{"id":23218,"date":"2017-01-07T15:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T19:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23218"},"modified":"2017-01-07T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T19:29:58","slug":"with-loss-of-northern-territory-service-abc-recommends-amfm-and-a-satellite-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/with-loss-of-northern-territory-service-abc-recommends-amfm-and-a-satellite-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"With loss of Northern Territory service, ABC recommends AM\/FM and a satellite phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23219\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ABC-Shortwave-Ad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23219\" class=\"wp-image-23219 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ABC-Shortwave-Ad-932x1024.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ABC-Shortwave-Ad.jpg 932w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ABC-Shortwave-Ad-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ABC-Shortwave-Ad-768x844.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ABC-Shortwave-Ad-624x686.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Lisa Herbert via Twitter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, London Shortwave, who shares<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLisaHerbert\/status\/814242065781358593\" target=\"_blank\"> this tweet from Northern Territory resident, Lisa Herbert.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ABC ad re cutting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shortwave?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#shortwave<\/a> services telling peeps to include an EPIRB and sat phone to their emergency kit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NrKQqNbQjK\">pic.twitter.com\/NrKQqNbQjK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lisa Herbert (@MsLisaHerbert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsLisaHerbert\/status\/814242065781358593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is the irony of this really lost on the ABC management? Replace shortwave radio (~$20) with a sat phone (~$700+subscription) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malarndirri19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Malarndirri19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzWRDbvQ7d\">https:\/\/t.co\/kzWRDbvQ7d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; London Shortwave (@LondonShortwave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonShortwave\/status\/816116105081159681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/radio-australia-cuts\/\">Read about the cuts to the ABC NT service and Radio Australia by clicking here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, London Shortwave, who shares this tweet from Northern Territory resident, Lisa Herbert. ABC ad re cutting #shortwave services telling peeps to include an EPIRB and sat phone to their emergency kit. pic.twitter.com\/NrKQqNbQjK &mdash; Lisa Herbert (@MsLisaHerbert) December 28, 2016 Is the irony of this really lost on the ABC [&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":[373,56,960,433,3,43],"tags":[2924,5484,5738,4743,368,1920,3572,2796],"class_list":["post-23218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-abc-cuts","tag-abc-northern-territories","tag-abc-northern-territory-shortwave","tag-phil-brennan","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-cuts","tag-radio-australia-pacific-service-cuts","tag-radio-australia-shortwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-62u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23822,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/radio-australia-shortwave-services-silenced-like-listening-to-our-old-aunt-passing-away\/","url_meta":{"origin":23218,"position":0},"title":"Radio Australia shortwave services silenced: &#8220;Like listening to our old aunt passing away&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"January 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares the following report via ABC News 24 on Twitter: The ABC has shut down its shortwave radio service to remote parts of Northern Australia and the Pacific. @MaddocksThomas reports pic.twitter.com\/VPD3deSR9Z \u2014 ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) January 31, 2017 Click here\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\/End-of-Radio-Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22887,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/labor-mps-want-to-protect-abc-northern-territory-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":23218,"position":1},"title":"Labor MPs want to protect ABC Northern Territory shortwave service","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ian P, who comments with this link to an article in News.com.au: Shortwave radio cuts risk NT lives: Labor Two federal Labor MPs have demanded the national broadcaster reverse a decision to switch off its radio shortwave service in the Northern Territory, which they\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\/2016\/12\/NorthernTerritory-Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NorthernTerritory-Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NorthernTerritory-Australia.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NorthernTerritory-Australia.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25023,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/radio-outbackistan-the-next-shortwave-broadcaster-for-rural-australia\/","url_meta":{"origin":23218,"position":2},"title":"Radio Outbackistan: &#8220;the next shortwave broadcaster for rural Australia&#8221;&#8211;?","author":"Thomas","date":"April 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ABC Rural via London Shortwave) Could Radio Outbackistan be the next shortwave broadcaster for rural Australia? 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Here is the link to the bill: http:\/\/www.aph.gov.au\/Parliamentary_Business\/Bills_Legislation\/Bills_Search_Results\/Result?bId=s1055 The proposed amendment to\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\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23549,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/letter-from-former-district-manager-at-radio-australia-shepparton\/","url_meta":{"origin":23218,"position":5},"title":"Letter from former District Manager at Radio Australia Shepparton","author":"Thomas","date":"January 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, London Shortwave, who shares the following letter by Gary Baker, former district manager at Radio Australia, Shepparton--published in the Shepparton News. Here's an excerpt: Recently I heard that the HF radio transmission site at Shepparton, known as Radio Australia, is to be shut down.\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\/2015\/06\/Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Australia.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}