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Old August 5th 06, 05:04 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Von Fourche Von Fourche is offline
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Default Saving the VOA English Service - Doh !


"RHF" wrote in message
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VF,

Since VOA English Language Programming is not met
to be received and heard by Americans in the USA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith-Mundt_Act

Then "Why" would your Senators and Congresspersons
care if you could hear any VOA Broadcasts at all ? ? ?

If the 'goal' of the VOA is to reach the Non-American
{Non-English} Speaking Peoples of the World with the
"American View" of World News and Information. Then
VOA should be Broadcasting Around the World in every
Language except American {English} - Talking to People
in their Native Language - In Words that they can readily
understand.



You broadcast in the home language and English because English is the
most popular international language.