Not to quibble, but technically they're only kaput on shortwave --- which I know for many here is a distinction without a difference. However, those that wish to continue to hear VOR programming can do so via the internet platform (to which many shortwave broadcasters have transitioned already) and a handful of HD2 or HD3 FM stations in the U.S.
John Figliozzi wwlgonline.com Sent from my iPad > On Dec 20, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Mari <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those damn Russkies.... > > From: "Fred Zalupski" <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 10:58:24 AM > Subject: [Swlfest] Voice of Russia Kaput > > From the ARRL Letter... > > Milestones: Voice of Russia -- Former "Radio Moscow" -- to End Shortwave > Broadcasts > Voice of Russia (VOR), the former Radio Moscow during the USSR era, will > cease shortwave broadcasts as of January 1, 2014. From the 1950s through the > 1980s, the station, as Radio Moscow, was a virtual beacon for short-wave > listeners (SWLs), many of whom gravitated into Amateur Radio. Voice of Russia > currently broadcasts to 160 countries in 38 languages for an aggregate 151 > hours per day on short and medium waves, on FM, via satellite, and via the > Internet. Earlier this year shortwave transmissions were cut to 26 hours a > day in all languages, down from more than 50 hours a day in 2012. > > > VOR, which claims to be the first radio station to broadcast internationally, > will continue to broadcast online and via three medium-wave transmitters. In > 2003 VOR was among the first major international radio broadcasters to launch > daily broadcasts to Europe in Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). > > As a result of a decree signed earlier this month by Russian President > Vladimir Putin, the Voice of Russia radio company officially ceased to exist > on December 9 and merged with several other state-run news agencies as part > of Rossia Segodnya, a Russia-based international news service. Putin's decree > also abolished the State Fund of Television and Radio Programs, placing it > under control of All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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