[A-DX] World Beacon stellt Sendungen ein (fwd)

[Rudolf.Sonntag@xxxxxxxxxxx (Rudolf.Sonntag)]

World Beacon stellt seine Kurzwellensendungen zum 15.04. ein. Hier die
Originalnachricht, die heute Nacht per eMail kam:

Reception schrieb:
> Almost two years to the day after it's launch, the World Beacon  
> will sign
>  off, effective April 15. Affiliated Media Group, the parent  
> company that
>  operates the short wave based mission initiative has announced it  
> will
>  suspend operations to concentrate on the company's domestic  
> ministerial
>  clients.
>
> The Beacon was the brain child of Affiliated Media Group founder  
> and chairman
>  Ray Davis, who conceived a Caribbean version in the 1970s. At it's  
> height,
>  The World Beacon broadcast a full weekly schedule to Africa,  
> Europe and
>  Russia, shuttering European and Asian operations when sufficient  
> clients
>  could not be found to fill the broadcast time slots. The station  
> broadcast
>  from transmitters in England, South Africa, Russia and the United  
> Arab
>  Emirates.
>
> The Beacon was in fact the victim of Affiliated's incredible growth  
> and
>  success. The agency which represents a wide array of spiritual and  
> secular
>  clients found demand for it's domestic services far exceeded  
> client requests
>  for overseas radio ministry opportunities. The events surrounding  
> September
>  11, 2001 were also a factor,  limiting the company's ability to  
> receive and
>  respond to the flood of mail that the Beacon received each week.
>
> The World Beacon launched on April 2, 2000 with it's popular  
> signature theme
>  performed by the new age group Deep Forest. In addition to a full  
> schedule
>  of spiritual programming, the Beacon produced "Midnight Ministry" and
>  "DXQSL" which were dubbed "listener appreciation programs." The  
> station was
>  profiled on the popular Radio Netherlands Media Network program  
> and had a
>  large cadre of devoted listeners around the world.
>
> Program director Jeff Johnson will continue to process reception  
> reports
>  through April 15. Send yours via email to reception@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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eMail: Rudolf.Sonntag@xxxxxxxxxxx
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