shortwave radio
Americannoun
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In 1941 Der Chef began delivering a salacious mix of gossip and foulmouthed fake news to German listeners over shortwave radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
They communicated with her via shortwave radio, playing a waltz and a song from the opera Madame Butterfly as signals that her handlers had a message for her.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
News of the Fulro president's death had never reached Hin Nie on his shortwave radio set.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2023
Marvin LaBlue had a big battery-powered shortwave radio beside him, tuned softly to WBAP, a country and western station in Fort Worth-Dallas.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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