Software defined radio ... and using SDR receivers including many that run totally in the browser. Of course, there are a lot of reasons you might want to borrow an alien radio receiver, even ...
At the Forum, NHK presented a "software-defined radio receiver" that can receive both analog and digital radio broadcasts. ABU participating countries are examining various digital radio schemes.
Projects like these also serve as a reminder that getting into software-defined radio is as easy as buying a $10 USB radio receiver and configuring some free software to do anything that you can ...