Anybody here notice any changes on the BBCWS schedule on XM? Thanks - Richard
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Oct 12, 2007 6:06 AM Subject: BBCWS on XM Hi, Peter - Thanks for the note. No, I hadn't heard that. I had a Sirius subscription for more than a year, but dropped it. On Sirius, the programming mix is the same as on NPR stations, which is heavily skewed towards news programming. I agree with you -- the loss of the "rich mix" of BBCWS programming would be a shame, given the variety of programming produced. The schedule pages at the World Service website still seem to indicate the "rich mix" is on XM -- at 1930 GMT (3:30 PM ET) the music interview series "Close Up" is shown on today's schedule, vs. "World Briefing" and then "Business Daily" on Sirius. It might have been a slip-up...wouldn't be the first time... The BBCWS has made no secret that the overall mission of the service has been to shift towards news and away from entertainment...this has been ongoing for several years. I also maintain an e-mail list called 'swprograms' that talks about international broadcaster programming and strategies...a link to the list is shown at the blog. Nice to hear from you! Best regards, Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA International broadcasting / shortwave blog: http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: FormLogix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 11 Oct 2007 18:18:49 -0800 Subject: new data entry alert To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Do you listen to the BBC on XM Satellite Radio? At the moment, they appear to have switched to the all-news stream, dropping the feature programs and documentaries. I hope this isn't permanent, but the XM web site makes it seem like this is intentional, and not just a switching error, though it isn't entirely clear (the web site mentions one non-news program, World Drama). This is fascinating to me, but probably is of no interest to all but a handful of people. However, you might be one of those handful, so I thought I'd mention it. By the way, I found your web site via your signature on the BBC's Tomorrow's News Research Forum. I'm "pto" there. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
