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Shortwave radio - The dark web of the airwaves (makertube.net)
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The Internet made shortwave radio obsolete over 20 years ago, yet it somehow still lives on today, home to Cuban propaganda, Vietnamese music, time signals, and religious groups and conspiracy theo...

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[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I find it fun listening to shortwave stations that aren't a bunch of crazies. The other night I was listening to a recording of an old radio show from the late 30's.