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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
you know guys it's funny that i don't have a shortwave radio so i shouldn't even be posting in this thread. but i understand that the u.s. is cutting funds from their own shortwave radio programs. it's all web now i think.
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You could always get a radio - a good solid investment, I'd say.
The dropping of shortwave is a common thing now. The BBC is also cutting its World Service broadcasts. The idea of government-line shortwave broadcasts to the world is an old-fashioned one, really. You'll find that the nations who still take it most seriously are generally either communist or former communist, and apart from giving news to ex-pats, the whole point of the broadcasts was mainly to spread propaganda to the world.
The internet is becoming the most efficient way to do everything, it would seem.