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We have news of the imminent demise of the transmissions of Radio Exterior of Spain (REE) by shortwave radio. According to the statements of senior officials of the corporation Spanish Radio Television (RTVE) emissions are expensive and obsolete, proposing its total replacement by the transmission of content via online.

Why we oppose this decision? The reasons are many and powerful:

REE is the highest-rated radio station conglomerate that compose Spain National Radio (RNE) to broadcast in five languages ​​(English, French, Portuguese, Arabic and Russian) without their broadcasts in Spanish and Sephardic. His international audience covers five continents and broadcast only in Latin America has millions of daily listeners.

The maintenance cost is negligible compared to any of the radio stations of the public body. The Government plans to close and dismantle the transmitting plant Noblejas (Toledo) as soon as possible, and in all probability thereby dismissing the entire workforce.

The blackout of radio broadcasts on shortwave have as immediate effects the disappearance of 95% of the audience of REE, as in large parts of the American continent who speaks, thinks and feels in Spanish, can not access their programs by little or difficult access to existing internet in these regions.

Sign our petition and ask the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Culture of Spain, which did not cease radio broadcasts Shortwave Radio Exterior of Spain (REE), our public broadcaster.

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The conselleira do Mar, Rosa Quintana, called yesterday told the press, "rethink" the cessation of emission Shortwave Radio Exterior de Spain, since for many Spaniards, particularly fishermen, is the only "communication "with the country.

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"Since the first report [of Spanish Broadcasting] that is going to stop broadcasting on shortwave the Ministry of Media and Galician Xunta President interceded to rethink the measure," said conselleira do Mar.

The Regional Minister decided that continue that coverage can continue listening to the Spaniards who are in the world. "We are concerned about the fishing industry, for shortwave is the only communication on how are their community and their country," said Quintana.

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k9rzz said:

I don't recall any petitions for Radio Canada International, Radio Sweden, Radio Nederland, etc. Will it really help?

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The president of the Congress of Deputies forwarded to other institutions and groups proposed the Platform in Defence of the Short Wave REE


November 20, 2014 - President of RTVE give explanations on the 25th before the Parliamentary Control Commission. http://aer.org.es/archivos/1911 President of the Congress of Deputies, ... Read more

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Blog of the AER take the following press release RTVE on RTVE board meeting today (December 4, 2014), which reproduce the part that interests us:

RTVE reissued on shortwave to meet the demands of fisheries in international waters did not have an alternative to receiving the signal of Radio Exterior of Spain. The broadcast will reach all the fisheries of the Spanish fishing fleet and 1,258 fishing vessels operating in international waters. Shortwave signal will resume as soon as possible and ensure the technical conditions issue with all guarantees.

The broadcast will take place from Monday to Friday between 20 and 24 hours, Spanish peninsular hour, and between 16 and 24, on weekends. Thus the daily spoken '24 Hours will be offered 'space' Radiogaceta sports', the flagship program of REE for the maritime and fisheries sector 'Spaniards in the Sea' and international information 'Five Continents'. Weekends 'Board Deportivo', is issued for informational continuously for 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday. These contents are the most demanded by our sailors, missionaries and aid workers.

This offer of coverage and programming ensures the reception of Radio Exterior of Spain throughout Africa and Latin America, Central America and parts of North America.

Areas such as the coast of Chile in the Pacific, where two vessels fish swordfish will be covered; also can tune 5 cephalopod fishing in the Falkland Islands in the American South Atlantic; 58 to catch tuna and hake in Ethiopia, Madagascar and the Comoros and Seychelles; or the Gran Sol and the North Atlantic, which for two years did not receive shortwave signal, and wherein 112 fishing vessels engaged in fishing for anchovy and cod.

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majoco said:

The NASWA spreadsheet says the REE is on 12075, 12080, 12085 and 12095kHz every day from 1500z to 2400z - early morning to midday for me so propagation not too good unless I get up real early! Probably more suitable for their fishing boats in the South Atlantic!

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kc2kth said:

Bands have been quiet lately, and while there are certainly less stations than there were to listen to due to budget cuts by various governments, really our present position in the sunspot cycle (this is 24 I believe) have a LOT to do with why it's so quiet. I think the folks with Welbrooks and Beveridges are probably doing well but us casual listeners have to do a lot more dial spinning.

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