Posted on 10/25/2014 8:42:21 AM PDT by mylife
This is one of the most exciting developments I’ve seen in international broadcasting in ages: an around-the-clock, fixed-frequency, commercial shortwave radio broadcaster, transmitting via WRMI.
The new Global24 will begin broadcasting on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 19:00 EDT (0000 UTC November 1st) on 9395 kHz.
Below, you’ll find Global24’s first press release:
(Source: Global24Radio.com)
(Hollywood, FL) Oct. 21, 2014 – Global 24 Radio LLC announced today that its inaugural broadcast will go live at 7:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31 (0000 UTC November 1), with a line-up of new and well-known programs and around-the-clock English language programming. The broadcast can be heard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 9395 kHz on WRMI broadcasting from Okeechobee, Florida.
“We’re very excited about launching Global 24 and the important contributions it will make to shortwave radio listening – as both a medium worth preserving and a vital part of the modern media mix for so many listeners around the world,” said Phil Workman, general manager of Global 24. “Our broadcast will appeal to dedicated shortwave listeners (SWL) all over the world looking for breaking news, opinion and music.”
Global 24 aims to revitalize the shortwave medium by bringing general interest news and entertainment into sharper focus for listeners looking for high quality programming on a daily basis. Regular listeners will be informed, entertained and engaged in an ever more complex world.
According to Jeff White, general manager of WRMI, “Global 24 represents another step in the long overdue commercialization of shortwave radio. We are excited to be working with them on their ambitious program to engage and entertain a global audience.”
Additional press releases in coming days will announce our broadcast schedule, our Listeners’ Club, contests, sponsors, our web store, staff and much more. Follow us on Twitter at @Global24Radio or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/global24radio. Visit our website: http://www.global24radio.com to join our email newsletter for the most current updates.
I’m in contact with Global24 and will continue to post updates as they become available.
Simply follow the tag: Global24
D8 is a good rig
73’s.
I must admit, the one thing I miss from the Cold War was the Shortwave stations. Radio Moscow always was good for the entertainment value, if nothing else.
I think clandestine radio has continued to Cuba.
http://www.dxing.com/clandest.htm
Though many shortwave outfits have stopped.
“This is London” and “The World Service of the BBC”.
I think the BBC cut down on broadcasts but still provides some.
There were a number of Christian stations, Family Radio apparently has stopped its shortwave.
I think Radio Nippon and Radio Taipei were still on the air in the past few years.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/shortwave/ (Japan)
Radio Taipei or Taiwan stopped broadcasting to North America because their North American relay-station, Family Radio closed down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Taiwan_International
I had one, radio shack, those are real good. I think they show up on ebay too.
Most of the flamethrower propaganda stations are gone, but the clandestine spooks are still out there.
You could get a lot of sporting events on AFRTS that you couldn’t hear anywhere else.
I heard station out of Iraq, 6,7 years back.
They were using a legit format but were sending info to fighters to resist Iranians
I heard station out of Irag, 6,7 years back.
They were using a legit format but were sending info to fighters to resist Iranians.
They would come ito Tx on the Grey line right about now like a hose.
I actually got some pen-pals through the radio, actually the pen-pals (from parts of the world including Cuba) I got were from one of the Christian stations.
Maybe it was HCJB, I know it was from Ecuador:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HCJB
The article says they stopped in 2009.
Family Radio was Harold Kemping’s outfit I’m pretty sure who got heavily criticized, rightfully so, for predicting the end of the world. I think they were the one’s broadcasting from Ocheekobbe. (as indeed they were http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYFR )
“The station built new transmitters in Okeechobee, Florida in 1977.”
Back with the DSL and all that, fascinating.
I listened to Radio Habana, I may not like what they stood for but when they were going to broadcast, they’d have those notes sounding like they were off a xylophone or something, the notes from Guantanamera.
Exactly, a lot of good shows to hear. I recall Radio Deutsche Welle (said like Doycha-Vella basically) and Radio Nederlands as well.
Radio Nippon/Japan would have Japanese language lessons, kind of fun.
And then there was Radio Tirana, now there was some exciting listening right there. /s
I was pricing some short wave radios, some real nice ones over $300. Maybe at some point in the future, I will get one. I do have a little Emerson SW Radio.
Tirana, obviously I think Albania.
Maybe I’m embarrassing myself in saying this, I got a DSL card from Radio Habana Cuba. The stamp metering on the mail envelope from the US Post Office read “We meet the challenge”. So make of that whatever one wants to.
Arne Coro was always a hoot to listen to even if he was a commie Phisher,
You mean a Sony SW-7600? Yep, damn' fine SWL radio in a very small package. Have one, bought it brand spanking new back in (1990?) just in time to listen to Desert Storm.
Now I'm an Amateur Radio guy and can listen on anything from my old Yaesu FT-101ZD, my Kenwood 940SAT or my newer Kenwood TS-2000 with my fan Dipole @ 50'.
Granted there's the advantage of being licensed to transmit in the 1.8 - 30mhz bands. :-)
Did I mention my old Radio Shack DX-160 -- the KING of SWL Radio's being in perfect working condition and having the most sensitive receive of any SW Radio I've ever had? It just rocks.
I’m not wired for sound on this computer, perhaps I will hear in the near future. I see youtube has some RHC there.
I discovered Limbaugh in 1992 or 93 because at the time, he was on a shortwave station: WRNO in New Orleans. I was living in northern Ontario at the time and it was impossible to receive American radio on AM or FM.
These days when I want to listen in, I do it via the Net, of course, but my Grundig YB-400 is still sitting on my desk.
Always figured Rush noodled with the idea, but he landed on AM.
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