Re: [Swprograms] RCI`s drastic schedule changes

[jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Sandy:

For now at least, CBC North Quebec on 9625 remains and this carries 
considerable English language content, especially on Canadian 
holidays.  It is easier to hear during winter, but it's certainly not 
beamed in our direction.

John Figliozzi
Halfmoon, NY

----- Original Message -----
From: Sandy Finlayson <sfinlayson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 2:38 pm
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] RCI`s drastic schedule changes
To: Shortwave programming discussion <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Cuff
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12:05 PM
> To: Shortwave programming discussion
> 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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