I've been listening to shortwave radio broadcasts sine the summer of
1984,

I first listened to shortwave either in te late 60's or early 70's.

I once read that Americans are the *least* knowledgable about the rest
of the world than the other way around.

I think that idea isn't true and that foreigners just think that.

However, it probably will be true for a lot of Americans if the foreigners keep
getting rid of their shortwave broadcasts and their English language shortwave
broadcasts.

Not everyone has a computer.

And I don't see a lot of people with satellite dishes, either.

And DirectTV had very little foreign originated stuff.