Terrible Shortwave Radio News. 

@@boblatkey7160 You're saying that to a retired sailor. If the man believes his news is tainted then it probably is.

@@boblatkey7160 SW is a nice backup, but news from outside the country with actual video feeds is much better. A picture says more than 1000 words. BUT stations outside the US can be as biased as CNN, NBC , BBC etc, especially those influenced by the state department, like "radio free Europe" or reporters that are members at the "Atlantic Council". Better mix your sources and also focus on local, independent sources

Hi,who would you recommend as unbiased news sources? Thanks.

Me too, I have been a ham Radio Operator for 30+ years, SW is a good source but ya still have to wade through some Bias bullshit too, I even listen to AM broadcast being in Upstate N.Y I can get CHML 900am out of Windsor ON and others many states away ....

i would say that with so many sources of news, folks gravitate to the news they want to hear. the political slant is just part of the channel programming, fishing for an audience. it's all tainted. unless you want to DX airport beacons.

You can still support them by supporting Merlin Communications, Cobra Mist Limited, Premier radio networks, and Over Comer radio networks. These old pirate broadcasters are working hard to preserve the old school style of analog broadcasting along with the transmitters and stations.

Amen!

Why isn't "streaming" the same? How do they differ?

@@grampsradio, streaming means that your internet operator may easily mute your channel on whichever you want political reason. And absolutely the same is valid on the receiving end. Of course, you may try to use radio wave jammers to prevent radio transmission, but this is WAY more complicated and expensive solution.

@@rodrigoroaduterte9415 True

Back in the late 50's I built my first crystal AM radio. On weekends I would lay on the floor in the livingroom in the wee hours listening to international broadcast stations. Then, in the early 60's I put together my first shortwave receiver, a Knight-kit Star Roamer...hooked the antenna plug to the tv mast guy wire outside my bedroom window and listened into a larger world of shortwave broadcasts. Now days, the spectrum is quiet, I rarely even hear ships at sea anymore because of advanced communication technology, i.e., satellite phones, and space relayed internet. Sigh, I miss the old days...

a new collectors item- take good care of it

Thank you for sharing this, glad to hear they had a good send off

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I'm sure you know this by design and completely intentional...

@@Galaxy2517 Well, not by design, but certainly inevitable. I mean don't get me wrong most American media has ended up in the hands of a few capitalist oligarchs posts Reagans deregulation in 87 and Clintons further deregulation during his tenure but given we, my nation, your nations, and myriad others exist under an economic system that demands all things be privatised and done for profit alone, this was inevitable, as is the very death of any independent forms of small to medium business over time, as the reality is dear American cousins you've been lied to from birth as have we all, as capitalism does not create competition, it creates food for bigger fish and incentivises those bigger fish to destroy smaller fish over time via mergers and acquisitions as nothing is more profitable than monopoly and nothing secures a capitalist oligarchs position more than never ending inflows of dividends extracted from the work of all and given to those handfuls at the top for no work themselves. So like I say, by design, not as such, but inevitable, certainly, due to the rewards and incentives of capitalism itself unto the capitalist minority, who are in fact less than 0.7% of the total US population. Capitalism cares nothing for tradition, for altruism, for community, it cares nothing for anything that from Jesus to a natural mother unto her child ever taught, there is no profit in that.

Be design and intentional. In the new world where microwaves track everything you do. SW broadcasting won’t exist anymore.

let's hope that never happens

All we will have left will be Amerikan Pravda....gov propaganda.

It’s true. I can actually live listen to a place that I could never actually afford to see, let alone visit.

agreed

it is so sad, I am glad that their memories can live on

@@FarpointFarms Wasn't their transmitter site near "Frisco, TX"?🤔

Streaming is fine but the internet can ultimately be controlled. Radio crosses borders. Shortwave works best for certain applications. Love listening to Radio New Zealand among others. Just online you can get various active shortwave stations such as RRI Romania and BBC Worldservice. But you’re right it’s not like a real AM radio sound. At the end of the day I would rather have a real radio but still enjoy these stations. Listen to Glenn Hauser’s World Of Radio and other shortwave radio programmes for more information about this topic. There’s more going on with WTWW than you think and it’s not about the music. The International Radio Report on RU-vid is another excellent source for further information on this important development on this station. Yes, there’s much more going on at ‘TWW than you think.

Yes but it’s dangerous to continue to control it through the internet. Internet can be controlled and ultimately shut down. Radio crosses borders. RADIO and not internet is the future. Want control?!? And Glenn Hauser said it best: iHeart is where radio goes to die. Or at least get put on life support. Audacy is just a clone. And the internet did NOT kill the radio. The FCC is doing that itself by not having regulations on “noise control”. Because the noise of every single electronic device in your house cuts down the signal of any station that you hear.

It always was expensive to run the transmitter, but somehow cost shifted from the station owner to the consumer (if you dont pay to your ISP every month, you have no internet -> you cannot listen to anything) Also it seams radio stations dont make as much money as they used to

@@DXingSlovenija in the past there wasn't much media beyond newspaper, TV and radio. Now we are spoiled for choice on the internet. So radio use suffers. Cars have long been the last holdout for radio. You would listen to the radio while commuting to and from work. But in modern cars you can stay connected to the internet so you can listen to podcasts, Spotify, digital 'radio' stations, whatever audio streaming service is available. Because of this DAB+ (digital broadcast radio) has never really taken off as far as i know. IMO it's already obselete. Internet connectivity is where it's at. And in future you will be able to float on your boat in the middle of the ocean or hike through the outback or Sahara desert and still have perfect internet connection through a service like Starlink.

A presidents wage runs the station..adding a bit extra for other unforseen issues

Figure that, not everone has internet access by cable] but radio goes everywhere, smonsors can be worldwide.

it is a shame

I am hoping for that as well, they were a great crew

I heard it here in Ireland too. Sad news to hear.

Agreed, that streaming online BS is way over rated.

Glad to have you here!

many people are going to miss them

it is, Advertising just does not cover all the bills anymore. The power bill alone for some are over $15k a month.

I certainly remember and follow you as well! I hope to follow in your footsteps when I retire. I had no idea your son ran a station. I will certainly look it up and give it a listen if he streams it as well. I love AM radio and have looked on and off for years trying to get a station of my own, but it appears the era of radio is coming to a close. Take care!

@@FarpointFarms yes he owns the station. yes it also streams it is a sunrise to sunset broadcast he features The Dave Ramsey Show weekdays 4p-7p happy holidays

Again-this hobby is always in flux. You just got to kind of roll with this. Stations always come up and go out all the time. Lots of times my favourite thing to search for are these “pirate” broadcasts above the 49 metre band. Before there was ‘TWW there was WRNO and Superpower KUSW. Shortwave radio is dynamic and the entire bands should be searched through every day for “surprises”. Found several of these. Always a great show.

Do you think there will be always something to listen to in the shortwaves? I know we have the hams etc, but I wish some new stations would pop up. Even if there were ten of them, they could each transmit on a different frequency for a couple hours a day

I agree!

I still miss the original signal from WTWW. I'm happy they are back on the air, but it's one less US station on the air.

Streaming still active as of now.

they are still streaming but not broadcasting over the air

do at least 20W 😆 Actually that's funny. Imagine if people all over the world put up half decent antennas and transmitted the internet stream on shortwave anyway hahahaha

can't help but think it's by design

I hope they will keep it there and not sell it.

As of today 22.11.27 I read that the station is closed and the station parts will be dismantled. It is permanently shut down.

It's the power bill that is killing a lot of these stations. With less advertising dollars, it's hard to make enough to power the things. I still think they have an important place in our lives, but we need to make it a point to support them when they need it.

good to know that.!

Im a 36 year old General Class. Im trying to get my friends licenced

I'm super interested but I don't know where to begin😥don't know any hams or radio literate people. Ive just been bouncing around RU-vid trying to learn enough to figure it out.

@@SevenRebellowhat are you interested in, ham radio or shortwave listening?

@@l.a.2646 Shortwave listening and eventually I'd like to be a ham and be able to communicate. The whole idea of it is fascinating to me. I just can't figure out what I'm looking at or what to get or what to do or what to learn. I did find the military phonetic alphabet and I memorized it, and I know I would have to take a test and have a license and transmitter to communicate. But I don't know or understand much else. I feel so much wonder...like a baby.

Yeah, I'm glad that WRMI was able to repair the damages to get the transmitters back operating, we could have very well lost two shortwave stations within the same year.

I agree!

I wholeheartedly echo the sentiment! With concerns over the official government media websites of the PRC and Russia, among others being potentially loaded with viruses and malware, one has to wonder how long before they turn the shortwave transmitters back on, even if it's a backup for their online activities so as to cover the bases.......

if I had won it, I would have so bought it

the cost per month for power bill made it not worth it. It is a shame

Private US SW stations seem to be nothing more than mouth pieces for nutty religious organizations that are not much more than cults. It is too bad that many of these stations became slaves to such entities like Brother Stair and the like just to keep a float. In the long run, it actually hurts them, as it scares away listeners.

And 5085 may be the channel WRMI settles the legends into this weekend....talk about full circle in a blink.

that is a shame and a disgrace.

I appreciate that!

If you can do that, you will give us all hope

It’s not a station, just a transmission. A programme on a larger station, in this case WWCR or WRMI.

I have the “Radio Garden” on my phone and it’s nice and does have some of my better favourites. I just really don’t like wasting my phone battery on radio stations that I should be able to get on a real radio.

I REALLY wish more folks in the USA would get active in Pirate radio. It's a shame as we have so much dead air to choose from.

That is good to know-

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I don't know much about the Uniden DMR, but I can say the Eton 750 hooked to a MLA-30+ antenna will get you everything you'd want.

I wish they would put some effort into those bands. We could all benefit from it.

We were near Florida not too long ago and the amount of station on SW was crazy- Way more than what we can get here in NC. I hope to have that video out soon

Ask this question on a search engine.

@@Serge_82 I did and came up with something from C crane ... Just thought someone with experience listening to shortwave might have something better or preferable

I know it is weird when the reception goes away due to the seasons.

@@FarpointFarms I'm saying, I always liked to listen to it during fall. It was nostalgic for me since I was a kid. I'll tune to 5085 expecting to hear wtww, then I remember it's gone and have to grieve all over again. I just can't believe it's gone.