Re: [Swprograms] RCI`s drastic schedule changes

["Sandy Finlayson" <sfinlayson@xxxxxxx>]

The loss of domestic relays is disappointing especially for Canadians living abroad.  I'm just thankful I have internet access which allows me to listen to the CBC when I want.  

In addition to Richard's comment about being consistent with RCI's new mandate, I wonder if part of the thinking is to force people to satellite radio who want to hear the domestic output of CBC.

Sandy

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Subject: Re: [Swprograms] RCI`s drastic schedule changes


This seems consistent with the change in RCI's mandate.  Since the
goal is to reach current and prospective immigrants, the radio
schedule is rejiggered to reach prospective Arabic-speaking
immigrants, for example, who currently live within earshot of the
North-American targeted SW broadcasts.

Losing the domestic relays is a disappointment, but seems
understandable given how other broadcasters are abandoning shortwave
to reach [English-speaking] Americans.

One wonders why this change wasn't made at the end of October.

Those reading the NASWA Journal when it hits their mailboxes next week
will have to ignore about 1/3 to 1/2 of the Easy Listening column.

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA


On 11/28/06, Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A day late, Nov 28, RCI posted its revamped schedules effective Nov 27. There
> is now a continuous multilingual service on one frequency to USA (really
> duplicating RCI+ on Sirius), and starting at 4 minutes and 45 seconds past each
> hour (here rounded off to 5), 16 hours per day.
>
> Most notable is that ENGLISH HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED.
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