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Why not give listeners the opportunity to listen via terrestrial radio whether AM or FM or DAB+ instead of paying for internet data rates which may vary according to the internet plan?
Thank you,
Anthony of Belfield
The article failed to mention that "Australia Today" with Steve Price and Natarsha Belling is broadcast (in Sydney) on DAB+ with the channel named "Australia Today" at 202.9MHz Ch 9A at a datarate of 32kbs. I discovered the channel by 'accident' while rotating the channel selector.
The program is on a continuous loop interspersed with up-to-date news updates.
Because of the podcast nature of the show, the show loses "currency" after the 10am ending.
For example, coverage of the news of His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip's passing and funeral arrangements occurred after the program's 10am conclusion.
Another example is the discussion of sporting matches with Brett Thomas during the Friday 0700-1000, 09-04-2021 while listening to the podcast over the weekend (10-04-2021). Listening to the Friday program on Saturday afternoon, results of the discussed with Brett Thomas, matches are starting to come in.
Moreover, the news breaks presented by co-presenter Natarsha Belling are out-of-date. This does not include the 'live' news breaks by another presenter.
In conclusion, podcasts of talk shows may lose currency especially when it comes to breaking news. This was illustrated with the passing of a Member of The Royal Family and where the results of sporting matches with Brett Thomas.
Yet, it was good to hear that "Australia Today" is available on DAB+ (in Sydney) where one does not have to use pay for internet data consumption.
Nevertheless, the absence of the publicity of the presence of the "Australia Today" channel on DAB+ is disappointing.
On the other hand, if the future of news, sport and entertainment is via podcast, the "Australia Today" channel could be expanded to cover the shifts from 1000 onwards till 0700 to cover breaking and emerging news.
Thank you,
Anthony of thinking Belfield