I'm with you, Richard. I fondly recall my first reception of Radio Australia on a LLoyds radio and hearing Waltzing Matilda and the kookaburra. Quite a DX coup, or so I thought as a boy. 9.58 MHz back then. Now we'd say 9580 kHz.
Fred On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 8:04 PM, Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: > Well phooey... > > RC > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 7:55 PM > Subject: [Swprograms] ABC To End Shortwave Transmissions! > To: Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>, NRC > <[email protected]>, Mailing list for the International Radio Club of > America <[email protected]>, [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], NASWA > <[email protected]>, Short-Wave radio Listening > <[email protected]>, Shortwave programming discussion > <[email protected]> > > > And it appears to be for real this time. I can't say I blame them... > continue with somewhat inferior "AM" Signals or build out more FM > transmitters? > > > > ABC Exits Shortwave Radio Transmission > > > > 06 December 2016 > > > > The ABC will end its shortwave transmission service in the Northern > Territory and to international audiences from 31 January 2017. > > > > The move is in line with the national broadcaster’s commitment to > dispense with outdated technology and to expand its digital content > offerings including DAB+ digital radio, online and mobile services, > together with FM services for international audiences. > > > > The majority of ABC audiences in the Northern Territory currently > access ABC services via AM and FM and all ABC radio and digital radio > services are available on the VAST satellite service. > > > > ABC International’s shortwave services currently broadcast to PNG and > the Pacific. Savings realised through decommissioning this service > will be reinvested in a more robust FM transmitter network and an > expanded content offering for the region that will include English and > in-language audio content. > > > > Michael Mason, ABC’s Director of Radio said, “While shortwave > technology has served audiences well for many decades, it is now > nearly a century old and serves a very limited audience. The ABC is > seeking efficiencies and will instead service this audience through > modern technology”. > > > > The ABC, working alongside SBS, is planning to extend its digital > radio services in Darwin and Hobart, and to make permanent its current > digital radio trial in Canberra. Extending DAB+ into the nation’s > eight capital cities will ensure ABC digital radio services can reach > an additional 700,000 people, increasing the overall reach of ABC > digital radio to 60% of the Australian population. > > > > ABC Radio is also investigating transmission improvements to address > reception gaps in the existing five DAB+ markets. It aims to ensure a > resilient DAB+ service in every capital city, with enhanced bitrates > and infill where necessary. > > > > “Extending our DAB+ offer will allow audiences in every capital city > in Australia equal access to our digital radio offering, as well as > representing an ongoing broadcast cost saving owing to lower > transmission costs,” added Michael Mason. > > > > ABC International’s Chief Executive Officer Lynley Marshall said the > reinvestment from closing international shortwave services would > maximise the ABC’s broadcast capabilities in the region. > > > > “In considering how best to serve our Pacific regional audiences into > the future we will move away from the legacy of shortwave radio > distribution,” Ms Marshall said. “An ever-growing number of people in > the region now have access to mobile phones with FM receivers and the > ABC will redirect funds towards an extended content offering and a > robust FM distribution network to better serve audiences into the > future.” > > > > Once international shortwave ceases transmission, international > listeners can continue to access ABC International services via: > > · the web stream at: > http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/listen > > · in-country FM transmitters: see Radio Australia’s ‘Ways to > Listen’ at: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/ > waystolisten/fiji > > · the Australia Plus expats app (available in both iOS and Android) > > · partner websites and apps such as www.tunein.com and > www.vtuner.com. > > > > Audiences can access further information via the reception advice line > 1300 139 994, online at abc.net.au/shortwave, or via ABC Local Radio > (Darwin and Alice Springs). > > > > > > -ENDS- > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > For further information contact: > > > > Louise Alley ([email protected]) on (02) 8333 2621 or 0422 348 > 652 (ABC Radio queries) > > > > Nick Leys ([email protected]) on 0413 621 484 (ABC International > queries) > > > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the > URL shown above. > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-request@hard-core-dx. > com?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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