{"id":737,"date":"2010-06-13T11:31:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T11:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=737"},"modified":"2010-06-13T11:42:37","modified_gmt":"2010-06-13T11:42:37","slug":"rnzi-says-shortwave-will-continue-to-play-major-role-in-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/rnzi-says-shortwave-will-continue-to-play-major-role-in-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"RNZI says shortwave ‘will continue to play major role’ in Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In an age where shortwave listeners feel they only hear negative news from the major broadcasters, it’s refreshing to see that one of our favorite stations understands the value of shortwave radio.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)<\/a>,
\nChief Executive of Radio New Zealand<\/a>, Peter Cavanagh, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe currently broadcast to the Pacific using both analogue and digital (DRM) shortwave transmitters.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of our local partner stations are now using our digital transmission to provide a higher quality and more reliable signal for re-broadcast to their own audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut many individuals and those living on the more remote islands are still very much dependent on analogue receivers \u2013 particularly in times of crisis such as the cyclone season \u2013 and it\u2019s likely that analogue shortwave will continue to play a major role in the region for many more years to come.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Something he didn’t mention was the importance shortwave radio played in Fiji last year when the government shut down Australia’s ABC’s FM stations<\/a>. Unlike the internet or FM radio, shortwave radio crosses borders without regard to who is in power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an age where shortwave listeners feel they only hear negative news from the major broadcasters, it’s refreshing to see that one of our favorite stations understands the value of shortwave radio. In an interview with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), Chief Executive of Radio New Zealand, Peter Cavanagh, said: \u201cWe currently broadcast to the […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[54,3],"tags":[260,4083,259,87,4082],"class_list":["post-737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drm","category-news","tag-asia-pacific-broadcasting-union","tag-drm","tag-radio-new-zealand","tag-rnzi","tag-shortwave-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19655,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/rnzi-to-run-single-shortwave-transmitter-for-analog-and-drm\/","url_meta":{"origin":737,"position":0},"title":"RNZI to run single shortwave transmitter for analog and DRM","author":"Thomas","date":"June 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rafman, who writes: Heard sad news this morning while listening to [RNZI's]\u00a09700 broadcast. 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RNZI will be running on a single transmitter for both analog & DRM.\u00a0So now you won't be able to try DRM on 9890 while 9700\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "DRM"","block_context":{"text":"DRM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/drm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"New-Zealand","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/New-Zealand.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/New-Zealand.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/New-Zealand.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/New-Zealand.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2119,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/radio-new-zealand-international-rnzi-b11-shortwave-schedule\/","url_meta":{"origin":737,"position":1},"title":"Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) B11 Shortwave Schedule","author":"Thomas","date":"October 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"30 Oct 2011 - 24 Mar 2012 UTC kHz Target Days 0459-0758 11725 AM 13730 DRM Pacific Daily 0759-1058 9765 AM 9870 DRM Pacific Daily 1059-1258 15720 AM 9870 DRM Timor Daily 1300-1550 5950 AM Pacific Daily 1551-1650 7440 AM 5950 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa Daily 1651-1750 9765 AM 9890\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23865,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/rnzi-continues-to-serve-people-across-the-pacific-region\/","url_meta":{"origin":737,"position":2},"title":"RNZI “continues to serve people across the Pacific region”","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: RNZ Press Release via London Shortwave) Press release: Following the ABC's decision to cut shortwave radio transmission in the Pacific, Radio New Zealand International wants to reassure our listeners that we are committed to our Pacific broadcast partners. 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