Comments on: Radio Summer = “CBCOvernightOverflow”? http://www.danmisener.com/archives/272 from Dan Misener Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:22:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bill Lee http://www.danmisener.com/archives/272#comment-13936 Bill Lee Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:31:53 +0000 http://www.danmisener.com/archives/272#comment-13936 Except that, in general, shortwave broadcasts are not as varied. A few stations such as RNW, DW, RA, RMongolia produce good magazine programmes, often a reflection of a good local national network, or a long tradition of (CBC-like?) long form current affairs (and drama). Much of shortwave is news, musical interludes and then reading or sight-translating the current papers or government releases. It is good that CBC Summer is featuring these. Then you wonder why they have Freestyle, the execrable Q show with the unbelievably dense Mr. Ghomeshi, and the logrolling Writers and Co., while Radio 2 has clips and a lightness of being in poorly programmed jazz and a fill of concert programs and Laurie Brown's telephoning in her spacier comments on whatever is on the lineup that night. One wonders if the latter is in the studio at all. We do need a CBCOvernightOverflow as you put it. A couple of days of such from around the world would make us question the drivel we get sometimes with CBC. And can get we get two or more new networks, especially if they go all digital and can squeeze more in one frequency, along the lines of Radio National and Triple J from the Australian ABC? Except that, in general, shortwave broadcasts are not as varied.
A few stations such as RNW, DW, RA, RMongolia produce good magazine programmes, often a reflection of a good local national network, or a long tradition of (CBC-like?) long form current affairs (and drama).

Much of shortwave is news, musical interludes and then reading or sight-translating the current papers or government releases.

It is good that CBC Summer is featuring these.
Then you wonder why they have Freestyle, the execrable Q show with the unbelievably dense Mr. Ghomeshi, and the logrolling Writers and Co., while Radio 2 has clips and a lightness of being in poorly programmed jazz and a fill of concert programs and Laurie Brown’s telephoning in her spacier comments on whatever is on the lineup that night. One wonders if the latter is in the studio at all.

We do need a CBCOvernightOverflow as you put it. A couple of days of such from around the world would make us question the drivel we get sometimes with CBC.

And can get we get two or more new networks, especially if they go all digital and can squeeze more in one frequency, along the lines of Radio National and Triple J from the Australian ABC?

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