Pacific Radio
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Pacific Radio Notes —With Jack D. Haden
JACK D. HADEN this month contributes the first of a series of Pacific Radio Notes.
New Zealand: Rumours are circulating that the shortwave ser vice of Radio New Zealand may be terminated, but no hard news is yet available.
Cook Islands: Station ZKIZA at Avarua has normal programmes when ZKIZC on 630 KHz has
parliamentary broadcasts, Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday. Times are 2300-0300 GMT and on
Wednesday and Friday between
1900-2300 hours GMT. ZKIZA at Avarua operates with 3 kW on 864 KHz.
Midway Island: The Armed Forces Radio Service (APRS) re mains on the assigned frequency of 920 kW and runs 250 Watts of power from 1900-1300 hours GMT and to 1500 hours GMT on Saturday.
Palau Islands: Station WSZB at Koror plans to increase transmitter power from 3 kW to 10 kW.
Transmission schedule is 2100-1500
Gmt.
Papua New Guinea: I still have
not found out the cause of a fire at the NBC’s Goroka transmitter which put the station off air for 10 days. The Post-Courier reported that the only programme available to the region was from the short wave outlets on 3395 KHz tropical band. This carries the provincial programme.
Hawaii: Station KUMU in Kalia Road, Honolulu, has applied for an increase in transmission power from 5 kW to 10 kW.
Saipan, Mariana Islands: Saipan based station WSZE located at Navy Hill has replaced KJQR on 1350 KHz.