{"id":23185,"date":"2017-01-06T08:47:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T12:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23185"},"modified":"2017-01-06T08:47:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T12:47:51","slug":"with-switch-from-am-to-fm-some-polynesians-now-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/with-switch-from-am-to-fm-some-polynesians-now-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"With switch from AM to FM, some Polynesians now in the dark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Some inhabitants of French controlled Polynesia are unhappy at the switch over from Medium Wave AM to VHF FM broadcasting<\/p>\n

Radio New Zealand reports Radio Polynesie Premiere switched to an all FM service at the beginning of December, leaving pockets of inhabitants in valleys and on remote atolls without any local radio service.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster added five FM transmitters to its network of 48 to improve its reach but in an area the size of Europe, the signal fails to reach all communities.<\/p>\n

Concern has been expressed that vital weather warnings are no longer heard.<\/p>\n

The mayor of Makatea in the Tuamotus Julien Mai said there is a risk to public safety because people have always been advised to have an emergency kit that includes a radio when severe weather strikes.<\/p>\n

Source:
\nhttp:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/international\/pacific-news\/321809\/loss-of-am-radio-irks-french-polynesia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) Some inhabitants of French controlled Polynesia are unhappy at the switch over from Medium Wave AM to VHF FM broadcasting Radio New Zealand reports Radio Polynesie Premiere switched to an all FM service at the beginning of December, leaving pockets of inhabitants in valleys and on remote atolls without any local radio […]<\/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":[373,433,3],"tags":[4097,1584,5786,4099,5787,580],"class_list":["post-23185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-am","tag-fm","tag-french-polynesia","tag-mediumwave","tag-polynesia","tag-southgate-arc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-61X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50406,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/fcc-approves-fm-for-cb-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":23185,"position":0},"title":"FCC approves FM for CB Radio","author":"Thomas","date":"October 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron who shares the following news via the Southgate ARC: FCC signals FM CB will be permitted on 27 MHz 63 years after the introduction of Class D 27 MHz AM CB Radio the FCC has agreed to permit FM to be used From\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "CB"","block_context":{"text":"CB","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/cb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Robyn-CB-FM-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Robyn-CB-FM-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Robyn-CB-FM-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Robyn-CB-FM-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Robyn-CB-FM-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29394,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/bbc-mw-stations-in-lincolnshire-and-nottingham-to-close\/","url_meta":{"origin":23185,"position":1},"title":"BBC MW stations in Lincolnshire and Nottingham to close","author":"Thomas","date":"November 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) More BBC AM transmitters to close On the British DX Club (BDXC) Yahoo Group\u00a0Nick Buxton\u00a0reports that BBC AM stations in Lincolnshire and Nottingham are to close In his post Nick says: In an e-mail reply today (29\/11) from Andy Roche, BBC R. 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