{"id":65178,"date":"2026-01-13T20:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65178"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:08:07","slug":"radio-farda-returns-to-shortwave-to-bypass-irans-digital-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/radio-farda-returns-to-shortwave-to-bypass-irans-digital-blackout\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Farda Returns to Shortwave to Bypass Iran\u2019s Digital Blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor David Iurescia for the tip:<\/p>\n

Working with commercial broadcasters, Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty\u2019s Persian service Radio Farda<\/em> has resumed shortwave broadcasts aimed at Iran, providing an alternative to state-controlled media amid an ongoing internet blackout imposed by the Iranian government. The return to shortwave is intended to help listeners inside the country continue receiving independent news and vital information at a time when digital access is restricted. Read more here: https:\/\/about.rferl.org\/article\/radio-farda-returns-to-shortwave-bypassing-irans-digital-blackout\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia for the tip: Working with commercial broadcasters, Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty\u2019s Persian service Radio Farda has resumed shortwave broadcasts aimed at Iran, providing an alternative to state-controlled media amid an ongoing internet blackout imposed by the Iranian government. The return to shortwave is intended to help listeners […]<\/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":[1161],"class_list":["post-65178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-radio-farda"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gXg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65183,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/how-radio-farda-continues-to-report-from-prague\/","url_meta":{"origin":65178,"position":0},"title":"How Radio Farda Continues to Report from Prague","author":"Thomas","date":"January 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares an article from Radio Prague outlining how Radio Farda continues to report on protests in Iran despite aggressive censorship, internet blackouts, and significant risks to journalists and sources on the ground. 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