"Telamon" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote:

"mrshortwave" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote:

"RHF" wrote in message
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SW,

"In addition, the LW band and the "Tropical" part of the SW band
should

be pressed into service for one or two 500,000 watt national
coverage
broadcasters - government sponsored (NPR?) "

Americans increasingly will not listen to even local AM-quality radio.
they
certainly would not listen to fady, erratic SW.

What an odd post to make in short wave news group???

Why? there has certainly not been a groundswell of new listenership for
SW.
One of the facts we deal with is the declining number of stations and
services.

How do you know? You convinced me that there are no surveys of short
wave listenership so how do you arrive to this conclusion.

All radio ratings in the areas I am familiar with measure any listening to
radio, with no distinction as to band. And most permit reviewing respondent
level data (meaning you can see individual listening to stations that have
not enough listeners to statistically "show up" in the ratings rankers).
Whether it is Karachi or Brisban or Quito or the US or other places I have
seen ratings, I have never seen any SW station register, going back to the
60's. Of course, the ratings are don in cities, not rural areas, so I know
there are exceptions.

Some international broadcasters are cutting back. The BBC listening is
not convenient any more but there is still much to listen too. Bands are
still packed with stations when the propagation is good.

But it is still not broadly listened to, and local services like the Latin
American stations serving regions or countries, are fading fast, making SW
even less interesting.