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Shortwave radio in the news- Bad news, good news: social media and the public - iPolitics.ca (subscription) May 21, 2013
- China jockeys for radio control - The Financial Express - Financial Express May 20, 2013
- End times for doomsday-linked radio network? - CNN (blog) May 16, 2013
- Police confiscate 10 motorbikes during MDC office raid - SW Radio Africa May 9, 2013
- Africa: Digital Did Not Kill the Radio Star - AllAfrica.com May 3, 2013
- Shortwave Radio Operator – Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Vandiver, AL) - DFW Catholic April 25, 2013
- Independent Radio Broadcasters at Peril in Taiwan - The Epoch Times April 25, 2013
- Puntland: 15 4x4s for local police and short-wave radio station - StarAfrica.com April 24, 2013
- SW Radio Africa Scoops Two Gongs At ZAA Awards - AllAfrica.com April 24, 2013
- Indiana student finds shortwave radio stardom - Southgate Amateur Radio Club April 21, 2013
- RNW Media Network
- This is a searchable archive of over 15,000 international media stories published from Oct 2003 - March 2012
- Kenya: CCK to take back unused frequencies
- Rwanda: Parliament radio goes on air
- Radiofax audio archive to mark 20 years since closure
- Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets
- Web address controversy deepens after US warning
- New company building a search engine for television
- EU willing to support Portuguese on Euronews
- Kenya to ban analogue TV imports
- Christian TV Network bosses accused of massive fraud
Tag Archives: BBC
Public Diplomacy Magazine features array of articles on the state of international broadcasting
It is a rare occurrence when so much attention is given to the topic of international broadcasting. Financial hardship combined with a rapidly changing media landscape set a stage where broadcasters are being forced to a precipice of change. How well they quickly evaluate … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Broadcasters, Current Events
Tagged BBC, BBC World Service, Public Diplomacy Magazine, VOA, Voice of America
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Shortwave plays vital roll in Somalia
I found this BBC profile on Somalia quite indicative of many countries in Africa. In light of cuts that the BBC World Service has been facing, this short article, about Somalia’s fragmented media landscape, admits that shortwave plays a vital roll in … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged BBC, Importance of Shortwave, Radio Netherlands Worldwide Cuts, RFI, RNW, Somalia, VOA
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BBC strike next week
BBC journalists have announced that they will strike next week in protest of the mandatory lay-offs/redundancies which will greatly reduce the BBC World Service staff. (Source: Journalism.co.uk) Journalists at the BBC have announced they will take strike action next week … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Broadcasters, News
Tagged BBC, BBC World Service, BBC World Service Cuts, BBC WS, National Union of Journalists
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Between Broadcasts-Exploring Interval Signals
Lately, I’ve been listening to a plethora of shortwave broadcasts as I’m about to review several new radios. I’ve noted so many great interval signals that are still in use. The following is a reprise of a previous post–from over two … Continue reading
Hague giving BBC World Service £2.2 million to save Hindi shortwave broadcasts
This is fantastic news for BBC World Service’s Hindi shortwave broadcasts. The allocated funds will be given to BBC WS over a 3 year period.Kudos to Foreign Secretary, William Hague, for recognizing the impact of BBC Wold Service’s Hindi language … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged BBC, BBC World Service Cuts, BBC World Service Hindi, BBCWS Cuts, Hindi, William Hague
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BBC World Service to be allocated additional funding
In the midst of many international broadcasting budget cuts, very good news for the BBC World Service (Source: BBC): BBC World Service is to receive an extra £2.2m per year over the next three years from the government. The funding … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged BBC, BBC Arabic, BBC Hindi, BBC World Service Cuts, BBC WS
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Lord Patten: BBC Hindi to survive budget cuts
(Source: moneycontrol.com) Terming the BBC Hindi Service as “very important”, Lord Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust and chancellor of the University of Oxford, today said the service will survive the major funding cuts that had severely affected its … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged BBC, BBC Hindi, BBC World Service Cuts, Lord Patten
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BBC report on the restoration of a WWII Tunny Machine
Occasionally, I happen upon news articles that are only marginally shortwave radio related but certainly embody the spirit and nostalgia of radio. This is such an article. Kudos to the BBC for reporting on the full restoration of a WWII … Continue reading
The BBC World Service to keep Hindi broadcasts
According to MSN India, British Members of Parliament have decided that they cannot allow cuts to BBC WS broadcasts in Hindi to India as India is a growing economic power and partner with the UK. Hmmm…I wonder if the BBC … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News
Tagged BBC, BBC World Service, BBC World Service Cuts, Hindi, Indi
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New Digital Radio Mondiale channel for South Asia
(Source: BBC World Service International Publicity) BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle (DW) are launching a new Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) digital radio channel for South Asia. The channel will carry a four-hour daily broadcast that includes the best international … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, DRM, News
Tagged BBC, BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, Digital Radio Mondial, DRM, DW
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