Re: [HCDX] RTP: there is 'every reason' to suspend shortwave

["Paul" <format4nz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Moral of story, when appealing to a broadcaster to remain on shortwave, use 
snail mail, sending an email proves to the broadcaster the listener can hear 
them via the internet.

Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 10:30 PM
Subject: [HCDX] RTP: there is 'every reason' to suspend shortwave


> RTP: there is 'every reason' to suspend shortwave
> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2011/every_reason_to_suspend_shortwave.ht
> m
> The chairman of the board of Ra'dio e Televisa~o de Portugal (RTP), 
> Guilherme Costa, said
> on Tuesday that the company has 'every reason' to suspend the shortwave 
> transmissions of
> RDP Internacional.
>
> Mr Costa, quoted by the Lusa news agency, said such a platform is obsolete 
> from the
> technical point of view, is generally poor quality in terms of reception, 
> and is expensive,
> adding that discussions about shortwave began within the organisation in 
> May 2009.
>
> He said that RDP had received 190 messages on the suspension of shortwave 
> broadcasts,
> and more than half came via email from people who can listen to broadcasts 
> on the Internet.
>
> RTP announced in May that it would temporarily suspend the shortwave 
> broadcasts of RDP
> Internacional from 1 June, citing the low number of listeners and the need 
> to reduce
> costs.Standard rig : ICOM R75 / 2x16 V / m@h40 heads Sennheiser
> Please read and distribute this 15 year research article 
> http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
> Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd
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