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Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2013, at 3:17 PM, "Paul Demsky" <[email protected]> wrote: > Subscribers who have expressed displeasure about the removal of WRN on > Sirius/XM have received a basic return email stating that BBCWS should be > able to provide all the international news one could possibly need. > > Paul Demsky > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Figliozzi" <[email protected]> > To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>; "Shortwave programming discussion" > <[email protected]>; "Internet radio discussion" > <[email protected]>; "*NASWA" <[email protected]>; "ODXA yg" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:42 PM > Subject: [Swprograms] Sirius/XM Drops World Radio Network > > > Sirius/XM Drops WRN on Channel 120 > > Posted on April 25, 2013 > > As of April 25, 2013, Sirius/XM satellite radio has dropped World Radio > Network (WRN), formerly on channel 120, from its line-up of offerings. As is > always the case with Sirius/XM, the act was accompanied by no explanation or > justification. WRN had informed its listeners that such an eventuality was > imminent in a posting earlier in the month on its web page. There, too > however, there was no explanation forthcoming. > > This seems a curious move by Sirius/XM. Radio is becoming increasingly a > niche medium and serving those many niches would appear to be the preferred > strategy for attracting and retaining subscribers to a satellite delivery > service. Music radio is in some jeopardy, given the competition posed to it > by services such as Spotify, Pandora, etc., and its future as a prime program > source would seem less than secure. WRN is definitely a niche service with > interest to the relatively small community of listeners seeking international > news accompanied by international perspectives on that news. Stating to > listeners who complain (as I did) that they still have BBC World Service on > channel 118 is a rather insulting response in that it implies that such > listeners should be satisfied with one alternative on a distribution platform > with over 200 channels. > > “Spoken word” programming on Siriius/XM are accorded very limited bandwidth > as evidenced by the satellite provider’s poor audio quality on those > channels. Little is saved in this regard or available for other services by > dropping WRN. It’s possible that a dispute over costs or full time > availability could be the genesis of this act, but that is only speculation. > > I have contacted both WRN and Sirius/XM for their perspectives, explanations > and justifications; but I’m not at all sanguine about receiving an > acknowledgement of my correspondence, let alone any useful details. WRN > remains available via other platforms, including via internet-delivered > audio, the Tune-In app for Mac and Android and partially via WRMI, Miami on > 9955 kHz. shortwave. The latter has indicated that it may increase its > carriage of WRN as a result of Sirius/XM’s decision. > > John Figliozzi > The Worldwide Listening Guide > www.wwlgonline.com > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
