Island Radio Broadcasts

'TINGLiSH-SPEAKING former JCi residents of Tahiti and others may be interested to know that Radio Tahiti now broadcasts an English programme including news, each Thursday from 0500 to 0525 GMT (equal to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Tahiti time) on 6135 kc/s., which is moderately well received as far away as New Zealand.

Reports have also been in circu lation that Radio Apia, Western Samoa, is shortly to carry out test transmissions on the short-wave frequencies of 3410 and 6040 kc/s in addition to the normal broadcast band frequency of 1420 kc/s. A re quest for confirmation of these

plans has so far brought no reply from Apia, but it is certain that if the new high frequencies are in troduced, Radio Apia will be re ceived very much better in daylight hours over a larger area of the South Pacific than at present, From Wellington comes word that Radio New Zealand, beamed to the Pacific Islands, has recently made a seasonal change of frequencies and is currently broadcasting to the Islands as follows: 1800 to 1845 GMT, ZL-8 on 9.62 mc/s. (1800 GMT is 6 a,m, NZT). 2100 through the day to 0645 GMT. ZL-4 on 15.28 mc/s. 0700 to closing time, ZL-8 on 9.62 mc/s. again, Closing times are: Weekdays,

1045 GMT, Saturdays, 1120 GM"I and Sudays 1000 GMT. Specif Islands news at 0820 GMT.

Port Moresby Radio, Papua, very well heard as far away 2 New Zealand, broadcasting in the evenings at 7.28 mc/s. Yachtsmei and others heading for the are may be interested to know that weather forecast for the Nee Guinea Bismarck, Solomons arei is broadcast at 0915 GMT immedfo ately after the news.