[Swprograms] Random notes re recent listening - RA, WWCR, WBCQ

["William Martin" <wgmartin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As referred to in at least one recent posting, Radio Australia seems to
have finally gotten over that ridiculous mid-summer/Christmas season
of mis-programming and we can finally hear Asia/Pacific and programs
like Innovation in our North American mornings again. I listened to
those Monday (1/30) here in the 1300 UT hour; didn't check for the
Science Show at 1400 UT Sunday due to sleeping later while getting over
a cold but will try next week if possible. At least that wretched call-in
program that they've had all these weeks is gone. By the way, were the
good programs (like Innovation & The Science Show) actually being
produced and aired at other times during these weeks? Or were they
on hiatus and not on the air domestically at all? If they WERE in
existence, why on earth would RA not just air them? Who there thinks
the overseas audience would want to hear that domestic call-in program?
I don't even want to hear my own country's random callers, much less
theirs...

WWCR's "Ask WWCR" program listed in their January monthly sked as
being on at 1015 UT Saturday on 9985 kHz was NOT on 1/28/06; I
was unfortunately awake at the time and tried for it. Note that they
have changed that time to 1000 UT in the sked printed on the
"Ask WWCR" webpage, but it was NOT on at that time on 1/28 either.
I had tuned in at the top of the hour. It was all religious programming
instead.(And a particularly incompetent format at that-- an opening
announcement and then joining some ranting preacher "in progress"
and then an abrupt interrupt after X minutes and a closing announcement.
Not even an arranged and timed talk.) (This is also an update for the
DX Programs List.)

WBCQ has a 1/28/06-dated online sked now, but these are not reflected
on that:

1) On the 1/28/06 Allan Weiner Worldwide, he announced that the listed
repeat of AWWW at 2300 UT Sunday is being replaced with
"Lighthouse Ministries" but I haven't verified this by monitoring. As an
aside, Allan also announced that the format of AWWW will alter beginning
2/4/06 and that about 10 minutes into the program, Mal Fuller
will get a more formal participation as the presenter of an "Antique Radio
News" segment. So all the old-radio collectors should tune in if you are
not listening already. Spread the word to old-radio buddies for their info.

2) "Off the Wall" at 0300 UT Sundays on 7415 kHz was replaced 1/29/06
by "Apocalypse Chronicles". Don't know if this was a one-time event or a
permanent change. By the way, I've noticed that the 2600.com group
that does "Off The Hook" and "Off The Wall" DOES acknowledge on their
website that they are relayed/simulcast via shortwave, but they still
REFUSE to mention it on the air during the program or in the opening/closing
announcements. I find this insulting and annoying, and have e-mailed them
about it. I encourage everyone else to do the same. Shortwave should get
maximum exposure in mainstream media (even such "quasi-mainstream" as
the flaky WBAI audience!). "Cyberline" was happy to mention their WWCR
relay; what's wrong with the 2600ers?

73, Will


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