Broadcast area | Norfolk Island |
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Frequency | 89.9FM & 1566AM |
Programming | |
Format | Community Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Administration of Norfolk Island |
Links | |
Website | http://www.radio.gov.nf/ (Under Construction) |
Radio Norfolk (callsign: VL2NI) is the only[citation needed] local radio station servicing the Norfolk Island community. Radio Norfolk is a government-owned and locally-run radio station, providing news and weather on the hour, combined with music programming[1]
History
Radio broadcasting began as a means of announcing incoming aircraft during World War II. During the 1960s and 1970s, the station provided primarily shipping and aircraft news.
In the early days of radio on Norfolk Island, the station was situated in the administration buildings in Kingston, inside what was then the new military barracks (now the office of the Norfolk Island Administrator). The station's studios were damaged by fire in the 1970s and since then, Radio Norfolk has been housed in its current premises in New Cascade Road, close to Burnt Pine.
In 1999, Radio Norfolk installed a 10-metre satellite dish to continue to receive and relay overseas TV and radio services on their own dedicated frequencies and re-transmitting other services overnight while the local station is closed.
In 1991, the Norfolk Island Broadcasting Service (which includes both television and radio services on Norfolk Island) became an additional full member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.[2][3]
The station is staffed by both paid and voluntary staff.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". www.cbonline.org.au. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union - Members Directory 2007, page 89
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Coordinates: 29°02′02″S 167°57′10″E / 29.033989°S 167.952913°E