{"id":38243,"date":"2019-06-19T06:43:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T10:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38243"},"modified":"2019-06-19T06:43:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T10:43:26","slug":"rnz-no-plans-to-replace-am-radio-mast-in-the-cook-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/rnz-no-plans-to-replace-am-radio-mast-in-the-cook-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"RNZ: No plans to replace AM radio mast in the Cook Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: RNZ<\/a> via Michael Bird)<\/p>\n

The Cook Islands Investment Corporation says there are no plans to replace an AM radio mast that is to be dismantled on Rarotonga.<\/p>\n

The mast at Matavera, built with New Zealand aid money many years ago to provide a signal to the outer islands, is rusted through in places and in danger of collapsing.<\/p>\n

Pupils from an adjacent school have been moved to ensure their safety, while plans are made for the dismantling.<\/p>\n

In a statement the CIIC says with the rollout of FM radio and the ability to digitally stream events of national importance, the AM signal is no longer required.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\nhttps:\/\/podcast.radionz.co.nz\/pacn\/dateline-20190619-1502-no_plans_to_replace_am_radio_mast_in_the_cook_islands-128.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Click here to download the audio.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: RNZ via Michael Bird) The Cook Islands Investment Corporation says there are no plans to replace an AM radio mast that is to be dismantled on Rarotonga. The mast at Matavera, built with New Zealand aid money many years ago to provide a signal to the outer islands, is rusted through in places and […]<\/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":[4002,4001,259,1264],"class_list":["post-38243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-cook-islands","tag-radio-cook-islands","tag-radio-new-zealand","tag-rnz"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9WP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40330,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/cook-islands-restores-am-broadcast-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":38243,"position":0},"title":"Cook Islands restores AM broadcast service","author":"Thomas","date":"October 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio New Zealand) The signal was lost in August when the main transmitter's rusty mast on Rarotonga was dismantled. 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Ruth Liloqula said people from Choiseul to Malaita and as far south east as Tikopia tuned in to the\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\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ECSS-PL-660.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63453,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/dan-takes-us-on-a-south-pacific-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":38243,"position":3},"title":"Dan takes us on a South Pacific Tour!","author":"Thomas","date":"July 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: In years gone by, many Pacific island nations relied on shortwave radio to air their programs across the vast expanses of ocean. 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