Re: [Swprograms] Why does this list exist?

["Scott Royall" <royall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And now, I guess we return to our regular non-content. :)

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From: Swprograms [mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Richard Cuff
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 14:03
To: Shortwave programming discussion
Subject: [Swprograms] Why does this list exist?

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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