Islands Interest

Radio Broadcasts of Islands Interest

Seasonal Changes To Radio

Nz Frequencies

"O ADIO NZ, the Wellington station serving Islands listeners, made seasonal changes to its transmission fre quencies in June. 6.00 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. NZT (12 hours ahead of GMT 9629 kc/s. 7.45 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. 15,280 kc/s. 4.45 p.m. until closing, 9,620 kc/s.

Nz Newsletter

Recently, the NZ Broadcasting Service began a weekly session of news and other items of special Islands interest called Islands Newsletter. It is broadcast each Thursday at 8.40 p.m. (Fiji time) and includes information about shipping and air services, news from various Pacific territories and from the HQ of the South Pacific Commission.

New Weather Broadcast

For Fiji

Nadi Aeradio recently commenced transmission of an excellent weather broadcast for the Fiji Islands, which should be of considerable interest to yachtsmen and other shipping heading in that direction. For several years Nadi has broadcast weather information at rather high speed, in morse, which was suitable for qualified operators. The new transmission serves those unable to read morse. It is made on voice, at 0915 GMT daily, on 7.5 mc/s.

The Suva broadcast station also broad casts a weather forecast but the present Suva station is of low power and its range is very limited. The new Nadi transmission is heard excellently as far away as New Zealand, and, especially in the hurricane season (Nov.-April) should be a valuable aid to shipping, and residents in the outer islands.

Radio Tahiti Frequencies

Radio Tahiti is reported now to be transmitting the afternoon programme simultaneously on two frequencies—6l3s kc/s and 6980 kc/s —from 0430 to 0630

Gmt.

Dr. and Mrs, A. R. Mills recent ly left Sydney for the New Hebrides where the Doctor will fake up his appointment as British Govern ment Medical Officer.