Its been recently mentioned in various sites and groups that VOA is planning to shutdown its VOA Greenville site. I am asking everyone who listens to VOA to write there Congressmen and protest this shutdown.
Many countries as many of us know block internet and any information to the world to read or listen to what many of us in the radio world call internet radio. Shortwave gets through to the world the same way as Ham Radio. It crosses borders and is heard around the world. Much of what we hear on Radio in the United States is great programming. From Music,Religion and even Local Regional information. Imagine living in a place where you can't hear whats going on in the world. This is where stations like VOA, BBC, AWR and Transworld Radio and others get through. Sitting in the control rooms seeing these stations fire there transmitters is one of the thrills of Many Shortwave listeners, but what we forget to also mention its a thrill for a person in other parts of the world to hear in broadcasts from the outside world, whether its some comments on Religion or Music or News. It puts smiles on peoples faces. It gives hope to them. Shortwave is great to hear, as you don't have to pay for its services. Unlike that of Internet where you have to pay a monthly fee for the services. For example sitting at home your listening to the programming that being sent from a VOA stream, how much money did you pay for it. Now multiply that by 7 days a week. Is this money that could have been better spent on food for a family that can barely get by.
Again write your congressmen or senator and tell them to vote No? on the closure of VOA Greenville and let the world hear the same free programs you do.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/search/label/BBG if President O bama ever actually sat back and listened to the People he would never done this. He is only thinking of himself and not the wprld who depend on this free enterprise.
ReplyDeleteMy complaint to the Board of Governors
ReplyDeleteI was sadden of the VOA transmitters being closed as these are very important to the world to listen to. Those stations provide much more information to countries that are suppressed and can not listen to Internet Broadcasts or Free radio such as VOA. Its important to keep this station in operation. I wish that you would reconsider its closure. I am a Tax payer and feel its important to keep the station running.
There are many parts of the world who can not afford internet to listen in on this station nd shortwave is the best way to provide this broadcasts.
Radio as we all know is free and is easier to provide this type of information to the world. I wish you would reconsider this and have written a letter to my congressman in protest of its closure. You love to waste my taxes on this closure.