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Shortwave radio in the news- Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500 - San Jose Mercury News May 25, 2013
- Nick Leonovich 'Now with the Lord' : Described as 'A true hero of the faith' - Continentalnews.net May 24, 2013
- HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa May 24, 2013
- Digital did not kill the radio star in Africa - Mail & Guardian Online May 23, 2013
- End times for doomsday-linked radio network? - CNN (blog) May 16, 2013
- Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio - Catholic World Report May 9, 2013
- Police confiscate 10 motorbikes during MDC office raid - SW Radio Africa May 9, 2013
- ABC may pull plug on China broadcast - The Age May 8, 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
- 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
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
Spectres of Shortwave: RCI Sackville documentary seeks support
Last year, we mentioned that a documentary film featuring the RCI Sackville transmitter site was in the works. Fortunately, artist/film maker Amanda Dawn Christie, is on track for production of Spectres of Shortwave. Though the film has already received $70,000 in … Continue reading
Radio Canada International’s first broadcast 68 years ago
(Source: RCI Action) Canada’s international radio service started officially on February 25, 1945 with an address by Canada’s Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, followed by Justice Minister Louis St-Laurent (in French) and then by Howard B. Chase, chairman of … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Nostalgia, Radio History
Tagged Radio Canada International, RCI, rci sackville
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Media Network Plus interviews RCI shortwave supporter, Senator Hugh Segal
PCJ’s Media Network Plus interviewed Senator Hugh Segal last week. As we mentioned previously, Senator Segal made a motion that the CBC be made accountable for the unfair proportion of cuts imposed on Radio Canada International earlier this year. I found Segal’s thoughts regarding … Continue reading
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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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
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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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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