Sifting through the postbag this week
This week we鈥檝e been hearing from you about a wide range of subjects from podcasts to changes in the programmes in terms of scheduling.
The postbag reflects the service as you hear it 鈥 so for some of you, like Simone Storti from Italy, it is the podcasts which have prompted an email. Simone points out that the podcasts are a great way to improve her English while listening to interesting issues 鈥 while listening on the bus on the way to university.听Simone鈥檚 query was why aren鈥檛 all the programmes podcast.
For others it is the changes made to programmes which catch their attention.
Philip McMinn Mitchell from Kampala in Uganda contacted us to ask why the Newshour was paired with the UK Radio Five Live 鈥 and offered a wide range of comments about why he was not happy with the result.
Of course, our mailbox is still receiving plenty of your comments about what you can no longer hear, and one of your emails caught our attention. Manuel del Cerro Aparicio in Brussels writes:
鈥淟ast Sunday was the first morning in which my radio-alarm did not wake me up with 大象传媒 voices. I missed them. It was also the first day in which I could not listen to 大象传媒 news and opinions while shaving or when driving somewhere in the Low Countries. It is the end of a relationship which began decades ago while playing with the dial of an old radio in The Netherlands and which now leaves me with three orphan radio-sets. Maybe we could help the Chancellor by sending him all those useless radio-sets.鈥
However, this week, in our new shorter format, we also wanted to give you a wider perspective on a news event which has dominated the world鈥檚 news agenda for three weeks 鈥 the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
We found out how the local community radio stations in the region affected have been reacting to what has happened and the role that radio has played in these terrible events.
We鈥檇 like to hear your reactions to what you hear on the World Service, so please keep your emails and phone calls coming.
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Rajan Datar is the presenter of Over To You.
Over To You is your chance to have your say about the 大象传媒 World Service and its programmes. It airs at 00:40, 03:40 and 12:40 every Sunday (GMT).
- Listen to previous episodes of Over To You
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- Send the team your feedback by email (overtoyou@bbc.co.uk), telephone (44 144 960 9000), SMS (447786 202006) or by leaving comments on this blog
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Comment number 1.
At 4th Apr 2011, Erin j m wrote:Cannot see me continuing to listen to the new repitive world service. Saying the same things every 20 minutes followed by the same 10 minute filler has gotten old and it has only been a week. I loved you blokes but now am dismayed that I subscribed to xm for two years to listen to the world service only to find it lacking in substance. What a loss. Off to listening to tunes now. Goodbye worldservice, might checkin occasionally, but not like I did. Same with 大象传媒 world news America (which is what let me know about the 大象传媒) . I don't see 大象传媒 WNA working because of timeslot on pbs. I loved you. Hope you come back to substance otherwise I'll have to listen to tunes for 2 years on my xm radio. Matt
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Comment number 2.
At 5th Apr 2011, roxana wrote:I am so disappointed 648 MW broadcast has been stopped!
This was my window to the world!
Every country tends to focus on the big and mostly local news, I had a wide view and I felt free to make judgments having heard all sides and details of the stories on 大象传媒.
Now even living in the heart of Europe, Brussels I feel I've lost a big part of my freedom.
I also tried to connect through my Nokia 5 series phone and it worked almost fine during my homw-work-home trips, but since this week it seems only 6 series and above can connect. How many people can access internet all the time and listen to your digital or satellite emissions?
This cost saving decision is a real cut of freedom and knowledge rights in my understanding.
I am very very disappointed and I hope more alternatives will come soon or we go back ages, where people lived in their small worlds behind the walls and curtains, believing whatever their local radio was saying and did not care about anybody in the world...
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Comment number 3.
At 7th Apr 2011, Ronald Peter Almeida wrote:The new website is better especially the 'Browse by Genre' facility on the home page. I personally would prefer less visual contrast as it gets tiring to the eyes. Its not the same as reading by reflected light on paper. At least a light background colour would help.
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