John Smith wrote:
I think it is pretty close to right ... like it, or not ...

It all can be summed up, which the article did pretty well is that people
in affluent countries don't listen to shortwave radio. They prefer to get
their news from more reliable (and probably more slanted in their direction
sources).

The other day I was listening to CRI (China Radio International's)
southwest Asia broadcast in English. They referred often to their
website. If you have internet access, you can hear their archive of
programs, send them emails with reception reports or questions, and so
on.

If you don't you can send them mail (postal address given).

IMHO it's a decent mixture of reality and desire. SW broadcasts for those
that want to listen to them, or don't have internet access, and internet
availability for those that do.

At least here, CRI has replaced the BBC or Radio Moscow with being the
all bands all the time radio station. If you had a shortwave radio in
the 1960's, 1970's or 1980's you know exactly what I mean.

The reality of it all is that there are far more people out there with
shortwave radios with AM reception and nothing else, who are lucky if they
have some way of powering them. Computers and internet access are a dream,
not anything they have ever seen.

The just don't happen to be in the US, Canada or the EU.

Geoff.
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