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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Closure of Radio Canada International

To all,
 
This is the official media release of April 4, 2012, from RCI! Note, also, that the Sackville transmitting facility will also be closed, meaning the end of relays by many other broadcasters from that site.
 
Bob
 
 Radio Canada International announces end of its shortwave broadcasting
 
Spending cuts announced last week in Canada's latest federal budget have reached Radio Canada International.
 
Speaking to employees at RCI's headquarters in Montreal on Wednesday, RCI director Helene Parent declared that two out of three RCI employees---about 40 people---will lose their jobs by the end of July.
 
RCI's Russian and Portuguese sections will be closed along with the English and French-language newsrooms. All shortwave broadcasts will cease as well.
 
RCI will continue to exist solely on the Internet in five languages - English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Mandarin.
 
 
Following this decision, CBC/Radio-Canada will be closing its shortwave transmission site in Sackville, New Brunswick.
 
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