{"id":55876,"date":"2023-02-15T06:19:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=55876"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:00:44","slug":"2023-world-radio-day-notes-rtva-and-a-message-to-rri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/2023-world-radio-day-notes-rtva-and-a-message-to-rri\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 World Radio Day Notes: RTVA, message to RRI, and Radios to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RTVA<\/h1>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Tracy Wood, who notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

RTVA celebrated World Radio Day with this news story. The first person interviewed in the clip is Josep Maria Samper who happened to be the great RTVA engineer\/ tourguide for antendees of EDXC 2019<\/a>. (He has since retired.)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.andorradifusio.ad\/noticies\/radio-mes-30-anys-historia-andorra<\/a><\/p>\n

(The language is Catalan.)<\/p>\n

Not shown in this clip, a live theatre\/review was also performed in a previous evening at the former Radio Andorra transmitter plant; RTVA newscast viewers could clearly see the old HF transmitters in the background…<\/p>\n

Radio and Peace: Tim’s Essay for RRI<\/h1>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tim Brockett, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello Thomas,
\nRadio Romania recently requested that listeners submit comments on the topic “Radio and Peace”. Radio Romania selected several submissions and read them on their North American broadcast on February 12, 2023 UTC at 04:50. I was honored to hear that they enjoyed my short essay and read it over the air:<\/p>\n

Radio and Peace<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Shortwave radio presents a unique opportunity to engage listeners and build pathways for understanding other cultures. Like reading a book, listening to the radio involves just one sense. Thus it is possible for the undistracted listener to be completely immersed in the broadcast. If the broadcast is educational, cultural, and fact-based the listener may devote 100% of their attention to that show. If encouraged, the listener may also request a QSL which is a valuable opportunity for the broadcaster to communicate with them again. The listener’s curiosity may be piqued about a particular subject they can later research. Or they may store away their colorful QSLs and\/or pleasant memories of tuning into a faraway station until they have a chance to visit the country they spent so many hours listening to.<\/p>\n

Just as the author of a good book can form a lifelong bond with the reader, so can shortwave radio. I am amazed at the number of listeners who started with shortwave half a century ago and are often featured on DX program segments. DXers frequently mourn long-gone radio stations as they do close friends who have passed on. Shortwave radio is a powerful medium that can emotionally connect with listeners for many decades.<\/p>\n

Shortwave radio can vastly broaden the horizons of individuals around the world. Radios are inexpensive and broadcasts reach every point on the globe. Powerful broadcasts cross international borders with ease. Radio frequently offers a voice different from what the listener hears in their local community. That can lead to a deeper understanding of distant countries and cultures. Better understanding and the freedom to hear new ideas is a building block for the antonym of war; peace.<\/p>\n

Radios to Ukraine<\/h1>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Thomas,<\/p>\n

\nFollowing World Radio Day on the theme “Radio & Peace”, I draw your attention to this article online on the Radioworld website: http:\/\/www.radioworld.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Portable radios take overseas trip to Ukraine, local fundraising continues
\nhttps:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/portable-radios-successfully-delivered-to-ukraine-local-fundraising-continues<\/a><\/p>\n

I am aware that this is a politically very sensitive subject… But I wonder why the receiver that is distributed does not allow listening to short waves? Nowadays, there are affordable receivers that allow shortwave listening<\/p>\n

This example is a good illustration of the indispensable role that radio still plays in today’s world.<\/p>\n

Kind regards.<\/p>\n

Paul JAMET<\/p>\n

Many thanks to Tracy, Tim, and Paul for sharing these World Radio Day items!<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RTVA Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tracy Wood, who notes: RTVA celebrated World Radio Day with this news story. The first person interviewed in the clip is Josep Maria Samper who happened to be the great RTVA engineer\/ tourguide for antendees of EDXC 2019. (He has since retired.) https:\/\/www.andorradifusio.ad\/noticies\/radio-mes-30-anys-historia-andorra (The language is Catalan.) Not […]<\/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":[9691,9688,9749,7394,2615,619,10131],"class_list":["post-55876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-paul-jamet","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine","tag-tim-brockett","tag-tracy-wood-k7uo","tag-ukraine","tag-world-radio-day","tag-world-radio-day-2023"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-exe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39497,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/edxc-conference-featured-on-andorra-tv\/","url_meta":{"origin":55876,"position":0},"title":"EDXC conference featured on Andorra TV","author":"Thomas","date":"September 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The EDXC conference was held in Andorra this year and I wish I could have attended. 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