“Private shortwave stations generally lease out airtime to programmers who want to get their programs on the air,” Weiner said. “The antenna consists of low- and high-band array antennas, positioned ...

Sure, you can now listen to the major shortwave stations on your computer via the Internet, but what about when you are traveling or camping or just want to get away from the computer?

Today, numbers stations remain a reality on shortwave radio, even in the Internet Age. The reason for these stations’ longevity isn’t hard to understand. Unlike communications over the internet that ...

The frequencies assigned to broadcast shortwave are chopped up into separate groups known as meter bands. The ICF-SW7600GR can receive all 14 bands, but a few inexpensive radios omit a couple of ...

Numbers stations are shortwave stations that broadcast cryptic messages that are widely assumed to be used for communications between nation states and spies. But who’s to say it’s up t… ...

And WINB, a shortwave station in York County, Pa., known for its ultra-conservative programming that sometimes featured Mr. Koernke and other militia officials, went off the air in April.

The Buzzer, also known as UVB-76 or UZB-76, has been a constant companion to anyone with a shortwave radio tuned to 4625 kHz. However, [Ringway Manchester] notes that there is now a second buzzer o… ...