As I mentioned in the NASWA group -- compliments to the World Service for the willingness to embrace the role shortwave usage has played in the growth and popularity of the World Service over the decades, even though they have (rightfully) taken a lot of flack for abandoning shortwave as they have.
These four stories show how intimate - how "connected" - shortwave enabled these listeners to be. Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 5:24 AM, Mike Barraclough <[email protected]> wrote: > BBC World Service at 80: A Lifetime of Shortwave. > Interesting article just published:The BBC World Service - which marks its > 80th birthday on Wednesday - was broadcast only on shortwave back in 1932. > Today, audiences on FM, digital radio and the internet are growing fast > while shortwave is in decline, but for millions it remains a lifeline. Four > listeners tell their story. _______________________________________________ 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.
