WINB is a brokered
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
shortwave radio
Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 to 10 me ...
station licensed to
Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Red Lion (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Rot Leeb'') is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, settled in 1852 and incorporated on January 16, 1880. The population was 6,506 at the 2020 census.
History
Red Lion, settled in 1852, was named after one of t ...
, in the
United States
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. WINB began broadcasting in October 1962, making it the oldest private shortwave radio station in the United States that is still in operation.
In the 1960s, the station was notable for its criticism of American domestic and
foreign policy
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, leading to the government freezing the expansion of private shortwave radio transmission schedules for several years.
References
External links
WINB's official websiteWINB's listing on the FCC's website
INB
INB
Shortwave radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1962
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