Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Cook Islands Radio and New On the Air

A new Radio Heritage Foundation documentary exploring the history of radio in the Cook Islands can be heard as audio on demand from RNZI for the Mailbox program of February 8 2009 at www.rnzi.com.

This special documentary covers early broadcasting in the 1940's and 50's right through until today, looks at the difficulties involved with providing radio service to 2.2 million square kilometers of the South Pacific from a population base of less than 20,000, and is accompanied by traditional Cook Islands music.

You'll learn about the new outer island radio network, hear a rare station ID from TK3ANA, excerpts from Radio Cook Islands, Matariki FM and Radio Ikurangi KCFM including station IDs, jingles, local adverts and music, and other program highlights.

This is a rare glimpse into what radio on Rarotonga really sounds like, and you'll also enjoy visiting
www.radioheritage.net to read the article 'ZK1ZA Cook Islands' which tells the story of early radio from these islands in the South Pacific.

'Cook Islands Radio' is part of an ongoing series of radio heritage documentaries covering the islands of the Pacific, often featuring exclusive audio recorded locally and drawing heavily on private radio archives to which the Radio Heritage Foundation now increasingly has access.

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting radio heritage and popular culture across the Pacific.
Visit
www.radioheritage.net to see hundreds of articles, photos and much more, including the popular Pacific Asian Log Radio Guides.

You can support the radio heritage programs of the Radio Heritage Foundation by donations, materials, radio memorabilia and ephemera, and your time and goodwill. These are challenging times financially for all heritage preservation projects, and your donation will help save our Pacific radio heritage for future generations.

Radio Heritage Foundation, PO Box 14339, Wellington 6241, New Zealand. Visit us at
www.radioheritage.net and listen to us on RNZI at www.rnzi.com. To be removed from this list email 'remove me' to info@radioheritage.net.
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New On the Air
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A new Radio Heritage Foundation documentary looking back at how new radio stations signed on the air in New Zealand since the 1970's can be heard as audio on demand from RNZI for the Mailbox program of January 25 2009 at www.rnzi.com.

Featuring many recordings of announcements and jingles, the program includes Radio Hauraki starting its first legal broadcast on 1480, a promotional program with rare jingles from 1XI Radio i 1590, jingles from Radio Avon 1290, Radio Otago 1210, Radio 1XX 1240, and jingles and announcements from several new FM stations in Hamilton and Whangarei as well as a zany wake up special from long time DJ Muzza Inglis on a long gone Auckland FM station.

The program explores how early private radio in New Zealand promised to serve local communities, and connects these lofty ideals with the new BIG 106.2 FM local FM station that recently began serving Auckland City. It also draws heavily on private radio archives to which the Radio Heritage Foundation now increasingly has access.

Listeners will also enjoy visiting www.radioheritage.net to see the very popular article 'NZ Radio Dial 1978' that features many of the stations in the documentary, with logos, station lists and expert commentary on the Kiwi radio scene that year.

'New On the Air' is part of the ongoing Kiwi Radio Campaign undertaken by the Radio Heritage Foundation that has now rescued thousands of items of radio ephemera from around the country.

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting radio heritage and popular culture across the Pacific. Visit  www.radioheritage.net to see hundreds of articles, photos and much more, including the popular Pacific Asian Log Radio Guides and the NZ Low Power FM Radio Guide.

You can support the radio heritage programs of the Radio Heritage Foundation by donations, materials, radio memorabilia and ephemera, and your time and goodwill. These are challenging times financially for all heritage preservation projects, and your donation will help save our radio heritage.

Radio Heritage Foundation, PO Box 14339, Wellington 6241, New Zealand. Visit us at www.radioheritage.net and listen to us on RNZI at www.rnzi.com today. To be removed from this list email 'remove me' to info@radioheritage.net

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