[HCDX] RNZI Purchases new DRM Transmitter

[Mark Nicholls <editor@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The following information has just been received from Linden Clark, 
Manager, Radio New Zealand International.

Regards
Mark Nicholls
Editor  New Zealand DX Times
New Zealand Radio DX League

http://www.radiodx.com/

News Release
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> Radio New Zealand purchases DRM capable Short-Wave Transmitter from Thales
>
> Radio New Zealand has signed a contract with Thales for a new 
> digital capable (DRM) short-wave transmitter for its international 
> broadcaster Radio New Zealand International (RNZI). The new 100 kW 
> short-wave transmitter will be operational in early 2006.
>
> RNZI's current analogue short-wave transmitter (also from Thales) is 
> nearing the end of its serviceable life. The new Thales transmitter 
> will work alongside it and then replace it completely as RNZI's 
> transmission mode into the Pacific.
>
> Radio New Zealand Chief Executive and Editor in Chief Peter Cavanagh 
> says the decision to purchase from Thales recognizes the very 
> significant contribution the company has made towards the DRM 
> system. "They have the largest number of transmitters in service 
> carrying a DRM signal and they offer an excellent product".
>
> The contract follows an announcement earlier this year by the New 
> Zealand Government about a funding boost for RNZI to move to digital 
> short-wave technology.
>
> RNZI Manager Linden Clark says DRM offers an ideal solution for a 
> service like RNZI. "The new transmitter will transmit a digital 
> (DRM) signal for rebroadcast across the Pacific on our 14 Pacific 
> partner radio stations. The current analogue transmitter will 
> continue to deliver an analogue short-wave signal to individual 
> Pacific listeners."
>
> "Thales is proud to have been selected by RNZ to execute this 
> exciting new project, which is an important milestone in the history 
> of DRM, " says Willi Tschol, Managing Director of the Thales Radio 
> Broadcasting Activities. "I will be following the progress 
> personally, and wish to thank the management of RNZ for their trust 
> in our company and in the future of DRM."
>
> RNZI is New Zealand's international broadcaster, on air 24 hours a 
> day with a service to the Pacific which reaches from Papua New 
> Guinea in the west to French Polynesia in the east and covers all 
> the Pacific region in-between.
>
> While broadcasting mainly in English, RNZI also carries news in 
> Pacific languages, making it one of the most listened to, and 
> respected, stations in the Pacific.
>
> The service was set up in 1990 with one analogue short-wave transmitter.
>
> Peter Cavanagh says "the new transmitter secures the future of what 
> has become a vitally important service for the people of the Pacific 
> region. Radio New Zealand International plays a significant part in 
> increasing an understanding and awareness of New Zealand's role in 
> the Pacific".
>
> Linden Clark
> Manager
> Radio New Zealand International

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