Re: [Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 475

2023-06-10 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Re: Add to Playlist - Having Radiohead, The Strokes, Simon/Garfunkel, Dolly Parton, and Maria Callas in one shot is way beyond what was once called the 'Jack' format. I'd call it 'esoteric' to say the least. On 6/10/23, 11:24 AM, "Swprograms on behalf of John A. Figliozzi"

Re: [Swprograms] Media Show on BBC World News

2022-03-12 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Wait... Did I say Vladimir Posner? I meant Tucker Carlson... my bad. On 3/12/22, 7:51 PM, "Mark J. Fine" wrote: Wonder if Putin will counter with shortwave and a constant stream of commentaries from Vladimir Posner. On 3/12/22, 7:44 PM, "Swprogra

Re: [Swprograms] Media Show on BBC World News

2022-03-12 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Wonder if Putin will counter with shortwave and a constant stream of commentaries from Vladimir Posner. On 3/12/22, 7:44 PM, "Swprograms on behalf of John A. Figliozzi" wrote: Right now, BBC World News tv channel in the US is presenting BBC Radio 4’s “The Media Show

[Swprograms] George Zeller

2021-03-27 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Not seen this mentioned here. Real sad news from Cleveland #RIP: https://www.wksu.org/economy/2021-03-23/george-zeller-cleveland-economist-who-tracked-poverty-dies-at-71--- End Message --- ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-

Re: [Swprograms] [NASWA] Podding Along - Issue 285

2020-04-15 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- They’re all international broadcasters. Just the media has changed. From: Swprograms on behalf of "Paul B. Walker, Jr." Reply-To: Shortwave programming discussion Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 3:25 PM To: Cc: Shortwave programming discussion Subject: Re: [Swprog

Re: [Swprograms] [odxa] Radio Exterior Espana in English...

2018-10-29 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
, VA remote SDR, for what that's worth... http://kiwisdr.k1ra.us:8073/ RC On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 7:26 PM Mark J. Fine via Swprograms wrote: > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Mark J. Fine"

Re: [Swprograms] [odxa] Radio Exterior Espana in English...

2018-10-29 Thread Mark J. Fine via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Guys are reminding me that I need to get the coax to my antenna from being un-mowed upon. On 10/29/18, 7:18 PM, "Swprograms on behalf of Richard Cuff" wrote: The live webcast is in parallel http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/rne/radio-exterior/ So one can

Re: [Swprograms] 60 years in space today!

2017-10-04 Thread Mark J. Fine
Those of us born in the 50’s perferred the first one. 😜 From: Swprograms on behalf of Mike Terry Reply-To: Mike Terry , Shortwave programming discussion Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 10:33 AM To: DXLD , Yahoogroups Subject: [Swprograms] 60 years in space today! Corrected header!

Re: [Swprograms] BBC licence fee could be means tested under Government charter renewal plans - Telegraph

2015-07-16 Thread Mark J. Fine
Even more cynical, yet admittedly off-topic, it would bring FIFA/Sepp Blatter into the picture. But I agree, the amount of money involved in world football is absolutely insane enough to fund whole countries back to solvency (if only Greece had a profitable league such Germany, Italy, or Spain). H

Re: [Swprograms] BBC licence fee could be means tested under Government charter renewal plans - Telegraph

2015-07-16 Thread Mark J. Fine
Rich, Most of us probably remember when WS had Div I matches on Saturday and Sunday, before the Premier League and programming right was even an issue. I think the only footy that BBC covers anymore (and someone can correct me if I¹m wrong) are some select FA Cup matches, which at best are blacke

Re: [Swprograms] BBC viewer/listener statistics

2015-05-22 Thread Mark J. Fine
Also need to wonder how it was computed. BBC World News recently expanded to it's own HD channel (separate from BBC America) on DirecTV. Not sure about expansion on other sat/cable providers. This probably helps adding a few viewer numbers here in the US. > On May 22, 2015, at 10:05 AM, l...@ed

Re: [Swprograms] Why does this list exist?

2015-05-20 Thread Mark J. Fine
Am currently watching Arsenal struggle at home with Sunderland... But other than that, have recently repaired what used to be a 150' longwire and feed system. Hope to be reacclimating myself with radio again fairly soon. Been way too long. > On May 20, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Richard Cuff wrote: >

Re: [Swprograms] who is this on 9835khz?

2015-05-20 Thread Mark J. Fine
? Mark, I mean 1045UTC.. we're in PDT which is +7 I use that site, shortwaveschedule.com <http://shortwaveschedule.com> but what I heard doesn't match or seemingly match RTM Sarawak FM, which I've heard before, nothing else seems to fit the time schedule. Paul On Wed, M

Re: [Swprograms] who is this on 9835khz?

2015-05-20 Thread Mark J. Fine
Paul, Assume 145 is a typo for 1145UT, right? Not sure AIR is on at that time. Having been in the database biz a while, might want to check http://www.shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?freq=9835. Good resource I¹ve recently found. Mark From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." Reply-To: Shortwave programming

Re: [Swprograms] BBC World Service: Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture

2015-05-14 Thread Mark J. Fine
Bookmarked. Thanks Rich. v/r Mark > On May 13, 2015, at 10:36 PM, Richard Cuff wrote: > > Came across this while browsing the BBC World Service website. > > The BBC has invited historian Prof David Blight of Yale University to > present the 2015 Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture... > > "...At a

Re: [Swprograms] Links to info on BBC streaming changes and effort to Restore Internet feeds

2015-03-12 Thread Mark J. Fine
Problem is, this is not the same old parliament. With UKIP (the Brit equivalent of our Tea Party, only much stranger) trying to get anyone not born in the UK fired from their jobs, it almost makes perfect sense what they're doing. > On Mar 12, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Steven Clift <1radionewst...@gmai

Re: [Swprograms] Changes to BBC Radio streaming, future impact on World Service formats?

2015-02-16 Thread Mark J. Fine
As Rob points out, this is a rather insane change. If I¹m streaming something, it¹s usually when I¹m outside - not sitting at a computer. Otherwise I have my phone piped into my audio system. Key here is mobile/portable. Unless, of course, part of their plans are to revive their own app that¹s been

Re: [Swprograms] [Internetradio] Trouble at the BBC

2012-11-12 Thread Mark J. Fine
The public reaction is analogous, yet the severity pales in comparison. This is something that goes back several decades and implicates several *active* participants - one of which we all know and respect from those days was allegedly implicated and I can't even bear to believe it, let alone men

Re: [Swprograms] BBCWS Web Site

2012-11-06 Thread Mark J. Fine
> > RC > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Mark J. Fine > wrote: >> >> I think you're getting towards the real answer, in that the radio web site >> is fairly irrelevant unless you're looking for on-demand content. If I want >> the BBC,

Re: [Swprograms] BBCWS Web Site

2012-11-06 Thread Mark J. Fine
Rich, I think you're getting towards the real answer, in that the radio web site is fairly irrelevant unless you're looking for on-demand content. If I want the BBC, I either use Sirius in the car, or the TuneIn app on my phone or tablet. Other than that, I only check their site for news or (th

[Swprograms] John Peel Archive is Now Online

2012-05-01 Thread Mark J. Fine
Just in case no one has seen this, the highly anticipated John Peel Archive went live this morning: http://thespace.org. Commence reminiscing and commiserating on the good old days when the BBC actually broadcast here... Saturday afternoons... cue blues intro... :-) Mark Connected by DROID

Re: [Swprograms] Sirius satellite radio -- $4 / month?

2011-01-15 Thread Mark J. Fine
My daughter moved to LA and no longer needed the Sportster in her car, so I cancelled it. This is not to be confused with the subscriptions on the built-in one in my car (w/Travel Link), the Streamer in my wife's car, and the S50 I use between home and work. Needless to say these guys are getting a

Re: [Swprograms] Shortwave - Who Needs It

2009-06-22 Thread Mark J. Fine
Joe, ...and using an innovative way of channel diversity so as not to overcompress the channels. Subchannels 1 thru 5 are broadcast via RF24 in Fairfax, while subchannels 6 thru 10 are via RF30 in Independent Hill. All use a PSIP of 30-* to make it appear that it's one contiguous digital station.

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Read Zeinab Badawi¹s exclus ive blog for Global Minds

2009-05-21 Thread Mark J. Fine
Joe, You forgot to work in something about waterboard-defending. I think that would complete the set. Mark On 5/21/09 11:25 AM, "Joe Buch" wrote: > > Richard, > > I find it comforting to know that being crooked, cheating, self-centered, > egomaniacal, and contemptuous of the taxpayer, are univ

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: [uk-radio-listeners] BBC internet streams: improvements in sound quality

2008-07-03 Thread Mark J. Fine
Probably also explains why the BBC Radio Widget no longer works. On 7/3/08 10:41 AM, "Richard Cuff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know some folks here are BBCR4 and R3 fans, and might appreciate the > information shown below. > > I am not sure how the BBC's capabilities of managing what conten

Re: [Swprograms] OT: XM/Sirius -- have they complied with FCC requirements? WSJ article

2008-06-12 Thread Mark J. Fine
Oops. That should have gone private. Apologies to the group. On 6/12/08 8:20 PM, "Mark J. Fine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinf

Re: [Swprograms] OT: XM/Sirius -- have they complied with FCC requirements? WSJ article

2008-06-12 Thread Mark J. Fine
John, Re: Mets. You're not kidding, either. We find more ways to draw the agony of defeat from the jaws of victory. I saw how Wagner blew today's shoulda-won today. I'm disgusted. Then you have Moises Alou going on the DL because he took a breaking ball in the ass. I'm starting to think that Aaro

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: [uk-radio-listeners] Post nuclear broadcasting: BBC Radio 10

2008-01-24 Thread Mark J. Fine
Better yet: "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" by Tuff Darts. And yes, these were real songs, circa 1980. Sent from my iPod On Jan 24, 2008, at 7:54 PM, "Mark J. Fine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] swl.com> wrote: > How about "Sex Bomb" by Flipper. :^) > >

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: [uk-radio-listeners] Post nuclear broadcasting: BBC Radio 10

2008-01-24 Thread Mark J. Fine
How about "Sex Bomb" by Flipper. :^) Sent from my iPod On Jan 24, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Joe Buch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, this gives me an idea for a morbid game. > > Let's all imagine that you are the Program Director of BBC Only, the > post-war source of music, > news and comedy in rad