[Swprograms] Why does this list exist?

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi -

Thanks, Mark, for the response.

Sending this in response to Paul Walker's comment earlier.

When this list was created, perhaps, what, 15 years ago (egad), its
focus was on programming content available via shortwave -- what was
interesting listening, new programs on air, programming reviews.  Many
"classic" shortwave-related lists didn't care about content, so this
list served a unique purpose.

Conversely, the list wasn't designed to be a loggings or QSL list,
because there were (and are) many good examples of those already very
popular.  My own personal favorite is the ODXA list.

NASWA's list is good as well, but one has to be a NASWA member to belong there.

There are likely other good lists -- such as Glenn Hauser's DXLD list
-- but I am not as familiar with these other.

Over the years, as we all know, "rocking chair" - quality shortwave
listening, at least in most of North America, has significantly
declined -- North America was one of the targets many broadcasters
identified as not being worth the investment in transmitter time, in
part because we're online so much, and because broadcasters felt
(rightly or wrongly) we weren't a priority target for them.

For that reason, posting traffic to this list has been very infrequent
for several years.  For a while, we were using this list to post links
/ reviews of content available via download / streaming / podcast, and
also used this list for discussing broadcaster strategies regarding
delivery platform choices -- i.e. shortwave vs. Internet vs.
smartphone app vs. local rebroadcast.

I also maintain a list that focuses on Internet-delivered radio, and
again focuses on content and technology (since QSLs really aren't that
much of an issue for Internet-delivered radio).

I've been happy to see Paul's enthusiasm and postings, just because
such enthusiasm hasn't been all that prevalent here recently!
However, I suggest, Paul, that you might get a more lively discussion
going over on the ODXA list or one of these others when it comes to
signal ID, QSLs, etc...

Any other questions?  Let me know via e-mail (suggest you don't reply
to the entire list).

Thanks -- Richard Cuff / list owner
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