Re: [Swprograms] OT: Satellite Radio market share < 0.5% oflistening audieenc

["rmonty23" <rmonty23@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have to think that inaccurate counts of shortwave listeners has had an 
effect on the radio producers.  Seems very few now, maybe only one or two 
left making table top models.  What is really interesting is the fact that I 
am not seeing any of them, even the Chinese builders producing DRM 
receivers.  Most of the big guns now broadcast, pollute the air waves with 
noise, in the DRM format.  Best reception at this point appears to be anyone 
willing to modify a receiver and use a computer for reception.  Have to 
think that the percentage is so low, not able to be counted.  Strictly a 
hobbyist venture.  The NASWA logs sheets will verify this.  Have to think 
that DRM will join the A.M. Stereo crowd.
Bob Montgomery
Levittown, PA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] OT: Satellite Radio market share < 0.5% 
oflistening audieenc


> 1.5 million regular shortwave listeners in the USA?
>
> As in once/week?
>
> You're right...that seems somewhat low.  However, I don't think we
> active SWLs number more than 5 million...but I'd love to be proved
> wrong.
>
> At 5 million that would suggest the Monitoring Times' penetration of
> active SWLs is about the same - 1/2 of 1%.  Perhaps...
>
> However I think it's a lead-pipe-cinch that the majority of SWLs are male.
>
> Richard C
>
>
> On 5/12/05, Daniel Say <say@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>         No, as shortwave is a larger market.
>>         The Sat Radio is intended for English-Speakers
>>         only, and we know that short wave listeners, other
>>         than the few dozen who listen to BBCWS, listen in
>>         many other languages to broadcasts from home or to
>>         languages that they don't hear on local BCB media.
>>         And, in most cases, there is little delay in news from
>>         the other countries unlike most packages from the TV
>>         specialty channels.
>>
>
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