{"id":61818,"date":"2025-01-23T03:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T07:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=61818"},"modified":"2025-01-21T09:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:49:29","slug":"video-worldspace-receivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/video-worldspace-receivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Worldspace Receivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hitachi-worldspace.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61819\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hitachi-worldspace.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hitachi-worldspace.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hitachi-worldspace-300x252.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Alan, who shares the following <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p-z5eg1pMqI?si=T6FSqyieL1uncx5p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube video<\/a> about Worldspace satellite radio.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar, WorldSpace Satellite Radio was a pioneering satellite radio network that operated from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s. It provided digital audio broadcasting services to underserved regions, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. An amazing program, but sadly, funding ran short.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-z5eg1pMqI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p-z5eg1pMqI?si=T6FSqyieL1uncx5p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan, who shares the following YouTube video about Worldspace satellite radio. If you&#8217;re not familiar, WorldSpace Satellite Radio was a pioneering satellite radio network that operated from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s. It provided digital audio broadcasting services to underserved regions, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Middle [&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":[3],"tags":[4309,5494],"class_list":["post-61818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-satellite-radio","tag-worldspace"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-g54","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21528,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/rare-hitachi-kw-wsi-worldspace-receiver-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":61818,"position":0},"title":"Rare Hitachi KW-WSI WorldSpace Receiver on Ebay","author":"Guy Atkins","date":"September 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the first and only \"WorldSpace\" satellite receiver I've seen on Ebay, currently offered at a $175 Buy-It-Now price from a seller in Australia: http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/HITACHI-KW-WSI-DIGITAL-RECEIVER-WS-FM-MW-SW1-SW2-\/282192383263 The radio is listed as in excellent condition with the original box and literature. Besides the long-gone WorldSpace satellite frequencies, the radio covers medium\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"hitachi-kw-wsi","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/HITACHI-KW-WSI-229x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":52073,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/how-voas-communications-world-started\/","url_meta":{"origin":61818,"position":1},"title":"How VOA&#8217;s Communications World Started","author":"Thomas","date":"March 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Dan Robinson, for the following guest post: How VOA's Communications World Started by Dan Robinson NOTE: This exclusive is being published simultaneously with the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA) journal in its March 2022 edition. Voice of America recently observed its 80th birthday. Readers may recall that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dan-Robinson-VOA.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dan-Robinson-VOA.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dan-Robinson-VOA.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dan-Robinson-VOA.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34600,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/scott-tilley-ve7til-the-amateur-astronomer-who-found-a-lost-nasa-satellite\/","url_meta":{"origin":61818,"position":2},"title":"Scott Tilley (VE7TIL): The Amateur Astronomer Who Found a Lost NASA Satellite","author":"Thomas","date":"October 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Cap Tux, who shared a link to the following video on YouTube. This short video is brilliant and will be the reference I use when people ask about the intersection of radio and amateur astronomy: https:\/\/youtu.be\/hMsE1rxeOw4 Click here to view on YouTube. Amateur astronomer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Tilley-Satellite.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Tilley-Satellite.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Tilley-Satellite.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Tilley-Satellite.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16460,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/a-little-taste-of-cuba-on-free-to-air-satellite\/","url_meta":{"origin":61818,"position":3},"title":"A Little Taste of Cuba on Free To Air Satellite","author":"Thomas","date":"December 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi, for the following guest post: A Little Taste of Cuba on Free To Air Satellite by Mario Filippi, N2HUN (All photos courtesy of author) Tropical countries have always held a fascination for me, Cuba being at the top of the interest totem\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"WS International Ku band offset dish with Chapparal Ku LNB","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ku-Band-Dish-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ku-Band-Dish-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ku-Band-Dish-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15129,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/listening-to-international-radio-via-free-to-air-satellite\/","url_meta":{"origin":61818,"position":4},"title":"Listening to international radio via Free-To-Air Satellite","author":"Thomas","date":"October 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), for the following guest post: International Radio Broadcasts via Satellite by\u00a0Mario Filippi I find your SWLing Post blog a constant fountain of information on the world of shortwave listening. Having been a shortwave listener since the early 1960\u2019s, I\u2019ve depended mainly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Dish-001","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dish-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dish-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dish-001.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40080,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/1990s-japanese-satellite-radio-station-st-giga\/","url_meta":{"origin":61818,"position":5},"title":"1990&#8217;s Japanese Satellite radio station St. GIGA","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Justin Moore, who writes: [I recently published a post] on the history of the 1990's Japanese Satellite radio station St. GIGA (here http:\/\/www.sothismedias.com\/home\/the-lunar-phases-of-st-giga\u00a0). They were a station that played ambient music and nature recordings and other stuff whose programming schedule was based on the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/stgiga1a_orig.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/stgiga1a_orig.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/stgiga1a_orig.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61820,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61818\/revisions\/61820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}