Re: [Swprograms] R. Marti

["Scott Royall" <royall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would grant that ANY broadcaster oriented toward a goal so specific as
putting Castro on welfare will always be hard-pressed to justify themselves.
Yet, my response was to highlight the fact that your example undermined your
point. Instead of waste, your example was one of those rare and priceless
occasions when the actual front-line cold warriors held an impromptu truce
for everyone's benefit! Marti ops pulled the normal strident spots (which
explained the repeating jingle) and jamming ops arranged a little "accident"
so they could hear what was hopefully a good game. End result: mutual
benefit. I'm sure you are aware of the Cuban passion for Baseball, no? 

And, lest you doubt that such incidents occur, let me direct you to the
piece R. Nederlands did a few years back on Soviet jammers. It turns out
that such accidents were not uncommon. Management--if it noticed--didn't get
too upset because the particular unjammed broadcast was useful for them
also.

-----Original Message-----
From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rmonty23
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:00 PM
To: Shortwave programming discussion
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] R. Marti

No, not at all but my point being its such a waste of money to continue with

it.  But we tax payers don't really have a choice in the matter.
Bob Montgomery
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Royall" <royall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Shortwave programming discussion'" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] R. Marti


> Do you think only Marti gets jammed?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rmonty23
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 6:38 PM
> To: Shortwave programming discussion
> Subject: Re: [Swprograms] R. Marti
>
> I have this think for R. Marti which in my opinion is the biggest waste of
> my tax dollars there is.  Considering that VOA has suffered cut backs the
> way they have yet Marti seems to be going strong.  Funny thing is this 
> past
> week I noticed that Marti was running a baseball game between Boston Red 
> Sox
>
> and NY Yanks and the jammers where turned off.  To waste the time usually
> spent by radio and tv adverts, Marti kept playing this jingle over and 
> over
> till the game was resumed.  When the game was over, the jammers where 
> turned
>
> back on.  What a rip.
>
> Maybe I have missed the skinny on Radio Marti because I don't speak the
> language but I just can't see its purpose if jammed.  It sure screws up 
> the
> shortwave band with the broad band jammers used by the Cubans.
>
> Bob Montgomery
>
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