[Swprograms] DX Listening Digest 7-139; WOR 1382

2007-11-19 Thread Glenn Hauser
DX Listening Digest 7-139 has now been posted at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld7139.txt CONTENTS: WOR 1382 / AFRICA +non / AUSTRALIA VL8 / AUSTRALIA +non RA / BANGLADESH / BELGIUM non B07 / BRAZIL / CANADA

Re: [Swprograms] BBC World Service 75th Anniversary: "Memoryshare"project

2007-11-19 Thread jfiglio1
On the one hand... understandable. Looking at the other available options for this fare, the WS seems to have carved themselves quite a nice niche. Some of that is echoed in BBC America's (TV) recent ads promoting their new hour long newscast for the U.S. each night at 7 ET. On the other hand

Re: [Swprograms] BBC World Service 75th Anniversary: "Memoryshare"project

2007-11-19 Thread Richard Cuff
Senior managers of the WS continue to state that user feedback supports emphasis on news and current affairs...mentioned as recently as a couple weeks ago in "Over To You". Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA On Nov 19, 2007 2:31 PM, Sandy Finlayson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know I'm no longer in

Re: [Swprograms] BBC World Service 75th Anniversary: "Memoryshare"project

2007-11-19 Thread Sandy Finlayson
The BBC should be celebrating the 75th Anniversary. There is much to give thanks for in their long and illustrious history. I know I'm no longer in their target demographic, but I do wish that they hadn't taken some of the directions they did in the last ten years. The loss of the entertainment