{"id":25058,"date":"2017-04-06T21:04:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T01:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25058"},"modified":"2017-04-06T21:04:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T01:04:51","slug":"the-last-evening-of-the-northern-territory-shortwave-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/the-last-evening-of-the-northern-territory-shortwave-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Evening of the Northern Territory Shortwave Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Northern-Territory-Map.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25059\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Northern-Territory-Map.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Northern-Territory-Map.jpeg 418w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Northern-Territory-Map-300x235.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been holding off posting three recordings I made on January 30, documenting a few minutes of the final evening of the ABC Darwin broadcasts from the transmitters at Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad I took the time to prepare this video that is now available on my YouTube channel. There are lots of station identification announcements, and even information on how to listen to ABC after shortwave was switched off. Unfortunately, much of the advice is of no use to farmers and cattlemen camping out in remote parts of the NT bush, long-haul truck drivers, indigenous communities, tourists visiting the region, and fishermen off the territory&#8217;s northern coast.<\/p>\n<p>Still, I hope you enjoy this brief video of the ABC&#8217;s last night of domestic broadcasting on shortwave. Click the video below.<\/p>\n<p>73 and good DX to you all.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Wagner VK3BVW<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_jbhpe286RA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p><em>Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, is the author of this post and a regular contributor to the SWLing Post. He also blogs at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medxr.blogspot.com.au\">Mount Evelyn DX Report<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been holding off posting three recordings I made on January 30, documenting a few minutes of the final evening of the ABC Darwin broadcasts from the transmitters at Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine. I&#8217;m glad I took the time to prepare this video that is now available on my YouTube channel. There [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"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":[56,1],"tags":[2924,5451,5911,5910,6092,6091],"class_list":["post-25058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-uncategorized","tag-abc-cuts","tag-abc-northern-territory-shortwave-services","tag-vl8a-alice-springs","tag-vl8a-closure","tag-vl8k-katherine-nt","tag-vl8t-tennant-creek"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6wa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25275,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/radioworld-despite-fears-abc-shuts-down-shortwave-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":25058,"position":0},"title":"RadioWorld: Despite Fears, ABC Shuts Down Shortwave Broadcasts","author":"Thomas","date":"April 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: RadioWorld) The ABC has turned off its shortwave radio transmitters, leaving Australians in remote areas without easy access to lifeline radio OTTAWA \u2014 On Jan. 31, state-owned Australian Broadcasting Corp. shut down its shortwave radio transmitters; ending both international broadcasts of Radio Australia and the ABC\u2019s domestic service in\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":23923,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/video-vl8a-alice-springs-parting-message-in-cw\/","url_meta":{"origin":25058,"position":1},"title":"Video: VL8A Alice Springs&#8217; parting message in CW","author":"Thomas","date":"February 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley who shares the following video of VL8A Alice Springs signing off for the final time on January 31, 2017: Operator at the Alice shortwave transmitter sends a parting message via morse code: Goodbye this is station vl8a ceasing transmission. pic.twitter.com\/l48bYKe2QI \u2014 Tom\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\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22920,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/abc-will-stand-by-decision-to-axe-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":25058,"position":2},"title":"ABC will stand by decision to axe NT shortwave service","author":"Thomas","date":"December 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ABC News via Trevor R) The ABC has defended the axing of its Northern Territory's long-distance radio service, despite calls from federal representatives to reverse the decision. 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