[Swprograms] CBC programs and audibility

["William Martin" <wgmartin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

Just scanned the recent archives and read the thread on CBC programming
and its audibility here in the US. I find that, here in St. Louis (Central 
US) I can
basically listen to the European broadcasts on 9770 kHz at local 3 PM 
timeframe;
the evening transmissions aimed at the US are pretty unlistenable. Usually 
6190 kHz
is the only frequency on which anything understandable comes thru. (By the 
way,
was Sackville off the air Sunday evening after/during the big snowstorm? 
Couldn't
detect anything on 6190 when I wanted to hear the Mailbag.)

However, during the day the 15180 kHz transmission aimed at SE US and the
Gulf seems to usually be pretty good, and the programming on that is
often quite interesting. I ran across some readings from novels or short 
stories
that I really enjoyed. There's a pleasing mix of discussion, music, and
variety. I believe that the prime program with this content is "The 
Roundup".

Of course, this doesn't help those of you who are at work at these times! As
a retiree, I have more flexibility, but, still, being tied to a radio inside 
during
prime afternoon hours when I otherwise would be away from home doing
many different things means that I cannot devote the time every day to
listening to all this. It would be ideal to be able to hear the exact same
programming at the really-best time to listen to SW, which is about 
0400-0600 UT
in my opinion (and in this time zone). RCI really needs some low-frequency
transmissions and antennae for this.

Regards, Will


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