Swedish Radio's international broadcasts on short and medium wave will close down from
October 31, 2010. This is part of a decision by Swedish Radio's
management on our output and distribution announced on March 16 this
year.
This means that from October 31, Radio Sweden's programming in English
will be broadcast nationally (on FM), as well as available on the
Internet, and our podcast will be available here and on iTunes for
downloading.
Extracted from Radio Sweden website on UT Friday, October 22, 2010 at
23:38 hours UT. 73's,(Noble West, Brainman Media, TN, DXLDYG via DXLD)
Not just English but everything on shortwave. The rest of it: (gh)
"I want to strengthen our quality and competence, including in Arabic,
which is the most important language for new arrivals in Sweden", says
Ingemar Löfgren, head of SR International. "It is important to
strengthen the broadcasts for the listener groups who need it the
most, such as Somalis. In addition I want to give a higher profile to
the official minority language Romani, which will shortly start daily
broadcasts."
From the Fall Swedish Radio's output in immigrant languages will
change, with resources concentrated on fewer languages than
previously. This is the result of the latest review of SR
International' s programming. Swedish Radio will also be ending
broadcasts in short and medium wave, and will instead concentrate on
Internet webcasting.
"The number of languages broadcast by Swedish Radio has changed over
time, in order to adapt to changes in the world around us," says
Swedish Radio's Program Director Björn Löfdahl. "This is the way it is
now, and will be in the future."
"We have to be where the audience is, and today our audience in the
rest of the world is on the Web," Björn Löfdahl continues. "It doesn't
feel relevant to broadcast on short or medium wave, and it isn't
economically defendable or journalistically justified. Now the money
can be directed to where it is needed."
After the latest review, Swedish Radio will broadcast in the following
languages from October 31, 2010:
English - FM and web
Finnish - FM and web
Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish) - FM and web
Sami - FM and web
Romani - FM and web
Arabic - FM and web
Somali - FM and web
Persian - FM and web
Kurdish - FM and web
German - web
Russian - web
The following language services will close:
Albanian
Assyrian/Aramaic
Bosnian-Croatian- Serbian
(via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Dear Glenn: The closure of a number of services now offered by the
Swedish Radio has been strongly criticized, both by representatives
for immigrant groups, Swedish citizens abroad and sailors, who rely on
radio broadcast when far away from the mainland.
I find it deplorable that the Albanian as well as the Bosnian-
Croatian-Serbian service will close down. Among our immigrants many
elderly people will become more isolated from Swedish society, since
they do not understand Swedish well enough. Younger people are not
affected, they rely on the internet and get all possible information
about events in Sweden also through TV and newspapers.
When going abroad I personally will miss the daily news bulletins from
Sweden, which I could listen to everywhere at the seaside resorts in
Italy, Croatia and Albania, using my little Sony ICF7600G travel
companion. To use computers when staying abroad is not always easy,
radio here stands for constant access and flexibility!
English speaking listeners will no longer be informed via shortwaves
about Swedish news and views via radio. Generally speaking, the
present trend with regard to international broadcasting give an
impression re the situation in the international economic and
political fields.
We have to ask, after checking the situation on the shortwave bands:
Is China the world power number one? Are USA, Russia, UK and the EU
second class powers?
The Chinese domination on shortwaves today is overwhelming. Is this
known in Washington, London and Moscow? Could we as DXers, well
informed about the present situation, deviate a bit from our normal
course and enlighten the leading circles, the governments of USA,
United Kingdom and Russia, the Senate and the House of
Representatives, the British Parliament and the Russian Duma about
this state of affairs, to create a debate on this matter? Just an idea
of mine! Kind regards,
(Ullmar Qvick, Norrköping, Sweden, Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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