Re: [Swprograms] Jerky Proms

[jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I couldn't agree with you more, Glenn.  Any number of times, I've heard them lament on "Write On" that it's "just not possible" to monitor all these streams of output.  
It's damned unprofessional and disrespectful to listeners.  I liken to the way cable operators used to treat their subscribers when the service went dark.  The attitude was "we'll get around to it eventually".

Another bugaboo for me is the practice of just dropping off the air on shortwave without so much as a warning or a suggestion of where to tune next if one wanted to stay with the service.  It would also be helpful if they would deign to identify for us which stream it is tow which we are tuned.  I've never taken to the seven (or is it eight) worldwide streams for what is essentially the same content slightly remixed.  It's a waste of resources, if you ask me.

Rant over (for now)...

John Figliozzi

----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, August 2, 2004 3:06 pm
Subject: [Swprograms] Jerky Proms

> ** U K.  For at least the past week, my ability to enjoy live Prom 
> Concertbroadcasts on BBC Radio 3 has been severely compromised. No 
> matter what I do, I
> can`t get a listenable stream; instead it is ``jerky, echoey``, as 
> best I can
> describe it verbally. This sometimes happens with other stations, 
> but it`s
> always the case now with R3. Are others having the same problem, 
> perhaps caused
> by too much demand on the server? It`s supposedly running at 44 kbps.
> 
> On this week`s Feedback, BBCR4, Sunday Aug 1 at 1900, I learnt 
> that I wasn`t
> the only one getting the wrong stream last week. BBCR1 via BBCR3 
> was not
> mentioned, but someone complained that BBCR4 and BBC7 were both 
> carrying BBCR1
> programming for an hour. Excuse: something broke, and there was no 
> human around
> to fix it immediately. When there is such a failure, the default 
> is to BBCR1!
> --- No matter how grating, even offensive it may be to fans of 
> BBCR3 or 4! More
> great management at one of the world`s greatest(?) broadcasters, 
> where you
> would think with megapounds of subsidies, they could afford at 
> least to have
> one human being overseeing the technical operation at all times 
> (Glenn Hauser,
> OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
> 
> 
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