Is there any type of radio where you can pick up signals

Question

Have you ever seen the movie frequency? its a bit old, but that type of radio.

Answer 1

The radio in that movie was an amateur or "ham" radio.

Any shorwave radio can pick up the same signals.  Radio Shack has many models available.

Shortwave listening is a fun hobby.  You can receive broadcasts from all over the world with even an inexpensive receiver:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....

Answer 2

internet