BBC 6 Music and Asian Network face axe in shake-up

Brian Reay wrote:

I remember Radio Moscow (and some of the other Eastern Bloc stations)
sending various "gifts" for years after a "QSL" report. The gifts tended to
be pretty useless, colanders, pictures, etc. but I'm sure they once included
a pack of cigarettes. I'd not be surprised to learn they still arrive at my
old address even near on 34 years since I moved!

It's about as inept as sending the photographers and news teams into
an earthquake zone in order to get those pictures of dusty-faced
cherubs being pulled from the rubble, while the aid planes were told
to clear off as there was no room at the airport.
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from
Aero Spike
Not a member of the RSGB since 1959

On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:43 +0000, Paul Martin wrote:

In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
But there was a program called "???? calling
Dxers" which I used to enjoy as a teenager...

It became "Media Network" in later years (with Jonathan Marks, who has
an excellent radio voice), and currently exists as a Blog run by Andy
Sennit (who doesn't).

You are getting confused.

The program referred to by Brian Reay was on Radio Sweden,

"Sweden Calling Dxers"

presented by George Wood, and this became retitled as Media Scan.

The DX program on Radio Nederland was DX Juke Box presented by Dick
Speekman.

When Johnathan Marks took over the show, he decided to make it more
trendy to appeal to a wider audience, so it became Media Network.

And for those who remember, the DX program on Swiss Radio International
was Swiss Merry-Go-Round, presented by "The Two Bobs" -- Bob Zanotti and
Bob Thomann.

"Spike" wrote in message ...

Brian Reay wrote:

I remember Radio Moscow (and some of the other Eastern Bloc stations)
sending various "gifts" for years after a "QSL" report. The gifts tended to
be pretty useless, colanders, pictures, etc. but I'm sure they once included
a pack of cigarettes. I'd not be surprised to learn they still arrive at my
old address even near on 34 years since I moved!

I seem to remember after about 10 years of programme schedules from Radio Moscow
they sent me a letter saying as they had not heard from me for some time they would
take me off the mailing list if I didn't reply. By that time the KGB had no doubt decided
I was not worth recruiting ;-)

I don't recall any gifts, but in 1969 I sent off for a free VOA Apollo 11 Mission Analyzer

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Graham.

%Profound_observation%

On 09/03/2010 20:06, Graham. wrote:
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"Brian Gregory wrote in message ...
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There are still some SW
stations around today, such as China Radio International, which seems
to be blatant pro-PRC propaganda, and Voice of Russia is good for a
non-US view of world events.

Still some ????

There are still hundreds.

There are nowhere as many as there used to be. Several countries have scaled down their shortwave broadcasting substantially.
SRI was shut down a few years ago. VOA and VoRussia are hard to come by.

Gosh I can even remember the address without looking it up
SBC
CH-3000
Bern 16
Switzerland

Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy Station" on Radio Nederland


Longest running radio programme from 1928 until the 1990s and presented
by Eddie Startz from the start in 1928 until the 1970s. I don't think
any BBC presenter or programme comes near that for longevity.

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:01:39 -0000, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
wrote:

"Paul Martin" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
"Graham." wrote in message
...

Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland

I don't recall that. But there was a program called "???? calling
Dxers"
which I used to enjoy as a teenager...

It became "Media Network" in later years (with Jonathan Marks, who has
an excellent radio voice), and currently exists as a Blog run by Andy
Sennit (who doesn't).

I'd think "???? calling DXers" was more probably "Sweden calling DXers" on
Radio Sweden.


I regard my recordings of the Media Network documentaries "Tokyo Rose" and
"Wartime Deception" parts 1 and 2 (about wartime propaganda radio) and an
episode about the BBC monitoring service with a little bit about Radio
Caroline being forced off air at the end are my most valued off air
recordings. I also have higher quality MP3 downloads of "Wartime Deception"
which was repeated as a sort of grand finale before the broadcasts stopped.

There was that other offshore station Radio Northsea International
which unusually had a SW Transmitter.on Sunday mornings a programme
Called Northsea goes DX was presented by a chap called A J Burns which
could be quite interesting.
Why a Pop Station needed a S W transmitter has caused a lot of
speculation over the years. The station owners motives will probably
never be known but later selling the vessel to Libya and having some
components in the Lockerbie Bomb traced to their electronics company
has done nothing to stop rumours of a somewhat shady side to the
operation .

G.Harman

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:03:35 +0000, MB
wrote:


Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy Station" on Radio Nederland


Longest running radio programme from 1928 until the 1990s and presented
by Eddie Startz from the start in 1928 until the 1970s. I don't think
any BBC presenter or programme comes near that for longevity.

I take it there was an enforced break in WW2 during the time the
Netherlands was occupied?

G.Harman

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On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:01:39 -0000, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
wrote:

"Paul Martin" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
"Graham." wrote in message
...

Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland

I don't recall that. But there was a program called "???? calling
Dxers"
which I used to enjoy as a teenager...

It became "Media Network" in later years (with Jonathan Marks, who has
an excellent radio voice), and currently exists as a Blog run by Andy
Sennit (who doesn't).

I'd think "???? calling DXers" was more probably "Sweden calling DXers" on
Radio Sweden.


I regard my recordings of the Media Network documentaries "Tokyo Rose" and
"Wartime Deception" parts 1 and 2 (about wartime propaganda radio) and an
episode about the BBC monitoring service with a little bit about Radio
Caroline being forced off air at the end are my most valued off air
recordings. I also have higher quality MP3 downloads of "Wartime
Deception"
which was repeated as a sort of grand finale before the broadcasts
stopped.

There was that other offshore station Radio Northsea International
which unusually had a SW Transmitter.on Sunday mornings a programme
Called Northsea goes DX was presented by a chap called A J Burns which
could be quite interesting.
Why a Pop Station needed a S W transmitter has caused a lot of
speculation over the years. The station owners motives will probably
never be known but later selling the vessel to Libya and having some
components in the Lockerbie Bomb traced to their electronics company
has done nothing to stop rumours of a somewhat shady side to the
operation .

G.Harman

Radio Caroline had a SW transmitter too towards the end.

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Brian Gregory. (In the UK)

To email me remove the letter vee.

Radio Caroline had a SW transmitter too towards the end.

there was a pair of hammy mens in Paisley used to run K-OSS FM for
years....then they got awarded hammy mens licences...sounds like Rab on the
mic...or it could be Joe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsZ70SDY2ds

Radio Caroline had a SW transmitter too towards the end.



Pirate Radio Scotland International........nl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR_tg6o2BTU&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-mhr...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnn3z...eature=related

Paul Martin wrote:
In article ,
Len GM0ONX wrote:
J G Miller wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:45:49 +0000, Len GM0ONX wrote:

Yep and Radio Sweden's address 10 4 10, Stockholm, Sweden
TEN *FIVE* TEN

It was part of a jingle.

Does P O Box 222 stir any memories?


Your right, I see they still use it to this day!

PO Box 222, Hilversum?

Postcode being 1200-JG?


I certainly remember PO Box 222, Hilversum but in the days I used
it/heard it, either the Netherlands didn't use postcodes or RNW (as it
was then) didn't broadcast it.

In any case, I think it would originally be 1200 - the JG bit would be a
later addition.

Wow! This is really being cross-posted, isn't it! My reply has just been
rejected because it is directed at more than 4 newsgroups! I think a
little weeding is in order ...

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Terry