ARLA/CLUSTER: Oposição ao governo australiano quer salvar do encerramento as emissões em Onda Curta da Radio Australia

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Call to save ABC shortwave

*Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten calls on Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull to save ABC shortwave broadcasts*

The UK Guardian newspaper reports:
The opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has called on the prime minister to
step in and save ABC shortwave broadcasts in the Northern Territory,
claiming the broadcaster’s reasons to shut them down “do not account for
the reality� of life in the outback.

In December, the ABC announced it would cease transmitting local radio
broadcasts through shortwave radio in the Northern Territory and parts of
the Pacific at the end of January.

It did so without community consultation and sparked a backlash from users
who say the service is vital in remote areas.

Federal politicians from both major parties in the NT have lobbied the ABC
to reverse its decision.

On Thursday, Shorten wrote to Turnbull, asking him to work with ABC
management, local stakeholders and Labor “as a matter of urgency to ensure
the continued provision of shortwave radio service in the NT beyond 31
January 2017.�

“The ABC’s claim that the majority of listeners will be able to access ABC
services via AM/FM radio, digital radio and online streaming, or via VAST
[viewer access satellite television] platform does not account for the
reality of service availability in remote areas,� wrote Shorten.

“This helps to explain why listeners and users of the ABC shortwave in the
Northern Territory have been unequivocal in voicing their concern at the
Coalition’s failure to intervene in this matter. This includes emergency
services workers and cattle growers.

Read the full Guardian story at
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/27/bill-shorten-calls-on-turnbull-to-save-shortwave-radio-broadcasts-in-nt
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