Information for individual analogue short-wave listeners in the Pacific
region.
RNZ International (RNZI) is
retiring its 27-year-old analogue-only short-wave transmitter and moving to a
one-transmitter operation.
From 1 July 2016 we will be
using our newer digital/analogue transmitter and swapping between its digital
short-wave and analogue short-wave modes throughout each day.
The digital short-wave mode
delivers a signal to relaying Pacific stations, and the analogue short-wave mode
reaches individual short-wave list eners.
RNZI has made the decision not
to replace the old short-wave transmitter, but to instead maximize the
flexibility of our newer short-wave transmitter by using either its analogue or
digital mode to deliver to different audiences at different times of the
day.
We are also focusing on
broadening the options for delivering our signal to relaying radio stations.
These stations broadcast our daily news and current affairs content over their
own local stations - and allow us to reach a large local Pacific audience.
By working with partners like
the BBC World Service (Pacific stream) and Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting
Limited (PCBL) (which includes the former TVNZ satellite service) we've been
extending our content delivery via satellite. We'll be continuing to focus on
this as a complimentary delivery to the DRM dig ital short-wave service.
RNZI's online content and delivery, partnerships and use of our
specialist content by individuals, media and organisations in the Pacific and
worldwide, is also growing.
The move to a one-transmitter
operation will result in a reduced service to current individual short-wave
listeners in the region. RNZI will still broadcast in analogue short-wave for
extensive periods of each day, but there won't be a 24 hour service as there has
been. This is likely to be most felt during breakfast hours when we will need to
broadcast a digital signal for relaying stations, rather than an analogue
one.
However, RNZI remains committed
towards providing an analogue short-wave service for individual listeners across
the Pacific. Our role in warning about, and covering, cyclones remains
especially important. During cyclone season, RNZI has the flexibilit y to choose
to broadcast entirely in analogue if we need to temporarily provide a fulltime
service to individual listeners.
Over time we hope more individuals will be able to access our content
online access the region. Online use of RNZI is growing quickly with Pacific
visitors and others now increasingly accessing content on the RNZI site.
And in future years, as
stations adopt other ways of receiving our signal, we may be able to devote more
of our short-wave transmission capacity back into broadcasting in
analogue.
With a mix of analogue
short-wave, digital DRM short-wave, satellite, partnerships and online content
delivery, we remain in a solid position to deliver our unique Pacific content to
audiences in the region and beyond.
Our analogue and digital
frequency schedule is available at www.rnzi.com along with with updated
broadcast times.
Linden Clark
RNZI
Manager
Radio New
Zealand
Linden.clark@radionz.co.nz
info@rnzi.com
