country australia availability international owner australian broadcasting corporation key people lynley marshall ceo abc international official website http www.radioaustralia.net.au language english pidgin french radio australia is the international broadcasting and online service operated by the australian broadcasting corporation abc australia s public broadcaster . most programming is in english with some in tok pisin and french . contents 1 history 2 target areas 3 current market situation 4 sources of programming 5 see also 6 references 7 further reading 8 external links history edit shortwave services from the australian broadcasting corporation were inaugurated in december 1939 by prime minister robert menzies . 1 one of the functions of australian shortwave broadcasting was to counter axis powers propaganda particularly that of the japanese . however the abc s transmitters were much weaker than the japanese or german services . the transmitter of amalgamated wireless australasia awa near sydney had 10 kilowatts kw of power and stations vlr and vlw had 2 kw each . 2 in 1941 following consultation between the british and australian governments a transmitter site in shepparton victoria was selected in part because of a flat landscape and soil conductivity . the site was completed in 1944 with one 50 kw and two 100 kw transmitters . the station was then formally named radio australia . 3 a new transmitting facility was installed by the pmg s department at cox peninsula near darwin in the late 1960s rebroadcasting programs emanating from radio australia studios in melbourne . equipment included three collins radio 250 kw hf transmitters and five log periodic antennas directed at east asia and south east asia . the antennas were largely demolished by cyclone tracy on 25 december 1974 and radio australia broadcasts from this locality never resumed . radio australia had a considerable range of broadcasts to the asian region in the 1970s and 1980s however in the late 1990s political influence on its broadcasting range and programming limited its asian spread . citation needed in recent years radio australia programs have also become available via the internet . these services are streamed from machines hosted by akamai technologies in steinsel luxembourg ensuring good network connectivity for listeners in europe . target areas edit radio australia s signal is primarily aimed at the asia pacific region . it broadcasts in multiple languages namely english mandarin chinese vietnamese indonesian khmer french burmese and tok pisin a creole language commonly spoken in papua new guinea . a daily pacific news bulletin is podcast in french . 4 though radio australia does not directly target north america or europe via shortwave some of its transmissions can be heard in these areas . radio australia can also be heard on cbc radio across canada during their overnight broadcast . 5 the station resumed fiji transmission through negotiations with the ministry of information and the fiji broadcasting corporation fbc in july 2012 . radio australia can be heard on 106.6 fm in main cities of fiji . 6 current market situation edit there have been many changes and alterations in the international media market in recent years . one notable change is the move to new media and online content such as digital radio digital television podcasting and vodcasting . of the key markets that radio australia operates in each market segment is at different stages of growth and requires marketing information specific to those markets for sustainable strategic plans to be developed that focus on product packaging placement and promotion . there are two key industry wide trends that affect the nature of radio australia s operations technology changes changes within the radio media broadcasting industry means that radio australia now faces greater competition as the number of delivery platforms has increased ; asian and pacific affluence deregulated media environments across southeast asia together with greater wealth and education continue to drive the demand for diversified content such as english lessons and more defined information about australian life or stronger understanding of australian perspectives in issues . sources of programming edit radio australia s english language programs consist of material produced by abc radio australia and also other abc radio networks such as abc local radio abc radio national abc classic fm triple j triple j unearthed double j abc grandstand and abc newsradio . see also edit external program hours comparison with some other external radio broadcasters history of broadcasting in australia references edit ahern steve . making radio a practical guide to working in radio . 2000 allen & unwin . isbn 1 876351 07 1 p. 6 wood james . history of international broadcasting . 2000 iet . isbn 0 85296 920 1 p. 169 wood 2000 170 pacifique sans fronti res . abc radio australia . australian broadcasting corporation . 2010 . retrieved 3 january 2011 . cbc radio overnight . cbc radio canada . canadian broadcasting corporation . 2011 . retrieved 21 april 2011 . http www.mediaspy.org 2012 07 10 radio australia returns to fiji further reading edit hodge errol . radio australia in the second world war australian journal of international affairs 1992 46 2 pp 93 108 online external links edit radio australia website english chinese burmese indonesian vietnamese khmer french ra mediumwave broadcasting proposal ppt pdf v t e members of the world radio network akashvani all india radio banns radio international channel africa china radio international democracy now deutsche welle international radio serbia israel radio international kantor berita radio 68h kbs world radio npr pcj radio polish radio external service radio algeria international radio australia radio damascus radio exterior de espa a radio france internationale radio guangdong radio havana cuba radio japan radio kuwait radio new 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