How to Listen
Expect schedule changes from time to time to take account of propagation to our target audience.
Our direct broadcasts to the Pacific region can be heard on short-wave as follows :
| UTC | kHz | Target | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0459-0650 | 11725 AM 11675 DRM | Pacific | Daily |
| 0651-0758 | 11725 AM 9890 DRM | Tonga | Daily |
| 0759-1058 | 9700 AM 9890 DRM | Pacific | Daily |
| 1059-1200 | 9700 AM 9890 DRM | Timor AM Pacific DRM | Daily |
| 1200-1258 | 9700 AM | Timor | Daily |
| 1300-1550 | 6170 AM | Pacific | Daily |
| 1551-1745 | 7330 AM 6135 DRM | Cook Islands | Daily |
| 1746-1836 | 9615 AM 6135 DRM | Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga | Daily |
| 1837-1950 | 9615 AM 9630 DRM | Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga | Daily |
| 1951-2050 | 11725 AM 11675 DRM | Samoa, Niue, Tonga | Daily |
| 2051-2150 | 11725 AM 15720 DRM | Solomon Islands, Samoa, Niue, Tonga | Daily |
| 2151-0458 | 15720 AM 17675 DRM | Pacific | Daily |
Bougainville/Papua New Guinea and Timor Transmission 1100 -1300 UTC
From 1100 -1300 UTC our programme is directed to the North Western Pacific and Asia.
Internet
We broadcast via the Internet and also have news bulletins and programmes available as audio files. See the Audio Links page for details.
World Radio Network
The WRN programme is distributed via direct-to-home satellites, cable systems, FM and AM rebroadcasts and the Internet.
Korero Pacifica - Recorded in RNZI's Wellington studios, this 15 minute programme includes a news bulletin covering the Pacific region including Fiji, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa and New Zealand, followed by a short current affairs feature.
In New Zealand, WRN is available on cable in some northern parts of the North Island.
Our WRN programme is available from the WRN Sound Store as a RealAudio file.
WRN North America (English)
Korero Pacifica — Tue - Fri 17:00 UTC , Tue – Sat 05:45 UTC
Dateline Pacific — Mon 02:30, 17:00 UTC Sat 15:00 UTC Sun 02:30 UTC
WRN Asia Pacific
Korero Pacifica — Mon – Fri 17:00 UTC Mon-Fri 23:45 UTC
Dateline Pacific — Mon 03:00, Sat 17:30 UTC , Sun 23:00 UTC
WRN Europe (English)
Korero Pacifica — Mon – Fri Mon 17:00 UTC
Dateline Pacific — Daily 04:00 UTC
WRN Africa (English)
Korero Pacifica — Tue 17:00 UTC 23:45 UTC
Dateline
Pacific — Mon 03:00 UTC
Rebroadcasters
The following Pacific stations rebroadcast RNZI News Bulletins and other features.
Cook Islands
Raratonga
Cook Islands Broadcasting AM 630 kHz - The Sounds of Paradise
Matarki FM 96.7, 91.9, 99.9
Northern Cooks - Aitutaki - Araura 88 FM
Kiribati
Radio Kiribati
Niue
Radio Sunshine FM 91.0, FM 102.0
Samoa
Radio 2AP AM 540
Magik FM
98.1 FM
Talofa FM 96.1 FM 99.9
K-Lite FM 101.1
American Samoa
KSBS FM
KULA 95.1 - American Samoa Public Radio
Tonga
Nuku'alofa
Radio Tonga - the Voice
of the Friendly Islands
AM 1017 kHz, FM 97.2 & 101.7
BroadCom FM 88.1
Vava'u
Vava'u Kool 90
Vanuatu
Radio Vanuatu
Capital FM 107
Tudei FM
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island Broadcasting
Stations in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia also make use of our material. If you rebroadcast part of our programme, and you are not listed here, please let us know so that we can include you.
