[HCDX]: No nore BBC QSLs ?

[schoechi@xxxxxx]

The following is a letter the East German DXer M.Martin received from
the BBC on Sep 29th, 1998. He wanted to take part in the special action
'QSLs from BBC Relay Stations' during the celebrations for '60 years of 
German Service'. Personally I received my latest QSLs from this action in
early September. Draw the conclusions yourself ...M.Schoech Oct. 9 1998


Letter from BBC :

British Broadcasting Corporation 3rd Floor NW Wing Bush House PO Box 76 
Strand London WC2B 4PH BBBC World Service

Marketing

QSLs

Thank you for your reception report. Regrettably, however, the BBC World 
Service is no longer able to send QSLs. We do not have the resources to 
verify the information given, and budget restrictions over recent years have 
meant that QSL cards, along with other promotional materials previously 
available, have had to be discontinued. 

We are aware that other International broadcasters suffering similar funding 
restrictions still send QSLs, but World Service programme delivery engineers 
now have their owm monitoring systems in place and do not actively seek 
reception reports or enlist short-wave monitors. We feel that it is more 
appropriate to channel our limited resources into making the programmes upon 
which the reputation of the World Service is based.  However, reports of 
unusual or persistent interference on specific frequencies can be very useful 
and are always passed on to our engineers.

Enclosed please find a copy of our programme guide for your region.

You may also be interested in BBC On Air, our listings magazine, which is 
available monthly by subscription and provides programme details, schedules 
and frequency charts for the whole world.  To find out more, Telephone 
+44 171 257 2855 or 2211 (answerphone), fax, +44 171 240 4899, or e-mail 
<on.air.magazine@xxxxxxxxx>, or write to the address shown above.


Audience Relations
Tel: +44 (0)171 557 1165 - Far. +44 (0)171 557 1258
e-mail:	worldservice.letters@xxxxxxxxx
website:	http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice

qsl



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