The shortwave pirate broadcast community is significantly small enough that most station operators are friends with one another, though the frequency of station broadcasts over the last year has, at times, been high enough that some have accidentally clashed signals. The FCC has not taken a documented enforcement action against a shortwave pirate since 1998, which has also led to the proliferation of stations. This long run of heavy activity has resulted in an increase in the shortwave listening community.
However, shortwave listening may not be for everyone. Audio quality on shortwave can leave a lot to be desired, and in many cases the pirates broadcasting are so weak (less than 100 watts) that hardcore listeners have to endure lots of static and noise, if only to hear a snippet of a show. Continue reading “Sampling Shortwave With Ease Online”
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Pirate News on Podcast
Recently stumbled across Pirates Week, a podcast which collects news about unlicensed broadcasting from around the ‘net and posts new editions weekly. There’s also a show blog, although the two aren’t reciprocally linked. As of now the content’s kind of thin but it’s great to see someone doing it.