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Shortwave radio in the news- Grey Point Fort special event station - Southgate Amateur Radio Club May 24, 2013
- A World War II Soldier's Hideaway in Belgium - Wall Street Journal May 24, 2013
- Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500 - Fox News May 23, 2013
- Digital did not kill the radio star in Africa - Mail & Guardian Online May 23, 2013
- Congratulations to 60 Years DW - Deutsche Welle (press release) May 23, 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
- 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
- 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: RNW Cuts
Radio Netherlands Worldwide archives in danger
(Source: NRC Handelsblad, with translation by Andy Sennitt.) Radio Netherlands Worldwide and the Broadcasting Music Centre must find a new home for their archives by 1 July. RNW is still looking for a home for its extensive music collection, paper … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Broadcasters, News, Nostalgia
Tagged Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Radio Netherlands Worldwide Archives, RNW, RNW Cuts
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Severance pay of Radio Netherlands CEO under scrutiny
(Source: de Volkskrant, translated by Andy Sennitt) The severance payment for the outgoing CEO of Radio Netherlands Worldwide is excessive. This is what Sander Dekker, deputy minister responsible for the media, wrote on Thursday in a letter to the Lower … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged Jan Hoek, Radio Netherlands, RNW, RNW Closure, RNW Cuts
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Audio clip: My tribute to Radio Netherlands Worldwide
In a previous post, I mentioned a short audio piece–a tribute to Radio Netherlands Worldwide–I recorded for the NRC DX Audio service. Here is a SoundCloud copy of the clip:
John’s letter to RNW
John Figliozzi, noted author of the Worldwide Listening Guide, wrote the following letter to Radio Netherlands Worldwide regarding their farewell broadcast. I thought it was worth sharing with SWLing Post readers: (Source: John Figliozzi) RNW Farewell It was a classy, inspired, quintessentially RNW … Continue reading
Radio Netherlands says farewell in style
Thursday night, by the light of an oil lamp, I tuned my trusty Sony portable shortwave to 6,165 kHz. At 2:00 UTC, I was rewarded with a rich, full signal from Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s transmission site in Bonaire. Here in … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Radio History, Recordings, Shortwave Radio
Tagged Jonathan Groubert, Jonathan Marks, Radio Nederland Final, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Radio Netherlands Worldwide Cuts, Radio Netherlands Worldwide Recordings, RNW, RNW Cuts, RNW Farewell, RNW Farewell and Thank You, RNW Recording Final Sign Off, RNW The First 50 Years, Shortwave Radio Recordings, The State We're In
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PCJ Radio: Special shortwave broadcast to honor Radio Netherlands Worldwide on June 29
(Source: PCJ Radio press release) PCJ Radio will present a special two hour edition of Happy Station Show targeting North America and the Caribbean on June 29th, 2012 from 0200UTC to 0400UTC (Local time June 28th, 2012 10:00pm to 12:00am) … Continue reading
Changes at Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Though I’m at least happy that RNW is making it their core mission to keep broadcasting to parts of the world where free speech is suppressed, I do fear how far the cuts may go beyond their Dutch broadcasts to expatriates. … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News
Tagged Andy Sennitt, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, RNW, RNW Cuts, Shortwave Radio
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RNW cuts are a go
Unfortunately, it appears the RNW budget cuts will take place–details will emerge in October. From RNW: The Dutch parliament has voted against two motions which might have blunted the effect of the budget cuts facing Radio Netherlands Worldwide. One motion … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Current Events, News
Tagged Radio Netherlands Worldwide, RNW, RNW Cuts
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Thousands sign petition to save RNW
(Source: RNW Media Network) More than 11,000 people have signed a petition to preserve RNW’s Dutch-language broadcasts. Iede de Vries, Chairman of the Action Committee, says that in addition there are about 7000 signatures from listeners who depend on programmes … Continue reading
Prominent RNW listeners speak out
In the aftermath of RNW’s budget being cut by 70%, prominent world citizens have been voicing support for RNW: “I will raise my voice and will do my utmost to convince the Dutch government of the powerful effect of Radio … Continue reading