{"id":9010,"date":"2014-03-20T18:13:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T22:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9010"},"modified":"2014-03-22T10:06:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T14:06:07","slug":"voice-of-russia-to-abandon-shortwave-on-april-1-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/voice-of-russia-to-abandon-shortwave-on-april-1-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice of Russia to abandon shortwave in April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Voice-of-Russia-Logo\"<\/a>It appears that after all of the rumors from last year<\/a>, and after the cuts to shortwave broadcasts earlier this year, the Voice of Russia<\/em> has decided to stop broadcasting on shortwave entirely.<\/p>\n

This morning, Alokesh Gupta<\/a> shared the following message from Elena Osipova at\u00a0the Voice of Russia<\/em> World Service Letters Department:<\/p>\n

“This is just a short message to thank you for your letter and let you know that the Voice of Russia is closing shortwave broadcasts as of\u00a0April 1st. Our programs will be available online at\u00a0http:\/\/voiceofrussia.com\/play\/<\/a><\/p>\n

We hope you will stay with the Voice of Russia and hope to hear from you soon again.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2nd Update:<\/strong> Shortly after publishing this original post, SWLing Post<\/em> reader Stephen Cooper, noticed a VOR twitter account announcing the final date as April 30, 2014–I now believe this account to be fake<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"VORTwitter\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Update 2 (10:00 UTC on March 21, 2014):<\/strong> I just received the following message from\u00a0Elena Osipova at\u00a0the\u00a0Voice of Russia<\/em>\u00a0World Service Letters Department:<\/p>\n

Dear Mr Witherspoon,<\/p>\n

This is to thank you for your message and confirm the information about the upcoming cancellation of the Voice of Russia\u2019s short- and medium wave transmissions as of April 1, 2014.<\/p>\n

Best regards,<\/p>\n

Elena Osipova
\nLetters Department
\nWorld Service
\nVoice of Russia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I remember when the Voice of Russia<\/em> and Radio Moscow<\/em> absolutely dominated the shortwaves, especially in my early years as a radio listener. Times have changed for this broadcaster who has been the mouthpiece for Russia and the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n

On a side note, if you have the ability to record the Voice of Russia in its final days on the air, please consider submitting and sharing your recordings on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive.<\/a>\u00a0Please contact me<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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