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Are shortwave broadcasters still active (like Voice of America)?

April 26, 2017active America broadcasters shortwave Voice

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Are shortwave broadcasters still active (like Voice of America)?

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Answer Hi Carol, Shortwave broadcasters are indeed quite active. One of the most influential shortwave services is the BBC World Service which transmits in numerous languages throughout the globe. You can learn more about them at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ As you mentioned, the Voice of America is the United States equivalent — they’re online at www.voa.gov. Also check out http://www.anarc.org/naswa/swlguide/ for general information on shortwave stations. Finally, scattered around the web you can occasionally find web-based shortwave radios (basically a shortwave tuner that someone’s attached to a computer) that you can tune and listen to via the web. One is http://www.chilton.com/scripts/radio/R8-receiver — you can play around with it if you’re interested. Hope this helps!