Re: [HCDX] Radio Canada International to return to air

2015-04-02 Thread Paul

Sounds like an April Fool joke to me.

Another good one 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/01/falklands_syndrome_fukushima_meltdown_to_cause_1_chernobyls_in_south_atlantic/




On 2/04/2015 5:00 a.m., R. Colin Newell wrote:

In a strange turnaround, the Stephen Harper liberal government
in Canada has approved the return to air of Radio Canada International.

Funding has been restored and a rebuild of the Sackville transmission site
will commence immediately.

We contacted Ian McFarland at his cosy retirement townhouse in Tofino,
Canada
where he commented, If they expect me to come out of retirement to run this
operation, well I am good and ready I still have some good years left
in me...

CBC President and general operations manager Celine Dion was not available
for comment...



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Re: [HCDX] Radio Canada International to return to air

2015-04-01 Thread R. Colin Newell
Exactly - they will be broadcasting in 27 languages including Esperanto...
and, this just in, Keith Perron will be the head of broadcasting...

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Jari Savolainen jari.savolai...@pp8.inet.fi
 wrote:

 The newbuilt Sackville site will be ready April 1st 2016.

 Jari




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[HCDX] Radio Canada International to return to air

2015-04-01 Thread R. Colin Newell
In a strange turnaround, the Stephen Harper liberal government
in Canada has approved the return to air of Radio Canada International.

Funding has been restored and a rebuild of the Sackville transmission site
will commence immediately.

We contacted Ian McFarland at his cosy retirement townhouse in Tofino,
Canada
where he commented, If they expect me to come out of retirement to run this
operation, well I am good and ready I still have some good years left
in me...

CBC President and general operations manager Celine Dion was not available
for comment...

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Re: [HCDX] Radio Canada International to return to air

2015-04-01 Thread Jari Savolainen

The newbuilt Sackville site will be ready April 1st 2016.

Jari


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Subject: [HCDX] Radio Canada International to return to air



In a strange turnaround, the Stephen Harper liberal government
in Canada has approved the return to air of Radio Canada International.

Funding has been restored and a rebuild of the Sackville transmission site
will commence immediately.

We contacted Ian McFarland at his cosy retirement townhouse in Tofino,
Canada
where he commented, If they expect me to come out of retirement to run 
this

operation, well I am good and ready I still have some good years left
in me...

CBC President and general operations manager Celine Dion was not available
for comment...

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http://www.Coffeecrew.com - Coffee.bc.ca http://Coffee.bc.ca and
DXer.ca http://www.DXer.ca -| Amateur Radio VA7WWV |
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