FEBC Saipan to close by year end

From Andy Sennitt :
Far East Broadcasting Co, a non-profit, non-denominational missionary organization that broadcasts to many parts of Asia, will decommission its shortwave station on Saipan by the end of the year, after 27 years of broadcasting on the island. Bob Springer, FEBC General Manager, attributed the decision to government deregulation and advances in communications technology that he said have significantly reduced the demand for shortwave broadcasting.

Read the story from the Saipan Tribune here