Re: [Swprograms] Re: RVi

[Chris Campbell <ertkspickle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow...

What a sad bit of news. I am in my late 20's, hate the
digital age (it does have some good uses; such as
this) and am quickly wondering what I will be
listening to in 20 or 30 years...Has RVi released any
formal reasons why?


Chris
Columbus, Ohio


--- Bill <ka2emz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I guess that the powers that be in Brussels figure
> that newscasts are chock 
> full of news about Belgium- boy do I have news for
> them.; if not for RVI, 
> who hears news about events in that nation on TV
> news or Radio?
> 
> Bill
> KA2EMZ
> 
> PS- and look at SRI stating dropping shortwave was
> not the best idea after 
> all....another one that thinks the news is loaded
> with items about its 
> country.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Anderson" <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "SWPrograms list" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 6:57 AM
> Subject: [Swprograms] Re: RVi
> 
> 
> > Richard Cuff wrote:  "Ouch!"
> >
> > Ouch is right.  First the SRI announcement, which
> was
> > more-or-less expected.  And then right on its
> heels the
> > announcement from Frans.  Another different,
> lively voice and
> > perspective to be lost!
> >
> > It would be nice if at least RVi could continue a
> program,
> > possibly as an internet feed that could still be
> picked up by
> > WRN.  But then again, personnel and production
> costs are likely
> > far more expensive, as compared say to the cost of
> hiring
> > transmitter time, and so I'm not holding my breath
> on the
> > availability of even a continued program as the
> costs still need
> > to be reduced.
> >
> > Somedays I wish I was either much, much younger or
> very old.
> > Being in the latter half of my 40s is a drag - I'm
> old enough to
> > have experienced international broadcasting and to
> have learned
> > to love it.  And old enough to not want to fall in
> love with
> > only a digital, connected world.  Yet I'm not old
> enough, like
> > my parents, to have experienced international
> broadcasting back
> > when it was even more important and widespread.
> >
> > Cheers from Iowa, USA,
> > Kevin, K9IUA
> >
> >
> > =====
> > -- 
> > -------------------------------------
> > Kevin Anderson, Dubuque IA USA, K9IUA
> > k9iua (at) yahoo (dot) com
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> >
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