Radio Saint Helena
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Radio Saint Helena provides a local radio service in Saint Helena
island that has a range of about 100 km from the island on AM 1548 (194 meters).
The organisation which runs the service, St Helena News Media Services, also produces a weekly newspaper, the St Helena Herald. The offices are located at Broadway House, Jamestown
, whilst the broadcasting is transmitted from St Paul's
. The first broadcast was on Christmas Day 1967.
Radio St Helena also broadcasts internationally on shortwave radio (ZHH-50, 11092.5 kHz) on one day a year. On this day, known as "Radio St. Helena Day", many of the radio station's regular presenters participate in this event, enjoying the experience of being heard all around the world.
Saint Helena
Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
island that has a range of about 100 km from the island on AM 1548 (194 meters).
The organisation which runs the service, St Helena News Media Services, also produces a weekly newspaper, the St Helena Herald. The offices are located at Broadway House, Jamestown
Jamestown, Saint Helena
Jamestown is the capital and historic chief settlement of the island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's north-western coast, it is the island's port, with facilities for unloading goods delivered to the island, and the centre of the island's road and...
, whilst the broadcasting is transmitted from St Paul's
Saint Paul's, Saint Helena
St. Paul's is a dispersed area of settlement in the central part of the island of Saint Helena, and is a district of the island. In 2008 the district had a population of 795, compared to a population of 908 in 1998...
. The first broadcast was on Christmas Day 1967.
Radio St Helena also broadcasts internationally on shortwave radio (ZHH-50, 11092.5 kHz) on one day a year. On this day, known as "Radio St. Helena Day", many of the radio station's regular presenters participate in this event, enjoying the experience of being heard all around the world.