{"id":9461,"date":"2014-06-10T10:27:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T14:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9461"},"modified":"2014-06-10T10:32:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T14:32:25","slug":"i-listen-to-npr-on-my-shortwave-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/i-listen-to-npr-on-my-shortwave-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"“I listen to NPR…on my shortwave radio”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"npr_logo\"<\/a>Last year, National Public Radio (NPR)<\/a> asked listeners when and how they listen to NPR. Their goal\u00a0was to put together clips into\u00a0a short spot for the network’s\u00a0spring fund drive. After telling them that I’ve been known to listen to NPR on shortwave,<\/em> they asked for me to record a short clip stating this fact. I amiably complied.<\/p>\n

Last week, I rediscovered the clip. The spot would have been aired on local member stations in the first half of 2013:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/WIth-You-MIX.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Have you listened to NPR on shortwave? Both the American Forces Network<\/a> and Radio Australia<\/a> broadcast NPR news content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year, National Public Radio (NPR) asked listeners when and how they listen to NPR. Their goal\u00a0was to put together clips into\u00a0a short spot for the network’s\u00a0spring fund drive. After telling them that I’ve been known to listen to NPR on shortwave, they asked for me to record a short clip stating this fact. 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