OTTAWA, Ontario — “6-7-9-2-6. 5-6-9-9-0.” Tune across the shortwave bands (above AM/MW), and chances are you will come across a “numbers station.” There’s no programming to speak of; just a mechanical ...

Washington, D.C. (CTV Network) — In a world of mobile phones, satellites and the internet, some old school technology is making a major comeback. The shortwave radio, used by spies for decades to send ...

The proliferation of Web-based radio stations should mean that a traveler with a modem and a laptop is never without up-to-the-minute news, conversation and music from home. But I found a major flaw ...

The Buzzer, also known as UVB-76 or UZB-76, has been a constant companion to anyone with a shortwave radio tuned to 4625 kHz. However, [Ringway Manchester] notes that there is now a second buzzer ...

Over the next few months, the producers of Here Be Monsters will be highlighting some of their favorite unusual, eerie and mysterious sounds. Here, producer Bethany Denton writes about what she ...

There’s no place like Chicago. Situated on the western edge of Lake Michigan, it is one of the largest cities in the United States. Its greater metro area — estimated at 10 million people or so — ...