Voice of the Mediterranean closes today
 

"Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform our listeners
that VOM will cease broadcasting on Friday November 28 2003. "

http://www.vomradio.com/

Mike Terry wrote:

"Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform our listeners
that VOM will cease broadcasting on Friday November 28 2003. "

http://www.vomradio.com/

It's because Libya has decided it no longer wishes to fund the operation.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

I see " VOMi " on the web site. I think it's the internet radio that
will cease, not the shortwave broadcast.
Am I wrong ?

Guy Vanoverbeke.
à Fareins (01) France
--
site web à http://guyvano.free.fr/
ou http://guyvano.9online.fr
--

"Mike Terry" a écrit dans le message de
...
"Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform our
listeners
that VOM will cease broadcasting on Friday November 28 2003. "

http://www.vomradio.com/

Yes, it's about internet radio.

Roberto Scaglione
http://www.bclnews.it
http://www.corad.net

"Guy Vanoverbeke" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
I see " VOMi " on the web site. I think it's the internet radio that
will cease, not the shortwave broadcast.
Am I wrong ?

Guy Vanoverbeke.
à Fareins (01) France
--
site web à http://guyvano.free.fr/
ou http://guyvano.9online.fr
--

"Mike Terry" a écrit dans le message de
...
"Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform our
listeners
that VOM will cease broadcasting on Friday November 28 2003. "

http://www.vomradio.com/

"BCLNEWS.IT" wrote:

Yes, it's about internet radio.

Roberto Scaglione
http://www.bclnews.it
http://www.corad.net


There seems to be some controversy as to whether it's just the internet
side of the station, or the whole works.

See the listing under Malta in DX Listening Digest 3-214 at:

http://www.worldofradio.com/

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

"Guy Vanoverbeke" wrote in message
...
I see " VOMi " on the web site. I think it's the internet radio that
will cease, not the shortwave broadcast.
Am I wrong ?



You are right Guy. Here's the latest:

V of Mediterranean (Malta) signed-on as usual today (Sat 29 Nov) on 6185 kHz
(via Rome) at 1700 UTC with half hour in Italian, followed by half-hour in
English at 1730. No mention of radio station closure (at end of December?)

Maybe their hour-long English (daily except Fri) 2000-2100 on 7440 (via
Moscow) or 0900-1000 (Sun only) on 9630 (via Rome) will mention the closure?

Alan Pennington, BDXC-UK
Caversham, UK
AOR 7030+ / longwire

(BDXC)

According to Victoria Gallia, announcer on the V of Mediterranean (9630 kHz
at 0900 this morning) there would be some reduction in some services the
station had been offering, especially with regard to the foreign language
broadcasts and VOMi [internet] streaming. However the website remains open
for the moment, and the daily English language shortwave broadcasts continue
as scheduled. She apologised for the situation which "we have no control
over".
She also mentioned regular programme presenters would record [farewell?]
messages in the next few days, that some programmes would be repeats and
[VOMi] internet streaming had now ceased.

Alan Pennington BDXC-UK
Caversham, UK
AOR 7030+ / longwire

(BDXC 30 November 2003)