{"id":11731,"date":"2014-12-16T07:44:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T11:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=11731"},"modified":"2014-12-16T07:44:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T11:44:17","slug":"cuts-to-radio-australia-shortwave-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/cuts-to-radio-australia-shortwave-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuts to Radio Australia shortwave broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Radio-Australia-Banner.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11733\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Radio-Australia-Banner.jpeg\" alt=\"Radio-Australia-Banner\" width=\"450\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Radio-Australia-Banner.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Radio-Australia-Banner-300x74.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/wrthgroup\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">WRTH Facebook Page<\/a> via contributor, Mauno Ritola)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;According to information from Radio Australia, there will be a drastic cut to their shortwave\u00a0schedule starting 1st February 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Only these transmissions from Shepparton will remain to the Pacific:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2100-0900 UTC on 15240, 15415, and 17840 kHz<\/li>\n<li>0900-2100 UTC on 6080, 6150, and 9580 kHz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their web site hasn&#8217;t yet been updated:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioaustralia.net.au\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.radioaustralia.net.au\/international\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Radio Australia is a staple news source for many in the Pacific islands. Fortunately, RA plans to\u00a0maintain shortwave services 24 hours per day via the frequencies above. I&#8217;m happy to see that 9580 kHz&#8211;which is a morning blowtorch signal into \u00a0much of North America&#8211;will still be transmitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: WRTH Facebook Page via contributor, Mauno Ritola) &#8220;According to information from Radio Australia, there will be a drastic cut to their shortwave\u00a0schedule starting 1st February 2015. Only these transmissions from Shepparton will remain to the Pacific: 2100-0900 UTC on 15240, 15415, and 17840 kHz 0900-2100 UTC on 6080, 6150, and 9580 kHz Their web [&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":[56,960,3,651,43],"tags":[86,887,2742,3114,368,1920],"class_list":["post-11731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-abc","tag-australia","tag-australian-broadcasting-corporation","tag-ra-cuts","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-cuts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-33d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12116,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/radio-australia-antenna-azimuth-settings\/","url_meta":{"origin":11731,"position":0},"title":"Radio Australia antenna azimuth settings","author":"Thomas","date":"February 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, George, recently asked about the new Radio Australia antenna settings accompanying the modified (trimmed) broadcast schedule. The following are the\u00a0new azimuth settings for the antennas at the Shepparton transmitter site: 9,580 kHz: 070 degrees 0900-2100 UTC 12,065 kHz: 355 degrees 0900-2100 UTC 12,085 kHz: 030 degrees \u00a00900-2100\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RA-PropMap","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RA-PropMap-1024x724.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RA-PropMap-1024x724.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RA-PropMap-1024x724.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23801,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/radio-australias-final-day-broadcasting-on-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":11731,"position":1},"title":"Radio Australia&#8217;s final day broadcasting on shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"January 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"As I write this post, I'm listening to Radio Australia on 9,580 and 12,065 kHz. Other than the sports reports and weather, world news is chock-full of stories--many of which are quite sad. This will likely be the last morning I listen to Radio Australia on shortwave. SWLing Post contributor,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Titan-SDR-Radio-Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Titan-SDR-Radio-Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Titan-SDR-Radio-Australia.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Titan-SDR-Radio-Australia.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12105,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/radio-australia-silent-on-9580-khz-this-morning\/","url_meta":{"origin":11731,"position":2},"title":"Radio Australia silent on 9,580 kHz this morning","author":"Thomas","date":"January 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning, when I tuned to Radio Australia on 9,580 kHz, they were\u00a0not transmitting--or, at least, I couldn't hear them. I hope this is merely a transmitter glitch (they do happen). You see, Radio Australia recently issued their new shortwave broadcast schedule which included cuts to the Pacific broadcast footprint.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fullscreen capture 1312015 25334 PM","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fullscreen-capture-1312015-25334-PM.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fullscreen-capture-1312015-25334-PM.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fullscreen-capture-1312015-25334-PM.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fullscreen-capture-1312015-25334-PM.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23818,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/end-of-radio-australia-shortwave-service-mark-compares-final-moments\/","url_meta":{"origin":11731,"position":3},"title":"End of Radio Australia shortwave service, Mark compares final moments","author":"Thomas","date":"January 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning, I woke up, tuned to 9,580 kHz and all I heard was static. Other than when the Shepparton transmitting station\u00a0has been silenced for maintenance in the past, 9,580 kHz is one of the most reliable frequencies I've ever know on shortwave. Radio Australia has met me there every\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Australia.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Australia.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12098,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/radio-australia-closes-shortwave-service-to-asia\/","url_meta":{"origin":11731,"position":4},"title":"Radio Australia closes shortwave service to Asia","author":"Thomas","date":"January 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, David, who passes along this announcement from Radio Australia\u00a0via Pacific Beat: On Sunday, Radio Australia's shortwave signal to Asia will be turned off, another result the ABC says of recent government funding cuts. 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