Radio Kiribati

Radio Kiribati is the national radio network of Kiribati. The station is overseen by the Broadcasting and Publications Authority (BPA).

History

The station started broadcasting in 1954 as Radio Tarawa, callsign VTW,[1] created under the auspices of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Broadcasting Service. By the early 1970s, the station was broadcasting in English, Gilbertese and Samoan languages, while most of the output consisted of "recordings and BBC transcriptions".[2] During the late 1960s, Bwebwetake Areieta was a producer there.[3]

The station serviced what would become the islands of Tuvalu until 1975, when a separate radio station was created upon its independence. Radio Tarawa served the interests of what remained of the colony until its independence.[4]

During the early 2000s, the station was renamed Radio Kiribati, now put up under the BPA.[5] The station's transmitter broke in 2008 for a few months; in March 2011, it moved from independence-era 846 KHz to 1440 KHz after receiving a Taiwanese grant. Betarim Rimon told Te Uekera that it was its largest achievement.[6]

References

  1. ^ TUVALU
  2. ^ Almario, Simoun O. (1972). Broadcasting in the Philippines (PDF). California State University, San Francisco. pp. 15–18. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014.
  3. ^ People Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1970, p93
  4. ^ Broadcasting development and training: Tuvalu - (mission). Project findings and recommendations
  5. ^ "The Short Wave Magazine & Scanning Scene" (PDF). World Radio History. March 2002. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ^ Sennitt, Andy (28 March 2011). "Radio Kiribati changes mediumwave frequency". Media Network. Retrieved 13 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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