[Swprograms] Radio Andorra will be again heard via short wave service

2021-08-02 Thread Mike Terry via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Radio Andorra will be again heard via short wave service Date: 07. August 2021 Time: 1700-2000 UTC 1900-2200 MESZ QRG: 6180 kHz/ 100 kW Moosbrunn 73 paul gager vienna austria (via British DX Club) --- End Message ---

[Swprograms] The Sun just hit Earth with a radio burst

2021-05-08 Thread Mike Terry via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- New sunspot AR2822 appeared today and promptly exploded, producing one of the strongest flares of young Solar Cycle 25. The M3.9-class explosion hurled a bright CME into space and hit Earth with a shortwave radio burst. Listen to the static and find out what comes next @

[Swprograms] Shortwave station LLE-3B

2018-04-07 Thread Mike Terry via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Svenn Martinsen wrote in the WRTH Facebook group: To mark the 70th birthday of the New Zealand Radio DX League our "big" Shortwave station LLE-3B 5895 kHz will be on the air today with the Rockwell Collins 80 1kW transmitter with the Bergen Kringkaster programme and a spe

[Swprograms] EMR Tom Taylor Tribute Show on Sunday

2018-03-16 Thread Mike Terry via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- Mark Stafford wrote on Facebook today: We have a final very high power extra bonus transmission of the EMR Tom Taylor Tribute Show on Sunday 18th March. It will be coming from near Vienna in Austria with 100 KW on 7330khz Short Wave.Start time will be... 11.00 UK / UTC tha

[Swprograms] Sony likely to cease production of shortwave radios

2018-02-12 Thread Mike Terry via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- See BCL News report: http://www.bclnews.it/2018/02/11/sony-shortwave-receivers-will-to-an-end/ Mike--- End Message --- ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo

[Swprograms] Tom Taylor

2018-01-31 Thread Mike Terry
Mark Stafford wrote on Facebook yesterday   RIP Tom Taylor/ Barry Stephens a Short Wave Pirate Radio Legend. Just got some very bad news, Barry Stephens (Tom Taylor) of European Music Radio fame has died. To many of us learning the art of Pirate Radio Broadcasting in the South East of England in

[Swprograms] Marconi Radio

2017-12-03 Thread Mike Terry
The next broadcasts of Marconi Radio International are scheduled as follows: today, Sunday, 3 December 2017, from 1100 to 1400 UTC on 11390 kHz and from 1415 to 1630 UTC on 7720 kHz (USB mode) and on Saturday, 9 December 2017, from 1415 to 1630 UTC on 7720 kHz (USB Mode). All reception reports a

[Swprograms] Shortwave Station Bends But Doesn’t Break

2017-10-13 Thread Mike Terry
October 13, 2017 "Among the many victims of Hurricane Irma in September was the transmitter/antenna farm of Radio Miami International, WRMI in Okeechobee, located on a cattle ranch 40 miles inland from Port St. Lucie on Florida’s Atlantic coast." A great article from today's Radio World here: S

[Swprograms] 60 years in space today!

2017-10-04 Thread Mike Terry
Corrected header! From: Mike Terry To: DXLD ; Yahoogroups Sent: Wednesday, 4 October 2017, 15:30 Subject: 50 years in space today! In October 1957, amateur radio operators monitored the first signal from a spacefaring civilization —— and it was us.Sputnik 1, the first satellite to

[Swprograms] 50 years in space today!

2017-10-04 Thread Mike Terry
In October 1957, amateur radio operators monitored the first signal from a spacefaring civilization —— and it was us.Sputnik 1, the first satellite to orbit the Earth, launched on Oct. 4 of that year from a site in Kazakhstan, then a part of the USSR. That site is now the Baikonur Cosmodrome; at

[Swprograms] Solar Flares Spark Radio Blackouts, Auroral Displays Possible

2017-09-07 Thread Mike Terry
   ARRL09/07/2017NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a strong (G3) geomagnetic storm watch for September 7 through September 9. The SWPC said the watch for September 7 remains in effect due to the arrival of a coronal mass ejection (CME) and the effects of a CME on September

[Swprograms] Radio Mi Amigo HIGH - POWER - BROADCAST today!

2017-08-27 Thread Mike Terry
Radio Mi Amigo International presents a very special live broadcast remembering those days 'the music almost died'. We remember Aug. 1967 (UK) and Aug. 1974 (Netherland) when the MOA ('Anti-Pirate-Law') became law in those countries and stopped most of the offshore stations. We remember with the

[Swprograms] New owner for Practical Wireless and RadioUser magazines

2017-08-17 Thread Mike Terry
Southgate August 17, 2017 Roger Hall & Steve Hunt have made the following announcement on the PW Publishing website: We are very pleased to announce that Practical Wireless and RadioUser magazines have been bought by Warners Group Publications, a Lincolnshire-based multi-million-pound turn

[Swprograms] Australia - Senate slams ABC cut to shortwave radio

2017-08-17 Thread Mike Terry
News.com.auAugust 17, 2017 The ABC has been slammed by all sides of politics over its "foolish" decision to cut the transmission of shortwave radio to remote Australia and the Pacific Islands. The Senate debated a private bill on Thursday by crossbench senator Nick Xenophon to force the ABC to r

[Swprograms] Australian senate rejects bill to restore ABC shortwave

2017-08-11 Thread Mike Terry
Radio NZ11August 2017 Australia's senate has rejected proposed legislation to restore the international radio service of the country's public broadcaster. Many remote communities in Pacific island countries rely on shortwave radio. Photo: RNZI The bill would have required the ABC to restore

[Swprograms] WWV 25 MHz Signal Swapped to Circular Polarization, Reception Reports Invited

2017-07-14 Thread Mike Terry
ARRL July 11, 20117 The resurrected 25-MHz signal of time and frequency standard station WWV is now emanating from a circularly polarized turnstile antenna. WWV had used a  vertically polarized antenna on 25 MHz in the 1970s. Silent since 1977, the 25-MHz signal returned to the air on an “experim

[Swprograms] India - Trai starts consultation process on digital radio broadcasting

2017-07-10 Thread Mike Terry
Livemint.com New Delhi By Harveen Ahluwalia July 10 2017 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday floated a consultation paper to address issues pertaining to digital radio broadcasting, in a bid to enable private FM broadcasters across the country to move towards it. Current

[Swprograms] Belated Happy Birthday to Ian McFarland

2017-07-03 Thread Mike Terry
Ian McFarland - formerly of RCI, CBC, NHK and the BBC turned 80 yesterday. Mike___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-

[Swprograms] WRTH A17 Broadcasting Schedules Update file is now available

2017-07-01 Thread Mike Terry
1 July 2017 Sean Gilbert has just posted on the WRTH Facebook group: WRTH A17 Broadcasting Schedules Update file is now available for free download from www.wrth.com. The PDF file contains the changes to the transmission schedules of International and Clandestine/Target broadcasters. https://ww

[Swprograms] EDXC Conference - Tampere, Finland on 18-20 August

2017-05-16 Thread Mike Terry
Mauno Ritola shared a link to the WRTH Facebook group. >From Risto Vähäkainu: Dear friends, it is high time to register to this year's EDXC Conference which will be held in Tampere, Finland on 18-20 August organized by the Finnish DX Association We have already received about 30 registrati

[Swprograms] WRTH has now released the A17 International broadcasting schedules file

2017-05-16 Thread Mike Terry
(Sorry I omitted the header) From: Mike Terry To: DXLD ; Yahoogroups ; MediumWave Circle ; Yahoogroups Sent: Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:46 Subject: Sean Gilbert just wrote on the WRTH Facebook group: WRTH has now released the A17 International broadcasting schedules file. The PDF

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2017-05-16 Thread Mike Terry
Sean Gilbert just wrote on the WRTH Facebook group: WRTH has now released the A17 International broadcasting schedules file. The PDF file is 75 pages long and contains the broadcast schedules of nearly 200 International and Clandestine/Target broadcasters; Selected language broadcasts; Internatio

Re: [Swprograms] HAARP Experiments to Get Under Way on February 20 UTC, Reports Invited

2017-02-19 Thread Mike Terry
Update - times have changed - see Gakona HAARPoon 2017 - Operations News | | | | || | | | || Gakona HAARPoon 2017 - Operations News | | | | From: Mike Terry To: DXLD ; Yahoogroups Sent: Sunday, 19 February 2017, 16:24 Subject: [Swprograms

[Swprograms] HAARP Experiments to Get Under Way on February 20 UTC, Reports Invited

2017-02-19 Thread Mike Terry
ARRL February 18, 2017 On February 20 (UTC), Alaska’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will launch its first scientific research campaign since the facility was taken over by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute 18 months ago. UAF Space Physics Gro

[Swprograms] Homage to first shortwave trans-Atlantic radio broadcast

2016-12-12 Thread Mike Terry
BBC News By Huw Williams12 December 2016 Excellent article here about the 95th anniversary of the first transatlantic shortwave reception between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Scotland  The ARRL, Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), and the Radio Club of America (RCA), partnered in sponsoring th

[Swprograms] Pacific nations lose shortwave radio services that evade dictators and warn of natural disasters

2016-12-12 Thread Mike Terry
Fascinating, thought proving, depressing detailed article here: Pacific loses radio service that evades dictators and warns of disasters | | | | || | | | | | Pacific loses radio service that evades dictators and warns of disasters Australia's decision to end shortwav

[Swprograms] Radio France International Increases Interest in DAB+

2016-12-06 Thread Mike Terry
Radio MagazineBy Doug Irwin, CPBE AMD DRBDecember 5, 2016  Earlier this year, we reported how RF started using DAB+ to mitigate interference to its FM service in parts of Paris PARIS — The forward momentum of digital radio has apparently swept up Radio France. We reported several years ago that

[Swprograms] World Radio TV Handbook 2017

2016-12-05 Thread Mike Terry
World Radio TV Handbook 2017 Published 5 December 2016 - Order your copy today! We are delighted to announce the publication today of the 71st edition of WRTH. For full details of WRTH 2017 and to order a copy please visit our website at www.wrth.com where you can also order the B16 WRTH Bargra

[Swprograms] AWR Announces 2015 DX Contest

2015-08-28 Thread Mike Terry
August 25, 2015 Full details here: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.co.uk/ Mike___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-core

Re: [Swprograms] BBC WS broadcaster Colin Hamilton R.I.P.

2015-08-15 Thread Mike Barraclough via Swprograms
ear how he died." Mike On Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 17:39, Mike Barraclough wrote: News of the death of ex BBC World Service broadcaster Colin Hamilton. Link to some audio of Colin in the comments. Timeline Photos - Random Radio Jottings | Facebook Timeline Photos - R

[Swprograms] BBC WS broadcaster Colin Hamilton R.I.P.

2015-08-11 Thread Mike Barraclough via Swprograms
Colin Hamilton's voice was better known to listeners of the BBC World Service as one of the presenters of the current affairs programme Outlook from the mid-60s to ... | | | | View on audioboom.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | |   | Mike--- E

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

2015-07-16 Thread Mike Barraclough via Swprograms
--- Begin Message --- The Charter Review document has now been published. See page 56 on the BBC World Service, protected use of licence fee funds.https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445704/BBC_Charter_Review_Consultation_WEB.pdf Mike On Thursday

Re: [Swprograms] Radio Australia first up for job cuts as ABC restructures | The Australian

2014-07-14 Thread Mike Terry
I should have read this article more carefully. Fortunately this seems to be all about cuts to television rather than radio. As I understand it, the Australia Network TV channel is being closed, but Radio Australia is not affected by the cuts - so far. (Thanks to Dave Kenny for this). Mike

Re: [Swprograms] Radio Australia first up for job cuts as ABC restructures | The Australian

2014-07-14 Thread Mike Terry
Found another article here http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-07-14/up-to-80-positions-at-the-abc-will-be-lost-due-to-cancellation-of-australia-network-contract/1342779 Mike From: Mike Terry To: Shortwave programming discussion Sent

Re: [Swprograms] Radio Australia first up for job cuts as ABC restructures | The Australian

2014-07-14 Thread Mike Terry
Thanks Richard, is there a way I can get past the newspaper subscription requirement to read this article? Mike   - Original Message - From: Richard Cuff To: Internet radio discussion ; Shortwave programming discussion Cc: Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 5:56 PM Subject: [Swprograms

Re: [Swprograms] Stop the Decline of the BBC World Service!

2014-07-07 Thread Mike Barraclough via Swprograms
BBC can't be expected to increase funding for the World Service and at the same time make visible cuts in domestic services.  Mike On Monday, 7 July 2014, 1:11, Art Preis wrote: Come across this thoughtful opinion piece by Judy Dempsey, Nonresident Senior Associate, Carnegie E

Re: [Swprograms] Stop the Decline of the BBC World Service!

2014-07-07 Thread Mike Barraclough via Swprograms
BBC can't be expected to increase funding for the World Service and at the same time make visible cuts in domestic services.  Mike On Monday, 7 July 2014, 1:11, Art Preis wrote: Come across this thoughtful opinion piece by Judy Dempsey, Nonresident Senior Associate, Carnegie E

[Swprograms] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Ligeza
LinkedIn I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Mike Mike Ligeza Retired at Telesat Ottawa, Canada Area Confirm that you know Mike Ligeza: https://www.linkedin.com/e/-o9pgxs-hpwgc013-61/isd/18974359684/qqCF8Re2/?hs=false&tok=1MDCbhR7Tu8m41 -

[Swprograms] Croudsourcing the BBC World Service Archive

2013-10-28 Thread Mike Barraclough
that describe the programmes. You just need an email address to register for the prototype. More at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/posts/An-experiment-with-the-World-Service-Radio-Archive Mike ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [Swprograms] Beeb: Sound of Silence

2013-04-20 Thread Mike Barraclough
Mike From: Art Preis To: swprograms@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, 20 April 2013, 4:39 Subject: [Swprograms] Beeb: Sound of Silence Apologies if this has been posted already. Interesting article detailing the authors history over the past decades

[Swprograms] World Radio Day Soundcloud files

2013-02-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
, Jeff White of RMI, Radio Prague in 1968, a profile of RAE and more. https://soundcloud.com/world-radio-day Mike ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E

[Swprograms] The Mighty KBC testing on 6150 kHz

2013-01-09 Thread Mike Terry
We are testing our modulation on 6150 kHz on: Thursday 10-1-2013 10.00 - 12.00 UTC Friday  11-1-2013 13.00 - 15.00 UTC We are using an old show of The Giant Jukebox. Please spread the word!! Mail your reception report to themighty...@gmail.com   (KBC) __

[Swprograms] European DX Council Conference

2013-01-06 Thread Mike Terry
A date for your diary - this year's conference will be from Friday 6 to Monday 9 September 2013 at Figueira da Foz, near Coimbra, Portugal.   Details to be announced later at the EDXC web site http://www.edxc.org/   (via http://bdxc.org.uk/) ___ Swprogr

[Swprograms] Will Radio Netherlands survive for another five years?

2013-01-03 Thread Mike Terry
Please vote in the poll here: http://www.pcjmedia.com/   Mike___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subjec

[Swprograms] "A new Radio Netherlands Worldwide"

2013-01-02 Thread Mike Terry
RNW 1 January 2013   This coming year is an important one for RNW. A year in which, at the age of 65, we will be reinventing ourselves. Our new Editor-in-Chief William Valkenburg officially begins today; he looks to what lies ahead of us in 2013.   The era of short-wave radio is behind us; satell

[Swprograms] World Radio TV Handbook 2013

2012-11-30 Thread Mike Terry
Published 30 November 2012 - Order your copy today! We are delighted to announce the publication of the 2013 edition of WRTH. For full details and to order a copy please visit our website at http://www.wrth.com/ where you can also order the B12 WRTH Bargraph Frequency Guide on CD. I hope you

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

2012-11-12 Thread Mike Terry
Its a huge news item in the UK, we are so proud of the BBC and have been since the 1920s. We pride ourselves in its integrity and honesty.   Mike   > >From: Richard Cuff >To: Rob de Santos ; Internet radio discussion > >Cc: Shortwave program

[Swprograms] Somaliland: Radio Hargeisa Worldwide Transmission Updates

2012-09-09 Thread Mike Terry
Somaliland Sun 8 September 2012 HARGEISA  – Radio Hargeisa transmissions have not been noted internationally for almost a week. According to Mr. Don Jensen who is a professional Ham radio buff ,Radio Hargeisa hasn't been noted anywhere, not in New Zealand, India, Japan, Europe in about a week

Re: [Swprograms] Christian Vision to Turn Off Shortwave in Latin America

2012-08-14 Thread Mike Terry
Yes Richard, when I was in the US last year shortwave seemed to be dominated by religious broadcasters, if they give up what's left apart from China. Mike - Original Message - > From: Richard Cuff > To: Mike Terry ; Shortwave programming discussion > > Cc: &g

[Swprograms] Christian Vision to Turn Off Shortwave in Latin America

2012-08-14 Thread Mike Terry
Radio World August 8, 2012     Shifting emphasis to media that reach younger consumers, international broadcaster Christian Vision plans to cease shortwave service to Latin America on Friday. It cites declining listenership to shortwave. The organization, headquartered in the United Kingdom, say

Re: [Swprograms] BBCWS: Witness programmes about Bush House

2012-07-18 Thread Mike Barraclough
Dan, The BBC moved into Bush House early 1941. There's an interesting blog entry about the background to the move posted last Friday. http://davidboyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/real-origins-of-bush-house.html  Mike From: Dan Ferguson To: Mike Barrac

[Swprograms] Radio Moscow World Service: Moscow Nights recording

2012-07-18 Thread Mike Barraclough
I asked the Voice of Russia programme From Moscow with Love about the wonderful recording of Moscow Nights, used from 1978 when the World Service started as a theme leading up to the news, and got the answer from Nataly Stefanova who was working there at the time on the July 14 edition which is

[Swprograms] BBCWS: Witness programmes about Bush House

2012-07-14 Thread Mike Barraclough
The BBC World Service website page on the Bush House closure links to one episode of Witness about Irving T Bush. There are in fact two episodes of Witness about Bush House. The second episode is about Bush House in wartime, with an interview with Lisa Hirsch who worked there at the time, inclu

Re: [Swprograms] Visited the RCI website - quite a fundamental overhaul of how RCI produces its content

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
hives/program/the-maple-leaf-mailbag/home/  Mike From: Scott Royall To: Shortwave programming discussion Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012, 17:27 Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Visited the RCI website - quite a fundamental overhaul of how RCI produces its content I

Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
a UK only version of their site? http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/institutional/bbc_world_service_80.shtml  Mike From: Mike Barraclough To: Shortwave programming discussion Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012, 15:50 Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC

Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
Like the previous video Real Player Downloader gives me This clip is not available for download. You'd have to look for proxy servers or software to make the site think you're in the UK or some video download programme that can defeat the geolock they have put on the c

Re: [Swprograms] Buy a bit of BBC radio history... (standard.co.uk)

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
World Service History going cheap: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=59502650&postcount=24  Mike From: Daniel Say To: Shortwave programming discussion Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 18:58 Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Buy a bit of BBC radio his

Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
Recording here: http://www2.zshare.ma/fbqo6x0i0trn Mike From: Sandy Finlayson To: Mike Barraclough ; Shortwave programmingdiscussion Cc: Internet radio discussion ; Shortwave programming discussion Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:11 Subject: Re

Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
Slide along to 2 hours 46 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01kkr40/Today_12_07_2012/  Mike From: Mike Terry To: Mike Barraclough ; Shortwave programming discussion Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012, 8:53 Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World

Re: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Terry
Fascinating feature just broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Today programme.   Mike > >From: Mike Barraclough >To: Shortwave programming discussion >Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012, 8:42 >Subject: [Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home >

[Swprograms] Bush House: BBC World Service moves home

2012-07-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
The BBC World Service has been synonymous with Bush House for 70 years, but on 12 July the news is broadcast from the building for the last time. Here Bogdan Frymorgen and Emma Crowe bid farewell in sound and pictures. Below, Anna Horsbrugh-Porter talks to a producer who first heard the BBC in a

Re: [Swprograms] Another SW Radio closure, the iconic studios of....

2012-07-11 Thread Mike Barraclough
Real Player Downloader gave me This clip is not downloadable. I've recorded the audio off which can be downloaded from http://www2.zshare.ma/zlugu9a1eu4i  Mike From: Sandy Finlayson To: Shortwave programming discussion Sent: Tuesday, 10 July 2012,

[Swprograms] HH Lokalradio Radio Gloria and E.M.R. this weekend

2012-06-23 Thread Mike Terry
22 June 2012 Dear Listeners, Radio Gloria, European Music Radio and HH Lokalradio are on the air this weekend.                     Schedule for Saturday: Station                Time in UTC            Channel      HH Lokalradio        05.00  to  17.00          7265 kHz                       

[Swprograms] SAQ - Alexanderson Day - July 1, 2012

2012-06-19 Thread Mike Terry
  SAQ 2012-07-01 Alexanderson Day  FROM: Lars Kålland   Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 9:43   REMINDER!     We will remind you of the Grimeton Radio/SAQ transmissions on 17.2 kHz, CW, with the Alexanderson alternator on Sunday July 1, 2012 ,“Alexanderson Day”, at 09:00 UTCand 12:00 UTC.   We will star

[Swprograms] Canadian Cabinet cuts shortwave radio protection

2012-06-16 Thread Mike Barraclough
Via Thomas Witherspoon on Facebook. The Conservative cabinet has quietly changed a rule that could have prevented the CBC from following through on its plan to cut its international shortwave radio service. Supporters of Radio Canada International, which faces a near fatal 80-per-cent budget c

[Swprograms] Radio Romania International - "the issue of ceasing the short-wave broadcasts"

2012-06-13 Thread Mike Terry
13 June 2012   From DXLD:   Today during a press conference the Romanian President Traian Băsescu said this: "I can tell you that the Presidency made ​​an intervention related to Radio Romania last week, when they raised the issue of ceasing the short-wave broadcasts, which would affect the rece

Re: [Swprograms] Vatican Radio reduces broadcasts and strengthens web

2012-06-12 Thread Mike Terry
for new communications technologies, it is important to thank those who dedicated their hearts and minds to it for so long – and for the good of so many. http://www.news.va/en/news/vatican-radio-new-communications-strategies > >From: Mike Terry >To: DX

Re: [Swprograms] Vatican Radio reduces broadcasts and strengthens web

2012-06-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
Report now on the Vatican Radio website http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=595927  Mike - Original Message - From: Mike Terry To: DXLDtrinado ; BDXCNews Cc: Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 12:43 Subject: [Swprograms] Vatican Radio reduces broadcasts and strengthens web

[Swprograms] Vatican Radio reduces broadcasts and strengthens web

2012-06-12 Thread Mike Terry
AGI 12 June 2012   Vatican City - Vatican Radio will end its short and mediumwave broadcasts on 1 July, strengthening its web service. Spokesman of the Holy See and Director of Vatican Radio, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, announced: "From 1 July Vatican Radio will end all its medium wave bro

[Swprograms] Radio Netherlands English Service closes June 29, special final programme

2012-06-11 Thread Mike Barraclough
Radio Netherlands English service will be closing down on June 29, information on their website. There will be a special programme on their final day and memories are invited. Andy Sennitt has said on Facebook and Digital Spy that some additional shortwave frequencies are planned and will be ann

[Swprograms] Radio Atlantic 2000 International - special broadcast starts at 08:00 UTC today

2012-06-09 Thread Mike Terry
Radio Atlantic 2000 International are celebrating their 30th anniversary of shortwave broadcasting going back to Sunday 6th June 1982. There is a special broadcast on Sunday 10th June 2012 at 08:00 UTC on 6005 and 9480 kHz from Germany. Website address: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr/   (via N

[Swprograms] HH Lokalradio - Atlantic 2000 - MV Baltic Radio Relays

2012-06-09 Thread Mike Terry
Dear Listeners,      (Tom Taylor)  HH Lokalradio - Atlantic 2000 - MV Baltic Radio this Sundaythe 10th of

[Swprograms] EDXC conference and DSWCI AGM - a reminder

2012-05-04 Thread Mike Terry
Subject: EDXC CONFERENCE 2012 IN GERMANY COMBINED WITH DSWCI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Dear DX-Friends all over the World !   You can read more about our Conference in May at the following homepages :   www.edxc.org or    www.rmrc.de   PLEASE OBSERVE : NEW ! NEW ! NEW !   On Monday, Ju

[Swprograms] The Media Network years - Part Two: the 1990s

2012-05-01 Thread Mike Terry
Published today, 1 May 2012 -  By Andy Sennitt   "Media Network, which covered international broadcasting developments, recently ended a 30-year run on RNW. In a series of four articles, Andy Sennitt mentions some of the highlights, and then looks ahead to how international broadcasting might d

[Swprograms] Radio Netherlands: The Media Network Years

2012-04-24 Thread Mike Barraclough
Media Network, which covered international broadcasting developments, recently ended a 30-year run on RNW. In a series of four articles, Andy Sennitt mentions some of the highlights, and then looks ahead to how international broadcasting might develop in the next ten years. First of four article

[Swprograms] The new DRM Newstar receiver is unveiled

2012-04-17 Thread Mike Terry
Digital Radio Mondiale's photostream:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/drmorg/ ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-

[Swprograms] 65 years Radio Netherlands Worldwide

2012-04-15 Thread Mike Terry
RNW By Myrtille van Bommel 15 April 2012   Today it is exactly 65 years ago that Radio Netherlands Worldwide began its activities as an international broadcaster. A lot has changed over the years, so time to look back. On 15 April 1947, RNW was set up by the Dutch government. The new foundation

[Swprograms] DX-Antwerp special short-wave broadcast May 12

2012-04-13 Thread Mike Terry
DX-Antwerp (the only Belgian DX-club) celebrates its 30th anniversary on May 12th. we are airing, a short-wave broadcast as follows: UTC kHz STATION ITU MOD TARGET 0430-0530 17880 Issoudun F AM India 0800-0900 9680 Issoudun F AM Western-Europe ...1200-1300 6015 Issoudun F DRM Western-Europe 1400-

[Swprograms] Tributes to RCI pour in from around the world

2012-04-12 Thread Mike Terry
The Montreal Gazette April 11, 2012 “Such a sad time for our family. My father was a Technician at RCI Transmitter Plant in Sackville, N.B., for 36 years. I use to work there during the summer months as a tour guide during the 1980s. Glad that my late father is no longer with us to witness the

[Swprograms] BBC World Service output set to be hit by strike

2012-04-12 Thread Mike Terry
BECTU  11 April 2012 BBC staff working in the Network Operations Centre based in Bush House and Broadcasting House, London, are to take strike action starting this coming Sunday 15 April.   The action will start at 15.00 on Sunday 15 April and will continue until 21.00 on Monday 16 April and wi

Re: [Swprograms] Cuts at the CBC

2012-04-04 Thread Mike Terry
Sandy - surely not all shortwave transmissions! That would be news! Any more details given? Mike - Original Message - > From: Sandy Finlayson > To: Shortwave programming discussion ; > globe-radio...@yahoogroups.com; grundigtransistorra...@topica.com; > d...@yahoog

[Swprograms] Radio Exterior de Espana is 70, special English section broadcast March 15

2012-03-09 Thread Mike Barraclough
Via Chrisy Brand on Facebook: http://dxinternational.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-15th-radio-exterior-de-espana-is.html  Mike___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe

[Swprograms] BBCWS at 80: The Joy of Shortwave

2012-02-29 Thread Mike Barraclough
BBC World Service at 80: A Lifetime of Shortwave. Interesting article just published:The BBC World Service - which marks its 80th birthday on Wednesday - was broadcast only on shortwave back in 1932. Today, audiences on FM, digital radio and the internet are growing fast while shortwave is in de

[Swprograms] BBCWS: Your World - Goodbye to Bush House

2011-12-16 Thread Mike Barraclough
Upcoming two part series on Bush House, John Tusa presents memories and archive about the BBC World Service in Bush House, from 1941 to leaving Bush House in 2012. First airing of Episode One listed as Christmas Eve at 1905, full details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m98kf Mike

Re: [Swprograms] Extra funding announced for World Service

2011-06-22 Thread Mike Barraclough
Full text of William Hague's statement: http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/press-statement/2011/June/fs-wms-bbc-world-service220611 BBC Trust statement: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/june/world_service.shtml Mike - Original Message From: Mike Barracloug

[Swprograms] Lord Patten vows to protect BBC World Service

2011-06-12 Thread Mike Barraclough
and individual households will be paying for services in foreign languages through a compulsory tax. Many will not agree with the priority being given to this. The BBC World Service in English has a domestic audience so the argument doesn't apply as strongly there.

[Swprograms] 50 Years Shortwave in Holland: 1977 RNW documentaru

2011-04-22 Thread Mike Barraclough
The history of shortwave transmissions in the Netherlands, and the history of Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. Broadcasted on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Radio Nederland. http://blogs.rnw.nl/haa/b41627000-50-years-shortwave-in-holland-klankbeeld-1977-04-15-1977-03-30 Mike

[Swprograms] Radio Moscow remembered programmes

2011-04-22 Thread Mike Barraclough
Graeme Stevenson on the swgold group spotted two recent programmes in the From Moscow With Love series on the Voice of Russia with memories of Radio Moscow presenters, can be streamed or downloaded online: Vasily and Nataly are joined in the studio by World Service broadcasters Svetlana Ekimenk

Re: [Swprograms] Some pushback for BBC World Service cuts in the press

2011-04-13 Thread Mike Barraclough
The full report can be browsed, or downloaded as a pdf from: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/foreign-affairs-committee/publications/ Mike From: Richard Cuff To: Shortwave programming discussion ; Internet radio

[Swprograms] Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into BBC WS cuts online video

2011-03-10 Thread Mike Barraclough
Video of the Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry on BBC WS cuts is online. Yesterdays meeting is at the link below, starts with a 5 minute discussion on shortwave, MP asking the questions is Bob Ainsworth, former Labour defence minister, witnesses are Luke Crawley, Assistant General Secretary, BEC

[Swprograms] "Shortwave radio might be crackly but it works"

2011-02-02 Thread Mike Terry
taking place! Mike ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown

[Swprograms] A Lament for Radio in Africa

2011-01-28 Thread Mike Barraclough
Interesting piece from David Smith, currently involved with Bar-Kulan: One of the best sources of news from and about Africa, a source updated virtually every minute of every day, took a serious knock this week. The BBC World Service, the most listened-to radio service in Africa announced on

Re: [Swprograms] RNW's Bonaire relay to close in October 2012

2011-01-27 Thread Mike Terry
I believe Montsinery will adequately replace Bonaire's coverage. Mike --- On Thu, 27/1/11, Richard Cuff wrote: From: Richard Cuff Subject: [Swprograms] RNW's Bonaire relay to close in October 2012 To: "ODXA" , "Shortwave programming discussion" , "Disc

[Swprograms] Stop the BBC World Service cuts website launched

2011-01-27 Thread Mike Barraclough
http://www.savews.com/ Mike ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the

[Swprograms] Foreign Affairs Committee BBCWS cuts inquiry calls for evidence

2011-01-27 Thread Mike Barraclough
details: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/foreign-affairs-committee/news/bbc-world-service-cuts---new-inquiry/ Mike ___ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com

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

2011-01-15 Thread Mike Terry
We were on holiday neart Graceland last week and I met Arco at Elvis Radio. Pity we don't have Sirius in the UK. Mike --- On Sat, 15/1/11, Mike Terry wrote: From: Mike Terry Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Sirius satellite radio -- $4 / month? To: "Shortwave programming discussion"

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

2011-01-15 Thread Mike Terry
--- On Sat, 15/1/11, Mark J. Fine wrote: From: Mark J. Fine Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Sirius satellite radio -- $4 / month? To: "Shortwave programming discussion" Date: Saturday, 15 January, 2011, 9:49 My daughter moved to LA and no longer needed the Sportster in her car, so I cancelled it.

[Swprograms] World Service/BBC News merger and reaction

2010-12-07 Thread Mike Barraclough
In an interview on BBC budget cuts, following the recent licence fee agreement, in Media Guardian BBC Director General Mark Thompson stated that the BBC would: " make unspecified but significant savings by merging the World Service with BBC News in 2014 because "however well-resourced the BBC i

[Swprograms] Cold War Radios blogspot (RFE/RL in particular)

2010-12-07 Thread Mike Barraclough
rope, 1950-1989" and "Radio Free Europe's 'Crusade for Freedom': Rallyiing Americans Behind Cold War Broadcasting, 1950-1960". He started the blog on November 26 this year and there are already 32 entries.

[Swprograms] Amnesty: Radios for Burma

2010-12-02 Thread Mike Barraclough
Amnesty International is sending radios into Burma. This video shows them being distributed by activists carrying them on foot through a war zone to impoverished rural communities in Eastern Burma. The radios shown on the video are Chinese made Tecsun R 808’s covering medium wave, FM and shortwa

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