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So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 Here`s the East Asia schedule, some of which will seep over to WNAm: 0000 0030 Daily 17615 0000 1030 Daily 15360 0000 0530 Daily 15280 0300 1030 Daily 21660 0300 1300 Daily 17760 0900 1030 Daily 9605 1300 1600 Daily 9740 1300 1700 Daily 6195 2100 2200 Daily 11945 2100 2400 Daily 5965 2200 2400 Daily 9740 2200 2300 Daily 6195, 5955 2300 2400 Daily 11850 2300 0030 Daily 11945 2330 2400 Daily 6195 Likewise, many of the African frequencies are audible in C&E NAm; especially Ascension when on 21470, 12095: SOUTHERN AFRICA 0300 2200 Daily 6190 0300 0400 Daily 6005, 6035* 0300 0600 Daily 3255 0400 0500 Daily 7120* 0500 0700 Daily 11765* 0500 1700 Daily 11940 0800 1900 Daily 21470 1600 2200 Daily 3255 1900 2100 Daily 12095 2100 2300 Daily 6005 *West Africa programmes WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA [17830 15400 ASC best] 0300 0600 Daily 7160 0300 0400 Daily 6035 0400 0500 Daily 7120 0400 0706 Daily 6005 0500 0800 Daily 11765 0600 0700 Daily 9530 0630 0700 Daily 11990 0700 1000 Daily 15400 0700 1000 Daily 17830 1000 1100 Sat-Sun 17830, 15400 1100 1130 Daily 15400 1100 2100 Daily 17830 1600 1800 Daily 17885 1800 2000 Daily 17795 1600 2300 Daily 15400 Page linking to all the BBCWS in English SW frequency schedules (and each has a separate link in graph from showing transmitter sites): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...es/index.shtml (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 Here`s the East Asia schedule, some of which will seep over to WNAm: 0000 0030 Daily 17615 0000 1030 Daily 15360 0000 0530 Daily 15280 0300 1030 Daily 21660 0300 1300 Daily 17760 0900 1030 Daily 9605 1300 1600 Daily 9740 1300 1700 Daily 6195 2100 2200 Daily 11945 2100 2400 Daily 5965 2200 2400 Daily 9740 2200 2300 Daily 6195, 5955 2300 2400 Daily 11850 2300 0030 Daily 11945 2330 2400 Daily 6195 Likewise, many of the African frequencies are audible in C&E NAm; especially Ascension when on 21470, 12095: SOUTHERN AFRICA 0300 2200 Daily 6190 0300 0400 Daily 6005, 6035* 0300 0600 Daily 3255 0400 0500 Daily 7120* 0500 0700 Daily 11765* 0500 1700 Daily 11940 0800 1900 Daily 21470 1600 2200 Daily 3255 1900 2100 Daily 12095 2100 2300 Daily 6005 *West Africa programmes WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA [17830 15400 ASC best] 0300 0600 Daily 7160 0300 0400 Daily 6035 0400 0500 Daily 7120 0400 0706 Daily 6005 0500 0800 Daily 11765 0600 0700 Daily 9530 0630 0700 Daily 11990 0700 1000 Daily 15400 0700 1000 Daily 17830 1000 1100 Sat-Sun 17830, 15400 1100 1130 Daily 15400 1100 2100 Daily 17830 1600 1800 Daily 17885 1800 2000 Daily 17795 1600 2300 Daily 15400 Page linking to all the BBCWS in English SW frequency schedules (and each has a separate link in graph from showing transmitter sites): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...es/index.shtml (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Handy post Ace. I'm printing this out so I don't need to have the computer turned on to read it. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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dxAce wrote:
So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 Here`s the East Asia schedule, some of which will seep over to WNAm: 0000 0030 Daily 17615 0000 1030 Daily 15360 0000 0530 Daily 15280 0300 1030 Daily 21660 0300 1300 Daily 17760 0900 1030 Daily 9605 1300 1600 Daily 9740 1300 1700 Daily 6195 2100 2200 Daily 11945 2100 2400 Daily 5965 2200 2400 Daily 9740 2200 2300 Daily 6195, 5955 2300 2400 Daily 11850 2300 0030 Daily 11945 2330 2400 Daily 6195 Likewise, many of the African frequencies are audible in C&E NAm; especially Ascension when on 21470, 12095: SOUTHERN AFRICA 0300 2200 Daily 6190 0300 0400 Daily 6005, 6035* 0300 0600 Daily 3255 0400 0500 Daily 7120* 0500 0700 Daily 11765* 0500 1700 Daily 11940 0800 1900 Daily 21470 1600 2200 Daily 3255 1900 2100 Daily 12095 2100 2300 Daily 6005 *West Africa programmes WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA [17830 15400 ASC best] 0300 0600 Daily 7160 0300 0400 Daily 6035 0400 0500 Daily 7120 0400 0706 Daily 6005 0500 0800 Daily 11765 0600 0700 Daily 9530 0630 0700 Daily 11990 0700 1000 Daily 15400 0700 1000 Daily 17830 1000 1100 Sat-Sun 17830, 15400 1100 1130 Daily 15400 1100 2100 Daily 17830 1600 1800 Daily 17885 1800 2000 Daily 17795 1600 2300 Daily 15400 Page linking to all the BBCWS in English SW frequency schedules (and each has a separate link in graph from showing transmitter sites): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...es/index.shtml (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) dxAce Michigan USA Wanna bet that by B06 or A07 that BBCWS for the Americas will be eliminated entirely? I think that the suits running the Beeb should be put out to pasture on the funny farm. Same thing for the commercial radio moguls running IBB. The thing is, the US govt could revive VOA if it really wanted to. Is ANYBODY from the UK govt in control at the BBC? The BBC was trashing the invasion of Iraq as British troops were fighting on the ground. The BBC recently has made some moves in domestic broadcasting that have angered a lot of British, yet nobody is taking responsibility, no heads are rolling. Is the BBC a govt agency or isn't it? Is anybody manning the store? |
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:50:59 -0500, dxAce
wrote: XM 131 24/7 Sirius 141 24/7 |
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:23:25 -0800, running dogg wrote:
Wanna bet that by B06 or A07 that BBCWS for the Americas will be eliminated entirely? I think that the suits running the Beeb should be put out to pasture on the funny farm. Same thing for the commercial radio moguls running IBB. The thing is, the US govt could revive VOA if it really wanted to. Is ANYBODY from the UK govt in control at the BBC? The BBC was trashing the invasion of Iraq as British troops were fighting on the ground. The BBC recently has made some moves in domestic broadcasting that have angered a lot of British, yet nobody is taking responsibility, no heads are rolling. Is the BBC a govt agency or isn't it? Is anybody manning the store? The World Service for the Americas is live and well. Just not on HF. |
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David wrote: On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:50:59 -0500, dxAce wrote: XM 131 24/7 Sirius 141 24/7 It's not shortwave, you mentally retarded, drug addled dimwit. dxAce Michigan USA |
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"dxAce" wrote in message ... So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 We can get BBC WS on satellite and DAB here in the UK, as well as MW. At night, 0100 -0600 it also turns up on LW and FM. I'd rather listen to it on DAB than SW any day, although when on holiday, that's a different matter. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
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"running dogg" wrote in message . .. Is the BBC a govt agency or isn't it? No it isn't - it's entirely separate from the Govt. It is paid for by our TV licence - about 200 dollars per year, whether you watch any BBC at all. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:56:56 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote: "running dogg" wrote in message ... Is the BBC a govt agency or isn't it? No it isn't - it's entirely separate from the Govt. It is paid for by our TV licence - about 200 dollars per year, whether you watch any BBC at all. The World Service is different from the rest of the BBC. It is not paid for by the licence fee. It is an arm of the Foreign Service, I think. ''How is BBC World Service funded? BBC World Service is funded by a Parliamentary grant-in-aid, administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British government. The FCO, in close consultation with World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast , but editorial control of the programmes rests entirely with BBC. The relationship between the BBCWS and the FCO is governed by two documents, the Broadcasting Agreement and the Financial Memorandum Foreign and Commonwealth Office/BBC World Service - Broadcasting Agreement Foreign and Commonwealth Office/BBC - Financial Memorandum The BBC's UK radio and TV services are financed by the television Licence Fee (all owners of television sets in the UK are required to buy an annual licence). The BBC also earns extra income through the sale of programmes overseas and of books, videos, tapes and other products linked to BBC programmes. BBC World Service does not receive any funding from the UK Licence Fee.'' www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice Hey, I was right. |
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"David" wrote in message ... The BBC's UK radio and TV services are financed by the television Licence Fee (all owners of television sets in the UK are required to buy an annual licence). The BBC also earns extra income through the sale of programmes overseas and of books, videos, tapes and other products linked to BBC programmes. BBC World Service does not receive any funding from the UK Licence Fee.'' www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice Hey, I was right. Yes, the WS, unlike the rest of the BBC (you didn't make it clear you were referring solely to the WS as opposed to the BBC in general) is funded from the FCO out of our taxes, so we still pay for it. It's our money, not the Govt's money. Running Dog asked if the BBC is a Govt agency, which it definitely is not. Your own post says: "The FCO, in close consultation with World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast , but editorial control of the programmes rests *entirely* with BBC." -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
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Simon Mason wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 We can get BBC WS on satellite and DAB here in the UK, as well as MW. At night, 0100 -0600 it also turns up on LW and FM. I'd rather listen to it on DAB than SW any day, although when on holiday, that's a different matter. Those other alternatives are nice I suppose, however, they are not shortwave. dxAce Michigan USA |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:23:41 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . The BBC's UK radio and TV services are financed by the television Licence Fee (all owners of television sets in the UK are required to buy an annual licence). The BBC also earns extra income through the sale of programmes overseas and of books, videos, tapes and other products linked to BBC programmes. BBC World Service does not receive any funding from the UK Licence Fee.'' www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice Hey, I was right. Yes, the WS, unlike the rest of the BBC (you didn't make it clear you were referring solely to the WS as opposed to the BBC in general) is funded from the FCO out of our taxes, so we still pay for it. It's our money, not the Govt's money. Running Dog asked if the BBC is a Govt agency, which it definitely is not. Your own post says: "The FCO, in close consultation with World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast , but editorial control of the programmes rests *entirely* with BBC." In the USA, the People are the Government (they just forget that salient point most of the time). |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:25:17 -0500, dxAce
wrote: Simon Mason wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 We can get BBC WS on satellite and DAB here in the UK, as well as MW. At night, 0100 -0600 it also turns up on LW and FM. I'd rather listen to it on DAB than SW any day, although when on holiday, that's a different matter. Those other alternatives are nice I suppose, however, they are not shortwave. Right. Some of us listen to the World Service for the content, not for the catch. |
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"dxAce" wrote in message We can get BBC WS on satellite and DAB here in the UK, as well as MW. At night, 0100 -0600 it also turns up on LW and FM. I'd rather listen to it on DAB than SW any day, although when on holiday, that's a different matter. Those other alternatives are nice I suppose, however, they are not short-wave. Indeed Sir, I was merely highlighting the range of options other than SW that are available. I enjoy HF as much as the next DXer, but the world moves on... For example, when I was driving around Prague, I could listen to BBC WS on the car's FM radio. I suppose if the people at the BBC find out that only a handful of people listen to SW in Prague, they are better off sticking it onto FM, rather than pumping kilowatts of HF into the ether. Although that is not to say that all SW be dropped. If I was in a remote area, I would still like to receive it on SW, rather than getting a Worldspace RX and paying for it twice. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
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David wrote: On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:25:17 -0500, dxAce wrote: Simon Mason wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 We can get BBC WS on satellite and DAB here in the UK, as well as MW. At night, 0100 -0600 it also turns up on LW and FM. I'd rather listen to it on DAB than SW any day, although when on holiday, that's a different matter. Those other alternatives are nice I suppose, however, they are not shortwave. Right. Some of us listen to the World Service for the content, not for the catch. Some of us can actually do both! It's unfortunate that you've been unable to do any real DXing on shortwave. Come back and let us know when you find an appropriate satellite newsgroup to post in, we'll throw a party. dxAce Michigan USA |
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Simon Mason wrote:
"David" wrote in message ... The BBC's UK radio and TV services are financed by the television Licence Fee (all owners of television sets in the UK are required to buy an annual licence). The BBC also earns extra income through the sale of programmes overseas and of books, videos, tapes and other products linked to BBC programmes. BBC World Service does not receive any funding from the UK Licence Fee.'' www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice Hey, I was right. Yes, the WS, unlike the rest of the BBC (you didn't make it clear you were referring solely to the WS as opposed to the BBC in general) is funded from the FCO out of our taxes, so we still pay for it. It's our money, not the Govt's money. Running Dog asked if the BBC is a Govt agency, which it definitely is not. Your own post says: "The FCO, in close consultation with World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast , but editorial control of the programmes rests *entirely* with BBC." Ah. You see, the VOA was (was, since it in effect doesn't exist anymore) run by an agency of the US govt, USAID I think. In most countries, the national broadcaster is a govt agency. Since the BBC is not controlled by the UK govt, the BBC can make all sorts of screwy decisions and nobody can tell them no. (In contrast, the screwy decisions made at the VOA were done by presidential appointees. The President and Congress could have decided to hire new people to run the place.) So the BBC slashes the WS, they slash domestic programming, they make a lot of people upset, and nobody can rein them in. At least the big corporate broadcasters in the US (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, Time Warner (who runs the WB network), Paramount Pictures (UPN)) have majority stockholders and boards of directors who can fire the CEO if he ****s up. |
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David wrote:
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:50:59 -0500, dxAce wrote: XM 131 24/7 Sirius 141 24/7 How much do you pay for XM and Sirius? Isn't it something like $15-20/mo, in addition to a receiver that costs a few hundred bucks? Why should I pay $200 or so a year just to get the BBCWS, when I can buy a $50 Degen and listen to it without subscription costs? Even if I have to listen to it from the Asian stream, I still save money. Not all of us have gobs of cash. Even Ace, who has gobs of cash, prefers to spend his money in more productive ways than giving it to XM and Sirius. XM and Sirius are mostly music, 12 channels each of every variant of every type of music you can imagine. I don't listen to much music, and 12 channels of right wing talk doesn't appeal to me, so I'd be paying money to listen to something I can get for free with a $50 radio. I suppose David Rickets likes throwing money away. I can't afford to. |
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running dogg wrote: David wrote: On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:50:59 -0500, dxAce wrote: XM 131 24/7 Sirius 141 24/7 How much do you pay for XM and Sirius? Isn't it something like $15-20/mo, in addition to a receiver that costs a few hundred bucks? Why should I pay $200 or so a year just to get the BBCWS, when I can buy a $50 Degen and listen to it without subscription costs? Even if I have to listen to it from the Asian stream, I still save money. Not all of us have gobs of cash. Even Ace, who has gobs of cash, prefers to spend his money in more productive ways than giving it to XM and Sirius. XM and Sirius are mostly music, 12 channels each of every variant of every type of music you can imagine. I don't listen to much music, and 12 channels of right wing talk doesn't appeal to me, so I'd be paying money to listen to something I can get for free with a $50 radio. I suppose David Rickets likes throwing money away. I can't afford to. Gobs of cash? dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote:
running dogg wrote: David wrote: On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:50:59 -0500, dxAce wrote: XM 131 24/7 Sirius 141 24/7 How much do you pay for XM and Sirius? Isn't it something like $15-20/mo, in addition to a receiver that costs a few hundred bucks? Why should I pay $200 or so a year just to get the BBCWS, when I can buy a $50 Degen and listen to it without subscription costs? Even if I have to listen to it from the Asian stream, I still save money. Not all of us have gobs of cash. Even Ace, who has gobs of cash, prefers to spend his money in more productive ways than giving it to XM and Sirius. XM and Sirius are mostly music, 12 channels each of every variant of every type of music you can imagine. I don't listen to much music, and 12 channels of right wing talk doesn't appeal to me, so I'd be paying money to listen to something I can get for free with a $50 radio. I suppose David Rickets likes throwing money away. I can't afford to. Gobs of cash? How else can you afford to sit and listen to your radio all day, every day? |
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"running dogg" wrote in message ... Ah. You see, the VOA was (was, since it in effect doesn't exist anymore) run by an agency of the US govt, USAID I think. USAID is the US Agency for International Development. t helps farmers get better crops, etc. The USIS, US Information Service, is what you are thinking of. VOA very much exists. It just is reducing its usage of SW and increasing in other bands and media. In most countries, the national broadcaster is a govt agency. Since the BBC is not controlled by the UK govt, the BBC can make all sorts of screwy decisions and nobody can tell them no. The BBC is a government chartered orgainzation, and financed by government taxes. (In contrast, the screwy decisions made at the VOA were done by presidential appointees. The President and Congress could have decided to hire new people to run the place.) So the BBC slashes the WS, they slash domestic programming, they make a lot of people upset, and nobody can rein them in. At least the big corporate broadcasters in the US (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, Time Warner (who runs the WB network), Paramount Pictures (UPN)) have majority stockholders and boards of directors who can fire the CEO if he ****s up. What has been screwed up at the VOA? They are simply moving into the new centrury. |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:08:57 -0800, running dogg wrote:
How much do you pay for XM and Sirius? Isn't it something like $15-20/mo, in addition to a receiver that costs a few hundred bucks? Why should I pay $200 or so a year just to get the BBCWS, when I can buy a $50 Degen and listen to it without subscription costs? Even if I have to listen to it from the Asian stream, I still save money. Not all of us have gobs of cash. Even Ace, who has gobs of cash, prefers to spend his money in more productive ways than giving it to XM and Sirius. XM and Sirius are mostly music, 12 channels each of every variant of every type of music you can imagine. I don't listen to much music, and 12 channels of right wing talk doesn't appeal to me, so I'd be paying money to listen to something I can get for free with a $50 radio. I suppose David Rickets likes throwing money away. I can't afford to. The radios start at $50 (or less, even). The initial subscription is $13 a month (about the cost of one compact disc, which you will tire of in a few hours). I used to listen to the Singapore relay from around 3:30 AM until around 7:30 AM (Pacific Time). Other than that, there's no BBC left out here. On the satellite it's alway there, noise free, and I can concentrate on the content. |
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running dogg wrote: dxAce wrote: running dogg wrote: David wrote: On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:50:59 -0500, dxAce wrote: XM 131 24/7 Sirius 141 24/7 How much do you pay for XM and Sirius? Isn't it something like $15-20/mo, in addition to a receiver that costs a few hundred bucks? Why should I pay $200 or so a year just to get the BBCWS, when I can buy a $50 Degen and listen to it without subscription costs? Even if I have to listen to it from the Asian stream, I still save money. Not all of us have gobs of cash. Even Ace, who has gobs of cash, prefers to spend his money in more productive ways than giving it to XM and Sirius. XM and Sirius are mostly music, 12 channels each of every variant of every type of music you can imagine. I don't listen to much music, and 12 channels of right wing talk doesn't appeal to me, so I'd be paying money to listen to something I can get for free with a $50 radio. I suppose David Rickets likes throwing money away. I can't afford to. Gobs of cash? How else can you afford to sit and listen to your radio all day, every day? I'm retired, at least for the time being! dxAce Michigan USA |
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David Eduardo wrote:
"running dogg" wrote in message ... Ah. You see, the VOA was (was, since it in effect doesn't exist anymore) run by an agency of the US govt, USAID I think. USAID is the US Agency for International Development. t helps farmers get better crops, etc. The USIS, US Information Service, is what you are thinking of. VOA very much exists. It just is reducing its usage of SW and increasing in other bands and media. In most countries, the national broadcaster is a govt agency. Since the BBC is not controlled by the UK govt, the BBC can make all sorts of screwy decisions and nobody can tell them no. The BBC is a government chartered orgainzation, and financed by government taxes. (In contrast, the screwy decisions made at the VOA were done by presidential appointees. The President and Congress could have decided to hire new people to run the place.) So the BBC slashes the WS, they slash domestic programming, they make a lot of people upset, and nobody can rein them in. At least the big corporate broadcasters in the US (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, Time Warner (who runs the WB network), Paramount Pictures (UPN)) have majority stockholders and boards of directors who can fire the CEO if he ****s up. What has been screwed up at the VOA? They are simply moving into the new centrury. Basically, they're focusing WAY too much on music services and not enough on news, information, and the American way of life. The Russians liked VOA because it gave them information about the outside world. VOA today plays rap music. Most *Americans* don't like Eminem. I can only imagine what the Muslims think of it. |
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David wrote:
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:08:57 -0800, running dogg wrote: How much do you pay for XM and Sirius? Isn't it something like $15-20/mo, in addition to a receiver that costs a few hundred bucks? Why should I pay $200 or so a year just to get the BBCWS, when I can buy a $50 Degen and listen to it without subscription costs? Even if I have to listen to it from the Asian stream, I still save money. Not all of us have gobs of cash. Even Ace, who has gobs of cash, prefers to spend his money in more productive ways than giving it to XM and Sirius. XM and Sirius are mostly music, 12 channels each of every variant of every type of music you can imagine. I don't listen to much music, and 12 channels of right wing talk doesn't appeal to me, so I'd be paying money to listen to something I can get for free with a $50 radio. I suppose David Rickets likes throwing money away. I can't afford to. The radios start at $50 (or less, even). The initial subscription is $13 a month (about the cost of one compact disc, which you will tire of in a few hours). Let's see, that's $156 a year to get one radio station. I used to listen to the Singapore relay from around 3:30 AM until around 7:30 AM (Pacific Time). Other than that, there's no BBC left out here. On the satellite it's alway there, noise free, and I can concentrate on the content. I understand that you live in the Santa Clarita Valley. IIRC, that place is horrible for radio reception. LA FM stations have to put up repeaters to be heard there, and it's just a hop skip and jump away from downtown LA. (OK, that's 2 hours in LA traffic, but I'm talking air distance.) The mountains block virtually all radio signals. Try using your car radio when going through Tejon Canyon sometime. It's DEAD. In your case, satellite radio WOULD be a necessity. I can usually hear the Beeb's Asian service for a few hours in the afternoon on the 15 Mhz band, although I haven't tried it recently. I will have to see if the signal lasts until The World Today comes on at 0300. |
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"running dogg" wrote in message . .. David Eduardo wrote: What has been screwed up at the VOA? They are simply moving into the new centrury. Basically, they're focusing WAY too much on music services and not enough on news, information, and the American way of life. If you want to reach youth before their minds are made up, usinga music-based setting is the only way. The VOA music formats, such as Sawa, have plenty of news and commentary and US information, but are based on the appeal of US music around the world. Talk programming will only reach people who already favor the US point of view and will not reach younger people and will not sway those over 35 or so who listen to talk programming. The Russians liked VOA because it gave them information about the outside world. VOA today plays rap music. Most *Americans* don't like Eminem. I can only imagine what the Muslims think of it. Most Americans under 25 or 30 do like hip hop and US pop music. And the rest of the world adores it. |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:17:08 -0800, running dogg wrote:
Basically, they're focusing WAY too much on music services and not enough on news, information, and the American way of life. The Russians liked VOA because it gave them information about the outside world. VOA today plays rap music. Most *Americans* don't like Eminem. I can only imagine what the Muslims think of it. What do ''most Americans'' like, if not Eminem? |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:25:35 -0800, running dogg wrote:
Let's see, that's $156 a year to get one radio station. I understand that you live in the Santa Clarita Valley. IIRC, that place is horrible for radio reception. LA FM stations have to put up repeaters to be heard there, and it's just a hop skip and jump away from downtown LA. (OK, that's 2 hours in LA traffic, but I'm talking air distance.) The mountains block virtually all radio signals. Try using your car radio when going through Tejon Canyon sometime. It's DEAD. In your case, satellite radio WOULD be a necessity. I can usually hear the Beeb's Asian service for a few hours in the afternoon on the 15 Mhz band, although I haven't tried it recently. I will have to see if the signal lasts until The World Today comes on at 0300. Nobody puts translators here. I can get a few stations in HD. The BBC in the car? |
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David wrote:
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:25:35 -0800, running dogg wrote: Let's see, that's $156 a year to get one radio station. I understand that you live in the Santa Clarita Valley. IIRC, that place is horrible for radio reception. LA FM stations have to put up repeaters to be heard there, and it's just a hop skip and jump away from downtown LA. (OK, that's 2 hours in LA traffic, but I'm talking air distance.) The mountains block virtually all radio signals. Try using your car radio when going through Tejon Canyon sometime. It's DEAD. In your case, satellite radio WOULD be a necessity. I can usually hear the Beeb's Asian service for a few hours in the afternoon on the 15 Mhz band, although I haven't tried it recently. I will have to see if the signal lasts until The World Today comes on at 0300. Nobody puts translators here. I can get a few stations in HD. The BBC in the car? I was not clear. My apologies. I was noting that AM/FM signals are blocked in the canyons of the Tehachapis, and that it's likely (although I haven't tried it) that SW signals are as well. |
BBC Shortwave A06
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:07:26 -0800, running dogg wrote:
David wrote: On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:25:35 -0800, running dogg wrote: Let's see, that's $156 a year to get one radio station. I understand that you live in the Santa Clarita Valley. IIRC, that place is horrible for radio reception. LA FM stations have to put up repeaters to be heard there, and it's just a hop skip and jump away from downtown LA. (OK, that's 2 hours in LA traffic, but I'm talking air distance.) The mountains block virtually all radio signals. Try using your car radio when going through Tejon Canyon sometime. It's DEAD. In your case, satellite radio WOULD be a necessity. I can usually hear the Beeb's Asian service for a few hours in the afternoon on the 15 Mhz band, although I haven't tried it recently. I will have to see if the signal lasts until The World Today comes on at 0300. Nobody puts translators here. I can get a few stations in HD. The BBC in the car? I was not clear. My apologies. I was noting that AM/FM signals are blocked in the canyons of the Tehachapis, and that it's likely (although I haven't tried it) that SW signals are as well. No. Not at all. I can get all kinds of Asian stations. But I don't speak Asian. |
BBC Shortwave A06
"David Eduardo" wrote in message . com... The BBC is a government chartered orgainzation, and financed by government taxes. It is financed by the TV licence fee, not Govt taxes. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
BBC Shortwave A06
"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... "David Eduardo" wrote in message . com... The BBC is a government chartered orgainzation, and financed by government taxes. It is financed by the TV licence fee, not Govt taxes. And that license fee is a tax by the government, just as a vehicle registration fee is a tax by the government in the US. |
BBC Shortwave A06
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Simon Mason wrote: For example, when I was driving around Prague, I could listen to BBC WS on the car's FM radio. No, you can't. It was on "Write On" a couple of weeks ago that they are now sharing the Prague transmissions with a Czech language station and are limited in their hours. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |
BBC Shortwave A06
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"Tom Holden" wrote: "David" wrote in message ... The BBC in the car? I borrowed a Sirius receiver from my employer for a holiday trip from Toronto to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a distance of some 1600 km (1000 miles) each way, roughly 35 hours on the road, and enjoyed listening alternately to CBC Radio One on Sirius 137 and BBCWS on Sirius 141. It was pretty much uninterrupted, except for the tunnels through the Blue Ridge Mountains. While the audio quality sucked at the low bitrates used, I was surprised at how much the distortion was masked by car noise and how accustomed I became. Now to keep dxAce from complaining that this is not a posting about shortwave, I took my KA-1103 along with every intention of doing some SWL - never turned it on! Seems to me that alternatives to shortwave as a means of delivery are legitimate topics for rrs, since so many users of shortwave are migrating to other means of communication. ;-) Fine I'll answer for him. This is not about short wave and it doesn't belong in this new group. If I want to read about "other means of communication" I'll join another news group. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
BBC Shortwave A06
dxAce wrote: So this is ALL THAT`S LEFT of English BBCWS on SW in the entire Western Hemisphe 1100 1300 Daily 11865 2100 2200 Daily 15390 2100 2130 Mon-Fri 11675 2200 2300 Daily 5975 Here`s the East Asia schedule, some of which will seep over to WNAm: 0000 0030 Daily 17615 0000 1030 Daily 15360 0000 0530 Daily 15280 0300 1030 Daily 21660 0300 1300 Daily 17760 0900 1030 Daily 9605 1300 1600 Daily 9740 1300 1700 Daily 6195 2100 2200 Daily 11945 2100 2400 Daily 5965 2200 2400 Daily 9740 2200 2300 Daily 6195, 5955 2300 2400 Daily 11850 2300 0030 Daily 11945 2330 2400 Daily 6195 Likewise, many of the African frequencies are audible in C&E NAm; especially Ascension when on 21470, 12095: SOUTHERN AFRICA 0300 2200 Daily 6190 0300 0400 Daily 6005, 6035* 0300 0600 Daily 3255 0400 0500 Daily 7120* 0500 0700 Daily 11765* 0500 1700 Daily 11940 0800 1900 Daily 21470 1600 2200 Daily 3255 1900 2100 Daily 12095 2100 2300 Daily 6005 *West Africa programmes WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA [17830 15400 ASC best] 0300 0600 Daily 7160 0300 0400 Daily 6035 0400 0500 Daily 7120 0400 0706 Daily 6005 0500 0800 Daily 11765 0600 0700 Daily 9530 0630 0700 Daily 11990 0700 1000 Daily 15400 0700 1000 Daily 17830 1000 1100 Sat-Sun 17830, 15400 1100 1130 Daily 15400 1100 2100 Daily 17830 1600 1800 Daily 17885 1800 2000 Daily 17795 1600 2300 Daily 15400 Page linking to all the BBCWS in English SW frequency schedules (and each has a separate link in graph from showing transmitter sites): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sc...es/index.shtml (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noted here on 12095 at 2135, though I did here it go off 12095 at 2100. I left the house and came back in at 2135 and there it was. dxAce Michigan USA |
BBC Shortwave A06
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:38:08 GMT, Telamon
wrote: In article , "Tom Holden" wrote: "David" wrote in message ... Fine I'll answer for him. This is not about short wave and it doesn't belong in this new group. If I want to read about "other means of communication" I'll join another news group. This Newsgroup is about all things radio, DC to Daylight. Read the original FAQ. |
BBC Shortwave A06
David wrote: On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:38:08 GMT, Telamon wrote: In article , "Tom Holden" wrote: "David" wrote in message ... Fine I'll answer for him. This is not about short wave and it doesn't belong in this new group. If I want to read about "other means of communication" I'll join another news group. This Newsgroup is about all things radio, DC to Daylight. Read the original FAQ. The satellite crap is NOT radio, you dimwitted, drug addled 'tard. I can realize a passing mention of it from time to time, but dip****s such as yourself tend to run it into the ground, along with your other 'revolutionary' drivel. dxAce Michigan USA |
BBC Shortwave A06
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:54:23 -0500, dxAce
wrote: The satellite crap is NOT radio, you dimwitted, drug addled 'tard. I can realize a passing mention of it from time to time, but dip****s such as yourself tend to run it into the ground, along with your other 'revolutionary' drivel. It's radio, Sweetheart. Uses transmitters, antennas, request lines and bumper stickers. Just because it doesn't conform to your quaint notions don't mean it ain't real. |
BBC Shortwave A06
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dxAce wrote: David wrote: On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:38:08 GMT, Telamon wrote: In article , "Tom Holden" wrote: "David" wrote in message ... Fine I'll answer for him. This is not about short wave and it doesn't belong in this new group. If I want to read about "other means of communication" I'll join another news group. This Newsgroup is about all things radio, DC to Daylight. Read the original FAQ. The satellite crap is NOT radio, you dimwitted, drug addled 'tard. I can realize a passing mention of it from time to time, but dip****s such as yourself tend to run it into the ground, along with your other 'revolutionary' drivel. DxAce has it right. First off I don't read articles posted by people that advocate the over throw of the USA government so I don't read David. Second the news group subject matter is AMBCB, FMBCB and shortwave DXing. The news group is primarily about short wave though. This will be a huge surprise to some very confused individuals but the FAQ goes on for pages talking about, get this, short wave. Now I know something along the lines OF THE NEWS GROUPS NAME just might escape some peoples attention but that is another story. If you want to be on topic then post about a DX'ing experience, antennas, radios, QSL's, your shack and equipment, propagation or questions about the same. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
BBC Shortwave A06
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:28:28 GMT, Telamon
wrote: DxAce has it right. First off I don't read articles posted by people that advocate the over throw of the USA government so I don't read David. Second the news group subject matter is AMBCB, FMBCB and shortwave DXing. The news group is primarily about short wave though. This will be a huge surprise to some very confused individuals but the FAQ goes on for pages talking about, get this, short wave. Now I know something along the lines OF THE NEWS GROUPS NAME just might escape some peoples attention but that is another story. If you want to be on topic then post about a DX'ing experience, antennas, radios, QSL's, your shack and equipment, propagation or questions about the same. DX Ace is a horse's ass. You are a raving paranoid loony. I have never advocated anything not specified and codified in the Constitution. I mean that in a friendly way... '' What is rec.radio.shortwave for? As stated above this group was created for USENETers to have a place to discuss the radio monitoring hobby. This group is not moderated, however 'serious' arguments and any kind of flame wars are strongly discouraged. That is not to say that genuine disagreement and discussion of differing opinions is not welcome. We only ask that you keep the tone friendly, and in the spirit of international cooperation upon which the hobby is founded. This group is intended to be a place where ANY radio monitoring topic can and should be discussed. We are happy to hear from posters who listen to any part of the radio or microwave spectrum, from DC to daylight. We discuss topics of almost any kind, ranging from (but not limited to) shortwave broadcasting, DXing small or distant shortwave stations, utility and teletype monitoring, military eavesdropping, station schedules, QSLing sw broadcasters, spectrum usage, equipment design and modifications, antennas, receiver reviews and recommendations, and many more. Despite what the newsgroup name might imply, we definitely DO NOT limit discussions to shortwave only. Any radio-related topics are welcome.'' http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monitoring/introduction/ |
BBC Shortwave A06
David wrote: On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:28:28 GMT, Telamon wrote: DxAce has it right. First off I don't read articles posted by people that advocate the over throw of the USA government so I don't read David. Second the news group subject matter is AMBCB, FMBCB and shortwave DXing. The news group is primarily about short wave though. This will be a huge surprise to some very confused individuals but the FAQ goes on for pages talking about, get this, short wave. Now I know something along the lines OF THE NEWS GROUPS NAME just might escape some peoples attention but that is another story. If you want to be on topic then post about a DX'ing experience, antennas, radios, QSL's, your shack and equipment, propagation or questions about the same. DX Ace is a horse's ass. You are a raving paranoid loony. I have never advocated anything not specified and codified in the Constitution. I mean that in a friendly way... '' What is rec.radio.shortwave for? As stated above this group was created for USENETers to have a place to discuss the radio monitoring hobby. This group is not moderated, however 'serious' arguments and any kind of flame wars are strongly discouraged. That is not to say that genuine disagreement and discussion of differing opinions is not welcome. We only ask that you keep the tone friendly, and in the spirit of international cooperation upon which the hobby is founded. This group is intended to be a place where ANY radio monitoring topic can and should be discussed. We are happy to hear from posters who listen to any part of the radio or microwave spectrum, from DC to daylight. We discuss topics of almost any kind, ranging from (but not limited to) shortwave broadcasting, DXing small or distant shortwave stations, utility and teletype monitoring, military eavesdropping, station schedules, QSLing sw broadcasters, spectrum usage, equipment design and modifications, antennas, receiver reviews and recommendations, and many more. Despite what the newsgroup name might imply, we definitely DO NOT limit discussions to shortwave only. Any radio-related topics are welcome.'' http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monitoring/introduction/ I have a feeling they meant terrestrial radio, versus your damn satellite crap, you mentally retarded dimwit. dxAce Michigan USA |
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