"Lance Storm" wrote in message
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Why did Radio Deutsche Welle stop transmitting on SW in English?

The easy answer is they stopped broadcasting in English to save money.

International broadcasting is a form of public diplomacy. Whether
international broadcasting from one first world country to another actually
works as public diplomacy is an important question. I don't think it makes
much difference. Certainly few Americans listen to SW radio. I can't think
of any US election in which international broadcasting played any role. I
don't remember any significant public pressure put on Congress by SWLs.

I can't blame the Germans, or anyone else, if they want to spend their
limited resources somewhere else.

There is still DW English programming in the US. The local college public
TV station runs some DW programming, and it may be also available on
college/public radio stations.


Two weeks ago, I heard that Swiss Radio International was going to do the
same.

What will become of the shorwave bands?


They will become more interesting. There will be a higher percentage of the
hidden knowledge crowd, evangelists and pirates.

Frank Dresser