As a shortwave listener for over 34 years, may I make some suggestions?
 
        There has always been controversial programming on shortwave. 
 How you define controversial depends on where you live, what religion 
you are, and who you dislike
        Because of this, SWL hobbyists usually restrict discussion 
to the technical side of the hobby.  It is regarded as impolite to say "this 
broadcast should be stopped," even if the programming is offensive.   The 
offensive programming often comes from a rare station you've been wanting to 
hear for years!
        It's not a restriction of free speech to ask anyone to get 
back on topic.  The contents of programming have been off-topic ever since 
such echoes were set up.
 
        Acceptable topics can be:
        Frequencies, times, power, techincal problems with programming 
or with transmitters
        Receivers, antennas, problems with them;
        Program schedules, radio personalities;
 
        Unacceptable topics can be:
 
        Political offensiveness of programming
        Suggesting programs can be banned:  usually a technical 
impossibility - just ask any clandestine transmitter today, or, if you want, 
check the history of such broadcasters as Radio Free Europe
        The First Amendment as whitewash:  the law states this is 
a public forum, but even public fora have restrictions on them according to 
the courts ("fire" in a crowded theater, as Justice Holmes noted)
 
        Shortwave radio programmers rarely go for popularity.  Let 
it go at that.
 
Gregory Baker
WB3EBO
nyekulturniy@hotmail.com
Editor, SPY STUFF Newsletter - an open-source journal of political and 
military intelligence. 
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