For anyone interested: --- Borderless Radio is Here! Creating Global Communities from Pacific Radio Brands ___________________________
What do ABC Radio, Radio NZ, RFO Radio, Communications Fiji, KCCN-FM and KUAM have in common? Each features in the new Borderless Radio Rankings at www.radioheritage.net as being the top radio websites from their countries when ranked against hundreds of others from across the Pacific. This is a fresh way of looking at local radio stations and brands from the Pacific in a 'borderless' global digital marketplace according to the Radio Heritage Foundation who have released four new reports covering the subject. "Local market boundaries, AM, FM, DAB, HD and other digital licence areas and frequency allocations are becoming increasingly irrelevant to building communities of listeners" says David Ricquish of the Radio Heritage Foundation. "We can now look at all different kinds of radio brands and compare them from one original common data source. Commercial, community, state owned, high power, low power, AM, FM, digital, it makes no difference any more" he adds. In fact, AM, FM and even the latest digital radio technologies are trapped within geography, whereas online streaming into multi-system digital receivers underpins the real radio revolution that's taking place believes the Radio Heritage Foundation. You can now check how your favorite local radio station compares with other radio stations across your town, city, radio market, country and the entire Pacific region. You'll be surprised at the results. Reports available at www.radioheritage.net include BRR Australia, BRR New Zealand, BRR Pacific Region and BRR Top 1 Million with others being progressively introduced. Hawaiian FM radio brands dominate the Pacific Region report, but Fiji and other island nations also feature. Australan radio brands ranging from the ABC to local commercial and community FM stations - and with a surprisingly strong showing from heritage AM stations - in turn dominate the Pacific Top 1 Million report. Over 100 New Zealand radio brands feature in the New Zealand report, with small LPFM [low power FM] stations staking a strong claim to global audiences whilst the two major commercial networks are tied in their global impact. And this is just the beginning. Over 400 separate stations are listed in the new Borderless Radio Rankings and more will join them in the coming months. The Radio Heritage Foundation tracks radio heritage. From original spark wireless to AM to shortwave to amateur radio to FM to digital to global wireless. The new Borderless Radio Ranking service is part of the organizations strategy to report on current changes in Pacific radio so it can create baselines of data to support its ongoing radio heritage protection activities. All reports can currently be accessed for free at www.radioheritage.net. --- Lynn. Lafayette, LA Check out the IRCA web site at http://www.ircaonline.org _______________________________________________ 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]
