For anyone interested: ---- 1100 One Watt Wonders The Kiwi Low Power FM Story
On June 25 2007, Radio New Zealand International features a new Radio Heritage documentary during the Mailbox program and it's available as a podcast for two weeks at www.rnzi.com. In New Zealand, a legal right to broadcast on over 10 nationwide FM channels exists so long as a few simple rules are observed. Since 1991, some 1100 such Low Power FM stations have broadcast, nearly 200 in Auckland alone. There's a station called 'Mountains, Moo Cows and Mud 88.2 FM' run by school children, another called Splat FM, TLC The Little Country Radio, Radio Austral de Nueva Zelanda, Urban Breaks, The Wedge, Human FM, Red Dot Robot FM and hundreds more reflecting individual and community tastes from big cities to small settlements. All reflect the tremendous passion for radio coming from all age groups, with music from rap to reggae, nostalgia to rock, jazz to trance dance and everything in between - all in a nation that some claim is already over radioed! Proving that radio comes alive from the grassroots and where even 14 year olds can follow a dream and begin broadcasting to their town - from their own radio station - this documentary brings you the story of Kiwi LPFM and some great sounds as LPFM owners step up to the microphone. Mailbox is broadcast via shortwave by RNZI [full program schedules and times at www.rnzi.com] and is also available by on demand podcast. Look for 'more audio' and click on 'Mailbox' for June 25. For the full New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide listing some 1100 stations, examples of advertising and logo art work and stories of some of these LPFM stations, make sure you visit www.radioheritage.net today. Membership costs nothing, and you'll also get regular newsletters about Pacific wide radio heritage activities so sign up whilst at www.radioheritage.net! Volunteers welcome! The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization with members and supporters worldwide. ---- Lynn. Lafayette, LA Check out the IRCA web site at http://www.ircaonline.org ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
