Path: utzoo!utgpu!ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca!CUVMA!SWL-L Date: Thu, 1 Feb 90 19:58:26 EST Reply-To: Al Brown Sender: Short Wave Listener's List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was From: Al Brown Subject: VOA Cut Six Languages X-To: swl-l@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: UofToronto LAN redistribution Message-ID: <90Feb2.124430est.58681@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> Newsgroups: bitnet.swl-l Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu Because of budget cuts, the Voice of America announced today (February 1) the termination of six language broadcast services effective April 1, 1990. The languages affected are: Lao, Swahili, Greek, Turkish, Uzbek and Slovene. The announcement was made by VOA Director, Richard Carlson at a meeting open to all VOA personnel this afternoon. -- E. Allen (Al) Brown VOA/BBC (Bureau of Broadcasting) Voice of America ...uunet!voa3!eab WA3FYZ/ZF2LY Cohen Building, Room G-748 Chief, Operations Branch Washington, DC 20547 Computer Services Division +1 202 485 7021