{"id":3513,"date":"2012-05-13T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T21:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2012-05-13T17:00:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-13T21:00:56","slug":"the-link-talks-about-the-politics-of-saving-rci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/the-link-talks-about-the-politics-of-saving-rci\/","title":{"rendered":"The Link talks about the politics of saving RCI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday&#8217;s edition of <a title=\"The Link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcinet.ca\/english\/column\/the-link-s-top-stories\/15-28_2012-05-11-the-future-of-international-broadcasting\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Link<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an informative segment (though see my correction below).<\/p>\n<p>Since this is one of several features in the show, I&#8217;ve recorded this specific segment and posted it for listening below.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F46245954&amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to the segment by <a title=\"Download\" href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/shortwave-listener\/rcithelink-51312\" target=\"_blank\">downloading the mp3 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that Amanda is a little mis-leading about the bureaucratic structure of US international broadcasting. It is rather confusing.<\/p>\n<p>The BBG (Broadcasting Board of Governors) is the governing body of US international Broadcasting. The IBB (International Broadcasting Bureau) is over all of the broadcast\/transmission facilities, engineering functions, human resources, finances and other agency support services. To be clear, the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe, Radio Marti and the Middle East Broadcasting Network all take direction from the BBG, not the IBB.<\/p>\n<p>The organizational chart (below) can shed some light on this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3529\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3529\" title=\"BBG-Organizational-Chart\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart.jpg 754w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BBG-Organizational-Chart-98x100.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BBG Organizational Chart as of May 2012 (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday&#8217;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&#8217;s an informative segment (though see my correction below). 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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\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\/CBCbuilding-300x168.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3335,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/rci-listener-comments-carry-common-theme\/","url_meta":{"origin":3513,"position":1},"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":3214,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/helene-parent-two-out-of-three-rci-employees-will-lose-their-jobs-by-the-end-of-july\/","url_meta":{"origin":3513,"position":2},"title":"Helene Parent: &#8220;two out of three RCI employees will lose their jobs by the end of July&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"April 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It appears that the cuts at Radio Canada International will be deep and swift (see below). (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":3217,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/the-link-talks-about-the-cuts-at-rci\/","url_meta":{"origin":3513,"position":3},"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":3513,"position":4},"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":3513,"position":5},"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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