Hi
I'm not sure where the information on Radio Australia came from but they are
very much still on shortwave to Asia and the Pacific, their latest schedule
is here:
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacific/radio/waystolisten/abc-radio-shortwave-frequency-guide.pdf
As regards cricket, they do have Grandstand starting at 0200 UTC Saturdays
and Sundays, there won't be any local cricket as it's the rugby season
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacific/radio/programschedule?tz=0&stream=pacific#saturday
and
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacific/radio/programschedule?tz=0&stream=pacific#sunday
Paul
Christchurch, New Zealand
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaisakthivel" <[email protected]>
To: "ardic" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:40 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Shortwave services of European Union,foreign radio stations
shut
The 72-year-old V. Balasubramanian, who used to tune into popular foreign
radio stations like Radio Netherlands, Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) and
Radio Taiwan International to get updates about the day’s happenings is
sad as most of the radio stations in the European Union and various other
parts of the world have started to close down their short wave service.
These radio stations cite lack of funds and growth of technology, which
integrates radio into smart phones, as the main reasons for shutting down
their SW services. Some top radio stations like British Broadcasting
Corporation and DW have also closed their transmitter sites in Trincomalee
(service for South Asia) as they found it difficult to make ends meet.
“When I started to listen foreign radios six decades ago there were about
30 stations but today you don’t have so much on air. Some have moved to
Internet and local FM, while others have closed down their services,” he
said with a sad face.
Recalling how he use to tune into Radio Australia for cricket commentary
on weekends, Balasubramanian pointed out that it never happens today as
the station had stopped its short wave broadcast.
“Australian government had to spend $30 million for its SW service and
with people's hue and cry over the use of public money, the government
withdrew the service,” he added.
Professor T. Jaisakthivel, president of Ardic DX club, listing out radio
stations, which had closed their shortwave service, said that some popular
radio stations had moved to digital radio platform to offer their
services.
“Some radio stations have even stopped sending their programme schedules,
QSL cards and pennants. One can understand the burden on their exchequer
so it’s obvious that these stations want to cut down their expense for
which they have closed down their service,” he said. Written by N. Arun
Kumar
Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com
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