Re: [Swprograms] [Internetradio] BBCWS Web Site

2012-11-05 Thread Rob de Santos
Couldn't have said it better myself. Spot on John. -- -Rob de Santos -Original Message- From: internetradio-boun...@hard-core-dx.com [mailto:internetradio-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of John Figliozzi Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 10:54 PM To: DXLD Cc: Internet radio discussion

Re: [Swprograms] BBCWS Web Site

2012-11-05 Thread Scott Royall
Agreed, but what brought up this? On Nov 5, 2012 9:54 PM, "John Figliozzi" wrote: > Nothing epitomizes the impact of drastic budget cuts on the World Service > than its reconfigured web site. Skeletal, amateurish, replete with dead > links and missing information... it is truly an embarrassment.

Re: [Swprograms] BBCWS Web Site

2012-11-05 Thread Mark F. Tattenbaum, M.F.A.
Sad but true...when a shortwave broadcaster leaves the air...it ceases to be...no matter what it promises to deliver...Web casting is no substitution for actual radio transmissions...Have you looked at radio Netherlands site lately, its a joke in comparison to what it said it would be... Cheers

[Swprograms] BBCWS Web Site

2012-11-05 Thread John Figliozzi
Nothing epitomizes the impact of drastic budget cuts on the World Service than its reconfigured web site. Skeletal, amateurish, replete with dead links and missing information... it is truly an embarrassment. More importantly, the cuts are taking a noticeable toll on its on-air and online prog

[Swprograms] DX Listening Digest 12-44; World of Radio 1641

2012-11-05 Thread Glenn Hauser
DX Listening Digest 12-44 has now been posted at http://dxld.org or http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1244.txt NOTE: first edition has been edited with some correxions, even moving misplaced items. If you got t