On 06/07/2011 04:39 AM, Brenda Ann wrote:


I can't believe they use this excuse to close down so many shortwave
services. There are three primary reasons why internet streaming radio
cannot replace shortwave services:

1) Target areas for shortwave services do not have access to internet.

2) Even if they DO have internet access, it's severely restricted by
governments.

3) The average person that cares at all to listen to them in the free,
developed world usually does so just because they CAN, without having to
pay for the privilege, or just for the excitement of listening to
something coming from half a world away without wires.

and, just for fun, this additional tidbit:

You STILL can't take streaming radio with you reliably.

The proof is in the numbers. No one is listening.