Re: [Swprograms] More BBC News - BBC is Iraq's biggest broadcaster

[jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Ricky:

You said it!  I think your observation is 100% accurate.  If not, it certainly has the appearance of forcing listeners away from it.  And, as many *true* experts have pointed out continuously, when the chips are down (and when reliable sources for information are most needed) domestic distribution of international voices can be (and are) dispensed with summarily.  They have no answer for this and once they convince listeners to throw away their shortwave radios, there will be no answer.  Even e-mail can be interdicted as the Chinese prove every day.

John Figliozzi 

----- Original Message -----
From: Ricky Leong <rleong@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:14 am
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] More BBC News - BBC is Iraq's biggest broadcaster

> > BBC World Service attributed the global audience decline to a 
> significant drop in short wave radio listening year-on-year, which 
> has been partly offset by a rise in FM audiences. 
> > 
> > "Short wave listening is in long-term decline as audiences 
> demand better audibility," BBC World Service's Acting Director 
> Nigel Chapman said. 
> > 
> > "It is sometimes difficult to find suitable FM partners in some 
> countries or to overcome regulatory obstacles, like bans on 
> international news broadcasting on local FMs," he added.
> 
> 
> 
> They omitted that they are deliberately making it difficult to 
> hear BBC programs 
> on SW. (Not shocking news, just slightly irritating.)
> Ricky Leong
> Montreal
> 
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