Radio Cook Islands
Radio Cook Islands (630 AM) is a private national Cook Islands radio station.[1] Headquartered in Avarua, the station broadcasts throughout the country, including Rarotonga, the Northern Cook Islands, and the Southern Cook Islands.[1] 80% of its programming is broadcast in Cook Islands Māori, with the remaining 20% in English.[2]
There was an experimental radio station in the 1960s, broadcasting for two periods (10:30am to 1pm and 6pm to 10pm) on weekdays. Saturday broadcasts were already being considered.[3]
Radio Cook Islands was established in the 1970s by the Government of the Cook Islands.[1] The station was privatized in 1996, but reverted to government control in December 1998.[1] In March 1999, Elijah Communications, a subsidiary of the Pitt Media Group, acquired the station from the government.[1] Elijah Communications introduced new programming, as well as reformed the station's finances, by 2000.[1]
In 2019, the Cook Islands government asked the station to reactivate its backup AM transmitter over concerns that some parts of the country might lack a radio signal during cyclone season.[4]
The late broadcaster Tony Hakaoro hosted the popular afternoon talk show, "Karangaranga," on the station.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Radio Cook Islands". Radio Cook Islands. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ↑ "Cook Islands: State of media and communication report 2013" (PDF). ABC. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ Cook Islands (PDF). California State University, San Francisco. 1972. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014.
- ↑ "Cook Islands reactivates AM transmitter". RNZ. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Popular Cook Islands radio broadcaster dies". Radio New Zealand International. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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