facts (\u201cwhite\u201d \u2013 nearly only the BBC) and sheer disinformation (\u201cblack\u201d), clandestines are placed on the darker third of this range. The separation between \u201cclandestine\u201d and \u201cofficial\u201d is rather artificial. There simply is no difference between e.g. the official World Harvest Radio and the clandestine Voice of Wilderness, both religious brodcasters, funded by Cornerstone Ministries International\/USA \u2013 to take just two religious stations.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s activity of clandestines is concentrated on Africa and Asia with especially taking countries like North Korea, China, Eritrea and Sudan into focus.[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FCC Adopts a New Official Seal in Anticipation of Relocation (ARRL News)<\/a><\/h3>\n

In anticipation of its upcoming move, the FCC has adopted a new FCC seal. The redesigned seal is the product of an agency-wide contest that solicited proposals from employees and contractors. The winning design, submitted by Umasankar Arumugam, was selected by a vote of the agency\u2019s employees and contractors.<\/p>\n

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The revised design incorporates several elements: communications technologies currently transforming our world; four stars on the outer seal border, drawing from the legacy of the predecessor Federal Radio Commission seal; 18 stars on the shield, recognizing the current number of bureaus and offices; and the eagle and shield, identifying the FCC as a federal government agency.[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1937 Vision: WNYC, The Flagship Station of a Non-Commercial Cultural Network (WNYC)<\/a><\/h3>\n