One of the most annoying factors requiring life-style modification in order to enjoy SW programs was the continual need to track frequency and schedule changes as the propagation gods did their best to disrupt reception.
I think one reason BBC became the dominant SW service was their ability to camp on a frequency all day and night so listeners could choose the frequency that worked best at any given time. You could always find BBC on either 15.070, 12.095, or 5.975 for decades here in North America at different times of day. As I remember, 15.070 was non-directional at one time providing an easy listening source no matter where in the world one traveled (skip zone excepted). Tracking seasonal and diurnal changes was such a pain in the butt that John Figliozzi got rich selling schedule/frequency information to ease the need for individuals to research on their own. 8-) The URLs for my favorite internet radio stations have been bookmarked and are always there when I want to listen. That is worth the cost of my DSL service. Joe Buch --- Richard Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One point below is interesting, Scott -- the phrase > "...required them > to modify their life styles to accommodate it..." > when considering SW > as the older tech, the opportunity costs of > "lifestyle modification" > were already paid by SW listeners...they already had > arranged their > lives to allow them to listen to the broadcaster of > choice when they > wanted...so for existing listeners, the opportunity > cost was zero. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.