Campaign to save RVI Belgium
 

There may be hope to save RVI - write to Belgium Media Minister Geert
Bourgeois, details below:

"We here at RVi English, French and German will be part of an existing
website called vrtnieuws.net. They will just add a few pages in these three
languages. That`s at the end of March next year, when we will close down our
shortwave service, except for a few hours in Dutch per day. It`s all very
sad, except
for a miracle, you never know.

The Flemish media minister Geert Bourgeois wants listeners and
viewers to help to decide the future of the Flemish public
broadcaster VRT. Mr Bourgeois is preparing an evaluation of the
Flemish public broadcaster. He says that the six million Flemish
people are the VRT`s shareholders and wants them to have their say.
Mr Bourgeois does not simply intend to collect complaints, but
organise a debate in society at large. The results will guide the
Flemish government in its talks with the VRT on its future. Next year
the Flemish media minister starts to negotiate a new management
contract with the VRT. The contract sets out which services the VRT
should provide in return for public cash. The Flemish international
broadcaster RVi is a division of VRT.

So, if you feel inspired to help us, you could tell him what you
think of stopping shortwave, or any kind of radio in English, French
and German. This is his address:

Media minister Geert Bourgeois,
Alhambra building,
Emile Jacqmainlaan 20, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

The e-mail address is:
kabinet.bourgeois @ vlaanderen.be

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FRANS VOSSEN

(via John Norfolk, dxldyg)