Re: [Swprograms] Why does this list exist?

["Mark J. Fine" <mark.fine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am currently watching Arsenal struggle at home with Sunderland...

But other than that, have recently repaired what used to be a 150' longwire and feed system. Hope to be reacclimating myself with radio again fairly soon. Been way too long. 

> On May 20, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Yeah...ain't that the truth...so how is everyone's spring doing (if
> you're north of the Equator) or autumn (if down under)...?
> 
> 
> A shame about Global 24:  They actually were something worth talking
> about on the list, but, alas, they either underestimated the amount of
> work (and dollars) required to feed transmitters 24/7, or they
> overestimated how much people were willing to pay to have them on the
> air.
> 
> R
> 
>> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Scott Royall <royall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> And now, I guess we return to our regular non-content. :)
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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