Hi everyone.

Well, I could hardly believe my ears when I heard it, but it's true.  The
BBC is planning to shut all of their transmitters to North America off on
July 1, 2001, and leave North American listeners to pick the audio up off
of the internet.

For those who enjoy shortwave listening, as I do, and who are regular
listeners to the BBC, the following information may be of interest.

I would like to pass on the following web site address for those who are
interested in contacting the BBC and encouraging them to reconsider their
position.  The address is:

www.savebbc.org

I think that it would be best for those who wish to pursue this to
carefully note the addresses and suggested salutations for the officials
within the BBC and also to note the address of the suggested contact at the
British Embassy here in the United States.

Also, the link to the suggested talking points is worth looking at.  I
think, however, that it is also worth commenting on why the BBC is
important to you personally, what your listening habits are, why the
internet and other alternative broadcast arrangements will not work for
you, and the like.  I think it would be bestto avoid losing your cool with
these folks--just be intelligent, respectful, and persuasive.

The web site information was given on the World of Radio broadcast of
6/17/01 at 0230 UTC on 5.070 MHz.  I looked at the web site, myself, and
found a wealth of information..

If the BBC World Service is important to you, I would urge you to check
this out and contact them.


Also, a written letter will carry much more weight than e-mails.
73, de Lou K2LKK





Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S.  K2LKK
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