See, they will miss you...ahhhhhhhhh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Zalupski" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:53:56 AM Subject: Re: [Swlfest] Somewhat OT: CNet updates their wifi radio reviews
Must send regrets, John. I'll miss you all but I can't attend this year. Fred On 2/17/2011 11:27 PM, John Figliozzi wrote: > But, Fred! Are you coming to the Fest? > > On Feb 17, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Fred Zalupski wrote: > >> I still prefer analog RF emissions whenever possible. True romance. >> Classical broadcasting in Philly has been a disappointment for all of >> the time I've been here (since '83). I could never warm up to WFLN. >> WRTI? No. No. No. If your neighbor is willing to use a decent tuner >> and antenna I recommend WWFM 89.1 out of Trenton any time and even >> more highly recommend WPRB Princeton 103.3 in the morning. WWFM is >> quite good but Princeton's diverse programming is an unequaled treasure. >> >> Fred >> >> On 2/17/2011 2:20 PM, Richard Cuff wrote: >>> The classical format is one that lends itself to Internet Radio >>> because classical radio has become so marginalized in many cities >>> (including Philadelphia). >>> >>> I can send over a pile of suggestions offline in that category, as I >>> listen to classical music quite a bit. It's a category that >>> transcends languages well too. Such national "public service" >>> broadcasters as BBC Radio 3, SR Klassik (Sweden), and Swiss Radio's >>> classical station are all quite good. NRK out of Norway has decent >>> listening. >>> >>> For global classical in English there's Australia's ABC Classic FM, >>> RNZ Concert, and RNW (yes, that RNW) Classical. >>> >>> RC >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:50 PM, >>> [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Good timing, Rich. Just yesterday I was telling an neighbor (who >>>> bemoans >>>> the loss of classical radio stations in Philadelphia) that he should >>>> consider getting an internet 'radio'. I just forwarded this >>>> article to him. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -Ed Cummings >>>> >>>> >>>> Quoting Richard Cuff<[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> http://reviews.cnet.com/best-wifi-radios/ >>>>> >>>>> Several good choices here... >>>>> >>>>> It's your best standalone approach for listening to those >>>>> broadcasters >>>>> that no longer specifically target North America: Radio Australia, >>>>> BBC, DW, RNW, R. Sweden, R. Australia, RFI, etc... >>>>> >>>>> RC >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA >>>>> >>>>> International broadcasting / shortwave blog: >>>>> http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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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