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Internet kills a radio star
By Nick Farrell
Monday 01 November 2004 One of the world's oldest radio stations is shutting its doors in favour of a brand new multi-lingual website. Swiss Radio International was founded in 1934. The short wave public radio station was seen as a neutral voice in the middle of Europe during World War II. However, government funding for short wave broadcasts has plummeted since the fall of the Iron Curtain and stations are being forced to compete first with satellite television and now with the Internet. The website, http://www.swissinfo.org/, is aimed primarily at providing news and features about Switzerland in nine languages. It registers about eight million hits a month, which is no small number. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19391 |
I listened SRI frequently on shortwave. Will I bother to look them up
amidst the billions of websites on the internet? I doubt it. Steve "Mike Terry" wrote in message ... By Nick Farrell Monday 01 November 2004 One of the world's oldest radio stations is shutting its doors in favour of a brand new multi-lingual website. Swiss Radio International was founded in 1934. The short wave public radio station was seen as a neutral voice in the middle of Europe during World War II. However, government funding for short wave broadcasts has plummeted since the fall of the Iron Curtain and stations are being forced to compete first with satellite television and now with the Internet. The website, http://www.swissinfo.org/, is aimed primarily at providing news and features about Switzerland in nine languages. It registers about eight million hits a month, which is no small number. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19391 |
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