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 10:58 AM, Fred Zalupski <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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
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