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Tagata O Te Moana is a weekly reprise of news
stories from the Pacific Islands broadcast by Radio New Zealand
International. It is audible here in the eastern U.S. on Sunday at 1300
UTC on 9.870 Mhz. Propagation is quite variable and receiving this
transmission is definitely a winter phenomenon here, but at this time of the
year it can come in well. The transmission is targeted to the
Pacific.
The hour starts with five minutes of news about the
Pacific, then there is a musical break, then there are a series of
three-to-minute stories that focus on news and cultural events in the Pacific
islands in more depth. The stories cover events and developments from the
previous week. Some reports are filed by RNZI correspondents in the field,
but most are studio productions.
I really enjoy hearing news from the Pacific
islands states, places that are totally ignored by U.S. media.
What I enjoy most about Tagata is the music.
The fills between stories comprise contemporary and traditional songs from the
Pacific islands. For those of us who live too far away for MW DXing of the
Pacific islands, its a way to get a taste of lilting island melodies and rich
vocal harmonies wafting in over the airwaves from paradise.
Following Tagata at 1400 on the same frequency are
the New Zealand weather forecasts.
The material covered in Tagata is almost
identical to the "Dateline Pacific" program also put out by RNZI. In fact,
Tagata may be the same series of stories, but with more music to fill out the
hour time slot. Dateline is a 30-minute program which is available via the
World Radio Network on weekends. These programs are also available at the
RNZI website, http://www.rnzi.com/index.php.
The same stories may also be heard
via WRN in the show Korero Pacifica, which, to
quote their schedule, is "recorded in RNZI?s Wellington studios, this 15 minute
program includes a news bulletin covering the Pacific region including Fiji,
Tonga, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa and New Zealand,
followed by a short current affairs feature".
-Scott Walker
-New Cumberland PA USA |
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