Given that CNN, Fox, and the other big networks have reporters,
and stringers, all over ther world, they often have better news
resources then local broadcasters.
To get the "low" power regional SW outlets you will need to move to
an area with very low noise. But even this will not give you world
wide
access. The big boys, NSA etc, have monitoring sites at MANY locations
because no one location, no mater how good the equipment, can receive
everywhere in the world.
About the best most of us can do, is to put up a 70~150' "long" wire
antenna, away from noise sources in your home, coupled with a 9:1
tranformer, using good coax to your receiver. I use the double
shielded
coax with braid and foil, more to keep noise out then to stop any loss.
I think John Doty has the "best" single solution:
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/ante...e_antenna.html
And his 9:1 transformer is a very usefull additon:
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/ante..._longwire.html
Terry