I wonder though at Thomas' facility in Albanian. When he speaks it to me I can't understand a thing he says!
On Jan 31, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Richard Cuff wrote: > Mr. Witherspoon's comment made the cut! > > RC > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mike Terry <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM > Subject: [ODXA] Radio Bulgaria’s closure of its short-wave broadcasts - an > unpleasant surprise to longtime listeners > To: DXLDtrinado <[email protected]> > Cc: BDXCNews <[email protected]> > > > > Radio Bulgaria > Author: Rumiana Tsvetkova > January 31, 2012 > > "You will always have a friend in Brazil who will keep roaming on your short > wave frequencies, looking forward to the return of Radio Bulgaria’s > broadcasts on the air" – these are lines from the letter of our listener José > Vieira Saul Bello from Brazil. "I never imagined that the year may begin with > such terrible news. After 35 years of contact between us, I perceive myself > as a person belonging to one family with you. All of you together and each > one individually have done so much for your listeners that you will remain > forever in our hearts," writes Juan Carlos Buskalya from Argentina. > > And these are just two quotes from two of our South American listeners, a > tiny part of the nearly 1,000 letters and emails and 120 phone calls that > have arrived to us during the first month of 2012 with your feedback. Besides > the reactions of disappointment and sadness on the termination of Radio > Bulgaria’s short-wave emission of Radio Bulgaria as of February 1, many of > you as a token of sympathy have sent to us constructive suggestions for the > future of the program. > > For example, our listner Mike Usher from England proposes that we should > follow the example of Radio Slovakia and Radio Prague that use a platform > allowing their foreign language programs to be available for smartphones and > other mobile and Internet devices. "This will allow listeners to listen to > you, even when they are not in front of the computer. Has the management of > the Bulgarian National Radio considered working with other public stations, > members of the European Union for Radio and Television and whether Evranet > can be used for retransmission of at least some of your programs to other > parts of the world through the BBC and Deutchewelle?" Mr. Usher asks. > > The longtime listener of the U.S., William Flim, proposes that Radio Bulgaria > should offer to broadcast its programs via live streaming and adds: "My > biggest concern is that the decision to stop short-wave broadcasts is taken > without a clear understanding that , at this stage, Radio Bulgaria does not > offer a serious alternative to listening via the Internet. Discontinuing > short-wave broadcasts before removing the deficiencies found on your website > will result in the loss of most of your listeners. I understand that > shortwave transmissions are very expensive and all governments are facing > very difficult decisions relating to strict economic constraints. But I hope > that the decision to stop short waves may be revoked or postponed at least > until your station offers a real alternative to listening to audio on the > Internet, similar to the quality of your shortwave broadcasts. The wonderful > work of the team of Radio Bulgaria should continue and its efforts > should be appreciated by the widest possible range of listeners." > > We continue today’s show with a very emotional letter sent to us by Wolfgang > Hervih Elerbek from Germany: "Yesterday I heard on your program and I could > not believe my ears: Radio Bulgaria leaving shortwave - that's just > unbelievable! Why limit the spread and thus these good audibility of > informative programs? For me and for many listeners it will be very > unfortunate that, as of February 1, we will stop receiving extensive > information about Bulgaria. I feel sorry for the employess at the radio who > don’t seem to receive the due recognition." > > "As a longtime and loyal listener of Radio Bulgaria from the United States, > it was with great sadness that I learned that Radio Bulgaria will soon cease > its short-wave broadcasts”, writes Alice Sdjardin from the US. “Your station > was much a needed source of international news to which local media in my > region pay no attention. The views presented by your announcers and hosts > were invaluable with regard to addressing global problems. "Another friend of > ours from the U.S. - even Eldin Stevens believes that the suspension of > shortwave Radio Bulgaria will reduce visibility among the international > media, and the number of their ordinary listeners. > > Rene Pijar, a longtime listener from France, admitted in his letter: "We > learned with much bitterness that Radio Bulgaria will stop broadcasting on > short wave. We would have liked it if this was not done in such an abrupt > manner but was preceded by a poll among listeners on their opinion of such a > measure. Let us say that for decades we have actively participated in the > life of Radio Bulgaria. We attach to this email a protest letter on behalf of > all members of the Radio club du Perche, asking that it be read on the air”. > > Thomas Witherspoon is a listener of our Albanian-language service, who has > written an article in his blog, expressing his disappointement even devoted > an article to your blog, expressing regret for the suspension of short-wave > emission. > > Another listner we have in the Balkans is John Babis who enjoyed our > Greek-language broadcasts. He wrote an email that he has been listening since > 1990: "I watched with great pleasure and interest your news bulletins, > features and musical shows. It is with deep regret that I learned of the > impending closure of Radio Bulgaria’s short-wave transmissions. Although many > people use the Internet, I doubt that people will bring their computers with > them to listen to the issues that were previously available for listening on > the radio." > > We have received a letter from our fellow Bulgarian Detelin Stoyanov who is > captain of a merchant ship: "Hello, dear friends at Radio Bulgaria. On your > show from Jan 16, 2012, I learned that you are stopping your short wave > broadcasts. We welcome the news with mixed feelings, but first I want to > thank you for the past more than 30 years that I've been listening to your > programs. I work as the captain of a merchant ship, and please keep in mind > that offshore internet access is very limited, so your programs have been the > basic source, and in recent years the only current source of daily > information from Bulgaria. Over the years I first started listening to you > back in 1979 to 1981 during my first voyages, then whenever I had the > opportunity to listen to your broadcasts, as in the Middle East and the > Mediterranean, also in the Indian Ocean, South Africa, Canada and the > Atlantic Ocean. After you go off the air, we will continue to listen to the > English > programs on BBC, but they offer no information about Bulgaria. " > > Saime Demir from the village of Srednya in Shumen, Northern Bulgaria, writes: > "I call on cabinet ministers and MPs, asking them not to create barriers for > Radio Bulgaria’s broadcasts in Turkish. We, Bulgarian Turks, were born and > grew up in Bulgaria and we very much love our homeland. These are sincere > words coming from my heart. I like your programs, which represent a variety > of topics from healthcare, livestock breeding, tobacco growing, literature > and arts”. Shaban Ozturk from our southern neighbor Turkey admits: "As you > would guess, I am one of your serious listeners to the Turkish-language > emissions emissions”. > > A heartfelt letter was sent by Paul Frank from Baden-Baden, Germany: "When I > heard in the Monday news bulleting that the end of your shortwave radiation > will occur on 1 February, I was dumbfounded. I spent a restless night feeling > sad. To me, this is a matter of my love of Bulgaria, its people and > especially Radio Bulgaria. From the day when I sent my first letter to you > until the day you announced the end of your short-wave broadcasts, a period > 58 years have elapsed – it is a whole lifetime. Thanks to the educational > channel of news from Sofia, I managed to gain sound knowledge of Bulgaria and > to learn more about your country. And now that your country is making a > steady progress, Radio Bulgaria has declared the end of its shortwave. For > me, this is like the collapse of a small world!" > > The concerns of our listeners from Russia and the former Soviet republics are > associated with the fact that Internet access is available mainly to people > in big cities. Sergey Sossin from Russia wrote: "My dear Bulgarian friends, I > was very sad when I learned that Radio Bulgaria discontinues its short-wave > broadcasting. I do not want to say goodbye to an old friend, but > unfortunately, I am unable to listen to you over the Internet. I started > tuning into your broadcasts in Russian and other languages as a young man > back in 1983. Your programs have turned into a reliable information source > and simply connected me with Bulgaria and the Balkan region. It is only too > bad that the SW transmissions will completely stop and our direct access to > our brotherly Bulgaria will disappear. Is it not possible to preserve as > least one or two broadcasts in Russian and Bulgarian on short and medium > waves? Because most of your listeners do not have broadband Internet > access. And not to mention the ethnic Bulgarians in Moldova, Ukraine and > Central Asia. They generally live in villages where there are problems with > the electricity supply, not to metnion internet connection. Most of these > people are unable even to send letters to you”. > His compatriot Alexander Makuhin, who has been listening to us since 1990, > said: "I appreciate the Russian-speaking broadcast on short wave aimed at > Russia. Radio Bulgaria’s transmissions are very meaningful and interesting. I > think it's necessary and important that the Bulgarian government should keep > its short-wave broadcasts”. Vladimir Pivovarov from Ukraine spares no strong > words in his letter: "What your government does not realize it that it kills > its own image and its history in the modern world?" Sergei Shohin from Russia > believes that the termination of Radio Bulgaria’s short-wave emissions is > "clearly a wrong step" and adds: "It is very useful for us to know the views > of Sofia on events and domestic news from Bulgaria. Moreover, as I ham > operator, I often listen to the DX Mix of Ivo Ivanov, and this is the only > good program for radio amateurs in the world in Russian. Moreover, not all of > us have the opportunity to listen to Radio Bulgaria > on the Internet! In Russia, the Internet is available mainly in large cities. > So, the termination of your shortwave broadcasts will sharply reduce the > amount of your loyal listeners. We must not forget the large number of > Bulgarians abroad, for which Radio Bulgaria is an opportunity to make them > feel at home." > > Along with your comments on Radio Bulgaria’s short-wave broadcasts, you also > express your interest in our various programs and features. Very active in > this respect are the users of our website in Arabic. "We continue to follow > with interest the information published on your website”, was written by > Radio DX-ing club in Algeria. Among the favorite shows are still those for > tourism, culture and health. And Bernard Martou concludes: "Many thanks for > your feeds, as always with high quality and content. Through your programs, > we will continue dreaming and travelling across Bulgaria and through the > Internet, we will keep following your programs in the future.” > > On behalf of all our former and current staff members, all radio hosts, news > presenters, authors of our DX programs, and music editors, we extend our > gratitude to you, our listeners from all five continents, for your support > and interest over the years. And we, here at the English section, will keep > doing our best to bring to you our unique pastiche of all things Bulgarian! > To get the pulse of Bulgaria and learn more about this part of Europe and the > Balkans – stay with the large family of Radio Bulgaria online! > > We thank all of you, our listeners, for your reactions, comments and > suggestions and we thank you for your warm, heart-felt and, what is more > important, your honest opinions. > > (Translated by Rossitsa Petcova). > > http://bnr.bg/sites/en/Feedback/HiRadioBulgaria/Pages/3101RadioBulgaria%E2%80%99sclosureofitsshortwavelongtimelisteners.aspx > > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (1) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 1 > Visit Your Group > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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