shortwave

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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

They’ll deliver higher-resolution images and include shortwave infrared scanning that will enable imaging at night and through clouds.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Li Sudan Salam is a twice-daily half-hour programme on shortwave radio which is also available on the BBC Arabic website.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

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