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Old October 5th 07, 03:22 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default BBC Shortwave Broadcasts Returning to USA?

On Oct 4, 1:38 pm, "Rachael Caldwell" wrote:
What time & freq do you catch that?

"RHF" wrote in message

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On Oct 4, 7:31 am, bpnjensen wrote:
On Oct 4, 7:18 am, David wrote:


On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:35:51 -0000, "tom k in L.A."


wrote:
Has anyone else heard that BBC is considering resuming shortwave
broadcasts to the USA? Apparently they said that 66% of their
listeners still listen via shortwave and that the pace of decline is
slowing to a trickle. This might mean a resumption of broadcasts

that
were hastily cancelled with little thought?


Dream on. The BBCWS sounds terrible on HF.


Funny - I've never noticed this, whether directed toward the US or
another continent. Always sounded fine to me...


Bruce Jensen


BpnJ - Ditto BBC sounds very good here in Twain Harte, CA
on the High Frequency Bands with the : Grundig Satellit 800
Millennium Radio and a 100 Foot Random Wire Antenna;
and these 'portable' AM & FM Shortwave Radio
Eton E1 and RF Systems DX-One Professional MkII Antenna
Redsun RP2100 off the Whip Antenna
Sony ICF-SW7600GR off the Whip Antenna


~ RHF
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RC,

During this Summer AO7 these are my posted
BBC Shortwave Radio Reception Reports here :

BBC-WS on 11750 kHz @ 12:00 UTC from Thailand
BBC-WS on 9740 kHz @ 14:50 UTC from Kranji in Singapore
BBC-WS on 9740 kHz @ 9:30 UTC from Kranji in Singapore
BBC-WS on 9740 kHz @ 10:50 UTC from Kranji in Singapore
BBC-WS on 15360 kHz @ 09:45 UTC from Kranji, Singapore
BBC-WS - Business News on 9740 kHz @ 15:50 UTC
BBC-WS - "World Update" on 9740 kHz @ 09:29 UTC

BBC World Service - Current Global Short Wave Frequencies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...es/index.shtml
* Caribbean Area
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...aribbean.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...es/caribca.htm
* East Asia Area {Pacific}
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...ast_asia.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...encies/ase.htm
* South East Asian Area
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...ast_asia.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...cies/aspac.htm

BBC World Service - Shortwave Radio Programmes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/default.stm

hope this helps ~ RHF