{"id":23643,"date":"2017-01-26T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T13:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23643"},"modified":"2017-01-26T09:53:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T13:53:56","slug":"change-org-petition-for-radio-australia-shortwave-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/change-org-petition-for-radio-australia-shortwave-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Change.org petition for Radio Australia shortwave services"},"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=\"\" 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>Many thanks to several\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0contributors who sent a reminder about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/abc-chair-hon-james-spigelman-save-lifesaving-shortwave-radio-to-the-pacific\" target=\"_blank\">this Change.org petition asking the ABC to &#8220;Save lifesaving shortwave radio to the Pacific.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While these petitions rarely gain traction within broadcast management, they do give a means of referencing public support in numbers. I encourage you to check it out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/abc-chair-hon-james-spigelman-save-lifesaving-shortwave-radio-to-the-pacific\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view the petition and sign.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to several\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributors who sent a reminder about this Change.org petition asking the ABC to &#8220;Save lifesaving shortwave radio to the Pacific.&#8221; While these petitions rarely gain traction within broadcast management, they do give a means of referencing public support in numbers. I encourage you to check it out. Click here to view [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","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":[3],"tags":[2924,1920,3572],"class_list":["post-23643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-abc-cuts","tag-radio-australia-cuts","tag-radio-australia-pacific-service-cuts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-69l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4732,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/petition-to-save-rci-sackville-from-being-dismantled\/","url_meta":{"origin":23643,"position":0},"title":"Petition to save RCI Sackville from being dismantled","author":"Thomas","date":"October 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Dear SWLing Post readers, I don't often ask you for favors, but over the past few days, I've been working hard in the background to stop the Radio Canada International Sackville, New Brunswick transmission site from being dismantled. Now, I need a favor. Could you please take a few moments\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\/2012\/10\/1-Collages5-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24533,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/how-to-voice-support-for-the-restoration-of-abc-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":23643,"position":1},"title":"How to voice support for the restoration of ABC Shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"March 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who've shared\u00a0a post from Change.org outlining how to voice support for the restoration of ABC's shortwave service. No doubt, emails and letters\u00a0from those living in Australia will have the most impact. Click here to read the details on Change.org. 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Seven of us were there for the month of August, exploring a remote region of islands and atolls in the Massim district of Milne Bay Province by boat, visiting places most people would\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\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4809,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/media-network-plus-interviews-rci-shortwave-supporter-senator-hugh-segal\/","url_meta":{"origin":23643,"position":3},"title":"Media Network Plus interviews RCI shortwave supporter, Senator Hugh Segal","author":"Thomas","date":"November 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"PCJ's Media Network Plus interviewed Senator Hugh Segal last week. \u00a0As we mentioned previously, Senator Segal\u00a0made a motion\u00a0that the CBC be made accountable for the unfair proportion of\u00a0cuts imposed\u00a0on Radio Canada International earlier this year. I found Segal's thoughts regarding the future of Radio Canada International articulate and accurate. If\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\/2012\/10\/SEnatorHughSegal.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":30892,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/radio-taiwan-international-petition\/","url_meta":{"origin":23643,"position":4},"title":"Radio Taiwan International petition","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who writes: The Mexican Diexist Group has created a petition on the Change.org platform to ask that Radio Taiwan International don't finish broadcasting their programs on the shortwave. Those who want to add their signature, can do so by following this\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\/2013\/04\/RadioTaiwanInternationalLogo-215x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22691,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/pacific-beat-abc-decision-to-halt-shortwave-broadcasts-criticised\/","url_meta":{"origin":23643,"position":5},"title":"Pacific Beat: ABC decision to halt shortwave broadcasts criticised","author":"Thomas","date":"December 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ABC News) ABC decision to halt shortwave broadcasts criticised A decision by the ABC to halt shortwave broadcasts early next year has been criticised by a former manager of Radio Australia. 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