Which, in a way, underlines the impression that shortwave no longer serves as an optimal (let alone cost effective) way of serving a North American audience. I grant you that far from everyone has this... but using a portable (i.e.: battery capable) wifi internet radio, I can either (a) access a more conveniently scheduled RNW broadcast (netcast?) sometime in their 24/7 window; or (b) access a podcast of a particular program at any time of my convenience... but only at home of course (at least for the most part). If I require something that allows me to listen away from home, I can download the podcast to an iPod or MP3 device.
>From the RNW perspective, if their broadcast is of any value to you then you >will arrange your schedule in such a way that you will be able to hear them on >shortwave if they make the effort and incur the costs. Of course, they know >this attitude is unreasonable. So, they've surveyed the landscape and >determined that the internet approach, while not even close to being perfect, >offers a cost/benefit ratio that stays within their means and is becoming more >and more within the means of the North American audience. jaf ---- Scott Royall <[email protected]> wrote: > You make a very good point. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:swprograms-boun...@hard-core- > > dx.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Anderson > > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 07:23 > > To: Shortwave programming discussion > > Subject: Re: [Swprograms] RN gives in on Spanish; why not English? > > > > > > I appreciate what Anne tried to say in her letter. However I personally > disagree with > > 0000-0200 UTC being "good for the entire country," as that is way to early > for the > > western portions of the U.S. Possibly 0100-0200 in the summer, as that is > 8 to 9 p.m. > > local time here in the Central time zone, although 0200-0300 (0300-0400 in > the winter) > > has always been better for my likes, a time I'm more likely free to listen > to the shortwave. > > This just points out one of the problems with serving the U.S. by > shortwave - with four > > time zones for just the 48 states, there is not a single hour that is good > for all of us. So it > > is not simply asking RNW to reinstate one hour, but in fact at least two > hours, one that is > > earlier for the east coast and one that later for the west coast. One of > my long-standing > > problems with RNW's schedule before they cut English to the U.S. was that > their early > > evening hour was always too early for me, when I was still busy with other > > activities, and their later hour was always too late for me, after I had > already gone to bed. > > That was the main reason I told them that I had stopped listening when I > answered their > > survey, not that I had and used "alternatives." > > > > Kevin Anderson > > Dubuque, Iowa > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Swprograms mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-core- > > dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
