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Shortwave radio in the news- What's new: New film shares true story of Mormon teens who took a stand ... - Deseret News 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
- Welcome to the 21st century: Radio Pakistan continues drive into digital age - The Express Tribune April 23, 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: RCI Cuts
RNZ interviews RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda: Shutting off the shortwave
Radio New Zealand’s Bryan Crump, host of Nights, interviewed RCI Action Committee spokesperson, Wojtek Gwiazda today. It’s an excellent and insightful interview. Thank you, Mike, for the tip! You can download the audio from the show here, or simply use … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Broadcasters, Interviews, News
Tagged Nights, RCI, RCI Action, RCI Action Committee, RCI Cuts, RNZ, Wojtek Gwiazda
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RCI’s “radio silence”
This well-written, comprehensive take on RCI’s closures does an excellent job of addressing radio’s continued relevance in our current socio-political climate. It even includes a brief quote from yours truly. Thanks, Rich, for bringing this to my attention. (Source: rabble.ca by Garth … Continue reading
Toronto Sun: Killing RCI was shortsighted
(Source: Toronto Sun) BY WARREN KINSELLA ,QMI AGENCY The chipping away at Canada continues apace. Radio Canada International’s shortwave service was, quite literally, Canada’s voice to the world for nearly 70 years — through wars, through triumphs and disasters, through it … Continue reading
Final episode of the final Maple Leaf Mailbag now online
On Facebook, Wojtek Gwiazda kindly shared the following message from Terry Haig (who has been subbing for Ian Jones on the MLMB): Dear Friends, I am distraught that the final edition of the MLMB did not go out properly this past weekend … Continue reading
Video of Marc Montgomery’s farewell speech to The Link listeners
(Source: YouTube) Radio Canada International journalist Marc Montgomery broke down in tears during his farewell speech to listeners as RCI ended its 67-year history of shortwave broadcasts yesterday. June 22, 2012, was the last day of The Link, RCI’s flagship … 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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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
A glimpse of Radio Canada International’s Sackville, New Brunswick transmission site
Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to receive an extensive tour of the Radio Canada International transmitter site in Sackville, New Brunswick. Of course, in light of the extensive cuts looming over this facility, the visit was bittersweet. It was an honor … 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
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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