Mediumwave Radio in Samoa has shaky future __________________________________________
Mediumwave radio in Samoa began in 1931 [almost 75 years ago], and its time may have almost ended. In the next radio heritage documentary scheduled for Radio New Zealand International's 'Mailbox' program on June 20 [available on-line at www.rnzi.com for the following two weeks], the shaky future of Samoa's 540 AM is examined in detail. Hear SBC's Afaliti Lui explain about the financial pressures of keeping the station on air, about their new FM network that is now on air to compete with private commercial stations, and the changing communications landscape in Samoa. Afaliti also explores the clash between commercial and social values facing public radio in Samoa, and David Ricquish looks at how these pressures are affecting other Pacific broadcasters, and the ability of radio stations to continue as cultural storehouses. Including a selection of rare SBC 540 AM jingles, this is the latest radio heritage documentary from the Radio Heritage Foundation [www.radioheritage.net] produced in association with Radio New Zealand International. Read an article about the early history of Samoan radio, and the beginning of 2AP on-line right now at www.radioheritage.net. Colorful stories about many other Pacific radio stations also feature. Remember to check out our free searchable database of 4000+ MW stations in the region with Bruce Portzer's Pacific-Asia-Log. It's full of helpful information. Warm regards David Ricquish Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.net ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
