What kind of programs do shortwave stations broadcast?
Not surprisingly, the religious stations broadcast mostly religious programming, and the government-owned stations broadcast a lot of news, analysis, music and cultural programs intended to promote their own countries and their points of view. Among the religious stations, most — but not all — transmit programming from many diverse branches of Christianity. Muslim and Jewish programming can be heard from some of the government-operated shortwave stations in those countries. The shortwave relays of local AM and FM stations permit distant listeners to hear local news and music from their places of origin. Privately-owned international shortwave stations often sell blocks of airtime to religious, political, commercial and cultural organizations which air a wide variety of news, music, entertainment, educational and inspirational programming. In short, there’s something for everyone on shortwave radio. Within a span of a few hours, you can listen to the news from London or Beijing, a chu
