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[HCDX] Sixty Years of International Broadcasting
Radio New Zealand is celebrating 60 years of international shortwave
broadcasting.
On September 27th, the Dominion Day holiday in 1948, New Zealand’s first
international short-wave service was launched by Prime Minister Peter
Fraser. It took the name ‘Radio New Zealand’ and was part of the New Zealand
Broadcasting Service (NZBS).
The network has had a chequered history but, sixty years on, is stronger
than ever, broadcasting today as Radio New Zealand International, an award
winning, internationally recognised service, providing an essential link
between New Zealand and its Pacific neighbours.
Today Radio New Zealand International is well respected and widely heard
across the Pacific and into South East Asia. Eighteen Pacific radio stations
re-broadcast Radio New Zealand International material each day and the
service is available through digital and analogue short-wave, and via the
internet.
In 2007 Radio New Zealand International won the prestigious International
Radio Station of the Year Award at the Association for International
Broadcasting (AIB) Media Excellence Awards in London.
The AIB represents more than 25,000 public and commercial radio and
television professionals worldwide and their annual awards recognise the
very best in international broadcasting. Radio New Zealand International
also won the award for Most Innovative Partnership, in recognition of its
work with radio stations and media across the Pacific.
Radio New Zealand International Manager, Linden Clark, acknowledges the
technological revolution that has allowed the network to achieve its current
international recognition.
“From humble beginnings, using two second hand US military transmitters left
behind after the Second World War, the station has grown to become a
significant international broadcaster using shortwave, digital and analogue
technology which allows us to play a vital role in increasing understanding
and awareness of New Zealand’s role in the Pacific.”
Anniversary celebrations this week will include a special programme to be
broadcast on Radio New Zealand National at 12.20am on Saturday 27th
September and at 9.06pm on Tuesday 30th September. This programme will also
be broadcast on Radio New Zealand International throughout the week. It
includes the opening announcement by the Prime Minister of the day, Peter
Fraser, excerpts from early programmes and interviews with former and
current staff.
(from http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0809/S00367.htm)
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