{"id":18475,"date":"2016-04-21T08:15:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18475"},"modified":"2016-04-21T08:16:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T12:16:51","slug":"radio-vanuatu-on-target-for-nationwide-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/radio-vanuatu-on-target-for-nationwide-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Vanuatu on target for nationwide coverage under new leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vanuatu-Map\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Source: Radio New Zealand<\/a> via Mike Terry on the WRTH FB Page<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The recently appointed chair of the board of the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation is confident nationwide coverage will be achieved by Radio Vanuatu soon.<\/p>\n

The new government recently replaced the old board following concerns over the lack of the public broadcaster’s ability to reach the outer islands.<\/p>\n

Its new chairperson Johnety Jerety said transmission had deteriorated over the years, mostly because of poor maintenance.<\/p>\n

He said under the government’s hundred day plan nationwide coverage had to be implemented by July 1st.<\/p>\n

But Mr Jerety said part of the problem was that people were buying cheap radios.<\/p>\n

“They’re not compatible to meet the standard for our transmission system within here so that is why most of the ni-Van [indigenous people] within the islands are not able to have the coverage received throughout the island.”<\/p>\n

Johnety Jerety said they were now advising people to buy short-wave radios that are compatible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read this article on Radio New Zealand’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

This article is a little vague, but I assume when the\u00a0new chairperson, Johnety Jerety, is claiming that the problem with reception has to do with “cheap radios” perhaps he means receivers that don’t cover Vanuatu’s nighttime frequency of\u00a03945\u00a0kHz? Almost all radios with shortwave should receive their\u00a07260\u00a0kHz frequency. Of course, perhaps he simply means that fewer and fewer listeners are purchasing shortwave radios?<\/p>\n

Vanuatu is certainly being heard around the world–indeed, only two days ago, SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Paul Walker<\/a>, was over the moon when he snagged Vanuatu on 7260 kHz from Galena, Alaska. \u00a0Paul wrote:<\/p>\n

I bagged my most wanted shortwave station ever tonight!<\/p>\n

Radio Vanuatu on 7260!!!!\u00a0Heard something under a bunch of Asian hams. [Q]uite good considering they are only running 1.5 kw out of their licensed 10 kw (that’s what they told me after the cyclone awhile back).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Great catch, Paul!<\/p>\n

I’m happy to read that Vanuatu is investing in their station once again.<\/p>\n

Follow\u00a0all Vanuatu updates using\u00a0the tag: Radio Vanuatu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Radio New Zealand via Mike Terry on the WRTH FB Page) The recently appointed chair of the board of the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation is confident nationwide coverage will be achieved by Radio Vanuatu soon. The new government recently replaced the old board following concerns over the lack of the public broadcaster’s ability […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,3,43,1167],"tags":[259,3713,4082,3740],"class_list":["post-18475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-radio-new-zealand","tag-radio-vanuatu","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-vanuatu"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4NZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39802,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/radio-vanuatu-new-shortwave-and-mediumwave-service-through-infrastructure-upgrade\/","url_meta":{"origin":18475,"position":0},"title":"Radio Vanuatu: New shortwave and mediumwave service through infrastructure upgrade","author":"Thomas","date":"September 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation via Peter Marks) RADIO VANUATU CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT WORK BEGINS With the support of the Government of Vanuatu, the Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation (VBTC) has begun work this month on a 942 million vatu (US$8.1m) infrastructure upgrade to improve radio and free-to-air television service\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25045,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/radio-new-zealand-reports-vanuatu-asks-senate-for-reinstatement-of-abc-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":18475,"position":1},"title":"Radio New Zealand reports: Vanuatu asks senate for reinstatement of ABC shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"April 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio New Zealand\u00a0via Nigel Holmes) The government of Vanuatu sent a formal submission to the Australian Senate asking for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to resume its shortwave service. 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