Breakdown of Shortwave
Reception in Texas
I broke down the receptions I could get in 2005-2006 into the following
categories;
News: Facts only
Commentary and discussion: any
mention of pros and cons on topics, can sometimes verge on the news
itsaelf if short
Culture and History: a
subset of commentary; sometimes hard to differentiate if in foriegn
language
Non-religious Music: all
music produced by musicians outside a place of worship, even if played
from within a church.
Christian religion: christian
religious service, preaching, and any music sung by the congregation
during a religious service
Islamic Koran: recitation of
the Koran; chanted or sung or spoken
Sports Broadcast: game coverage
Espionage: CIA and Cuban coded
Spanish
5number transmissions(only Spanish was heard)
Other: usually language
lessons, radio plays, or aviation weather
Charts of these broadcast categories are listed under their
respective
bands;
19 meter
chart 22 meter chart 25 meter chart 31 meter chart 41 meter chart
43 meter
chart 49 meter chart 60 meter chart
Click here if you want details on how
data was gathered for the pie
charts