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Tag Archives: Radio Canada International
Help us record shortwave history: Radio Canada International’s final day of broadcasts
As many SWLing Post listeners know, today marks the end of an era. Radio Canada International is being forced to conclude many decades of shortwave radio services in a short-sighted attempt to cut costs. In lieu of exploring numerous cost-cutting … Continue reading
Cabinet silences Canada’s international voice, RCI Action responds
Yesterday, as I toured Radio Canada International’s Sackville, New Brunswick transmission site, the Canadian press discovered that the Cabinet approved an order that paves the way for RCI to be dismantled. The Metro News reported: Heritage Minister James Moore recommended an order … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News
Tagged CBC Budget, CBC Cuts, Radio Canada International, Radio Canada International Cuts, RCI, RCI Cuts, RCI ends shortwave, Sackville Closure, Sackville New Brunswick, Sackville Transmitter Site Closure, Shortwave Radio, The Toronto Star, Thomas Witherspoon
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RCI Action: Last month of RCI broadcasts, unless…
(Source: RCI Action) June 24, 2012, will be the last day of Radio Canada International’s radio programming unless we can convince Canada’s government that our national public radio and television broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada went too far when it cut our budget … Continue reading
The Link talks about the politics of saving RCI
On Friday’s edition of The Link, Mark Montgomery spoke with Amanda Pfeffer about how international radio is being cut around the world and, more specifically, Canada. They discuss how this happened, who is aware of it and if there is … Continue reading
The Toronto Star publishes my thoughts on the cuts to Radio Canada International
As many of you know, I find the downsizing of major shortwave broadcasters around the world deeply concerning, especially since so much of the world still relies on the medium as a source of news and information, and for some … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged CBC Budget, CBC Cuts, Radio Canada International, Radio Canada International Cuts, RCI, RCI Cuts, RCI ends shortwave, Sackville Closure, Sackville New Brunswick, Sackville Transmitter Site Closure, Shortwave Radio, The Toronto Star, Thomas Witherspoon
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RCI Cuts: pink slips – no clear strategy for Internet
(Source: RCI Action) April 25, 2012: Facing the reality of job cuts in any workplace is hard enough. When you’re an employee at Radio Canada International – it’s more than a job. It’s more than just a job loss. Most … Continue reading
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Tagged CBC Budget, CBC Cuts, how to help Radio Canada International, how to help RCI, Radio Canada International, Radio Canada International Cuts, RCI, RCI Cuts, RCI ends shortwave, Sackville Closure, Sackville New Brunswick, Sackville Transmitter Site Closure, Shortwave Radio
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RCI listener comments carry common theme
On RCI’s Listener Letters and the RCI Action committee‘s website, you can read listener reactions to the looming RCI cuts. To their credit, I’ve noticed that RCI programs (like The Link with Marc Montgomery) are continuing “business as usual.” I’ve noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged CBC Budget, CBC Cuts, how to help Radio Canada International, how to help RCI, Radio Canada International, Radio Canada International Cuts, RCI, RCI Cuts, RCI ends shortwave, Sackville Closure, Sackville New Brunswick, Sackville Transmitter Site Closure, Shortwave Radio
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RCI Action Committee: What you can do
(Source: RCI Action) How can you help? How can you help stop this drastic cut of 80% of Radio Canada International’s budget? Please write to Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, and Canadian Heritage Minister James … Continue reading
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Tagged CBC Budget, CBC Cuts, how to help Radio Canada International, how to help RCI, Radio Canada International, Radio Canada International Cuts, RCI, RCI Cuts, RCI ends shortwave, Sackville Closure, Sackville New Brunswick, Sackville Transmitter Site Closure, Shortwave Radio
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The Gazette: CBC cuts gut cherished international service
More attention to the cuts at RCI from The Gazette of Montreal. This article features quotes from my friend, Sheldon Harvey of the CIDX and the International Radio Report: (Source: The Gazette) MONTREAL – Lost amid the auditor-general’s report last … Continue reading
The Gazette: Tributes to RCI pour in from around the world
A sampling of messages to The Gazette in response to the cuts to Radio Canada International (RCI): (Source: MontrealGazette.com) “This is absolutely dreadful. RCI has been one of the best shortwave radio stations and a much-needed voice of solid, objective … Continue reading


