Jim:
I think that there are several reasons why the BBC coverage was so extensive:
The Scots and the Brits have a more developed sense of history;
Scotland is a small country;
Sunday is a very slow news day in Scotland.
BBC New York tried to get a crew up to Greenwich to cover this side but they were pulled at the last minute for another story.
The reporter, BBC’s Huw Williams, liked the history in the story a great deal, and promised even more extensive coverage at the 100th anniversary.
Tom
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Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 12:58 PM
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Subject: [arrl-odv:26022] Re: Transatlatic Anniversary
Too bad this wasn't publicized on this side of the Pond.
Jim K6JAT
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"Carla Pereira" <cpereira@arrl.org>
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Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 5:54:27 AM
Subject: [arrl-odv:26020] Transatlatic Anniversary
Dear Members of the ODV and Staff:
On Sunday, Dec 11, staffers Bob Allison, Kathy Allison, Dave Patton, Bob Inderbitzen, and Tom Gallagher travelled to Greenwich CT to commemorate the 95th anniversary
of the first TransAtlantic signal reception by Amateurs in 1921 between Greenwich, CT and Ardrossan, Scotland. The BBC covered the event from Scotland. Below is a link to the story on the
BBC Scotland news website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38262397
Also attached is an MP3 of the item as broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland the day after the event.
Please feel free to copy and distribute this material to anyone who’d like t.
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