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| Voice of Turkey QSL via Teak Publishing Archives |
"Not looking good for the English broadcasts, I'll quote what they send my way."
"We are currently undergoing a reorganization process, and we were told that TRT’s all foreign broadcasts (VOT radio, multiple-language websites, and podcasts) will be consolidated under one roof, called TRT Global, which will be launched soon.
In this new structure, VOT English shortwave broadcasts will be handled by the TRT World channel in ?stanbul. We, as the Voice of Türkiye English Desk, will not be going on the air. We will be in charge of translating and presenting several podcast series, which will be available through our newly planned online platforms.
About the VOT English shortwave transmissions, we really have no idea what type of programming will be carried by TRT World, or whether there will be music. TRT VOT Arabic will face the same fate.
But, all other languages remain on the shortwave, and there might be new ones in the new term. I am personally sad about all this, but I still hope that it will be turned around at some point. You never know."
We'll see what happens going forward.
(John, Orlando, Florida/VORW International)
Additional response:
Thank you for your e-mail, and we appreciate your concern regarding some changes at the Voice of Türkiye Radio going forward.
We are currently undergoing a reorganization process, and we were told that TRT’s all foreign broadcasts (VOT radio, multiple-language websites, and podcasts) will be consolidated under one roof, called TRT Global, which will be launched soon.
In this new structure, VOT English shortwave broadcasts will be handled by the TRT World channel in ?stanbul. We, as the Voice of Türkiye English Desk, will not be going on the air. We will be in charge of translating and presenting several podcast series, which will be available through our newly planned online platforms.
About the VOT English shortwave transmissions (to be carried by TRT World) in the new term (no date has been set), we really have no idea what type of programming there will be. TRT VOT Arabic will face the same fate.
But, all other languages remain on the shortwave, and there might be new ones in the new term. I am personally sad about all this, but I still hope that it will be turned around at some point. You never know??
We remain contactable at englishdesk@trt.net.tr
All the best,
EnglishDesk
