Would love to have one of their CRF 330k models.
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
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I listen to SW on websdr, but I’ve asked for a multi-band radio for Christmas.
It has been dying.
This marks a resurgence.
The thing that I think makes SW valuable is you can get it anywhere.
Yer internet craps out, yer **** outta luck.
AM? hell, you can get that in bomb shelters and steel buildings.
Try that with yer iPHONE.
Sure, shortwave is dead. The internet takes care of all that. Especially now that ICAAN is controlled by who knows.
I reserve the right to go rogue if I must, and Demand the right to listen in privacy.
My old Sony 7600 is one of my prized possessions.
As is my Grundig Satellit 800
Global 24 represents another step in the long overdue commercialization of shortwave radio
I reckon that 'feature' would depend on who you ask, ehh ?
I should be intersting.
The airwaves are wide open and if we do not stake them out they will go away to commercialization one way or the other.
These are basically public bands.
Hey if they gotta run some commercials to pay for power I am OK with that.
As of now WBCQ is the last warrior out there and they depend on donations
Will it be ideologically conservative? Liberal? Religious?
One needs to know these things before one decides to spend their precious time listening to something.
Regardless, thanks for the heads up .. will pencil it in to check out.
It’s ‘commercial’.
Were it not just another outlet reinforcing the leftist zeitgeist, it would be trumpeting that fact searching for a built-in audience.
Would love to have one of their CRF 330k models.
wrong thread... my bad
It is supposed to be general content.
News/entertainment. Not sure of political bent.
It will not be religious.
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