On Sun, 23 May 2004 02:56 pm -0600 UTC, Stephen M.H. Lawrence
posted: %MM

I used to be able to listen to the CBC outlet from
(I think) Winnipeg on 990, and they carried a
similar lineup.

I remember listening to CBC news at the top of
every hour, presented by Bernie McNamie (sp?).

I found myself wondering, "Who is Bernie McNamie?"

Bernie McNamee (a fine Irish name). Now host of "The World at Six" on CBC
radio 1 and 2, half hour of news. Rebroadcast on RCI. You can try MW 540
from Watrous (transmitter, produced in Regina), Saskatchewan. CBC used to
call Radio 1 "AM" and Radio 2 "FM". Then they started switching the AM to
FM, and renamed them 1 and 2. 540 likely won't switch any time soon.

For further info on Bernie McNamee.
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/perso...lity=McNamee%2
+Bernie&program=World+at+Six

= = = (Mark Zenier) wrote in message
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GO BEARCATS wrote:

But is it usual for the BBC to be on a local FM radio station?

Ah yes, their "broadcast partners". The real reason why the they have
those useless news bulletins every half hour is so the local stations
can put in their station identification without messing with the real
programs. At least VOA will admit this.

That's also why they've cut back on shortwave broadcasting to the US,
Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

If you go to http://www.bbcworldservice.com and enter in your city at
the schedule box at the bottom (and hit the go button), the schedule page
will give you a menu of 1) the sattellite services, 2) the local radio
stations that carry some BBC, and 3) whatever shortwave coverage they
provide.

Here (Seattle), a couple of the local public radio stations (KUOW, and
the Bellevue Community College station) use them for late night fill,
with maybe an hour in the afternoon or eveing.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

MZ,

This is exactly what the BBC wants.

In the past 10 to 15 Years the BBC has seen the average age of
its American Audience of mostly 'old white men' go up and these
are simply SWLs left over from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
NOTE: This 'generation' of Shortwave BBC Listeners is
"Dying-Off" with the passage of time.

By using local 'public' FM stations that are affiliated with
Colleges and Universities the BBC gets a Younger 'expanded'
Audience that is more Diverse and represents a "New Generation'
of Listeners that are 'exposed' to the BBC's News and Information
Products.

jm2cw ~ RHF

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(RHF) wrote:

= = = (Mark Zenier) wrote in message
= = = ...
In article ,
GO BEARCATS wrote:

But is it usual for the BBC to be on a local FM radio station?

Ah yes, their "broadcast partners". The real reason why the they have
those useless news bulletins every half hour is so the local stations
can put in their station identification without messing with the real
programs. At least VOA will admit this.

That's also why they've cut back on shortwave broadcasting to the US,
Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

If you go to http://www.bbcworldservice.com and enter in your city at
the schedule box at the bottom (and hit the go button), the schedule page
will give you a menu of 1) the sattellite services, 2) the local radio
stations that carry some BBC, and 3) whatever shortwave coverage they
provide.

Here (Seattle), a couple of the local public radio stations (KUOW, and
the Bellevue Community College station) use them for late night fill,
with maybe an hour in the afternoon or eveing.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

MZ,

This is exactly what the BBC wants.

In the past 10 to 15 Years the BBC has seen the average age of
its American Audience of mostly 'old white men' go up and these
are simply SWLs left over from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
NOTE: This 'generation' of Shortwave BBC Listeners is
"Dying-Off" with the passage of time.

By using local 'public' FM stations that are affiliated with
Colleges and Universities the BBC gets a Younger 'expanded'
Audience that is more Diverse and represents a "New Generation'
of Listeners that are 'exposed' to the BBC's News and Information
Products.

Well I consider that the worst criticism ever handed to me. I herby
declare that I am not a leftover.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

"uncle arnie" wrote in message
...
I found myself wondering, "Who is Bernie McNamie?"

Bernie McNamee (a fine Irish name). Now host of "The World at Six" on CBC
radio 1 and 2, half hour of news. Rebroadcast on RCI. You can try MW 540
from Watrous (transmitter, produced in Regina), Saskatchewan. CBC used to
call Radio 1 "AM" and Radio 2 "FM". Then they started switching the AM to
FM, and renamed them 1 and 2. 540 likely won't switch any time soon.

For further info on Bernie McNamee.
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/perso...lity=McNamee%2
+Bernie&program=World+at+Six

That's close, but not exactly right. What is called "Radio One" now was
simply called CBC Radio, and what is now called "Radio Two" was CBC Stereo,
going back to at least the early 1970's (as far back as I remember). All CBC
Stereo stations were on FM, for obvious reasons, but CBC Radio was on AM in
some place and FM in others (for example, CBC One in the Nation's Capital,
Ottawa, has been on FM for decades). CBC Radio was and Radio One continues
to be the normal, everyday CBC, mostly news and talk-type shows (high
quality though, not like talk radio at all). CBC Stereo was and Radio Two
continues to be more music, mostly classical, but with other musical
programs as well, at various times. Radio Canada International rebroadcasts
many of CBC Radio One's programs.

Pete
Pete