{"id":10832,"date":"2014-09-18T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T12:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=10832"},"modified":"2014-09-18T08:48:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T12:48:47","slug":"ree-interview-with-javier-sanchez-head-of-spectrum-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/ree-interview-with-javier-sanchez-head-of-spectrum-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"REE: Interview with Javier Sanchez, Head of Spectrum Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/REElogo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4263\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/REElogo2.jpg\" alt=\"REElogo2\" width=\"277\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/REElogo2.jpg 277w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/REElogo2-100x65.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Ed, who has kindly downloaded and processed this Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a interview with Javier Sanchez, the Head of European Spectrum Strategy and Research and Development for REE.<\/p>\n<p>The interview covers REE&#8217;s spectrum strategy and also the closure of shortwave radio services on October 1, 2014. While\u00a0Mr. Sanchez is focused on delivering content via new channels (DAB and IP radio, for example), he believes it is a mistake to close all shortwave radio broadcasting as it still has both financial and content delivery advantages over newer methods.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the full interview via the embedded player below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/168279066&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The part of the interview focusing on REE&#8217;s shortwave radio service begins at 13:30.<\/p>\n<p><em>Again, many thanks for sharing this, Ed!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Ed, who has kindly downloaded and processed this Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a interview with Javier Sanchez, the Head of European Spectrum Strategy and Research and Development for REE. The interview covers REE&#8217;s spectrum strategy and also the closure of shortwave radio services on October 1, 2014. While\u00a0Mr. Sanchez is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,4,3,746,43],"tags":[3244,955,959,958,2244,3242],"class_list":["post-10832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-interviews","category-news","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","tag-javier-sanchez","tag-radio-exterior-de-espana","tag-radio-exterior-de-espana-shortwave","tag-ree","tag-ree-closures","tag-ree-cuts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2OI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16986,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/andreas-photo-tour-of-radio-nacional-de-espana\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":0},"title":"Andrea&#8217;s photo tour of Radio Nacional de Espa\u00f1a","author":"Thomas","date":"January 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Andrea Borgnino who, as a follow-up to his post yesterday, is sharing\u00a0the following photos of the\u00a0Radio Nacional de Espa\u00f1a (RNE) Casa de la Radio in\u00a0Pozuelo, Madrid, Spain. 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I'm\u00a0confident\u00a0this time REE's exit will be permanent\u00a0unlike the last time REE left the air in 2012. 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According to\u00a0prtelevisi\u00f3n\u00a0and this article from La Opini\u00f3n A Coru\u00f1a\u00a0[English translation], yesterday morning, the Board of Directors of RTVE approved a proposal to broadcast on shortwave\u00a0four hours\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RadioExteriorDeEspana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/RadioExteriorDeEspana.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/RadioExteriorDeEspana.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/RadioExteriorDeEspana.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4947,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/radio-exterior-de-espana-ree-is-back-on-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":3},"title":"Radio Exterior de Espana (REE) has returned to shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"December 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As a follow-up to my previous post on\u00a0Radio Exterior de Espana, I can confirm that I'm hearing REE on all of their scheduled frequencies today. 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