{"id":24233,"date":"2017-02-16T15:11:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T19:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=24233"},"modified":"2017-02-16T20:14:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T00:14:34","slug":"xenophon-introduces-bill-which-would-force-abc-to-bring-back-shortwave-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/xenophon-introduces-bill-which-would-force-abc-to-bring-back-shortwave-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenophon introduces bill which would force ABC to bring back shortwave broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24234\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe-624x353.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheppnews.com.au\/2017\/02\/16\/74225\/a-reprieve-for-shortwave\" target=\"_blank\">Shepparton News<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The shortwave broadcast station which beamed Radio Australia to the Pacific from Shepparton could be coming back online.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24236\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick-Xenophone-via-Twitter.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24236\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24236\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick-Xenophone-via-Twitter.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick-Xenophone-via-Twitter.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nick-Xenophone-via-Twitter-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senator Nick Xenophon (Source: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>South Australian senator Nick Xenophon earlier this week introduced a bill to parliament, which if passed would force the ABC to bring back shortwave broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]Senator Xenophon criticised the decision, which was made by ABC management and not the Federal Government, labelling it shortsighted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018The response to the shortwave cut-off demonstrates the woeful inadequacy of the ABC\u2019s consultation process,\u2019\u2019 Senator Xenophon said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018Not only have we heard from many rural Australians concerned about the decision, our near neighbours such as Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea have also voiced serious concerns.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]\u2018\u2018The cost-cutting decision will save $1.9million a year \u2014 a tiny fraction of the ABC\u2019s $1billion-plus annual budget,\u2019\u2019 he said.[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheppnews.com.au\/2017\/02\/16\/74225\/a-reprieve-for-shortwave\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story at the Shepparton News.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Shepparton News) The shortwave broadcast station which beamed Radio Australia to the Pacific from Shepparton could be coming back online. South Australian senator Nick Xenophon earlier this week introduced a bill to parliament, which if passed would force the ABC to bring back shortwave broadcasts. [&#8230;]Senator Xenophon criticised the decision, which was made by [&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":true,"_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":[56,960,3,43],"tags":[5950,5949,2924,5905,368,2796,2746],"class_list":["post-24233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-saveourshortwave","tag-saveshortwave","tag-abc-cuts","tag-nick-xenophon","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-shortwave","tag-shepparton"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6iR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24076,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/aussies-still-pushing-for-abc-shortwave-reinstatement\/","url_meta":{"origin":24233,"position":0},"title":"Aussies still pushing for ABC shortwave reinstatement","author":"Thomas","date":"February 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Shepparton News via Richard Cuff) The mothballed Shepparton shortwave broadcast station could be coming back online. South Australian senator Nick Xenophon will introduce legislation to parliament this week to force the ABC to bring back domestic and international shortwave broadcasts. The broadcasts were shut down last week, after decades\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":23905,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/video-senator-nick-xenophon-interview-regarding-loss-of-abcra-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":24233,"position":1},"title":"Video: Senator Nick Xenophon interview regarding loss of ABC\/RA shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"February 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares a link to the following video from Shepparton News on YouTube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/5c2GYeQlSi8 Click here to view on YouTube.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SheppartonNews.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SheppartonNews.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SheppartonNews.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25605,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/sale-of-radio-australia-site-pushed-before-senate-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":24233,"position":2},"title":"Sale of Radio Australia site pushed before senate report","author":"Thomas","date":"May 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes, who writes: ABC anxious to annihilate HF as soon as possible. (ABC is Broadcast Australia's largest customer by far, BAs income from Auntie is the ABCs largest sink of funds after salaries - several hundred million bucks per year) http:\/\/www.sheppnews.com.au\/2017\/05\/11\/88161\/radio-australia-for-sale Radio Australia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shepparton-10.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shepparton-10.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shepparton-10.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27603,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/abc-scolded-for-cutting-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":24233,"position":3},"title":"ABC scolded for cutting shortwave service","author":"Thomas","date":"August 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: news.com.au via Trevor R) The ABC has been slammed by all sides of politics over its \"foolish\" decision to cut the transmission of shortwave radio to remote Australia and the Pacific Islands. The Senate debated a private bill on Thursday by crossbench senator Nick Xenophon to force the ABC\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\/08\/ATS-405-9580kHz-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ATS-405-9580kHz-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ATS-405-9580kHz-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28409,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/nick-xenophon-champions-review-of-abc-shortwave-broadcasting-to-pacific\/","url_meta":{"origin":24233,"position":4},"title":"Nick Xenophon champions review of ABC shortwave broadcasting to Pacific","author":"Thomas","date":"September 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ian P, who shares the following via ABC News: ABC shortwave broadcasting to the Pacific to be reviewed The decision to end Australian shortwave broadcasting to the Pacific earlier this year could be revisited. There's to be a review of Asia Pacific broadcasting services,\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\/08\/ATS-405-9580kHz-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ATS-405-9580kHz-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ATS-405-9580kHz-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25580,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/abc-opposes-restoration-of-shortwave-services\/","url_meta":{"origin":24233,"position":5},"title":"ABC opposes restoration of shortwave services","author":"Thomas","date":"May 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: RNZ via Dennis Dura) ABC opposes bill to restore Pacific shortwave service The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has made a Senate submission opposing a bill which would force it to restore its shortwave services for the Northern Territory and the Pacific. 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