[IRCA] Christchurch Radio Services Status

[Geralyn Hollerman <lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone interested:
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Christchurch [New Zealand]
Earthquake
Radio Services Status 2
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Access to the CBD radio studios of many Christchurch radio
broadcasters continues to be denied by the civil defence authorities
a week after the devasting earthquake hit this New Zealand city of
350,000.

Radio New Zealand, The Radio Network and Radioworks all have studios
within the cordoned off zone and engineers are still working through
city buildings to determine whether they are safe for temporary or
permanent access and use.

NewstalkZB is now carrying its news coverage across 1017,1098 and
1503 AM and 106.5 AM [replacing Hauraki Amp'd], RDU 98.5 has returned
to the air from temporary studios whilst Tahu 90.5 now refers to
Christchurch as Quake City and has been heard carrying iwi network
programs.

Local community access Plains FM has studios at the Christchurch
Polytech campus and is now using its transmitter to broadcast the BBC
World Service from London as an emergency measure.

Radio Ferrymead 1413AM in the badly hit Ferrymead area was silent
during its usual weekend schedule, and destroyed or damaged local
LPFM stations now include One-Eyed FM [Aranui], Beachbreak FM [South
New Brighton] and The Wave [Sumner].

Power Hits Radio 87.8 in St Albans and Akaroa FM have both been
carrying earthquake coverage from the emergency nationwide local
network anchored by Classic Gold FM in Invercargill in association
with Splash FM on Waiheke Island.

The status of new community station Compass FM 104.9 FM in Rangiora
is unclear, it had been testing recently and its studios and
facilities are available but don't appear to be utilised at present
for some reason.

A full listing of Christchurch area AM and FM stations is online at
www.radioheritage.com and is regularly being updated. It's at the
home page under the header 'Christchurch Earthquake 2011'.

Please support fund raising for the Helping Rebuild Christchurch
project, part of the Kiwi Radio Campaign, with donations by Paypal
welcome at www.radioheritage.com.

Radio Heritage Foundation is a non-profit organization connecting
popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage at
www.radioheritage.com. It hosts the PAL mediumwave and shortwave
Radio Guides, New Zealand Low Power FM Radio Guide and is the country
editor for the Pacific region for the World Radio TV Handbook.
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Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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