[Swprograms] Re: More on BBC Shortwave Cuts

["Scott Royall" <royall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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[mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:15 PM
To: Shortwave programming discussion
Subject: [Swprograms] Re: More on BBC Shortwave Cuts

Yes well...we folks in NA don't count. I guess now one is forced to get 
SIRIUS......(more money down a rathole).
but as far as I'm concerned and, I am sure I am in a minority, the BBC 
can go to hell- I won't miss them now
Bill
KA2EMZ

Ricky Leong wrote:

>Sandy Finlayson wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Looking at the frequency pages there are a lot more cuts coming the BBC on
Shortwave.
>>    
>>
>
>In fact, shortwave is being played down if you look for
schedules/frequencies in 
>the left-hand-side menu. In most cases, the default mode of delivery is the

>nearest FM or MW radio station.
>In some instances, the information is downright misleading. I looked for
what is 
>listed for the Montreal area. It shows shortwave broadcasts are available
-- but 
>all the frequencies listed are DRM transmissions from Sackville. Explain to
a 
>novice shortwave radio listener why they only hear noise on those
frequencies.
>Nary a mention of conventional shortwave broadcasts aimed at the Caribbean
that 
>are tunable from my location.
>Then there is this curious page:
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/031001_nofreqs.shtml
>"We usually aim to provide frequencies to cover peak listening hours in the

>morning and evening, local time," it says.
>But it doesn't bother them to provide round-the-clock programming over
satellite 
>and the Internet, even though no one might be listening.
>I'm shocked (to a degree) they're willing to waste millions of
dollars/pounds on 
>forms of delivery (Internet and satellite) that are costly for the user AND
the 
>broadcaster. Particularly for Internet: streaming isn't easily scalable
(more 
>listeners means more bandwidth, more processing power, more "modules" on
the 
>server side).
>Worst yet, we know about these changes because we have access to the
Internet. 
>What about the thousands of listeners whose BBC On-Air magazine was
cancelled 
>recently and who don't have access to the Internet? They'll tune their
radio and 
>will hear nothing but static, not having known of impending shortwave
service 
>cuts. If their aim is to whittle their shortwave audience to nothing, I'll
give 
>them five stars for their efforts.
>
>Ricky Leong
>Montreal
>
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>

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