NBC-PNG installs new AM transmitter

Papua New Guinea's national broadcaster, NBC-PNG, has installed an AM transmitter to improve radio services in the country's highlands provinces.

The transmitter, built by Nautel, a Canadian-based company, was installed in Goroka, capital of the Eastern Highlands Province. It was inaugurated on 15 July.

Full report at :

https://www.abu.org.my/2021/09/10/nbc-png-installs-new-am-transmitter/?doing_wp_cron=1631272998.1241049766540527343750

NBC (PNG) broadcasts South Pacific Games from former RA transmitters at Townsville, QLD

The collapse of ABC Radio Australia internal capacity to provide specific regional content has seen PNG national broadcaster step up to lease transmission time from Australian contractor Broadcast Australia for the South Pacific Games next month 4 -18 July 2015. The site is Townsville in northern Queensland.

 

To Papua New Guinea

 

1000 - 1400 UT  6075 kHz

1900 - 2200 UT  6075 kHz

2200 - 1000 UT  9860 kHz

 

To Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

 

0800 - 2000 UT  12025 kHz

 

Both broadcasts are with a power of 20 kW AM up from 10 kW when the site carried Radio Australia programming.

 

Via Nigel Holmes

  

Originally heard by Sei-ichi Hasegawa on 6075, and subsequently by Rob Wagner on 9860.

  

( Craig via ARDXC mailing list)