2010, WRNO began transmitting a weekly religious broadcast in Arabic for a portion of its broadcast schedule. A notable exception is WBCQ, a non-religious private station operated by Allan Weiner in Maine. WBCQ has been a success by brokering much of their airtime to fringe cults like Brother Stair and World's Last Chance, while also carrying some music and entertainment programs. WTWW primarily operated as an oldies station targeted at amateur radio and DXing audiences, along with a country music feed targeting eastern Europe; the station leased out one of its channels to LaPorte Church of Christ mainly to subsidize the other channels. WTWW went out of business November 9, 2022 and moved most of its programming to WRMI, one of the nation's largest shortwave broadcasters, with LaPorte fully taking over and relaunching WTWW a month later. Other private shortwave stations that air a mix of religious and non-religious programs include WRMI (which also relays several International broadcast services), and WWCR. Pirate radio Numerous pirate radio stations have operated sporadically in or just outside the shortwave broadcast bands. Most are operated by hobbyists for the amusement of DX'ers with broadcasts typically only a few hours in length. Few American pirates are political or controversial in their programming. Pirates have tended to cluster in unofficial "pirate bands" based on the current schedules of licensed shortwave stations and the retuning of amateur radio transmitters to operate outside the "ham" radio bands. Most pirate activity takes place on weekends or holidays, Halloween and April Fool's Day being traditional favorites of pirates. Most broadcasts are only a few minutes to a few hours at a time. One notable exception was Radio Newyork International, a short-lived attempt to establish a permanent broadcasting station operating from international waters. Some European nations have recently begun allowing privately owned shortwave stations on a far more limited scale. Notable personalities Preachers/Religious broadcasters Tony Alamo Kirby Anderson Mother Angelica - founder of WEWN Harold Camping E. C. Fulcher Texe Marrs Robert Mawire Dr. Gene Scott Melissa Scott (replaced Dr. Gene Scott) Brother Stair Peter J. Peters Commentators Jack Anderson – was heard on AFRTS Radio in the 1980s Art Bell – via a Canadian affiliate's 49-meter shortwave relay service and WFLA's 11-meter relay. Also a ham radio operator (deceased) Willis Conover William Cooper Mort Crim Chuck Harder Paul Harvey – Paul Harvey News & Commentary/Rest of the Story was carried