Hi John,
Very true, but the result would still have been the same had Radio Australia
followed the examples of other broadcasters and shut down shortwave, in this
case, it would have boosted Radio New Zealand International's listener
figures.
I heard on this morning's RNZ local news, foreign reporters will again be
admitted into Fiji, RNZI will be sending in a reporter over the weekend, I
imagine that this could be a step along the way to having the local RA FM
station reinstated.
Paul
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From: "John Figliozzi" <[email protected]>
To: "Paul" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Fiji Shuts Down Foreign FM Relays
But in this case, RA has fully retained its shortwave frequencies for
this region and maintained those broadcasts *in addition to* the local
relay in Suva. So, the local FM was 'value-added' and probably increased
listener awareness and use of the service. The effect is likely to be
that motivated Fijian listeners will just switch to the HF frequencies
that the government has no power to interdict. RA likely has more
listeners in Fiji now than what it had as a shortwave only service.
I think using local relays *instead of* shortwave is folly because the
service is more likely to lose use of the local relay precisely at the
time the service is needed most--during a time of crisis. Respectfully,
Paul, I think this is what you meant to say had you been as wordy about
it as I am here. <g>
John Figliozzi
On Apr 17, 2009, at 5:54 AM, Paul wrote:
Another example of the fallibility of using local relays of an
international voice.
Paul
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Subject: [HCDX] Fiji Shuts Down Foreign FM Relays
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Fiji Military Shuts Down Foreign FM Relays
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The current media crisis in Fiji deepened earlier today [April 15]
when Radio Fiji technicians accompanied by armed soldiers shut down
the two local FM relay transmitters of Radio Australia.
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