Re: [Swprograms] Will NPR replace the VOA as America'sEnglish-languagevoice?

[Daniel Say <say@xxxxxx>]

> Two good points:-
> 
> >From Richard Cuff "the fairer question is which broadcaster represents
> American values in English?  NPR or VOA?"
> 
> >From Scott Royall "It might not be wise to assume that all state-funded
> broadcasters share the noble values espoused by the BBC. Even they falter at
> times."
> 
> In answer to Richard - In my view NPR and VOA both represent American values
> in English. However on shortwave VOA doesn't represent them very often !Your
> view of VOA as a listener depends on your method of reception. As NPR is
> either satellite or Internet delivered in Europe it is only fair to compare
> it with VOA on satellite. 

	But the Medium is the Message,
	and here we are talking about
	a local Berlin FM outlet.

	NPR is heard on the dreadful
	AFRN (Armed Forces Radio Network)
	near the many US bases in southern
	Germany and Berlin as they fill in
	local baseball and other sports with
	'national' radio for the troops in Germany.

	Here NPR is to take over the VoA feed to 87.9 FM

> The 24 hour satellite stream in Europe is a hybrid
> of News Now and music programmes and is arguably much better than the few
> hours on shortwave for that reason. If VOA got it's act together on
> satellite distribution then they would each be reasonable competition for
> the other.

	VOA is going, gone from Europe as a local AM/FM station.
> 
> In answer to Scott - I discounted the BBC in this respect as it's a domestic
> broadcaster for us in London. I was considering Deutsche Welle, Radio
> Netherlands and Radio Polonia as broadcasters which enhance the reputations
> of their countries of origin.
> 
> Mark Hawkins
> London
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