WorldRadio Online garners more than 1000 'fans' on Facebook

WorldRadio Online, the first major online-only ham radio magazine, has topped 1,000 fans on its Facebook page, according to Editorial Director Rich Moseson, W2VU.
The magazine has had a presence on the social networking website since February of this year.
 
The WRO page on Facebook provides a forum for posting messages of interest to readers and potential readers, along with an opportunity for readers to engage writers and editors in online conversations.
 
Reflecting the general demographics of Facebook, the magazine's fans there tend to be younger than the perceived age of the amateur radio community as a whole, with 65% of WRO Facebook fans being between the ages of 25 and 54.

"This provides additional data to show that younger hams are out there is large numbers, but perhaps are more visible in cyberspace than at club meetings and hamfests," notes Moseson.

"One goal of our magazines is to build a community of readers who share experiences and information with each other, and if our online presence is able to help bring younger hams into that community, then we are achieving that goal."
 
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