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Domestic Afrikaans-language radio service operated by the SABC. Used shortwave to reach remote areas of South Africa. Shortwave transmissions discontinued with closure of Meyerton transmitter but remains available on FM, satellite, and online. [11] South Korea KBS World Radio: 1953 Yes Yes KBS Hanminjok Radio: 1972 Yes Jammed by North Korea ...
Radios for shortwave reception generally have higher performance than those intended for the local mediumwave, longwave or FM broadcast band, since dependable reception of shortwave signals requires a radio with increased sensitivity, selectivity, dynamic range and frequency stability. Modern shortwave radio receivers are relatively inexpensive ...
Shortwave broadcasting in the United States allows private ownership of commercial and non-commercial shortwave stations that are not relays of existing AM/MW or FM radio stations, as are common in Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania except Australia and Latin America. In addition to private broadcasters, the United States also has government ...
Grundig Satellit 400 solid-state, digital shortwave receiver, c. 1986 [1]. Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW). There is no official definition of the band range, but it always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 (exactly 99.930819333) to 10 (exactly 9.9930819333) meters); above the medium ...
Frequency (MHz) Program Transmitter site Time, UTC Days Language Power (kW) Az Remarks 3.965 Radio France Internationale (DRM) Issoudun 01:00-00:57 1234567 French (Digital) 1 ND RFI 3.975 6160 Shortwave AM Radio Winsen 16:00-18:00 .234567 English 1 ND 3.985 SRF Schweizer Radio Kall-Krekel 16:00-17:00 1234567 German 1 ND 3.995 HCJB Deutsch
Shortwave bands are frequency allocations for use within the shortwave radio spectrum (the upper medium frequency [MF] band and all of the high frequency [HF] band). Radio waves in these frequency ranges can be used for very long distance (transcontinental) communication because they can reflect off layers of charged particles in the ionosphere and return to Earth beyond the horizon, a ...
WWCR is a shortwave radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States.WWCR uses four 100 kW transmitters to broadcast on about a dozen frequencies.. WWCR mainly leases out its four transmitters to religious organizations and speakers, as well as serving as the shortwave home of Genesis Communications Network's programs. [1]
Modern portable shortwave radio receiver with digital frequency display and keypad for direct frequency entry. A shortwave radio receiver is a radio receiver that can receive one or more shortwave bands, between 1.6 and 30 MHz. A shortwave radio receiver often receives other broadcast bands, such as FM radio, Longwave and Mediumwave.