[Swprograms] Re: BBC WS to further reduce frequencies to the Americaswith A-05 schedule

["Sandy Finlayson" <SFinlayson@xxxxxxx>]

Kevin:

It certainly appears that they aren't listening but I still think we should register our complaints, by emailing the appropriate places.

I wonder just how effective World Service is going to be with this loss of transmission.  Yes you can get SOME of their output on local radio but NOT during the day in most cases. Maybe relays on FM in SA and Cent. Am. are better than they are here.  And if the situation isn't great in the USA it is worse in Canada where I come from.  In Canada there is next to no local relays and no satellite.

Sandy

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Richard wrote:

> Ironic story:  about 10-12 years ago John Figliozzi and 
> I put out a survey at the SWL Fest (Shame on you, Sandy, 
> BTW, for missing the Fest...you're so close...) regarding 
> whether or not listeners would pay to hear their favorite 
> international broadcaster if funding issues
> cropped up.  The majority of folks surveyed at the Fest 
> said yes. What do you know, that's what has happened now, 
> though indirectly:  We users pay for satellite radio, and 
> public radio in the USA is funded in part by
> direct listener contributions.

I'd be certainly willing to pay for BBCWS, but two issues comes
to mind that have stopped me so far:

- If just adding an hour costs some $30,000+ a year, I don't see
how enough money could be raised from people who would benefit
from that particular hour(s) added back into the schedule.  But
then again maybe the effort, however partial in covering the
costs, would be the message needed more than the raising the
full  amount.

- I'd consider adding satellite (Sirius is the one I'd likely
choose at this point), but that doesn't provide the WorldService
coverage that I'd desire (Info/Entertainment is what I'd want,
not 24-hour News)

In the end, however, I feel hopeless on this one, as we have to
take what we can get.  They aren't listening to us anymore.

Kevin


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Kevin Anderson, Dubuque IA USA, K9IUA
k9iua (at) yahoo (dot) com
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