Yeah...ain't that the truth...so how is everyone's spring doing (if you're north of the Equator) or autumn (if down under)...?
A shame about Global 24: They actually were something worth talking about on the list, but, alas, they either underestimated the amount of work (and dollars) required to feed transmitters 24/7, or they overestimated how much people were willing to pay to have them on the air. R On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Scott Royall <roy...@conchbbs.com> wrote: > And now, I guess we return to our regular non-content. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Swprograms [mailto:swprograms-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Cuff > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 14:03 > To: Shortwave programming discussion > Subject: [Swprograms] Why does this list exist? > > Hi - > > Thanks, Mark, for the response. > > Sending this in response to Paul Walker's comment earlier. > > When this list was created, perhaps, what, 15 years ago (egad), its focus > was on programming content available via shortwave -- what was interesting > listening, new programs on air, programming reviews. Many "classic" > shortwave-related lists didn't care about content, so this list served a > unique purpose. > > Conversely, the list wasn't designed to be a loggings or QSL list, because > there were (and are) many good examples of those already very popular. My > own personal favorite is the ODXA list. > > NASWA's list is good as well, but one has to be a NASWA member to belong > there. > > There are likely other good lists -- such as Glenn Hauser's DXLD list > -- but I am not as familiar with these other. > > Over the years, as we all know, "rocking chair" - quality shortwave > listening, at least in most of North America, has significantly declined -- > North America was one of the targets many broadcasters identified as not > being worth the investment in transmitter time, in part because we're online > so much, and because broadcasters felt (rightly or wrongly) we weren't a > priority target for them. > > For that reason, posting traffic to this list has been very infrequent for > several years. For a while, we were using this list to post links / reviews > of content available via download / streaming / podcast, and also used this > list for discussing broadcaster strategies regarding delivery platform > choices -- i.e. shortwave vs. Internet vs. > smartphone app vs. local rebroadcast. > > I also maintain a list that focuses on Internet-delivered radio, and again > focuses on content and technology (since QSLs really aren't that much of an > issue for Internet-delivered radio). > > I've been happy to see Paul's enthusiasm and postings, just because such > enthusiasm hasn't been all that prevalent here recently! > However, I suggest, Paul, that you might get a more lively discussion going > over on the ODXA list or one of these others when it comes to signal ID, > QSLs, etc... > > Any other questions? Let me know via e-mail (suggest you don't reply to the > entire list). > > Thanks -- Richard Cuff / list owner > _______________________________________________ > 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 above. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 above. > _______________________________________________ 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 above.