The Managing Director who made the decision is a lawyer and ex Google and Rupert Murdoch (Newscorp) employee, by the sounds of it she has no broadcasting knowledge https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/14/michelle-guthrie-the-abc-and-the-turning-of-a-once-shining-jewel-into-mainstream-sludge . The could save even more money with her resignation.
Last evening I had a short but intense FM band opening from Tasmania, one of the areas which will benefit from the SW closure through development of digital services. Four ABC FM stations were received, I noted that each of the transmitters were running 192 KW. They could save money locally by reducing the transmitter power. Crumbs, I sound as though I'm an Aussie LOL. I'm actually in New Zealand but Australia is close enough. The people I feel sorry for are those in the outback who were reliant on the Northern Territory Shortwave service. The good thing in the sorry saga is that the ABC doesn't own the transmission facilities it is possible that someone else could step in. Paul NZ -----Original Message----- From: Hard-Core-DX [mailto:hard-core-dx-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of John Figliozzi Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2017 2:15 p.m. To: dxplo...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [HCDX] [DXplorer] Radio Australia Gone Listened via a GlobalTuner in San Bernadino, CA. No reception in Sarasota, FL off air, try as I might. Playing Waltzing Matilda for the last time was a nice touch, presumably by the transmitter engineer. Pretty ignominious end. The new and haughty managers such as are running the ABC today have no sense of history whatsoever. For me, that’s the end of a half century of listening to Shepparton. Like you, sorry to see it go. But it was barely a shadow of its former self at the end. Like watching an old friend waste away and finally expiring. Sad. 73 John Figliozzi Sarasota, FL > On Jan 30, 2017, at 8:05 PM, Mickey Delmage mickey.delm...@gmail.com > [DXplorer] <dxplo...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > Was able to listen to the last few hours of RA on 15240 kHz. 0100 played the > RA interval signal 3 times and gone.....Good bye my friend...might have had a > tear in my eye. > > 73 > Mick Delmage > Sherwood Park, Alberta > > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Mickey Delmage <mickey.delm...@gmail.com> > > > VISIT YOUR GROUP > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > __,_._,___ _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
