{"id":51845,"date":"2022-02-11T06:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=51845"},"modified":"2022-02-11T06:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:54:55","slug":"voice-of-greece-faces-an-uncertain-future-possible-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/voice-of-greece-faces-an-uncertain-future-possible-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice of Greece faces an uncertain future & possible closure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Bulgarian DX blog<\/a> posted the the following item:<\/strong><\/p>\n

GREECE Possible end of an ERT Voice of Greece transmitting on shortwave 9420 kHz via Avlis. The ERT CEO Giorgos Gambritsos, has signed a decree to close down the shortwave transmitting facility at Avlis from March 31, 2022. The news release by ERT is leaving the possibility of shortwave broadcasts to continue only if the Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry decide to oversee the continuation of broadcasts on shortwave.<\/p>\n

Current schedule of Voice of Greece:
\nv1800-0805 on 9420 AVL 150 kW \/ 323 deg to WeEu Greek, BUT not daily & 0805-1200 very rarely<\/p>\n

If the VOG on shortwave is closed permanently, it would be a sad day for me at least. Selfishly, they’ve become one of my staple stations for music and even a benchmark when checking out band conditions. I’ve listened to the Voice of Greece from so many different countries as I’ve travelled over the years; it’s been a constant companion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With that said, I’m not at all surprised. It must cost a fortune to maintain the Avlis transmitting station and I’m not sure how large their audience is these days.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

VOG has weathered many a shut-downs already though–even once broadcasting for weeks without a license<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ll post updates as they become available. If any of our readers in Greece learn more from listening to ERT news, please contact me<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bulgarian DX blog posted the the following item: GREECE Possible end of an ERT Voice of Greece transmitting on shortwave 9420 kHz via Avlis. The ERT CEO Giorgos Gambritsos, has signed a decree to close down the shortwave transmitting facility at Avlis from March 31, 2022. The news release by ERT is leaving the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3,43],"tags":[2095,800,1975,2154],"class_list":["post-51845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-greece","tag-voice-of-greece","tag-voice-of-greece-cuts","tag-voice-of-greece-shortwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dud","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7332,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/the-voice-of-greece-avlis-shortwave-transmitter-may-be-scrapped\/","url_meta":{"origin":51845,"position":0},"title":"The Voice of Greece Avlis shortwave transmitter site may be scrapped","author":"Thomas","date":"September 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"According to TheGreekRadio.com, 39 shortwave antennas located at the Voice of Greece Avlis transmitter site may soon be sold as scrap metal. 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