Re: [Swprograms] RN gives in on Spanish; why not English?

2009-05-27 Thread Glenn Hauser
Re: You assume there is a massive number of HF RN listeners in NA. That has never been known. Also, broadband is a much rarer bird below the Rio Grande, making HF more viable there (Scott Royall, Conch Republic, swprograms via DXLD) No, I don`t make any such assumption. I am merely outpointing t

Re: [Swprograms] Vatican Radio to run commercials

2009-05-27 Thread Scott Royall
That’s just… wrong. From: swprograms-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:swprograms-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of ka2...@verizon.net Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 21:58 To: swprograms@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [Swprograms] Vatican Radio to run commercials Vatican Radio just announced

[Swprograms] Vatican Radio to run commercials

2009-05-27 Thread ka2emz
Vatican Radio just announced on its 0250UTC EG Broadcast on May 28, on July 6, they will begin airing commercials; the 1st for what sounded like the Italian Electric company.73s,Bill BergadanoKA2EMZJoin me Friday nights at 8PM Eastern for the 'Friday Night Party' & Sundays at 8PM Eastern for 'Doo

Re: [Swprograms] RN gives in on Spanish; why not English?

2009-05-27 Thread Richard Cuff
When RNW gave up on shortwave in English to North America, I was told by RNW that RNW would look much more favorably on using SW to reach Spanish speaking listeners in the Americas. This was because there was a clear preference for shortwave as the preferred method of hearing RNW broadcasts and th

Re: [Swprograms] RN gives in on Spanish; why not English?

2009-05-27 Thread Scott Royall
You assume there is a massive number of HF RN listeners in NA. That has never been known. Also, broadband is a much rarer bird below the Rio Grande, making HF more viable there. > -Original Message- > From: swprograms-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:swprograms-boun...@hard-core- > dx.com]

[Swprograms] RN gives in on Spanish; why not English?

2009-05-27 Thread Glenn Hauser
** NETHERLANDS [non]. Note the items in DXLD 9-043 that RNW has been persuaded by its Spanish-speaking listeners in southern South America to resume Spanish on SW to that area starting June 1. How about it, English-speakers in North America? A massive campaign to resume just one hour of Englis