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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your Airwaves

2025/5/28
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Katie Thornton
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Natalia Fodich
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Katie Thornton: 在美国，短波广播已成为一种爱好，但一场意识形态之争正在上演。海盗电台和逐利者对短波的未来有着不同的愿景。我最初对短波广播感到好奇，并与其他听众一起探索。我发现短波广播的内容多样，但近年来受到右翼内容的影响。现在，华尔街公司希望利用短波进行高频交易，这引发了对公共无线电波的争夺。我担心电磁频谱被私有化，希望能够坚持公共访问的权利。 Matt Todd: 我喜欢收听短波广播，因为它能带来惊喜和世界性。我特别喜欢海盗电台，因为它们的内容多样，不同于主流的宗教或右翼内容。我使用软件定义的无线电来浏览和记录短波频率，这让我能够发现更多有趣的内容。 Bennett Cobb: 我长期关注FCC的实验许可证申请，并注意到一些公司试图利用短波进行高频交易。我认为FCC可能会允许这些公司使用短波频率，因为这个领域缺乏监管。我建议FCC降低短波广播的功率要求，让更多的人能够参与其中。我认为短波上可以共存不同的实体，只要设计得当。 Natalia Fodich: 电磁频谱是一种公共资源，应该始终以公共利益为出发点进行管理。越来越多的公共频谱被私有化，出租给营利性公司。我担心这种趋势会损害公众的利益。频率是一种公共资源，应该始终以公共利益为出发点进行管理。

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The episode begins with the host's personal experience of discovering shortwave radio, highlighting its unique appeal and the diverse content it offers, from Christian rock to unusual broadcasts. This sets the stage for exploring the broader context of shortwave radio and its current state.
  • Host's first-hand experience with shortwave radio
  • Discovery of diverse content on shortwave
  • Shortwave radio as a hobby in the US

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EPISODE 4

In recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thriving on shortwave. But these surreptitious broadcasters are up against a surprising ideological foe: Not the FCC, but a deep-pocketed group of finance bros that is trying to wrestle the airwaves away from the public, and use them for a money-making scheme completely antithetical to broadcasting. What do we lose when we give up our public airwaves?

 

The Divided Dial was supported in part by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism

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