WorldRadio
Encyclopedia
WorldRadio was a monthly amateur radio
enthusiast magazine
published in the United States
from July, 1971 to November, 2008. The magazine was published in English
and drew its subscription base primarily from the United States of America and Canada
, although it had subscribers around the world. The staff of the magazine had an amateur radio club that has been assigned the call sign
WR6WR.
magazine, CQ VHF Magazine
, and Popular Communications
magazine announced that they had purchased WorldRadio magazine from WorldRadio publisher Armond Noble. All paid subscriptions for WorldRadio were to be turned into CQ Amateur Radio subscriptions, while WorldRadio was to be continued as an on-line magazine. The first online issue, renamed WorldRadio Online, was published in February, 2009.
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
enthusiast magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from July, 1971 to November, 2008. The magazine was published in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and drew its subscription base primarily from the United States of America and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, although it had subscribers around the world. The staff of the magazine had an amateur radio club that has been assigned the call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
WR6WR.
Sale to CQ Communications, Inc.
On November 12, 2008, CQ Communications, publishers of CQ Amateur RadioCQ Amateur Radio
CQ Amateur Radio is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts. The magazine has a worldwide readership base for its English language edition. A Spanish language edition is published in Spain with some translations of articles from the English language edition and some original European content...
magazine, CQ VHF Magazine
CQ VHF Magazine
CQ VHF is a magazine that serves the ham radio operators whose operational and technical interests lie above 50 MHz.The magazine focuses on radio technology, products, and activities that exist on6 meters, 2 meters, 440 MHz and above...
, and Popular Communications
Popular Communications
Popular Communications is a magazine with content relating to the radio hobby, including scanners, shortwave radio, CB, amateur radio, AM and FM broadcast band listening, radio history, and vintage radio restoration...
magazine announced that they had purchased WorldRadio magazine from WorldRadio publisher Armond Noble. All paid subscriptions for WorldRadio were to be turned into CQ Amateur Radio subscriptions, while WorldRadio was to be continued as an on-line magazine. The first online issue, renamed WorldRadio Online, was published in February, 2009.