Corporation responds to ‘urgent need’ following earthquake by taking over Voice of America’s former channel

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Corporation responds to ‘urgent need’ following earthquake by taking over Voice of America’s former channel

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250424195113/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/24/bbc-launches-satellite-news-channel-myanmar-trump-silences-voa

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  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
    41·
    2 days ago

    Everyone should have a short wave of some sort and a good portable antenna.

    Do you mean a two-way radio, or just a receiver? Why?

    Mine has saved my sanity a couple of times out in Nowhere, West Texas.

    How?

    • SarcasticMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      I’m not a radio wizard, I don’t know all the technical terms but with a cheap AM/FM Shortwave radio like a C. Crane knock-off with a wire antenna, you can pick up all sorts of shit, especially in the evenings.

      As for my sanity? Well, it helps pass the time. We used to hunt on a ranch on the Devil’s River it was 40k acres. You get back there away from everything, it can get boring, lol.

      I used it during Harvey as well. It has a weather band, and, I think, an emergency band. I got it on Alibaba or Wish IDR.