Gang:
I summarized the comments from the group regarding the loss of the
2200/2300 UT RCI transmission to the US to Bill Westenhaver in RCI
Audience Relations.
See Bill's response below. It makes sense if your strategy is to
cover the entire USA at a more optimal listening time with a single
transmission. That, more than anything else, appears to be the
thinking behind the process. Note that the time references below are
local USA times -- not UT.
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
USA
----- Original Message -----
From: RCI RCI
To: richard@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Swprograms] More on RCI
Hi Richard,
I passed your question along to Steve Lemay, who's in charge of the
nuts and bolts of our scheduling. Here's what he had to say:
The thinking, in a nutshell, is this: we were broadcasting the same
programming dutring the summer schedule at 1800 and 2000 ET in order
to transition to the 2000 ET timeslot starting this winter.
What we noticed was that broadcasting at 1800 ET excluded a large part
of the US from this coverage. After all, we are talking 1500 PT, 1600
MT and 1700 CT.
Rather than spread our minimal ressources on an 1800 ET transmission,
we decided to concentrate on a time and a coverage plan that provided
a broad service to the largest area possible.
73 & have a good weekend,
Bill Westenhaver
RCI Audience Relations
>>> "Richard Cuff" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxx> 2004/10/29 14:15:59 >>>
Bill:
This aspect of the new schedule has generated the most traffic in the
swprograms e-group -- what's the thinking behind dropping the 6 PM
local
time (2100 or 2200 UTC) broadcast targeting the USA?
Richard Cuff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Finlayson" <SFinlayson@xxxxxxx>
To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Swprograms] More on RCI
I wonder why they decided to drop the 2200 short wave broadcast. It
has
been a regular feature of the lineup for as long as I can remember.
I sure hope the 15180 frequency for the 2000 broadcast works better
than the
one they are currently using.
Sandy
-----Original Message-----
From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ricky Leong
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 1:45 PM
To: Shortwave programming discussion
Cc: Glenn Hauser
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] More on RCI
Sandy Finlayson wrote:
> Presumably the 0100 - 0300 transmission will include the World at
Six and
AIH?
Yes. Here's the full list of RCI English transmissions worldwide, as
supplied by
the anemic-looking RCI schedules I just received in the mail.
== Americas ==
0100-0300 (6190, 9755, 9780)
(Tu-Sa) World at Six/As It Happens
(Su) World This Weekend/Madly Off/Global Village
(Mo) World This Weekend/Mailbag/Writers & Co.
1300-1600 (9515, 13655, 17820)
(Mo-Th) The Current (pt. 2)/Sounds Like Canada/Out Front
(Fr) The Current (pt. 2)/Sounds Like Canada/C'est la vie
1400-1700 (9519, 13655, 17820)
(Sa) The House/Vinyl Café/Quirks & Quarks
(Su) The Sunday Edition
2000-2300 (15180)
(Mo-Fr) Roundup/World at Six/As It Happens (pt. 1)
(Sa) DNTO
(Su) Tapestry/Cross Country Checkup
2200-2330 (9800 DRM)
(Mo-Fr) World at Six/As It Happens (pt. 1)
(Sa) Vinyl Café
(Su) Writers & Co.
== Europe ==
1300-1330 (9815 DRM)
(Mo) Spotlight
(Tu) Media Zone
(We) Mailbag
(Th) Spotlight
(Fr) Business Sense
(Sa) Sci-Tech File
(Su) Business Sense
2100-2200 (5850, 9770)
(Mo) Canada Today/Media Zone
(Tu) Canada Today/Mailbag
(We) Canada Today/Spotlight
(Th) Canada Today/Business Sense
(Fr) Canada Today/Sci-Tech File
(Sa) Business Sense/Sci-Tech File
(Su) Mailbag/Spotlight
== Asia ==
0000-0100 (9880)
(Mo) Tapestry
(Tu-Sa) World at Six/As It Happens (pt. 1)
(Su) Vinyl Café
1200-1300 (9670, 11730)
(Mo) Writers & Co.
(Tu) Nighttime Review
(We) Global Village
(Th-Sa) Nighttime Review
(Su) Quirks & Quarks
1300-1330 (9670, 11730)
(Mo) Spotlight
(Tu) Media Zone
(We) Mailbag
(Th) Spotlight
(Fr) Business Sense
(Sa) Sci-Tech File
(Su) Business Sense
1500-1600 (5985, 9635, 11730)
(Mo) Canada Today/Media Zone
(Tu) Canada Today/Mailbag
(We) Canada Today/Spotlight
(Th) Canada Today/Business Sense
(Fr) Canada Today/Sci-Tech File
(Sa) Business Sense/Sci-Tech File
(Su) Mailbag/Spotlight
2230-2300 (6160, 7195)
(Mo) Media Zone
(Tu) Mailbag
(We) Spotlight)
(Th) Business Sense
(Fr) Sci-Tech File
(Sa) Media Zone
(Su) Mailbag
== Africa ==
1800-1900 (5850, 7370, 9770, 11875, 15140)
(Mo) Canada Today/Media Zone
(Tu) Canada Today/Mailbag
(We) Canada Today/Spotlight
(Th) Canada Today/Business Sense
(Fr) Canada Today/Sci-Tech File
(Sa) Business Sense/Sci-Tech File
(Su) Mailbag/Spotlight
73s,
Ricky Leong
Montreal
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