RadioBanter - View Single Post - Radio Finland may close down shortwave and mediumwave

June 13th 04, 03:09 AM

RJ wrote:

On 11 Jun 2004 22:44:54 GMT, (Diverd4777) wrote:

Was in the Netherland antilles a while back ;

Radio Netherlands has a HUGE antenna farm, on Bonaire,

beaming Shortwave down to South America
- where electricity is spotty, telephones not a sure bet
computers a Luxury
and the internet used mostly in large cities..

Once you leave the "Strip Mall Zone" in the civilized world, shortwave takes
over..

Dan

Does a country like Finland want to spend a million bucks a year
to get its message to "Boondock South America" ??
again;

I think the reality of this particular situation is that the religious
funded Trans World Radio folks are the owners of this installation
(built 40 years ago, btw) and I'd bet Radio Netherlands gets their air
time gratis in exchange as part of the deal.

-BM