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Radio Rewind site, what's happening?

 
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John W



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Location: Warwickshire, UK

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:40 pm    Post subject: Radio Rewind site, what's happening? Reply with quote

Over at digitalspy, CRTHD has reported that Radio Rewind site is having problems

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1127233


I have been in touch with that site in the past, not much recently, and I've not had a 'donate' e-mail from the owner.

I haven't contacted Rewind yet. Anyone know what's going on?

John
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Shaky Fan



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi John

Someone on another forum I visit posted this recentlty......

Message from Alan Davies, creator of http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/index.html

Dear Radio Rewind visitor,

As an archive radio fan you have listened to and enjoyed some of the hundreds of sounds linked on Radio Rewind which I began constructing in 1999. The website has been a 'labour of love' and shares treasured voices, jingles, theme tunes and images from early BBC broadcasts in 1922, the Home Service, the Light Programme, the birth of Radio 1 and Radio 2 right up to modern times. It was created with my personal money and hard work and maintained in the same way. You have shown a welcome interest in UK Radio history by visiting and signing up as a subscriber to download some of our 4,000 archive audio clips. Visitors have never been charged to read or use any of the content.

Unfortunately the factory where I worked in Merthyr Tydfil closed in March. I must therefore consider the fact that despite my ongoing efforts and training I have been unable to gain employment since and as such must consider to close the Radio Rewind website to save expenditure. Current conservative fees amount to over £500 per year for website hosting, ISP internet fees, rental of the RadioRewind name, blank media purchase - to re-record cassettes digitally to save further degradation and the keeping of computer/recording equipment PC scanner, (all second hand) and software.

If you would like these radio memories preserved for all in the future by helping the website continue, please consider a donation, however small. I am currently urgently in need of funds to support the website, however please don't feel you are obligated. Of course this is a difficult time for many of us and a donation is not expected from anyone but and welcomed only from those in the fortunate position to be able to do so. This is not a 'spam' message since you are a free subscriber to radio rewind.

You can donate through the secure PayPal scheme. Your Paypal detail statement will show: "Donation to Alan Davies - Radio Rewind". Please click the link below (or copy and paste it) to transfer to the secure Paypal.com website and make a donation using your credit card or Paypal account.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_...tton_id=6607138https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_...tton_id=6607138

If you would like instead to send donation by post please contact me via reply email.
Your name will appear on the Radio Rewind interactive 'thank you' page and I would like to thank you in anticipation of your continued support.

Regards
Alan Davies

http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/index.html
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John W



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Shaky,

It'll be such a shame if Alan can't get a job or funds to maintain his valuable site. Not sure I can justify a significant donation; I spend about half that on R2ok - only because I need a server to store all my dance band shows Confused
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