I believe Montsinery will adequately replace Bonaire's coverage. Mike
--- On Thu, 27/1/11, Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Cuff <[email protected]> Subject: [Swlfest] RNW's Bonaire relay to close in October 2012 To: "ODXA" <[email protected]>, "Shortwave programming discussion" <[email protected]>, "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 27 January, 2011, 17:27 When it rains it pours. The week's "Media Network" newsletter from Radio Netherlands announces that the Bonaire relay site will close. RNW will continue to use shortwave; its services to North America (Dutch, Spanish I think) will be served via leased time from Montsinery (French Guiana) and Sackville (Canada). The number of transmitter-hours originating from the site has decreased enough so that it's cheaper to just consolidate requirements with other broadcasters and mothball the site. So that's two of the three major Latin American relay sites designed to reach North America (Antigua, Montsinery, Bonaire) to go dark. (I didn't count Asencion -- because it primarily serves Africa these days). This news isn't yet posted on the weblog (http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/) . Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
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