{"id":3202,"date":"2012-04-04T14:59:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T18:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2012-04-04T20:42:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T00:42:20","slug":"radio-canada-international-to-end-shortwave-broadcasts-sackville-to-be-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/radio-canada-international-to-end-shortwave-broadcasts-sackville-to-be-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh, Canada: Radio Canada International to end shortwave broadcasts, Sackville to be closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CBCbuilding.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3204\" title=\"CBCbuilding\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CBCbuilding-300x168.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CBCbuilding-300x168.gif 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CBCbuilding-100x56.gif 100w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CBCbuilding.gif 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is another sad day for international broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) <a title=\"CBC announcement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/story\/2012\/04\/04\/cbc-budget-cuts.html\" target=\"_blank\">has announced sweeping cuts<\/a> that will eliminate 650 jobs over the course of 3 years. In a strategic plan called, <em><a title=\"CBC\" href=\"http:\/\/cbc.radio-canada.ca\/site\/budget\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Same Strategy, Different Path<\/a><\/em>, they specifically outline their cuts of shortwave and satellite transmissions which will also mean the closure of their noted Sackville, New Brunswick transmitter site:<\/p>\n<p>(Source: CBC-<a title=\"Strategic Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/cbc.radio-canada.ca\/site\/budget\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Transforming Radio Canada International<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In line with plans to modernize the public broadcaster, as outlined in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cbc-radiocanada.ca\/strategy2015\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Strategy 2015<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcinet.ca\/english\/about-us\/historique\/\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Canada International (RCI)<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will undergo a transformation that amounts to phasing out its shortwave and satellite services so it can focus on webcasting. This will account for almost $10 million in annual savings for CBC\/Radio-Canada by 2013-14. RCI&#8217;s transformation is consistent with currently shifting media consumption behaviours, as well as strategies adopted by\u00a0<a>other public broadcasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFrom now on RCI will provide multilingual service broadcasting in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin that strives to help audiences discover and especially understand democratic and cultural life and values in Canada,\u201d says Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As well, RCI will provide national and international audiences with online content in five languages (French, English, Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin) instead of seven. The Russian and Brazilian sections of RCI will be shut down. This allows us to concentrate our efforts on what are among Canada&#8217;s largest communities of diverse origins. Following this decision, CBC\/Radio-Canada will be closing its shortwave transmission site in Sackville, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What this will mean<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>End of satellite and shortwave transmission<\/li>\n<li>End of the production of RCI news broadcasts<\/li>\n<li>Shutdown of Brazilian and Russian sections of RCI<\/li>\n<li>Almost $10 million in annual savings for CBC\/Radio-Canada by 2013-14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What it won&#8217;t mean<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shutdown of RCI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another sad day for international broadcasting. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has announced sweeping cuts that will eliminate 650 jobs over the course of 3 years. In a strategic plan called, Same Strategy, Different Path, they specifically outline their cuts of shortwave and satellite transmissions which will also mean the closure of their [&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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56],"tags":[1042,1041,631,1040,1039,1046,1044,1043,1045,4082],"class_list":["post-3202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","tag-cbc-budget","tag-cbc-cuts","tag-radio-canada-international","tag-radio-canada-international-cuts","tag-rci-cuts","tag-rci-ends-shortwave","tag-sackville-closure","tag-sackville-new-brunswick","tag-sackville-transmitter-site-closure","tag-shortwave-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-PE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3335,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/rci-listener-comments-carry-common-theme\/","url_meta":{"origin":3202,"position":0},"title":"RCI listener comments carry common theme","author":"Thomas","date":"April 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"On RCI's Listener Letters and the RCI Action committee's website, you can read listener reactions to the looming RCI cuts. To their credit, I've noticed that RCI programs (like The Link\u00a0with Marc Montgomery) are continuing \"business as usual.\" I've noticed no degradation of their content or quality.","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\/04\/TheLinkRCI.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3217,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/the-link-talks-about-the-cuts-at-rci\/","url_meta":{"origin":3202,"position":1},"title":"The Link talks about the cuts at RCI","author":"Thomas","date":"April 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"In this interview with Levon Sevunts, producer for RCI's The Link, we get a little more insight into the impact of these cuts at Radio Canada International. One notable quote from the audio interview:\u00a0Sevunts states rather bluntly, \"RCI is getting out of radio altogether.\" RCI's last day of broadcasting will\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\/04\/TheLinkRCI.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3445,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/the-toronto-star-publishes-my-thoughts-on-the-cuts-to-radio-canada-international\/","url_meta":{"origin":3202,"position":2},"title":"The Toronto Star publishes my thoughts on the cuts to Radio Canada International","author":"Thomas","date":"May 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As many of you know, I find the downsizing of major shortwave broadcasters around the world deeply concerning, especially since so much of the world still relies on the medium as a source of news and information, and for some the only source of potentially life-saving information. The recent cuts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/TheNetwork-TheTorontoStar.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8891,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/sackville-tribune-post-reports-on-dismantling-of-rci-site\/","url_meta":{"origin":3202,"position":3},"title":"Sackville Tribune-Post reports on dismantling of RCI site","author":"Thomas","date":"March 6, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Ken Reitz for sharing this: (Source: Sackville Tribune-Post) A piece of local history is slowly disappearing as crews dismantle the former Radio Canada International transmission towers on the marsh near Sackville, N.B. The towers, erected prior to the Second World War, were declared obsolete in October 2012\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Radio Canada International's Sackville, New Brunswick shortwave transmitter site. 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(Source: RCInet.ca) Spending cuts announced last week in Canada's latest federal budget have reached Radio Canada International. Speaking to employees at RCI's headquarters in Montreal on Wednesday, RCI director Helene Parent declared that two\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\/2011\/10\/RCI-300x93.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3513,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/the-link-talks-about-the-politics-of-saving-rci\/","url_meta":{"origin":3202,"position":5},"title":"The Link talks about the politics of saving RCI","author":"Thomas","date":"May 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday's edition of The Link, Mark Montgomery spoke with Amanda Pfeffer about how international radio is being cut around the world and, more specifically, Canada. They discuss how this happened, who is aware of it and if there is any way to save the service. It's an informative segment\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\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202","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=3202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}