shortwave
News and Business
USAGM Cancels Lease for Saipan Site
Move is in line with letting its Marianas shortwave transmitters go dark
Reader's Forum
USAGM’s Quiet Closure of the Marianas Shortwave Site Does Not Bear Well
"This is a classic Washington effort to avoid public reaction," writes Daniel Robinson in...
Reader's Forum
Letter: Keep the Marianas Shortwave Site and Shutter the “Worthless” Services
"We should spend taxpayer money where it counts," writes a reader
Business and Law
VOA Is Shuttering Its Marianas Shortwave Site
Operational costs, minimal audience and lingering damage from 2018 typhoon contributed to the decision
Global
RNZ Pacific Switches on New SW Transmitter
The 100 kW Ampegon unit will be used for analog, DRM reach across the...
Facilities
WBCQ: A One-of-a-Kind Shortwave Radio Station
A brokered programming business model has kept the station on the air for 26...
Reader's Forum
Letters: WUVT, MacGyvers, Shortwave and More
A sampling of recent letters to the editor of RW
Guest Commentaries
Why Is Shortwave Only “the Radio of Last Resort”?
Its powerful new capabilities remain largely unexplored
Facilities
This Shortwave Station’s Transmitter Site Sits Pretty in the Tropics
KTWR's home is on Guam, which makes for some interesting broadcasting
Reader's Forum
Letter: Let’s Restore Shortwave to Its Former Glory
A reader asks: "Is there any real reason we can't bring back some of...
Reader's Forum
Letter: We Already Have “Shortwave 2.0”
"Marketing new digital receivers is a better idea than simply improving analog shortwave ones"
Global
RTM Revives Older Shortwave Transmitter
RFmondial LVe exciter prepares shortwave station for future needs
Guest Commentaries
Why We Need “Shortwave 2.0”
The author argues that radio is the ultimate internet circumvention tool
Facilities
WBCQ Relies on High-Power Shortwave Antenna
The rotatable structure in Maine carries religious programming on 9.330 MHz
Roots of Radio
Woofferton Shortwave Station Turns 80
Here are photos and a link to the archived broadcast
Business and Law
Hams Worry About Shortwave Proposal
The U.S. Coast Guard also is concerned about petition from the Shortwave Modernization Coalition...
Business and Law
FCC Declines Request to Extend Comment Period on Shortwave Modernization Petition
Skywave Networks among those who asked for more time to respond
Headlines
“Market Makers” Want to Expand Their Use of Shortwave
The FCC seeks comments on a proposal to use HF spectrum for financial data
Global
Debating the Impact of BBC World Service Cuts
It’s another major blow to shortwave’s lingering role as an international medium
Reader's Forum
Letter: Shortwave Radios Don’t Tell Tales
Proxy servers do little for people striving for freedom of information
Reader's Forum
Letter: I Wish RTL Had Opted for DRM
Europe has chosen DAB+. "I'm not sure that's a very relevant choice," says a...
Programming and Sales
One Broadcast Engineer’s Effort to Send Radios to Ukraine
20 radios are already on the way with a GoFundMe started to send even...
Global
Where VOA’s Broadcast Infrastructure Stands Today
Shortwave retains a role in serving particularly difficult-to-reach audiences
Global
One Night Only: EDM to India via DRM
C.M. Obrecht performance airs on shortwave to India from the U.K.
Global
RNZ Orders Ampegon Xmitter for Pacific Delivery
Shortwave transmitter will use DRM to feed programming for local FM rebroadcasting
News and Business
“Save Our Shortwave,” Says WRMI
Broadcaster asks for donations to repair damage to antenna arrays
Guest Commentaries
A Response to “Why Reviving Shortwave Is a Non-Starter”
Offers facts that could "very well modify or even change the conclusion reached by...
Global
WRMI at Heart of SW Broadcasts to Russia, Ukraine
Addressing the need for reliable, objective information
Headlines
Crowdfunding Boosts Shortwave to Eastern Europe
They are being sent via WRMI's 100,000-watt transmitters in Florida
Reader's Forum
BBC Shortwave to Ukraine? Yes, of Course.
Modern technologies are fragile. Old ones are reliable.
Headlines
BBC World Service Revives Shortwave to Russia, Ukraine
As Russia blocks international news via the internet, shortwave becomes more relevant
Product Evaluations
Two Worthy and Affordable SW Portables
A choice between CCrane and Sangean! Why not both?
Reader's Forum
Letter: Shortwave’s huge audience
DRM Consortium Chair argues shortwave remains highly relevant
Reader's Forum
Letter: DRM Is a Real Presence on Shortwave
And don't overlook the huge audiences that still are served by shortwave