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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA (Glenn Hauser)
2. Glenn Hauser logs June 26-27, 2012 (Glenn Hauser)
3. Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA (Stewart MacKenzie)
4. Global Perseus WAV Files for Download (Guy Atkins)
5. CALENDAR OF mostly SW SPECIALS, FAREWELLS June 28 update
(Glenn Hauser)
6. RNW?s Spanish desk: presidents asked for interviews
(Horacio Nigro)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:05:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: Adrian Peterson <adr...@awr.org>, Anker Peterson
<anker.peter...@mail.dk>, BCL NEWS <bcln...@yahoogroups.com>,
Duane
Fischer <dfisc...@usol.com>, Hard Core DX
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, Maryann Kehoe
<atl...@webtv.net>,
Prime Time Shortwave <primetimeshortw...@yahoogroups.com>, SWL QTH
<s...@mailman.qth.net>, Stewart MacKenzie <wdx...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA
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--- On Tue, 6/26/12, Stewart MacKenzie <wdx...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> CUBA?? Radio Havana Cuba?? RHC?? 13760? 0332 GMT?
> Spanish? 433? June 21?? A YL with comments.???
> MacKenzie-CA..
This is Voice of Korea, not RHC.
> PAKISTAN?? Pakistan BC Corp?? 17485? 0315 GMT?
> Arabic? 333? June 21? YL and OM with comments.???
> MacKenzie-CA..
Pak is not scheduled here, but R. Free Asia in Chinese via Tinian + jamming.
> UNKNOWN?????? Station Unknown? 17735? 0307 GMT?
> Arabic? 433? June 21? YL singing followed by comments.
> Also an OM at times with comments.??? MacKenzie-CA..
Tunisia has been here for two or three months.
73, Glenn Hauser
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:44:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: d...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: NASWA <na...@yahoogroups.com>, s...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs June 26-27, 2012
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** CHINA. Firedrake June 27, before 0500:
17450, very good at 0449
16100, very poor at 0452; no others found lower
After 1200:
15435, fair-good until 1214*
Before 1300, eleven: where`s the other one?
11500, very poor at 1242; none in the 10s
12800, poor at 1242
13920, fair at 1241
13970, good at 1241
14700, fair at 1242
15555, good at 1244
15940, very good at 1244 with flutter
16920, very good at 1244
16980, very good at 1244
16100, fair at 1246
17450, very poor at 1246; none in the 18s
After 1300:
15485, fair at 1313
15560, fair at 1313 ex 15555 before 1300; het on hi side
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [and non]. 13780, June 26 at 1957, some vocal music of uncertain
origin, no announcements until 5+1 timesignal and off at 2000*. The signal was
about 0.5 second late compared to WWV one minute later. Meanwhile, I was noting
a SAH of about 7 Hz with another carrier. HFCC and Aoki show the two both
scheduled on 13780 until 2000 are R. Free Asia in Chinese via Tajikistan, and
RFI in French, 155 degrees from Issoudun, which I assume is the primary one I
was getting. Of course, there would also be ChiCom jamming on frequency.
Different subaudible heterodyne ranges require different methods of
calculating, lacking any precise instrumentation. In this range, I watch the
seconds ticking by on my digital watch, and count to myself matching the fades,
1-2-3-4-5-6-7 over and over, and if this stays in synch that`s the separation.
For me this is practical only up to 10 or 12; then it gets too difficult. If
they were a little closer I could have counted the fades in a 15-second period
and multiplied by 4 for how many per minute, and divided by 60 for the Hz. Or
any other fraxion of a minute with appropriate multipliers, altho counting for
a whole minute would be most accurate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 17550, June 27 at 1316, very good signal with little fading from VIRI,
Arabic ID. Is 500 kW, 259 degrees from Kamalabad at 0530-1630 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. 11815, June 27 at 1245, NHK with comedic song and audience laughter,
as usual mixing with but atop REE Costa Rica (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. More anomalies from R. Kuwait: 15540, June 26 at 1953, English
frequency is again in Qur`an, then Arabic talk, 2001 discussion in Arabic, and
with 17550 now on the air too, I find it in a *different* Arabic service. They
had always been // before if 15540 was not in English; 17550 seems like news
headlines, stinger, but soon back to Qur`an, then traditional music with lots
of drumming at 2035.
At this time, 2035, 15540 had Qur`an discussion, and for a change did *not* go
back to English for headlines at 2050-2053; before 2100 this one was back in
Qur`an, still not // 17550, and stayed on very late until cut off at 2115:20*.
WRTH 2012 page 257 has confusing info about all the different domestic programs
and their hours, apparently two different ones with Qur`an, but evidently the
other ones also include some Qur`an. It would be nice if some Arabic speaker
would listen and sort this out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Some more sporadic E analog TV DX June 26, UT:
2115 on 2, note some weak video fading in from south
2132, it`s a toon like Spongebob, probably net-5
2145, signals increase with CCI on 2 and also on 4
2145, peaks at ch 5 with brief video and audio in Spanish, nothing IDed (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 11880, June 27 at 1240, REE via COSTA RICA in Castilian instead
of the weekday Basque semihour: it`s sporadically missing for reasons unknown.
Interview about medicinal plants. First noticed under Japan on much weaker //
11815. No signals direct from Spain audible to compare, in case Cariari lost
satellite feed and had to substitute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 9745, June 27 at 1225, very poor signal with Chinesish talk
sandwiched between Kranji and Yamata, presumed V. of Han, 250 kW, 300 degrees
from Kuanyin, per Aoki at 0745-2405; tho V of Russia in Russian via Chita is
also scheduled this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:49:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Stewart MacKenzie <wdx...@yahoo.com>
To: Adrian Peterson <adr...@awr.org>, Gerry Dexter <g...@wi.rr.com>,
Anker Peterson <anker.peter...@mail.dk>, BCL NEWS
<bcln...@yahoogroups.com>, Duane Fischer <dfisc...@usol.com>, Hard
Core DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, Maryann Kehoe
<atl...@webtv.net>, Prime Time Shortwave
<primetimeshortw...@yahoogroups.com>, SWL QTH <s...@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [HCDX] Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA
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>>>>>>
ANGOILLA?? Caribbean Beacon?? 11775? 2128 GMT? English? 433? June 25? YL with
comments on Pharasee's.??? MacKenzie-CA..
AUSTRALIA?? Radio Australia? Shepparton??? 15515? 2108 GMT? English? 333? June
25? Noiisy Frequency.? OM with comments. OM with current stocks slow sales.?
//21740[444].??? MacKenzie-CA..
CHILE?? CVC La Voz?? 17680? 2058? Spanish? 333? June 25? YL with comments plus
an OM with comments.? Vocal music by YL and OM 2200 GMT.????? MacKenzie-CA..
CUBA?? Radio Havana Cuba?? RHC?? 17750? 2200 GMT? Spanish? 444? June 26?? YL
and OM with comments and some band music. //11705 [444].????? MacKenzie-CA..
JAPAN?? Radio Japan? NHK? 13640? 2220 GMT? Japanese? 444? June 26? YL and OM
with comments.????? MacKenzie-CA..
KUWAIT??? 17550? 2102 GMT? Arabic? 333? June 25? OM with comments.? OM singing
at 2206 GMT.????? MacKenzie-CA..
NEW ZEALAND?? RNZI??? 15720? 2210 GMT? English? 333? June 26?? Two YLs with
comments plus an OM with comments.????? MacKenzie-CA..
SPAIN?? REE?? 15110? 2112 GMT? Spanish? 333? June 25?? YL with comments.? Two
OMswith comments 2216 GMT
Stewart MacKenzie, WDX6AA
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
Rcvrs: Kenwood R5000 and Grundig Satellit 650
"World Friendship Through Shortwave Radio Where Culture and Language Come Alive"
ASWLC: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC
SCADS: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCADS
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:50:46 -0700
From: Guy Atkins <d...@guyatkins.com>
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Global Perseus WAV Files for Download
Message-ID:
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>From 2007 to 2010 I operated the *Five Below* blog for Perseus SDR
enthusiasts, I also hosted Perseus WAV recordings sent in by DXers around
the world.
Although the blog is history (but available in a 36mb archived ZIP
form<http://realmonitor.com/Five_Below.zip>)
the Perseus WAV files live on. There are currently 91 files freely
available for download at:
*http://www.mediafire.com/?1shbad73mby1c *This folder includes the
recently uploaded Hawaii recordings made by Dave Aichelman.
If you do not own a Perseus SDR, you can still explore the MW band (and
often LW too, depending on the file) by downloading and installing the demo
Perseus software <http://microtelecom.it/perseus/Perseusv21hDemo.zip> or
using the free HDSDR software <http://www.hdsdr.de/>.
Because these WAV files contain "IQ" data representing a swath of RF
spectrum that Perseus can play back, the files can be very large. The
reward for your downloading patience, however, is gaining access to the MW
band as heard in other parts of the world than your own. This can be a
great way to access local programming, check IDs, or simply vicariously DX
from another location.
In most cases there are comments on the WAV files, notes on antennas used,
etc. found in my archived Perseus blog<http://realmonitor.com/Five_Below.zip>.
You'll just need to cross-reference the dates of the WAV file uploading to
the articles/entry date in the blog.
Thanks to all the Perseus owners who shared their Perseus WAV files with
other DXers via *Five Below*.
73,
Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:39:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [HCDX] CALENDAR OF mostly SW SPECIALS, FAREWELLS June 28
update
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Dates, days and times are strictly UT
Note: expired info has been moved to the bottom of this page on our website for
anyone who may need to refer to it. I have not attempted to follow-up
everything mentioned, but this has been done in DXLD, the DXLDyg and/or my log
reports.
UPDATE SUMMARY since last edition:
More info about the Last Show from RNW: special QSL; slideshow of
personalities; and about PCJ Media`s competing tribute to RNW.
MONDAY JUNE 25
This is the final week for Radio Netherlands. You may want to make an effort to
listen more than usual before the Last Show special scheduled below
Just a timely reminder that the original schedule for the AWR relay from
Trincomalee in Sri Lanka showed that these broadcasts would end on June 30. A
special QSL card is available, and also a rare (these days) QSL stamp.
Available only from the AWR address in Indianapolis.
Scheduling from the Trincomalee Relay Station, 125 kW
0000 - 0100 11955, 1100 - 1200 15540, 1200 - 1300 15490, 1300 - 1400 17635,
1400 - 1500 12105, 1500 - 1530 15715, 1530 - 1600 7410, 1600 - 1630 11835, 1630
- 1700 11740 ENGLISH, 2100 - 2200 11750, 2200 - 2230 9455 9545, 2230 - 2400
9730 ENGLISH (Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, Co-ordinator - International Relations &
DX Editor, Adventist World Radio)
He didn`t include the languages, but only two are in English which I have
added, per WRTH Update (gh)
1200-1214, is Vatican in English still on one more week via Sackville 13730?
Yes!
MONDAY JUNE 25-SUNDAY JULY 8
Licence period for Radio Nord Revival; see JUNE 30
FRIDAY JUNE 29
0200-0400 PCJ Radio Special farewell to RNW, on WRMI 9955
For more details visit http://www.pcjmedia.com
Keith Perron on Facebook: Some of the voices you will hear include Jerry Cowan,
Nevil Grey and John van den Steen plus many others. We will take a listen to
some moments from RNW from the late 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. This includes a
visit to the original Radio Netherlands building and more.
An additional frequency from secret location (until announced on the broadcast)
is to be used, and publicized ``a few days in advance`` but had not been
revealed as of early UT June 28.
A bit cheeky to schedule this at the same time as RN`s own Last Show! Keith
agrees
0159-0257 RNW`s Last Show special to ENAm, 6165-Bonaire [not 11640]
0259-0357 RNW`s Last Show special to CNAm, 6165-Bonaire
0459-0557 RNW`s Last Show special to WNAm, 6165-Bonaire; NZ/SEAu 12015-Bonaire
In case there are any further changes from the `final` schedule:
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/were-changing
Will Tom Meyer appear on this one? He does in Spanish:
1000-1057, RNW farewell broadcast in Indonesian: 17840 & 21485 Madagascar,
15300 & 15565 Sri Lanka; maybe also at 1100, 2100 [or June 28]
RNW Indonesian ends on June 29 at 1257 (SW-wise on 17840, 21485). (Kai Ludwig)
1330-1430 RNW Spanish farewell program with live video stream, including
interview with Tom Meyer; repeated on SW the following evening on usual
frequencies; see SAT
1400-1457 RNW`s Last Show special to Asia, 9800-Sri Lanka
1800-1957 RNW`s Last Show special to Africa, 17605-Vatican [audible in NAm]
1859-2057 RNW`s Last Show Special to Eu 6065
1900-2057 RNW`s Last Show Special to Af 7425-Madagascar
1900-2057 RNW`s Last Show Special to Af 11615-France
1900-2057 RNW`s Last Show Special to Af 15495-Vatican [maybe audible in NAm].
2057 UT is really The End, for English
There's now also a slideshow of RNW staff past and present at:
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/heres-looking-us
(via Alan Pennington, BDXC-UK yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1623, DXLD)
Special QSL for final RNW English broadcast
For those listeners who enjoy picking up shortwave broadcasts and sending in a
reception report, this is your last chance to dispatch your SINPO to our P. O.
Box 222, 1200 JG Hilversum, The Netherlands, or lett...@rnw.nl (subject: 29
June Reception report). We'll return the favour by sending you a special QSL
card commemorating the closing of RNW's English service!
SATURDAY JUNE 30
0000-0057 & 0100-0157, RNW Spanish Farewell program [that`s what they say,
unlike English which will end the previous night. Also check UT Friday June 29
in case that is correct date for Spanish too], 6165- Bonaire. See
http://www.rnw.nl/espanol/radioshow/cartasrn-en-v%C3%ADsperas-del-%C3%BAltimo-programa
RADIO NORD REVIVAL
will be on the air one last time to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
closure of offshore station Radio Nord on June 30th, 1962. Our license runs for
two weeks from June 25 and the following frequencies will be used:
SW 5895 and 6065 kHz with 10 kW of power from Sala, SWEDEN, one frequency at a
time.
MW 603 kHz (the original Radio Nord channel) with a maximum of 2.5 kW of power
from Sala. FM 102.7 MHz with a maximum of 100 W from S?dermalm, Stockholm. We
have also applied for a temporary FM frequency from Sala and hopefully it will
be cleared soon. We will install the transmitter and aerial for Stockholm on
Sunday, June 24 and test transmissions can be expected as soon as our license
period starts.
Further information including QSL address on
http://www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com
(Ronny Forslund, June 21, DXLD)
VATICAN RADIO is also canceling most of its SW and MW broadcasts to Europe, and
SW to Americas as of July 1. Presumably many of them will last be aired on June
30; Sackville relays continued past June 24. See
http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A12&broadc=VAT
Many of the SMG transmissions to elsewhere are audible in NAm; also via
Madagascar; and especially BONAIRE: 0030-0200 15470 in Portuguese, Spanish;
0230-0250 6040, 9610 in French. Since these are after 0000 UT, will their last
day be UT June 30 or July 1?
UPDATE: VR will continue to the Americas via Bonaire according to its website,
including 0030 Portuguese 15470 (says Jorge Freitas) and 0230 French 9610 (says
Jean-Michel Aubier). After 0250, 9610 has been switching to Sackville for
English, Spanish to 0400.
UPDATE: see info under June 24, more uncertainty.
2359-2400, LEAP SECOND, the 61-second minute on WWV, WWVH and all the world`s
timesignal stations. It might be interesting to check whether some of the more
obscure ones miss it, e.g. in the next few minutes are they one second out of
step?
http://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/bulletinc.dat
SUNDAY JULY 1
Lars Kalland, SM6NM, has been circulating this info:
SAQ 2012-07-01 Alexanderson Day REMINDER!
We will remind you of the Grimeton Radio/SAQ transmissions on 17.2 kHz, CW,
with the Alexanderson alternator on Sunday July 1, 2012, "Alexanderson Day", at
0900 and 1200 UT. We will start tuning up some 30 minutes before message. The
radio station is open to visitors.
There will be activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call "SK6SAQ" from
0915 to 1130 and 1215 to 1300 UT.
Any of following frequencies: - 14035 kHz CW, - 14215 kHz SSB; From 0700 UT
also on: 3755 kHz SSB
QSL-reports are kindly received:
- E-mail to: i...@alexander.n.se
- or fax to: +46-340-674195
- or via: SM bureau
- or direct by mail to:
Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
Radiostationen
Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 GRIMETON, SWEDEN (NB: new address)
Also read our web site: http://www.alexander.n.se/
FRIDAY JULY 6
2100 until 2100 UT July 7, Scandinavian Weekend Radio monthly broadcast
expected, not confirmed; see June 22
FRIDAY JULY 6-SATURDAY JULY 7
PIRATE RADIO NIGHT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/pirate-radio-night.html
I'm planning to organize such event on 6th and 7th of July. I would like to
invite every pirate broadcaster to take part. It would be great if many
stations are on air. Here I will publish the list of the stations, I hope at
least 20 stations from Western and Central Europe will take part (Georgi
Bancov, Bulgaria blog, via Gary Drew, dxldyg)
THURSDAY JULY 12
The last broadcast from Bush House will be 12 July. Many BBCWS language
services are already originating their programs from New Broadcasting House
(Kim Andrew Elliott) I suppose without inside info it will not be possible to
tell which are which (gh)
UPDATE: The last BBC broadcast from Bush House will be the 1100 GMT WS news in
English on Thursday 12 July (Chris Greenway)
SW frequencies at 1100: 6190, 6195, 9740, 11760, 12095, 15285, 15310, 15400,
15575, 17640, 17760, 17790, 17830, 21470 (BDXC Broadcasts in English)
THURSDAY JULY 12-SUNDAY JULY 15
R. Hami, Finland, low-power special on 6170, 1584, 94.7. Details:
http://radiohami.fi/
FRIDAY JULY 13
BBC Radio 3 Prom Concert season starts, until September 8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms
This calendar will be updated and reissued as needed
Latest edition: http://www.w4uvh.net/calendar.html
WORLD OF RADIO: http://www.worldofradio.com
DX LISTENING DIGEST: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
(Glenn Hauser, 0223 UT June 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:17:55 +0100 (BST)
From: Horacio Nigro <hanigr...@yahoo.es>
To: Nigro Horacio <hanigr...@yahoo.es>
Subject: [HCDX] RNW?s Spanish desk: presidents asked for interviews
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27 June, 2012 - 13:41
RNW?s Spanish desk: presidents asked for interviews
Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) is changing course and
going forward in a slimmed-down version: a smaller organisation
focussing on Free Speech. From the old RNW ("2.0") to the new: a tour of the
desks which will be terminated or are changing their approach.
Part II: the Spanish desk
?The Chinese will be quick to fill the gap we leave behind,? says Wim Jansen
head of the Spanish department.
?Under the military dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s, Radio
Netherlands Worldwide provided many in Latin America with a lifeline to
the outside world - a solid source of trustworthy information.
At the time, we were unaware of precisely what impact we had but,
when the dictatorships ended and democracy emerged, it became crystal
clear. We?d?been of?enormous value for people from high to low on the
social ladder.
Bolivia?s President Evo Morales, who was in prison during the 1970s, says RNW
kept him going. We were the only reliable broadcaster which he could get in
prison.?
Political prisoners
The first Spanish-language broadcasts were aired shortly after
RNW was founded in 1947. At first, they were chiefly informative and
cultural but they increasingly became more political during the time of
the dictatorships, providing information?to countries without press
freedom.
In the 1970s, RNW?s role was enhanced by the great interest generated in
the Netherlands. This interest was partly fired by the stream of
political refugees entering the country.
One of them was Jos? Zepeda, a former political prisoner who fled the
dictatorship in Chile in 1976. He started working for RNW that year and
became head of the Spanish desk in 1994. Jansen:
?His enormous network and standing meant he was essential in putting the
department on the map. Doors opened for him at the very highest
level. Presidents asked Jos? ?Pepe? Zepeda to interview them, not the
other way round.?
Impact
The figures relating to RNW?s impact in Latin America speak for themselves: a
million short-wave listeners; eight million via partner
stations; 200,000 internet visitors a month; 110,000 audio downloads via
partner stations and 75,000 video viewings. Especially popular were
programmes such as La Matinal, a daily current affairs show, the weekly
interactive radio show, Cartas, and the monthly Spanish-language version of the
Euro Hit 40 show.
Highlights among years of successful programmes included coverage of the
marriage of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander to his Argentinian-born wife
M?xima in 2002. Her father Jorge Zorreguieta had served as a minister in
Argentina?s Videla military regime and because of this was stopped from
attending his daughter?s wedding.
The Spanish desk?s live coverage of the royal wedding included a report
from the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires - who are still
demanding information about loved ones who disappeared in the Videla
regime?s Dirty War.
Its reports about Hurricane Mitch, which left a trail of devastation
across half of Latin America were another highpoint. While the
communications networks of the affected countries were out of action,
RNW was?able to?disseminate a mass of information.
New course
As part of the new RNW, the Spanish desk is set to become much
smaller: it will lose more than half its staff. It will only produce
programmes catering to the new focus (free speech), the new target
audience (people from 15 to 35), and the new target countries (Cuba,
Venezuela and Mexico). Internet will become far more important as a
means of distribution, with only La Matinal and some successful radio projects
continuing to be broadcast.
The response to the changes to the Spanish desk has been fierce and
emotional and has come from throughout Latin America. Thousands of
e-mails and letters have been received, mostly from the countries which
will no longer be covered by RNW. A group of intellectuals wrote to the
Dutch government, and the board and editor-in-chief of RNW. Petitions
were organised in Colombia and Venezuela and the ombudsman of Costa Rica
wrote to his Dutch counterpart. Despite all the efforts, the changes
are nevertheless going forward.
Who will replace RNW?
The question remains as to who will take over RNW?s journalistic work in the
region. Jansen:
?Radio France International and Deutsche Welle are both present in
the region, but they are relatively small players. The Voice of America
has never been taken seriously due to mistrust. The BBC is also back in
the region. The probable winners, though, are the Chinese, an
up-and-coming power in the media world. They?ve been working on getting a foot
in the Latin American door for a couple of years. Their broadcasts are not
fired by politics, but centre on culture and background.
They?ll now be certain to take the opportunity they?re being given.??
(mw)
Source: http://m.rnw.nl/english/node/146246
via Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, Jun 28
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