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Thoughts after the Canadian RCI/CBC Senate hearing
Last night, I listened to a live stream of the Canadian senate hearings regarding last year’s Radio Canada International cuts to shortwave radio. CBC president Hubert LaCroix and RCI director Michelle Parent met remarkably little criticism or resistance in the … Continue reading
CBC News: RCI looking for Sackville transmitter site buyers
Just posted by CBC News: a breaking news item which focuses on the closure of the Sackville RCI transmitter site and reveals the fact that site owners are now looking for buyers. During my recent visit to the Sackville site, I … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News
Tagged Canada, CBC News, Radio Canada International, RCI Cuts, rci sackville, Sackville NB, Sackville Waterfowl Park
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WWII shortwave messages found on cardboard discs
(Source: The Globe and Mail) The voices of Canadian servicemen fade in and out, at times clear and booming, at others distant and muffled. But for their families, these scratchy, static-laden messages were the sound of hope. The men were … Continue reading
Is radio a Canadian invention?
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada–and perhaps we should all thank this fine country for its contribution to radio as we know it today. In this short audio documentary, Radio Canada International focuses on the innovative work of Canadian Reginald Aubrey … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canada Radio, Marconi, Raido History, Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, Shortwave History
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Canada’s shortwave time station, CHU, is moving
Press release from the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada: Time to change your shortwave radio dial After seventy years of broadcasting Canada’s official time, NRC’s shortwave station CHU will move the transmission frequency for the 7335 KHz transmitter to … Continue reading


