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[HCDX] Pacific Radio at the Crossroads - Radio Documentary
A message from the folks at the non-profit Radio Heritage Foundation
[www.radioheritage.net] about our latest radio documentary now
available for
download via Radio New Zealand International
Pacific Radio at the Crossroads
-------------------------------
'Just staying on air is a struggle'
The latest radio heritage documentary from the Radio Heritage
Foundation
[www.radioheritage.net] examines the current state of radio
broadcasting in the
Pacific region, and concludes that 'just staying on air' is a
struggle.
Issues facing radio stations across the region include natural
disasters such
as cyclones [hurricanes], volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and
tsunamis [tidal
waves], human interference such as riots, coups, intimidation of
staff and
corruption, as well as resource problems such as skyrocketing oil
prices, old
equipment and the lack of trained technical staff. Hear vivid
examples of these
issues, and more!
'Solar powered panels don't last long in cyclones'!
The Pacific Plan calls for a study into the current state of radio
broadcasting
in the islands. It wants to see internet technology, satellite
services and
other ICT options introduced to provide more services for targeted
groups such
as rural and women listeners. However, as the documentary explains,
these
answers by themselves may not be enough to rescue Pacific island
radio
broadcasting from a precarious future.
'Bureaucrats get involved'!
Worse still, the listeners, the stations, program suppliers and
others are
being seemingly ignored by the deskbound bureaucrats behind the
Pacific Plan.
The already fragile nature of daily broadcasting by highly dedicated
staff
seems likely to be irreparably damaged - not enhanced - by the
bureaucratic
structures promised by the Pacific Plan.
ZCO Tonga 'nose-flute' Interval Signal Heard Again
The documentary includes rare station ID's, cyclone alert
announcements and
jingles from stations such as Radio Tonga, Sunshine Radio Niue and
Radio Cook
Islands. The program also features the original ZCO [Tonga] Call of
the
Friendly Islands station interval signal played on a traditional nose
flute.
Listen to this documentary today by visiting www.rnzi.com, clicking
on 'more
audio' and then clicking on the July 9 Mailbox MP3 file. Available
until July
23 when our new documentary 'Babyboomer Radio' with the original
pirate Radio
Hauraki airs.
For everyone interested in broadcasting in the Pacific, this
documentary from
the Radio Heritage Foundation shows that even contemporary radio can
sometimes
be more endangered than radio from the past.
Issued by:
Radio Heritage Foundation
Wellington, New Zealand
www.radioheritage.net
July 12 2006
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