{"id":52692,"date":"2022-05-09T05:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=52692"},"modified":"2022-05-09T05:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:41:42","slug":"ctv-how-shortwave-radio-is-resurfacing-as-a-tool-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/ctv-how-shortwave-radio-is-resurfacing-as-a-tool-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"CTV: &#8220;How shortwave radio is resurfacing as a tool in Ukraine&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47072\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tecsun-PL-990-Beach-1-624x832.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, William Lee, who shares this story from CTV which focuses on the resurgence of interest in shortwave radio following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This item features our good friend, John Figliozzi; author of the Worldwide Listening Guide:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/webapps.9c9media.com\/vidi-player\/1.9.24\/share\/iframe.html?currentId=2437372&amp;config=ctvnews\/share.json&amp;kruxId=&amp;rsid=&amp;siteName=CTVNews&amp;cid=%5B%7B%22contentId%22%3A%222437372%22%2C%22ad%22%3A%7B%22adsite%22%3A%22ctv.ctvnews%22%2C%22adzone%22%3A%22embed%22%7D%7D%5D\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/sci-tech\/how-short-wave-radio-is-resurfacing-as-a-tool-in-ukraine-1.5894366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How shortwave radio is resurfacing as a tool in Ukraine (CTV)<\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In a world of mobile phones, satellites and the internet, some old school technology is making a major comeback. The shortwave radio, used by spies for decades to send encrypted messages, is being resurrected for the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">According to Dr. Andrew Hammond, curator and historian at Washington, D.C.\u2019s International Spy Museum, the shortwave radio \u201cis a classic tool that was used for espionage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWith a shortwave radio like this, you can transmit information over huge distances,\u201d he told CTV National News.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">But now, decades later, shortwave is coming back into use. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/sci-tech\/how-short-wave-radio-is-resurfacing-as-a-tool-in-ukraine-1.5894366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William Lee, who shares this story from CTV which focuses on the resurgence of interest in shortwave radio following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This item features our good friend, John Figliozzi; author of the Worldwide Listening Guide: How shortwave radio is resurfacing as a tool in Ukraine (CTV) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[960,3,43],"tags":[15,9807,703,2093,9688,4082,2615,4655,84],"class_list":["post-52692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-canada","tag-ctv","tag-john-figliozzi","tag-russia","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-ukraine","tag-why-shortwave","tag-why-shortwave-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dHS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52014,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/carlos-shortwave-art-and-recordings-focused-on-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/","url_meta":{"origin":52692,"position":0},"title":"Carlos\u2019 Shortwave Art and recordings focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine","author":"Thomas","date":"March 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor and noted political cartoonist,\u00a0Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art, this time along with shortwave recordings taking a look at the Russian invasion of Ukraine. China Radio International and the Voice of America: Carlos notes: Excerpts from news bulletins of Voice of America (USA) and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/art-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52794,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/cbs-features-wrmis-ukraine-war-news-over-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":52692,"position":1},"title":"CBS features WRMI&#8217;s Ukraine war news over shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"May 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kim Elliott, who shares the following report from CBS Weekend News: Florida residents broadcast Ukraine war news to Russian citizens (CBS Weekend News) A farm in central Florida has become one of the largest shortwave radio operations in the world. Using Cold War era\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","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&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kenwood-R-2000-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52323,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/carlos-shortwave-art-and-recording-of-vatican-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":52692,"position":2},"title":"Carlos\u2019 Shortwave Art and recording of Vatican Radio","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor and noted political cartoonist,\u00a0Carlos Latuff, who shares\u00a0his radio log art, this time following coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through Vatican Radio. Carlos notes: Vatican Radio, 9705 kHz, special broadcasting, message from Pope Francis in Ukrainian and Russian to Kiev and Moscow due the war\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/art-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Vatican-Radio-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Vatican-Radio-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Vatican-Radio-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Vatican-Radio-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlos-Latuff-Vatican-Radio-Ukraine-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52125,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/radio-exterior-de-espana-broadcasts-to-ukraine-and-russia-via-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":52692,"position":3},"title":"Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a broadcasts to Ukraine and Russia via shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"March 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mangosman, for sharing the following press release from Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a. Please note that the original press release was in Spanish and can be viewed at RTVE Comunicaci\u00f3n. What follows is a machine translation: Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a: The Short Wave service of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REE-Radio-Exterior-de-Espana-Noblejas-Toledo.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REE-Radio-Exterior-de-Espana-Noblejas-Toledo.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REE-Radio-Exterior-de-Espana-Noblejas-Toledo.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REE-Radio-Exterior-de-Espana-Noblejas-Toledo.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REE-Radio-Exterior-de-Espana-Noblejas-Toledo.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REE-Radio-Exterior-de-Espana-Noblejas-Toledo.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52244,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/carlos-shortwave-art-and-recordings-of-radio-dos-and-radio-romania-international\/","url_meta":{"origin":52692,"position":4},"title":"Carlos\u2019 Shortwave Art and recordings of Radio Dos and Radio Romania International","author":"Thomas","date":"March 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor and noted political cartoonist,\u00a0Carlos Latuff, who shares\u00a0his radio log art, this time following coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through Radio Dos and Radio Romania International. 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