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Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for
political extremists and fundies?.Because as the good services such as bbc world service roll back there service, these people i mentioned are intensifying there efforts and i increasingly hear these people whilst looking around.Because these good services i mentioned are increasingly are becoming Internet-centered.I hate to see this day come because SW is a great medium,i enjoy the diversity of it which sometimes the Internet cant even match.I would hate to see such a great medium to go to waste on these idiots.I think this is the great threat to SW radio and its future,if these people get a foothold in this medium it will give government (im not just talking about china either) to jam SW signals and restrict sales of SW radios, if it gets a reputation as a medium for these people. DISCUSS! Yours truly Adam |
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I think SW will be here for a long time to come but you are correct in
that major broadcasters are moving away from SW to the 'net but I suspect with the beeb this is more to do with funding than common sense. The beeb is a shadow of it's former self. It went down hill with the appointment of John Birt and as far as the world service goes has they are still rolling downhill fast.... On the bright side I think we'll still have good broadcasting on SW for years to come. Alan :) |
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SW will always be around, but I have a feeling that if it's going to
grow anywhere, it's going to be in the Third World (Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, etc). |
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On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:30:48 +1030, adam214
wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies?.Because as the good services such as bbc world service roll back there service, these people i mentioned are intensifying there efforts and i increasingly hear these people whilst looking around.Because these good services i mentioned are increasingly are becoming Internet-centered.I hate to see this day come because SW is a great medium,i enjoy the diversity of it which sometimes the Internet cant even match.I would hate to see such a great medium to go to waste on these idiots.I think this is the great threat to SW radio and its future,if these people get a foothold in this medium it will give government (im not just talking about china either) to jam SW signals and restrict sales of SW radios, if it gets a reputation as a medium for these people. DISCUSS! Yours truly Adam SWBC is irrelevant in advanced civilizations. There are more user friendly platforms that are much easier on the ears. |
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Are you just talking about commercial SW broadcasts? If so, my guess is
they'll continue to decline, but they're just one slice of the pie. Everything else that we listen to on SW will still be there, and the presence of fewer commercial broadcast stations will, I hope, open up some exciting DX opportunties. This is a good time to be into SW. Steve |
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adam214 wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies? Shortwave is but one of many media used by governments, commercial broadcasters, religious groups, political groups, private individuals and others to get information out to their respective audiences. Shortwave is gradually being abandoned by government and commercial broadcasters because there are more effective, reliable and less costly ways of getting the message out to the intended audience. I don't know whether the question of whether broadcasting on shortwave is relevant or not because you have to define who it is relevant to. I think it is safe to say that listening to news and music on shortwave is less popular than it once was for many listeners given the limited number of shortwave radios that are produced today. This topic has come up several times before. I remember one fellow from south america who was directly involved in commercial broadcasting. He indicated rebroadcast signals on MW, FM and increasingly internet were far more reliable and reached a larger audience more consistently than sending signals by shortwave. He got into a long winded argument with some dxers about what those decisions meant for the hobby. His comments were essentially that broadcasts (all media) are targeted at listeners and not collectors of QSL cards. |
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On 7 Feb 2006 07:53:54 -0800, "John S." wrote:
adam214 wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies? Shortwave is but one of many media used by governments, commercial broadcasters, religious groups, political groups, private individuals and others to get information out to their respective audiences. Shortwave is gradually being abandoned by government and commercial broadcasters because there are more effective, reliable and less costly ways of getting the message out to the intended audience. I don't know whether the question of whether broadcasting on shortwave is relevant or not because you have to define who it is relevant to. I think it is safe to say that listening to news and music on shortwave is less popular than it once was for many listeners given the limited number of shortwave radios that are produced today. This topic has come up several times before. I remember one fellow from south america who was directly involved in commercial broadcasting. He indicated rebroadcast signals on MW, FM and increasingly internet were far more reliable and reached a larger audience more consistently than sending signals by shortwave. He got into a long winded argument with some dxers about what those decisions meant for the hobby. His comments were essentially that broadcasts (all media) are targeted at listeners and not collectors of QSL cards. Fewer radios are built because there are fewer listeners. The only people in North America who buy SWBC receivers are hobbyists and religious fanatics. News junkies have moved on to the internets, satellite radio and the overnight BBC on Public Radio. |
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Invader3K wrote:
SW will always be around, but I have a feeling that if it's going to grow anywhere, it's going to be in the Third World (Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, etc). Probably so. In many parts of the world, the population is too scattered to be effectively served by AM and FM, and too poor to afford the internet or satellite. The reason the BBC keeps broadcasting English to the Caribbean is because it's less expensive than establishing FM relays in all the former British colonies scattered across the sea. It also has the side effect of getting a couple hundred listeners in the southern US. In the future, there will be less English on SW because most countries that speak English are advanced enough to not need SW. |
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David wrote: On 7 Feb 2006 07:53:54 -0800, "John S." wrote: adam214 wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies? Shortwave is but one of many media used by governments, commercial broadcasters, religious groups, political groups, private individuals and others to get information out to their respective audiences. Shortwave is gradually being abandoned by government and commercial broadcasters because there are more effective, reliable and less costly ways of getting the message out to the intended audience. I don't know whether the question of whether broadcasting on shortwave is relevant or not because you have to define who it is relevant to. I think it is safe to say that listening to news and music on shortwave is less popular than it once was for many listeners given the limited number of shortwave radios that are produced today. This topic has come up several times before. I remember one fellow from south america who was directly involved in commercial broadcasting. He indicated rebroadcast signals on MW, FM and increasingly internet were far more reliable and reached a larger audience more consistently than sending signals by shortwave. He got into a long winded argument with some dxers about what those decisions meant for the hobby. His comments were essentially that broadcasts (all media) are targeted at listeners and not collectors of QSL cards. Fewer radios are built because there are fewer listeners. The only people in North America who buy SWBC receivers are hobbyists and religious fanatics. News junkies have moved on to the internets, satellite radio and the overnight BBC on Public Radio. That's it in a nutshell: SW listeners = Demand for SW radios. There are far more comprehensive and up-to-date sources of information than VOA or BBC on shortwave. |
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John S. wrote:
adam214 wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies? Shortwave is but one of many media used by governments, commercial broadcasters, religious groups, political groups, private individuals and others to get information out to their respective audiences. Shortwave is gradually being abandoned by government and commercial broadcasters because there are more effective, reliable and less costly ways of getting the message out to the intended audience. I think that shortwave will be used in specific situations, such as: listeners too scattered to be served by AM/FM, listeners too poor to afford computers or satellite dishes. I think that governments like Iran and Cuba will continue to use SW to get their propaganda out since they can't do it any other way. In the US it is very dangerous to your health to frequent jihadi websites; shortwave provides a way to keep up with what the enemy is thinking without having to worry about being tracked and arrested as an enemy combatant. I don't know whether the question of whether broadcasting on shortwave is relevant or not because you have to define who it is relevant to. I think it is safe to say that listening to news and music on shortwave is less popular than it once was for many listeners given the limited number of shortwave radios that are produced today. This topic has come up several times before. I remember one fellow from south america who was directly involved in commercial broadcasting. He indicated rebroadcast signals on MW, FM and increasingly internet were far more reliable and reached a larger audience more consistently than sending signals by shortwave. He got into a long winded argument with some dxers about what those decisions meant for the hobby. His comments were essentially that broadcasts (all media) are targeted at listeners and not collectors of QSL cards. Indeed. But I can imagine situations where shortwave would be the better choice. In South America, like in North America, people are increasingly abandoning the countryside for the cities, so in that case AM and FM would be better. That is not the case everywhere, and sometimes geography prevents it. |
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On 7 Feb 2006 07:53:54 -0800, "John S." wrote: adam214 wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies? Shortwave is but one of many media used by governments, commercial broadcasters, religious groups, political groups, private individuals and others to get information out to their respective audiences. Shortwave is gradually being abandoned by government and commercial broadcasters because there are more effective, reliable and less costly ways of getting the message out to the intended audience. I don't know whether the question of whether broadcasting on shortwave is relevant or not because you have to define who it is relevant to. I think it is safe to say that listening to news and music on shortwave is less popular than it once was for many listeners given the limited number of shortwave radios that are produced today. This topic has come up several times before. I remember one fellow from south america who was directly involved in commercial broadcasting. He indicated rebroadcast signals on MW, FM and increasingly internet were far more reliable and reached a larger audience more consistently than sending signals by shortwave. He got into a long winded argument with some dxers about what those decisions meant for the hobby. His comments were essentially that broadcasts (all media) are targeted at listeners and not collectors of QSL cards. Fewer radios are built because there are fewer listeners. The only people in North America who buy SWBC receivers are hobbyists and religious fanatics. News junkies have moved on to the internets, satellite radio and the overnight BBC on Public Radio. I see. So you're only here to post anti-Bush screeds? Can't you post those somewhere else, like alt.anti-w? Also, do you know that the BBC on public radio is a bowdlerized version of the real thing, cut and pasted to avoid angering the govt? |
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On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:27:41 -0800, running dogg wrote:
David wrote: I see. So you're only here to post anti-Bush screeds? Can't you post those somewhere else, like alt.anti-w? Also, do you know that the BBC on public radio is a bowdlerized version of the real thing, cut and pasted to avoid angering the govt? Other than a 30 second underwriting announcement covering up a Beeb program promo the stream is pure North American Service (which is pretty much identical to the Asian service except for East Asia Today. I didn't say anything about any bushes. |
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running dogg wrote: John S. wrote: adam214 wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies? Shortwave is but one of many media used by governments, commercial broadcasters, religious groups, political groups, private individuals and others to get information out to their respective audiences. Shortwave is gradually being abandoned by government and commercial broadcasters because there are more effective, reliable and less costly ways of getting the message out to the intended audience. I think that shortwave will be used in specific situations, such as: listeners too scattered to be served by AM/FM, listeners too poor to afford computers or satellite dishes. I think that governments like Iran and Cuba will continue to use SW to get their propaganda out since they can't do it any other way. The guy from south america indicated that they were using rebroadcasted AM and satellite downlinks to create local radio stations that were far more reliable for remote locations. Still there are some people in the boonies that will be missed under such an approach. I have to wonder how many of those was out in the sticks really care abut interacting with the world though. For example those poor people way up in the mountains of Pakistan who have no interest in leaving their world probably also have no interest in learning about happenings in Islamabad let alone the U.S.A. or the U.K. In the US it is very dangerous to your health to frequent jihadi websites; shortwave provides a way to keep up with what the enemy is thinking without having to worry about being tracked and arrested as an enemy combatant. I don't know if the risk is all that great if you are looking for reliable information. I don't know if the Help Wanted section of a Jihadi website would be a particularly useful source of information assuming you could: 1. Find it. 2. Translate and understand the information. Al Jazeera (my poor spelling) is accepted as a legitimate (if not agreeable) source of information about a very different world for most westerners and is available in more than one media but not shortwave to the best of my knowlege. I don't know whether the question of whether broadcasting on shortwave is relevant or not because you have to define who it is relevant to. I think it is safe to say that listening to news and music on shortwave is less popular than it once was for many listeners given the limited number of shortwave radios that are produced today. This topic has come up several times before. I remember one fellow from south america who was directly involved in commercial broadcasting. He indicated rebroadcast signals on MW, FM and increasingly internet were far more reliable and reached a larger audience more consistently than sending signals by shortwave. He got into a long winded argument with some dxers about what those decisions meant for the hobby. His comments were essentially that broadcasts (all media) are targeted at listeners and not collectors of QSL cards. Indeed. But I can imagine situations where shortwave would be the better choice. In South America, like in North America, people are increasingly abandoning the countryside for the cities, so in that case AM and FM would be better. That is not the case everywhere, and sometimes geography prevents it. Yes, geography prevents line-of-site broadcasts, but it would appear that alternatives other than shortwave are being pursued for those in some rural areas. |
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On 7 Feb 2006 10:07:05 -0800, "John S." wrote:
Al Jazeera (my poor spelling) is accepted as a legitimate (if not agreeable) source of information about a very different world for most westerners and is available in more than one media but not shortwave to the best of my knowlege. http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/p...p?NetwID=50433 |
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David wrote: On 7 Feb 2006 10:07:05 -0800, "John S." wrote: Al Jazeera (my poor spelling) is accepted as a legitimate (if not agreeable) source of information about a very different world for most westerners and is available in more than one media but not shortwave to the best of my knowlege. http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/p...p?NetwID=50433 Not sure I understand. Are you saying that Al Jazeera has shortwave coverage with that link? |
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A couple of weeks ago,I read that the Governor of North Dakota wants to
use three blimps so the whole State of North Dakota can have cell phone service.The blimps would be much less expensive than putting up more cell phone towers.I don't know if a similar set up would work for Shortwave listening out in the Country. cuhulin |
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"adam214" wrote in message news:1139312103.140009@teuthos... Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies?.Because as the good services such as bbc world service roll back there service, these people i mentioned are intensifying there efforts and i increasingly hear these people whilst looking around.Because these good services i mentioned are increasingly are becoming Internet-centered.I hate to see this day come because SW is a great medium,i enjoy the diversity of it which sometimes the Internet cant even match.I would hate to see such a great medium to go to waste on these idiots.I think this is the great threat to SW radio and its future,if these people get a foothold in this medium it will give government (im not just talking about china either) to jam SW signals and restrict sales of SW radios, if it gets a reputation as a medium for these people. DISCUSS! Yours truly Adam Don't get upset with the evangalists and political talkers. These guys are on SW because they want to broadcast on SW. If SW is becoming "irrelevant", it's because the "good services" don't think SW broadcasting is worth the money. And the medium will not go to waste. It will be used by those who want to use it. Sure, those who want to use SW might be end timers and conspiranoics. So what? The medium will be there for ANYONE who wants to use it. Time on the US SW broadcasters is available. If you wanted to, you could broadcast your own recordings on SW radio. And I really doubt a foriegn country would bother jamming the likes of Brother Stair and Alex Jones. I'm sure they have practically no listeners in non-English speaking countries. The "idiots", as you characterize them, are doing no harm to SW radio. You're free to ignore them, and there's no need to waste any anger on them. If you want to be upset with any SW broadcasters, think about those who are abandoning the media. Frank Dresser |
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On 7 Feb 2006 11:11:18 -0800, "John S." wrote:
David wrote: On 7 Feb 2006 10:07:05 -0800, "John S." wrote: Al Jazeera (my poor spelling) is accepted as a legitimate (if not agreeable) source of information about a very different world for most westerners and is available in more than one media but not shortwave to the best of my knowlege. http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/p...p?NetwID=50433 Not sure I understand. Are you saying that Al Jazeera has shortwave coverage with that link? It says that your Al Jazeera is available via the very short waves of the DiSH Network. |
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Definately food for thought, i think whilst the traditional
broadcasters are rolling back others are stepping up to the plate (radio china for example).So we will be able to enjoy some great listening for a fair while to come.:) |
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Sounds like you better switch to utilities.
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In article 1139312103.140009@teuthos, adam214
wrote: Do you think that SW will become irrelevant and just a platform for political extremists and fundies?.Because as the good services such as bbc world service roll back there service, these people i mentioned are intensifying there efforts and i increasingly hear these people whilst looking around.Because these good services i mentioned are increasingly are becoming Internet-centered.I hate to see this day come because SW is a great medium,i enjoy the diversity of it which sometimes the Internet cant even match.I would hate to see such a great medium to go to waste on these idiots.I think this is the great threat to SW radio and its future,if these people get a foothold in this medium it will give government (im not just talking about china either) to jam SW signals and restrict sales of SW radios, if it gets a reputation as a medium for these people. DISCUSS! There is so much to listen too that my main problem most days is deciding what to listen to as I only have two ears. And I live out west where signals are generally weaker. Must be really tough to decide living in central or eastern USA. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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David wrote: On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:27:41 -0800, running dogg wrote: David wrote: I see. So you're only here to post anti-Bush screeds? Can't you post those somewhere else, like alt.anti-w? Also, do you know that the BBC on public radio is a bowdlerized version of the real thing, cut and pasted to avoid angering the govt? Other than a 30 second underwriting announcement covering up a Beeb program promo the stream is pure North American Service (which is pretty much identical to the Asian service except for East Asia Today. Huh? East Asia Today disappeared a year or so ago with much complaint from the listening public. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |
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David wrote: On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:29:16 GMT, (Mark Zenier) wrote: In article , David wrote: On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:27:41 -0800, running dogg wrote: David wrote: I see. So you're only here to post anti-Bush screeds? Can't you post those somewhere else, like alt.anti-w? Also, do you know that the BBC on public radio is a bowdlerized version of the real thing, cut and pasted to avoid angering the govt? Other than a 30 second underwriting announcement covering up a Beeb program promo the stream is pure North American Service (which is pretty much identical to the Asian service except for East Asia Today. Huh? East Asia Today disappeared a year or so ago with much complaint from the listening public. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) Since I get the World Service 24/7 in breathtaking hifi sound via XM and Sirius I haven't seen any need to torture myself with the Singapore relay. So why are you still here? Shouldn't you be hanging out at alt.satellite.tardboy.rickets? dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: cut So why are you still here? Shouldn't you be hanging out at alt.satellite.tardboy.rickets? you are still here pedling your crap dxAce Michigan USA |
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On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:53:25 -0500, dxAce
wrote: So why are you still here? Shouldn't you be hanging out at alt.satellite.tardboy.rickets? There's more to shortwave than being able to hear 250 KW stations. |
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I thought you needed a subscription for that.
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Maybe you should begin directing everyone's attention these additional
aspects of shortwave listening, then, and stop your off-topic, bull**** posting. |
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David wrote: On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:53:25 -0500, dxAce wrote: So why are you still here? Shouldn't you be hanging out at alt.satellite.tardboy.rickets? There's more to shortwave than being able to hear 250 KW stations. Yes, there is! You should try it sometime. LMFAO at the stem. dxAce Michigan USA |
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David wrote: On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:29:16 GMT, (Mark Zenier) wrote: .... Huh? East Asia Today disappeared a year or so ago with much complaint from the listening public. .... Since I get the World Service 24/7 in breathtaking hifi sound via XM and Sirius I haven't seen any need to torture myself with the Singapore relay. Singapore (and Thailand) has been notably crappy this time of year. 9740 is weak, except for maybe an hour or so around sunrise, 6195 is full of Mongolian interference, and 7160 has something else stepping on it, too. Some days, the best signal at 16:30 is 3915, and that's not saying much. The French Guiana is coming in ok in the afternoon but that's pretty much the same vanilla Beeb news/chat you can get on the local NPR station late at night. My local NPR outfit has an allergy to broadcasting the Beeb's best (IMHO) stuff, the science shows and documentaries. And the shortwave drops out at 01:00 for an hour when the documentarys come on. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |
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David wrote: On 9 Feb 2006 10:14:54 -0800, wrote: Maybe you should begin directing everyone's attention these additional aspects of shortwave listening, then, and stop your off-topic, bull**** posting. Maybe you should show everyone your tin star before you start acting like the board cop. Maybe you should just go take your meds, 'tard boy. LMFAO dxAce Michigan USA |
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"dxAce" wrote in message ... David wrote: On 9 Feb 2006 10:14:54 -0800, wrote: Maybe you should begin directing everyone's attention these additional aspects of shortwave listening, then, and stop your off-topic, bull**** posting. Maybe you should show everyone your tin star before you start acting like the board cop. Maybe you should just go take your meds, 'tard boy. LMFAO dxAce Michigan USA |
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Mark Zenier wrote:
In article , David wrote: On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:29:16 GMT, (Mark Zenier) wrote: ... Huh? East Asia Today disappeared a year or so ago with much complaint from the listening public. ... Since I get the World Service 24/7 in breathtaking hifi sound via XM and Sirius I haven't seen any need to torture myself with the Singapore relay. Singapore (and Thailand) has been notably crappy this time of year. 9740 is weak, except for maybe an hour or so around sunrise, 6195 is full of Mongolian interference, and 7160 has something else stepping on it, too. Some days, the best signal at 16:30 is 3915, and that's not saying much. The French Guiana is coming in ok in the afternoon but that's pretty much the same vanilla Beeb news/chat you can get on the local NPR station late at night. My local NPR outfit has an allergy to broadcasting the Beeb's best (IMHO) stuff, the science shows and documentaries. And the shortwave drops out at 01:00 for an hour when the documentarys come on. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) I'm lucky i live in Australia, whilst most stations don't broadcast to Australia directly.But im close proximity to Asia so i can piggy back and listen to Asian streams, especially the SE asian one and sometimes the S asia ones (esp DW radio).Also you can listen to Radio Australia in USA and almost everywhere, despite being underfunded as is ABC (australia broadcasting corporation)generally.You hear genuine australian stuff not just stuff broken down in bite size pieces for world consumption.Hell i even listen to this its better than the mainstream media in Australia.Sorry to peddle but it is good. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/tuning/unitedstates.htm Yours truly Adam |
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adam214 wrote:
Mark Zenier wrote: In article , David wrote: On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:29:16 GMT, (Mark Zenier) wrote: ... Huh? East Asia Today disappeared a year or so ago with much complaint from the listening public. ... Since I get the World Service 24/7 in breathtaking hifi sound via XM and Sirius I haven't seen any need to torture myself with the Singapore relay. Singapore (and Thailand) has been notably crappy this time of year. 9740 is weak, except for maybe an hour or so around sunrise, 6195 is full of Mongolian interference, and 7160 has something else stepping on it, too. Some days, the best signal at 16:30 is 3915, and that's not saying much. The French Guiana is coming in ok in the afternoon but that's pretty much the same vanilla Beeb news/chat you can get on the local NPR station late at night. My local NPR outfit has an allergy to broadcasting the Beeb's best (IMHO) stuff, the science shows and documentaries. And the shortwave drops out at 01:00 for an hour when the documentarys come on. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) I'm lucky i live in Australia, whilst most stations don't broadcast to Australia directly.But im close proximity to Asia so i can piggy back and listen to Asian streams, especially the SE asian one and sometimes the S asia ones (esp DW radio).Also you can listen to Radio Australia in USA and almost everywhere, despite being underfunded as is ABC (australia broadcasting corporation)generally.You hear genuine australian stuff not just stuff broken down in bite size pieces for world consumption.Hell i even listen to this its better than the mainstream media in Australia.Sorry to peddle but it is good. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/tuning/unitedstates.htm Yours truly Adam I've listened to RA's news programs, and they are mainly of interest to local and regional audiences. As a news junkie, I find that unfortunate. I find that the BBC and RN (and DW, although DW can't be heard in English to the Americas any more) have much better news coverage, with the Beeb being the most inclusive. I've heard complaints that the best of RA's feature programming isn't audible in the US at all, or is on at inconvenient times, probably as a result of the massive time difference between Australia and the US. In short RA is very much a regional broadcaster. I suppose that if you're in Australia or the South Pacific, that would be nice. But for Americans it's boring. Plus, I have a real hard time forgiving RA for broadcasting weeks of cricket while the tsunami disaster was unfolding in their backyard. I had to turn to the Beeb, and I never looked back. |
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On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:46:29 -0800, running dogg wrote:
adam214 wrote: Mark Zenier wrote: In article , David wrote: On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:29:16 GMT, (Mark Zenier) wrote: ... Huh? East Asia Today disappeared a year or so ago with much complaint from the listening public. ... Since I get the World Service 24/7 in breathtaking hifi sound via XM and Sirius I haven't seen any need to torture myself with the Singapore relay. Singapore (and Thailand) has been notably crappy this time of year. 9740 is weak, except for maybe an hour or so around sunrise, 6195 is full of Mongolian interference, and 7160 has something else stepping on it, too. Some days, the best signal at 16:30 is 3915, and that's not saying much. The French Guiana is coming in ok in the afternoon but that's pretty much the same vanilla Beeb news/chat you can get on the local NPR station late at night. My local NPR outfit has an allergy to broadcasting the Beeb's best (IMHO) stuff, the science shows and documentaries. And the shortwave drops out at 01:00 for an hour when the documentarys come on. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) I'm lucky i live in Australia, whilst most stations don't broadcast to Australia directly.But im close proximity to Asia so i can piggy back and listen to Asian streams, especially the SE asian one and sometimes the S asia ones (esp DW radio).Also you can listen to Radio Australia in USA and almost everywhere, despite being underfunded as is ABC (australia broadcasting corporation)generally.You hear genuine australian stuff not just stuff broken down in bite size pieces for world consumption.Hell i even listen to this its better than the mainstream media in Australia.Sorry to peddle but it is good. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/tuning/unitedstates.htm Yours truly Adam DW can't be heard in English to the Americas any more) Sirius carries daily broadcasts from DW. www.sirius.com |
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Cricket,isn't that the thingy where they putt them little balls through
them little wire hoops with them little wooden putters.How exciting,NOT! cuhulin |
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On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:10:12 -0600, wrote:
Cricket,isn't that the thingy where they putt them little balls through them little wire hoops with them little wooden putters.How exciting,NOT! cuhulin Seems like a very intense sport with a quite devoted following. I think you're remembering croquet however. |
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