Friday, June 22, 2012

Urban Radio from New Caledonia


Join us from Monday, June 25 2012 to explore the world of breakfast radio on several of the few local FM radio stations in Noumea on the Mailbox program from Radio New Zealand International.

With a population of some 165,000, Noumea is one of the most European and largest urban areas in the Pacific islands.

This is not just the Pacific of golden beaches, swaying palm trees and the gentle roar of the distant surf. This is also high population density, traffic jams, shopping malls, and six radio stations competing for listeners in a tense political atmosphere.

You can listen directly via shortwave radio from RNZI in New Zealand, or audio on demand [for the following month] with full details of current broadcast frequencies [both DRM and analog] and times possible for your area as well as audio downloads at www.rnzi.com .

We'll take you to the home of breakfast radio personalities Gege at Oceane FM, Robert Canal at Radio Rhythme Bleu, and JB at NRJ.... as well as introduce you to Radio Djiido, Nouvelle Caledonie Premiere and Radio O.... and tell you how you can join them all for breakfast!

New Caledonia has blocked the airwaves to new stations for many years, and of these six, two are owned by the French government, one is part of a French commercial network, one has close connections with another French network, and just one fully serves the local Kanak people.

Local listeners are denied the wide range of stations, formats and viewpoints found on the mainland, but this strange situation reflects local politics as New Caledonia struggles to find a way forward that satisfies those for and against independence from France.

Each of the stations featured has a well designed website, usually a good Facebook page, and wonderful coverage maps to download and print as souvenirs of your visit to Noumea, the Riviera of the South Pacific.

So join us from Monday, June 25 2012 as we enjoy breakfast with the radio DJ's from Noumea, New Caledonia on the Mailbox program from Radio New Zealand International [www.rnzi.com].

You can also use our Pacific Asian Listener and Pacific Traveller Radio Guides at our global website www.radioheritage.com . Use our Google Search to find more features about broadcasting in New Caledonia.

Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting radio, popular culture, history and heritage with useful radio guides and features for free community use at www.radioheritage.com .
(Bob Grove & Rachel Baughn/Monitoring Times)

Radio New Zealand on shortwave
Valid from: 31 May 2012

All times UTC - all programmed targted to Pacific regions

AM
0000-0100 15720
0100-0200 15720
0200-0300 15720
0300-0400 15720
0400-0458 15720
0459-0500 11725
0500-0600 11725
0600-0650 11725
0651-0700 11725
0700-0758 11725
0759-0800 6170
0800-0900 6170
0900-1000 6170
1000-1058 6170
1059-1100 9655
1100-1200 9655
1200-1259 9655
1300-1400 6170
1400-1500 6170
1500-1550 6170
1551-1600 7440
1600-1700 7440
1700-1750 7440
1751-1800 9615
1800-1836 9615
1837-1900 9615
1900-1950 9615
1951-2000 11725
2000-2100 11725
2100-2150 11725
2151-2200 15720
2200-2300 15720
2300-0000 15720

DRM
0000-0100 17675
0100-0200 17675
0200-0300 17675
0300-0400 17675
0400-0458 17675
0459-0600 11675
0600-0650 11675
0651-0700 9890
0700-0758 9890
0759-0800 7440
0800-0900 7440
0900-1000 7440
1000-1100 7440
1100-1158 7440
1551-1600 6170
1600-1700 6170
1700-1750 6170
1751-1800 7440
1800-1836 7440
1837-1900 9890
1900-1950 9890
1951-2000 15720
2000-2100 15720
2100-2150 15720
2151-2200 17675
2200-2300 17675
2300-0000 17675
(DX Mix News, Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria via wwdxc BC-DX Top News June 4/W. Bueschel)