Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1953Vol. XXIV, No. 2

W. Samoa Testing New

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Short Wave Channels

OAMOA Broadcasting Service reported ° early August that tests are now being carried out on 6040 kc/s, one of the two new short-wave channels that will be introduced to improve coverage of Islands areas. Tests will be conducted later on 3241 kc/s also. Both will be used in parallel with the normal broadcast band outlet of 1420 kc/s.

Reports from listeners in the Islands

will be appreciated. Times of trans mission are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 0530-0900 GMT, and on Monday to Thursday there is an additional school broadcast from 1900-

2000 Gmt.

t! Lieutenant Gordon J. Griffen, of the Fiji Military Forces, has been awarded the Efficiency Medal for

long service.

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