On the technical side, a shortwave radio is a receiver that can receive radio transmission on frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.  The main...

The primary reasons people own and use shortwave radios are personal enjoyment and keeping up with local emergency channels.  From a social...

Shortwave listening is a hobby with thousands of participants worldwide, and all you need to know to begin is how to tune a radio. There are no...

A band is a group of frequencies. Sometimes, bands are grouped according to their wavelengths, in meters. The tuning locations of a station can be...

The following list contains some of the more frequently heard stations. All stations broadcast in English unless otherwise specified. You can hear...

-- North American ShortWave Association, member of ANARC (Association of North America Radio Clubs) -- Distant Station Listening