The proliferation of Web-based radio stations should mean that a traveler with a modem and a laptop is never without up-to-the-minute news, conversation and music from home. But I found a major flaw ...

The role of shortwave radio has been much debated by members of the U.S. international broadcasting community. Among those with a strong interest in the topic is George Woodard. I spoke with him about ...

For more than four months, Hong Kong has been in the grips of a civil crisis. Protestors have taken to the streets to challenge the Hong Kong government’s growing acquiescence to Beijing while Chinese ...

TL;DR: Tune into broadcasts from all around the world with this top-rated shortwave radio on sale for 40% off. Shortwave radios may seem like a relic from the past, but it's still worth having one ...

Last night, I listened to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” I heard static crashes in the background, and then the sound of a French announcer speaking words I couldn’t translate but that my heart ...

Washington, D.C. (CTV Network) — In a world of mobile phones, satellites and the internet, some old school technology is making a major comeback. The shortwave radio, used by spies for decades to send ...

Here is another USB gadget from Thanko, which fits well into their range of strange gadgets, the Thanko USB Shortwave AM/FM Radio. According to Thanko, this is the first Shortwave USB radio, and it ...

[Sjef Verhoeven] still loves radio and enjoys the challenge of listening to radio signals from far away. He wanted to build his own radio and turned to the TEF6686 chip, a device often found in car ...