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etween. A new digital (DRM) short-wave sce is just now being launched
across the Pacific region with partner relaying radio stations in Vanuatu,
Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Niue all now
equipped with digital software receivers. More countries will be equipped
so they can receive the new digital signal over the next few months.
(R NZi direct July 13)
Radio NZ International Launches BBC Pacific Exchange
Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) will launch a weekday 30-minute
programme exchange with the BBC Pacific sce starting Monday, Pacific Media
Watch reports.
At 2030 NZ time (0830 UTC), the BBC's Pacific sce will relay a bulletin of
Pacific regional nx and RNZI's Pacific current affairs programme Dateline
Pacific, which draws on the work of RNZI's staff and on stories filed by
Pacific journalists from around the region.
In exchange, at 1pm NZ time weekdays (0100 UTC) RNZI will be broadcasting
a BBC World nx bulletin, followed by detailed BBC correspondents' reports
on the latest global nx and a round-up of the latest in international
Sport.
RNZI manager Linden Clark says she is delighted with the launch.
"This will allow us to get more listeners for our flagship current affairs
programme across the Pacific. It's also recognition of the relevance of
the Dateline Pacific programme which is already relayed by Radio Australia
around the region."
The RNZI programme will be on the BBC's Pacific network of FM relays and
satellite sces.
RNZI's short-wave broadcasts cover the area from Papua New Guinea in the
west across to French Polynesia in the east and all the countries in
between.
A new digital (DRM) short-wave sce is just now being launched across the
Pacific region with partner relaying radio stations in Vanuatu, Solomon
Islands, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Niue all now equipped with
digital software receivers.
Source:
(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX July 18)
NIGER I'm quite sure that La Voix du Sahel is back on 9705! Heard today
from 2000 with local lang + Sahara music (weak signal covered by Family
Radio until 2100, getting stronger after 2130), lively phone-in-program
until 2150, then short news in French, but no ID caught, but I'm quite
certain with the name of the president (Mamadou Tandja). Heavy
interference at 2159 covering another annt at 2200, mixed mx since, still
on at 2230, but hard to catch any details now.
Seit 2000 UT, nach Sendeschluss von R. Ethiopia, hoerte ich auf 9705 einen
Sender in Lokalsprachen mit arabischen Einsprengseln, Phone-in-Programm
und lokale Sahara-Musik. 2150 dann 3 Minuten Nachrichten in Franzoesisch,
keine Identifikation, aber bin mir beim Namen des Praesidenten recht
sicher, dann wieder Musik und ab 2159 schlimme Stoerung, es kam noch eine
Ansage in Franzoesisch, seitdem durchgehend Musik.
(Thorsten Hallmann-D, July 17, dxld)