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Another Shortwave Station Shuts Down |
 Broadcasts
from shortwave (SW) station
WYFR, based in Okeechobee, Florida, ended today, June 30, 2013,
after nearly 35 years of continuous operation. Prior to the advent of
the Internet, cellphone, and WiFi services, SW radios were the only
means of receiving information in the nether regions of the earth where
war and Communism denied people access to information that might contradict
the strict dictates of iron-fisted regimes. As with so many other groundbreaking
technologies of yesteryear, shortwave broadcast stations are rapidly
disappearing because costs are prohibitive. If you click on the thumbnail
above, you will see many cool photos of the
WYFR station equipment room and antenna field that included 14 transmitters
and 23 antennas directed toward various parts of the world. It's
kind of sad, but I had to laugh at this line from one article on the
sign-off, "Family Radio has been struggling ever since the world did
not end as predicted in 2011."
Posted 7/1/2013
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