ARLA/CLUSTER: Senado australiano dividido sobre o fim da Radio Austrália quando a Radio China Internacional expande os seus serviços em Ondas Curtas

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Australia - Senate slams ABC cut to shortwave radio

The ABC has been slammed by all sides of politics over its 'foolish'
decision to cut the transmission of shortwave radio to remote Australia and
the Pacific Islands.

The Senate debated a private bill on Thursday by crossbench senator Nick
Xenophon to force the ABC to restore transmission after it was cut earlier
this year.

"It seems a terrible decision that's been made by the ABC board," Senator
Xenophon told parliament, accusing the public broadcaster of ignoring the
bush and Australia's neighbours.

The ABC insists listeners can still tune in via FM and AM frequencies, the
viewer access satellite television (VAST) service and online.

But senators say the ABC fails to understand those alternative methods are
not available to everyone in the bush and the information people are
missing out on can be life threatening, such as weather warnings.

Senator Xenophon said the ABC had miscalculated how many people relied on
the service.

"There are some question marks over the methodology used by the ABC in
relation to this."

The South Australian senator warned Australia was "foolish" to retreat from
the Pacific region by cutting shortwave radio just as other countries like
China were expanding shortwave services in the region.

Read the full news.com.au item:
Senate slams ABC cut to shortwave radio
<http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/senate-slams-abc-cut-to-shortwave-radio/news-story/de33b4658697d22c28e0e0cb7f98249f>
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