BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

Nach 69 Jahren ist Schluss: Die halbstuendigen Rundfunkprogramme von Radio
Schweden, die bisher auf Kurz- und Mittelwelle (sowie auf UKW in
Stockholm) ausgestrahlt werden und auch im Internet zu hoeren sind, werden
zum 1. April eingestellt. Es wird nur mehr Nachrichten im Internet und
eine minimale Podcast-Variante geben. Was ist der Grund?
Gespraech mit Ingemar Loefgren, Chef von SR International, dem
Auslandsprogramm des Schwedischen Rundfunks. Anne Rentzsch
(R Sweden, Feb 4)
Digged out by Markus Weidner:
Radio Sweden stops its broadcasts in German as of March 30. This has been
confirmed by Gundula Adolfsson, head of Radio Sweden [I hope the source
gives her position correct, previously she was the head of the German
service]. From April on only three editors will be left to produce web
content. Gundula Adolfsson explains that this decision has been made by
the management of Sveriges Radio because the importance of the internet
for languages like German and English continues to increase while
shortwave suffered a dramatic decline of listeners numbers during the last
years.
Only German covered in the item, so it remains to be seen which languages
(if any besides Swedish) will remain on air and to which extent (or, in
the first place, if still at all) Radio Sweden will use shortwave and 1179
after the current B07 season is over.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Feb 2)
Radio Sweden has confirmed that its German service, which has been on the
air for 69 years, will close at the end of March. Within international
broadcasting, some languages, including German, have had a breakthrough on
the Web and through podcasting, but the number of listeners, especially on
shortwave, has dropped dramatically in recent years.
It is this development which has figured in the decision of Swedish Radio
management to suspend German broadcasts on shortwave and mediumwave. SR
International retains, however, German for a basic service of news on the
Web and as a Monday to Friday podcast.
English is not affected and not in danger of being taken off the air.
(Source: George Wood, Radio Sweden)
(RNW MN web log, Feb 4)
SWITZERLAND SUI MtCeneri Cima di Dentro 558kHz 300 kW
46 08 17.76 N 08 59 25.02 E
SUI MtCeneri Cima di Dentro reserve1566kHz 300kW
46 08 25.32 N 08 59 33.05 E
CHIUDE LA RADIO SVIZZERA ITALIANA IN ONDE MEDIE?
Secondo quanto postato su un NG, non citando chiaramente quale sarebbe la
fonte, sarebbe la fine di un mito: sembra infatti confermato che la sera
del 30 giugno 2008 verra definitivamente spento il trasmettitore in onde
medie di Monte Ceneri che opera con una potenza di 300 kW sui 558 kHz
utilizzando, come riporta Andrea Borgnino sul suo Archive, un'antenna a
traliccio verticale strallato dell'altezza di 220 metri isolata da terra.
Nelle vicinanze dell'antenna principale e presente un'antenna "di riserva"
di tipo Marconiano a T usata utilizzabile con una potenza massima di 150
kw. Lo spettacolare impianto sara probabilmente smantellato, contro un
risparmio annuo un milione e seicentomila franchi, per fare ancora piu
spazio alle mucche che pascolano da quelle parti.