{"id":51169,"date":"2021-12-13T06:32:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=51169"},"modified":"2021-12-13T06:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:32:19","slug":"bbc-newshour-and-the-first-shortwave-transatlantic-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/bbc-newshour-and-the-first-shortwave-transatlantic-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Newshour and the first shortwave Transatlantic Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former BBC World Service HQ – The Bush House<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributors, Doug and Kris, who both share a link to BBC Newshour<\/a> which was broadcast yesterday (Dec 12, 2021).<\/p>\n

The final segment of the show focuses on the birth of international shortwave radio and the first Transatlantic tests. You can listen to this report over the next month via the BBC Sounds website<\/a>. This is the final piece in Newshour and starts at the 45:05 mark. Very much worth your time!<\/p>\n

Click here to listen to this segment on BBC Sounds (starting at 45:05).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors, Doug and Kris, who both share a link to BBC Newshour which was broadcast yesterday (Dec 12, 2021). The final segment of the show focuses on the birth of international shortwave radio and the first Transatlantic tests. 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