Definition of "short-wave" []

• Alternative spelling of shortwave. (adjective)

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• "The 2012 budget proposal submitted to Congress this week would end VOA's Mandarin-language short-wave radio broadcasts, focusing instead on transmitting news through the Internet and mobile phones."
• "She said the BBG has worked extensively to develop methods to ensure U.S. content can sidestep efforts by Chinese censors to block unwanted material, and added that short-wave radio broadcasts have also been subject to intensive jamming by the Chinese government."
• "The latest audience survey carried out for the broadcasting corporation showed that short-wave radio broadcasts by Voice of America reached just 0.1% of the population."