ARLA/CLUSTER: AM e FM "switch off" na Polinésia sem alternativa para as populações locais.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

AM switch off in Polynesia

Some inhabitants of French controlled Polynesia are unhappy at the
switch over from Medium Wave AM to VHF FM broadcasting

Radio New Zealand reports Radio Polynesie Premiere switched to an all
FM service at the beginning of December, leaving pockets of
inhabitants in valleys and on remote atolls without any local radio
service.

The broadcaster added five FM transmitters to its network of 48 to
improve its reach but in an area the size of Europe, the signal fails
to reach all communities.

Concern has been expressed that vital weather warnings are no longer heard.

The mayor of Makatea in the Tuamotus Julien Mai said there is a risk
to public safety because people have always been advised to have an
emergency kit that includes a radio when severe weather strikes.

Source
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/321809/loss-of-am-radio-irks-french-polynesia