ARLA/CLUSTER: Reembrando os transmissores da Radio Netherlands em Bonaire

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Farewell to RNW's shortwave broadcasts from Bonaire

The Radio Netherlands' relay station on the Caribbean island of
Bonaire lies a few hundred metres off a narrow road. A white patch on
a rock is a reminder of the dynamite that was used to make enough room
to get the transmitters to the site. The last regular shortwave
transmission from Bonaire was on 30 June.

Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) started building the station in 1968
to improve reception for Dutch people living in North, Central and
South America as well as New Zealand and Australia. The relay station,
with two of the world's most powerful transmitters (300 kW) at the
time, was officially inaugurated a year later.

>From July 1, Bonaire will broadcast a one-hour Spanish language
programme, La Matinal, to Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico and the rest of the
Caribbean. Dutch-language transmissions to Surinam will also continue
for the time being. From October 28, RNW will hire airtime from
another - as yet unknown - broadcaster. The Bonaire relay station will
then be dismantled. All that will remain is a field.

http://www.rnw.nl/english/video/farewell-rnws-shortwave-broadcasts-bonaire

Our thanks to Juergen, DL4KE