Transmissions
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Australian Radio Transmissions to South Pacific Islands
'TWO new daily English language trans- A missions directed to listeners in the South Pacific Islands and New Zealand were inaugurated by Radio Aus tralia on August 1, 1953.
These services are designed to meet the needs of listeners in the many islands scattered throughout the North and South Pacific; the programmes will carry news and sporting sessions besides the best in music, talks, drama and variety.
The morning transmissions are from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. AET and are heard daily on 15.20 mc/s. and 11.76 mc/s. in the 19 and 35 metre bands; the evening services are from 5 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.
AET on 11.85 mc/s. in the 25 metre band.
On the same wavelength are the daily French language programmes directed to listeners in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. AET.