{"id":12920,"date":"2015-04-06T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=12920"},"modified":"2015-04-06T08:11:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T12:11:32","slug":"media-network-vingate-vault-1988-voa-relay-stations-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/media-network-vingate-vault-1988-voa-relay-stations-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Network Vingate Vault: 1988 VOA Relay Stations Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SX-99-Dial\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonathan Marks writes:<\/p>\n

I published a few more old programmes which I think are relevant to the ongoing discussions in Washington about US International Broadcasting. One programme in particular from 1988 no less, shows me that not a lot has changed in over 25 years.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/jonathanmarks.libsyn.com\/mn04111998voafeature<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nhttp:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/jonathanmarks\/MN.04.11.1988Voafeature.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Indeed, not much has changed in so many respects. Many thanks for sharing this recording, Jonathan!<\/p>\n

Readers:\u00a0I encourage you to\u00a0bookmark Jonathan Mark’s\u00a0Media Network Vintage Vault<\/a>–a true treasure trove of international broadcasting history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Marks writes: I published a few more old programmes which I think are relevant to the ongoing discussions in Washington about US International Broadcasting. One programme in particular from 1988 no less, shows me that not a lot has changed in over 25 years. http:\/\/jonathanmarks.libsyn.com\/mn04111998voafeature http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/jonathanmarks\/MN.04.11.1988Voafeature.mp3 Indeed, not much has changed in so many […]<\/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":[960,3,305,43],"tags":[246,1717,952],"class_list":["post-12920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","tag-jonathan-marks","tag-media-network-vintage-vault","tag-rnw-media-network"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3mo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50589,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/media-networks-vintage-vault-jonathan-marks-interviews-raes-tony-middleton\/","url_meta":{"origin":12920,"position":0},"title":"Media Networks Vintage Vault: Jonathan Marks interviews RAE’s Tony Middleton","author":"Thomas","date":"October 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Barraclough, who, in response to the recent news of Tony Middleton's passing, notes: Jonathan Marks on Facebook posted a link to Media Network August 26 2010 where he visits RAE. 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