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shortwave

[shawrt-weyv] / ˈʃɔrtˈweɪv /


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Amsterdam-based nonprofit Radio Zamaneh began shortwave broadcasts during the January protests, sending a nightly Farsi news programme from 11:00 pm Tehran time.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Many are small Chinese tankers that make their presence and origin known to the Revolutionary Guard through loudspeakers and shortwave radio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Within days of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, cryptic messages were broadcast globally on a new shortwave radio frequency.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Although authorities in some of these countries block the broadcasts - VOA, for instance, is banned in China - people can listen to them on shortwave radio, or get around the restrictions via VPNs.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

The rebels must have taken down the Internet and cell networks, as we could establish no com-munication with the outside beyond what we heard on the shortwave radio.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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