{"id":28409,"date":"2017-09-19T06:24:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T10:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=28409"},"modified":"2017-09-19T06:36:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T10:36:58","slug":"nick-xenophon-champions-review-of-abc-shortwave-broadcasting-to-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/nick-xenophon-champions-review-of-abc-shortwave-broadcasting-to-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Xenophon champions review of ABC shortwave broadcasting to Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Ian P, who shares the following via ABC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

ABC shortwave broadcasting to the Pacific to be reviewed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decision to end Australian shortwave broadcasting to the Pacific earlier this year could be revisited.<\/p>\n

There’s to be a review of Asia Pacific broadcasting services, as part of a wide ranging package of reforms to the country’s media laws agreed to by independent Senator Nick Xenophon.<\/p>\n

The Department of Communications and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are to conduct a review, including examining whether shortwave radio technology should be used.<\/p>\n

The review will include public consultation and the report will be made public.<\/p>\n

Senator Nick Xenophon has been strenuously opposed the decision by the ABC to end shortwave services, and he was a key crossbench figure in negotiations over the media reforms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nhttp:\/\/mpegmedia.abc.net.au\/news\/pacificbeat\/audio\/201709\/PABm_AustShortwaveXenophon_1909_nola.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Click here to download the interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to read and listen to the interview via ABC News.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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, as part of a wide […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,3,43],"tags":[86,2924,6144,5905,368,1920],"class_list":["post-28409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-abc","tag-abc-cuts","tag-ian-p","tag-nick-xenophon","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-cuts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7od","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25580,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/abc-opposes-restoration-of-shortwave-services\/","url_meta":{"origin":28409,"position":0},"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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